It needs to happen - I saw Utada's only London performance (in 2010) and now Rina has been my new favourite artist since Alterlife!!! My two favourite stunning queens together would make me OVERJOYED!
@@yupmonk3yzrul3 as a millennial who was in their teens back then and grew up with Namie Amuro, MoMusu, Ayumi Hamasaki and yes, Utada Hikaru, I respectfully disagree
it's amazing that how japanese audience acts all the time. they are giving the artist time and waiting for them to actually finish the piece and then they react.
I’ve always said I wanted to see lady gaga(one of my other faves) sing jazz in Japan. You can never hear the soft endings to songs because people cut them off lol -_-
@@burdenedsappo i literally would pay to see her singing my baby shoot me down in japan. people always cut her when she sings further from mic and i want to kll myself at that point😍
@@burdenedsappo I wish Lady Gaga would sing (better yet, compose) some original jazz. Something like a western Shiina Ringo. Unfortunately, I don't think she's quite up for it.
This is completely surreal. Utada has been my favourite artist since Kingdom Hearts in 2000. I saw Utada perform this song in London in 2010 - and now 13 years later, Rina (my current-era fave) is singing it. RINA MY QUEEN! The sound you produced for this cover - shining, joyful, brilliant. ALL MY LOVE to Rina and to every pixel out there!!
I heard the inspiration from Utada Hikaru in songs like " Cherry " and a lot of segments in " Hold The Girl " You can tell she has a lot of admiration and respect for other artists.
I don’t know if this makes sense but both Utada and Rina incorporated a lot of 90s R&B elements in their songs (Mariah, Aaliyah…) and the Rina EP in 2017 sounds exactly like Heart Station/Automatic
RINA KEEPS GIVING THE GAYS WHAT THEY WANT AND I CANNOT THANK HER ENOUGH!!! Growing up I listened to this song on repeat and now I will be listening to this cover on repeat too!!!!
To be in a place, to be an age, where I got to experience this song when it was new from an artist who would become one of the favorites I love most and now getting to experience it again with an artist I am growing in love now. Surreal. Thank you, Rina, for sharing this immaculate and wonderful cover with us. Truly a delight. 💙
LOVE this omg I grew up with my mom playing Hikaru Utada in the car and then stumbled on "Ordinary Superstar" as I entered my 20s and haven't looked back 😍love this crossover moment of my two favorite queer asian icons!! maybe someday they'll even share a stage that'd be amazing ㅠㅠ
i never knew how much i needed this cover until now. Rina's voice strikes the same nostalgic passion into the song and the switches at the end is too beautiful. thank you for this cover and manifesting that future collab 💖
what an amazing cover, it made me remember how emotional the lyrics were, it made me cry. she really captured the emotions of the song, her voice is gorgeous.
Rina, your performance in Tokyo was unforgettable. Thanks for practicing Japanese MC, and Hikaru Utada’s this cover. As a fan who discovered you during COVID, I have been dreaming to attend your concert. It was a very happy moment to see you performing live. I really hope your journey ahead will be filled with joy and happiness. Thank you
I’ve loved Utada since KH 1&2 and became a fan of all her music, so she’s always been a favorite in my life since those games started coming out when I was 8. I died and came back to life when I saw fans uploading this cover. Rina is one of my most favorite artists today and I could hear Hikki’s influence in her music, perhaps one reason I was so drawn. Thanks for officially uploading this Rina! Would be mind blowing if you two collaborated one day!
😍😍😍😍😢😢 I looove Utada Hikaru!! I've liked her music since I was 12. Her music is truly something else. No need to like anything about Japan in particular to get to know her. Her music stands out on its own and should be listened to everywhere!! It's such a pity not a lot of people know her. I ❤ her. Thank you for this!!
I was around 12 when I first started playing Kingdom Hearts, it was the first time I ever heard music in a romantic and loving way. Utada Hikaru is amazing. Rina does this song so much Justice.
