hikaru utada first love

Released in 1999, First Love stuck out like a sore thumb in a year of J-Pop which consisted of Mr. ready for love Children, Glay, Ami Suzuki, Speed and a then debuting Ayumi Hamasaki Whilst everybody was putting out albums which sat within an established J-Pop mould, Hikaru Utada's First Love set its own and would unknowingly usher in a trend