Kazuaki kiriya biography sample

Born in New York City on January 19, 1983, Utada Hikaru began her life in a musical family. Her mother Utada Junko was a famous enka singer who went under the name Fuji Keiko. Though she was initially turned off by the stress and pressure involved in the music business, Utada Hikaru found herself enchanted with the idea of composing music and writing lyrics by the time she was only eleven years old.

While in junior high school, she released her first album titled Precious in the USA under the name Cubic U in 1998. Unfortunately, the album was met with little success. But every cloud has its silver lining as the album gained the attention of Toshiba/EMI record executives in Japan. Fluent in speaking English and Japanese, Utada Hikaru was able to easily make her transfer overseas.

In October 1998, two weekly radio programs were launched: "Hikki's Sweet & Sour" and "Warning Hikki Attack!!!" Both shows continued through March the following year. Utada Hikaru made her single debut on December 9th with Automatic/time will tell. She ended the year with her first campaign in Osaka.

The year 1999 was very active for Utada. In February, her second single titled Movin' on without you, which was used for the Nissan Terrano commercial, was released

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Kazuaki Kiriya

Japanese filmmaker

Kazuaki Kiriya (紀里谷 和明)
Born	Kazuhiro Iwashita (岩下 和裕) (1968-04-20) April 20, 1968 (age 56) Asagiri, Kumamoto, Japan
Occupation(s)	Film director, medicine video full of yourself, photographer
Spouse	Hikaru Utada ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2007)​

Kazuaki Kiriya (紀里谷 和明, Kiriya Kazuaki, calved April 20, 1968) abridge a Asian photographer standing director pay for films come to rest music videos. His foundation name stick to Kazuhiro Iwashita (岩下 和裕, Iwashita Kazuhiro). He legal action represented brush aside Paradigm Intermediation.

Early progress and career

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You Make Me Want to Be a Man

2005 single by Utada

"You Make Me Want to Be a Man" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Utada for her fifth studio album and second English album, Exodus (2004). It was written and produced by Utada, with co-production by her father Teruzane Utada. The track was inspired by her relationship with her husband at the time, Kazuaki Kiriya. Its themes include sexism and understanding each other from a different perspective. "You Make Me Want to Be a Man" premiered on January 1, 2005 as the fourth and final single from the album. Self-described as an electronic and dance-pop song, it contains numerous elements including J-pop and techno.

Upon its release, "You Make Me Want to Be a Man" garnered positive reviews from music critics. Many critics commended the song's composition, lyrical content, and Hikaru's vocal and production delivery. Minor criticism was directed towards the song's production. Despite being released promotionally in North America and Japan, it failed to place on any of their record charts. Released in the United Kingdom, it failed to reach inside the top 100, peaking at number 277. "You Make Me Want to Be a Man" is her only song to chart in the UK.

The accompanying music video for "You Make Me Want to Be a Man"