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Yoon Eun-Hye

Yoon, Eun-Hye (Korean: 윤은혜, Hanja: 尹恩惠, born October 3, 1984) is a South Korean actress, singer, and model. She debuted as a member of the popular girl group Baby V.O.X, staying with the group from 1999 - 2005. She has since moved on to acting, receiving popularity and fame from her role as a crown princess on the drama Princess Hours, also known as "Goong", as well as her role as the main protagonist in the highly successful drama, The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince.

Baby V.O.X. days

When the girl group Baby V.O.X dropped a member due to a scandal, Yoon Eun-Hye was chosen to replace her. Yoon Eun-Hye was by far the youngest member in the group, debuting at the age of 15. She recorded four albums with the band before leaving the group in July 2005 in order to pursue an acting career. While with the group, Eun-Hye quickly became known as the "cute" one not only for her young age, but because of her bright personality. However, she was also criticized for her weight, as she looked overweight compared to her very slim band mates. Although she debuted a new, skinnier body in early 2005, she appeared to be experiencing a "yoyo" effect, as noted by various Korean netizens.

Eun-Hye suffered in the hands of detractors Baby V.O.X. when she joined the group to produce their third album. In a water gun incident, Baby V.O.X. was scheduled to appear on Gyun-Ahn Broadcasts Music Engine and was waiting inside their van when Eun-Hye was shot by a water gun by an unidentified man. The man pretended to be a passionate fan of the group and attempted to offer a Pikachu doll as a present. Suddenly, he took out a water gun and shot Yoon Eun-Hye right in the eye before fleeing. After being shot, Eun-Hye expressed severe pain and could not open her eyes for a long period of time. Baby V.O.X. had to cancel their performance and Eun-Hye was taken straight to the hospital. There, Eun-Hye was informed that her cornea was damaged. The members of the group claimed they smelled soy sauce and vinegar from the water that came out of the water pistol. No further information regarding this incident was released.

Music career

Besides singing in the band, Baby V.O.X, Yoon Eun-Hye lent her voice to Mighty Mouth, for their song 'Sarang Hae,' better known as 'I Love You.' She however, does not appear in the music video. Yoon Eun-Hye performed with Mighty Mouth in 2008 at her fan meeting. In 2008, Yoon Eun-Hye sang 'Salad Song' with Korean actor Lee Dong Gun to promote Samsung CF.

Acting career

Yoon Eun-Hye has played a small role on the sitcom "Nonstop Four", where she had a small role with MC Mong, before moving on to became a regular guest for the variety show X-Man on SBS. While on "X-Man", she became involved in a romantic scandal with popular K-pop singer Kim Jong Kook which received coverage from a local newspaper. Although "X-Man" raised her public profile, she left the show a year later in order to pursue acting. Eun Hye also played Kim Jong Kook's love interest in his music video "Saying You Love Me" which was released in July 2006.

Eun Hye had her first major acting role in popular Korean drama, Princess Hours (also known as Goong). Initially, fans of Goong had questioned her acting ability, which lead to controversy. The success of the drama also appeared unclear as it competed with My Girl which also boasted casting of popular celebrities such as Lee Jun Ki and Lee Dong Wook. The drama began with average ratings, but as it continued, viewership increased to 28.3% nationally, leading to an extension of the first season (from 20 to 24 episodes) and a Princess Hours special on MBC. Although Yoon and the other main actors initially agreed to work on a second season of Princess Hours, only one of them officially agreed to do so. Another director of a different company eventually filmed a spin-off series with brand new characters, known as Goong S which was not to be confused with the actual Goong sequel planned by the original director and company.

Due to the success of her first drama, Yoon has been able to continue acting in other dramas such as The Vineyard Man. Like most Korean dramas at that time^{[citation needed]}, The Vineyard Man initially suffered from low ratings due to strong competition from the MBC 45th anniversary drama Jumong; however, the drama ratings gradually increased and reached a successful 15.6% on its finale.

Yoon's second lead role was for MBC's Monday/Tuesday drama The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince that started airing in July 2007, where she plays the employee Go Eun-chan at a coffee shop, who was once a master of Taekwondo. With her short haircut and tomboyish ways, she is presumed to be a boy by the owner of the shop, thus leading to romantic complications. The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince garnered higher ratings than her first series Princess Hours. Coffee Prince reached the viewership ratings as high as 32.1% in Seoul, making it number one for it's timeslot in MBC and 29.9% nationwide. During the time of her popularity peaking, Yoon was also diagnosed with Pernicious anemia.

Complications also ventured out around the same time with Yoon's own management company. Although the producer initially planned to produce a Princess Hours 2, a fued evolved and Yoon eventually filed the second certification of contents (COC) to cancel her contractual agreement with her management company, Eight Peaks. When asked to reveal the information behind the second COC, Yoon's counsel stated, "if Eight Peaks refused to cancel the contract then they would not hesitate to file a lawsuit, suing them for their refusal." The contents of the first COC stated that in January 2007 Yoon was confirmed to be starring in the MBC drama Que Sera Sera and had even participated and completed the script reading and rehearsal for the upcoming shoot. However, Eight Peaks had cancelled Yoon's involvement in Que Sera, Sera in order for Yoon to star in Princess Hours 2, which is Eight Peaks' self produced drama.

Consequently, after the cancellation of Yoon's involvement in Que Sera, Sera, Yoon took a two day vacation to Gangwon-do in March. Eight Peaks claimed that they had no knowledge of this so-called incident and spread a rumor of Yoon's irresponsibility online which damaged her reputation. Yoon's manager, Park Geun-Soo has stated "the second COC includes evidence to support the disagreeable actions made by Eight Peaks." Those actions included the improper handling and distribution/division of earnings and proceeds as well as the unilateral (one-sided) manner of making and carrying out decisions which caused immense problems.

After it had been reported that Yoon was paid 20 million won per episode for starring in Coffee Prince, she was enable to join South Korea's A-list of stars who also are members of the 20 million won club, which includes of Bae Yong-joon, Kwon Sang Woo, Ko Hyun Jung, and Song Il kook. Due to the success of Coffee Prince, Yoon Eun Hye got a huge fan following not only in Korea, but also in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and China. She has recently visited Japan to meet her fans and inaugrate her fan club. Her growing popularity can also be seen in the Korean entertainment as many business conglomerates are vying to get Eun Hye to be the product ambassador, where she was later dub as the "CF Queen" in Korea.

