Her first best album "SCIENCE FICTION" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), and was No. 1 on the Oricon Digital Album Ranking for five consecutive weeks. Utada Hikaru has been a hot topic both in Japan and abroad.

In the midst of all this,Surprise release of "Simple And Clean (Re-Recording)" on Wednesday, May 22I did.
Hikari" is also a popular theme song for "Kingdom Hearts. Its re-recorded version was included in "SCIENCE FICTION" and became a big hit among fans, and now the re-recorded version of "Simple And Clean," also known as its English version, is available.

The surprise release of the music is timed to coincide with the announcement of three titles that will be released on Steam in June, allowing users to enjoy all 10 titles in the "Kingdom Hearts" series at once.

In conjunction with this announcement, "Simple And Clean (Re-Recording)" was also featuredThe YouTube premiere of the Steam announcement trailer for the "Kingdom Hearts" series is set for May 22 at midnight.Please check back soon for more information. Please check it out along with the music release.

Kingdom Hearts" series for Steam announcement trailer

KINGDOM HEARTS - Steam Announcement Trailer

Hikaru Utada Comment

I enlisted the help of my friend and collaborator A. G. Cook to take on the great challenge of re-recording a song that has been a favorite of mine for many years. The new version of "Light"/"Simple and Clean" is a song I wrote 22 years ago, but emanates from a different place and a different perspective.

Meditative, thoughtful, more gentle. There are no winners or losers in life, what there is is gained through experience. I look forward to beginning again here, thinking of what so many people around the world have received through Kingdom Hearts.

To celebrate the release of "Simple And Clean (Re-Recording)," a campaign to win an original novelty T-shirt of "Simple And Clean (Re-Recording)" will be held. The novelty will be given away by participating in the campaign at participating stores and through SNS during the campaign period. For details, please check the special website.

Simple And Clean (Re-Recording)
Download Campaign:https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/utadahikaru/SimpleAndClean/DL/
Song sharing campaign:https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/utadahikaru/SimpleAndClean/ST/

In addition, a Listening Party will be held at "Stationhead" (hikkistaff account) from 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, the day "Simple And Clean (Re-Recording)" is released. A playlist of Utada Hikaru's songs related to Kingdom Hearts will be played for this day only, and Utada Hikaru's staff will also participate in the chat section. We hope you will enjoy this project.
The artists themselves will not appear.

In the summer, the group will embark on its first nationwide tour in six years, the "HIKARU UTADA SCIENCE FICTION TOUR 2024,
Hikaru Utada is still going strong. Keep an eye out for more information in the future.

The best-of album will be released as a joint project between Sony Music Labels Inc. and Universal Music G.K., an initiative that transcends the boundaries of record companies. The CD will be released by Sony Music Labels Inc. and the digital distribution of the best album will be through Universal Music G.K.