Video: Utada Meet + Greet in Hawaii

CharlieBoy808 has posted a video of the full meet and greet that Utada participated in back in July. The clip has a few interesting tidbits, including her desire to release a cover album and her interest in collaborating with Kanye West. The video also includes an impromptu acapella rendition of Biggie’s “Hypnotize.” Check it out here.


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Utada smokes? =[ Its like a piece of my world just broke off. @_@ But she looked amazing and she was so adorable!

xHeartStation added these pithy words on Aug 22 09 at 12:00 pm

She doesn’t smoke. She only did it because of Michael Jackson’s death. She talks about it around the 23 minute mark.

KremlinChaos added these pithy words on Aug 22 09 at 1:02 pm

This is so old i saw it like hours ago…lol but awesome Interview best Utada Interview ive ever seen!!

UtadaHikaru101 added these pithy words on Aug 22 09 at 1:09 pm

i really liked this interview..she was so candid and she showed a different side of her. =D You’re awesome, CharlieBoy808! Thanks!!!!!

koko0830 added these pithy words on Aug 22 09 at 1:21 pm

i like her hair like that, very cute

theara added these pithy words on Aug 22 09 at 2:35 pm

That was fun. Glad Hikki likes her tequila like I do.

I’m amused she couldn’t think of the word “barrel” or this game: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DRPCAJ11L._SS400_.jpg

tattoosonthesky added these pithy words on Aug 22 09 at 2:49 pm

I love her answer on being a role model. Honest and I completely agree.

Bluevilla added these pithy words on Aug 22 09 at 3:14 pm

I’m surprised nobody asked about any more promotion or singles for TITO, unless they were not allowed to.

Bluevilla added these pithy words on Aug 22 09 at 3:30 pm

Sweet interview. Wish there were kinkier inquiries/responses, but I can be sold on the post-morten smoking.

camouflage added these pithy words on Aug 22 09 at 3:52 pm

Great interview, very honest and telling, and entertaining!

linari added these pithy words on Aug 22 09 at 10:27 pm

desire to release a cover album and her interest in collaborating with Kanye West? wow this would be something interesting~ I like her cover works! Can’t wait to hear more!!

red_imitation added these pithy words on Aug 22 09 at 11:02 pm

AWESOME interview! love how she sang for a bit there =)
i hope she comes back in the spotlight soon…
a BiG thanks to CharlieBoy808 for posting the vid XD

ruka27 added these pithy words on Aug 22 09 at 11:29 pm

Wonderful interview! I enjoyed watching it thoroughly. Great questions (hence great answers) and a nice, easy atmosphere. If only all her interviews were as intelligent and interesting as this one. It’s so cute when she willingly tells more about her life, especially about her first boyfriend lol.

Semantics added these pithy words on Aug 22 09 at 11:46 pm

I didn’t really like the interviewer’s questions. He kept trying to push Utada to reveal things she clearly was not comfortable with. And when he responded, “Lame!” to one of her answers, it was rude and uncalled for. I hate people who keep wanting artists to admit to being trashy, wasted, and wild on their off time. Some of the stuff he asked like does she only like Japanese men was asinine.

Thanks for uploading the video!

Bluevilla added these pithy words on Aug 23 09 at 2:26 am

i like the part when she pwned the interviewer! about marragies xD he completely owned him, everybody start laughing and he couldn’t say anything

Fannboyie added these pithy words on Aug 23 09 at 5:11 am

that was a really exciting meet and greet event to watch.. i can tell she was a bit nervous answering the good and some lame questions,but her remarks were concise(yet lengthy at the same time) and very intellectual. the part where she sang the biggie song was my favorite. maybe she should record that song on her to-be-in-the-future cover album(hmm..that would be interesting)..thanks charlieboy808!

itaikoon added these pithy words on Aug 23 09 at 11:14 am

i wonder if shes been attempting to collaborate with kanye. i also found it interesting that she felt that their styles were complementary.

toriaezu added these pithy words on Aug 23 09 at 1:55 pm

^I think complimentary in that they both tend to create music that strays from their given genre of music. I really hope they end up collaborating at some point; I think they could make some crazy music together.

RJ added these pithy words on Aug 24 09 at 7:55 am

This was fun. LOL

I didn’t like some of the guy’s questions and comments.
Utada looks great!

Hikki Love . added these pithy words on Aug 25 09 at 2:53 am

Awww Utada was so personable in this. I really like it. her and i could be friends

SakuranboLuv added these pithy words on Aug 25 09 at 3:14 pm

I had no idea this happened last month. I wish I was there.

