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She looks so cute!
Sorry for the off topic question but: I remember I used to have a performance she did for Koi no Tsubomi and BUT in some TV show but can't find it anywhere (even jpopsuki). Was this real? Or am I crazy? lol |
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Weekly mu-mo chart is out and the puff shirt is dominating that as well!
https://shop.mu-mo.net/avx/sv/rank1?...llWeeklyDetail https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/2453/Q8lEib.jpghttps://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5572/4599GZ.jpg So interesting that she sells merchandise so well. And her fans apparently love oversize style as well as the big sizes sell better. That's not a good outlook for me to get size S again for the next one. :cry :laugh |
^I need to get one of those Puff shirts for myself too, I'm glad they're selling so well!
I was also looking at the Rechoku charts and saw that Kuu's BEST ~Third Universe~ album is at #30 right now! |
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This has been out for a while but I hadn't seen it before nor recalling it being posted, so here it is. Kuu made a comment on AI's 20th anniversary and it's on her YT.
There are a lot more of those comments from other artists on her website, so cool to see many of those names there. Plus, AI is releasing a mini album "IT'S ALL ME – Vol.1" , wonder if her collab with Kuu will pop up on a future Vol. 2 or 3 of these. |
@pedronekoi
Here it is: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17u3...ew?usp=sharing She was sick and had no idea what the lyrics for BUT was for the second part. lol ---- Gossip Candy's PVs are available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EC-to9XRUo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUTOKVDIw1c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUBPPURw-FQ The good ol' times. It has been 10 years already, geez. |
^ still 1 of my favourite Kuu singles from her after all these years
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Is Puff doing well on the digital charts? I think Kuu's core fanbase prefer the physical singles.
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I don't care what anyone says - Inside & Outside Fishbowl both aged like fine wine. so glad to watch their PVs in HD on youtube!
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^I honestly love them. When I first started listening to Kuu, I had no idea what to expect with these titles.... but they are awesome!
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I always loved both, hence my tumblr url at that time lol (miss those golden days from tumblr) They have something unique about them, from the title to the sound. A pity she never performed neither of them again.
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3 SPLASH time
Lick me ♥ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0X2cBWq0lA Hashire! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpWfUeWfVcY :love 11 years old to 3 SPLASH , damn |
Hashire! is such a fun song and I love the music video so much, she was having such a great time while shooting it. And Lick me has grown on me over the years, I got a bit tired of it back then cause she performed the hell out of it at TV and festivals, but it's a high-energy song with a cute vibe, it's really great to listen to it on sunny days. And ECSTASY of course is a banger. Truly a flawless single, even the remixed tracks are great.
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^ I feel the same!.
I've never been one of ku's greatest fans I started to follower later in her career (UNIVERSE, DejaVu era) but knew of her around her cutie honey era. I would get into this cringy battles defending ayu over her xD. But Anyway what I'm saying is that I'm enjoying watching all of these videos either for the very first time or with new eyes and new ears if you know what I mean. Hashire is one of those videos that I never finished to watch and I wasn't fond of ku's cutesie's songs. |
3 SPLASH always was and still is my favourite summer single.
走れ! and ECSTASY are perfect songs for me and Lick me is catchy, too. Not too mention pretty perfect PVs as well til this date. BUT e.g. is a song and a PV I can't really dig anymore unless she's singing it live. Kuu has another performance scheduled on Abema TV. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...924/ctGrtD.png It's going to be a remote performance in a special stay-at-home programme, airing June 10, 9-11 pm JST. |
I really miss when Kuu did concept summer singles. Of course my favourite will always be 4 hot wave but she literally does not have a single bad summer single imo. They're all amazing.
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Kuu had amazing summer singles!
4 hot wave FREAKY 3 splash Gossip Candy Was Moon a summer single? I don't remember what was the summer single for TRICK, maybe Taboo? |
MOON was the summer single of that year! But it was also considered a comeback single after her scandal. That said, we've got the masterpiece that is Once Again.
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My least favorite is HOTEL and the next in the line is Summer Trip.
