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Michael Jackson "King Of Pop" 1958 - 2009

The world is shocked. A Musician that has dedicated his whole life to the pop music industry, Michael Jackson, died in Los Angeles on Thursday 25 th of June. He was preparing for what would be a series of 50 concerts starting July 13 at London’s famed 02 arena. In the heart of New York, Times Square, tourists and pedestrians see in big screen the text Michael Jackson died in 50. Almost every television shows this news right away. This sad news beats every politics sport and any other news in the world.

Jacko fainted in his rented house in Holmby Hills before being taken to Los Angeles County Coroner Hospital. He died there not long after on 2.46 pm. Autopsy will be hold in Friday but it looks like that the king of pop died because of heart attack. We all feel a great lost, and his name will always be remembered as The King of Pop of all time. Rest in Peace Michael.

Below is his biography and discography. Hope this information can be very useful to all of you.

Biography

Date of Birth : 29 August 1958, Gary, Indiana, USA
Date of Death : 25 June 2009, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name : Michael Joseph Jackson
Nickname : The Gloved One, Wacko Jacko, Jacko, King Of Pop, MJ
Height : 5' 10" (1.78 m)

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on the 29th of August 1958 in Gary, Indiana. He was the 7th of nine children. (brothers: Sigmund "Jackie", Toriano "Tito", Jermaine, Marlon, Steven "Randy", and sisters Rebbie, Janet and La-Toya Jackson). Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he made his début onto the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1969, and later began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, his 1982 album Thriller remains the world's best-selling record of all timeand four of his other solo studio albums are among the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995).

In the 90s the down side as an 80s pop phenomenon began to show. Michael grew terribly child-like and introverted by his celebrity. A rather timorous, androgynous figure to begin with, his physical appearance began to change drastically and his behavior grew alarmingly bizarre, making him a consistent target for scandal-making, despite his numerous charitable acts. Two brief marriages -- one to Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley -- were forged and two children produced by his second wife during that time, but the purposes were obviously image oriented. Despite it all, Michael Jackson's skills as a singer, dancer, writer and businessman are unparalleled, and it is these prodigious talents that will ultimately prevail over the extremely negative aspects of his seriously troubled life.

Discography

Album :

* Got to Be There (1972)
* Ben (1972)
* Music and Me (1973)
* Forever, Michael (1975)
* Off the Wall (1979)
* Thriller (1982)
* Bad (1987)
* Dangerous (1991)
* HIStory (1995)
* Invincible (2001)

Single :

1971 "Got to Be There"
1972 "Rockin' Robin"
1972 "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
1972 "Ain't No Sunshine"
1972 "Ben"
1973 "With a Child's Heart"
1973 "Music and Me"
1973 "Happy"
1975 "We're Almost There"
1975 "Just a Little Bit of You"
1979 "You Can't Win"
1979 "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
1979 "Rock with You"
1980 "Off the Wall"
1980 "She's out of My Life"
1980 "Girlfriend"
1981 "One Day in Your Life"
1982 "The Girl Is Mine" (w/ Paul McCartney)
1983 "Billie Jean"
1983 "Beat It"
1983 "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
1983 "Human Nature"
1983 "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
1984 "Thriller"
1984 "Farewell My Summer Love"
1984 "Girl You're So Together"
1985 "We Are the World" (as USA for Africa)
1987 "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (w/ Siedah Garrett)
1987 "Bad"
1988 "The Way You Make Me Feel"
1988 "Man in the Mirror"
1988 "Dirty Diana"
1988 "Another Part of Me"
1988 "Smooth Criminal"
1989 "Leave Me Alone"
1989 "Liberian Girl"
1991 "Black or White"
1992 "Remember the Time"
1992 "In the Closet"
1992 "Jam"
1992 "Who Is It"
1992 "Heal the World"
1993 "Give in to Me"
1993 "Will You Be There"
1993 "Gone Too Soon"
1995 "Scream/Childhood"
1995 "You Are Not Alone"
1995 "Earth Song"
1996 "This Time Around" (w/ The Notorious B.I.G.)
1996 "They Don't Care About Us"
1996 "Stranger in Moscow"
1997 "Blood on the Dance Floor"
1997 "HIStory/Ghosts"
2001 "You Rock My World"
2001 "Cry"
2002 "Butterflies"
2002 "Heaven Can Wait"
2003 "What More Can I Give"
2003 "One More Chance"

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Home Maintenance With ShopWiki

Summer holiday is coming, everybody think about now is vacation. But have you ever thought of "Making Over" your house? "Nah, it's too boring and I'll be busy looking for tools and equipment myself.", that's maybe most of people will think when they hear about home maintenance. But actually you don't have to go to buy any of them. Just shop online, and the best online shopping I suggest to you is ShopWiki.