I wonder how/who her boyfriend is (like).

tobutori added these pithy words on Aug 26 09 at 6:06 am

I think they are going to release Come Back To Me on Australian radio. I hope they do and they better!

Hikki Love . added these pithy words on Aug 27 09 at 3:29 am

That’s cool! Utada wants to collab with Kanye West! That will be a HUGE promo bomb for her. She should make a track with him, release it as a single and WOOOT Utada ft Kanye West – You Changed My World (Lol bad title) in the top ten. And she should release TITO with that song on it. BAM Utada famous. Hahaha go dreaming lol. But when godtada said she had a cigarette, I nearly took one too lol. I hope she doesn’t take a cigarette again, or her voice will be more worse off than it was around Utada United 2006. + She’ll get probs like Koda Kumi has with her smoking. Many people don’t like her for doing that. BUT oh well, since Utada is kind of unpredictable, it doesn’t matter to me. AS LONG SHE DOESN’T STOP MAKING MUSIC!! :p

UtadaFanNumber1 added these pithy words on Aug 27 09 at 10:15 am

also sorry for the second post but I HAD to say Utada looked freaking gorgeous in that video. *_* Hello Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry days! I love that look alot.

UtadaFanNumber1 added these pithy words on Aug 27 09 at 10:16 am

She should release “On and On” and do a remix for the video and radio with Kanye.

nazonatte69 added these pithy words on Aug 28 09 at 2:01 am

Adding on, I think Utada is letting on to why TITO didn’t get the push it needed around 26:15

nazonatte69 added these pithy words on Aug 28 09 at 2:23 am

She is the artist of the month in my local radio station …from Malaysia~

chesterket added these pithy words on Aug 28 09 at 6:46 am

^ oh wow really? Is it mix FM?

Bubu added these pithy words on Aug 28 09 at 7:32 am

Yup!! How did u know that?

chesterket added these pithy words on Aug 28 09 at 8:02 am

^ i listen to the radio occasionally hehe..plus Mix is the only radio station that has been playin CBTM as far as i know.

Bubu added these pithy words on Aug 29 09 at 12:19 am

Yup…hope that they play more of her song..its like getting low spin on that song…

chesterket added these pithy words on Aug 29 09 at 12:56 am

wheres utadaaah!?! *whines*

Xcapist added these pithy words on Aug 29 09 at 1:26 am

I think Utada just turned BLUE after this interview. =X

ruka27 added these pithy words on Aug 29 09 at 4:59 pm

An On and On remix with Kanye would make me SO happy.

Alex0821 added these pithy words on Aug 30 09 at 10:28 am

For some reason, it won’t let me view the video past 12:30 or so.

FiresEmblem added these pithy words on Aug 30 09 at 9:02 pm

nevermind. o.o IT’s working. I’m too impatient.

FiresEmblem added these pithy words on Aug 30 09 at 9:05 pm

Sorry for the triple post;
Definitely one of the BEST Utada (and Utada Hikaru, for that matter) interviews I’ve ever seen. Like many have said before, it makes Utada much more of a person, and real. It’s interesting to me, because I feel as though I don’t want to get to know her anymore, and just listen to her music. But I also feel that it’s almost necessary for me, as a fan, to get to know on any sort of level, the artist or band that I’m listening to. I’m beginning to think how odd that is, how rude it is in a way, to invade on somebody privacy, when they are just doing their job. Being a musician, a successful musician anyway, is a sad business. Utada seemed to sacrifice a lot of things for a job that she is unsure that she ever wanted. I feel sorry for her, I want her to lead a normal life. But it’s kind of selfish of me too, because I also want to listen to her music. It’s hard for an artist to lead a double life like that…I think that Utada does it well though. It’s okay for her to be private, it’s okay for her not to tell us everything. It always has been, but I was just too naive to realize it. Utada may do it well, but I’m sure, it’s just never enough.

FiresEmblem added these pithy words on Aug 30 09 at 10:26 pm

So liek…Utada’s FYI is charting in Thailand…and she hasn’t even done anything in the US for months…wtf

linari added these pithy words on Aug 31 09 at 3:45 am

I saw somebody saying in a certain bbs that remixes for dirty desire are being produced and wonder whether such remixes are official. If that is the case, Utada may reopen the TITO promotion.

renvoirule added these pithy words on Sep 01 09 at 6:16 am

SHE HAS A BOYFRIEND.
i’m sorry… but my world has just stopped spinning.