Both HOTEL and MONEY IN MY BAG are not my favorites, and TURN AROUND is good but clearly a b-side. For Summer Trip the leak of both PVs before the single was even announced kinda hurt my excitement. Also, the best song from the single, IS THIS TRAP, didn't had a video. I guess at some point SO FEVER was part of the single as well, the style of the cover is very similar to the PV. Even tho MOON was the summer single of 2008 I didn't connect enough with the summer part of it, I guess because both PVs are very "dark" and not summery at all. But it is hard to choose a favorite: 4 hot wave, FREAKY, 3 SPLASH, Gossip Candy and 4 TIMES are all good. I also love Chase and COME WITH ME, both summer singles that aren't part of her maxi summer singles line-up. |
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KODA KUMI 20th ANNIVERSARY TOUR 2020 MY NAME IS... Tour schedule 2020年9月12日（土）Osaka Jo Hall 2020年9月13日（日）Osaka Jo Hall 2020年10月4日（日）Marine Messe Fukuoka 2020年10月10日（土）Aichi's Nippon Gaishi Hall 2020年12月5日（土）Tokyo's Yoyogi 2020年12月6日（日）Tokyo's Yoyog Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn8Og_te6oE Special sub website been updated with the new Arena tour logo inclusive of certain guidelines And 1 of them is the venue capacity which each venue will only operate at 1/2 capacity due to COVID-19 rules and regulations This might in turn increase the cost of ticket prices just like what happened to last month's resumption of the English Premier League soccer matches https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000185418 https://rhythmzone.net/koda/20th/index.php Kuu will perform twice on the same day for these dates 2020年9月12日（土）Osaka Jo Hall ; Sat 2020年10月4日（日）Marine Messe Fukuoka ; Sun 2020年10月10日（土）Aichi's Nippon Gaishi Hall ; Sat https://rhythmzone.net/koda/live/tour.php?id=1001871 |
Finally an update about the 20th Anniversary Tour!
It's officially called KODA KUMI 20th ANNIVERSARY TOUR 2020 - MY NAME IS... - . It's going to be held as scheduled, but with COVID measurements in place and doing two performances on the same day for some of the venues (note: infos about the 2nd Osaka and the Tokyo performances are released later). Means they gonna use just half of the capacity of each venue, leaving a seat free between, front and back of each person. Entrance and exit will be done with time restrictions, tickets will only be digital and they gonna measure temperature of everyone attending (including staff) with a non-contact device. Wearing masks is mandatory and without one you won't be able to enter the venue. Other measurements like disinfection, using vinyl curtains s.o. and regular staff annoucements will be done, too. They ask everyone to buy goods and CDs/DVDs online. If they decide to open the booths a the venue, they ask everyone to keep distance and listen to the announcement of the staff. Same with the gift boxes for Kuu and her dancers - if they set them up they will make an announcement. First FC ticket round is starting July 10 an drunning till July 20. Ticket price is 9,300 Yen. Koda Gumi tickets will include 20th anniversary good(s). Official trailer was uploaded as well: Sounds like a new song at the beginning and the end. |
Great news! Hopefully everything will be better by then.
The new song sound really good ! |
IM CRYINGGGGGG OMGGGGGG
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3 splash was my obsession in summer 2009. What a jam ecstasy is.
Guys, the tour is going to happen after all it seems! The tittle is my name is... some measurements for safety are going to be necessary tho also, did she premiered a new song preview? It sounds dope! Edit: k, I’m late lol Excited for this!!! |
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I was wondering the distance between people could also mean no picking up a fan for sexy touching/ballad holding hands performance this time...
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On one side, I'm excited for the tour, wonder how its name's concept will be worked and what she wants to perform. On the other hand, I'm sad cause I can't be sure if I'll be able to attend anymore. Brazil is still not having a decreasing curve and who knows when I'll be able to fly overseas. I could not even have a job in the close future... Just these days, when I asked abou taiwan live 2013, I was wondering if maybe the long space in between dates wasn't meant for overseas dates, but if that was a plan they probably set it aside. A pity all this is happening, but I'm sure Kumi's performance will be as great as always. Oh, btw, the fc magazine is up on Global Koda Gumi. Love how there's a part 1 of the shooting where she's clean and her hair all pretty, and then there's the "fighter" part. Girl predicted our expectations for 2020 vs. the reality :laugh |
Ngl I'm not too happy it. Also, performing twice the same day during winter doesn't seem like a good idea vocally.