Internet is a big place and you can find not just information but also stores that sell everything you need. But because it's so big, you'll definitely need a buying guide if you want to go shopping online. And the answer is Shop Wiki. ShopWiki is not just an ordinary online store. It's a revolution in online shopping. ShopWiki seeks stores on the internet using a web crawler. If in traditional online store, they only show shops based on who paid them, but ShopWiki give you all the information you need about shops out there in the internet regardless they pay or not. So the buying guide you'll get there is the best you'll ever find online.

Back to home furnishing, if you have that in mind now, why don't you take a look at ShopWiki right away. There are housewares and home maintenance products, furniture, home accessories, even outdoor entertaining equipment are there too for you to choose. What about the price ? maybe that's what on your mind now. Don't worry, like I said before, ShopWiki crawls over thousands of stores on the internet, so the price you get there definitely be the best price you can ever get.

So what are you waiting for ? If online shopping is on your mind, just keep remember ShopWiki, the ultimate buying guide online you can ever get.

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Suara (Ku Berharap) Lirik by Luna Maya feat. Dide (OST Janda Kembang)

This song is sing by a beautiful Indonesian artist Luna Maya with a personnel of Hijau Daun, Dide. This "Suara (Ku Berharap)" is original soundtrack of a movie called Janda Kembang. Because this song become hits nowadays, so I decided to share the song with the lyric here. You can download the song here and below is the lyric. Enjoy !!



Suara (Ku Berharap) - OST Janda Kembang
by Luna Maya feat. Dide

Di sini aku masih sendiri
Merenungi hari-hari sepi
Aku tanpamu, aku tanpamu

Bila esok hari datang lagi
Ku coba tuk hadapi semua ini
Meski tanpamu oooh meski tanpamu

Bila aku dapat bintang yang berpijar
Mentari yang tenang bersamamu disini
Ku dapat tertawa menangis merenung
Di tempat ini aku bertahan

Suara dengarkanlah aku
Apa kabarnya pujaan hatiku
Aku di sini menunggunya
Masih berharap di dalam hatinya

Suara dengarkanlah aku
Apakah aku slalu dihatinya
Aku di sini menunggunya
Masih berharap di dalam hatinya

ooo

Kalau ku masih tetap disini (tetap disini)
Ku lewati semua yang terjadi
Aku menunggumu (aku menunggumu)
Aku menunggu

Suara dengarkanlah aku
Apa kabarnya pujaan hatiku
Aku di sini menunggunya
Masih berharap di dalam hatinya

Suara dengarkanlah aku
Apa kabarnya pujaan hatiku
Aku di sini menunggunya
Masih berharap di dalam hatinya

Suara dengarkanlah aku
Apakah aku slalu dihatinya
Aku di sini menunggunya
Masih berharap di dalam hatinya

Suara dengarkanlah aku
Apa kabarnya pujaan hatiku ooh
Aku di sini menunggunya
Masih berharap di dalam hatinya

Suara dengarkanlah aku

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One More Time Lyric by Tree Bicycles (Boys Over Flower OST, English Translation)

This is another song from Boys Over Flower TV Series. This "One More Time" song by Tree Bicycles is one of my favorite song in Boys Over Flower OST. The singer voice is so nice and has a very "korean" voice. This lyric consist of two parts, Korean Hangul and English Translation. You can download the song here. Enjoy the song

One More Time
by Tree Bicycles
(OST/Theme Song of 'Boys Over Flowers')


Hangul
-------

haruga nuhmoona dudigo nuhmoo himdeulda
neh ma eumeul da bo ilyuh hehdo geude bol sooga obssuhsuh

nan geujuh jinagan shiganeul wonmang hago issuh
ddo gyehjuli ddo baggwi uhgagodo naneun yuhjunhi seulpuh

one more time
apado jogeum duh sarangeul halgul
nuhmaneul wi heh ootgo nuh maneul wi heh oolgeh

one more time
juh haneul ddeuguhoon taeyang chulum
youngwonhi nuh eh modeun gul sarangheh ojik nuh maneul

one more time

oosan sok dajunghan ni moseub nuhmoona geulibda
i noonmooleul ddo dakggabojiman naneun yuhjunhi seulpuh

one more time
apado jogeum duh sarangeul halgul
nuhmaneul wi heh ootgo nuh maneul wi heh oolgeh

