I found the text of the message where she explained about Final Distance.

On Thursday June 21, 2001, Utada wrote (in Japanese but translated into English)

"This is the first time for me to do this - I would like to devote this single "FINAL DISTANCE" to a person. The word "devote" may sound pompous and strange, it's more like . . . "dedicate." I had been stuck in the studio since the 9th of this month and I was informed by my father on the second day of the recording in the studio about what had happened in Ikeda city in Osaka the day before the 9th. At that time I was also informed about the girl called Rena Yamashita and shocked more than words could express - I would sound so fake no matter what word I use, but I was really really mortified and sad, so I thought if there was anything I could do . . . and decided to dedicate this song - which I just started writing - to her (and of course to all the people directly involved in the case as well . . .) then and there. Given sorrow and anger, tenderness and power born from them, and what not, I found a new meaning in the song and thanks to it I was able to hold on till the end.

I don't know yet what you will think of this, but for me this is likely to be the most beautiful thing I have ever made, including the picture in crayon I drew for the first time in the kindergarden, chicken gratin I made in homemaking course in Junior High, essays I submitted in University, my past CDs, all of them! So now I'm worried more than usual if you would like it . . . see what happens! I wanna let you hear it soon! Please tell me your impressions on it. I wish Rena-chan had heard it too . . ."

The original text can be found here underThursday June 21, 2001;

http://hikki.blogspot.com/archives/2001_06_01_hikki_archive.html

for me BE MY LAST and DISTANCE

I didn't cry in any of the songs but i felt that First Love and Dareka No Negai Ga Kanaukoro was really sad out of all her songs-still it was really good lol

I have to say Dareka No Negai Ga Kanaukoro. That was a sad song, but no, it didn't make me cry.

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I agree with u, there wasn't a song that i cried but there where songs that are sad ~ . ~

the song i really cried to was passion orchestral version everytime i hear lots of things pop up to my head and the way they play it its so wonderful and sad

the song i really cried to was passion orchestral version everytime i hear lots of things pop up to my head and the way they play it its so wonderful and sad

that's sad to hear gato but passion is good and one of my favorite's

yea i love passion to but tha only one that makes me cry is the ater the battle version and the orchestra version

When I herd Sakura Drops when I first came to America, I started to cry. Final Distance kind of make me cry too. And Sukiyaki too, but it took me a while to finally understand the English. >.<