Utada Hikaru releases 7th Japanese studio album “Hatsukoi”

​Today marks the release of Utada Hikaru’s highly anticipated 7th Japanese studio album “Hatsukoi“!

This is her very first studio album since transferring labels to Epic Records Japan, a sub-label of Sony Music. “Hatsukoi” is one of the many releases to celebrate Utada’s 20 years in the entertainment industry.

A Japanese tour has been announced  to promote the album and further celebrate her anniversary. 

In December 1998 Utada made her mark on the scene be releasing her debut single “Automatic/time will tell“. It went on to sell a massive 2 million copies.

“Hatsukoi” contains 12 songs in total, among them are some of her hit digital singles including “Forevermore”, “Oozora de Dakishimete”, and “Play A Love Song”. The full tracklist is a follows:

• Play A Love Song
• Anata
• Hatsukoi
• Chikai
• Forevermore
• Too Proud featuring Jevon
• Good Night
• Pakuchii no Uta
• Nokoriga
• Oozora de Dakishimete
• Yuunagi
• Shittosarerubeki Jinsei

Today a special documentary will also be airing in Japan on the television show M-ON! It focuses on the creation of the title track MV “Hatsukoi”, including in-depth talks with Utada and the director of the MV Yasuhito Tsuge.