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Hikaru Utada (宇多田ヒカル, Utada Hikaru, born January 19, 1983), also known mononymously as Utada, [2] is a Japanese and American singer, songwriter, and producer. She is considered to be one of the most influential and best-selling musical artists in Japan.
Utada made her television acting debut in a guest appearance in episode 8 of the drama. She appeared as a waitress and was on screen for only 14 seconds, bringing the series its peak TV rating (36.8%). When asked if she would like to take on bigger roles, Utada replied that this wasn't the path she would like to be in. [citation needed]
In 2009, he wrote and directed his second film, Goemon (a fantasy epic based on the life of Ishikawa Goemon), in which he also appeared in a cameo as Akechi Mitsuhide. In 2015, Kiriya directed his first English-language film, Last Knights , a reimagining of the legend of the forty-seven ronin .
The accompanying music video for "You Make Me Want to Be a Man" was shot in Tokyo by Kōji Morimoto and Kiriya; it features an android-Utada inside of an industrial-cyber utopia. Inter-cut scenes feature daily life functions, emphasizing a differentiation of human and synthetic being. The video received positive reviews for its message and visuals.
The song was written entirely by Utada and arranged and produced by Utada and Sam Shepherd. "Somewhere Near Marseilles" is a 12-minute house track that incorporates elements of acid house , disco , and Balearic house , as well as ambient noises, synthesisers , and electronic instruments.
Born and raised in New York City, Utada had her first solo experience in professional recording with Cubic U, a pseudonym used for her earlier English language work.After completing her first record Precious (1998), [1] with the help and guidance of her parents, musicians Teruzane Utada and Keiko Fuji, it failed to generate interest in both the United States and Japan, with the record only ...
Wild Life was Japanese-American singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada's final concert tour before her scheduled hiatus from 2011. Utada performed only two dates at the Yokohama Arena , Japan on December 8 and 9, 2010.
Also planned with these live performances is an internet streaming of "Be My Last" available from Utada's Toshiba-EMI website. [citation needed] The streaming includes a performance as well as Utada answering a few questions from fans. It was available from the 11th until the 20th of November.