tired of Utada for actually trying to promote herself even just a little bit? wow

IDJ/Universal is very stupid, they dare make such comment even though they have never really done anything to promote Utada...

I don't think Utada hates making English music on the contrary I THINK a part of her wants to do it a lot more than we imagine(although IDJ probably annoyed her for it because they wanted to milk millions out of her). Remember, Utada didn't start by making Japanese music first, that only happened because the release of her first english album didn't happen since the record label went under.

I think that's one of the things that Utada has yet to accomplish, release an English album and go on full-scale promotion. Exodus, she was able to release it but no promotion whatsoever for that album. Utada did express in one of her interviews for TITO that with Exodus she was ready for promotions but nothing ever came from IDJ/Universal. Thus, for TITO she decided to get herself The Door to promote her. She was probably hoping that by producing a more mainstream album and by taking a step forward on promotions she could accomplish far more than she did with Exodus.

Although promotions were better for TITO, unfortunately due to her sickness and little interest that IDJ gave TITO, it didn't do as well. I most definitely think that she didn't want to give up on TITO after she had recovered and therefore her and her management probably decided that a tour would be a a good way of wrapping up the album or a chance to resume promotions (either way, Utada was very satisfied with the outcome).

IDJ/Universal is probably trying make it seem like their going to drop Utada, but do they really want to? Then why is dirty desire included in Just Dance Compilation after the success of In The Flesh?If anything I think Utada will not renew her contract and is definitely leaving IDJ/Universal because they have not met her expectations.

Well, this is just what I think.

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I see what you mean that it's questionable whether a tour would even possible without IDJ, however to book venues like House of Blues and The Fillmore you don't need really need to be IDJ status. In addition it's not hard to believe that they had nothing to do with the tour since they've done little to nothing for promotion. Or at least that's how I see it.

Oh that reminds me, why does the article insinuate that these venues are of poor quality...obviously that person is stupid to not that HOB and the fillmore are well known venues.

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I have to agree with you that she hasn't made herself appear marketable, but I still think that Utada probably does want to have the experience of releasing an english album and doing full-scale promtions regardless of the outcome, whether she would make it big or not.I think this is where the mismatch happens Utada is more concerned about the process of making music and for english albums she has proven to care about promotions (something I can't say she has done for her japanese albums)where as IDJ/Universal probably only care about the outcome. Her attitude about not caring if she makes it big or not is her most unappealing trait to her own company, which is probably why they didn't take the risk with her.

just my thoughts on this~