After having settled the disputes with Eight Peaks through careful negotiation, Yoon later sign with her new management agency, Kraze Entertainment. As a result, she was able to focus on her acting career, which will be Kraze Entertainment's focal point of attention. Her successful performance in 'Coffee Prince', has put her in the list of being one of the best actresses in Korean entertainment.

Dramas

• Lady Castle (2009)
• The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (MBC, 2007)
• The Vineyard Man (KBS, 2006)
• Princess Hours (MBC, 2006)

Movies/TV Shows

• The Legend of Seven Cutter, also known as Escaping Charisma (2006)
• X-Man (Korean Variety Show) 2004-2005
• Nonstop 4 (MBC, 2005) sitcom
• Emergency 19 (2002)

Awards

• 2008 44th Baeksang Awards: Best Actress Award for The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince

• 2007 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Acting Award for The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince

• 2006 The Grime Awards: Best Actress for The Vineyard Man

• 2006 KBS Acting Awards: Best New Actress Award for The Vineyard Man

• 2006 KBS Acting Awards: Best Couple Award with Oh Man Suk

• 2006 MBC Drama Awards: New Actress Award for Goong

• 2004 Hallyu Award: 15th Seoul Music Awards

• 2003 Korean Music Awards: Best Singer Award

• 2002 SBS Music Awards: Representative Award

• 2001 Award Model Line: Best Dressed Singer

• 1999 10th Seoul Music Awards: Best Singer Award

Bi Rain

Rain (entertainer)
Background information
Birth name	Hangul: 정지훈 Hanja: 鄭智薰 Revised Romanization: Jeong Ji-hun
Also known as	Bi (비), Pi (ピ), Yu (雨), Vu
Born	June 25, 1982 (1982-06-25) (age 26)
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genre(s)	K-pop, R&B, Hip-Hop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actor, Dancer, Model
Years active	2002-present
Label(s)	JYP Entertainment (2002-2007) J. Tune Entertainment (since 2007) FA
Website	Rain

Rain (born Jeong Ji-hoon; Korean: 정지훈; born June 25, 1982) is a Korean pop singer,

Biography

Early life

Rain spent most of his childhood living with his parents and younger sister near Hongik University. Despite being an introverted and shy child, he discovered he had a passion for dance when he performed in a talent show for Sungmoon Junior High School. Rain initially had a difficult time balancing dance and academics and received low grades during the beginning of junior high because of his frequent dance practices. He decided to follow his passion and attended Anyang High School of Arts, where he received his first formal instruction in acting and was able to continue dancing as well. Rain again found he could not focus on both dance and his studies in acting; he was truant on several occasions.

Rain lost his mother as she struggled with diabetes and passed away in 2000. Within that same year, Rain was recruited as a trainee for JYP Entertainment, led by successful recording artist and producer Park Jin-Young in 2000. In a CNN interview, however, he recalled being repeatedly rejected because of his looks: "In fact, I was told after one audition that my singing and dancing was great but I didn't make it because I didn't have double eyelids."^[1] During the early years of training, Rain was a backup dancer.^[2]

International recognition

In 2002, he debuted with the album Bad Guy where he was introduced to the media through his stage name, Rain. The album's title single Bad Guy was a hit. After his first album, he took time off from his career as a singer to star in the drama series, Sang Doo! Let's Go To School. Following the success of his debut as singer and actor, Rain released his second album, How to Avoid The Sun, and had another hit with the title song "Ways to Avoid the Sun."

In 2004, he starred in another successful drama called "Full House", which was one of the highest-rated Korean dramas of all time with ratings of over 30% for every episode.^[2] It was broadcast in many other countries including the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States Through Full House, Rain was recognized across Asia. His performance in the drama also won him the Best Actor Award at the KBS Acting Awards.

His third album, It's Raining, sold over 1 million copies in Asia. According to a report by Rain's previous agency JYP Entertainment to the Korea Culture & Content Agency, It's Raining topped the charts in all of the following countries as of December 29, 2005: Japan (100,000 copies), China (500,000 copies), Taiwan (70,000 copies), Thailand (150,000 copies), Indonesia (50,000 copies), and South Korea (154,000 copies), for a combined total of 1,074,000 units sold, making it Rain's most successful album to date both domestically and internationally.^[3] His first concert, Rainy Day, held in Korea and Japan, was sold out on the first day when the tickets became available.

In 2004, Rain earned greater recognition by winning the MTV Asia Grand Slam, securing top honors in all the Asian countries which broadcast MTV Asia. Rain won the Favorite Korean Artist at the 2005 MTV Asia Aid held in Bangkok, the Most Popular Asian Artist Award from Channel [V] Thailand, the Best Buzz Asia Award during the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2005, and the Best Korean Singer award in the MTV-CCTV Mandarin Music Honors in Beijing. Rain was also the first Asian performing artist ever^{[citation needed]} to be invited to the 2005 American MTV Video Music Awards in Miami, as well as the 2005 MTV Latin Video Music Awards in Mexico. These accomplishments earned Rain a lot of media attention, including interviews with Time Asian Edition and CNN Talk Asia. Rain also won the Best Korean Singer Award 2005 at the Mandarin Music Honors in Taiwan.

Rain then went on his RAINY DAY 2005 Tour, starting in Seoul and followed by Tokyo and Hong Kong. Due to his fame and his extravagant performances, tickets sold out quickly.^[4] His first solo concert in Japan last summer, entitled Rainy Day Japan held at the Tokyo International Forum, was so popular that all the tickets were sold out 30 seconds after going on sale.^[2] The tickets for another of his concerts in Taiwan were sold out the moment they became available. His performances in Hong Kong also sold out in a couple of hours.

In April 2006, he was mentioned in the Time magazine website article that named the "100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our World."^[5][6] In 2007, Rain topped Time Magazine's online user poll although he was not in the magazine's actual list. ^[7] He also made it into People's 2007 list of the "Most Beautiful People" in the world. Rain also made an appearance in the Korean variety show Family Outing with Big Bang (band) member Dae Sung.

World tour and beyond

Rain's fourth album, Rain's World, was released in Korea on October 14, 2006.

