she looks so much better with longer hair omg.

and i really like alive, which is surprising because i'm not really into her ballads. (except for hands, which is like my favorite koda kumi song)
not feeling PT though.

and i know i'm late but her calender cover is gorgeous.
can't wait to see a hq pic of it.

i feel bad for alive/physical thing sales...its soooooo looooowwwww...
i don't think the single is powerful, but..this just too sad

It's like stay with me all over again :(

^ had swm similar sales? 'cause I hate this ballad lol
but Alive / Physical thing is another thing *-* this single is gorgeous imo :heart

wow, that is absolutely gorgeous.

Dayum, she's gonna be busy!

..OMG, Gubsi Baby.

:laugh your avvie & sig..you always make me smile.

Gubsi, you really thought this one out didn't you ( :laugh )? I'd like for her to release a new Best since I'm only familiar with her newer stuff. It's always hard for me to get into an artists' older work especially with such a large discography.

"Kuumplete" lol! I hope she doesn't disappoint you guys the same way Ayu did to many of her fans for her 10th.

We all know, Kuu is a LOVE... eh a WORKAHOLIC!
So i don't think she will be so slow in releasing singles like Ayu!
Her 10th Anniversary was totally lame in my opinion!
I loved the things she does in her 10th, but it wasn't much!
Only Mirrorcle World and A COMPLETE ~ALL SINGLES~ and Days/GREEN if you would count them cause of the packaging!

Sad that this single has so low sales, it deserves more!

When i were Kumi, i would do it this way! :laugh
BUT i'm sure, it would be look like this!
And thank you, sweetie! :)
I LOVE YOU ALL! :luv2

Oh no i hope she didn't release something like Ayu's A COMPLETE, i would hate that!
I totally hate that, when artist make an BEST with only the first A-Side, even when they had Double-, Tripel- or Quattro-Singles!
It's like i hate that Violet Sauce is not on Namie's BEST FICTION Album!

Oh you know avex!
I think the only new songs we have on this album will be the new song for the BEST and the Singles (if you count them, cause they normally didn't release Singles for BEST's on a studio album) and the Bonus Track!
BUT after "the meaning of peace" on BEST ~first things~ which was a B-Side on her love across the ocean Single, it were no surprise, if they choose WON'T BE LONG ~Red Cherry Version~ or Futari de... as the Bonus Track instead of a new Song! xD:

If your really a fan of her, it's not that hard to say how the BEST ~third ...~ album will look like!
It will be like BEST ~first things~, BUT with better Singles! xD
(i really love first things and her older stuff!)
I think about the 3rd BEST after TRICK was released, so i had my thoughts about it!

And i totally want this BEST ~third ...~ album, cause i love most of the singles she releases since Black Cherry!
(ok i love every single she has release in her carrer except some)
BUT when i think about a BEST album with great singles from Black Cherry, Kingdom, TRICK and the new ones it's like an awesome BEST in my opinion!
I don't wanna say it as a Fanboy, BUT such great songs, which have a big variety of music styles from Pop to Rock to RnB to Electro to Ballads to whatever...
For me it's just perfect!
And i love when she try new things out like Alive with the Opera Sample, Ningyo hime with the hard rock tune, BUT when she begins to work with electro elements, FREAKY was also something fresh and new for me or LAST ANGEL i never heard of a song with a smiliar sound like that!
I wish she hasn't so much "I MUST CALL MY DEAD BOY FRIEND AND SEND HIM SMS STILL AFTER DEATH US APART" PV's, but ok you cannot like everything an artist release!!

And when i must talk about Kuu with people who don't know her and will gave them a look in her music style and why i like her, i would prefer a BEST ~third ...~ instead of first things or second session!
BUT that's just my opinion! :laugh

I wonder what the chances are of it being more of a concept best album like Ai Otsuka's new love song compilation.

Hmmm i don't think you can compare a real BEST album like first things with a concept album like Ai's new LOVE is BEST release!
I think people would more buy a real BEST with singles, cause they know most of the songs on it!

BUT with a concept album it's harder, cause there's a mix between singles, album tracks and b-sides!
So not everyone know all the songs!

If Kuu would release a real BEST OF and a concept album, i think most of the people would prefer the BEST OF!

Low sales for Alive/Physical Thing aren't surpising...:( Low sales for 3 SPLASH are very surpising... o.O

^ Atleast 3 SPLASH sold more than 90k in the long run.. I'm happy with its sales.

A/pt sales is a completely different matter @_@ I think it'll be lower than anytime..

Wasn't that when her sales really started to go down? Or was it TABOO? I just remember everyone being upset about stay with me's sales.... Maybe I'm wrong lol.

Is Alive/Physical thing her lowest selling single since her peak?

^ If it sells around 34k in the first week, it'll be her lowest first week sales since Promise/Star which had 34,589. I'm not counting 12 singles project cuz nearly all of them were limited to 50,000 copies.

here are the stats :

http://kumiloves.free.fr/?page=Kumi/Stats

^ wiki is more up to date than that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumi_Koda_discography

^ ah thaanks :D

Hmm, well we don't exactly know what sort of Best this will be- if it will be a "Kuullection" or a mix of not only a-sides but b-sides and album only tracks like Ayu did with her A BEST and A BEST 2 compilations. A BEST 2 only came out two years ago and sold very well so with Koda Kumi currently more popular, I'm sure she wouldn't have a hard time with a Best album like that.

In any case, I think a release like Ai's new one can be called a "real" one, well, simply because it is a "best of ---" release, regardless what type of music is contained (a, b-side, album only).

@Gubsi - ditto on what you said

Found this via Oricon's site & sorry I'm too lazy to translate :laugh

嵐、ミスチル超え！09年アルバムセールスのトップに立つ

嵐のベストアルバム「All the BEST！1999－2009」が発売5週目でミリオンを突破し、09年の年間アルバムセールストップに躍 り出た。売り上げの累計は124万枚。昨年12 月発売のMr. Childrenの「SUPERMARKET FANTASY」が41週かけて記録した123．9万枚を、わずか5週で上回った。嵐が年間アルバムセール スのトップに立ったのは、デビュー10年目にし て初。09年のシングル、DVDセールスですでにトップに立っており、09年のアーティスト3冠をキープし ている。9月28日付の週間ランキングのシング ル1位は倖田來未（26）の「Alive ／Physical thing」、アルバムはAI（27）の「BEST　A.I.」。AIはデビュー9年目で初めてアルバム1 位を獲得した。

but at least it stated that she got #1

..Well, at least she's still #1.