I don’t know how I know this song but I remember being in middle school/high school in the US. I was obsessed. Nice to hear this 20+ years later ❤ sung by another queen
Willing a Utada collab into existence. 🤞
It needs to happen - I saw Utada's only London performance (in 2010) and now Rina has been my new favourite artist since Alterlife!!! My two favourite stunning queens together would make me OVERJOYED!
@@MicheMunro i saw it too! The first of the two dates :) hikki is my everything
If we wish hard enough it'll happen 😇😭💕
Dream come true!!
Let's hope and manifest this. I would love to see them both together 💜
For the group of millennials who grew up with Jpop, First Love truly is the song of the generation ❤
Yes!
Facts
Yes!
Utada doesn’t consider themself Jpop, that was back when ppl didn’t even use Jpop or Kpop as terms
@@yupmonk3yzrul3 as a millennial who was in their teens back then and grew up with Namie Amuro, MoMusu, Ayumi Hamasaki and yes, Utada Hikaru, I respectfully disagree
Hikaru Utada was 15 years old when she composed First Love. And this year she turned 40.
Rina's powerful First Love moves us.
When we put 2 random facts together with no connecting statement ha ha
it's amazing that how japanese audience acts all the time. they are giving the artist time and waiting for them to actually finish the piece and then they react.
It's so beautiful and respectful. I'd love to go to a concert in Japan!!
I’ve always said I wanted to see lady gaga(one of my other faves) sing jazz in Japan. You can never hear the soft endings to songs because people cut them off lol -_-
@@burdenedsappo i literally would pay to see her singing my baby shoot me down in japan. people always cut her when she sings further from mic and i want to kll myself at that point😍
@@slaymotomami I feel your pain! It gets on my nerves so much! Makes me want to commandeer the stage before the show and teach concert etiquette 😆
@@burdenedsappo I wish Lady Gaga would sing (better yet, compose) some original jazz. Something like a western Shiina Ringo. Unfortunately, I don't think she's quite up for it.
If she did a cover of Simple & Clean or Sanctuary, I think something would shift in the cosmos. My life would be complete
Already picturing Rina singing "Regardless of warnings, the future doesn't scare me at all" and me being a sobbing mess.😭
most definitely, the universe would collapse, implode back to the beginning of all things
光 or Passion, please.
LET’S MAKE THIS HAPPEN!
Or Traveling! 💗💗💗
This is completely surreal. Utada has been my favourite artist since Kingdom Hearts in 2000. I saw Utada perform this song in London in 2010 - and now 13 years later, Rina (my current-era fave) is singing it. RINA MY QUEEN! The sound you produced for this cover - shining, joyful, brilliant. ALL MY LOVE to Rina and to every pixel out there!!
So jealous you got to see both!
Never heard this song sung with such power. In fact, these are the strongest belts I've heard from Rina too.
While sitting down, no less!
@onapersonalnote7045 supported Eb5?
She needs to do a cover of “Automatic”. It’s perfect for her style!!
I grow up listening to this song🥺 and rina’s cover is so perfect!! Omg I love utada and rina both 😭😭❤
I thought I was the only one 😭😭😭
i was 15 when i first heard this song, I am 31 today, ^^
Same here 😭
Hikki's debut
"Send My Love To John" "Chosen Family"の後にこの"First Love"だったので、なおさらぐっときました…この日この場所に居ることができたのは宝物です✨
I heard the inspiration from Utada Hikaru in songs like " Cherry " and a lot of segments in " Hold The Girl "
You can tell she has a lot of admiration and respect for other artists.
As Rina fan this is true.
that's exactly what i thought!!!
yeah she sounds almost like Utada in Cherry
I don’t know if this makes sense but both Utada and Rina incorporated a lot of 90s R&B elements in their songs (Mariah, Aaliyah…) and the Rina EP in 2017 sounds exactly like Heart Station/Automatic
座って足組んだ態勢でこのボーカルは凄い
宇多田ヒカルが居なかったら、この曲がなかったらアーティストになってなかったと思うというMCが更にこの時を特別な時間にしていた
リナが同じ日本人であることを誇りに思う
1st time hearing and watching her sing in Japanese and its the immaculate jpop song for all intl fans
RINA KEEPS GIVING THE GAYS WHAT THEY WANT AND I CANNOT THANK HER ENOUGH!!!
