Hikaru Utada’s famous and popular songs

Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version-Utada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada – Flavor of Life -Ballad Version-

The 18th single, released on February 28, 2007.

It was also featured as an insert song in the drama “Boys Over Flowers 2 (Returns).” There’s an anecdote that, as a fan of the original manga herself, she agreed to provide the song and composed it to be relatively accessible with the drama’s audience in mind.

traveringUtada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada – traveling

This song was released as a single in 2001.

Above all, its music video is distinctive—bright, pop, and featuring a very unusual worldview.

The director was her former husband, Kazuaki Kiriya.

Thanks to this video, I feel the song’s world expanded even further.

Simple And CleanUtada Hikaru

Japanese translation: Simple and Clean Utada Hikaru Japanese Utada Hikaru Kingdom Hearts Theme Song

This is the English version of “Hikari.” It’s incredibly cool how the song soars from low notes to very high ones.

Utada’s voice is so soothing, and I think she’s the one who really made R&B sell big in Japan.

I was shocked at the time to realize an artist like her existed.

It feels truly refreshing when you belt this song out.

It’s a really beautiful track.

Don’t tell anyone.Utada Hikaru

Utada Hikaru – I Won’t Tell Anyone (Darenimo iwanai) (English subs + Lyrics)

The song playing in the Suntory Natural Mineral Water commercial is a track by Hikaru Utada, who also appears in the ad as the image character.

There’s a scene where Hikaru Utada recites a poem; initially, the plan was for her to read a poem prepared by the production team.

However, at Utada’s own suggestion, she chose and read a stanza herself from Kunikida Doppo’s poetry collection that suited the song.

The track featured in the commercial paints a poetic, distinctive world in its lyrics—very much in Utada’s style.

Rather than simply fearing getting hurt, it embraces even that as a part of one’s life, keeping it unspoken and living in the present.

The lyrics are profound, inviting you to grasp their meaning.

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SAKI

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DistanceUtada Hikaru

DISTANCE (Single Ver.) – Hikaru Utada / HIKARU UTADA MUSIC VIDEO

Released on March 28, 2001, it’s included as the third track on Hikaru Utada’s second album, Distance.

With a comfortable beat, a sound that evokes a mysterious space, vocals that blend a heartrending sincerity with strength, a loneliness you can’t feel when you’re alone, a personality that doesn’t force things—but with you… This moving love song teaches us the precious feelings that come from meeting someone special.

TimeUtada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada “Time” Official Audio (Short Version)

This song by Hikaru Utada, which was used as the theme for the drama “Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi.” I imagine many people felt it’s quintessentially Utada.

The first thing that catches the ear is her voice, which masterfully sings a melody with dynamic shifts in rhythm and rises and falls in pitch—“riding” it perfectly, you might say.

And what you feel after finishing the listen is this track itself.

The drum beat is distinctive—complex yet comfortable—making you want to lean in and listen.

You can sense the musical backbone behind her work.

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Hane Keisuke

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Face My Fears – English VersionUtada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada & Skrillex「Face My Fears(English Version)」(Short Ver.)/KINGDOM HEARTS Ⅲ Opening Trailer

When she made her striking debut, it was a moment when everyone sensed a breath of overseas air in a Japanese artist.

Within Hikaru Utada coexist a strong Japanese spirit and the sensibilities nurtured abroad, and that’s likely how that sound is born.

This song is the opening theme for the international version of the 2019 video game Kingdom Hearts III.

I’m proud that she is a Japanese artist.

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Yoshizaki Keiko

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