Name: First Love/Hatsukoi
Brand: Hikaru Utada

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ESKL-45

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-02-24

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Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Light in the Attic

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

4547366586602

Total Cap

2 / 7"

Artist

Hikaru Utada

Genre US

Asian

Label US

Epic Records Japan

Hikaru Utada is a Japanese-American singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. They are known by their stage name Utada in the United States and Europe. Since the release of their Japanese debut album First Love, which went on to become the best-selling album in Oricon history, Utada has had three of their Japanese studio albums in the list of Top 10 best-selling albums ever in Japan and six of their albums charting within the Best-Selling Japanese albums list.

Born on January 19, 1983 in Manhattan, New York, Hikaru Utada has made a significant impact on the music industry with their talent and creativity. With an impressive discography that spans across various genres and languages including English and Japanese, they have garnered immense popularity both domestically and internationally.

Utada's musical journey began with the release of their debut album "First Love," which not only became a massive success but also holds the record for being the best-selling album in Oricon history. Their exceptional songwriting skills combined with soulful vocals have resonated with millions of fans worldwide.

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Hikaru Utada’s ‘’First Love/Hatsukoi’’ will be released to celebrate the launch of the Netflix TV series ‘’First Love’‘.

Born in the United States to Japanese parents, Hikaru Utada is a singer/songwriter and producer. Her debut album ‘First Love’, released in 1999, was an instant success and become Japan’s best-selling album of all time – a title which it still holds today. The success of the album led to Utada being featured on the cover of the 2001 ‘’Music Goes Global’’ issue of TIME alongside Bono and Bjork. By the end of the 2000s, Utada was deemed ‘’the most influential artist of the decade’’ in the Japanese music landscape by The Japan Times. Utada’s commercial success has made her one of Japan’s top-selling recording artists of all time with over 37 million albums sold.

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