Utada Hikaru appreciation thread—Japanese PAAG princess

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This is a classic.





And that's the limit to my Utada fandom.

Musically, I prefer Maaya Sakamoto, especially when paired with Yoko Kanno.


can you post some of their tracks? With the exception of some of Koda Kumi’s songs, I can’t really get into other Japanese women’s music because they usually sound so high pitch and squealy. I’m partial to Utada because her American upbringing has influenced her singing style—she’s much closer to R&B than J-Pop. She could have been a big star in America if she had better marketing.
 

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can you post some of their tracks? With the exception of some of Koda Kumi’s songs, I can’t really get into other Japanese women’s music because they usually sound so high pitch and squealy. I’m partial to Utada because her American upbringing has influenced her singing style—she’s much closer to R&B than J-Pop. She could have been a big star in America if she had better marketing.

Maaya's far more J-Pop than R&B so I can see why there isn't much correlation between the two. IIRC, Escaflowne was her intro to both voice acting and singing so I'm really partial to a lot of those songs




This is the opening to RahXephon, which I enjoyed, the show, not so much.



This is a fukkin banger

 
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