This past week, Utada Hikaru has released her newest English album. This Is The One is an imporovement on her last English release (Exodus). My favorite tracks are Me Muero (the beat is just catchy!) and Apple And Cinnamon.

Utada Hikaru has been a fixture in the Japanese pop music scene for years, but has not quite been able to penetrate the US market. I loved her Japanese debut, First Love, and have been following her releases ever since.

Video game fans may know her from the theme song to Kingdom Hearts (Simple & Clean). Her single, This is Love, was also featured Freedom, the first anime ever to be released in HD.