Fuck, that poor girl.



No other celebrity death has resonanted with me as much as this one for some reason... I hope Maki will be okay in the long run.

[quote name='mEri' post='74486' date='Jan 22 2010, 03:28 PM']Thanks for this. What I find interesting then --and perhaps even more disturbing -- is the lack of care provided to singers in the entertainment world. If Utada Hikaru, daughter of music industry mega-stars, cannot get proper voice care an...

It's been said countless times already, but I'd like to just get this out and elaborate on it a bit: Singing coaches don't ideally exist to teach people how to sing. They exist to teach people how to sing in a way that's the least damaging to their vocal chords and longevity as a singer. That's not ...

Agh, Ayumi. The problem with Ayumi is her inability to rest or tell herself enough is enough. She's a workaholic, and I worry that one day she'll work herself to exhaustion or death. Whichever comes first. Her unnatural singing voice already pushed her vocal chords to the limit. I've always given he...

http://honolulu.metromix.com/music/photoga...1712929/content



Yep, I suppose this is why no pictures were allowed at the Honolulu location. Official, HQ pictures up at the link above.

[quote name='hoshi' post='74260' date='Jan 16 2010, 03:10 PM']I went to Utada's concert here in Hawaii last night and it was great. She opened with songs off of This is the One: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, On & On, and Poppin'. Then, to the delight of the audience, she sang Passion/Sanctuary (...

UPDATE: http://animemiz.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/utada-look.jpg Tracklist from the Hawaii show 01. On & On 02. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI 03. Poppin' 04. This One (Crying Like A Child) 05. Passion 06. Sakura Drops 07. Stay Gold 08. Devil Inside 09. Kremlin Dusk 10. You Make Me Want To...

Very nice move with the B-side. Hopefully Tsunku will continue to mix it up like that. It doesn't stand out enough to be an A-side and not all the girls sound spot-on in their solos, but hell, I'm ecstatic they all even got one! This'll be a good route so they can actually, y'know, sing and get some...

[quote name='fpd' post='72992' date='Dec 12 2009, 03:30 PM']Meh, looks like Chicago is probably sold out as well, cause I just keep getting "Sorry, no exact matches were found, but other tickets may still be available." even with no filters. :/ Oh well, more money for Korea.[/quote] Ticket...

[quote name='mEri' post='72892' date='Dec 10 2009, 12:30 AM'][quote name='showraniy' post='72848' date='Dec 9 2009, 10:17 AM'][quote name='Ap2000' post='72837' date='Dec 9 2009, 09:28 AM']Those are the most disgusting toe nails I've ever seen.[/quote] I swear to all holy that I was thinking the same...

Utada's site update:



ALL VENUES SOLD OUT except Chicago (February 2nd) and Las Vegas (January 30th) venues.



If you're intending to go to either of those two, I'd suggest buying tickets now if not soon.

[quote name='Ap2000' post='72837' date='Dec 9 2009, 09:28 AM']Those are the most disgusting toe nails I've ever seen.[/quote] I swear to all holy that I was thinking the same thing the moment I saw that picture in the first post, but I thought I was just being a picky bastard about it. <img src='htt...

[quote name='Special Needs Tricycle' post='70333' date='Oct 18 2009, 01:49 AM']Man, I just came back from seeing Paranormal Activity. I think I hyped myself up too much for it. The scares were nice, but that's all I can really say for it. It's pretty boring beyond that. There's virtually no plot dev...

Hm, it really does look like a small-scale graduation after all. Though, of course, the only MoMusu whose graduation I've actually witnessed is Yossy, so maybe Yossy's was just unusually large. On that same vein, I wonder if Koharu's goodbye wishes were as emotional as Yossy's were. For some reason,...

[quote name='anpanman' post='72064' date='Nov 24 2009, 09:15 AM'][quote name='showraniy' post='72021' date='Nov 23 2009, 06:27 PM'][quote name='anpanman']I think Amuro Namie should hold a concert in US. She has much more stage presence and marketablity than Hikki does.[/quote] I don't see why she wo...

[quote name='anpanman']I think Amuro Namie should hold a concert in US. She has much more stage presence and marketablity than Hikki does.[/quote] I don't see why she would. Namie doesn't speak English and doesn't have a presence in America that's not attached to her Japanese material--mostly becaus...

On the upside, January 19th is her birthday, so you both would be sacrificing something to go there in a way. The Chicago date I'm going to is on a Tuesday and I'm thoroughly prepared to tell my professors I won't be there that day. But if you're really not that into Utada but still want to go, you ...

[quote name='The☆AEUGNewtype' post='71780' date='Nov 15 2009, 06:45 PM']Can anyone access the ticket sales part of the LiveNation site for the Chicago show anymore? When I go back to buy an extra ticket, every time I click on the "Find Tickets" thing, it just re-displays the same page. Thi...

Bump.



Los Angelos, C.A. date announced!



http://utada.com/events/detail.aspx?eid=3084&cmnt=1



Also House of Blues. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

So Tsunku really did speed up the vocals (even though it wasn't hard to tell by just listening).



Argh, that sucks. Well, at least it came out nice when they sang it live since they sang an octave lower.

[quote name='The☆AEUGNewtype' post='71659' date='Nov 12 2009, 08:43 AM']So help me god if I have fangirls screaming out song titles in my ear while Utada's playing her set, I'm going to punch someone.[/quote] I can only really see you having that problem if she performs any of her Japanese stuff, be...

I bought my ticket today! Section: G.A. Row: G1 Seat: 253 according to the ticket, that's where I'll be, though I've heard the location is stand-only and your closeness to the stage is first-come, first-serve when the doors open. So hopefully I'll be there way early since I know there will be tons o...

[quote name='The☆AEUGNewtype' post='71577' date='Nov 10 2009, 08:20 PM']And thank GOD its a 17 and over show.[/quote] To be entirely honest, I was wondering about that 17+ thing. Is that just standard with the House of Blues location? It seems like an awfully odd age to pick since 18 is technically ...

Utada "In The Flesh" Tour Winter 2010 Utada's English website just announced 10 of the supposed 10 cities to be visited for her upcoming tour. Honolulu, HI @ Pipeline Cafe / 01.15.2010 @ 8PM Los Angelos, CA @ House Of Blues / 1.19.2010 @ TBA time Seattle, WA @ The Showbox / 01.21.2010 @ 8...

The deeper voices sound better in this after all. Saki sounds a bit out of place because of it, but the PV is definitely their best so far. They're slowly upgrading with each new single like Tsunku's deciding to put more budget into them little by little.

I'm an absolute sucker for short hair and was super happy when Aika chopped hers off. Maimi looks gorgeous with the short hair. It would look nice with some styling, but I don't see anything wrong with it here. And just for the record, Utada can actually pull off the whole gorgeous thing--she just d...

This.....



Wow. That's about all I can say.

That looks fun. I'd abso-freaking-lutely love to see a version of Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo with an all Morning Musume cast.

[quote name='neshcom' post='70707' date='Oct 28 2009, 12:44 AM']MASURAO would like to have a word with you.[/quote]



... Oh, wow. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... R#>/XD.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':XD:' /> Only DJ Ozma, man. Only him.

I'm going to be honest. As a huge t.A.T.u. fan, I don't think H&A are all that similar other than the obvious lesbo-erotic thing going on. Maybe for me that's a pretty small thing, but other people see it as a big similarity to have. Maybe t.A.T.u. made the whole lesbian thing seem normal, so no...