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“Last Friends” Soundtrack - Friday, June 13, 2008
Japanese drama, “Last Friends,” official soundtrack is now on sale. The instrumental version of Hikki’s “Prisoner Of Love” featured in the drama is in the OST as well.

Oricon Sales HEART STATION and Prisoner Of Love - Thursday, June 05, 2008
Hikki's album HEART STATION has sold 19,767 albums for week 11. It make's the the #6 place for this week. For Prisoner Of Love 2end Week Sales it are 14,289 units. that makes the single on the 7# place.

MTV Japan: Best Video from a Film - Sunday, June 01, 2008
Hikki’s “Beautiful World” pv picked up the Best Video from a Film award at the MTV Japan Video Music Awards. The clip was directed by Hideaki Anno, the creator and director of “Evangelion.”

Oricon Poll - Friday, May 30, 2008
A Oricon poll was been released, where readers were asked to submit their favorite Japanese drama for the spring season, along with their favorite theme song. Fuji TV drama “Last Friends” came in at #1, with Hikki’s “Prisoner Of Love” on the #1 spot. read more...

ITunes Japan - Wednesday, May 28, 2008
On iTunes Japan “HEART STATION” is still ranked #2 for “Top Albums,” and “Prisoner Of Love” is currently #2 for “Top Songs.”

Oricon Sales HEART STATION and Prisoner Of Love” - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Hikki's HEART STATION has sold 24,069 units for week 10. It make's the album in the #7 place this week. For Prisoner Of Love 1st Week Sales it are 38,902 units for its 1ste week. that makes the single on the 2# place. Not bad for Prisoner Of Love. Could’ve been worse.

Hikki On iTunes Japan - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The album “HEART STATION” and the single POL continues to have great success as it is currently ranked #2 on iTunes Japan!!!

Hikki Download's - Thursday, May 22, 2008
The official Japanese website of Hikki has been updated with some “Prisoner Of Love” goodies. A screensaver and some wallpapers ranging in different sizes are available. read more...

Pol On youtube - Wednesday, May 21, 2008
You can now view the PV of Pol on youtube here. read more...

“HEART STATION” 9th Week Sales - Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Hikki's HEART STATION has sold 25,138 units for week 9! that make's her in the #4 place this week

Prisoner Of Love On Sale Now - Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Prisoner Of Love Hikki’s latest single, went on sale in Japan, you can listen to the “Prisoner Of Love -Quiet Version.

Heart Station downloads - Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Heart Station album has more than 15 million downloads: Fight The Blues 80,000 HEART STATION 850,000 Beautiful World 1,700,000 Flavor Of Life 8,000,000 Stay Gold 950,000 Kiss & Cry 1,100,000 Gentle Beast Interlude 5,000 Celebrate 20,000 Prisoner Of Love 1,500,000 Take 5 10,000 Boku wa Kuma 800,000 Niji-iro Bus 10,000 Congratulations to Hikki!!!

Sales for “HEART STATION” - Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The sales for “HEART STATION” continues to be on the #4 place #4 on the Oricon Weekly Album Rankings with 23,581 copies sold for Week 8. The total album sales so f is 841,916 units.

Hikki's Album Sales top 20 million - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
According to several Japanese news outlets, Hikki’s total Japanese album sales is 20 million! Combined digital sales for all tracks represented on the album (PC and ringtone downloads) have surpassed 15 million, making it one of the world’s most successful digital records!

HEART STATION 1 million units - Monday, May 12, 2008
Hikki’s album “HEART STATION” has shipped over 1 million units!!!!

Flavor Of Life at Kid’s Choice - Sunday, May 11, 2008
Hikki’s “Flavor Of Life” has picked up the orange blimp for Kid’s Choice Song. The awards show will be broadcast on May 10th.

“Prisoner Of Love”1.4 million downloads - Sunday, May 11, 2008
“Prisoner Of Love” has sold 1.4 million downloads According to a new article from Listen Japan, in all formats. The song continues to chart high on digital rankings, and will hopefully continue to gain momentum prior to the song’s physical release on May 21st.

Hikki in New York City - Friday, May 09, 2008
Hikki has updated blog today (first time in a few weeks), mentioning that she was in New York last week for work. While no details are revealed, it is readily apparent that Hikki has begun work for her upcoming 3nd English (PRECIOUS,EXODUS) album.

“HEART STATION” 7th Week Sales - Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Oricon has announced the week sales numbers for Hikki's album, “HEART STATION.” the album sold 29,905 units in its 7 week. Weekly Ranking: #6

Prisoner Of Love -Quiet Version on Episode 4 - Sunday, May 04, 2008
“Prisoner Of Love -Quiet Version-” can be heard in Episode 4 of “Last Friends.” Hikkistation added the translation so that you can notice how well the lyrics go with the scene. Take note that the video clip may contain spoilers. go to hikkistation to hear Prisoner Of Love -Quiet Version. read more...

