Utada Hikaru Cheer Songs and Popular Tracks Ranking [2026]

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Hikaru Utada – Letters

The other track on the 11th double A-side single, released together with Hikaru Utada’s “SAKURA Drops.” Although it’s known as a heartbreak song, “Letters” was created from the experience of her mother heading off to work without notice, leaving only a note to tell her.

For a little girl, her mother’s business trip feels like a small “goodbye,” and I imagine it must feel very lonely.

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Hikaru Utada – time will tell

Here is the song that was released in 1998 as Hikaru Utada’s debut single along with “Automatic.” It’s said that the title “time will tell” was taken from the name of a pawn shop in New York that she used to visit as a child.

The song’s message is: time will teach you many things, so don’t get depressed by yourself.

It’s amazing that she came up with such lyrics at the age of 15.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Hikaru Utada – Can You Keep A Secret?

Hikaru Utada debuted on December 9, 1998.

Her first album, “First Love,” has sold over 7.65 million copies in total, making it the best-selling album of all time in Japan.

Her second album, “Distance,” set a record for the highest first-week sales with 3 million copies.

She can rightly be called Japan’s most powerful female singer.

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Hikaru Utada 'Anata'

A gem of a love ballad by Hikaru Utada.

It’s a song colored by gentle piano and grand strings, infused with a powerful desire to protect a loved one.

The lyrics, filled with the sanctity of life and deep love, stir the hearts of many listeners and move them to tears.

Released digitally in December 2017 and written as the theme song for the film “DESTINY: The Tale of Kamakura,” the track was also included on the album “Hatsukoi,” drawing significant attention as a song that signaled a new chapter for Utada as a mother to a son.

This song, which reminds us of the importance of time spent with our precious families, is sure to resonate deeply with those who have experienced childbirth and child-rearing.

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Hikaru Utada – “Sakura Nagashi” (Evangelion Q Version)

Since her debut, singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada has drawn attention for her genius musical sensibility, which continues to deepen to this day.

Her third digital single, “Sakura Nagashi,” written as the theme song for the animated film Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, leaves a lingering impression with its striking guitar sound layered over a piano-and-strings ensemble.

The lyrics evoke a story in which, after parting with someone precious whom one cannot accept losing, time nonetheless keeps moving forward—something you can feel resonates with the film’s narrative.

It’s a beautiful ballad whose sense of weightlessness and aching sorrow tightens the chest.

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Hoshino Takashi

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