I so love the second one from the CD only cover! :heart

DOUBLE POST cause...

DAMN KUU. :O :heart

Those covers are HOT!

btw, seems like she's got a new official Facebook page as well :)!

seriously i can't wait to having those 2 Bonus Posters on my wall over my TV!!
Kuu i know why i love you!!! <3

Oh ma GAWWWWWWWD The covers and the preview of KO-SO-KO-SO are awesome!! D: KO-SO-KO-SO is gonna be such a sexeh sawng. ;D I haven't been this excited for a release for quite awhile!! Kumi really does look like she's coming back with her sexy roots and givin' it her all. <3

I love that she now has an official FB now :D I mean she had one before but it was to promote Dejavu. The official one has only just been made by the looks of it, which is why it only has 20 likes so far, so everybody get liking!! :D

Bigger covers from amazon.jp, purank @ JPC posted them

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4241/68820830.jpg

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/981/cddvd.jpg

The CD Only cover looks awesome as well, this aint helping me to decide omg

PERFECTION. :heart :heart :heart

these must be kuu's best single covers since....i don't even remember when! :laugh i just love them SO freaking much! :smitten just gorgeous!

I love how by version 3 and 4 it says Poppin'ove cocktail, they forgot the l in love

I didn't like the CD+DVD cover (her face looks weird) and the kosokoso preview :(

gorgeous, stunning, queen, etc

:love:love

OMG YESSSSS KUU YESSSSSSSSSSSS!

The preview sounds awesome for KO-SO-KO-SO! Although I understand that this is a 4a-side single, what's the likelihood that all of the PVs will be on the album?

[2] :spazzed

The preview of KO-SO-KO-SO reminds me of SheWolf by Shakira. But that's just me. o_o;

The preview sounds good! :luv2

August? That's like forever away.

Does someone know if this is an official version of Kingom Tour?

official channel website/youtube...looks so pretty:heart

^
^It looks like it to me. I have the Kingdom DVD and the photo looks exactly the same to mine, and she said she bought it from Yesasia.com, who I also buy from and only gets thier stock from the company of the artist, at least I know they do with Avex. (So as it's the Hong Kong version it'll be from Avex Hong Kong ltd./ Avex Hong Kong/ China or something like that, although I've only bought from Avex Japan and Avex Taiwan) The booklet in the photo is the same as mine too.

It looks genuine to me, but for that price you can't go wrong! Hahaha

And I was going to say about the Official Youtube, they've changed the layout to 4 TIMES and sorted out all the videos in the channel, looks much better now! :D

OMG KO-SO-KO-SO sounds amazing just from the preview! and the covers are truly amazing! *___* I havn't been this excited for a Kuu release since 3 SPLASH

My queen!! You bless us so ;_;

i love the new title for this single, it's better.
the covers are hot, i really like both
and the preview is ok, i'll be waiting for the full song
so Poppin’love cocktail feat.TEEDA will be the main a-side, interesting description !!

Brb dying over how amazing kuu is. This is how you do a 50th single!

If someone wants to buy the postcard version of it, YOU BETTER RUN! HMV JP doesn't have it anymore and CDJAPAN has only few left (last time I saw, there were just 16 left). YesAsia hasn't put it online yet, the last time I checked.

I bought it from CDJapan, HMV JP trolled me SO hard, I stop refreshing the page for just 40minutes and then... it was gone... D:

So people, HURRY!

this feels like a new AWAKENING of Koda Kumi!!!

Won't raise my expectations but... let's see hum?

KO-SO-KO-SO totally feels like Ima Sugu Hoshii meets JUICY? haha
so happy we're getting A pop-rock, electro, ero, and ballad/mid-tempo track :D

WUT ALREADY? omg I've just looked for it some minutes ago and it wasnt there, now it's over? DDDDDDDDD:

edit

thanks god, just did my preorder at CDJapan. Relieved.

whoa, those covers are hot! ;) i hope the songs are good too. they sound promising!

Wow I am so exicited! Those covers are soo hot!! And the preview of KO-SO-KO-SO sounds amazing!! I can't wait for this single~

Kuu :heart
Wasn't a huge fan of the last release, and I've been missing the fierce taboo & butterfly kuu.
BUT IM SO EXCITED.
haven't been this excited since 3SPLASH!
Love the covers & descriptions.

