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1.13
JFLS Network Special Program "Tres Bien Bohemian Special from Tokyo" aired

1.19
First Net event, "UH Live Streaming "Nijudaiwa Ike Ike!," held (one million unique visitors)


1.29
12th single "COLORS" (Toyota WiSH Commercial song) released
3.12
DVD single "COLORS" released


3.26
Participates as chorus on the track "Kaze ga Fuiteru" of Kuzu's 1st album, "Kuzu Album"

3.28
"Emily the Strange," a picturebook translated by Utada Hikaru, published by Media Factory, Inc.

3.29
DVD "Nijudaiwa Ike Ike!" released
5.7 (5.8 Japan time)
Attends the World Premier in L.A. of "The Matrix Reloaded"
10.31
Announces her overseas debut name -- "UTADA" -- at the Universal Convention
12.15
"Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 'Hikaru no 5' (Hikaru's 5)" announced (total entries for tickets: 1,037,435)

*AWARDS
"Best Female Artist" from J-WAVE's "Tokio Hot 100 Awards"
"SAKURA Drops" wins "Best Female Video" award at the SSTV "Music Video Awards 03"
"Best Female Video" award from MTV Japan's "Video Music Awards 2003"
The 17th Japan Gold Disc Grand Prix
"Artist of the Year," "Song of the Year" for "Hikari," "SAKURA Drops" & "COLORS"
"Rock & Pop Video of the Year" for "traveling"
2003 "JASRAC AWARDS" Silver Prize for "traveling" & Foreign Work Prize for "Hikari"