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I like these lyrics (?), sound like a bold statement. Also, I think she's singing about a crown in the teaser? And then there's the lion, which is already deemed as a king, and nonetheless he's wearing a crown. I think battling, crown, throne, all these elements are on the theme for the tour. Don't know how "my name is" will fit this tho :P Hope there are some cool goodies with this lion and/or crown related stuff.
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I'm not sure if that's really a good plan, it seems like there are more negative sides to it rather than positive ones. But oh well.
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I'm not so sure what the situation with COVID is in Japan. I feel like they should've postponed the tour to 2021. Hope everything ends up fine...
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Even though it's great that Kuu's 20th anniversary Arena tour will proceed on as planned , I also have concerns
Granted the concert venues will be used at 1/2 capacity but that's still many people involved especially on the 3 concert dates Kuu will perform twice on the same day Not only that for foreigners who want to go Japan , Japan still has the Travel Ban being enforced in place https://www.japan.travel/en/coronavirus/ I don't know if things will change for the better or worst by Sept but some people are behaving as though COVID-19 is over where in reality a vaccine has not been created , yet |
I'm both excited and a bit nervous about this. Shimatani held her first tour date a few days ago, and everything seemed to go well. Granted, that her live was in a tiny venue and not an arena. With guidelines in place, I hope things go smoothly. I wouldn't be surprised if avex will try and use Kumi and her tour as a guinea pig before the AAA dome shows to test some things. .
The fans on social media seem to be mostly positive. I'd say around 30% seem unsure or a definite no, but aren't hostile either. My favorite summer singles are Freaky, MOON, and Gossip Candy. MOON stands out because I really appreciate the dark and introspective atmosphere about it. Not every summer is joyful. Sometimes things don't work out as planned and there's a time of reflection. It's for that reason why I enjoy the somber tone in MOON. |
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omg you're right! I had forgotten she talked about being a lion in the song, just remembered the crown verses. She must be expanding the song's idea, and now I wouldn't be surprised if she performs it on the tour lol
And this afternoon I was thinking of the shooting having a "dirty" side and a "clean" one... I'm thinking that we may get a best focused on cute songs and ballads vs. another one for her upbeat fierce tracks lol |
I kind of expect her to sing Insane as well. :laugh
The new song might be a kind of coupling song for it (like 好き, 好きで, 好きで and 好きでして). And with the goods I just hope not everything is in black and this pale pink, hope for other pastels and grey, too. Now with the digital version of the FC magazine we also have the results of the last part of the 20th anni song poll! From Go To The Top single till today (or Bon Voyage album era till today). Overall quite a lot of more recent songs charted! I'm so happy about SHUTOUT! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...922/2UFVtx.jpg (spoiler for bigger version) Spoiler:
A song that puts you in a good mood? 01. CHANCES ALL 02. Eh Yo 03. LIFE so GOOD!! 04. WALK OF MY LIFE 05. Dreaming Now! 06. OMG 06. プチョヘンザッ!!! 08. BRIDGET SONG 08. What's Up 10. LOADED feat. Sean Paul A song you wanna listen to when in love 01. 君想い 02. 好きでして 03. 恋しくて 04. BRIDGET SONG 05. darling 06. 会えなくなるくらいなら 07. again 08. Gimme U 09. 心からi love u 10. Stand by you A song you want to hear live? 01. again 02. SHUTOUT 03. LOADED feat. Sean Paul 04. IS THIS TRAP? 04. NO ME WITHOUT YOU 06. EH YO 06. OMG 06. STRIP 06. プチョヘンザッ!!! 10. 君想い The song you sing the most at karaoke? 01. 恋しくて 02. WALK OF MY LIFE 03. LALALALALA 04. 君想い 05. BRIDGET SONG 06. again 06. プチョヘンザッ!!! 08. CHANCES ALL 09. Alone 10. Eh Yo A song you'd recommend a person who doesn't know Koda Kumi? 01. WALK OF MY LIFE 02. CHANCES ALL 03. again 04. Eh Yo 05. OMG 06. GOLDFINGER 2019 07. BRIDGET SONG 07. DO ME 07. Ultraviolet 10. 君想い Music video you like? 01. again 02. k, 03. HAIRCUT 04. On And On 05. HOTEL 06. EX TAPE 07. BRIDGET SONG 07. PARTY 09. LALALALALA 10. LIT Cover you like? 01. Bon Voyage 02. Summer Trip 03. re(CORD) 04. HOTEL 05. WALK OF MY LIFE 06. Shhh! 07. DNA 08. AND 09. re(MIX) 10. Color The Cover |
Who in the hell voted for Bridget song in "music video you like"??? ʕಠ_ಠʔ
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^ Probably the same fan who voted for it on that best song poll I did on twitter :laugh
I'm actually not surprised with the results, besides Color the Cover ranking low in the best covers. Miss Nina Mikagawa snapped on that, kinda sad people vote for AND/DNA over that one cause I always had a hope they'd collab again someday but seems like her fanbase didn't care about it much. Kimi omoi really was a hit among her fans, wasnt it? A pity she never released its PV aside from that special FEVER DVD. Also funny how all three songs on the top for the recommendation poll aren't upbeat songs. |
The re(MIX) cover over Color The Cover is homophobic. For the PVs, BRIDGET SONG over SHOW ME YOUR HOLLA and Dreaming Now? That's some bad taste over there.
