[sweetsmile]

ahh I'm so slow with Hikki's news T^T

She's coming out on HEY!3X on the 11th!! I wonder what song she'll perform lol

[butterflyeffect]

I hope Stay Gold :3

Yeah, I was like wth at the PV too but she looked cute and I loved the special effect at the beginning with her eye~

[Jaeho]

The PV was a bit disappointing, but at least we got one... lol

Looks like she lost weight :0

[doubleeleven]

Yeah, I'm hoping she'll perform Stay Gold...I really love that song more...

[sweetsmile]

haha NVM. She's coming out on the 18th.
Seriously, I don't know what's up with HEY!3X and their breaks

[perfectinvasions]

ahh I'm so slow with Hikki's news T^T

She's coming out on HEY!3X on the 11th!! I wonder what song she'll perform lol

"According to various Japanese fan reports, Utada sang “HEART STATION” at her HEY!HEY!HEY! Music Champ segment recording yesterday. She did two takes of the song, and wore a casual pink outfit. The episode is scheduled to air just over a week from now on the 18th."

From Utada's (unofficial?) blog translator


I really wanted to hear Stay Gold also, but Heart station is awesome too.


I can't wait to see the oricon charts on that day.... Four oricon toppers are releasing a single on 2/20. From what I know, BoA, Yui, Ken hirai, and Hikki are releasing a single that day.


P.S Have you guys watched the Heart Station CM yet? It's so cute!!!

[sweetsmile]

^ Thanks for the info. So she sang Heart Station?

I'm thinking her single's ranking is actually going to do pretty well though. Both Heart Station and Stay Gold are such good songs... and idk I feel like I haven't listened to a good song from her for a while.

EDIT:
Haha I watched that CM... The bear is so cute haha

[Raw Sugar]

I don't think Hikki has a problem with the charts. Of the artists who are releasing a single on the same day, she seems to be one of the more solid top-charting artist. YUI and BoA are popular, but I don't think they can beat Hikki when it comes to sales. Especially when its an awesome double A-side single, I love both songs. Let's not forget the CM ties the single has either. I think Ken Hirai may be a bit of a competition though. O: I really don't know how popular he is in Japan, but I think hes pretty popular.

[perfectinvasions]

^ I would have thought that she would top the charts too, but I just found out that Arashi is releasing on that day too... JE boybands get tons of popularity.

[B4K3DP07470]

I love her. I really do. It's strange, but her voice just soothes me.

[sweetsmile]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=J7KVc-Qe6YE

This is her performance of Heart Station in HEY!3X
She looks so cute in that short hair lol
And she sounds great as usual ^^

[perfectinvasions]

^ OOH me likey. But she does look tired. Sucks to have to do two takes of a performance, but she was still awesome!

You guys know those headphones that she wore for the Heart Station PV? Apparently they are selling it, but so Expensive!!!

[Raw Sugar]

Her performance was amazing. o_o
I like the adlib, "this is from the bottom of my heart".
I like her her, looks so cute. (:

^ I would have thought that she would top the charts too, but I just found out that Arashi is releasing on that day too... JE boybands get tons of popularity.

Arashi is releasing that day too? Nooo, JE boys are top sellers. Hopefully, if not #1, Hikki will get #2.
They're selling the exact headphones she wore or just similar ones? O:

[sweetsmile]

^ I saw a ... idk what to call it... a chart that had predictions with what the ranking would be like, and Arashi was no.1 and Hikki, no.2

[Raw Sugar]

The NINKI polls? http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ns/
Then again, its just a prediction...
I wish Hikki luck. (:

[perfectinvasions]

Darn it. JE boys usually get tons of people in. I'm just going to wait and hope for the best.

They're selling the exact headphones she wore or just similar ones? O:

And yes they are actually selling it, the REAL ones!!!!

But the price.... Dear me.


P.S. Apparently I was wrong, YUI isn't releasing on the same day.

[sweetsmile]

Heart Station is no.2 on the charts today... as expected, ne?

[perfectinvasions]

True but sad, and 8 k compared to Arashi's 100 k? Dang, that's a whole lotta difference. I hope that she can catch up later on this week or next week!

[sweetsmile]

^ yeah I know... I didn't expect Arashi to do that well either lol
I mean... they did even better the first day than KAT-TUN's Lips and I thought that song was better but ANYWAYS


When you click on Heart Station/Stay Gold on the oricon chart, what is that pentagon thing with a percentage? It says 86/100.... is it something where fans grade the song or something?

lol if you don't know what I'm talking about, go here: http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/748922/1/
And someone who can read Japanese, please tell me ^^;;

[simplirain]

Oooooh. the sells are quite low. O____O

SINGLES
x->1 - Arashi - 107,689 (x1.75) = 188,456
x->2 - Utada Hikaru - 8,504 (x1.75) = 14,882
x->3 - Hirai Ken - 3,295 (x1.75) = 5,766