0.0

it’s good that she doesn’t say who he is, or else I would murder him! ><

(i’m joking… lol, had to say that after this whole Twitter accident that happened in Australia)

NO UTADA! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IHEARTHIKKI added these pithy words on Sep 02 09 at 3:58 am

new msgs from hikki!!!!
>_< kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! lol

ruka27 added these pithy words on Sep 03 09 at 12:43 am

Please help translate.. Anyone?
URARA606 tnx 4 the twitter update! XD

ruka27 added these pithy words on Sep 03 09 at 12:54 am

i got the translation from google haha but yeah please do translate it someone!

Ho do they – U!

Power wentー! !

° +。:. °ヽ(* ‘∀ `) É °.:。 + ° ah ah Val Laboratory Corporation

Chu endless work it!

Found to reach into the night If you think you need a sound

The setup was good and well!

Speaking of neglect, and pulp literature here – I’m sorry all of you been neglected (· ε · `)

Let Messeappu little by little and now Ku (you waste generation server!)

Ane kissing ~

Xcapist added these pithy words on Sep 03 09 at 2:57 am

Sounds like she is setting something up. A tour maybe? LOL

Hikki Love . added these pithy words on Sep 03 09 at 3:30 am

finally! something from hikki herself! ^__^
seems to me that she’s making new music or something. i wonder…

hisui added these pithy words on Sep 03 09 at 7:38 am

Yay Hikki posts are back!

3mapletrees added these pithy words on Sep 03 09 at 10:20 pm

Sounds like she’s writing a song… by herself again! Yay!

Hooful added these pithy words on Sep 03 09 at 11:34 pm

hallelujah!!!hikaru has revived.. maybe she starting her new Japanese album.. and its ok hikki, i forgive you!

itaikoon added these pithy words on Sep 03 09 at 11:39 pm

Yay she’s back! Finally… And, Electropopicon ‘Aira Mitsuki’ actually loves Godtada alot… She has HEART STATION (Album) on her iPod. I hope Godtada would actually collab with her one day.

UtadaFanNumber1 added these pithy words on Sep 04 09 at 6:59 am

I feel so offended with all the things GhostDog is saying about Utada on Utadanet. =(

FiresEmblem added these pithy words on Sep 06 09 at 9:55 pm

I just don’t think she smokes, that would definitely be odd.

But what do you all think about her retiring after making a Japanese album. Or not retiring, taking a break, to settle down?

FiresEmblem added these pithy words on Sep 06 09 at 11:15 pm

D: What is Ghostdog saying about Utada?!

She said she would like a WORLD Tour before she retires. If she was here in Australia, I would definitely pay whatever price to go see it.
She wants to retire at 28! She needs to though, she gave up her childhood writing music for us to enjoy.

Hikki Love . added these pithy words on Sep 07 09 at 2:02 am

He says that her boozing and smoking has ruined her voice, and that she has shelved ‘This is the one’ because she didn’t want to embarrass herself. He doesn’t believe a word he says about her being sick, and his evidence is body language (?!) during the Hawaii interview. Gah. I would never think Utada would do such a thing, but who am I to judge that? And more to the point, who is Ghostdog to state that? I think we are over-reacting to what may be just a simple explanation. Gah. :S

FiresEmblem added these pithy words on Sep 08 09 at 6:10 pm

Utada drinks, but no way does she smoke!
I believe that she’s been sick. She has always been having sickness with her tonsils and especially she always gets a cold.

Hikki Love . added these pithy words on Sep 09 09 at 12:31 am

U know, I know Ghostdog is just a little on edge and upset that Utada’s blog and promotional activities for TITO have abruptly ended with little explanation or reasoning, but I’m sorry, if he was a real fan of Utada’s and such an admirer of her as he’s claimed to be, he wouldn’t be dogging and gossiping about her this brutally. This is someone he doesn’t even know personally and he’s THIS upset behind whatever she doesn’t do that contradicts his intentions for her. I mean, I’m concerned and taken a back as anyone else here,@ Utada.net, or elsewhere regarding this, but really, there’s this thing called REALITY and EVERYDAY LIFE that has an overwhelming enough bearing compared to trivial issues like these; Just learn to be patient with this downtime! She needs the break, well-deserved it after all her 10th anniversary proceedings in 2008, and its not like she’s dead or retired from this music thing yet. All this blowing up over Utada and what she’s been up to hasn’t obviously made her come back any faster; she seems to be relaxing and effortlessly enjoying herself completely since May 12th, just like we just should go ahead and do!

kinghikari009 added these pithy words on Sep 09 09 at 2:44 pm

Well Ghostdog has always been our resident conspiracy theorist here. But only he’s allowed. If he catches you god help you because then you’re over reacting and aren’t a real fan and he’ll rebuke you in the name of the lord. Yeah. He’s a hypocrite but usually people don’t pay him any attention. Why start now? At least he’s acting a fool over at Utada.net and not over here.

