Hatsukoi (Hikaru Utada album)

Hatsukoi (初恋, Hatsukoi; lit. "First Love") is the seventh Japanese-language studio album (tenth overall) by Japanese and American recording artist Hikaru Utada. It was released on June 27, 2018, as their first album under Sony Music Japan sublabel Epic Records Japan. The release coincided with the commemoration of their 20th Anniversary as an artist in Japan. A national tour was announced to support the album in November 2018. The five previously released songs were confirmed in the album track list, for a total of twelve songs, including the title track "Hatsukoi" and the Kingdom Hearts III theme song "Chikai".

Hatsukoi debuted at the top spot of the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart with 203,787 copies sold on its first week or release. This was their overall tenth number-one album in the chart, but became their lowest first-week album sales since Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2 (2010). The album also debuted at the top spot of the Oricon Weekly Digital Albums Chart with 38,185 downloads, making it the highest first-week download record in the chart's history at the time.

A 2 LP vinyl version was released on November 7, 2018, at the request of their fans. The album was their first vinyl release in 16 years since Deep River. It has a different mastering by Chris Bellman of Bernie Grundman Mastering Hollywood and a limited serial number.