[JAPAN] Utada Hikaru – Oricon “Favorite Artist”

July 19, 2007 by Dennis Amith

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Singer Utada Hikaru received the Oricon “Sukina Favorite Artist Ranking” for Oricon Style Magazine. Since, 2004 Utada has received the #1 rank (her second). aiko (31) has held the #1 spot for the last two years.
Kobukuro followed in second place and Mr. Children in third.

Earlier this year, Utada scored her latest #1 hit CD single “Flavor of Life” and was on the front page of the media for her divorce.

Most recently, Utada’s “Flavor-” received positive attention for digital download (7 million) in 18 days and having the most downloaded ring tone in Japan.