one more time
bam haneul bitnaneun byulbit chulum
youngwonhi nuh eh modeun gul sarangheh ojik nuh maneul

one more time

ooli ehgeh gateun neh ili chaja ogileul yaksokheh
ooli ehgeh gateun hengboki chaja ogileul yaksokheh
unjena gyutteh isseulggeh

one more time
apado jogeum duh sarangeul halgul
nuhmaneul wi heh ootgo nuh maneul wi heh oolgeh

one more time
juh haneul ddeuguhoon taeyang chulum
youngwonhi nuh eh modeun gul sarangheh ojik nuh maneul

one more time
on my love for you
oh one more time
oh my love for you
one more time


English Translation
--------------------

each day is so slow and so hard
because no matter how hard i try to reveal my heart
you can’t see it

i’m just resent the time that’s gone by
no matter how much time changes, i’m always sad

one more time
even though it hurt, i should have loved a little more
i’ll laugh for only you, i’ll cry for only you

one more time
like the hot sun of the sky
i’ll love all of you forever, only you

one more time

i miss the image of the warmhearted you standing beneath the umbrella
though i wipe these tears again, i’m always sad

one more time
even though it hurt, i should have loved a little more
i’ll laugh for only you, i’ll cry for only you

one more time
like the stars that shine brightly in the night sky
i’ll love all of you forever, only you

one more time

i promise that a tomorrow that we both share will find us
i promise that a happiness that we both share will find us
i’ll always be by your side

one more time
even though it hurt, i should have loved a little more
i’ll laugh for only you, i’ll cry for only you

one more time
like the hot sun of the sky
i’ll love all of you forever, only you

one more time
oh my love for you
oh one more time
oh my love for you
one more time

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Paradise Lyric English Translation by T-MAX (Boys Over Flowers OST Opening Theme)

This "Paradise" song by T-MAX is opening theme from Korean TV Series "Boys Over Flower" whisch was adapted from Japanese Manga and TV Series called Hana Yori Dango. I love this "Paradise" song very much. It's such a nice song that makes you feel happy anytime you hear it.
So, I share this "Paradise" song lyric by T-MAX. This lyric consist of three part : Korean Lyric, Romanization and English Translation. You can also download the song here. Enjoy the song

Paradise by T-MAX


Korean Lyric
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Almost paradise
아침보다 더 눈부신
날 향한 너의 사랑이
온 세상 다 가진듯해

In my life 내 지친 삶에 꿈처럼
다가와준 니 모습을
언제까지나 사랑할 수 있다면

너의 손을 잡고서
세상을 향해 힘껏 소리쳐
하늘을 걸어 약속해
영원히 오직 너만을 사랑해
밤 하늘 불빛 같은 우리 둘만의
아름다운 꿈 paradise
너와 함께한다면
어디든 갈 수 있어
to the my paradise

너 힘들었던 시간과
그 아픔 모두 다 잊어봐
이제 부터 시작이야 너와 함께
떠나보는 거야 달려가는 거야
loving you forever

Almost paradise
태양보다 더 따스한
날 보는 너의 눈빛은
온 세상 다 가진듯해

In my life 내 지친 삶에 빛처럼
다가와준 니 사랑을
언제까지나 간직할 수 있다면
All of my love All of my life

내 모든 걸 걸어서
나는 널 사랑해
저 푸른 바다같은 우리 둘만의
아름다운 곳 paradise
너와 함께 한다면
어디든 갈 수 있어
to the my paradise

너 힘들었던 시간과
그 아픔 모두 다 잊어봐
이제부터 시작이야 너와 함께
떠나보는 거야 달려가는 거야
loving you forever

Almost paradise
아침보다 더 눈부신
날 향한 너의 사랑이
온 세상 다 가진듯 해

In my life 내 지친 삶에 꿈처럼
다가와 준 니 모습을
언제까지나 간직할 수 있다면
천사같은 니 미소가
가득한 우리 낙원에
너만을 위한 꽃들로
영원히 채워둘꺼야

Almost paradise
태양보다 더 따스한
날 보는 너의 눈빛은
온 세상 다 가진듯 해

In my life 내 지친 삶에 빛처럼
다가와준 니 사랑을
언제까지나 간직할 수 있다면
언제까지나 사랑할 수 있다면


Romanization
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Almost paradise
a-chimboda to nunbushin
nal hyanghan noye sarangi
on sesang da gajindeuthae