His Rain's Coming Tour began on December 15, 2006 at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul and was scheduled to continue through 2007 to the following countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, United States, and Canada.^[8] His tour incorporated the talents of producers and stage designers (such as Jamie King and Roy Bennett) who have been involved with the concert tours of famous artists such as U2, Michael Jackson, Ricky Martin, Madonna, Britney Spears, and The Rolling Stones. Ticket sales were expected to be over US$100 million.^[9]

His latest concert was at the Tokyo Dome on May 25, 2007which attracted nearly 40,000 people.^[10] Rain was the first Korean artist to perform at the Tokyo Dome, the largest auditorium in Japan.

Fame in the United States

Rain's success in the United States is limited. His two day concert, Rainy Day New York was marketed and promoted by the Asian concert production company Rainstone Live. Tickets were sold out within a matter of days.^[11] Time magazine noted that Rain may collaborate in the future with Diddy. This came after reviewing Rain's performances in Madison Square Garden in February 2006. In 2007, several of Rain's U.S. concerts were cancelled due to low tickets sales and possible legal issues.

Special guests who made stage appearances at the concert included American pop singer JoJo, R&B singer Omarion, and hip-hop mogul Diddy.

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There is also news that Rain will be recording a duet with Omarion, who used to be the vocalist of the popular hip-hop group, B2K, and had starred in the movie, You Got Served. When Rain's first movie, I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK, finished filming in early July 2006, he departed for the U.S. to discuss the possibility of singing the duet with Omarion, and to meet with the organizers of his Asian Tour. Rain apparently met Omarion through his producer, who had written a song for Omarion's recent album. Also, after Rain's concert in February in New York - where Omarion danced to Rain's song "Bad Guy" - Omarion and Rain became friends, says JYP Entertainment. They also noted that the two may star in a movie together one day.^[12]

Omarion and Rain recorded a duet song, "Man Up," and that was released on the European version of Omarion's album 21 as a bonus track. The song has yet to be released in the U.S. due to contractual issues between several record labels.

In 2007, Rain made it to People's Most Beautiful People list for the first time, in its "First-Time Beauties 2007" section.^[13] In a press release, Rain stated that he was honored to be on the list, and also noted that it will be a great boost to his efforts to raise his public awareness in the United States.^[14] Also in 2007, ]. April 19, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2007.; Colbert jokingly retaliated by producing a parody of Rain's music video for "Ways to Avoid the Sun" called "He's Singin' In Korean". Stephen Colbert has since challenged Rain to a dance-off "or a cuddle-off, or a spoon-off". On May 5, 2008, Rain appeared in a "surprise" guest segment at the end of The Colbert Report, and proceeded to engage Stephen in a dance-off. In the end, Rain won by causing the Dance Dance Revolution machine on which they were competing to overload and explode.^[15]

Rain performed in two concert dates in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 23-24, 2006; the tickets to these concerts sold out within the first week of sales. The concerts were held at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. At the Las Vegas concert, Rain’s producer, JYP attended the concert with the King of Crunk, Lil’ Jon.^[16]

Legal troubles and cancelled concerts

In February 2007, Rain and his former management agency JYP Entertainment as well as concert organizer, Star M Corporation, were sued over copyright infringement of the stage name "Rain," by the U.S. recording firm Rain Corporation. The company, which works with an American band also called "Rain," demanded that Rain drop the English name in the United States. In June 2007, the lawsuit ended because the Nevada court provided no evidence indicating that Rain Corporation would suffer any actual harm. Since the filing of the lawsuit, Rain's U.S. concert promotional posters had been changed to "Ji-hoon's World Tour 2007"; however, Rain may continue using "Rain's Coming World Tour."

On his latest World 2007 tour, his scheduled concerts in Shanghai, Toronto, San Francisco, and Hawaii were cancelled, followed by the last concert in Los Angeles. The last event at the Staples Center was canceled only two hours prior to opening: Rain's producer blamed the situation on financial problems with the local producer while the local promoter blamed Star M calling them "incompetent to handle the situation." ^[17]

On March 19, 2009, a federal jury in Honolulu found that Rain, his former management agency JYP Entertainment, and two other promotion companies were guilty of breaching a contract and defrauding Honolulu promoter Click Entertainment for $2 million (originally just over $1 million) after the Hawaii concert was cancelled and the promoters were not refunded the $500,000 licensing fee.^[18] Rain and JYP were ordered to pay $2.4 million each in punitive damages, $1 million for damages related to the fraud, and $2.3 million for breach of contract.^[19]

J. Tune Entertainment (Formerly known as the Rainy Entertainment)

In November 2007, Rain told the Korean media that he has left JYP Entertainment and has started his own entertainment company called J. Tune Entertainment (formerly known as Rainy Entertainment). He will be positioned as the CEO of the company, but told the media that he still keeps in touch with his mentor and long-time trainer Park Jin Young.

Discography

Further information: Rain discography

N001 (1st full-length Korean album)

• Released: May 13, 2002
• Format: Cassette, CD
• Label: Daeyoung AV
• Producer: JYPE
• Chart position: #9 KOR Monthly^[20], #45 KOR Year-End (2002)^[21]
• Sales: KOR: 143,414^[22]
• Singles: 나쁜 남자, 안녕이란 말대신

Rain2; (2nd full-length Korean album)

• Released: October 16, 2003
• Format: Cassette, CD
• Label: Daeyoung AV
• Producer: JYPE
• Chart position: #6 KOR Monthly^[23], #19 KOR Year-End (2003)^[24]
• Sales: KOR: 166,731^[24][25]
• Singles: 태양을 피하는 방법, 내가 유명해지니 좋니?

