[.ca] First Love

Wonderful:
Utada Hikaru ,or Hikki, is a truly unique artist with strong vocals at such a young age. She was 16 when she debuted, but her vocals are so mature and beautiful it will blow you away. There are many things that set her apart from other JPop artists. For one, she is an American, born in Manhattan and fluent in English. However, she went to high school in Japan, and spent summers there as a child. Therefore she has very good Japanese speaking abilities, although the Japanese press butchered her for her use of informal American Japanese. Therefore she has been embraced by both American and Japanese cultures, and this shows. Her music is R & B, and her inspiration into the genre was the late Aaliyah, and while having an R & B base, it also has a Hikki flair. It's not quite J-R & B, and it's not Amer-R & B. With this album she created a whole different genre, that can only be known as Utada Hikaru. This album sold over nine million copies in Japan because she brought something new to the JMusic scene. This album is a must in any JPop lovers or even r & b lovers' collection. Remember: Music is truly a universal language, an understanding of words is not needed to recognize truly beautiful music. Recommended Songs: Automatic, First Love, In My Room, others

Some charming tracks, but definitely Hikki's worst:
Before I start this review I must state that I am a huge Utada Hikaru fan. I love her deep voice and her variety of songs. But this album is by far her worst. The singles on it are pretty good- Automatic (my favorite on the CD), Movin' On Without You, and First Love. In My Room and Amai Wana are pretty cute but there's nothing special about them.The rest of the songs are either boring or dreadful (Never Let Go) Her voice still has a young quality to it which I really notice in time will tell. Fortunately, she greatly improved by Deep River and this is still not a bad CD.

My Introduction to Hikki!:
A friend gave me this CD years ago and I didn't pay much attention to it because I wasn't into Japanese stuff yet. Last year I found it, still unopened, in a box. I listened to it and was in heaven. I quickly bought Utada Hikaru's other CDs and haven't stopped listening to them since. Everyone should buy this album! Also, Patrick, Hikki quit Columbia. Also, I'd say that she speaks more than near-fluent English.

I still Love It!!!! :):
I have had this CD for a few years now and I still love it to this day. I remembering hearing the song "In my Room" for the first time in 1998 when my friend came back from japan. Ever since then i have really gotten into Jpop. My Fav Tracks are: -in my room -moving on with out you -B and C -Another chance. Definately a good introduction to Jpop.

Awesome Cd:
This Cd was the first of Utada Hikarus that i've bought and i must say this is the best music i've listened to in a long time, i especially liked Automatic which is first track on the cd! I highly recommend this for any Hikky Fan.

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