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However, Utada who was one of the biggest divas in Japan flopped in her US debut last autumn and will shift her career focus back to Japan with a new single, "Be My Last" in Sep which is the theme song of movie, Haru no Yuki.
 
However, Utada who was one of the biggest divas in Japan flopped in her US debut last autumn and will shift her career focus back to Japan with a new single, "Be My Last" in Sep which is the theme song of movie, Haru no Yuki.
 
As such, they are currently living separately in US and Japan thus fuelling speculation that divorce is on the cards.
 
 
The couple only appeared once together in Apr last year. Utada had been seen shopping in an Aoyama boutique alone and splurging a few million yen on clothes but her husband was nowhere to be seen. (Jul 26 2005, [http://s8.invisionfree.com/Dorama_Worl Dorama World])
 
  
 
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Revision as of 13:31, 6 October 2005

Utada Hikaru

Profile

  • Name: Japan: Utada Hikaru (宇多田ヒカル); USA: Utada
  • Legal Name 岩下光 (Iwashita Hikaru)
  • Maiden Name 宇多田光 (Utada Hikaru)
  • Profession: singer, song-writer, producer
  • Date of Birth: January 19th, 1983
  • Height: 158cm
  • Weight: 45kg
  • Star Sign: Capricorn
  • Blood Type: A
  • Birthplace: New York City (Manhattan), New York, USA
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Spouse: Kiriya Kazuaki
  • Talent Agency: Toshiba EMI (Japan), Island Def Jams (USA)

Trivia

  • Daughter of famed Enka (traditional Japanese ballard) singer, Fuji Keiko. Father is musician, producer, Utada Teruzane.
  • Born in New York, but believed to have spent most of her childhood in Tokyo, Japan. Travelled back and forth between the two metropolitan cities to allow her parents to pursue their music careers.

Albums

  • First Love (1999)
  • Distance (2001)
  • Deep River (2002)
  • Exodus (2004)

Singles

Related Articles

Utada Hikaru & Kiriya Kazuaki's marriage, Translated from Gendai Net

It seems as if their positions have been switched.

Before Utada Hikaru and Kiriya Kazuaki got married, not many people knew who he was. However, his movie, CASSHERN made after his marriage was a hit and achieved ticket sales of 1 billion. The US version's rights have been bought by Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks and Kiriya is currently in US working on the film.

However, Utada who was one of the biggest divas in Japan flopped in her US debut last autumn and will shift her career focus back to Japan with a new single, "Be My Last" in Sep which is the theme song of movie, Haru no Yuki.

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