In my life
nae ji-chin salme kkum-chorom
tagawajun ni moseubeul
onjekkajina saranghal su it-damyon

noye so-neul jabkoso
sesan-geul hyanghae ggot sorichyo
ha-neureul goro yaksokhae
yong-wo-nhi ojing noma-neul saranghae
pam ha-neul bulbit gateun uri dulmanyi
a-reum-da-un ggum paradise
nowa hamkkehandamyon
odideun gal su isso to the my paradise

no deurot-don shigan-gwa
geu apeum modu da ijo-bwa
ije buto shijagiya nowa hamkke
ttonabo-neun goya tallyoga-neun goya
loving you forever

Almost paradise
tae-yangboda to ttaseuhan
nal bo-neun noye nunbi-cheun
on sesang ta gachindeuthae

In my life
nae ji-chin salme bit-chorom
tagawajun ni saran-geul
onjeggajina kanjighal su it-damyon

All of my love
All of my life
nae modeun kol goroso
na-neun nol saranghae

jo pureun batagateun uri dulmanyi
a-reum-da-un got paradise
nowa hamkke handamyon
odideun gal su isso to the my paradise

no deurot-don shigan-gwa
geu apeum modu da ijo-bwa
ijebuto shijagiya nowa hamkke
ttonabo-neun goya tallyoga-neun goya
loving you forever

Almost paradise
a-chimboda to nunbushin
nal hyanghan noye sarangi
on sesang ta gajindeut hae

In my life
nae ji-chin salme ggum-chorom
tagawa jun ni moseubeul
onjekkajina kanjighal su it-damyon

chonsagateun ni misoga
kadeukhan uri nagwone
noma-neul wihan kkotdeullo
yong-wo-nhi chaewodul-kkoya

Almost paradise
taeyangboda to ttaseuhan
nal bo-neun noye nunbi-cheun
on sesang ta kajindeut hae

In my life
nae ji-chin salme bit-chorom
tagawajun ni saran-geul
onjekkajina ganjighal su it-damyon
onjekkajina saranghal su it-damyon


English Translation
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Almost paradise
Your love is brighter than the morning
I feel like I have everything in the world
In my life
You came to me like a dream in the midst of hard times
If only I could love you forever

I hold your hand and shout out to the world
I swear on the sky
You’ll be my only love, forever
Our dream shines on like lights in the night sky, paradise

I can go anywhere as long as I’m with you
To the my paradise
Forget the times you suffered and hurt
It’s only the beginning for us
Let’s go, let’s run
Loving you forever

Almost paradise
Your eyes feel warmer than the sun as they look at me
I feel like I have everything in the world
In my life
Your love came to me like a silver lining in the midst of my exhaustion
If only I could preserve it forever
All of my love
All of my life
I love you with my all
Our place is like the blue ocean, paradise

I can go anywhere as long as I’m with you
To the my paradise
Forget the times you suffered and hurt
It’s only the beginning for us
Let’s go, let’s run
Loving you forever

Almost paradise
Your love is brighter than the morning
I feel like I have everything in the world
In my life
You came to me like a dream in the midst of hard times
If only I could preserve it forever
Your angelic smile fills our garden
I’m going to fill it with flowers for you

Almost paradise
Your eyes feel warmer than the sun as they look at me
I feel like I have everything in the world
In my life
Your love came to me like a silver lining in the midst of my exhaustion
If only I could preserve it forever
If only we could love forever

