Singer-songwriter Hikaru Utada, whose music has been a big theme for the Kingdom Hearts series, will be back for the long-anticipated Kingdom Hearts III, and she’s already working on something for it.
We’ll do it. Actually we have already started. Sorry for keeping you waiting. teruzane @ritch_diaz @utadahikaru Still Waiting for a confirma
— u3music (@u3music) December 22, 2016
The information comes from Teruzane Utada, Hikaru’s father and manager, who responded to a fan asking for some follow-up from a 2013 tweet when the father/manager said that her involvement in Kingdom Hearts III was undecided at hte time.
Not only did he confirm that she’ll indeed be back for Kingdom Hearts III, but he also confirmed that they’ve already begun working on it.
Update:Â Teruzane Utada has updated with a correction to his earlier statement. Again:
one correction. regarding hikaru’s involvement in Kingdom Hearts III, we are eager to do it. however, our decision is not official yet. teru
— u3music (@u3music) December 23, 2016
Kingdom Hearts III is in development for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