It's RAINing (3rd full-length Korean album)

• Released: October 8, 2004
• Format: Cassette, Enhanced CD
• Label: Seoul Records
• Producer: JYPE
• Chart position: #3 KOR Monthly^[26], #17 KOR Year-End (2004)^[25]; #15 JPN^[27], #489 JPN Year-End (2005)^[28]
• Sales: KOR: 202,764^[25][29][30], JPN: 26,246^[28]
• Certification: KOR: n/a, JPN: none
• Singles: It's Raining, I Do

Eternal Rain (1st full-length Japanese album made for the Japanese market)

• Released: September 13, 2006
• Format: CD, CD+DVD, CD+DVD+T-shirt
• Label: King Records
• Chart position: #14 JPN^[31], #573 JPN Year-End (2006)^[32]
• Sales: JPN: 18,569^[32]
• Certification: JPN: none
• Singles: "Sad Tango", "Free Way", "Move On"

Rain's World (4th full-length Korean album)

• Released: October 13, 2006
• Format: Cassette, CD, CD+DVD, CD+DVD+Diary
• Label: Seoul Records
• Chart position: #1 KOR Monthly^[33], #17 KOR Year-End (2006)^[34]; #57 JPN^[35]
• Sales: KOR: 108,179^[36]
• Certification: KOR: n/a, JPN: none
• Singles: I'm Coming, 내가 누웠던 침대, With U

Rainism (5th full-length Korean album)

• Released: October 16, 2008
• Format: CD
• Label: J. Tune Entertainment
• Tracks: 13

1. "My Way (Intro)"
2. "Rainism"
3. "Only You"
4. " Love Story"
5. "사랑이라는 건"
6. "내 여자"
7. "You"
8. "Fresh Woman"
9. "더 끌려 (Feat. 태완 A.K.A C-Luv) "
10. "고개 돌려"
11. "9월 12일 (September 12)"
12. "My Way"
13. "Rainism Remix"

• Singles: "Love Story", "Rainism", "Only You"

Rainism - Special Asian Edition (Released in 9 countries: First Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, and later a release in Thailand, Japan and China)

• Released: December 29, 2008
• Format: CD
• Label: J. Tune Entertainment
• Tracks: 17

1. "My Way (Intro)"
2. "Rainism"
3. "Only You"
4. "Love Story [0912......After]"
5. "Love Is"
6. "My Girl"
7. "You"
8. "Fresh Woman"
9. "Better Girl (Feat. 태완 A.K.A C-Luv) "
10. "Turn Your Head"
11. "9월 12일 (September 12)"
12. "My Way"
13. "Rainism Remix"
14. "Rainism (Chinese Version)"
15. "Love Story [0912......After] (Chinese Version)"
16. "Rainism (English Version)"
17. "Love Story (English Version)"

• Singles: "Love Story", "Rainism", "Only You"

Filmography

Television Series

• 2002 Orange
• 2003 Sang Doo! Let's Go To School
• 2004 Full House
• 2005 A Love To Kill
• 2009 Full House 2

Films

• 2006: I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK Korean title: Saibogujiman kwenchana as Park Il-sun
• 2008: Speed Racer as Taejo Togokahn
• 2009: Ninja Assassin as Raizo

Awards

Year	Awards
2002	MBC Top 10 Artist Award KBS Music Award - New Artist, Most popular Singer Award by producers SBS Music Award - New Artist SBS Seoul Gayo Award - New Artist M.NET Music Video Festival - New Artist KMTV Korea Music Award - New Artist Golden Disc Award - New Artist
2003	M.NET Male Artist Award KMTV Male Artist Award MBC Top 10 Artist Award KBS Male Artist Award SBS Male Performer of the Year Award KBS Rookie, Popularity, Best Couple (with Kong Hyo Jin), Netizen Actor Award of the Year
2004	KBS Best Actor Award MBC Top 10 Artist Award KBS Artist of the Year SBS Male Performer of the Year Award Popularity Award of TV Part (The Baek Sang Arts Grand Award) KBS Best Couple Award (with Song Hye Kyo)
2005	MTV Asia Awards: Favorite Artist Korea Channel [V] Best Single Award MTV Video Music Awards Japan: Best buzz Asia from Korea MTV China: CCTV Mandarin Music Honors Award Andre Kim Awards: Best Star KBS Drama "Love To Kill" or "이 죽일놈의 사랑"
2006	Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People Who Shape the World Award M.NET Male Artist Award Asia TV Awards: Best Movie Style [A Love to Kill] MKMF Mnet: Best Solo Male Artist SBS Gayo Daejun 2006: Bonsang
2007	MTV Asia's 'Artist of the Month' [January] 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best New Actor for "I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK" Hallyu Award 44th DaeJong Film Awards: Overseas Popularity Award 'Best Asian Male Artist' in Macau, China People's Most Beautiful People list "First-Time Beauties 2007"
2008	Bonsang Golden Disk Award Style Icon of the Year

Hikaru Utada

Hikaru Utada (宇多田ヒカル Hikaru Utada, umumnya disebut Utada Hikaru dan sering dipanggil Hikki oleh para penggemarnya; lahir di New York City, Amerika Serikat, 19 Januari 1983; umur 26 tahun) adalah penyanyi Jepang yang terkenal. Lagu-lagunya telah berkali-kali menduduki peringkat pertama dalam tangga lagu Oricon. Ia dikenal luas di negara lain berkat single "First Love". Mantan suaminya, Iwashita Kazuhiro (yang lebih dikenal dengan nama Kazuaki Kiriya) adalah seorang sutradara. Menguasai alat musik gitar dan piano, Utada telah merilis empat album dalam bahasa Jepang. Pada tahun 2005 dia mencoba karir international dengan sebuah album berbahasa Inggris berjudul Exodus di bawah nama "UTADA".

Biografi

Utada Hikaru adalah salah satu bintang terbesar di Jepang dan saat ini sudah menjual lebih dari 40 juta keping CD. Ia juga dikenal publik sebagai musisi yang dapat berbicara dalam dua bahasa dengan lancar karena ia dibesarkan di dua negara, Jepang dan Amerika Serikat. Utada Hikaru juga dikenal oleh publik Amerika dengan nama 'Utada'. Utada menyanyikan lagu tema untuk video game berjudul Kingdom Hearts dan Kingdom Hearts II. Pada awalnya, Utada menganut aliran musik R&B dengan beat-beat yang rendah, namun sekarang musiknya lebih mengarah ke aliran pop eksperimental. Pada tahun 2002, Utada menikah dengan seorang sutradara merangkap fotografer bernama Kiriya Kazuaki (nama asli: Iwashita Kazuhiro) yang berusia 15 tahun lebih tua dari Utada namun mereka bercerai pada Maret 2007 setelah 4 tahun lebih hidup bersama. Tercatat baru-baru ini bahwa Utada Hikaru telah menjual 24 juta keping CD album, 16,7 juta keping CD single, dan 2,67 juta unit DVD/VHS.

