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Did this best-selling Japanese single from the 90s predict the future of AI in 2025?
With only two weeks left until the New Year, the author fren was amazed to discover a stunning coincidence in the universe: a best-selling Japanese song from the 90s, written 26 years ago, surprisingly predicted the future of 2025 with incredible accuracy!
Artists often create new perspectives with their extraordinary imagination, creativity, and curiosity. They inspire future generations through their works and pave the way for the accumulation of knowledge and technological development. For example, Leonardo da Vinci, an artist during the Renaissance period, not only created two famous paintings, 'The Last Supper' and 'Mona Lisa', but also conceived the blueprint for modern industrial designs such as airplanes, motorcycles, and submarines in his manuscripts, demonstrating a vision that transcends time.
The protagonist of this article was the Japanese queen of the Heisei era, who was popular worldwide. She was an all-round talent, excelling in songwriting, composing, arranging, singing, and dancing. She debuted at the age of 16 and became famous across Asia with many popular singles. Even in an era when the internet was not yet popular, her music deeply touched people's hearts and everyone could hum a few lines.
After recently re-listening to one of her classic masterpieces, I unexpectedly discovered that the Heisei songstress actually hid a prediction for the future of 2025 in the lyrics. Can you guess? This song is none other than Utada Hikaru's Automatic.
Automatic was released in 1998 and included in her album 'First Love'. At the age of only 15, Utada Hikaru wrote about the excitement and shyness of teenage first love in the lyrics. Looking back at the background of 1998, people mainly relied on dial-up internet and Wi-Fi had just emerged, while Google was also newly founded. Most people used the internet to send and receive emails or express opinions on BBS discussion boards.
This upbeat R&B dance song, with a blend of Japanese and English lyrics, carries a distinct personal style. Utada Hikaru, born in the United States and raised in a musical family, has been deeply influenced by both Japanese and American cultures. Her works cleverly combine J-pop, rhythm and blues, and disco music elements, creating a unique musical style that sets Utada Hikaru apart and continues to be popular to this day.
Re-listening to the lyrics of 'Automatic', it's amazing how they correspond to the development of modern artificial intelligence.
Generative AI voice recognition technology
In the lyrics, it says, "Even if I don't say my name when the phone rings," and "You can recognize me immediately just by listening to my voice." Nowadays, generative AI can accurately recognize human voice through algorithms and interact based on voice commands, which is the progress of modern AI voice technology.
Metaverse and Virtual Reality
"On rainy days when you can't cry alone", "just touch the ring", "you'll see, the sun will rise". In the virtual world of the metaverse, magical imagination becomes reality. With the help of wearable devices, we can travel through different spaces and immerse ourselves in fantastic scenes that intertwine with reality.
AI Chatbot
"When I try to go online", "the text flashing on the computer screen", "feeling warm-hearted when I reach out and touch it". Nowadays, many people alleviate loneliness through AI chatbots like ChatGPT, and even unknowingly develop a wonderful human-machine relationship with virtual companions.
The most incredible thing is that the lyrics of 'Automatic' seem to foreshadow the future of AI automation. Imagine the daily life in 2025: AI executes operations through voice recognition, virtual reality allows people to meet colleagues or friends in the metaverse anytime, rain or shine; and when bored, AI chatbots can always accompany and chat about any interesting topics. AI can also automatically generate music and videos, allowing creators to execute tasks with just ideas. AI can teach itself foreign languages, participate in international conferences, and translate into various languages. It's Automatic!
Who is Hikaru Utada?
Hikaru Utada was born in 1983 and grew up in Manhattan, New York. Both of her parents are musicians. Utada began writing songs at the age of ten and made her debut at the age of 15 in 1998 with the release of her single 'Automatic.' The music was an instant hit, and 'Automatic' was included in her first album, 'First Love.' 'First Love' sold over 7.65 million copies in Japan alone and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling album in Japanese music history. This success established Hikaru Utada as the queen of Japanese pop music, a title that remains unchallenged to this day.
About Automatic
Automatic is a R&B single created by Utada Hikaru. Automatic was strongly influenced by the American RnB music style, and Utada Hikaru grew up listening to RnB music in New York. At that time, RnB was not popular in the mainstream music market in Japan, and Utada Hikaru was considered the first artist to bring the RnB music style into Japanese pop music. The download volume of Automatic music as a mobile phone ringtone reached 100,000 times. The physical sales of Automatic CD singles exceeded 2 million copies.
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