New video, Hidden Talent.
http://www.kyte.tv/ch/202238-utada/382253-hidden-talent

So random


This video can also be viewed at her official MySpace.

Utada - Album Release Party
Mar 23, 2009

Monday, 6 pm - 9 pm
Angels & Kings
500 East 11th Street, at Avenue A
New York, NY 10003
Subways: L to First Avenue, 6 to Astor Place

Presented by Angels & Kings with proceeds benefiting Asian American Arts Alliance, Japanese American pop/R&B singer Utada, a multiplatinum seller in Japan, will be on-hand for the release of her new English-language album. Available digitally Tuesday, March 24, the album, which includes her new hit, “Come Back to Me,” features the work of producers Stargate (Ne-Yo, Rihanna) and Tricky (Britney Spears).

Utada fans, here is your chance to get free promos items and win an advance copy of the album!

Open bar sponsored by Ciroc from 6 pm - 7 pm.

Tickets:
$10 Donation at the Door, benefiting the Asian American Arts Alliance. To find out more about the Alliance, visit our website at www.aaartsalliance.org.



Contact:
Angels & Kings
www.angelsandkings.com

Music Series: GET YOUR GROOVE ON, UTADA'S LISTENING PARTY
Please join Sephora and Island Def Jam for an evening of beauty-full music with international pop sensation, Utada. Come rock out to tunes from her new album "This Is The One", then listen to the stories behind the music from the artist herself. While you're there, score some makeup tips and go home with a pretty special gift.

March 24, Hollywood, CA Sephora Hollywood & Highland 323-462-6898

2 New English Messages from Utada

Utada has updated her official blog with 2 new English messages. She reveals that she performed 3 songs for the Ryan Seacrest Show (”Come Back To Me,” “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI,” and “Me Muero”), and that she will be appearing on the KTLA Morning News show tomorrow. Those in LA make sure you don’t forget


Source: U.Blog

'This Is The One' is Available NOW, Digitally!
2009/3/23

Utada's latest Album, "This Is The One" is available for purchase now, to the North American market in digital form. The album is only $7.99 (may differ depending on where you buy) and comes with a digital booklet and the "Come Back To Me" music video. The track list different from the Japanese release and is the same as the earlier discovered track order on Amazon.

Get it now from iTunes, Amazon, or other services.




Come Back To Me is iTunes Free Music Video of the Week
2009/3/23

For the week of March 23rd, 2009, Utada's music video "Come Back To Me" is featured as iTunes US's "Free Music Video of the Week" and is available for download for free.




Source: Utada Net.com (01, 02)

went to sephora, she is soooo pretty!!!! perfect skin *-*
too bad she didnt sing though, but got a picture with her and signed poster!!!!!!!!!!!!

The CBTM performance was pretty shaky... one of her worst performances if not her worst...
but you can;t really blame her.. the show was on at what time???? About 5am or 5:30am well my point is that it was really early... Could you sing that early in the morning?? It was also her first Live US performance, she must have been really nervous...

Anyway she redeemed herself when she performed FYI, it was a much better performance!! too bad it was cut short for the stupid commercial!!

i think my friends and i were the last ones to get a picture with her at sephora because i remember some guy telling the workers that it was done after us. i feel bad because some people let me through so i can be together with my friends, but i'm grateful at the same time! so i got a picture with her, a signed photo, and a free makeup bag. my friend said she saw some people crying on our way out after they found out utada left since it was promised that she would take a picture with EVERYONE. anyways, it was a quite a mess and i can't believe it was all over in an hour when we were there for hours and hours! i'm glad i got to see her in person and i'm sorry for those who went and left with nothing

So sorry!
3.25(Wed) 12:18

I'm at the airport right now, about to get on a jet to fly to NY.

To everyone who came to the Sephora event, thank you so much for coming!! I apologize for the confusion, things were a bit disorganized, and a little awkward!

I'm so sorry I had leave before finishing taking pictures with everybody, without saying good bye!!! My crew told me I had to go, to get to the airport, and it was very confusing, I should have demanded to get my microphone back to say good bye. I regret having had to leave like that. The individual photo thing was unplanned and I am really sorry for the people that were still waiting for their shot.

We'll work things out so that things are a little smoother for tomorrow, in the Sephora store in NY.

Again, to everyone who came out today, and waited so long for me, thank you so much for coming, and please forgive me for leaving without a final farewell, I thought it was a very rude way to leave... I have to get on the plane now, I'll write again! Good night!!



Source: Hikki's blog (entry)

oh im sorry to hear that =(
i have to admit they didnt organize it that well, i mean honestly "everyone go to that side form some sort of line to take pic!!!" WTH? and yea they did promise everyone will get a photo...

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5504/springbreak46x.jpg

eh i look really crappy...but she was really pretty!! perfect skin my god!

So much!
3.26(Thu) 11:43

It feels like there's so much going on I don't know where to start!

So the album is out digitally on iTunes and Amazon? I believe? It's dancing between no. 2, 3 on the Pop chart on iTunes, AWESOME

I came back a little while ago from the NY Sephora Event. There were so many people outside the store, on 5th Avenue, it was pretty insane! Actually, it may have the craziest outing I have been to, in terms of being nearly mobbed by a huge crowd.

This is the first time for me and my management to do appearances like this, outside of doing concerts, just interacting with fans, I mean, so we were a bit overwhelmed yesterday, but we learned a lot and made revisions today, so I think things were a little better organized. Got to spend more time answering questions from the crowd, sign a few autographs along the way, and I even got to say a proper farewell! Quite an improvement LOL

Usually, when I'm stopped on the street, places outside, for autographs, I always do it gladly (I even signed a girl's passport once... isn't that illegal??) but during official outings, in the past, my management had a policy for me not to sign stuff randomly because it can get out of hand... but I made it a point today to sign things when I can, even if it's just a few, it made a big difference for me. I'm glad I did.

There were a lot of people at the LA store that I wished I could have signed autographs for... there were a couple of times when I could've and really wanted to, on my way in and out of the store, but I hesitated and then I was ushered by security to keep on going.

There was this one guy who stood out, right as I was exiting, if you're reading this, please forgive me! I hope I can see you again somewhere...

I usually don't dwell on things, but I felt so bad , especially when I found out later that the photos I presigned (100 for the LA store) weren't enough to go around for everyone. And I know many of my fans in the US have been waiting for years for an opportunity like this.

Am I just caring too much?! I do feel like I am stressing too much over this... it's just hard for me to look at my fans as "a bunch of fans", it's like a one to one, person to person interaction for me... I mean with each person, you know?

Aye, I have to get more used to doing this kind of stuff, though, otherwise I'll die of guilt, trying to make everyone happy and be fair, which is impossible.

I was much happier with how things went today, though! I shall sleep better

good night!


Source: Hikki's blog (entry)

CBS The Early Show + Z100 Elvis Duran

Utada’s official site has updated with news regarding two upcoming appearances: Utada will be back in New York performing on tomorrow’s Saturday edition of “The Early Show” on CBS (8AM). She will be appearing during the “Second Cup Cafe” segment, performing “Come Back To Me” and “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI.” She will also be on Elvis Duran & The Morning Show on New York’s Z100 on Monday morning (8AM).


Source: U.Blog

New York’s Z100 played Utada’s “Come Back To Me” this morning, a very significant milestone in Utada’s US career. Z100 is the largest pop station in the United States, so even one spin can generate a lot of new audience impressions. If you’re in the area, please request “Come Back To Me” by calling 1-800-242-0100.