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Utada Hikaru

Given name: Hikaru (ヒカル) - meaning 'shining' in Japanese
Surname: Utada (宇多田)
Nickname: Hikki (ヒッキー)
Date of Birth: January 19, 1983
Place of Birth: New York, NY, U.S.A.
Height: 158cm
Began carrer in music on / First recorded songs: 1990; as part of family musical group U3 (aka. cubic U) on the album "U*STAR" (released September, 1993; Hikki wrote lyrics of two songs, at the age of 10)
Solo Debut: 1997 - January 1998 (under the name Cubic U)
Japanese Debut: December, 1998 (with "Automatic" single)
International Debut: EXODUS Album - Fall 2004 (Japan: 9.08.2004; US: 10.05.2004)
Ex-Husband: Kazuaki Kiriya (Divorced 2007-Mar-2)
Father: Teruzane Utada (producer/musician who now runs U3music, the family music company; Her manager)
Mother: Junko Utada aka. Keiko Fuji (was a popular enka (Japanese ballad) singer in the 1970s; maiden name Junko Abe)
Height: 158 cm It's Utada Hikaru height, honest. It hasn't changed since Utada Hikaru's debut. I wonder if that means Utada Hikaru's growth is totally over?
Blood Type: A, cause both of Utada Hikaru parents are A. It's a common type among Japanese, isn't it?
Hobbies: Literature
Favorite Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Meet Joe Black, Godfather Part 2 (I like Robert De Niro), Good Will Hunting, Baghdad Cafe, The Jerk, Unbreakable, Orlando, Amadeus, Sleepy Hollow
Favorite Writers: Kenji Nakagami, "Izoku," "Kishuben"; Ryunosuke Akutagawa, "Rashomon," "Kappa"; Yasunari Kawabata ,"Kanjo Soshoku," "Yukiguni"; Ogai Mori, "Takasebune"; Soseki Natsume "Kokoro"; Kenji Miyazawa (poetry); Yukio Mishima"Kinkakuji"; Ryotaro Shiba "Sekigahara"; Roald Dahl, "Tales of the Unexpected"; Shel Silverstein, "Where the Sidewalk Ends," "A Light in the Attic";Edgar Allan Poe; Elie Wiesel, "Night"; John Berendt, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"; F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby.
Favorite Artists: Freddie Mercury (Queen), Yutaka Ozaki, Bjork, Janet Jackson, Minnie Riperton, Slash (Guns 'n' Roses), Joe, Lauryn Hill, Maxwell, Craig David, Garbage, No Doubt, GLAY, Guru, Enigma, Blink182, Miles Davis, Mozart, Blue Man Group, At the Drive-in, Erykah Badu, Jimi Hendrix, Bela Bartok, Edith Piaf.

Hikaru Utada was born in New York City to Japanese parents with roots in the Japanese music industry. Her father, Teruzane Utada, was a record producer while her mother, Junko Utada, was an enka singer, performing under the stage name "Keiko Fuji." Junko Utada’s mother, and Hikaru’s grandmother, was a blind shamisen player. Utada made her first professional recording at the age of twelve. She did her recordings with her mother, releasing songs under a band named “U3” (also known as Utada 3) until 1996 when she started her first solo project, "I'll be Stronger." The "Cookin' With Moses Vocal" from this project was called the "Cookin' With Gas Vocal" on the promotional release.

"I’ll Be Stronger" was the first song Utada wrote. It was released under the artist name "Cubic U," a mathematical reference to her being the third Utada 'power,' which was Hikaru's pseudonym before becoming a superstar in Japan. The song failed to release in the United States, and in 1997, she started her next project, though at first she was hesitant. Cubic U released her debut single "Close to You," which was a cover of The Carpenters' song. She then released her debut album Precious, but it failed to be released in the United States due to restructuring issues at her then record label Capitol Records.

She released Precious in Japan on January 28, 1998, and then later re-released it on March 31, 1999 to much better success. It has sold 702,060 copies to date in Japan, making it a significant hit for an all-English album in that market.

Utada moved to Tokyo in late 1998 and attended Seisen International School, and later the American School in Japan, while continuing to record on a new contract with Toshiba-EMI. Her movement originally came from Japanese FM radio. Unlike other pop-stars at the time, she was more focused on becoming a singer-songwriter while other Japanese female singers such as Ami Suzuki and Ayumi Hamasaki were targeting towards becoming idols. Leading up to the release of her first album First Love, Utada released two successful million-selling singles: "Automatic/Time Will Tell" and "Movin' on Without You". "Automatic/Time Will Tell" sold over two million copies. Backed by her singles, her supposedly-debut album First Love went on to sell over 7 million units in Japan alone (with an additional 3 million overseas, bringing it to a sum of at least 10 million units), becoming the highest selling album in Japan's recent History. The album then went on to yield the single "First Love," which peaked at the number-two spot. By the end of the year, Utada was rank #5 on a Japanese radio station Tokio Hot 100 Airplay's Top 100 Artists of the 20th Century by the station and its listeners.

After a two years' hiatus break, Utada released her follow up album Distance, garnering a first-week sales of 3 million units sold. Backed by her singles — "Addicted to You," "Wait & See: Risk," "For You/Time Limit" and "Can You Keep a Secret?" — Distance became the best-selling album of the year, with 4.469 million copies sold in Japan alone. Additionally, "Addicted To You" became Utada's best-selling single, selling one-million in its first week and staying on top of the chart for two consecutive weeks. "Wait & See: Risk" and "Can You Keep A Secret" also were later rank at #6 and #10 respectively on Oricon's list of 10 Best-Selling Singles from January 1, 1999 to April 24, 2006. Utada also went on to release a single that was dedicated to the female victim of a murder case in Ikeda, Osaka titled "Final Distance."