“Last Friends” Soundtrack On Sale - Sunday, May 04, 2008
EMI Japan announced that the official soundtrack of “Last Friends” will go on sale June 11th. The soundtrack features the instrumental version of Hikki’s “Prisoner Of Love,” which has been featured prominently within each episode of the drama. Chaku-Uta downloads for the track begin on May 7th.

Charts: “Prisoner Of Love” at #1 - Thursday, May 01, 2008
Recochoku has updated their monthly Chaku-Uta charts for April, and Hikki comes in at #1 in total sales with “Prisoner Of Love.” The breakdown is as follows: Chaku-Uta #1, Chaku-Uta Full #1, Chaku-Movie #2, Chaku-Melo #2, RBT #2.

Prisoner Of Love Quiet Version Preview - Thursday, May 01, 2008
Hikki’s Japanese website has been updated with a 45 second clip of the Quiet Version of “Prisoner Of Love,” which is included in the single release that goes on sale May 21st. Chaku-Uta downloads for the Quiet Version also begin today.

HEART STATION” 6th Week Sales - Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Oricon has released their weekly rankings as Hikki’s “HEART STATION” manages to sell 30,226 copies for week6. Weekly Ranking: #7

commercial song popularity chart - Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Oricon has posted their April television commercial song popularity chart, and 2 of Hikki’s tracks remain in the top 10, with “Kiss & Cry” (for Nissin Cup Noodle) at #8 and “Stay Gold” (for Kao’s ASIENCE line) at #2.

EVANGELION Sold 220,000 copies - Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Last year’s theatrical release of EVANGELION went on sale this week on DVD. The disc sold roughly 220,000 copies in its first week, making it the highest selling first week of 2008.

Celebrate Remixes
According to a new blog entry by Japanese DJ JIN, EMI Japan is asking several top DJs to create remixes for Hikki’s track “Celebrate,” off of her latest album “HEART STATION.” There are no plans for an official release of the mixes, as these are only meant for DJ use at clubs to help promote the album. DJ JIN’s mix is titled “Celebrate (DJ JIN Spiritual Screwed-Up Edit),” a slower, down tempo mix which features a long and short version, with the longer edit including a mixed version of the Gentle Beast Interlude. Other remixes exist, including those done by YAKKO and DJ Komori. Thanks to U.blog. read more...

Oricon weekly rankings - Sunday, April 27, 2008
Oricon released their weekly rankings a few days ago as Hikki’s “HEART STATION,” manages to sell 40,539 physical copies for Week 5 at #6. The total amount of physical copies sold so far is 758,024.

ROCKIN’ ON JAPAN features Hikki - Tuesday, April 22, 2008
ROCKIN’ ON JAPAN features Hikki on the cover along with an extensive interview and a photoshoot. The photos : Hikki posing with a white hoodie in a black background, standing in a room with a disco ball, and sitting down in an isolated illuminated room. There is also a “manga-style” comic strip featuring Kuma-Chan.

Hikki in ROCKIN’ ON JAPAN - Saturday, April 19, 2008
The cover for next month’s issue of ROCKIN’ ON JAPAN has been revealed, featuring Hikki in a simple white hoodie. The issue features a special photoshoot along with an interview that was conducted strictly for the magazine.

Hikki #20 on 'Best Celebrity Hair-Style - Friday, April 18, 2008
According to 'MyVoice.co.jp', Hikki was voted by female voters #20 on 'Best Celebrity Hair-Style!

“HEART STATION” 4th Week Sales - Tuesday, April 15, 2008
HEART STATION's sold 41,792 units this week. Weekly Ranking: #3

iTunes Japan - Monday, April 14, 2008
The album, “HEART STATION,” currently ranks #1 for “Top Albums” on iTunes Japan. “Prisoner of Love” on the other hand, is ranked #2 for “Top Songs.”

SMAP x SMAP featuring Hikki - Monday, April 14, 2008
SMAP x SMAP featuring Hikki was aired in Japan. The performance consisted of a 7 song medley including singles from both Hikki and SMAP: Aoi Inazuma, Flavor of Life, Boku wa Kuma, Can You Keep a Secret, Traveling, SHAKE, and Prisoner of Love.

“HEART STATION” up to #3 - Sunday, April 13, 2008
With digital sales of “Prisoner Of Love” taking off since the first episode of “Last Friends” (the song is currently #1 in Chaku-Uta downloads), it’s not much of a surprise to see physical CD sales of Hikki’s album “HEART STATION” getting a shot in the arm as well. The album is up to #3 today on Oricon’s daily album chart, up from #6 yesterday.

“Prisoner Of Love” and “traveling” at SMAP X SMAP - Saturday, April 12, 2008
Hikki's upcoming performance on SMAP X SMAP will be a 7 song medley, including hits from both Hikki and SMAP. Not all tracks were listed, but both “Prisoner Of Love” and “traveling” were mentioned. This will be her 2nd time on the show. The special episode airs in Japan on April 14th.

