Utada Hikaru Options

I love Utada's music. I hate BoA.

utada's good, but BoA is better

[x-hobo-x]

i'll put maybe, since ayumi (forgot last name) is pretty good..

[ahhishkaren]

I love Utada Hikaru's album First Love. Pop songs generally annoy me, but Jpop I can tolerate. Her voice is very impressive for an asian woman. I don't listen to alot of asian music anymore, but Utada Hikaru is probably my favorite, she's very real and down to earth. I haven't heard her english cd though...

BoA's songs are catchy, but I don't like voice that much. Too generically high pitched. Does she really know how to speak all those languages? She sings in like 4 different languages. Her chinese and english accents a little rough though. So is her japanese from what I've heard. There was also a rumor that she was gonna be in the 4th harry potter movie or something... but some other girl's doing it.

[mizz_mithy]

i like Utada's cong simple and clean. that's the only song i've heard of her's. the only song i heard from boa was every heart. i don't listen to a lot of their music so i can't say who is better.

[azn_r4pf4n]

BoA's songs are catchy, but I don't like voice that much. Too generically high pitched. Does she really know how to speak all those languages? She sings in like 4 different languages. Her chinese and english accents a little rough though. So is her japanese from what I've heard. There was also a rumor that she was gonna be in the 4th harry potter movie or something... but some other girl's doing it.

its pretty hard for boa though, because she's one of the most busiest celebs in the world. as for the rumor about the 4th harry potter movie, a girl named kathy leung is gonna be in it.. ugh shes ugly.

[clumsin3ss]

if you like utada hikaru you should download this song. its called "first love". its a really sweet song but its in japanese so you might not understand it. but all my friends like it even though they dont understand it. so ya..

[azn_r4pf4n]

if you like utada hikaru you should download this song. its called "first love". its a really sweet song but its in japanese so you might not understand it. but all my friends like it even though they dont understand it. so ya..

of course... then while ur at it, u can buy the cd exodus from Utada.

hah... First Love from Utada actually made number 1 for most sold singles i believe in japan.

[Flip-o-Matic]

jpop's okeh... i'm semi addicted to it, which led me to take some japanese classes... which confused the hell outta me so i switched to spanish... XD Utada's great, BoA's okeh, and i've only heard music from a couple others, so i can't say much. but from what i've heard, j-pop's great.

[Euphoria Rose]

Utada Hikaru and BoA are so talented.

I have Utada's CD and I love BoA's songs, Valenti and Spark.


Edit-The Utada CD I have is Exodus '04. Very good. You should buy it.

[azn_r4pf4n]

oh no... this topic has turned into a boa/utada like topic. ehhh =\

[xj_liana_tx]

i love her! her songs are awesome, i wish i can understand the lyrics though

[azn_r4pf4n]

i love her! her songs are awesome, i wish i can understand the lyrics though

you mean utada? hey, go get her english CD exodus (dang, i said that a dozen times already)

WELL BUY utada's AMERICAN DEBUT album exodus

it's currently number 160 on the billboard charts sadly... help it go up by buyin it =)

[emptyminded]

Uhm.. I have only heard Utada's "Simple and Clean". I like it.. but I think I need to look into listening to some more songs and learning Japanese.

[Hiiatus]

I like Utada Hikaru even though her debut album in america didn't sell that well.. but I love her song especially First Love who doesn't. I bought her album Deep River it's really good, seems like her recent songs aren't that good as it was before. Well looking foward for her new JAPANESE album, always supporting Utada she rocks & she's talented.

There's also Mika Nakashima, she's young and pretty. I love her voice, it's deep, it's sexy. That's my opinion haha, I like deep girls voice just like Christina Aguilera hehe my idol.

As for the other, Solewu and Nami Tamaki they are cool I don't know everything about Japanese music industry as the Korean one but it sounds pretty good. It's mostly Techno mix the other kind I like it, it's very different from what we use to hear, my opinion. I know there are some songs that sounds alike, but you can't always make something completely different you gotta take a little there and there and mix it together. Oh well enough talking :) I'm support the asian music indutry for sure, either it's Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Thai, Khmer, Filipino. =D

[azn_r4pf4n]

I like Utada Hikaru even though her debut album in america didn't sell that well.. but I love her song especially First Love who doesn't. I bought her album Deep River it's really good, seems like her recent songs aren't that good as it was before. Well looking foward for her new JAPANESE album, always supporting Utada she rocks & she's talented.

yepp.. utada always comes out with a hit everytime her song comes up.

Yeah... her debut in America didn't do very well b/c of the following possiblities

- too ASIANY (im asian, no offense, but that might be a possiblity)

- no live shows to promote it

- not enough cd's of her debut in her stores.

sadly... those are good possiblities, but i give her debut album a 9/10. Oh ya... here's a bunch of jpop suggestions you should listen to in case you're new to jpop.

