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'''Utada Hikaru''' (宇多田ヒカル) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] [[Wikipedia:Singer-songwriter|singer-songwriter]] under the [[Wikipedia:EMI Music Japan|Virgin Records]] label. Utada is one of Japan's most successful artists of all time. Her debut album ''[[First Love]]'' is the #1 best selling album in Asian music history with over 7.65 million copies sold in Japan alone. In total she has sold over 38,000,000 million records in Japan, and 3 of her albums are in the Top 10 best-selling albums of all time in Japan (#1, #4, #8), making her one of the most successful and popular singers in J-pop history.
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'''Ailee''' (에일리) is a Korean-American singer. She is signed to [[YMC Entertainment]] in South Korea and [[Warner Music Japan|Warner Music]] in Japan.
  
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Utada is bilingual as she was raised in both New York and Tokyo. She is also known in the west under her English language project name 'Utada', most famous for singing the ''[[Wikipedia:Kingdom_Hearts|Kingdom Hearts]]'' theme song, "[[Hikari (Utada Hikaru)|Hikari]] / [[Simple and Clean|Simple And Clean]]" and the ''[[Wikipedia:Kingdom_Hearts|Kingdom Hearts II]]'' theme song, "[[Passion (Utada Hikaru)|Passion]] / [[Sanctuary (Utada Hikaru)|Sanctuary]]". Initially, Utada's music had a heavy R&B style to it, but later her music progressed to a more pop-experimental tone. Her distinct R&B sound brought her much attention with her first release in Japan, "[[Automatic / Time Will Tell|Automatic / time will tell]]".
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Before her [[K-Pop]] debut, Ailee was signed under [[Muzo Entertainment]] in America. She moved to South Korea in 2010, where she passed an audition and became an artist for YMC Entertainment. After being recognized for her singing on ''[[Singer and Trainee]]'', she started acting on the KBS drama series ''[[Wikipedia:Dream High 2|Dream High 2]]''. She has released three extended plays and one studio album.
  
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Her sixth Japanese studio album, ''[[Fantome|Fantôme]]'', is released this week on September 28th. It is her first Japanese studio album since 2008's ''[[Heart Station (album)|HEART STATION]]''.
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Ailee received the Best New Artist Award at the ''[[Wikipedia:MelOn Music Awards|MelOn Music Awards]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Golden Disk Awards|Golden Disk Awards]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards|Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards]]'' and the ''[[Wikipedia:Seoul Music Awards|Seoul Music Awards]]''. She has also received a Best Newcomer and three Best Female Vocal Performance awards at the ''[[Wikipedia:Mnet Asian Music Awards|Mnet Asian Music Awards]]'' for "[[U & I (Ailee)|U&I]]", "[[Noraega Neureosseo]]" and "[[Sondaejima]]". For her work in [[Wikipedia:Fated to Love You (2014 TV series)|Unmyeongcheoreom Neol Saranghae]]'s OST, "[[Jamsi Annyeongcheoreom]]", Ailee won Best Original Soundtrack at the ''[[Wikipedia:7th Korea Drama Awards|7th Korea Drama Awards]]''.
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Ailee was invited as a VIP guest to perform at a pre-Grammy party for the 55th Grammy Awards and attended both the ceremony and red carpet in Los Angeles. She has received the Mnet America Rising Star Award.
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Her fourth Korean mini-album ''[[A New Empire]]'' is released this week on October 5th.
 
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Ailee promoting A New Empire (2016)

Ailee

Ailee (에일리) is a Korean-American singer. She is signed to YMC Entertainment in South Korea and Warner Music in Japan.

Before her K-Pop debut, Ailee was signed under Muzo Entertainment in America. She moved to South Korea in 2010, where she passed an audition and became an artist for YMC Entertainment. After being recognized for her singing on Singer and Trainee, she started acting on the KBS drama series Dream High 2. She has released three extended plays and one studio album.

Ailee received the Best New Artist Award at the MelOn Music Awards, Golden Disk Awards, Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards and the Seoul Music Awards. She has also received a Best Newcomer and three Best Female Vocal Performance awards at the Mnet Asian Music Awards for "U&I", "Noraega Neureosseo" and "Sondaejima". For her work in Unmyeongcheoreom Neol Saranghae's OST, "Jamsi Annyeongcheoreom", Ailee won Best Original Soundtrack at the 7th Korea Drama Awards.

Ailee was invited as a VIP guest to perform at a pre-Grammy party for the 55th Grammy Awards and attended both the ceremony and red carpet in Los Angeles. She has received the Mnet America Rising Star Award.

Her fourth Korean mini-album A New Empire is released this week on October 5th.

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