Growing up I listened to this song on repeat and now I will be listening to this cover on repeat too!!!!
Sheena ringo x hikaru utada gays
さいこう…またすぐもどってきてね！！！😭💞💞💞
待ってました！現場で本当に美しい歌声に感動して目がうるうるしました🥹
This song was and still is big all over asia!! A true classic
I was beyond lucky to be one of the 8,000 audiences that evening. Love you Rina ❤
Thank you Rina for singing “First Love” beautifully!!!
To be in a place, to be an age, where I got to experience this song when it was new from an artist who would become one of the favorites I love most and now getting to experience it again with an artist I am growing in love now. Surreal. Thank you, Rina, for sharing this immaculate and wonderful cover with us. Truly a delight. 💙
rina needs to be recognised more in terms of her vocals pls
Just when I thought I couldn’t love Rina any further, she does this magical moment.
Damn Rina sang the SHIZZ out of this mega iconic legendary song. Beyond stunning.
She nailed it perfectly with emotions.
LOVE this omg I grew up with my mom playing Hikaru Utada in the car and then stumbled on "Ordinary Superstar" as I entered my 20s and haven't looked back 😍love this crossover moment of my two favorite queer asian icons!! maybe someday they'll even share a stage that'd be amazing ㅠㅠ
数々のアーティストがこの曲をカバーされる中で、Rina Sawayamaさんの力強くて切ない歌声が心にぶっ刺さりました。不覚にも涙がでてしまいました….
最高です！！
This is the best cover of Utada Hikaru♥️Please do more Japanese songs in the future. 🎵 🙏
東京ガーデンシアターで生で聴けて本当に幸せでした😭😭❤❤❤❤❤
リナ大好き♥️泣ける💧
This is surreal! MY favourite singing one of the most memorable songs from my childhood!
And here I thought no one could ever come close to Hikaru's voice vibrato but this girl just about does and then some
UPありがとうございます！会場で一緒に歌ったFirst Love 思い出しただけでも泣けてきます
りなありがとうすぎる🥺
らびゅ〜〜〜🎉めっちゃ泣いてしまった😭
I want you to cover her Kingdom Hearts songs SO bad!! As well as an official collab.
I used to listen to this all the time when I was 15 after my first love left me... It's so special hearing one of my current favorites sing it...
i never knew how much i needed this cover until now. Rina's voice strikes the same nostalgic passion into the song and the switches at the end is too beautiful. thank you for this cover and manifesting that future collab 💖
Hikki x Rina original song, please! She's right there in London.
her voice is so powerful omg
リナちゃんありがとう！とっても素敵なライブでした。
i loved that she showed so much range in this performance!! JUST AMAZING!!
what an amazing cover, it made me remember how emotional the lyrics were, it made me cry. she really captured the emotions of the song, her voice is gorgeous.
this performance feelas hella healing to teenage me. Who was bullied for loving Jpop
Rina, your performance in Tokyo was unforgettable. Thanks for practicing Japanese MC, and Hikaru Utada’s this cover. As a fan who discovered you during COVID, I have been dreaming to attend your concert. It was a very happy moment to see you performing live. I really hope your journey ahead will be filled with joy and happiness. Thank you
I’ve loved Utada since KH 1&2 and became a fan of all her music, so she’s always been a favorite in my life since those games started coming out when I was 8. I died and came back to life when I saw fans uploading this cover. Rina is one of my most favorite artists today and I could hear Hikki’s influence in her music, perhaps one reason I was so drawn. Thanks for officially uploading this Rina! Would be mind blowing if you two collaborated one day!
諸事情でライブに行かれなくなってしまったのですが、ここに残して下さって感謝しかないです
On repeat...this deserves more than 1 million views
The soul in the runs in her cover are amazing 🤩
Listening to her version of this song now is really hitting me. This is going straight to my heart. It’s breaking and healing at a same time.
