Utada United 2006 was a Japanese

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by Japanese-American singer-songwriter

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. It was Utada's second concert tour of Japan following her Bohemian Summer 2000 tour. A live DVD of the tour was released on December 20, 2006.

Overview

During the filmed concert, Utada wore 4 different outfits. The first outfit worn was a long, tattered, black and white outfit(which seemingly resembled a wedding dress), with pieces of cloth that hung a little above her ankles. Near the shoulders, this dress seemed to puff out, or become feather-like. She sang her first 7 songs in this outfit. Then she wore a leather-like coat, that resembled a ballroom gown from the waist down. She sang her Exodus songs in this dress. When looked at closely, you can see that underneath it was the next outfit, which was a red dress. It had strips near the shoulders, and allowed her to move more, A feature which was helpful in performances like Can You Keep a Secret? and Wait & See ~Risk~. She sang the next 8 songs in this particular outfit. The last outfit, which was very light compared to the rest, had a small blue skirt and a light pink top. In this outfit, she sang her last 2 songs,

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. In some of early performances, she substituted the pink top with a black blouse. Underneath all of the outfits was a black sleeve-less leotard and black knee high boots with wedge heels. The concerts at the

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attracted about 18,000 spectators each.

Set list

Main set # Opening (''Exodus'' opening track) #

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# First Love # Untitled (Video interlude) # Devil Inside # Kremlin Dusk # You Make Me Want to Be a Man # Be My Last # Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro #

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# Can You Keep a Secret? # Addicted to You #

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Tour dates

References

{{Hikaru Utada 2006 concert tours Hikaru Utada concert tours Albums recorded at Saitama Super Arena