Karir

First Love

Sampul single Automatic

Pada tanggal 9 Desember 1998, Utada Hikaru memulai debutnya dengan merilis sebuah single bertajuk Automatic/time will tell. Di luar perkiraan, single ini membuat Hikki, yang menurut komentar teman sekolahnya, menjadi terkenal dalam satu malam. Total penjualan single yang dirilis dalam versi 8cm dan 12cm ini begitu menakjubkan, yakni 2.063.000 keping (namun karena dihitung sebagai dua produk yang berbeda, single ini hanya berhasil menduduki peringkat #2 dan #4). Dalam waktu dua bulan, Hikki kembali merilis single dengan tajuk Movin' on without you yang kembali terjual melampaui angka 1 juta keping dan menjadi single pertama Hikki yang menduduki #1 di tangga lagu Oricon (semacam Billboard versi Jepang). Berbeda dengan penyanyi Jepang yang biasanya merilis 3-4 single terlebih dahulu sebelum merilis album, Hikki merilis album debutnya hanya dengan jeda 1 bulan dari single keduanya. Album yang diberi judul First Love ini langsung melesat ke #1 dan perlahan-lahan terjual hingga 9,86 juta keping di seluruh dunia; membuatnya menjadi album dengan penjualan tertinggi sepanjang perjalanan sejarah musik di Jepang dan hinga kini tampaknya rekor ini belum akan terpecahkan. Sebulan setelah album dirilis, sebuah single berjudul First Love dirilis. Sebagai single yang dirilis setelah perilisan album, single ini mencapai penjualan yang memuaskan yakni 800,000 keping dan hingga saat ini tetap menjadi lagu wajib di karaoke-karaoke Jepang. Di tahun yang sama, Hikki juga berduet dengan penyanyi ternama Jepang Shiina Ringo menyanyikan lagu I Won't Last A Day Without You milik The Carpenters.

Distance

Sampul single Can You Keep A Secret?

Di penghujung tahun 1999, Hikki merilis single #1 keduanya yaitu Addicted To You yang terjual sebanyak 1.784.000 keping CD. Dilanjutkan dengan Wait & See~risk~ yang juga menjadi #1 dengan total penjualan 1.662.060 keping CD. Kedua single ini diproduseri oleh Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis yang pernah memproduseri Janet Jackson. Pada bulan Juli - Agustus Utada Hikaru menggelar tur nasional pertamanya yang bertajuk BOHEMIAN SUMMER 2000 selama liburan sekolahnya. Tur ini sebenarnya dijadwalkan untuk dilangsungkan pada 16 hari yang berbeda, namun karena permintaan fans, tur ini diperpanjang 3 hari. Single berikutnya dirilis untuk mempromosikan tur ini dan kembali menjadi #1. Single berjudull For You/Time Limit ini terjual sebanyak 888,650 keping CD.

Setelah tur berakhir, Hikki memutuskan untuk istirahat dari dunia musik dan melanjutkan pendidikannya ke Columbia University di New York. Hikki sempat ditegur oleh pihak universitas karena banyaknya wartawan dan mahasiswa lain yang ingin melihat bagaimana sosok seorang 'Britney Spears Jepang'. Menanggapi hal ini Hikki hanya menjawab 'I'm not like that gorgeous bombshell'. Namun Hikki memutuskan untuk cuti kuliah setelah setengah semester karena ternyata kuliah tidak sesulit yang ia kira.

Di awal tahun 2001, Hikki kembali ke Jepang dan merilis Can You Keep A Secret? yang menjadi #1 song of the year dengan penjualan mencapai 1.484.940 keping. di akhir tahun 2001, Hikki menjadi satu dari sedikit artis yang memiliki #1 Album of The Year sekaligus #1 Single of The Year. Bukan hanya itu, Distance yang terjual sebanyak 4,64 juta keping juga menjadi album yang terjual paling banyak di seluruh dunia di tahun 2001.

Deep River

Sampul single SAKURA drops/Letters

Sama seperti First Love, Utada juga berencana untuk merilis 'Distance' sebagai single. Namun, sebuah kejadian tragis menimpa seorang gadis kecil bernama Yamashita Nana yang meninggal karena menjadi korban penusukan brutal di sekolahnya. Sebelum meninggal, Nana memenangkan sebuah kompetisi menulis essay; di mana ia menulis bahwa ia ingin menjadi penyanyi seperti idolanya, Utada Hikaru. Hikki yang mengetahui hal ini memutuskan untuk mengubah komposisi lagu Distance dan menghasilkan FINAL DISTANCE. Hikki mengubah lagu Distance yang ceria menjadi FINAL DISTANCE yang depresif dan penuh emosi. Sebuah PV dibuat untuk single ini, PV yang secara artistik mengungkapkan seluruh kesedihan yang ada dalam lagu ini. PV ini disutradarai oleh Kiriya Kazuaki yang nantinya akan menjadi suami dari sang Diva, Utada Hikaru.

Selanjutnya, single yang sangat berlawanan dengan FINAL DISTANCE dirilis. traveling benar-benar menjadi penyempurna karir Hikki. PV untuk single ini yang kembali disutradarai oleh Kiriya menampilkan sentuhan futuristik yang indah dan artistik.

Di awal tahun 2002, Hikki membuat lagu untuk OST Kingdom Hearts yang berjudul Hikari (cahaya) yang uniknya ditulis dengan huruf yang sama dengan Hikaru. Hikari kemudian dibuat versi bahasa Ingrisnya yang berjudul Simple And Clean dan menjadi lagu Hikki yang paling dikenal di luar Jepang. Kemudian melanjutkan sukses single-single sebelumnya, SAKURA drops/Letters dirilis. Walau keduanya adalah A-SIDE, hanya SAKURA drops yang memiliki PV. PV SAKURA drops juga menjadi penutup Kiriya Trilogy FINAL DISTANCE-traveling-SAKURA drops.

Lalu sebuah album pun akhirnya dirilis. Deep River mendapat kritik yang sangat baik dan terjual sebanyak 3,64 juta keping dan kembali menjadi #1 Album of The Year mengalahkan Rivalnya, Ayumi Hamasaki. Namun traveling harus puas menjadi #2 Single of The Year di belakang single H milik Ayumi Hamasaki yang menjadi #1.

