PRIVATE ICON: UTADA
Touted as the Japanese Madonna, Hikaru Utada's look and sound are equally show stopping.
Touted as the Japanese Madonna, Hikaru Utada was born in New York City to a singer mother and producer father. With music in her blood, she released a Japanese-language debut, First Love, which went platinum overseas. However, it was Exodus, 2004's English-language album that earned her acclaim around the globe. Utada's hit singles have too evolved from Exodus's "You Make Me Want To Be A Man" to her catchy new J-pop song "Flavor of Life." With kohl-lined eyes and a sharply-shaped do, this star's look and sound are equally show stopping.
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2. MASAKI/MASAKI FRAGRANCE
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Utada's official site: emimusic.jp/hikki
1. LANCÔME 'LE CRAYON KOHL' ORIENTAL DUO
A dual-sided chopstick-shaped kohl liner for one's alternating influences.
$25, shop.nordstrom.com
2. MASAKI/MASAKI FRAGRANCE
Japanese designer Masakï Matsushïma's new fragrance—a fetching mix of exotic scents like lychee, fuji apple, and sakura—was in fact inspired by time spent in New York.
$60 for 1.35 oz., sephora.com
3. MAGIC MOVE POMADE
A stiff-free styling paste to smooth hair or have it stand straight up.
$18, joybeauty.com
Utada's official site: emimusic.jp/hikki
SG
This story was published on July 20, 2007.
CONTENT RATING:
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patricia
07/24/2007
I LOVE UTADA HIKARU! seriously hikki is my favorite JPOP diva. i love her music, style and all around playfulness. i am proud that nylon (my favorite mag) and hikki (my favorite japanese rock goddess) are together at last. keep it up nylon!
peace and love. patricia.
PS if you want to hear hikki check out her lastest album ULTRA BLUE. listen to the song Dareka No Negai Ga Kanaukoro.
Apricot
07/24/2007
Utada! Yay, I love her style in this pic! She looks awesome!
Big B
07/24/2007
Utada hikaru is an amzing artist all her albulms are full of spirit and her style is unique, very trendy,and all her own luv u hikki!!!
Phil
07/24/2007
Yay! Utada Hikaru really is awesome. But "the Japanese Madonna"? She is much more talented than Madonna. And she really isn't the shallow type to drown herself in make-up.
Courtney
07/27/2007
Go Hikki! she's the best!
Courtney
07/27/2007
Go Hikki! she's the best!
Brittany T.
07/28/2007
I love Utada! I think she make wonderful music and is a great role model. Plus, shes cute!
Nick
07/29/2007
Guys...just in
her legal name is now Hikaru Omoshiroi
winnie
07/29/2007
she's def. awesome, i love her music!
amorphose
07/30/2007
Utada is the best. =] Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry are awesome!
Josh Frey
07/30/2007
I love you Utada!!!!!!
=D
Ryan
07/31/2007
Uh no. Hikki got a divorce recently so her name is back to Hikaru (First Name) Utada (Surname)
Scado
08/01/2007
Ayumi Hamasaki is much better (overall) j-pop performer. The only decent songs Hikaru has ever recorded were for Kingdom Hearts. Though her style is pretty alright I suppose.
Mitch
08/06/2007
Ayu is about as fake as they come.
nathalie
08/06/2007
LOOVEEE HIKARUU & HHER SOONGSS ASWEELL THEY ROOOOCKK! LOVE HER NEW STYLE AWWW! SHORT HAIIR SOO KAWWAAIII:*
Nicchan
08/06/2007
Hikaru Utada is such a great singer even when she did a cd in the US. Her style is amazing and cannot be compared to someone like Hamasaki Ayumi because she's a great preformer, writes her lyrics, comes up with a lot of the background music and producese a lot of her own stuff. As a a woman in the music biz, she is on top and she does rock to :3
georgina
08/14/2007
check her PV. fashionable-
Yanira
08/19/2007
I like hikki so much,it is so cool that the magazine use hikki.
Lucas
08/26/2007
lol, this is funny to c, cuz Hikki hates make-up and especially hates perfume. But it's still nice to c that she's still getting some recognition outside of Japan. Hikki Rules!! ^_~
Lucas
08/26/2007
lol, this is funny to c, cuz Hikki hates make-up and especially hates perfume. But it's still nice to c that she's still getting some recognition outside of Japan. Hikki Rules!! ^_~
Tamar Sanchez
09/28/2007
You know what? I read a comment on here and that person BEST know that Ayumi Hamasaki can simply NOT compare with Utada Hikaru. I like Ayumi too but she just can't compare with Utada. I mean, think about it, Utada writes her own lyrics (which Ayu does too) AND she produces her own music. Utada can easily become someones producer if she wanted to. That's how talented she is. Plus, no Japanese singer has EVER made such an impact on the Japanese music scene like Utada did in 1999 I think it was. She's the holder of the best selling album in all of Japanese music history. No one has come even close to breaking her record. Utada clearly has way more talent than Ayumi.
hayasaki
11/09/2007
UTADA! she rocks off my socks! i love her fashion and music style...Love her voice...everything. Go utAda!!! go!!!!!!!!!!11
~L~iZa
01/10/2008
I love Utada Hikaru very much! A very talented singer than no one can ever compare to her talents.
chihikari
02/09/2008
Utada is actually the best singer, in english wise and japanese wise.
She once also said if i remembered correctly, she rather be more sucessful less world wide, so when she walks in america, she can still be a "Human"
chihikari
02/09/2008
Utada is actually the best singer, in english wise and japanese wise.
She once also said if i remembered correctly, she rather be more sucessful less world wide, so when she walks in america, she can still be a "Human"
PrettyGreenGirl
08/10/2008
ah utada jikaru is a GREAT artist ,, she's really so amazing n a really luv her style n her unique songz n way of doin thingz !!
Addie McVamp
10/13/2008
I LOVE HER!!!!
SHE IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE ROLE-MODEL!!! The best song she ever made was Passion/Sanctuary! LONG LIVE UTADA!!!
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11/05/2010
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hensary
04/04/2011
yeah, this is a great ariticle about some beautiful!
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