Utada @ Dior Homme Party in Tokyo

According to various reports, Utada made an appearance on September 2nd in Tokyo at a party for fashion label Dior Homme. The party for the men’s S/S 2009 collection included a surprise appearance by Kanye West and musical performances by popular French band Justice. Utada is also said to have casually sung on stage. Others in attendance included Hamasaki Ayumi, Kamenashi Kazuya (KAT-TUN), actors Oguri Shun, Matsuda Shota, and Tamaki Hiroshi, among others.

21 Comments / Sep 04.08 / Utada (US), Utada Hikaru (JPN) / by RJ

Oricon Sales: “HEART STATION” / “POL”: 1M Chaku-Uta Full

HEART STATION 24th Week Sales Weekly Ranking: TBA | 1,419 units | Total Sales: 984,293 units

Utada’s “Prisoner Of Love” has reached the 1 million mark for Chaku-Uta full downloads in Japan. The track has just been certified by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

9 Comments / Sep 02.08 / Oricon Sales, Utada Hikaru (JPN) / by RJ

Utada Album confirmed for 2nd Half of Fiscal 2008

According to a new press release put out by Vivendi and the Universal Music Group regarding their 2nd quarter profits, Utada’s upcoming English album will be dropping sometime within the next 6 months (2nd half of the fiscal year; October 1st - March 31st).

“UMG plans a strong release schedule for the second half of 2008 with new albums from Black Eyed Peas, Pussycat Dolls, Paulina Rubio, Akon, The Killers, Bon Jovi, Keane, Fall Out Boy, Ne-Yo, Tokio Hotel, Hikaru Utada, Mylène Farmer and Florent Pagny.”

45 Comments / Sep 01.08 / Utada (US) / by RJ

U.Blog Presents: Recommends Music Vol. 13

The 13th installment of U.Blog Recommends features the light, instrospective vocals of Japanese singer Abe Fuyumi and British songstress Laura Marling.

Abe Fuyumi - Gunjou
http://www.abefuyumi.com/

Laura Marling - New Romantic
http://www.lauramarling.com

5 Comments / Sep 01.08 / U.Blog Music / by RJ