Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
Utada Hikaru was on NHK SONGS, and while on the show she performed “Tomodachi“, which is both new song and one written from the perspective of a gay person that’s falling in love with a straight friend.
宇多田ヒカル 「ともだち」 (1/2) #SONGS pic.twitter.com/4SxdlKzhUK
— 【💉まだまだ静養中💊】phyocc a.k.a. みりん42【🤒オストメイトは当面継続🤕】 (@phyocc) September 22, 2016
宇多田ヒカル 「ともだち」 (2/2) #SONGS pic.twitter.com/pvsEuCuski
— 【💉まだまだ静養中💊】phyocc a.k.a. みりん42【🤒オストメイトは当面継続🤕】 (@phyocc) September 22, 2016
Again, she performed a song with that content on NHK. That’s not nothing.
People assume Utada Hikaru is straight, so it irked some to have her seemingly impersonating a gay person for the sake of her music. As such, people started to question her … which is when she maybe came out.
What makes you think I'm "straight"? 😛
— 宇多田ヒカル (@utadahikaru) September 22, 2016
My sexual orientation aside. To say gay ppl can only be understood or portrayed by other gay ppl is sad and alienating, no?
— 宇多田ヒカル (@utadahikaru) September 22, 2016
I appreciated your asking me 🙂
— 宇多田ヒカル (@utadahikaru) September 22, 2016
Hikki has supported LGBTQ for a while now, so it was honestly sorta ridiculous to get on her case of all people (IMO), but her replies on Twitter definitely took things in a different direction and surely made it seem like she didn’t identify as being “straight”.
Regardless, Hikki rules.