*Disappears*

InnerRise added these pithy words on Sep 09 09 at 2:59 pm

I agree with kinghikari009 & InnerRise. We should totally think of our lifes right now, Utada is just taking a well deserved break. She gave us a MEGA album called HEART STATION, and then this heavenly R&B album, This Is The One. Come on, she freaking deserves it. And about the cigarette, I don’t care. She still enjoys me with her music & her funny interviews with everybody and everyone.

UtadaFanNumber1 added these pithy words on Sep 10 09 at 3:04 pm

yay shes gon make a comeback again, surprise surprise!~

Xcapist added these pithy words on Sep 10 09 at 3:28 pm

I made some posts that had links in them, and I think they weren’t allowed because they were foreign. Anyway, for that reason, I don’t have the link, but on the Japanese wiki for ‘This Is The one’, if you look on google translate, MCML-FYI is stated as the second single, but there isn’t a release date… Hm…curious.

FiresEmblem added these pithy words on Sep 10 09 at 6:14 pm

@InnerRise: Couldn’t have said it better myself.

Not Fade Away added these pithy words on Sep 10 09 at 8:34 pm

maybe ghostdog has some anger issues he needs to deal with in terms of utada…he has the right to get upset, but not on a fansite that most people go to;thats just inconsiderate. but whatever, what he says is his problem, i would just ignore him. his comments shouldn’t change the way fans view utada.what if he’s starting an internet riot of fans against Utada so they will start HATIN’ on her as well? i dunno for sure..i highly doubt it(please dont hate me). lol this is soo pathetic and pointless its funny…but im livin my life on and on…just remember that patience is a serious virtue some people need to grasp.

itaikoon added these pithy words on Sep 11 09 at 10:20 am

LOL. We’re angry about Ghostdog talking about Utada but we’re here talking about Ghostdog. I wonder how he feels about someone talking about someone else like that.

Hikki Love . added these pithy words on Sep 11 09 at 10:13 pm

Lol @ Hikki Love .

The only reason why I wouldn’t ask him on Utadanet why he is talking about such balderdash about utada is because I don’t have an Utadanet account. :x

FiresEmblem added these pithy words on Sep 11 09 at 10:46 pm

YES ! This is it there will be kingdom hearts 3 war of the keyblade on ps3 i know hikki will sing the OST of KH3 very soon ^^

hiritofatsuge added these pithy words on Sep 11 09 at 11:39 pm

1.Hikari 2.Passion In 3 what will be the next ? ^^

hiritofatsuge added these pithy words on Sep 11 09 at 11:40 pm

^ She denied singing it in an interview, cause she won’t get paid for it. Utada, you’re cruel lol.

UtadaFanNumber1 added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 4:23 am

UTADA HIKARU! Don’t sing if you didn’t get paid! You’re not that cheap.

barried added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 5:26 am

What? I’m confused.
She denied singing what in an interview and why isn’t she getting paid?

Hikki Love . added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 7:07 am

@hikkilove-how I UNDERSTAND it is, Utada said in an interview that she’ll probably not make the next song for kh3, because they wont pay her.lol that’s funny, but its true; utada should get credit for her work, and if they can give her the money…( the company does seem to have loads of it)they shouldn’t be so greedy.lol

itaikoon added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 8:37 am

^yep agreed. I wouldn’t work for free even if I am rich.

vmoriyama added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 10:18 am

Oh, yes! I remember that interview.
She settled down with the rights for Simple and Clean and Sanctuary to be on This Is The One. Maybe that means they have come to an agreement.
“We’ll let you have the rights if you sing for KH3!”

Hikki Love . added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 10:42 am

Wow, so she’s singing KH3’s theme song for sure?
Oh man. This is exciting. Well, we’ll have to wait another couple of years until KH3 is done, and by then Utada’s next album will prob be complete.

FiresEmblem added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 11:34 am

I’m confused, since when was KH3 officially announced? I could find no information of Square Enix or Disney confirming this. If it is true, we won’t expect to see it until 2011 or 2012.

FinalThrottle added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 11:55 am

^Its not. People are being dumb and making stuff up.

xHeartStation added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 12:44 pm

Gah. :(
Tis not fair.