Ayumi Hamasaki

- great songwriter. writes her own lyrics. sold about 6 albums. very interesting fact: ayumi hamasaki NEVER adds english words in her songs.

suggested songs:

Butterfly (also part of DDR), Moments, Evolution, Inspire. (i dont really know much about her singing, but she's definintely a great jpop legend)

Utada Hikaru

- great singer. many people don't know that she sung the theme song for Kingdom of Hearts. She sung "Simple And Clean" and around 2001, it was part of the kingdom of hearts soundtrack. Her English is a lot better than many other Japanese singers.

suggested songs:

First Love (definitely this song, because it's like her number 1 song and it made number 1 on japan's oricon charts and was the top selling sngle from her), Addicted to You, Automatic, Devil's Inside (many club remixes, also, this song is in english), Exodus 04', The Workout (if u like cracking up), Animato, Kremlin Dusk, About Me, Easy Breezy (it's not that good, but i suggest it).

I suggest you listen to Utada's American debut album Exodus. You'll see why.

Crystal Kay

- her diversity attracts a lot. She's part African-American and part Korean. Her English is also better than most singers in Asia (entirely), because of her strong Africian-American accent. Her singing is great and just hearing her R&B tunes will make you wanna' listen to it more.

suggested songs (note, she sings in japanese):

Boyfriend Part I, Boyfriend Part II (definitely recommend you to LISTEN TO THAT SONG first, because it's her number one hit), M-Flo loves Crystal Kay - Rewinnd, M-FLo loves Crystal Kay - I Like It, Motherland, Think Of U, Ex-Boyfriend, Girl's Night

BoA

- she's korean, yet she dominates most of ASIAN POP. Why? She sings in 4 languages. Sings in Korean, Japanese, English, and soon in Chinese (Mandarin). HEr Korean and Japanese are great, but her English and Chinese isn't that great. Other than that, in my list, she's the number one singer in the world.

suggested songs (i wont suggest any english songs from BoA)

Merri Chri (merry christmas), Konoyono Shirushi (a token to this world), Quincy, Rock With You, Midnight Parade, Double, Double (English Version), Every Heart (also known for as the theme song for Inyuasha for those who didn't know), No. 1 (the complete No. 1 album (its in korean) ), Listen To My Heart, Song With No Name, Valenti, Kiseki (SOUL'D out remix), M-Flo Loves BoA - The Love Bug.

from BoA's slow songs, i really suggse these slow songs:

My Prayer, Good Bye, Stay In Love

that's a lot of words out there. those r good suggestions. I recommend you listen to either BoA or Ayumi Hamasaki first, because they're great singers.

[newlyprofound]

I've heard some of her song, but it is when she was Cubic U. Also, she has a new CD out here in the U.S. It isn't bad either. I'm going to pick it up when I get some cash.

[Xprezsion]

I love Utada Hiraru, especially her songs "Automatic", "First Love", and "Simple and Clean". Although one of her songs "easy Breezy" is a joke, the lyrics are "I'm easy breezy Japanesey" or something like that, it's halarious! But Boa seriously did have several plastic surgury's in her face alone (my friend reads the japanese popstar magazines) and a bunch on the rest of her body. I'm not to fond of Orange Range either or W-inds or any of those other people. Utada's my favorite J-Pop star.

[azn_r4pf4n]

Although one of her songs "easy Breezy" is a joke, the lyrics are "I'm easy breezy Japanesey" or something like that, it's halarious! 

i really don't get what's so funny about "I'm easy brezzy and you're Japanesey.." Either this is how she rhymes, or I don't get whats goin' on with Timbaland.

[newlyprofound]

I'm going to say that is they way she rhymed. I like that song, but yeah that part is pretty cheesy.

[EndlessSite]

[B]OH FREAK YEAH! AZN'S KNOW HOW TO GET DOWN! lol Yeah, I love Japenese music. I listen to all kinds of music and enjoy each individual genre, but recently I've been obsessed with Jap. Music.

My Favs ((Not in order)):
1.) Ayumi Hamasaki
2.)Miyavi
3.)Gakt
4.)Boa
5.)Utada Hikaru
6.)Se7en
7.)Hyori Lee

[Hiiatus]

i really don't get what's so funny about "I'm easy brezzy and you're Japanesey.." Either this is how she rhymes, or I don't get whats goin' on with Timbaland.

I thought she meant, I'm easy breezy and Japan and easy? I know it's not the best that she can do.. but it's not like I can write something better than that...

[demolished]

Utada Hikaru - First Love ( Piano )

1. I only like the peaceful music w/ not singing.
2. That person play the music for Final Fantasy.
3. does anyone listen to it ?

[yukichan]

i love the entire jpop...i like utada hikaru too..lol..i like ken hirai, chemistry, exile, and m-flo...lol..

[*stephinika*]

yeah i like jpop but i haven't heard much of utada's stuff.

[starlit3]

i like utada hikaru specially her song frist love in english