She looks gorgeous with those soft curls in the Blenda scans. I have always liked her with dark hair more, but the blonde in those shots is lovely.

Mhhhh, trueeeee. These playlist don't really hurt anyone, are really easy to pull together and release and can only do good to Kumi's income.
They irritate me to the very core of my soul, tough. Little, cheap, souless things without inspiration...

LOL. Mr. Pool Boy. Lfamo. Kuu the Queen of Milfs, I'm dying.

Nobody knows why, but Kuu is in Taiwan right now!
https://m.facebook.com/KodaItalianFC...pe=1&source=48

Is it for the new single?

I think she goes to promote her final Bon Voyage Tour at there, it will be held in August

Kuu, why u so mysterious? XD

And hell, I'm happy that this one awesome person here uploaded a 720p version of JAPONESQUE TOUR and I don't have to watch it in parts from dailymotion. Now I just gotta plan that Kuu concert marathon day and watch everything I've missed muhahaha. I love to watch many concerts in a row because when I watch Kuu's concerts, one is not enough. I gotta watch at least 3. XD

She always travels abroad to shoot something for her summer singles, I'd bet on that for her trip to Taiwan (: She could be also going there to promote her concert, but I heard it was almost selling out, so maybe promoting it would make no big difference at all :P

She's holding a press conference about the tour final tomorrow.

Here's a short news video about her arrival:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...587437&fref=nf

It would be great though, if she's filming something outside in Taiwan.
A summer single like 3 SPLASH would be heaven for me. :laugh

I'm curious about the new single. I hope it won't be the generic pop-rock song with an electropop song type of single as usual. Probably will tho

I'd die for another ECSTASY though

Please not another LALALA / Popping Penis Cocktail / Hashire cheesy pop-rock song!

New Loveil contactlenses promo is up:

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Website: http://loveil.jp/sp/index.html

Press conference in Taiwan today
Video:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...20479391303015

Pics:
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She looks so damn gorgeous with that curly blondish hair.

I hope she keeps the look for the summer single ♥

Omg mama lookin' HOT at that press conference. :love I was pretty disappointed by SUMMER TRIP so hopefully she'll knock it out of the park this time.

SHE LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL, SEXY AND CUTE ALL AT THE SAME TIME THATS WHY I LOVE THIS WOMAN GOOOSH

edit: am I the only one who think she looks a bit like CL in these pics?

SLÉ MAMA! YAASSS KUMI

She looks SO FRIGGING' CUTE at the press conference!! <3
I hope we're having the usual maxi-single this summer too! I'd love a summer ballad too, like Moon Crying!

Can't wait for more news on the Summer Single!

I've been meaning to get round to making a Kumi playlist with some of her jazzy/brassy sounding songs and finally made one today:

01 Let's Show Tonight
02 Show Me Your Holla
03 Chase
04 Winner Girls
05 Megumino Hito
06 Lovely
07 Show Girl
08 Cutie Honey
09 Butterfly
10 Someday

Has anyone else got any Kumi playlists? (Stealing this idea from that Ayumi thread 'cause I thought it was a great idea for a thread!)

^I have one too. I call it "stripping and pole dancing in clear heels" (not joking, I'm for real)

01. BUT ~The Ghettobots Remix~
02. Candy (DJ Mad reggaeton remix)
03. Hot Stuff
04. TABOO
05. So Nice
06. Get it On
07. Juicy
08. 今すぐ欲しい
09. feel
10. 甘い罠
11. XXX (Dreaming now! b-side, not the soulhead song)
12. V.I.P. (Album Version)
13. Under
14. TOUCH DOWN
15. Teaser [Caramel Pod Dubstep Remix]
16. POP DIVA
17. Physical thing
18. Lay Down
19. Black Candy
20. Bounce (KOZM® Remix Lucas Valentine)

^ omg LOVE your playlist :laugh

I have a winter-themed one, I named it BEST ~Winter & Songs~



And also a smaller one, a "dark"-themed playlist, I called it "eclipse"

I agree she looks gorgeous at the press conference! That hair :heart

今すぐ欲しい is one of her most underrated songs imo

LOL thank you for making me laugh today. XD *steals playlist* are all those remixes from Drivings's Hits's's'?