Pada tanggal 6 September 2002, Hikki mengumumkan pernikahannya lewat situs resminya. Ia mengatakan bahwa tak ada masalah pada usia berapa seseorang menikah, karena ia dan suaminya (Kiriya Kazuaki) sama-sama belum berpengalaman dan selalu ada yang pertama untuk semua hal. Berlawanan pada artis Jepang yang biasanya mengalami penurunan karir setelah menikah, Hikki semakin bersinar setelah pernikahannya.

Single Collection

sampul dari dareka no negai ga kanau koro

Setelah pernikahannya, Hikki mengurangi aktivitasnya di Jepang dan berkonsentrasi pada album bahasa Inggrisnya. Karena hal ini, rilisan single-singlenya menjadi jarang. Namun Hikki sempat merilis single berjudul COLORS pada tahun 2003 dan sebuah DVD bernama UH Live Streaming 20 dai wa ike ike!.

Pada Maret 2004, Hikki merilis sebuah best album dengan judul Single Collection Vol.1. Album ini terjual sebanyak 2,40 juta keping dan menjadi satu-satunya 'best of' album yang berhasil menduduki #1 dalam 4 tahun terakhir. Para penggemar Hikki khawatir ini adalah album perpisahan dari Hikki, namun hal ini ditepis dengan sebuah single berjudul dareka no negai ga kanau koro (saat harapan seseorang terwujud) yang menjadi OST dari film arahan suami Hikki, Kiriya Kazuaki, yang berjudul CASSHERN dan sebuah tur konser kecil bernama hikaru no 5 sebagai peringatan lima tahun karir Hikki di permusikan Jepang. Hikaru no 5 juga menjadi bukti bahwa Hikki masih menjadi heisei uta-hime (diva di Zaman Heisei).

Exodus

sampul dari You Make Me Want To Be A Man

Akhirnya, pada tahun 2004, Hikki dengan nama Utada merampungkan sebuah album berbahasa Inggris dengan judul EXODUS. Album ini mengejutkan fans-fans Utada karena musiknya yang berbeda 180 derajat dari musik 'Utada Hikaru dan disertai video klip yang sangat Amerika di mana terdapat adegan Hikki berpakaian renang. Exodus yang bernuansa sangat eksperimental tidak mendapat sambutan yang hangat dari publik Amerika walaupun single Devil Inside sempat menduduki #1 Billboard Hot Dance/Club Airplay (Utada menjadi artis Asia kedua yang menembus Billboard Chart setelah Anggun di tahun 1998). Di Jepang single ini terjual sebanyak 1.074.000 keping. Easy Breezy diluncurkan sebagai radio-single dan PV-nya disutradarai oleh Jake Nava. Berturut turut single diluncurkan namun tidak ada yang menyamai kesuksesan Devil Inside.

Easy Breezy yang dirilis sebagai single pertama

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Single ketiga dirilis pada Juni 2005 dan menduduki #24 Billboard Hot Dance/Club Airplay. Walau dirilis sebagai single namun tak ada PV untuk single ini. Lalu single keempat You Make Me Want To Be A Man dirilis di Eropa diikuti dengan perilisan ulang Exodus di Eropa. Single ini tak mampu menembus chart dan hanya bertengger di #227 UK chart. Fans sangat menyayangkan ketiadaannya promosi dan harganya yang kelewat mahal. Fans juga menyayangkan sikap Island Def Jam yang hanya melakukan promosi minim untuk album ini dan hanya berkonsentrasi penuh untuk Mariah Carey yang juga berada di label yang sama dengan Utada. Untungnya, EXODUS terhitung sukses di seluruh dunia dengan menembus angka 1 juta kopi.

Ultra Blue

Setelah 17 bulan, Utada Hikaru kembali ke dunia hiburan Jepang dengan sebuah single berjudul Be My Last. Walau single ini secara komersial tidak sesukses single-single terdahulunya. Be My Last tetap menduduki #1 dan terjual 110.928 keping. Namun angka penjualan CD yang tidak terlalu bagus untuk ukuran Utada Hikaru bisa ditutupi oleh penjualan single ini secara digital, Be My Last menjadi Lagu kedua yang paling banyak didownload di Jepang selama tahun 2005. Setelah Be My Last yang emosional dan menyentuh, Hikki kembali membuat perubahan pada musiknya melalui Passion yang menjadi theme-song untuk Kingdom Hearts II. Passion menjadi single terunik dari Hikki di mana terdapat lirik yang dinyanyikan terbalik. Passion berhasil menduduki #4 dengan penjualan CD sebanyak 112.345 keping. Versi Inggris untuk lagu Passion berjudul Sanctuary. Berbeda dengan Passion, atmosfir yang dimiliki Sanctuary lebih tenang daripada Passion yang menggebu-gebu.

Pada tanggal 22 Februari 2006, Hikki merilis sebuah single yang berjudul Keep Tryin'. Sama seperti Be My Last, Keep Tryin' juga lebih banyak terjual secara digital daripada secara fisikal. Tercatat Keep Tryin' menduduki #2 di Oricon dengan penjualan sebanyak 125.007 keping sedangkan secara digital Keep Tryin' menduduki peringkat 3 teratas selama 10 minggu dengan total penjualan sebesar 2 juta unit. Kemudian, sebuah album yang telah ditunggu selama empat tahun oleh fans setianya diluncurkan pada tanggal 14 Juni 2006. Album ini diberi nama Ultra Blue. Hingga saat ini, Ultra Blue telah menduduki #1 di tangga lagu harian, mingguan, dan bulanan. Ultra Blue juga menduduki peringkat #2 untuk kategori album original, #1 untuk album original wanita, dan #7 untuk chart keseluruhan di tahun 2006. Toshiba-EMI menyatakan bahwa Ultra Blue sudah terjual lebih dari 1 juta keping di seluruh dunia. Utada kemudian mengumumkan tur nasional keduanya yang bertajuk UTADA UNITED 2006 dan akan menampilkan bukan hanya lagu Utada Hikaru tapi juga lagu milik Utada.

"HEART STATION"

Setelah menyelesaikan turnya, para fans mengira Hikki akan kembali beristirahat. Namun di luar dugaan, Hikki mengumumkan akan merilis single terbarunya yang berjudul Boku wa Kuma (aku adalah beruang) pada tanggal 22 November 2006. Single ini merupakan lagu yang menjadi tema untuk acara anak-anak. Fans menduga bahwa lagu ini sebenarnya tentang Kuma-chang, teddy bear buatan Tiongkok yang belakangan ini selalu menemani Hikki. Selain itu, ia juga telah merilis DVD collectionnya yang keempat berjudul UH4 pada tanggal 27 September 2006. Hikki juga merilis DVD live tour pertamanya setelah beberapa tahun break.

