With the rise of social media happening during her hiatus from the entertainment industry, legendary recording artist Utada Hikaru has used her social media accounts to give a glimpse into her mysterious life away from the spotlight.

Unlike most celebrities, Utada uses her social media accounts in a very down-to-earth sort of way, not using it to show off or really promote herself.

With just a glance serious investigative journalism analyzing her shared media across Twitter and Instagram, you’ll notice something right away: she’s always finding things—small things, things that surprised her, unusual things.

For the past 6 years, she has consistently been picking up things and displaying them for her fans. Now that she’s back (and actually promoting), it seems like she will continue this long-standing tradition and I’m excited about it.

Who else but the J-Pop queen of detail?

Since it has been 17 years since her Japanese debut, check out these 17 things Utada has found.

Something small: a shoe

Something small: an origami crane

Something unusual: a waving hand in the pavement

Something small: guitar picks

Something unusual: a face in the pavement

Something small: a key

Something unusual: a ketchup packet in a window sill

Something small: a spring

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