Pop singer Hikaru Utada will release their first best-of album, featuring a new song and a number of newly mixed and re-recorded tracks, on April 10th.
Pop singer Hikaru Utada will release their first best-of album on April 10th.
Titled SCIENCE FICTION, the 25-track, double-disc compilation is said to showcase the artist’s journey through their 25-year musical career. Songs featured include their recent digital single Naniirodemonai Hana (A Flower of No Color), which is the theme song for the Fuji TV series “The Gift of Your Heart (Kimi ga Kokoro wo Kureta kara)”, as well
as a new track titled Electricity and re-recorded versions of Addicted To You, traveling and Hikari. 10 of the songs have been newly mixed, and a special edit of the song Somewhere Near Marseilles is included
as a bonus 26th track.
In addition, the album will include a serial number granting access to the exclusive application for the HIKARU UTADA SCIENCE FICTION TOUR 2024. The premium tickets for each live venue can be purchasable only during this exclusive application,
accessed via the unique serial number. The HIKARU UTADA SCIENCE FICTION TOUR 2024’s application period for album purchasers, including premium and regular tickets, starts from April 9th at 12:00 am (JST) and ends on April 30th at 11:59 pm (JST).
More details on the tour are available here.
The music video for Naniirodemonai Hana can be viewed below, followed by a special video highlighting some of the songs featured on SCIENCE FICTION.
However, it has been noted that the versions of some of the songs featured in the latter video may not match the versions on the album.