Leading up to her third album, Utada released "Traveling," "Hikari," and "Sakura Drops/Letters": all the songs reached the top of the charts. Before the release of Utada's third album, Deep River, the artist underwent surgery after being diagnosed with an ovarian tumor, causing Utada to put her promotional activities on hold. After recovering, she released Deep River and immediately went on promotional tours. While there were no TV appearances, she promoted her album in magazine and radio interviews.

Deep River garnered 2.35 million copies on its first-week sale: Oricon later reported that sales eventually surpassed 3.60 million, making Utada the only singer or group in Japanese music history to have three consecutive albums surpass the 3x Million sold mark, by RIAJ standards. It was also her third consecutive time to hold the #1 position on Oricon's Yearly Albums chart and became the eighth best selling album of all time in Japan.

In 2003, Utada's promotional and personal life schedules got more active due to her marriage and an imposing agreement with Island Records in America to release a proper full-English debut album. Though she released "Colors", it was her only single release for 2003. The song featured heavy ethereal and experimental tones for the first time in Utada's discography, something that would display itself fruitfully in Utada's later albums' singles. It became her longest charting single ever with a 45 week trajectory on the Oricon Singles chart, selling 881,000 copies, and was #3 on the Yearly Singles chart.

International Market

Her first singles compilation album Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol.1 was released on March 31, 2004. It became the best-selling album of 2004 in Japan, making her the only solo or group artist to reach #1 four times on the yearly charts. It was also the first compilation album to reach #1 in six years on the yearly charts, and the first compilation album to reach #1 in twenty six years by a female artist. Despite its success, the album received very little promotion and contained no new material or photos; moreover, it charted longer on the Oricon Albums chart longer than any other Utada release to date (over 2 years). The album would go on to sell over 2.575 million units in Japan, making it the 34th best-selling album ever in the country. A month later, on April 21, she released her only Japanese single in 2004, "Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro," which topped the singles chart for two consecutive weeks and sold 365,000 units by the year's end and was also the main theme song for Casshern, her now ex-husband's directorial debut.

In mid-2004, Utada moved back to New York, and began work on a new recording contract with Island Def Jam Music Group. On October 5, 2004, she released her North American English-language debut album, Exodus, under the name "Utada," which was her new American-given artist title at the Universal Convention. It was released nearly a month earlier, on September 9 in Japan, with a special booklet and housed in a cardboard slipcase. In an MTV interview, Utada said: "I don't think it's the music that I'm concerned about. It's obviously that I look really different and there really aren't any completely Asian people [who are popular singers in the U.S.] right now." Exodus became Utada's fourth consecutive release to debut at #1 and boast 500,000 copies in its first-week sales. In spite of enlisting the help of Timbaland to produce and co-write some songs, her American debut as an Island Records artist was met with indifference by the American market, selling 55,000 units – although there was virtually no promotion on her record label's part. "Easy Breezy" was released as the lead single in early August 2004, peaking at #9 Billboard Hot Dance/Club Airplay chart, followed up by "Devil Inside" a month and two weeks later. And Utada became the cover of the Interview magazine June, 2005 issue.

"Exodus '04" was released at the end of June 2005 and featured remixes from The Scumfrog, Richard Vission, JJ Flores and Peter Bailey. In the UK, Mercury added another 2 remixes for "You make me want to be a man" in the original album Exodus 04, titled "You Make Me Want To Be A Man [Bloodshy & Avant Mix]" and "You Make Me Want To Be A Man [Junior Jack Mix]." By the end of the year Utada was voted "#1 Favorite Artist of 2004" by Oricon's annual readers poll.

The fourth single from her English Exodus album, "You Make Me Want to Be a Man," was released in October 2005. "Devil Inside" became a club smash in the U.S. and topped the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Airplay charts. Both the Exodus album and "You Make Me Want to Be a Man" single were released in the U.K., with different artwork from the USA and Japanese versions.

