Hikaru Utada is one of the biggest singers of Japan all time, and she also writes and arranges her stuff. Thanks for your analysis.

Best opening song choice for the best anime, To your eternity, this season...

Her voice is soooo soothing I will never forget when I first heard her on a kingdom hearts commercial I was immediately obsessed with her from a child

She basically writes and composes herself. That's why I love her. Thank you for picking her up!

Utada is a queen of pop in Japan.

lyrics Pink blood Pink blood Pink blood Pink blood… I don’t need to show it to anyone For something beautiful to be beautiful; I already know it is I don’t need to ask anyone For something beautiful to be beautiful; I already said it is People’s facial expressions, The “air “in a room,well-written novels ー- I’ve had enough of reading them What the point of being valued By someone who doesn’t understand my worth I should stop working hard at something that doesn’t serve me I don’t need to show it to anyone For something beautiful to be beautiful; I already know it is I don’t need to ask anyone For something beautiful to be beautiful; I already said it is The habit of blaming my self whenever I get hurt is really uncool So I’m calling it quits As I walk to your room A handful of teardrops fall to the floor I can’t forever remain a child Who doesn’t understand her own worth I won’t be afraid of losing that thing Which filled the hole in my heart Because I realized:The only one who can heal me is myself Roll the dice and take that many steps forward Even on a path with no end in sight Regrets ー-I’ll just wear them with style Until the day they turn into memories Roll the dice and sit out one turn It’s ok,don’t worry about the others To hell with sitting on a throne Only a chair I’ve chosen for myself will do

It also should be added that she's heavily involved in the producing part of her music as well! This woman is amazing.

めっちゃ良い声してらっしゃる。エネルギッシュで素敵な声。

Hikaru utada is G.O.A.T. no objections. PERIOD.

4:40 For the four sentences repeated near the end, the background accompaniment of each sentence is different, and the mood is gradually rising. Need headphones to hear clearly, which is very wonderful.

I really like this reaction to this song. Would you consider reacting to their song "One Last Kiss"?

They really picked the perfect song for the anime. Love the many references throughout it.

THANKS for listening to Pink Blood. I learned a lot from your explanation and the role of base in any song.

That switch up at the last few bars is incredible, such a good melody. God I love her

omg this is so professional to review this song. It's different from some fake reaction of other people and just say wow amazing woo something like that lol. More viewpoints from the instumental and musical and how she used her voice. Thanks for this video:)

Please go waaayy back and give "Passion" a listen ("Sanctuary" is the English version). Chills every time I return to that track 👌🏼👌🏼

I hope he checked out the lyrics afterword. They're just as beautiful and catching as the melody.❤

Thank you for the reaction of Hikaru Utada's music video! ✨😍I'm a fan of her so I'm very happy!😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️

as a bass player, Im very glad that you pointed out the bass line. that lifted moment in this song... I love that. Thanks for analyzing it, and I would like you to listen to "one last kiss" which is also her recent work.

Utada Hikaru is one of the best pop singers for me. People rarely react to her music even though she's so famous. I really appreciate your reaction! Please consider reacting to "Passion"! It's one of her best, in my opinion. The way she sings with so much emotion is amazing!

Great! not many people making reaction video like this including kinda musical analysis which is so interesting to listen to it

Utada Hikaru, having been born and spent her early years in New York, is actually as much American as Japanese. I recommend you listen to her early work (“Distance”/“Deep River” c. 2001-03 era). Although she was heavily influenced by Western rock and pop groups like Queen, she brought heavily western R&B influences to the JPop scene from the early 2000s and injected much needed new blood into what was mostly cutesy and derivative JPop music from that time.

I'd loooove to see more Utada stuff! Their work is so sick, and so woefully under-analyzed! At least in English and Portuguese mediums -- likely for Japanese speakers there's countless videos on music theory and production on Utada. Anyhow, subbed!

