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"For the version of this CD released in Japan, a translation of the English lyrics is included, but there are lots of places where meanings are lost in the process of translation."

Utada Hikaru, Japanese Musician

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"For the version of this CD released in Japan, a translation of the English lyrics is included, but there are lots of places where meanings are lost in the process of translation."

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"No one told me I had to make something that would sell, but I personally want everyone to like my music."

"I do feel really determined, and that I have to pull myself together, but I don't really think like, my market has changed and my company has changed, and I'm going to make it BIG in America!"

"I don't like going to the gym because I don't like being with people I don't know in that intense environment."

"People do ask me if I think I can make it in the States."

"Actually, the fun part was not knowing what the heck I was going to be doing."

"For me, it's an experiment to see what people are gonna think of it."

"I've been missing Japanese literature so much of late."

"Since I was doing all of it myself, I had to decide where I wanted to go with the songs, how to proceed with the chords, if the sound was alright, and all that detail on my own."

"And also, I think Japan places great value on the lyrics."

"Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep."

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