On December 16, 2008, information leaked onto the Internet that Utada's next English-language single, titled "Come Back to Me", would be scheduled for airplay release through U.S. Rhythmic/Crossover and Mainstream formats on February 9 and 10, 2009 respectively via Island Records, according to credible American radio news sites FMQB and R&R. The song then was made available for streaming on Island's, All Access' website, and her MySpace Music Page for advanced promotion. Island Records also updated their webpage with information regarding Utada's new single, and included a link to her official Japanese website and MySpace page, both featuring a track preview. Additionally, a number was included that fans can text to join Utada's mobile list to receive future news updates. The new English album, titled This Is The One, was released on March 14, 2009 in Japan and on May 12, 2009 in the United States. On February 23, 2009, Utada announced that she was in studio recording her next Japanese-language single. This Is the One had a debut at #1 in Japan on March 13, 2009, the day it was released in Japan, but became Utada's first album not to top the weekly chart since Precious. On March 30, 2009 she appeared on New York City radio station Z-100 (100.3), the largest pop radio program in the U.S., and granted a live on-air interview on the station's Elvis Duran Morning Show, a noteworthy breakthrough that would lead to a promotional schedule up and through the album's international physical release on May 12. Utada will also sing the theme song for the new Evangelion film, Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance. Although the film will be released June 27, 2009, there is not a release date set for the single at this time.

Personal Life

Utada Hikaru has a hidden life. she appears to be an ordinary American college student. Last fall she attended classes by day, hung out with friends by night, and like most of Utada Hikaru's fellow Columbia University freshmen, she hasn't settled on a major yet. But there were rumors about Utada Hikaru's among the students during orientation week?stories that were hard to believe.

"Most of my friends know the truth," says Hikaru. "Even before the first day of school, I was talking to this friend who was going to Columbia also, and he told me, 'People all know you're coming.' And I go, 'What do you mean?' And he said, 'Well, all the Asian kids know, but even the non-Asian students have heard something about the Japanese Britney Spears coming to their school.'"

She's virtually unknown in the U.S., but Hikaru, 18, is Japan's biggest pop star. The Japanese media sing Utada Hikaru's praises: BILINGUAL STRAIGHT-A STUDENT! AND THE DIVA OF THE HEISEI PERIOD! The Japanese public devours Utada Hikaru's music: Utada Hikaru's debut CD, First Love (1999), sold more than 9.5 million copies, making it the best-selling album in Japanese history. Utada Hikaru's new CD, Distance, is selling just as fast. While other Japanese pop divas are content to sing throwaway tunes in baby-girl tones, Hikaru, who says that growing up she used to go to sleep to Metallica and wake up to Pearl Jam, performs songs that draw from R. and B., rap and even rock. During a recent MTV Unplugged concert, she surprised fans with a rendition of the Irish rock band U2's song With or Without You. Except for such occasional covers, Hikaru writes almost all Utada Hikaru's own material, combining light melodies and strong grooves. Utada Hikaru's lyrics, though mostly about adolescent angst, can be intriguingly off center. "Our last kiss/Tasted like cigarettes," she sings on First Love.

Although the press has compared Hikaru to Spears, the two are sharply different. First, there's the issue of clothes. Unlike Britney, Hikaru keeps hers on. "I'm not like a gorgeous bombshell or anything like that," she says modestly. "It was just always my music at the front." Mobbed in Japan, she relishes anonymity in America. "I can never really enjoy being famous," she says. "So when I can just take a walk and go grocery shopping in New York, it takes a huge load off my back and I feel great. I feel human again, almost."

Hikaru was born in New York City but raised part-time in Tokyo. "When people ask me exactly how much time I spend in each country, I always tell them I have no idea," she says. "Because my parents have taken me back and forth ever since I was a baby." Utada Hikaru's father Teruzane Utada is a producer and musician who now runs Utada Hikaru's management company. Her mother Keiko Fuji was a popular enka (Japanese ballad singer) in the 1970s who broke her fans' hearts by giving up her career and moving to the U.S. to find a little peace. ("I don't sing anymore," is all Fuji says now, smiling.) Hikaru says she got her start when she followed her parents into the studio and began to make recordings around age seven. ("No, younger!" shouts her father from nearby.) Like her mother, Hikaru plans to retire young?as early as 28?and perhaps pursue neuroscience. "I kind of see myself in a white coat in a lab, working till late evening in front of test tubes," she says. It's hard to imagine that Spears has a similar vision of her future.

For now, though, Hikaru has taken leave from school (she plans to return soon) to focus on her music and establish her career in the U.S. She recently performed a song called Blow My Whistle, which was included on the sound track of the movie Rush Hour 2. Produced by the Neptunes, one of the hottest American hip-hop production duos around, the song features a cameo from gangsta rapper Foxy Brown. Hikaru said her producers were worried at first that she and Brown might fight, given their different temperaments and backgrounds. They got along just fine. The idea of having her on the song came from Pharrell (Williams, one-half of the Neptunes), says Hikaru. "He said Foxy and I would make a very strong combination, the two of us being such contrasting characters: the crazy, revealing, in-your-face Ill Na Na [Foxy's nickname] and the more settled and slightly mysterious Asian girl."