I would also add feel, MORE and Saigo no ame ~Time Heals Version~ to this list too. Those are jazzy too. :)

I love this playlist♥ All of these are my favorites! :D I'm gonna steal this and the other playlists~ ♥

I really should make my own playlists too, but those lists would have too many songs so... x3

let me go check. ;)

01. BUT ~The Ghettobots Remix~ (from her 'BUT/aisho' single)
02. Candy (DJ Mad reggaeton remix) (from 'KODA KUMI REMIX ALBUM')
15. Teaser [Caramel Pod Dubstep Remix] (from 'Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 4')
20. Bounce (KOZM® Remix Lucas Valentine) (from 'Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 3')

Here you go, I put these remixes in a rar file. They're all 320kbps except Candy which is 160kbps because the album it came from was a download only type of thing.

https://mega.co.nz/#!91F22CTK!bNzSLy...7sDLU5GrD4f86I

O_o You made my day :D

One of my faves, especially after seeing that PV *^^*

Stealing playlists everywhere, thanks guys!:D

Oooh thanks for the suggestions! Loving the playlists guys, might have to steal a few myself!

Just noticed that the Happy Love Song Collection is on iTunes - yay! So I can see if Good Day or Futari De are worth buying. I wish the releases on iTunes were more consistent though. The last release before this was Premium Night Love & Songs. No Bon Voyage and they have some older releases but not everything.

They only have some random songs from old singles and It's all Love! single on iTunes Finland. Not very happy with that tbh. -.-

Someday is an amazing song! Think it's my favourite Kumi song!

Love all these playlists everyone has!! Definitely going to steal these :D

I had a handful of playlists, but they're based on albums.
Black Cherry always gave me trouble, because the music is great, but the track list is a mess. So I broke it down into 2 playlists - Black Cherry and White Cherry:



Same with Deja Vu, Trick and Universe. I pulled out the things I like from them, and smooshed up a couple of playlists:

i wish I kept all the playlists I made when I used to be obsessed with making fake albums

anyway I really hope we get a flood news soon!

A small report from JEWELian from JPC forum about the start, ending and interlude movies from Bon Voyage Tour:
In French, huh?
Sounds interesting. Also finally some nice story as interlude again? Hope so.

You are flawless <3 :D
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/starmies4/Kumi/temp.png

But gurl why didn't you add SHAKE IT or KOSOKOSO? Come on!! ;P

I also have some playlists, with cover and everything it needs. haha

because I forgot about Shake it, and I really don't think kosokoso is trashy enough to pole dance to. Actually I think Shake it works better than Taboo. I'll probably swap it out.

http://i59.tinypic.com/our601.jpg

new PV shooting~! Thanks to kinotrumpet on Baidu. Can anyone translate what it says?

Guessing it's for a cute song ala Lick me? I thought she stopped with cute though lol.
According to fellow fans here anyway :P

I need some sexy songs right here. Maybe it won't be as cute as the pic suggests.

Uh!
It does remind me of Whatchu waitin' on?.
Depending on what she's wearing, it could actually be sexy (bare shoulders, yes).
Or really cute. ;)

The text just says that they shooted from morning onward today and because Kuu wears yellow lips in it, her staff is wearing colourful lips as well (as it's fashionable). xD

I'm intrigued by those yellow lips!

she looks awesome :heart whatever it is I just need new stuff from her

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Pricing of the new single from kinotrumpet. There goes any hopes for a 4A single. :grumpy Hopefully it has at least 3 PVs but most likely it'll be another Summer Trip with Bring It On as the b-side. Announcement should be coming soon.

She's probably saving the bigger summer single for her 15th anniv :P

btw last night I dreamt this single was a special single called "Color The Single", a 3 a-sided single with all tracks being covers, and included a cover of ayu's SEASONS :laugh Kinda weird, but still I think it was somewhat cool

Yeah, I prefer she saves all the budget for a kickass 15th anniversary!:D
I'm fine with just two/three songs, since I still have Bon Voyage to shake my ass with this summer, lol.

Kuu is doing quite a lot promo in Taiwan.
Apart from the press conference, she was on the MTV show "Idols of Asia", which will air next wednesday, and tonight on a radio show from HIT FM Taiwan.
And on another show called "Show Biz", which will be aired on Friday.

Some pics:



Also, Sankyo confirmed, that there will be a new Pachinko machine with Kuu!
It's the 4th in line and has the name "CR FEVER Koda Kumi Ⅳ FX".

I LOVE HER OUTFITS!!

That's the point. I'm pretty sure this next summer single IS for her 15th anni. They wouldn't be teasing a new project since March if it wasn't with the next release lol

YAY a new pachinko! Can't wait to see more gorgeous photos...

