I wrote a previous post on Utada Hikaru and how I'm a big fan of hers. Guess what, her new single "Prisoner of Love" is available on iTunes! Not that I'm going to get it because I've already got the album. But I was wondering when they would release her PVs on iTunes. As of now, there are 3 on iTunes, all from her new album. Heart Station, Flavor of Life and Prisoner of Love. You have to check out the Prisoner of Love video. It's so cool that I ended up clicking "buy me" straight after watching the preview! If you want the physical form, you can get the single. It comes with a CD+DVD. The PV is probably stored in the dvd. Get it from iTunes or Amazon Japan. Just a question though. What's your stand on getting music? I tend to buy it if it's on iTunes. Just because it's convenient, I support Apple's cause and last but not least, I support the artists. Don't ask me what I do if it's not on iTunes ^^. If it's not there, I have to really like the cd to buy it.
Update! Found the PV on youtube
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First Love. Her first album was a big hit in Japan way back in '99 if I remember my history. This was when I my ears and eyes first met her ^^. Many hit singles from this album there was; Automatic, Movin' on without you, First Love, Time will tell etc. It was, and still is, a great album. Propelled her all to way to the top!
Distance is, imo, an excellent album! If you were to ask me which is my favorite album, this one wins hands down. It contains my favorite single Wait & See. Other songs I really like in this ablum; Can You Keep A Secret?, Distance, Addicted To You (great song), For You, Kettobase (prefer the unplugged version though), Parody, Time Limit.
Deep River. On my favorite album list, this one ranks right below Distance. Just because the single I like the most is not in here ^^. Songs I like; 幸せになろう, Deep River, Final Distance, traveling (this is among her best), Sakura Drops, 光 (also one of my personal favorites). 光 (hikari) has an english version called "simple and clean". I like the lyrics and this song has been used in the game Kingdom Hearts (if you've heard of it). 
Exodus... This is a difficult album. Her first big release in the US. Don't think it did very well. I'm no expert, but I think she was experimenting with some new sounds. Some individual songs were good, but I haven't listened to any of those recently. I'm sorry, but this album didn't resonate within me although some singles did make it to the top of dance charts in the US and UK.
ULTRA BLUE. Also another experiment with sound in my opinion. The only songs I kinda liked were 誰かの願いが叶うころ、日曜の朝 and Keep Tryin'. Oh yeah! I almost forgot, COLORS is in this album too. COLORS is good. The others didn't make it to my frequent playlist. This album was a big hit nevertheless.
HEART STATION. Her latest album as of this post. I think her experimentation paid off. The sounds and tunes in this album are pretty cool. Many good songs in here. Fight The Blues, Heart Station, Beautiful World, Flavor Of Life, Stay Gold, Kiss & Cry, Prisoner Of Love (big hit now), ぼくはくま、虹色バス。Prisoner Of Love is the current opening theme of the drama ラストフレンズ (last friends). Good tunes, good lyrics, great song. I bought this album from the iTunes music store ^^.
I only have 2 concert dvds. The Bohemian Summer Tour and Utada Hikaru Unplugged. Wish I was there at those lives though. It looked pretty fantastic from the dvds. Unplugged versions of her songs were also good. If you're looking for a recording of a live performance, I highly recommend the unplugged dvd. 
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