Situs resmi Hikki mengumumkan bahwa single terbaru Hikki yang diberi judul Flavor Of Life dirilis pada tanggal 28 Februari 2007. Flavor Of Life merupakan lagu tema dari dorama Jepang berjudul Hana Yori Dango musim kedua setelah sebelumnya Hikki pernah menolak tawaran untuk memerankan peran utama wanita pada drama ini. Produser drama ini secara khusus meminta Hikki untuk membuat lagu seperti First Love untuk drama ini dan Hikki pun menyanggupinya. Single ini secara mengejutkan menjadi hit dan berhasil melampaui penjualan single-single dari tahun 2005-2006.

Tanggal 3 Maret 2007, Hikki menyampaikan kabar bahwa ia dan suaminya, Kazuaki Kiriya, telah resmi bercerai pada tanggal tersebut. Hikki mengatakan bahwa kurangnya komunikasi menjadi kendala utama dalam masalah ini mengingat keduanya sama-sama sibuk. Mereka berpisah baik-baik dan menyatakan akan tetap menjadi teman. Mereka saling berterima kasih atas pertemuan yang mempertemukan mereka karena momen itu adalah momen yang paling berharga dalam hidup mereka. Pada Maret 2008, Ketika ditanya mengenai ini, Hikki menjelaskan bahwa selama pernikahannya, Ia merasa bahwa Ia menjadi bergantung kepada opini suaminya, padahal sesungguhnya Ia tahu kalau Ia hanya butuh dirinya sendiri. Hal inilah yang menurutnya memicu perceraian mereka.

Situs resmi Hikki juga sudah mengumumkan kalau single terbarunya akan dirilis musim panas nanti. Salah satu lagu yang akan menjadi single berjudul Kiss & Cry yang juga menjadi tema untuk iklan "FREEDOM NISSIN CUP NOODLE". Lagu ini akan dirilis bersama single Beautiful World, Beautiful World sendiri merupakan lagu tema dari anime REBUILD of EVANGELION. Hikki telah merilis Kiss & Cry dan Fly me to the moon ( in other words ) -2007 MIX- di iTunes jepang untuk mempromosikan single Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry yang akan resmi dirilis tanggal 29 Agustus 2007 mendatang.

Hikki juga menorehkan prestasi baru bagi dunia permusikkan Jepang dengan single Flavor of Life. EMI menyatakan single ini berhasil menjadi single dengan penjualan tertinggi lewat segala format dengan total 7.7 juta kopi di di Jepang dan di seluruh dunia. Rekor ini sebelumnya dipegang oleh Daniel Powter dengn lagu Bad Day.

Hikki kembali dipilih sebagai Favourite Artist Of The Year berdasarkan polling kepada 20.000 orang lewat majalah Oricon Style.

EMI mengumumkan bahwa Utada Hikaru akan merilis album barunya, HEART STATION pada tanggal 19 Maret 2008 dan sebelumnya sebuah single bertajuk HEART STATION/Stay Gold akan terlebih dahulu dirilis. Stay Gold sendiri digunakan sebagai jingle untuk iklan Shampo "ASIENCE" keluaran Kao.

"Album kedua UTADA"

Situs resmi UTADA mengumumkan bahwa UTADA akan segera merilis album keduanya untuk pasar Amerika setlah hampir 4 Tahun vakum. Single pertamanya, Come Back To Me akan mulai diputar di radio lokal pada tanggal 10 Februari 2009. Albumnya sendiri dijadwalkan untuk dirilis pada tanggal 3 Maret di Jepang dan 24 Maret di Amerika.

Fakta lain

• Kalau sedang suntuk, Hikki akan berendam atau beryoga di rumahnya.
• Hikki tidak menyukai parfum, namun ia suka aroma wijen dan cuka.
• Hikki ingin jadi manga-ka, jika ia tidak menjadi penyanyi.
• Hikki tidak terlalu mahir membaca peta, karena itu ia sering tersesat.^[rujukan?]
• Hikki menjadi artis termuda dan satu-satunya penyanyi wanita Jepang yang pernah diundang untuk konser live Unplugged di MTV.
• Utada Hikaru tercatat sebagai pembayar pajak terbesar nomor dua di Jepang setelah Ayumi Hamasaki.
• Utada Hikaru menduduki posisi ketiga untuk penyanyi wanita dengan penjualan tertinggi.
• Utada Hikaru juga menduduki posisi pertama sebagai artis jepang dengan album #1 yang penjualan minggu pertamanya selalu menembus angka 500.000. Tercatat Hikki memiliki telah memiliki 5 album dengan prestasi tersebut ( dengan kata lain, seluruh albumnya )
• Hikki pernah menjalani operasi untuk mengangkat tumor di ovariumnya. Ia sempat down ketika pers Jepang memberitakan ini. Ia merasa seperti 'anak sekolah yang tidak ingin sekolah lagi karena dipermalukan'. Hal ini sempat membuat khawatir fans karena tiba-tiba semua jadwal penampilannya di berbagai acara TV dibatalkan.
• Hikki terpilih menjadi role-model untuk berbahasa Inggris oleh murid-murid di Jepang
• Hikki juga pernah mencapai nilai maksimal untuk permainan Tetris.^[rujukan?]
• Semasa bersekolah, Hikki pernah melompat 2 grade karena seluruh nilainya mendapat A^[rujukan?]

