Talk:Hikaru Utada

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Nationality context in intro sentence

Lots of discussion in the archives about her nationality and what it is. Consensus so far is she is dual national American and Japanese and that Japan isn't enforcing its prohibition on dual nationals. However MOS:CONTEXTBIO for the intro sentence considers only two descriptive possibilities and Japanese-American, an ethnicity tag meaning an American with Japanese ancestry, isn't one of them. The article can either list her as "Japanese and American" if she is considered as having significant notable activities in both countries or, based on significant identification and connection to Japan as just "Japanese". Article up to now has defaulted to "Japanese" with a description of American birth in second sentence and listing both in infobox. Suggest article sticks to that. Also something that supports just Japanese in intro, is American is tagged in infobox with "expatriate" which means does not reside in US – Japan appears to be her sole residence by article content. Geraldo Perez (talk) 00:02, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Geraldo Perez Given that MOS:CONTEXTBIO does not consider Japanese-American on the bio, Utada can be listed as "Japanese and American". Utada has made significant impact on American music industry, having made a separate American career under the mononym Utada, with their American-based English language albums Exodus (2004) and This is The One (2009).

Their Exodus single Devil Inside ranked no. 10 on Billboard Hot Dance Airplay, while ranking 160 on US Billboard 200 chart. They also ranked 26 on Emerging Artists in July 2018 on Billboard Weekly US, and their single "Face My Fears" ranked No. 9 on Billboard US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs on January 2019.

As for being expatriate, Utada currently resides and works in London, UK with her son, which is highlighted in her new album and recent interviews with CNN and NPR. (https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/12/31/exp-nye-2024-japan-hikaru-utada-123108aseg2-cnni-world.cnn) and (https://www.npr.org/2022/02/10/1079549124/breaking-the-boundaries-of-language-and-genre-hikaru-utada-finds-freedom). 50.220.204.202 (talk) 01:20, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That is a strong argument for listing "Japanese and American" (or "American and Japanese") in intro. Let's see what others say before changing anything. Geraldo Perez (talk) 01:36, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I do support the argument to list Utada as "Japanese and American", on my end. Rijuchaudhuri (talk) 02:58, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It has been a week and it appears the consensus of those who cared to comment was to list both Japanese and American in the intro based on having notable work in both countries. I will make the change and refer to this discussion. Geraldo Perez (talk) 20:49, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]