As expected of the queen! This 90s Japanese classic amazingly predicts the future of AI in 2025?

With only two weeks left until the New Year, the author's eyes widened as a surprising coincidence appeared in the universe: a popular Japanese single from the 90s, with lyrics written 26 years ago, has remarkably transcended to the present day, accurately predicting the future of 2025!

Artists often create new perspectives with their extraordinary imagination, creativity, and curiosity. They inspire future generations through their creations, paving the way for the accumulation of knowledge and technological development. For example, during the Renaissance period, the artist Leonardo da Vinci not only created the famous paintings 'The Last Supper' and 'Mona Lisa,' but also conceived the blueprints for modern industrial designs such as airplanes, motorcycles, and submarines in his manuscripts, demonstrating imagination that transcends time.

The protagonist of this article is a Japanese pop queen who was popular worldwide during the Heisei era, known for her talent in songwriting, composing, arranging, singing, and dancing. She debuted at the age of 16 and became a sensation in Asia with many popular singles. Even in an era when the internet was not yet widespread, her music touched people's hearts and everyone could hum a few lines.

Recently, after re-listening to her classic masterpiece, I unexpectedly discovered that this Heisei diva had hidden a prediction about the future of 2025 in the lyrics. Can you guess which song it is? It's Utada Hikaru's 'Automatic'.

Released in 1998, "Automatic" is included in her album "First Love". At the age of only 15, Utada Hikaru wrote the lyrics based on the intense and shy feelings of her first love. Looking back at the background of 1998, people mainly relied on dial-up internet and Wi-Fi had just been introduced, while Google had only recently been founded. Most people used the internet to send and receive emails or express their opinions on BBS discussion boards.

This upbeat R&B dance song, which combines Japanese and English lyrics, has a distinctive personal style. Utada Hikaru was born in the United States and grew up in a music family, deeply influenced by Japanese and American cultures. Her works ingeniously combine J-pop, rhythm and blues, and disco elements, creating a unique style that is still popular today.

Listen again to the lyrics of "Automatic", and you'll be amazed at how they correspond to the development of modern artificial intelligence.

Generative AI voice recognition technology

The lyrics sing: "The phone rings, even without saying the name", "Just by listening to the voice, you can recognize me immediately". Today's generative AI can accurately recognize human voices through algorithms and interact based on voice commands, which is the advancement of modern AI voice technology.

Metaverse and Virtual Reality

"On rainy days when you can't cry alone", "just touch the ring", "see, the sun will rise". In the virtual world of the metaverse, magical imaginations become reality. Through wearable devices, we can move through different spaces and immerse ourselves in fantastic scenes that intersect with reality.

AI Chatbot

"When I try to go online", "the text that appears on the computer screen flickers", "it feels heartwarming when I reach out and touch". Nowadays, many people alleviate loneliness through AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, and even unknowingly develop a wonderful human-machine romance with virtual companions.

Most incredibly, the lyrics of 'Automatic' seem to foreshadow the future of artificial intelligence automation. Imagine the daily life of 2025: AI executes operations through voice recognition, virtual reality allows people to meet with colleagues in the metaverse or see friends, rain or shine, whenever they want; and when bored, AI chatbots can always accompany and casually chat about any interesting topics. AI can also automatically generate music and videos, allowing creators to work with just their ideas. AI can teach itself foreign languages, conduct international conferences, and translate into various languages. It’s Automatic!

Who is Utada Hikaru?

Hikaru Utada was born in 1983 and grew up in Manhattan, New York. Both of her parents are musicians. Utada Hikaru started writing songs at the age of 10, and at the age of 15 in 1998, she made her debut with the single 'Automatic', which was a huge success upon its release. 'Automatic' was included in her first album 'First Love'. Her debut album 'First Love' sold over 7.65 million copies in Japan alone, and the total sales exceeded 10 million copies, making it the best-selling album in the history of Japanese music. This solidified Utada Hikaru's position as the queen of the Japanese pop music scene, a position that remains unchallenged to this day.

About "Automatic"

Automatic is an R&B single created by Utada Hikaru. Automatic was strongly influenced by American R&B music style, and Utada Hikaru grew up listening to R&B music while studying in New York. At that time, R&B was not popular in the mainstream music market in Japan, and Utada Hikaru was considered the first artist to bring R&B music style into Japanese pop music. The download volume of Automatic as a mobile ringtone reached 100,000 times. The physical sales of Automatic's CD single exceeded 2 million.

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