Kuu is smart to promote herself in Taiwan. Her Japanese market is getting smaller, and she has an "in" in Taiwan, her husband. I'm sure the people of Taiwan like that.

She looks adorable in the first pics, but those high braids are SCARY, lol.

Did you guys notice the single is set to the 6th day of August, and her debut was on the 6th of December? I wonder if she'll do something like ayu did, preparing a series of "countdown" releases all in the same date monthly...

I really hope not. It ended up a disaster for Ayu so I hope Kuu doesn't do it.

Well, generally speaking, I think Kuu's people do a better job pulling stuff like that off. If she did a countdown thing it could be like her 12 Singles Project.

Her 15th anniversary is next year what are you guys talking about? lol
I know she has already teased but I don't think this new single is part of something
She started and finished her 10th anniversary celebrations or whatever during her actual debut year (third universe, dream music park, brazil, eternity, billboard live, fantasia)
I actually believe she will release 3 more singles so her 60th will begin her 15th anniversary project =P
Who knows maybe another studio album even

Well, by the "project" I got the idea of something that will lead to the actual 15th, just like ayu's releases were NOT made during her actual 15th, but ended up in her 15th :P And I also agree with the idea of a 60th single during her 15th :yes

I don't mind if she did a countdown thing to her 15th Anniversary. Kuu does those kind of things so much better than others. It's because she makes it actually feel different and exciting which is what anniversaries should be♥

I agree, after what Ayu's staff managed to do with those five releases, I don't know if I'm hoping for something similar for Kuu.
But I think Kuu can pull it off better, too. Mhhhh...

I see your point, but still kinda seems a little early to me unless she's planning something like 12 releases in 12 months (I wouldn't doubt that actually :ytongue)
And Kuu's 10th anniversary project wasn't set in motion during her actual debut either but did start on that year so that's why it seems a little early for her to release something tied to it right now. It would make more sense to me if she started it early next year like she did with third universe
Hopefully she's planning something special, the anxiety is killing me lol

she looks fabulous on this picture. give me that summer single kuuchie

15 singles for her 15th anniversary. :laugh

is there any news about which day Kuu will perform on a-nation? I wasn't able to find any...
I hope it's the last day like Ayu and SJ-Donghae & Eunhyuk, because that's the day I'm planning on going.

^ She's not going to be on a-nation this year, so far.

You guys... It's Koda Kumi we're talking about. haha
She loves to use any date/anniversary/whatever to do something special.... Or you guys already forgot about her 7th Anniversary? With the Special Final at Tokyo Dome with the tickets being 7,777 yen.

As long as they don't expect sales to be good, I'm all for a count down thing.

I have waaaaaayyyyyyyy more faith in the work koda and her team will put into it versus ayu.


Things have seemed a bit toned down lately though, and I'm not really complaining all that much...a grand tour would be great though.

Kuu and her team knows what they're doing though.

seriously its so glaring how off the road Ayu is when you compare to Kuu or Namie's management

I have faith in Kuu-mama's new single, I actually hope there is lots of dancing like Dreaming Now!, the song was blah but the choreography was a nice shake up

Some more fellow singers attended Kuu`s concert in Tokyo yesterday!

Ryuichi Ogata and Chiba Ryohei from w-inds
http://i60.tinypic.com/103eko8.jpg

Ayaka Umeda from AKB48
http://i62.tinypic.com/10p82mr.jpg

Akkun
http://i59.tinypic.com/2n0op6v.jpg

Also there are reports, that Tomomi Itano from AKB48 and Ryoko Shinohara were there as well. But we haven`t any photos.

^

wow that's awesome *--*

That's really cool =)

I'm always curious what celebrities other celebrities are fans of. I wonder what concerts Kuu attends?

^ I've heard she always goes to ayu's CDL on the 30th, iirc she went with misono last year

imo misono stuff doesn't count since it's her sister, but it's cool that she's been to ayu's concerts.

I think they meant she went to Ayu's CDL WITH her sister...?

^Oh, I thought they meant she's gone to ayu's concerts, and also to misono's concerts. :laugh

Covers?

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Credits: Koda Kumi America @ facebook

I don't know if these are officials, but her hair is same in this photo

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I really love them, Kuu is so gorgeous :love:love:love

YAAAAASSSSS!!!!

You're in the hoe...Tell!