[Intro] Pink blood, pink blood, pink blood Pink blood, pink blood, pink blood Pink blood, pink blood, pink blood [Chorus] I don't need to show it to anyone (Pink blood, pink blood) For something beautiful to be beautiful (Pink blood, oh) I already know it is I don't need to ask anyone (Pink blood, pink blood) For something beautiful to be beautiful (Pink blood) I already said it is (Pink blood) [Verse 1] People's facial expressions The "air" in a room, well-written novels I've had enough of reading them What's the point of being valued By someone who doesn't understand my worth I should stop working hard at something that doesn't serve me [Chorus] I don't need to show it to anyone For something beautiful to be beautiful I already know it is I don't need to ask anyonе (Pink blood, pink blood, pink blood) For something beautiful to be bеautiful I already said it is See upcoming pop shows Get tickets for your favorite artists You might also like The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus Taylor Swift Peter Taylor Swift [Post-Chorus] The habit of blaming myself Whenever I get hurt is really uncool So I'm calling it quits [Verse 2] As I walk to your room, a handful of teardrops fall to the floor I can't forever remain a child Who doesn't understand her own worth I won't be afraid of losing that thing (Pink blood) Which filled the hole in my heart (Pink blood, pink blood) Because I realized the only one who can heal me is myself (Oh) [Chorus] Roll the dice and take that many steps forward Even on a path with no end in sight Regrets, I'll just wear them with style (Pink blood, pink blood) Until the day they turn into memories (Pink blood, pink blood) Roll the dice and sit out one turn (Pink blood, pink blood) It's okay, don't worry about the others To hell with sitting on a throne (Pink blood, pink blood) Only a chair I've chosen for myself will do (Pink blood, pink blood)

I must second a review of Hikaru Utada's single Darenimo Iwanai. As wonderful as the production is here, Darenimo Iwanai blows it out of the park. Lots of interesting percussion, sultry saxophone, and synths coupled with a more complex melody and a meandering dreamy vibe. I'd love to hear your take on it from a trained perspective like your own. Thank you for the content!

until now I've only heard the minute and a half version that opens the anime, the whole song is so good!

Randomly found this when looking up Utada's stuff and loved the thorough analysis. You do have a point that, at least from what I know in the US, a lot of things including music are presumed to be solved so a lot of songs have the same formula unless the writer chooses to purposefully break them. It's why i like listening to Japanese songs as they experiment more and are more emotional

Not sure if anyone has mentioned the lyrics, but the song is about self love. The fact that you mentioned how the song is very emotional and can be felt in her singing is spot on. She is one of the singers who excels at transferring emotions to lyrics, like David Draiman, or Jeon Soyeon

I wonder what utada new song is going to be for the next kingdom hearts game her openings and endings are great

That Rhodes or whatever keyboard with Rhodes emulator, sounded like what French artist like FKJ would pull. And then add a bloodylicious Stratocaster pluck, it's a really modern composition with big fat classic Fender instruments sound.

You do the stank face during the second verse, I also do the stank face during that verse. She pops the fuck off.

Love your reaction so much

This song is AMAZING

Thank you so much for not just your reaction but also your insight.

I get goosebumps every time I hear this song. I love Utada! Thanks for your breakdown and I'm glad you appreciate this song. You should watch the anime! 😃

First time viewer, this was so awesome!! Appreciate your time! 🙏🏾

I love analysis like this. Great stuff. 👍🏽👍🏽

Yes! Japan! There are so many great Japanese bands. I'm gonna go into recommendation mode, but I understand if you don't want to read more recommendations so I want to say one thing at the start: Regardless of if you listen to any of the bands I mention, I hope you'll continue to explore Japanese music. It's so much more than J-pop and anime songs. In my opinion they are breathing life into the world of rock and metal. So my personal favourite Japanese bands are Sokoninaru (insane math-rock) and Band-Maid (all-girl hard rock band). I recommend their songs "Tenohira De Odoru" and "Blooming" respectively. If you prefer metal there's Maximum the Hormone or Nemophila. MtH are, uh, a bit crazy. Check out their song "A.L.I.E.N." for example. Nemophila is another all-female band that's kind of a supergroup, formed of members from other bands. "Dissension" is popular for them. For a classic power metal sound full of shredding, there's Lovebites with "Holy War" live. Lots of other stuff too, like Wagakki Band and Ningen Isu. Wagakki Band uses traditional Japanese instruments in their metal music, for example in their song "Homura". Ningen Isu is an older band (been performing since 1987) that recently had a surge in popularity due to their song "Heartless Scat". That's all. If you got this far, thanks for reading and good luck with this new channel.

