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In the first time, she was known as a Cubic U. She was born from a musician family in New York, 1983. Hikaru Utada started in composing song since 10 years old. When she stepped in 12, she already had 3 single songs in US and International maxi-single in NY. For her well-known, her hits titled "Automatic and Time Will Tell" were became the songs top-chart before she released her album. The first debut was cracked the record in all FM - AM radio-station in Japan. Those songs were created in Japanese. She also won in "Power Play" -most often played song- Moreover on that time, the first week debut for her first album was go to the top in the AM - FM radio-station in Kanto and Kansai (the record in 1998, played 203 times a week). The hit-single "Automatic" was also stunned public. The second single, -also as a maxi-single and became the theme-song for Nissan Terano advertisement- was released in 17th February 1999 titled "Movin' On Without You" was go to the top of the song-chart Original-Confidence (Ori-con Chart). Next, the third single titled "First Love" which released in 10th March 1999 was sold for whole record and also go to the top of Ori-Con Chart. First Love also became a theme song for weekly TBS Network drama titled "Majo no Joken" (To be Witch). And the last fourth single titled "Addicted To You" with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis as the producers, released in 10th November 1999 |
Award
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Activities
Month |
Date |
Biography Activities |
1998 |
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October |
8 |
INTER FM weekly program Hikki's Sweet & Sour launched (through March '99) FM North Wave/Cross FM weekly program Warning Hikki Attack!!! launched (through March '99) |
December |
9 |
Debuts with single Automatic/time will tell |
December |
22 / 23 |
First Osaka campaign |
1999 |
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February
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17 |
2nd single Movin' on without you (Nissan Terrano CM song) released. First single to enter Ori-Con chart at No.1 12in single Automatic/time will tell released. |
February |
23 |
Hikaru's Ikiatari Battari -- mcSister's montly column launched (now ended) |
March |
10 |
Debut album First Love released |
April |
1 |
Luv Live at Umeda Hearbeat, Osaka |
April |
28 |
3rd single First Love (main theme for TBS Network's weekly drama Majo no Jouken) released |
May |
10 |
Album First Love ranked all-time No.1 on Ori-Con's album chart |
June |
30 |
12in album First Love released |
July |
29 |
Video concert "Luv Live Remix" help at 7 locations in Japan (Saporo/Sendai/Tokyo/Nagoya/Osaka/Hiroshima/Fukuoka) |
August |
24 |
Sokenbicha Natural Breeze Concert ( Nippon Budokan) |
October
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1 |
Weekly program "Tres Bien Bohemian" launched (FM North Wave/J-Wave/Zip-FM/FM802/Cross FM) |
October
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7 |
Joint performance with Ringo Sheena at Toshiba EMI's "Music Talks '99" convention |
October |
18 |
"Sony Media & Battery RED HOT Campaign '99" TV commercial |
November |
10 |
4th single "Addicted To You" ("Sony Media & Battery RED HOT Campaign '99" TV commercial song) |
December |
16 |
First video "Single Clip Collection Vol.1" (VHS) released |
December |
22 |
"Single Clip Collection Vol.1" (DVD) released |
2000 |
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April |
19 |
5th single "Wait & See~Risk~" released |
April |
22 |
Tickets for "Bohemian Summer" July concerts sold out in 90 minutes |
April |
23 |
Tickets for "Bohemian Summer" August concerts sold out in 75 minutes |
May |
10 |
Analog disc "Remix: Fly Me to the Moon" released in limited production |
June |
26 |
Secret live at Shibuya On Air East |
June 26 — July 7 |
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Lottery entry period (via postcards, telephones and Net) for tickets to additional concerts of "Bohemian Summer." (Total entries: 950,000) |
June |
30 |
6th single "For You/Time Limit" and DVD single "Wait & See~Risk~" released |
July 18 — August 17 |
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First nationwide tour "Bohemian Summer~Utada Hikaru Circuit Live 2000" (7/1 & 2 at Yoyogi Stadium No.1 Gym; 7/7 & 8 at Hiroshima Green Arena; 7/15 & 16 at Sendai Grandy 21; 7/20 & 21 at Makomanai Ice Arena; 7/26 & 27 at Ishikawa Prefecture Sangyo Tenjikan No.4 Hall; 8/2 & 3 at Asty Tokushima; 8/5 & 6 at Osaka Castle Hall; 8/11 & 12 at Marine Messe Fukuoka; 8/16 & 17 at Nahoya Rainbow Hall) |
August |
21~23 |
"Bohemian Summer" additional concerts (Chiba Marine Stadium) |
August |
29 |
"Bohemian Summer" in Tokushima to replace 8/1 concert |