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love this pose~

hmm looks like a mermaid? *giggled*

HOTEL [August 6th ]
3 versions CD, CD+DVD y CD+DVD <FC/Playroom Exclusive>

★CD (Cover with the yellow dress) - 3 songs
01. HOTEL - A epic song with a fresh sound
02. MONEY IN MY BAG - A R&B and HIP-HOP song
03. TURN AROUND - A soft ballad about the flashbacks and the hoarding of the summer fragrance

★CD+DVD Ver. 1 (Cover with the pink dress)
CD - 3 songs
DVD - HOTEL <PV>

★CD+DVD Ver. 2 (Cover with the purple dress) <FC and playroom exclusive>
CD - 3 songs
DVD
MONEY IN MY BAG <PV>

★Also, it will be possible buy the MUSIC CARDS at the tour shop and mu-mo. (3 versions, 500 each)
★All the versions will include a poster B2 size (First Press only, apply restrictions)

This info is according with baidu xD

The fc dvd will have :
Money in my bag pv
And the 2 making of

OMG!

its perfect

oh my god<3 <3 <3 It reminds me of beni with this shoot!

Damn. I love all 3 covers. And three new songs!

I like the preview :heart


textless:
http://i.imgur.com/KD2piN5.jpg
(source)

Soundcloud link for the 30 sec. Hotel preview:
http://soundcloud.com/futuristicmind...-hotel-preview

Mellow electro pop! <3

Those covers are super adorable.

I love her hair color and the scenery. Tha pink dress is gorgeous, too♥

OMG this will be an epic summer single again for sure^^

A little surprised that the MONEY IN MY BAG PV will only be released for the FC members!

gorgeous covers, especially the one with the pink dress.

not really feeling the preview, hopefully the other songs are better.

the only bad thing about this perfect so far release is that cheap DVD deal

like i get it but its so shady to put one pv on each edition <__<

Yeah, it totally reminds me of U KNOW.
That`s why I`m looking forward to it.

No pop-rock this time. And the ballad probably a soft summery one. Ah, I`m excited!

Now those are how you do covers!

I can't wait to hear how MONEY IN MY BAG sounds!

I liked the cover with the pink outfit. With the blue one she kinda looks like she has to go to the bathroom but they had to keep shooting and her face in the yellow one is wierd, but the outfit is pretty.

PS - There is no need to degrade other artists or their teams in kuu's thread.

Eh no need to mentions this, there's a sufficient number of people already doing that in Ayu's threads (...)

Anyway, the covers are gorgeous, HOTEL sounds fresh and enjoyable. I'm excited and looking forward to hear "Turn Around" and after everything that happened recently, I really need to see some good PV's now, more than ever.

Not sold on the preview but DAMN she looks absolutely stunning in those covers! I love the concept as well, can't wait to hear the full songs <3

While she's looking gorgeous in those covers, I'm a bit disappointed; especially after Summer Trip cover. Those are perfect for ballads, IMO.
And WTH with "Money in My Bag" :roflmao

^ 2 of the 3 songs are ballads/midtempo, so the cover fits the songs. haha

Girl is delivering a good single, as expected <3 Nice covers, nice preview, and 3 songs!

YAAAAAASSSSSS KUUUU :banana1 :banana2

Can't hear the preview here tho but tHE COVERS YAAAASSS

Are poeple interested in buying the FC version?
If there are enogh who want it, I`m considering doing it again.

LOL I want more summer-ish cover... Kuu-mama in bikini or something colorful :tipsy

Even with the mess that I did with Bon Voyage I am interested in buying the FC version :) It even has the best cover imo hahaha

Alright, I collect some opinions and then I decide if and how I'll do it.
As the FP is a poster, shipping will be more expensive for sure. You have to consider that.

Apparently those are the covers for the Music Cards (post card alike this time):

http://i61.tinypic.com/280p25i.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/rkwivp.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/2rgmmpz.jpg

They're called "Summer Greeting Music Cards".

Thanks to her offical site and Koda Kumi Italian Fanclub on fb

And I just took a look on the original message.
FC goodies are:
Koda Gumi: colourful uchiwa (a fan) + HOTEL poster
playroom: limited FC poster + HOTEL poster

The HOTEL poster is also the FP goodie.

And MONEY IN MY BAG will be an upbeat number.
Though I absolutely don't know what gorigori means for a song. Normally it means to scratch. xD

I looooove this!

Omg. Omg.

I may purchase my first Kuu single since Moon hahaha.

Maaaaan, the covers as so friggin' awesome! Love them!! The Queen!

cuteeeee but the song sounds terrible o m gee