Hikaru Utada

The Profile

Hikaru Utada is a Japanese singer-songwriter and producer who debuted in 1998 and became one of Japan's best-selling musical artists.

Born in 1983 in New York City; debuted in Japan in 1998; achieved massive commercial success and critical recognition in J-pop.

An irreverent, enthusiastic rave of Ultra Blue that celebrates Utada's sound as addictive and unexpectedly deep. The reviewer mixes wild metaphors with serious praise, calling the album hallucinogenic and endlessly replayable. Tone is playful and provocatively funny.