FiresEmblem added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 12:56 pm

Okay, I have to step in now:
It’s not that they wouldn’t pay her at ALL, it’s that they wouldn’t pay her ENOUGH. As in, she wanted more than they were offering her.
God DAMN you guys are good at making stuff up.

Alex0821 added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 3:25 pm

I can end this rumor right now. KH3 is in the process of being written/brainstormed. This game is not in production yet it doesn’t even have a storyline yet or script.

blackclown added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 3:58 pm

well ain’t that great! just those last two comments cleared it all up didn’t it?what a mumble jumble THAT “comment” led to. i could have cared less about KH3, i just wanted a new song that apparently hikki “[was to sing on] the OST of KH3 very soon”. oh well tough luck…^_^whats next?

itaikoon added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 5:37 pm

Ah! Don’t believe the last line in my last comment. That was just a scenario I wanted to hear them say.
Well, at least we are keeping ourselves occupied while waiting for Hikaru.

Hikki Love . added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 9:02 pm

Watch it on youtube THE KH3 Of course i know that game will be on ps3 soon because that’s a certified hit of square and disney in playstation i’m not saying it’s offcially but i hope idol hikki will sing the theme song of kh3 ^^ that’s what i mean guys sorry for miz interpret hehehe ^^

hiritofatsuge added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 11:34 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEL2grmKSnM here’s the video trailer of kingdom hearts 3

hiritofatsuge added these pithy words on Sep 12 09 at 11:41 pm

@ Hiroto – to be accurate, that video is the secret ending for KH2, and by no means a trailer to the next installment in the series. KH3 has not been announced yet, so it’s unsure whether it is in development at all or not.

However, if KH3 is announced, I would prefer Hikki to continue providing theme songs for the series, so I hope Disney/Squenix raises their offer a little more.

claza added these pithy words on Sep 13 09 at 1:38 am

Message from Utada!

Naka added these pithy words on Sep 13 09 at 4:55 am

@Hiroto – That’s the prologue to Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, not Kingdom Hearts 3.

FinalThrottle added these pithy words on Sep 13 09 at 12:05 pm

@Hiroto – That’s the prologue to Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, not Kingdom Hearts 3. It’s basically all the events that happened before Kingdom Hearts 1. I’m starting to think you guys don’t even play the game series at all. >_>

FinalThrottle added these pithy words on Sep 13 09 at 12:06 pm

I’m curious about that new message!
And yeah, that’s the prologue to Birth By Sleep…which I want so bad! Too bad I don’t own a psp. I hope they release it on the ps3, or something, like they did for Chain of Memories.

FiresEmblem added these pithy words on Sep 13 09 at 12:41 pm

the video music awards is tonight…dam if only the song got famous, she would/could actually appear at the VMA…

Xcapist added these pithy words on Sep 13 09 at 2:08 pm

I don’t really think it matters if people have played Kingdom Hearts or not, after all, this is a Utada fan site, not a Kingdom Hearts fan site.

Not Fade Away added these pithy words on Sep 13 09 at 3:30 pm

Yes but, Kingdom Hearts has garnered a lot of fans for Utada. So it’s only relevant that we talk about Kingdom Hearts here also. But to see people keep spreading the same rumor, Birth by Sleep is KH3! ZOMGZ! it gets annoying for a while.

FinalThrottle added these pithy words on Sep 13 09 at 4:54 pm

@FiresEmblem the new message is about how people will frequently email her and say they saw her somewhere and she’ll be all “What? I wasn’t there!” But she never got the chance to run into a famous person. So she talks about running into someone famous (musshu kamayatsu – I have no idea who this is) and talks about how he was there when she did her first live, but she couldn’t bring herself to say anything.

Nothing at all revolutionary about her new projects :) :)

jessipooh added these pithy words on Sep 13 09 at 8:26 pm

Nevertheless, it’s pretty interesting. Maybe she means American fans as well as Japanese fans, eheh, that have spotted her where she hasn’t been.

Thank you jessipooh! =)

FiresEmblem added these pithy words on Sep 13 09 at 10:39 pm

Hmmm…I hope Hikki still doesnt have desires to work with a certain Kanye West. He’ll treat her like crap just like he does everyone else. Oh yeah, I dont even like Taylor Swift’s music a bit but she was definitely treated unfairly tonight.

xHeartStation added these pithy words on Sep 14 09 at 2:12 am

the most recent entry isnt utada-related news. she just mentions how she saw a famous person.

toriaezu added these pithy words on Sep 14 09 at 3:48 am

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