Utada Hikaru

By Unknown on 7/04/2008

Filed Under: Japanese

I want to get hickeys from Hikki, hi hi hi. :) Yes, she's one famous and successful Japanese babe, if you ask me. She's a hot diva with legions upon legions of fans in Japan and across the seas. Being so, she was often considered as Britney Spears counterpart in Japan. The only thing she doesn't agree with the comparison is that she keeps her clothes on (and she isn't a white trash - no such thing as Jap trash I guess). I'm not sure if she'll be shifting to a more daring and sexy image later on in her career. From my observation, that's where careers are heading these days. Without a little hint or drop of sex, you won't sell. I'm not sure if the "sex sells" tag line will apply to her any time soon, but if ever that happens... Yummmm... we'll see.

Background

Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル), also known by her fans as Hikki, is one of Japan's most successful artists of all time. Her debut album, First Love, is the best-selling album ever in Japan with over 7.65 million copies sold in Japan alone. She has sold over 41 million records worldwide (with over 34 million in Japan). Moreover, 3 of her albums are in the Top 10 best-selling album of all time in Japan (#1, #4, #8), making her one of the most indefinitely successful and popular singers in J-pop history. She is well-known internationally for her two theme song contributions to Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts video game series.

Profile

Stage Names: Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル), Utada
Birth Name: Utada Hikaru (宇多田光)
Nickname: Hikki
Profession: Singer, songwriter and producer
Birthday: January 19, 1983
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Western Zodiac: Capricorn
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Blood Type: A
Height: 158cm (5'2")
Weight: 45kg
Instruments: Piano and Guitar

Favorite Instrument: Piano
Childhood Dreams: To become a manga artist or a scientist in a white coat.
Favorite Animal: Cat
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite Foods: Cheese, Tokoroten, Thai food, Vietnamese food, Nattou, Bleu Cheese, Spicy foods and vinegar (known to put vinegar on anything, in ten days she uses up a whole bottle, she even sometimes just dilutes it and drinks it straight)
Favorite Video Games: Dr. Mario and Tetris. Can not handle RPG games
Favorite Movies: Being John Malkovich, Brazil, Tasogare Seibei (The Twilight Samurai), Lost Highway, π (The 1998 film), The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather Part II, The Jerk, Unbreakable, Orlando, Amadeus, Sleepy Hollow, Miyazaki Hayao animations
Favorite Japanese Literature: Nakagami Kenji's 'Izoku', Akutagawa Ryuunosuke's 'Rashomon', Kawabata Yasunari's 'Kanjou Soushoku' and 'Yukiguni', Mori Ougai's 'Takasebune', Natsume Souseki's 'Kokoro' and 'Kusamakura', Miyazawa Kenji's 'Shishuu ga Suki', Mishima Yukio's 'Kinkakuji'
Favorite Western Literature: Herman Hesse's 'Siddhartha', Roald Dahl's 'Tales of the Unexpected', Shel Silverstein's 'Where the Sidewalk Ends' and 'A Light in the Attic', Edgar Allan Poe texts, Elie Wiesel's 'Night', John Berendt's 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil', F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', George Orwell's '1984'.
Favorite Artists: Aaliyah, At the Drive-in, Bela Bartok, Björk, Blink182, Blue Man Group, Bon Jovi, Brandy, Cocteau Twins, Craig David, Dr. Dre, Edith Piaf, Elvis Presley, Enigma, Erykah Badu, Freddie Mercury, Garbage, GLAY, Guns N'Roses, Guru, Incubus, Janet Jackson, Jeff Buckley, Jimi Hendrix, Joe, Kate Bush, Lauryn Hill, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Mary J. Blige, Maxwell, Metallica, Minnie Riperton, Miles Davis, Missy Elliot, Mozart, Nine Inch Nails, No Doubt, Ozaki Yutaka, Pearl Jam, Prince, Queen, Radiohead, Sada Masashi, Slash (Guns 'n' Roses), Sting, The Beatles, The Cure, The Eagles, The Police, TLC, Trent Reznor, U2, Velvet Revolver, Stevie Wonder, Leah Dizon, Monica,2pac,Babyface, Hibari Misora and Michael Jackson.