Discography

Japanese studio albums

* 1999: First Love
* 2001: Distance
* 2002: Deep River
* 2006: Ultra Blue
* 2008: Heart Station

Japanese compilation albums

* 2004: Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol.1

English studio albums

* 1998: Precious (Cubic U)
* 2004: Exodus (Utada)
* 2009: This Is The One (Utada)

DVD

* 2000: Bohemian Summer 2000
* 2001: Utada Hikaru - Unplugged Live
* 2001: UH2 Single Clip Collection Vol.2
* 2002: UH3 Single Clip Collection Vol.3
* 2003: UH Live Streaming "20 Dai wa Ike Ike!"
* 2004: Utada Hikaru In Budokan 2004
* 2006: Utada United 2006

Singles

Japanese Singles

1998 : "Automatic/Time Will Tell"
1999 : "Movin' on Without You"
1999 : "First Love"
1999 : "Addicted to You"
2000 : "Wait & See: Risk"
2000 : "For You/Time Limit"
2001 : "Can You Keep a Secret?"
2001 : "Final Distance"
2001 : "Traveling"
2002 : "Hikari"
2002 : "Sakura Drops/Letters"
2003 : "Colors"
2004 : "Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro"
2005 : "Be My Last"
2005 : "Passion"
2006 : "Keep Tryin'"
2006 : "This Is Love"
2006 : "Boku wa Kuma"
2007 : "Flavor of Life"
2007 : "Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry"
2008 : "Heart Station/Stay Gold"
2008 : "Fight the Blues"
2008 : "Prisoner of Love"
2008 : "Eternally: Drama Mix"

International Singles

1997 : "I'll Be Stronger"
1997 : "Close to You"
2000 : "Remix: Fly Me to the Moon"
2004 : "Easy Breezy"
2004 : "Devil Inside"
2005 : "Exodus '04"
2005 : "You Make Me Want to Be a Man"
2007 : "Do You"
2009 : "Come Back to Me"

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Viva La Vida Lyric by Coldplay

Viva La Vida


I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sweep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing:
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt, and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in.
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries Wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

(Ooooh Oooh Oooh)

Hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that when I ruled the world

Viva La Vida is a spanish phrase which means "Live The Live" in English. Viva La Vida is such a great song from Coldplay. It is a very literal interpretational ballad of Napoleon in the moments before his death in exile. I believe it is on Napoleon because of the Heavy French Classical influence coursing through the song as well as the Album cover, being a French Revolutionary Painting. Who else in France had a shot at ruling the world?

The first three verses are where he recounts his former glory ("Old king is dead, long live the king") when he was going to rule the world, and how he held such power over his enemy. ("I used to rule the world/ Roll the dice") And then he tells of his downfall, when he sees that he cannot rule the world, and how he has become the lowest.("Now in the morning/ sweep the streets I used to own/ the walls were closed on me") Sweeping is a nobody job, so He is saying that he is now a nobody.

The chorus, which varies progressively, is a realization that he sees his own death. (Bells and Choirs would ring and sing, respectively, during a Funeral Procession, in some cases) "Mirror Sword and Shield" could mean that he is awaiting heaven, since the three are very Christian symbols. "Missionaries" is another Christian allusion, but appears to be useless, unless referring to that he is asking that a room in Heaven be prepared for him. "For Some Reason I can't explain, once you go..." appears to be a filler line, since it takes a different meaning later on. "That was when I ruled the world" is just a reprising line that sounds good. It restates that he no longer is glorious, and will die soon.

All the way from "Wicked and Wild wind" to "Oh who would ever want to be king" is a remembrance of his own rise to power and use of it. Also, because the French would Execute using the Guillotine, the "head on a silver plate" line also is an Allusion to Napoleonic France, as well as John the Baptist's death.

The second Chorus is the same, save for the line, "I know saint peter won't call my name". this is Napoleon saying he won't go to heaven since he was a tyrant. Saint Peter calling a name is symbolic of dying and going to Heaven.
The final Chorus has the change of "I know Saint peter won't call my name" to "I know Saint Peter WILL call my name" Saying that Napoleon accepts his death. You can imagine Napoleon Closing his eyes at the words "When I ruled the world"

I also think that the song is for everyone who thinks they are the kings of their own world. it's a realization that whoever we are now, however great we are, and whatever riches and power we have, we will be kneeling down when the time comes(if that time is true).

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