UTADA HIKARU
Utada Hikaru "Heart station" is #1 worldwide this week with 480,000K
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Utada @ Billboard Japan, iTunes Japan
Billboard Japan has updated their charts for the week of March 31st, with Utada taking the #1 spot on their Hot 100, Top Albums, and Hot 100 Airplay charts. The sudden rise on these charts can be attributed to the high first week sales figures for her latest album, “HEART STATION.” Additionally, 16 out of the top 100 songs downloaded on iTunes Japan are Utada tracks, with “Prisoner Of Love” ranking highest at #5, followed by “Fight The Blues” at #7. On the album side, “HEART STATION” ranks in at #1, ahead of 3 of her other albums for a total of 4 disc in the iTunes Japan album top 100.
“HEART STATION” Available and #1 on iTunes Japan
Utada’s latest album, “HEART STATION,” is now available for PC and Chaku-Uta Full downloads. This includes the ever popular iTunes Japan, where the album is already at #3 after just a few hours of availability (EDIT: The album is now #1 on iTunes Japan). The iTunes version clearly indicates that this digital version of the album has been mastered by Sterling Sound’s Tom Coyne, different from the physical CD release which was mastered by Ted Jensen, also of Sterling Sound. This unusual approach of mastering the album twice for different formats was utilized to take full advantage of each formats’ strengths.
U.Bits: Juri + “PoL,” Thelma’s Playlist, “Miracle” Lovers?
Actress Ueno Juri has updated her official blog with some words about the filming of her new drama “Last Friends.” Juri plays one of the leads in the upcoming April drama, which features Utada’s “Prisoner Of Love” as its theme song. Juri writes that recently she listens to “Prisoner Of Love” to pump herself up before shooting scenes.
iTunes Japan has updated their weekly Celebrity Playlist, this week featuring up and coming singer Aoyama Thelma. Her playlist includes Utada’s mega 1999 hit “First Love,” explaining that everytime she hears the song, she can’t help but sing along.
According to Japanese sources, none other than Miracle Hikaru was present at the taping of Utada’s recent episode of “Music Lovers,” sitting in the front row.
Utada: New PV featuring tangerines?
Utada has updated her blog today, and it appears as though a new PV is on the horizon. According to Utada, the box of tangerines shown on her blog were used as props for the filming of the PV. No other specifics were given, although it seems fair to guess that the video would be for upcoming J-Drama theme song “Prisoner Of Love.”
Heart station sold 540,000 copies in 8 days
The album is doing so great! i cant wait for her 3rd english album