OH MY GOODNESS THEY ARE SO DAMN SEXY OW OW!!

I love the description for V.I.P., I can't wait to hear that one! I hope KO-SO-KO-SO is really dirty, since I think someone said that it stood for "doing something quietly in the dark" or something.

Really, I don't know why people keeps talking about TABOO. Seriously, it's gone, we gotta move on.

And I don't mean anyone here, I just saw on twitter and other forums people claiming this single is just a new TABOO or something like it... How come?! So if she releases, from now on, something more edgy, it'll always be TABOO alike? It just doesn't make any sense.

I love the covers, the title, the preview!! I am waiting for YesAsia to put up pre-orders. I do wish there was more bonus for people getting the CD+DVD version, like how 4 hot wave had a bonus movie clip. Also, I was hoping for a some hip hop or something like that with this single, but I will wait and see what this poppin'love cocktail sounds like, since it does feature a rap artist.

:laugh
Sorry, I mentioned I missed taboo & butterfly.
But yeah I don't get how this is like taboo. Maybe because the description of V.I.P says "come on female army" or something.. Who knows!!
Hopefully the taboo references stop.

If you're going to compare it to something, 3splash makes more sense from the descriptions, just add a heartwarming ballad.

Though I really think this is a kuu revival, not a rehash!!

Actually, as Kaled pointed pretty well on twitter, since they said Lollipop was a R&B song, I stopped believing in the descriptions. HAHAHA.

^That is a good point.

OMG so amazing! I'm gonna buy this.. those posters are so pretty. she's gorgeous!

KO SO KO SO sounds good!

eeek i am so not feeling these covers... if i had to pick though, cd+dvd version is much better. her face looks really off in both of them though. and i think they used the blur tool a bit too much :(

It also looks like they blacked out the background, sintead of taking the pictures against a black background... the sides of her body seem really blurry...

HOWEVER, I'm still anticipating the release, haha.


*Edit: So maybe it was just the quality of the covers from JPS...? The official site's main image doesn't look so blurry. Meh, seeing the real thing is always different than what you see online~ And koso koso sounds good to me. PVs always excite me more though. :P

she got plumped lip on cd+dvd cover, and nobody complains???? :lech
I want the cd poster with blue hair.. looks hot :heart

KO-SO-KO-SO preview
Yamerarenai (Can't quit)
Kono Kankanku Tomaranai (Can't stop this sensation)
Damasu yori Damasareru hou ga warui no (To be deceived is worse than to deceive)
Daremo hoshigaru watashi no yarikata.... (everyone desires the way I do...)

So Kuu-ish :lech

Lol, well the topic was brought up once again gotta show my love.

Photoshoot for covers is AMAZING! Can't say I'm too keen on the blending job they did for the covers, particularly the sitting/crouching pose. But sexy none-the-less. Trying not to get too excited about descriptions, especially V.I.P as last time we had a similar description it was for POP DIVA which made me want to shoot someone. Lol.

EDIT: AUGUST! :( Damn it, now I regret them giving us stuff this early...

I love the blue cover & poster pictures so muuuuuuuuch:heart OMG!
Now, that makes me want to get the CD (4 songs only) so much as well...:thud

lol when 4 new pages have been added overnight, you know something happened XD

I absolutely love the blue cover! :heart but the other one is good, as well~
and KO-SO-KO-SO sounds great

I'm really excited for this single :love

LOOK OUT! The song "KO-SO-KO-SO" is quite scandalous that the PV might not even be aired on TV:
(Could somebody translate this, please???)

^I'm hoping for a super juicy PV then, sexier than JUICY and the epic bottle dance XD

I can foresee a really ero PV coming :P

Oh my, I just woke up and the postcard edition is ALREADY SOLD OUT AT CDJAPAN???
Can somebody please give me the links for HMV?

And oh wow, that's ...shocking? Ahaha, really curious now!
Oricon just quote what is staying on the official site as description (bed scene and scandalous)and that it might be banned for TV.
Nothing decided or something like that.

Aaaaaaah, it's also sold out at HMV!!
Damn time difference, I hate you!

ehm LoL BUT Lollipop is an RnB song...!? LMAO
it's an uptempo RnB song, RnB isn't always like hands/Passing By...
Even Promise has some RnB touch...
BUT maybe thats just me. :innocent

the covers are beautiful!!i want to listen V.I.P *O*

hey guys as i thought... YesAsia updated just now, so get the Limited Postcard Box before it's sold out!! kthxbye

I'm too excited for this new single!!!! *__* GO KUMI GO!!!! Sexy Kuu is back!!