Yoko Kanno - Saga And/or Yoko Kanno - Europe I gave up on recommending these on your other channel as it was heavily metal-leaning, but this channel is perfect for them. Yoko Kanno is one of the best media composers in Japan, her music covers a range of genres, but these two are particularly interesting, I think. One of my other favourite Japanese bands is Toe. They're kinda relaxing, math-rock, with great drumming. To pick just one of their songs: Toe - Commit Ballad

Thanks for the reaction! If you go to CC for some songs they’ll have English lyrics

You mentioned Kazu Matsui (Shakuhachi player) and Keiko Matsui (Keyboard Player). Awesome.

Please react her 1st best album song '' electricity '' It's good and smooth

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Greatest anime of all timr

man of culture!!!!

Nice beat

更に日本語が解れば幸いです。 日本語は日本人ですら難しいと言われ本当にそうだと思いますが、とても深いんです。歌詞が100点で良いのに宇多田ヒカルが歌うと120点越えますね〜！ ぜひ日本語を覚えていただければ発音しにくいのにこの曲は本当に神がかってます。

Great anime opening c:

Hell, if Geebz is gonna review some anime OSTs, then I think he would love OSTs like Space Adventure Cobra's or Mushishi's. There's such variety of songs and styles in anime.

Such a nice guy (and absolutely not that old)! It's visible that u listen with emotion, feeling every single hit in ur ear. I like it!. Sub to ur channel for more like this .

He should react to Glaive - Astrid! I enjoy your commentary, too! Thank you for uploading. Have a good one, take care.

The artists you pick up are diverse. Thank you for the chance to meet me for the first time 🌸 I recommend you ONE OK ROCK. “ Be The Right" In 2011, 20,000 people were killed in the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. This song was made with a focus on disasters in Japan and around the world. The other is “We Are (18fes version)”. A song that inspires 18-year-olds, and performed live with a thousand 18-year-olds. I cry every time I hear this song. Even if you can't get into the reaction, I definitely want you to listen to these songs someday 🍀

Have you ever heard of Il’ vento doro, it’s quite the ride I must say

Randomly stumbled on this and loved watching it. This singer is Utada Hikaru, and they just released a new album a couple of weeks ago. Check out this live performance of a new song that's in English. Pretty different sound compared to a lot of what I've heard, and I think the instrumentation and voice sound even better than the studio version. I'd love seeing you break it down kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bL6RksWmuK-UYZc.html

I was wondering when you were going to do some anime songs lol

Please analyze Darenimo Iwanai

Thanks for the great reactions and Detailed description of the song . The commentary on the music is very interesting. I would like to ask for your reaction to Renegades by ONE OK ROCK, a Japanese band released by fueled by ramen. This song is a collaboration with Ed Sheeran.

Ikue Asazaki - Obokuri-eemui

could you react to her song "one last kiss"?

Can I get a ❤️ from the creator of this video. Pls

If you would try some other J-pop, please listen Sparkle, by Tatsuro Yamashita, which reminds me of southern islands!

At 7:00 I was like...wait is he about to say (there was a small pause) Simple....and clean is the way that your making me feel tonight haha. That would have been awesome. It's another song she sings called "Simple and Clean"

Just wait until you hear her kingdom hearts tracks....

You sound young 🤌 Just saying

Fun fact: this is their come out song as non-binary. The lyrics are about how you should be true to who you are and not conform to conventional beauty standards. “Pink blood” is mixing red and white blood cells. It’s in-between just like their gender identity.

Heres an english cover for you....not as good. Never can be as the original. Just if you wanna hear the english version. For the record im not affiliated with either group i just love the song and wanted to understand the lyrics. Hope you like it as much as i did when i found out there was an english version. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aOCdhLKmmtKqlZ8.html

Well you can't not do Gurenge by LiSa now

Thank you for reacting to Hikaru Utada! Here some recommendation for Jpop: YOASOBI「夜に駆ける」 Kenshi Yonezu - Lemon King Gnu - Prayer X

You could say their music is “simple and clean”? (That’s a reference to one of their most famous songs) 😉 There’s Japanese and English language versions of it, and both are slightly different but still good. I would recommend giving a listen to both~ I assume the differences are due to the the native flow/intonation of the languages? But you might have different thoughts on it as a musician Btw Hikaru Utada just came out as nonbinary this week! So if you do another reaction you should use they/them pronouns ☺️ ✨🏳️‍⚧️⚧🏳️‍⚧️✨