One could argue that the world has been stuck in BAD MODE for a few years now. Granted, it’s not all bad: for many, including Hikaru Utada, it’s also been a time of reprioritizing relationships, taking internal inventory and doing the hard work of self-care. That process has resulted not only in new music from the Japanese-American singer – their first album in four years, BAD MODE, is out Wednesd
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