Man this song is so killer to cover. This is lovely.
Rina can freaking march into battle and single-handedly end a war.
力強いfirst love とても素敵です👏🏻👏🏻
Rina you sing so beautifully!!!
OOF... I just time traveled back to Indonesia in the 90s. Amazing cover.
最前列で聴けたこと人生の宝すぎる大好き❤️🔥😭
Her voice is so deep and beautiful 😭
Okay, we need the official release of this version now
Made me tear up. Beautiful! 💕 Grew up listening to Utada so hearing you sing her First Love is really touching.
two of my fave japanese artists what!! how did i never know this existed?
Thank you for performing this, this means a lot to me and even more so with you covering it. ❤
😍😍😍😍😢😢 I looove Utada Hikaru!! I've liked her music since I was 12. Her music is truly something else. No need to like anything about Japan in particular to get to know her. Her music stands out on its own and should be listened to everywhere!! It's such a pity not a lot of people know her. I ❤ her. Thank you for this!!
I was around 12 when I first started playing Kingdom Hearts, it was the first time I ever heard music in a romantic and loving way.
Utada Hikaru is amazing.
Rina does this song so much Justice.
She's Rina not Utada. She's also good like Utadu Hikari. I love them both
もっともっとたくさんの人に観て欲しい🥹
absolutely in love with Rina's cover!!
IM CRYING RINAAAAA THIS IS SO SOOOO GOOOOD
The vocals are JUST so CLEAN
OMG UTADA HIKARU DESERVES MORE
Thank you for this amazing cover, Rina
ありがとう！you are the best!!!🫶
リナさん大好き❤
you were so real for this
THIS IS EVERYTHING 😭
I had no idea you covered this song! What a truly moving song by an amazing artist given a new life by your beautiful artistry. Thank you!
OMG! This makes me so emotional considering how I grew up listening to this song like Rina did❤❤❤
🤯リナちゃーん！！いいな、行きたかったな！
😅過去に日本で寂しい思いをしたみたいだから心配だったけど、余計だったね。
🥰日本にも温かいファンたちがいてよかったね！
That was phenomenal. My childhood, basically
rinaaa omg her voice is so pretty
This is so beautiful, I didn't even noticed I was already crying. ✨
tears. just tears. legendary song by a legendary artist
That deep voice is totally killing it!!! 🥹❤️
this is so beautiful i'm tearing up :') can't wait for you show in Utrecht!!
The fact that my favorite artist is covering one of my favorite songs from my childhood... Consider me gagged and gooped
Regardless of if you're our Eurovision entry or not, you've gained a fan 👍 amazing talent!
insane vocals! amazing!
rina your vocals have improved so much!! this was beautiful
out of all the covers i've heard this is probably the 2nd best...her tone is just superb🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼
which is the best one? I would like to hear😂
@@MarsueLu one ok rock day to night acoustic session first love cover... search that on youtube, it's a male cover and to me it's the best!
YESSS rina being a fan of utada is so amazing!!! i love their music and rina's too
brilliant voice
Wow!! The most beautiful female version cover of this song
I love this song, and she *killed it* ! Love it!
I was in there and she was stunning absolutely.
Oooh, wish I was there😢
It was a hard song to sing and she absolutely naillleeed it
YAAASS SLAY LOVE UTADA
One of the best cover. Wow.
Perfect cover of an all time classic. Loved it
This song brings back some of my best memories.
とても上手で聴き入ってしまいました
I don’t know how I know this song but I remember being in middle school/high school in the US. I was obsessed. Nice to hear this 20+ years later ❤ sung by another queen
This is a beautiful rendition of one of my all-time favourite songs 💙
You should do a Hikaru Utada cover EP full of your favorite songs from her ♥
She owns it Rina Sawayama handsdown
Major chills when she hit the key change.
As a Japanese 90s kid, this song is an eternal classic to me and you performed my favorite cover of it 🙂