I just ordered it >< hopefully I still get it even though I paid using an echeque, gah damn echeques

Ordered at amazon.jp now. At least this is safe to get it, phew.

I'm in love with the covers. They are so gorgeous! I love 'em.

I really want the hear some song previews :yes
KO-SO-KO-SO sounds like it's gonna be an amazing song.

I CAN'T BREATHE, I'M TOO EXCITED. THIS IS TOO MUCH. Covers + KO-SO KO-SO preview = perfection that only my Koddess can create omg <3

There are many kinds of R&B out there. Slow and uptempo ones so I agree with you. :)

Damn you KUU !!! Y R U SO AWESOME !!?

Preordered at YA. I have to have it.

I wonder if it's possible to get that KO-SO-KO-SO preview as a mp3 rip from official site. I'd like to overplay it before the single comes out XD

are there going to be more covers, or is it just these 2?

Here you go!
http://www.mediafire.com/?olenbi36ytjo99l

^Omg, thank you so much! :love

me too :thud , but well I'm still afraid whether they cancel the order or not , amazon usually charge your card when the order is shipped right ? *broke* :dead2 , emm did you use tenso or their international shipping by DHL ? :D

well this single is confusing me i always order from hmv since they charge your card when your order is shipped but when i was going to order 4times from HMV i was shocked that the single is banned to ship overseas x_x , I really hope that won't happen with amazon

oh well i didn't say a comment about the single everything is so ****ing epic :heart :heart :heart my love for kuu is so unlimited right now :luv2:luv2

Yes, they charge your card when they're shipping your order, don't worry.^^
I used my middleman service (not Tenso, another one), cause it's indeed cheaper cause of the high shipping costs amazon takes.

Another short info about the single:

From BlackCandy at JPC

dang kuu lookin hot on those covers
so excited :) I wanna hear more of KO-SO-KO-SO!!

Thanks! The song sounds so good.

@Gubsi: When Gossip Candy came out her website had mini review of each song. Lollipop was described as a R&B song. XD

Here the pic of the postcards version. Sorry about the tag, but it was pretty hard edit the image to looks better (and I actually put this because I posted at my tumblr XD)

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...spostcards.jpg
Click to see.
Source; Baidu

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...espostfull.jpg
Click to see.

I dunno what is your conception of a R&B song, but if you say you think Lollipop is R&B, ok... We differ opinions, that's all. :)

And I dunno where people saw that HMV JP doesn't ship the box edition outside Japan, last night I checked again and there was still some copies there to pre-order and when I tried to buy it, it went normally, so... But now, it's sold out and what they say is that this edition is very popular so we could only order one.

DAMN. Say what u want, but from the covers & that 30 second preview of KO-SO-KO-SO, 4TIMES > L :roflmao

BUT those are some realllllyyyy hot covers though they overdid the lip plump in the pink/red cover :laugh

+1 :yes

Oh damn I got addicted to Kana Nishino's Thank you, Love so hard I can't listen to the preview of the amazing KO-SO-KO-SO. XD

I love the cover with her in the blue outfit <3 The preview sounds great! I think I'm looking more forward to VIP more though, based on the description.

this single is going to be EPIC.
first single since 4 Hot Wave with 4 a-sides (and 4 pv's)
GOD! :D expecting good songs and good pv's!! (KO-SO KO-SO sounds so promising, the beat is naughty and sexy)

Pre-ordered my copy, CD+DVD version :)

I may be the odd man out but I'm not too thrilled with the CD+DVD cover. Her pose and facial expression just looks so :shakehead
Her pose on the CD only version however I really like but once again her facial expression looks :no

The preview of ko-so-ko-so does nothing for me either. I can't wait to hear the full song to form a well rounded opinion. ;)

Guys, I just noticed the word on kuu's hat is german! You can read "Volksmari..." and I think the whole word is supposed to be "Volksmarine", which means navy.

