Hi pips! just dropped by to see whats up with UtadaNet, (haven't been posting for such a long time now).

anyways, just saw Wildlife on YT. I don't know which day it was recorded however here is what i have to say...

regarding her voice... well it was really shaky in some songs and was great in other songs. heard it and there is no denying it. some of us were really affected by it while others were not (reason for the rise of temperature for this topic and clash of opinions). maybe this could be another reason why she wants to rest. lets face it, we all have different expectations regarding our beloved Hikki, some are harder to please than others, but it doesn't mean we should clash at each other, respect is still a must, heck we are all rooting for one person here.

regarding her overall performance, i could really say that it was great. great movements and connection to the audience, great timing and execution of songs, AND that is still the reason why we all love her.

arrangement of the songs were also great. great people behind her, doing all the music for each songs. still in my opinion i liked it much better if the guy with long hair (her lead guitarist in UU06) was with her on this. however, im not that hard to please, so i was really happy (in fact i was smiling the whole time watching the concert) with the arrangements of each songs.

oh another thing, in my opinion her performance for Hikari in UU06 was a little better, this is taking into consideration the overall feel of the concert on both occasion. voice was not a problem for me in this, its just that, some of the "epicness" was missing this time around.

Take5, Goodbye Happiness, Sakura Drops and Niji-iro Basu were my favourites and worth bragging to any "unbeliever" (some of my friends sadly).

however, Time Will Tell was superb this time around. Best performance of the song in my book. She gave it all on this one. Great voice. She was teary eyed in the end, and the final bow was meaningful.

my friends ask me if which of her concerts are my favourite, easily i will reply UU06 and Wildlife. heck, all of her concerts are great that is why am still following her and will follow her still in the future.

finally, clashes of opinions happen from time to time, we must always keep our cool and realize we are different individuals and again, underneath all of it, we all love Hikaru Utada.

thanks everyone. keep the lovin' feelin' up!
happy holidays!

oh and soulhunter, musta na? maligayang pasko dude!