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Hikaru Utada’s famous and popular songs

Let me introduce some songs by Hikaru Utada, a singer-songwriter who made her debut at the young age of 15.

She abruptly announced a hiatus from artistic activities in 2010, calling it a period of “human activities,” but resumed her work as an artist in 2016.

Utada is the daughter of enka singer Keiko Fuji and was born and raised in the United States.

On television she comes across as lighthearted and humorous, but while attending school in the U.S.

she reportedly skipped grades, and later enrolled at the prestigious Columbia University.

Hikaru Utada’s Best and Most Popular Songs (91–100)

Wait & SeeUtada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada – Wait & See (Risk)
Wait & SeeUtada Hikaru

This is another nostalgic song for me.

It was used in an old TV drama that I used to watch often with my mother.

Even so, it might be a song that doesn’t feel dated and still holds up today.

If you listen to it once, you’ll surely feel how good it is.

I Love YouUtada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada – I LOVE YOU (Yutaka Ozaki cover) HD
I Love YouUtada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada is covering Yutaka Ozaki’s “I LOVE YOU.” She sings it more wistfully than Ozaki himself, with a slightly husky voice.

Rather than a ballad, it feels like listening to a wonderful blues number, which I think is thanks to her vocal delivery and the arrangement.

Dirty DesireUtada Hikaru

This is a song included on the second album released under the name “Utada,” titled “This Is The One,” which came out in 2009.

In 2010, Utada embarked on their first overseas tour to promote this album.

It was a major tour that visited Hawaii, North America, and London.

For the tour, remixes featuring DJ Mike Rizzo and others were produced, and the track was released as a U.S.-exclusive second single, available as a digital-only release on December 21.

Movin’on without youUtada Hikaru

Utada Hikaru – Movin’ on without you
Movin'on without youUtada Hikaru

It was her second single, released on February 17, 1999, and it was used in a Nissan Terrano commercial.

The lyrics, which she wrote herself at the age of 15 and are about initiating a breakup, reportedly surprised even her.

They certainly are remarkably mature lyrics!

This Is LoveUtada Hikaru

Hikaru Utada – This Is Love (Live Ver.)
This Is LoveUtada Hikaru

Released on May 31, 2006.

Selected as the theme song for the FREEDOM-PROJECT (Nissin Cup Noodles promotional campaign).

A passionate love song that likens unexpected love to a torrential downpour.

It’s a track that gives you a push—whether you’ve fallen in love at first sight or you’re ready to take on a new challenge.

Let’s be happyUtada Hikaru

Included on Hikaru Utada’s third album, Deep River, released on June 19, 2002.

The beautiful piano melodies in the verses and pre-chorus evoke a feeling of “happiness,” while the chorus expresses a determination to “be happy.” Although it’s a love song, rather than simply conveying pure, blissful love, it strongly reflects the resolve to be happy together no matter how roundabout the path may be or what the world is like.

It’s a medium-tempo track.

Tokyo NightsUtada Hikaru

utada hikaru tokyo nights lyrics in the description
Tokyo NightsUtada Hikaru

This is a song included as the seventh track on the third album, Deep River, following First Love and Distance.

There have been many famous songs about Tokyo in the past—for example, Hiroshi Uchiyamada and the Cool Five’s “Tokyo Desert”—and this song also brilliantly captures the emptiness lurking in the city.

The lyrics are wonderful.

I think people who moved to Tokyo from the countryside will especially find it relatable.