Preordering my CD+postcards version at YA nau! :D Will add the CD+DVD later I guess.
oh and thanks @kaled, the cover is my computer bg now:heart Even though I love the blue CD only cover even more! Could you make a wallpaper out of that, too, maybe?
I am in love with KO-SO-KO-SO's preview. Can't wait, can't wait. I am really happy with the previews of ayu's & kuu's new songs this year. "progress" is like my favorite ayu preview ever (hopefully the full song will be as good), and KO-SO-KO-SO comes close behind:D
Aaaand I listend to Gentle Words the whole day and it's just too good to be true. I will always love this wonderful melody.

Very cool & hot covers !

But no one wonders why the hell is she wearing a cap of the East-Germany "Volksmarine" cap ? XDD
proof : http://www.lawranceordnance.com/the_...olksmarine.php

It's a little bit out of place, isn't it ?

not so much, if you read this :P
that's just my guess, though, lol. because what your mentioning is the navy & the description says "army", so maybe that could explain the hat a little bit? i'm just assuming one of the outfits kuu wears on the covers will be the same for one of the PVs. :P

I checked there and it says there are no longer any copies to buy. It's sold out there too. D:

Both of her cover outfits are army inspired, didn't you notice that? :laugh
And don't forget she's wearing the brand "House of Holland". Probably linked to the PVs.
Though I dislike the CD+DVD cover as well. I think she looks really old in her face there.
The postcard box cover looks better, cause her face looks better.

Lollipop isn't R&B, but it's clearly R&B inspired - the beat and the vocals.
So I know where they're coming from.

Why must we try to classify everything? Why can't Lollipop just be Lollipop?

They just did that cause of the song description.
So that we know what we can expect from the new songs. ;)
Overall it doesn't matter.l

Corvina just told me the CD+postcard edition is sold out at YesAsia now as well?!!! I can't believe this edition is so popluar, but that's great. :D I am happy I was able to preorder it in time!

So KO-SO-KO-SO's PV is suppose to be super scandalous? Ima Sugu Hoshii part two???? :lech

Cain't wait!!!!

KO-SO-KO-SO PV is supposed to have a 4am bed scene apparently ;D I want to see this NAO. Hahahaha xD

Just noticed that on CDJapan they say the CD+Postcard box comes with 50 postcards omg I didn't know there were so many o___o Probably each one reffers to a single, uh?

^That's awesomee, glad I'm getting that with the DVD edition =)

I really can't wait for the other previews

I like the concept of the single being 4 different moments in a day. She always has unique concepts for these singles lol.

yes it comes with 50 postcards!
it was mentioned when we got the single info, BUT i think no one translated it...

hmm i hope we will get unseen pics of the single covers like they did with Ayu and her A COMPLETE photobook!! :heart

omfg that'd be amaaaaaazing o_________o even if just some of the pics are outtakes, I'd love to get some new pics from 3 SPLASH, yume no uta, Butterfly, Promise and LAST ANGEL shoots <3

I was wondering why the postcard version was so popular. Now it makes sense.

Also, I just got how the title 4 TIMES relates to the songs and PVs. 4 different times during the day. I'm slow...

^ Yeah at first I thought "4 TIMES" was such a weird and awkward title. Now it makes more sense. Out of titles though I prefer 3 SPLASH.

Oh, I didn't realize this 'till you said that lol 4 TIMES, 4 versions, 4 moments... Yeah, it sounds much better now (:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!jfdklsjf

Holy crap. This is the release I've been waiting forrrr.....

Good, I'm not the only one who didn't get it right away.

Why would the postcard edition be a BOX if it's just one postcard? Where's the sense for just one for a 50th release? :roflmao
You guys are funny and cute. :laugh

So from the descriptions and the single theme:

Poppin'love cocktail - Enjoying a summer day, feeling refreshed from the daily routine.

V.I.P. - Celebrating in the club. Feeling strong and aggressive, let your power rise.

KO-SO-KO-SO - Being united with your loved one, dozing off satisfied and happily at dawn.

IN THE AIR - Getting lost in thought about the relationship, wanting to be there by the side of your love even in hard times, even though everything is great right now.

Well, something like that I get from all infos.^^

Oh!! I didn't get the title 4 TIMES either...:laugh It's even written in the description, isn't it? And oooh, 50 postcards?? .... wow, now everything makes sense all of a sudden! And I feel so slooow.:laugh

Does the 50 postcard edition really just come with poppin' love cocktail? =/

4 Hot Wave
Freaky
Moon
3 Splash
Gossip Candy
4 Times

hmmm... i'm desperatly searching for a connection but no luck so far

guesses?