{"id":49645,"date":"2025-01-28T17:36:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T17:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/hikaru-utada-rocks-coachella-with-kingdom-hearts-theme-simple-and-clean-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T17:36:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T17:36:04","slug":"hikaru-utada-rocks-coachella-with-kingdom-hearts-theme-simple-and-clean-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/hikaru-utada-rocks-coachella-with-kingdom-hearts-theme-simple-and-clean-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"Hikaru Utada rocks Coachella with Kingdom Hearts theme \u2018Simple and Clean\u2019 &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hikaru Utada rocks Coachella with Kingdom Hearts theme \u2018Simple and Clean\u2019 Utada HikaruHikaru Utada, the world-renowned artist behind one of the biggest Kingdom Hearts\u2019 tracks, performed at the iconic festival. Kingdom Hearts IV took the internet by surprise when Square Enix dropped a trailer for the forthcoming game on April 10, 2022. Serving as a follow-up to the third installment in the series, fans of the Disney\/Square crossover franchise were ecstatic to see the return of Sora, Donald, and Goofy as they continue where the narrative last ended. Aside from the complex story and their lovable characters, Kingdom Hearts has also become a fan-favorite for its OST, most notable the contributions made by Hikaru Utada. And, with a surprise Coachella performance from the singer as mentioned above, the Kingdom Hearts fandom was treated again. Hikaru Utada performs at Coachella Performing on April 17, 2022, at the iconic Coachella Festival for the first time, Hikaru Utada brought the Kingdom Hearts flare to the desert. They blessed the crowd with a rendition of Simple and Clean from Kingdom Hearts 1. In an almost angelic performance, the singer effortlessly belted out the catchy song; the smoke and wind worked together to create an ethereal moment truly. Audience members in the video posted by Kinda Funny Games co-founder Tim Gettys can be seen pleased by the performance as the cheers become deafening as she makes her through the tune. Yall. Coachella really just did this. \ud83d\udddd\u2764\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/o713wNrFFp \u2014 Tim Gettys (@TimGettys) April 17, 2022 It\u2019s incredible to see Utada being invited to a stage as larger than life as the Coachella Music Festival, especially because they have amassed so many fans that transcend video games throughout their long career. [Music] \u5b87\u591a\u7530\u30d2\u30ab\u30eb\u304c\u3001\u6c17\u92ed\u30a2\u30b8\u30a2\u4eba\u30a2\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u64c1\u3059\u308b\u97f3\u697d\u30ec\u30fc\u30d9\u30eb\u300c88rising(88\u30e9\u30a4\u30b8\u30f3\u30b0)\u300d\u306e\u4e00\u54e1\u3068\u3057\u3066\u300eCoachella(\u30b3\u30fc\u30c1\u30a7\u30e9)\u300f\u306b\u767b\u5834\u300220\u5e74\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e\u30ad\u30e3\u30ea\u30a2\u3092\u8a87\u308b\u5f7c\u5973\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u521d\u306e\u30d5\u30a7\u30b9\u51fa\u6f14\u3067\u30011998\u5e7412\u6708\u306b\u30ea\u30ea\u30fc\u30b9\u3055\u308c\u305f1st\u30b7\u30f3\u30b0\u30eb\u201cAutomatic\u201d\u3084\u201cFirst Love\u201d\u306a\u3069\u3092\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067\u62ab\u9732\u3057\u305f\u3002 pic.twitter.com\/tJntKDnAgz\u2014 Internet BoyFriends (@Internet_BF2020) April 17, 2022 But Simple and Clean isn\u2019t the only song they sang while they were at Coachella. While there, the Japanese singers also took the time to perform their first singles, \u201cAutomatic\u201d and \u201cFirst Love,\u201d \u2013 which came out back in 1998. With Kingdom Hearts 4 on the horizon, it\u2019ll be interesting to see where Utada takes the theme song for the next arc in the franchise. We can hardly wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hikaru Utada rocks Coachella with Kingdom Hearts theme \u2018Simple and Clean\u2019 Utada HikaruHikaru Utada, the world-renowned artist behind one of the biggest Kingdom Hearts\u2019 tracks, performed at the iconic festival. Kingdom Hearts IV took the internet by surprise when Square Enix dropped a trailer for the forthcoming game on April 10, 2022. 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