The first episode of “Last Friends” - Friday, April 11, 2008
The first episode of “Last Friends” aired in Japan. Two different versions of “Prisoner of Love” was heard during the episode, the original track and a slow instrumental version. No word on whether the instrumental version is the -Original Karaoke- of “Prisoner of Love -Quiet Version.

SMAP X SMAP 04.14: Utada “Special Live Guest” - Friday, April 11, 2008
The SMAP X SMAP site has been updated with information regarding the April 14th episode, and lo and behold, Hikki will be performing as the Special Live Guest.

HEART STATION Weekly Ranking - Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Oricon has released their weekly rankings as Hikki’s “HEART STATION” manages to sell 59,935 physical copies for Week 3. Weekly Ranking: #7

Prisoner Of Love CD - Wednesday, April 09, 2008
“Prisoner Of Love,” the theme song to the upcoming Japanese drama “Last Friends,” will be released as a single on May 21st. The single will include a DVD with an 8 page booklet, and will also include a “Prisoner Of Love -Quiet Version-” as well as original karaokes for both versions. Check out her official site for the jacket as well as to preview the music video.

A new album - Friday, April 04, 2008
A new album of the most memorable “first kiss” tracks for 22 to 30 year old Japanese women will be released on May 31st. The album contains Hikki’s “First Love,” from 1999. The cover art will feature popular Japanese actress Horikita Maki.

HEART STATION sale 615,938 copies - Thursday, April 03, 2008
Hikki's latest Japanese album “HEART STATION” manages to sale 615,938 copies after 2 weeks. Weekly Ranking: #2

“Prisoner Of Love” at Hey!3 - Thursday, April 03, 2008
Hikki performed “Prisoner Of Love” off of her new album “HEART STATION,” on Japan’s Hey!Hey!Hey! Music Champ Spring Special. This was Hikki’s first live performance of the song.

“Boku wa Kuma” at Music Lovers - Thursday, April 03, 2008
Music Lovers aired the encore of last week’s Hikki performance tonight, featuring “Boku wa Kuma.”

Utada at Billboard Japan and iTunes Japan - Friday, March 28, 2008
Billboard Japan has updated their charts for the week of March 31st, with Hikki 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.

New PV? - Thursday, March 27, 2008
Hikki has updated her blog today, and it appears as though a new PV is on the horizon. According to Hikki, the box of tangerines shown on her blog were used as props for the filming of the PV. read more...

MTV Video Music Awards 2008 - Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Hikki has been nominated for Best Video Form A Film in the MTV Video Music Awards! make your vote for hikki! read more...

HEART STATION at 1 - Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Hikki’s 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 #1 after just a few hours of availability. 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.

Heart Station sales - Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Oricon has announced the first week sales numbers for Hikki's album, “HEART STATION.” According to the music mag, the album sold approximately 480,000 units in its first week, making it the highest first week album sales of 2008.

Hikki on Music Lovers - Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Hikki performed “Fight The Blues,” “Flavor of Life -Ballad Version-,” & “Celebrate” on Music Lovers. The episode will air tomorrow in Japan. Due to scheduling issues, her performance of “Boku wa Kuma” will be aired next Sunday.

Fight The Blues ending credits of TBS - Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Hikki’s official website has been updated with news that “Fight The Blues,” will be used during the ending credits of TBS’ houdou news program. The first episode to air the song will be on April 5th.

Utada’s Website Update; Album On Sale - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Hikki’s official website has been updated today to mark the release of her latest original album, “HEART STATION,” on sale now. The layout is all new, with available downloads as well as preview clips for all 13 tracks on the album. Additionally, Chaku-Uta downloads have commenced for all album tracks off of “HEART STATION.” read more...

Music Station: “Prisoner Of Love” - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Music Station website has been updated with song information regarding Hikki’s upcoming appearance on the April 4th episode. She will be singing “Prisoner Of Love,” the theme song for upcoming Japanese drama “Last Friends.” While no information has been given, it may be safe to assume that her March 31st appearance on the HEY!x3 Spring Special will also include a performance on “Prisoner Of Love.”

songs of the album - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
i have fond al the songs of the album heart station! you can listen to tham on the heartstation page read more...

Prisover of Love,Nijiiro Bus,Celebrate - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
you can listen to Prisover of Love,Nijiiro Bus,Celebrate on youtube! read more...

“Prisoner Of Love”: “Last Friends” Theme Song - Tuesday, March 18, 2008
According to a new Sanspo article, Hikki’s “Prisoner Of Love,” off of her album “HEART STATION,” is officially confirmed as the theme song to the upcoming Japanese drama “Last Friends.” read more...

Rolling Stone Japan Reviews “HEART STATION” - Monday, March 17, 2008
Rolling Stone has reviewed Hikki’s album, “HEART STATION,” giving it 5 out of 5 stars. The reviewer describes the album as having great tracks and “artistic chorus work,” and that the album tracks are strong enough to hold their own against the A-sides. The review title reads simply: The Essence of Pop Music. read more...