: Another major Japanese platform specializing in high-fidelity audio.
Recorded when Utada was just 14 and 15 years old, First Love was a revolutionary blend of Western R&B and J-Pop sensibilities. Born in New York to musical parents—enka star Keiko Fuji and producer Teruzane Utada—she brought an international sound that "changed everything" for the Japanese charts.
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To celebrate the album's 15th anniversary in 2014, world-class engineer (who has worked with artists like Norah Jones and Green Day) remastered the entire tracklist.