First Love (Hikaru Utada album)

First Love is the debut Japanese-language studio album (second overall) by Japanese-American recording artist Hikaru Utada, released on March 10, 1999, by Eastworld.

An R&B and dance-pop album, First Love centres on the theme of love and relationships. The songs were written and recorded over the course of about one year, when Utada was between 14 and 15 years old. Critics' opinions of the album were generally favourable, praising Utada's songwriting and vocal delivery. In its first week of release, the album entered the Oricon Albums Chart at number one with over two million units sold. Since its release, First Love remains the highest-selling Japanese album with nationwide sales of 8 million copies. It has also sold over 9.91 million units worldwide, making it Utada's best-selling album and the highest-selling album in Asian music history. Due to its enormous sales and revolutionary nature, the album is considered a milestone in the history of Japanese pop music.

Utada promoted the album by releasing three singles: "Automatic/Time Will Tell," "Movin' on Without You" and the title track, all of which were accompanied by a music video. She performed several tracks from the album on several television appearances in 1998 and 1999, and has performed songs on her Utada: In the Flesh 2010 and Wild Life tours. The album was reissued in 2014 for its 15th anniversary as a special edition featuring two additional discs and a bonus live DVD.