a great intro into Utada "Hikki" Hikaru and my Hikki Vfaves

all the hits --enough said. But you got to see the videos that go along with these songs. It's probably better buying the music first then quessing what the video is like. Best voice I have heard since Christina Aguellera sang for Disney's Mulan.



My favorite Hikki videos:

1. Traveling -- This video is incredible and really shows off her incredible vocal talent. She is hot with red/orange hair. You got to see this J*POP video by any means necessary. Crazy J-Pop video. *****you have to see this video and #2 and #4*****



2. Can you keep a secret - Her "boyfriend" misses her. She looks awesomely hot.



3. Letters - A younger Hikki with really rich and long hair. Sexy and young even looks alittle scared behind the mic.



4. Final Distance - Great Video and Vocal - ?Can you figure it out? Warning you may cry---a tear-jerker.



5. Colors - A beautiful looking video and sound. Art.



6. Deep River - Artsy and Natural.



7. Wait and See -- Motobike, hip and sexy.



8. First Love -Original and Acoustic -2 videos). One of her best songs.



9. Easy Breezy -- Looks good except for the pool scene. Yellow Ferrari Dino? is hot. Don't like the use of the word Japaneezy--she shouldn't use it. A little too American-ized for my taste.

Incredible

Incredible. The only word I can think of to describe this CD. Hikaru's voice is so amazing. There isn't a single song on here I don't love. (Please excuse me if my typing is bad, I'm not used to this keyboard, it skips letters sometimes, so please forgive me)



Time Will Tell was my favorite for a while. It has some 7-Club-7'y melodies, but that's a good tihng.



Automatic is awesome. It's a gret feel-good song. It's really upbeat and sort of techno-ish then slowly goes into pop.



Movin' On Without You isn't my favorite song... It's a good song, but I prefer the songs she does with a higher voice than this with her low voice.



First Love is a beautiful song that really shows off Hikaru's voice. It's another 7-Club-7'y song, but this one's slow, unlike Time Will Tell.



Addicted To You is still my favorite. It's a lot of fun. Chika chika uh!



Wait and See has a reall hot beginning. It's really cool becuase it goes between muted and regular and multiple voces and a bunch of stuff. It's upbeat and fun, definately a good dance song.



For You is a cool song, too. It's sort of Hip-Hop, R&B. It's another really fun song that makes you want to get up and dance even though you run the risk of all your friends thinking ur weird.



Time Limit is also my favorite (I have several). It's another hip-hop song. It's awesome. I'm pretty sure at the beginning the guy says "Ja Rule" which would be incredible considering the song isn't even in English. All I ever talk about is JPop and it's cool being able to say that my favorite artist did a song with Ja Rule. It's even Dark Child!



Can You Keep A Secret? is more dramatic, another 7-club-7'y song. If you're ever fortunate enough to see the video, it's so cool. I won't ruin it for you, but let's just say things aren't the way they seem.



Final Distance is probably the most serious, most beautiful song on the CD. I love the chorus ging "ah ah ah" it's just so heavenly. The video's really cool as well.



Traveling. Fun, uplifting, and crazy. It's about how she never gets to relax and now she finally wants a day off and she wants to spend it with her man (it's still in Japanese). It's extremely upbeat and crazy. A good dance song if your friends don't mind it being Japanese. I think this song has my favorit video on the CD.



Hikari is the reason I bought this CD. I heard Simple and Clean, Kingdom Heart's theme song by her. It's this song but in English, with completely different words. It's another beautiful song and it's easy to get the words down. The video, or at least an extra clip I've seen, is so dumb it's hilarious. It's just her washing dishes for 2:30! They cut the song short for what I've seen but I doubt that's the whole video.



Sakura Drops was my favorite after Time Will Tell. It's kind of epic and mystic. It's really Asian with all the little tinny noises in the background it's a really pretty song. The video's weird though. I can't even describe it.



Letters is currently my favorite of all my favorites. I'm listneing to it right now, actually. It's fairly upbeat, but not really a dance song. It's more the kind of song that makes you bob your head. It's another song that really shows off her incredible voice.



Colors is up there with my favorites as well. Another very Asian, tinny backgrounded song. It's a bit of a dance song at certain points but not for long. It's a very downbeat, high strung song. Shows off her voice well.



I hope my review has pursuaded you to buy this CD. It truly is one of my favorite song of all time, even as cheesy as that sounds.

J-Pop's Brightest Lite/Light

In the obsessive, inward-looking world of JPop, the Holy Grail is to make it big in the US. Many have attempted, and to date all have failed. Language problems, talent issues, and lack of interest in US producers have all been cited. With Sony now actively promoting Japanese artists in the US, it would seem to be a matter of time before the Great Japanese Hope will make it.

Hikaru Utada may just be the one. Her parents are both musicians, she grew up in New York, was educated at international schools in Japan and (briefly) at Columbia University, is attractive-and can really sing. Her English is flawless, her range more than enough for the demands of a pop diva, and her phrasing clever and ironic and smooth. She manages soul and love ballads equally well. Songs such as "Time Will Tell," "Automatic," "Can You Keep A Secret" are featured on this compilation. Following up First Love, this is a must-have CD. Time will tell, but this reviewer expects her to be the One.