Diskografi

• [28.01.1998]Precious - sebagai CUBIC U
• [10.03.1999]First Love
• [28.03.2001]Distance
• [19.06.2002]Deep River
• [31.03.2004]Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol.1
• [08.09.2004]EXODUS - sebagai Utada
• [14.06.2006]Ultra Blue
• [13.03.2008]Heart Station
• [04.03.2009](JPN) / [24.03.2009](USA)Judul Belum Dikonfirmasi - sebagai Utada

Single

• [28.01.1997]Close to You - sebagai Cubic U
• [xx.xx.1997]I'll Be Stronger - sebagai Cubic U
• [09.12.1998]Automatic / time will tell
• [17.02.1999]Movin' on without you
• [28.04.1999]First Love
• [10.11.1999]Addicted To You
• [19.04.2000]Wait & See ~Risk~ (Wait & See ~リスク~)
• [03.06.2000]For You / Time Limit (For You / タイム・リミット)
• [16.02.2001]Can You Keep A Secret?
• [25.07.2001]FINAL DISTANCE
• [28.11.2001]traveling
• [20.03.2002]Hikari (光; Cahaya)
• [09.05.2002]SAKURA Drops / Letters (SAKURAドロップス / Letters)
• [29.01.2003]COLORS
• [21.04.2004]Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro (誰かの願いが叶うころ; Saat harapan seseorang terwujud)
• [03.08.2004]Easy Breezy - sebagai Utada
• [14.09.2004]Devil Inside - sebagai Utada
• [21.06.2005]Exodus '04 - sebagai Utada
• [28.09.2005]Be My Last
• [17.10.2005]You Make Me Want to Be a Man - sebagai Utada
• [14.12.2005]Passion
• [22.02.2006]Keep Tryin'
• [22.11.2006]Boku wa Kuma (ぼくはくま; Aku adalah beruang)
• [28.02.2007]Flavor Of Life
• [29.08.2007]Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry
• [20.02.2008]HEART STATION/Stay Gold
• [21.05.2008]Prisoner Of Love
• [xx.xx.2009]Come Back To Me - sebagai Utada

videografi

• [16.12.1999]Utada Hikaru Single Clip Collection Vol.1
• [30.06.2000]Wait & See ~Risk~ (DVD Single)
• [09.12.2000]Bohemian Summer 2000
• [27.09.2001]Utada Hikaru Single Clip Collection Vol.2
• [28.11.2001]Utada Hikaru Unplugged
• [30.01.2002]traveling (DVD Single)
• [30.09.2002]Utada Hikaru Single Clip Collection Vol.3
• [12.03.2003]COLORS (DVD Single)
• [29.08.2003]UH Live Streaming 20 Dai wa Ikeike!
• [28.07.2004]Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 - Hikaru no 5
• [28.07.2004]Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro (DVD Single)
• [06.10.2004]Utada - Easy Breezy (DVD Single)
• [28.09.2005]Be My Last (Single + DVD)
• [14.12.2005]Passion (Single + DVD)
• [27.09.2006]Utada Hikaru Single Clip Collection Vol.4
• [20.12.2006]Utada United 2006

Penghargaan

• [1999] (Yusen Awards) Top Award "Special Prize"
• [1999] (Yusen Awards) Top Award "Best New Artist"
• [1999] (Record Awards) Best Album (First Love)
• [1999] (Record Awards) Best Song (Automatic)
• [2000] (Golden Disc) Artist of the Year
• [2000] (Golden Disc) Song of the Year (Automatic, Movin' on without you, Addicted To You)
• [2000] (Golden Disc) Pop Album of the Year (First Love)
• [2000] (Golden Disc) Music Video of the Year (SINGLE CLIP COLLECTION VOL.1)
• [2000] (World Music Awards) Best-Selling Japanese Artist
• [2000] (JASRAC) Gold Award (Automatic)
• [2000] (JASRAC) Silver Award (time will tell)
• [2001] (Golden Disc) Song of the Year (Wait & See ~Risk~, For You / Time Limit)
• [2002] SSTV Best Art Direction Video (Traveling)
• [2002] SSTV Best Female Video (Traveling)
• [2002] SSTV Best Video of the Year (Traveling)
• [2002] SSTV Best Music Video (Traveling)
• [2002] (Golden Disc) Song of the Year (Can You Keep A Secret?)
• [2002] (Golden Disc) Song of the Year (Traveling)
• [2002] (Golden Disc) Pop Album of the Year (Distance)
• [2002] JASRAC Silver Award (Can You Keep A Secret?)
• [2003] (World Music Awards) Best-Selling Japanese Artist
• [2003] J-WAVE Best Female Artist
• [2003] SSTV Best Female Video (SAKURA Drops)
• [2003] MTV JAPAN Best Female Video (SAKURA Drops)
• [2003] (Golden Disc) Artist of the Year
• [2003] (Golden Disc) Song of the Year (Hikari)
• [2003] (Golden Disc) Song of the Year (SAKURA Drops)
• [2003] (Golden Disc) Song of the Year (COLORS)
• [2003] (Golden Disc) Rock & Pop Album of the Year (Deep River)
• [2003] (Golden Disc) Music Video of the Year (Traveling)
• [2003] JASRAC Silver Award (Traveling)
• [2003] JASRAC Silver Award (Foreign Production) (Hikari)
• [2004] AMD Award for Best Music Composer (UH LIVE STREAMING 20 Dai wa Ikeike!)
• [2005] (Golden Disc) Song of the Year (Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro)
• [2005] (Golden Disc) Rock & Pop Album of the Year (Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL. 1)
• [2005] (Golden Disc) Music Video of the Year (Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 'Hikaru no 5')
• [2006] (Golden Disc) Song of the Year (Be My Last)
• [2007] (Golden Disc) Rock & Pop Album of the Year (ULTRA BLUE)
• [2007] Most downloaded Ringtone of Alltime in Japan (Flavor of Life) -rekor: 5.580 juta+
• [2008] (Golden Disc) Single of the Year ("Flavor Of Life")[52]
• [2008] (Golden Disc) PC Download Song of the Year ("Flavor Of Life")
• [2008] (Golden Disc) Best 10 Singles ("Flavor of Life")
• [2008] (Golden Disc) Best 5 Chaku-Uta Songs ("Flavor of Life"-Ballad Version)
• [2008] (Golden Disc) Best 5 Chaku-Uta Full Songs ("Flavor of Life"-Ballad and Original Versions-)
• [2008] (Golden Disc) Best 5 PC Download Songs ("Beautiful World" & "Flavor of Life")
• [2008] Best Monthly Airplay Record at Japanese Radio (Heart Station)
• [2008] Radio Television Hong Kong 19th International Pop Poll Awards - Top Japanese Gold Song ("Beautiful World")
• [2008] Radio Television Hong Kong 19th International Pop Poll Awards - Top Japanese Artist
• [2008] MTV Japan Best Video from a Film (Beautiful World, from Neon Genesis Evangelion)