Hikaru Utada's blog website U3music.com reportedly received one million views in a single day, following her announcement on her blog Monday that she will be taking a break from music starting in 2011. (Source: Sanspo)

Also, in a new message on her site today, Hikaru responds to a Suponichi article. Apparently, EMI Director/Producer Akira Miyake was misquoted and the article suggests that Hikki is taking a break because she has "lost a lot" and has been "unable to go to McDonalds and Shibuya 109". Which she responds as being "ridiculous ＿|￣|○". (Message Translation)

From a new message post today on Hikaru's blog site U3music.com, Hikki reminisces about the past twelve years of her career and how she started when she was only fifteen years old. She goes on to say that it has been a long time and that she thinks that she needs to spend more time on life and take a BREAK from music. She indicates that it is NOT an announcement of "RETIREMENT" but not just a "rest" or "vacation" either.

So it seems Hikki will be taking a long term SABBATICAL from her music career! However, she assures fans that she will be back one day; two years ... five years ... she cannot be sure how long.

But before that, she says she will go full-throttle with music activities until the end of this year. In the blog message, she also announces a new compilation album, SINGLES COLLECTION VOL.2, which will also include four or five new songs! The release should sometime in Fall 2010.

She also announces that she will be a part of an endorsement campaign as well, so be sure to expect some new commercials featuring Hikki!

And she is also thinking of starting a Twitter account so she can more directly respond to fans during this time.

She thanks everyone, her staff, and her fans :)

Hikki's WEBSITE for her Japanese / EMI work has been updated with a new look. Also, there is a new profile picture, which appears to be from the reported photo-shoot in Shibuya back in May, 2010.

http://www.emimusic.jp/hikki/

On June 6th 2010, Hikki turned 10000 days old!

Thanks to Dark_Armed_Dragon for pointing this out

There are reports from mixi, japanese blogs and forums that Hikki was spotted in Shibuya, Tokyo, outside on a pedestrian bridge for a photo shoot on Thursday May 20, 2010.
No word yet on what the photo shoot may have been for.

A compilation album called 'Just Dance: Volume 3' will include Utada as well as other Island Def Jam artists.
Utada's "Dirty Desire" (Mike Rizzo's club mix) will be featured on the album.
Utada's "Come Back To Me" was also featured in the 'Just Dance: Volume 1' album.

The 'Just Dance: 3' will be released June 8th. Read the press release for more.

Utada's "Poppin'" is being used in Jessica Simpson's show 'The Price of Beauty' on Vh1.

The episode airs tonight, 4/19/10 and is the Tokyo, Japan episode! In case you miss it, it's episode six (6).

[credit to Jiremi]

The final show on Utada's "In The Flesh" concert tour is tonight (feb. 12) in London, UK! The SOLD OUT show will be at the O2 Academy Islington @7pm. After last night's amazing show there, let's see if Utada can top it with her tour finale!

Hope everyone has Fun and that the UtadaNet members meet goes well! ... and please let us know your experiences here on the forum or live on Twitter hashtag #Utada or #UtadaUK.
Remember, behave! be courteous! and make friends!

The last two shows for Utada's "In The Flesh" concert tour is in London, UK! This show (Feb 11) was a recent addition to the tour after many fans lost their tickets due to a TicketWeb error. This is the only stop of her tour outside of the US, and the first performances she will do outside of Japan and America. The SOLD OUT show will be at the O2 Academy Islington @7pm.

Hope everyone has Fun ... and please let us know your experiences here on the forum or live on Twitter hashtag #Utada or #UtadaUK.
Remember, behave! be courteous! and make friends!

Tonight (feb. 8), Utada is back in the place of her birth. She is in New York on the last American stop of her "In The Flesh" concert tour! The SOLD OUT show will be at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza @8pm.

Hope everyone has Fun! ... and please let us know your experiences here on the forum or live on Twitter hashtag #Utada or #UtadaNY.
Remember, behave! be courteous! and make friends!

The next stop for Utada on her "In The Flesh" concert tour is tonight (Feb. 5) in Boston! The SOLD OUT show will be at The Paradise Rock Club @7pm.

Hope everyone has Fun! ... and please let us know your experiences here on the forum or live on Twitter hashtag #Utada.
Remember, behave! be courteous! and make friends!

Just revealed, there is to be a second Utada show in London for the 'In The Flesh' 2010 Tour! The show will be Thu Feb 11 2010, at O2 Academy Islington. This will be the day before the original show date which is on Feb 12th.
Tickets go on sale Feb 5th @9am.
Pre-sale tickets go on sale Feb 4th @9am.

Some fans who did not receive tickets for the original show due to a TicketWeb mistake received an email about the new show. The email announced that there will be a second show and stated that they will be given the opportunity to access the pre-sale tickets.

It's NOW a TEN-SHOW TOUR!


[UPDATE]: According to TicketWeb.co.uk, this show is now also sold out!

[Read More to see all the tour dates]

The next stop for Utada on her "In The Flesh" concert tour is tonight (Feb. 2) in Chicago! The SOLD OUT show will be at The House of Blues @8pm.

Hope everyone has Fun! ... and please let us know your experiences here on the forum or live on Twitter hashtag #Utada.

UPDATE:
It seems that this was an interesting show. To start off, it seems security was a bit 'unpleasant', ex. a fan who came from Brazil being denied entry. Also noteable was during DJ Mike Rizzo's performance, a fan who got on stage with a mask and began dancing; as well, there was a noteable very 'excited' fan from the balcony, that sung loudly and dove to catch at kuma ball. It also seems that some of the crowd did not know about the 'encore' and left after 'Dirty Desire'.
Hikki talked about missing the cold weather and how Chicago is like New York. Before the concert, she went to the Art Institute museum. She wore a white and black dress, with a black-striped transparent shawl.

Utada doing a 'drop' message for Supa Good DJs. You can download an MP3 of the message on their page. From this SGDJ blog entry, DJ K-SMOOTH asked Hikki to do this while she was in Hawaii - likely just before the 'In The Flesh' tour started after the first 'In The Flesh' show in Hawaii.

Utada will be in Nevada today for her "In The Flesh" concert tour tonight (Jan. 30) in Las Vegas! The show will be at The House of Blues @8pm.

Hope everyone has Fun! ... and please let us know your experiences here on the forum or live on Twitter hashtag #Utada or #UtadaLV.

UPDATE:
Looks like it was a completely packed house. There are reports that it was very hot, and about 25 people may have fainted during the show.
At the end, Utada said that this show was her best concert of the In The Flesh tour so far. The autographed balls she threw out this time had Kuma gambling on it.