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The discography of Japanese R&B and pop singer Hikaru Utada consists of seven studio albums, three compilation albums, eleven video albums and numerous singles and promotional singles. Utada began as a musician in the early 1990s as a member of U, a family unit made up of her, her mother Junko Utada, also known as 1970s enka singer Keiko Fuji, and her father, musical producer Teruzane Utada. U released their debut album ''Star'' in 1993, with the hope to debut in America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】) ">url=http://artist.cdjournal.com/d/star/1193110601 )〕 In 1996, the group was rebranded as Cubic U, an R&B project focusing on Hikaru Utada, resulting in the English language album ''Precious'' in 1998 with record label Toshiba EMI.〔(【引用サイトリンク】) ">url=http://artist.cdjournal.com/d/close-to-you/1198020183 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】) ">url=http://artist.cdjournal.com/d/precious/1198020184 )〕 Utada continued releasing music with Toshiba EMI, debuting as a Japanese-language musician in December 1998 with the single "Automatic" / "Time Will Tell", and releasing her debut album ''First Love'' in 1999. The album was a phenomenal success, become the most sold album of all time in Japan. Her second album ''Distance'' was released on March 28, 2001, on the same day as singer Ayumi Hamasaki's compilation album ''A Best''. Both sold over three million copies in their first week, becoming the respective first and second highest sold albums in Japan in a single week. Before the release of her third album ''Deep River'' (2002), Utada signed with American record label Island Def Jam and music corporation Universal to release English language globally. This resulted in her global debut album ''Exodus'' (2004), under the mononym Utada. Utada returned to the Japanese market with her albums ''Ultra Blue'' (2006) and ''Heart Station'' (2008). Her song "Flavor of Life" (2007), the theme song for the drama ''Hana Yori Dango Returns'', sold over eight million downloads, and became the second most downloaded song globally of 2007 after Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend". Utada released her second global English album ''This Is the One'' in 2009. After a compilation album featuring an extended play of new material, ''Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2'' (2010), Utada went on an extended hiatus for personal reasons, however briefly returned to release the song "Sakura Nagashi" for the animated film ''Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo'' (2012). ==Studio albums== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hikaru Utada discography」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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