I would never recommend CHANCES ALL to someone who not knows Kumi, ever. On a better note it's interesting to see a lot of re(CORD) songs, I wonder if people really enjoyed or they were in the moment since it was the newest release. |
This poll made me want to update the most viewed PVs list on YT, last one I did was June 10th. Videos under 100k are inside the spoiler box. With the last videos, there are noe exactly 100 PVs on her channel, with a bit under 11.5 million views if you add them all up.
1. you - 621k ( = ) 2. Crazy 4 U - 618k ( = ) 3. It's all Love! - 503k ( = ) 4. Someday - 490k ( = ) 5. Megumi no hito - 486k ( +14 ) 6. Pink Spider - 431k ( -1 ) 7. Ai no uta (album version) - 374k ( +1 ) 8. Koishikute - 365k ( -2 ) 9. BUT - 326k ( = ) 10. Love Me Back - 322k ( -3 ) 11. Cherry Girl - 229k ( = ) 12. Get Up & Move!! - 229k ( -2 ) 13. show girl - 226k ( -1 ) 14. Unmei - 222k ( -1 ) 15. BE MY BABY - 221k ( +5 ) 16. D.D.D - 221k ( -2 ) 17. hands - 219k ( -2 ) 18. Shake It Up - 213k ( -2 ) 19. Cutie Honey - 208k ( +29 ) 20. Birthday Eve - 195k ( -3 ) 21. Selfish - 184k ( = ) 22. Gentle Words - 183k ( -4 ) 23. No Regret - 173k ( -1 ) 24. Butterfly - 173k ( new ) 25. WIND - 168k ( -2 ) 26. Candy - 162k ( -2 ) 27. Aisho - 158k ( -1 ) 28. puff - 155k ( new ) 29. TAKE BACK - 145k ( -4 ) 30. stay with me - 129k ( -3 ) 31. anytime - 124k ( -3 ) 32. POP DIVA - 117k ( -3 ) 33. m.a.z.e - 101k ( -3 ) Spoiler:
Poor introduction for kingdom is still not over 10k streams but I get it lol When it comes to videos who got the most views in this month, top 10 is: 1. Megumi no hito +327k 2. Cutie Honey +162k 3. Ai no uta (album version) +88k 4. Crazy 4 U +84k 5. Someday +81k 6. BE MY BABY +63k 7. you +47k 8. BUT +42k 9. It's all Love! +36k 10. Love Me Back +35k Megumi no hito really IS popular lol I thought that either you or Crazy 4 U would be the first PV to cross 1mi but seems like Megumi no hito is the one to keep an eye on. Also, really glad Crazy 4 U is still getting a lot of streams, it should surpass you in a few days and for a while will be her most streamed music video. |
Wtf are those results? Lol at least haircut is on the top 3 PVs
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IMO HAIRCUT is her last amazing PV, although re(CORD) has good ones...
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Since when does Kumi has a mole/beauty mark near her right eye?
https://twitter.com/DoingKoda/status...446624256?s=19 It's very small and I thought it was done for this shooting but I also noticed it on the DNA cover. Did she use to hide it? |
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Also, Dance in The Rain should be in the top 10 PVs for sure.
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Well... I remember some photo of hers when she was pregnant (from Koda Gumi blog, i think?) with freeckles (but maybe are you know, pregnancy marks) and then another with one mole in her nose, she said it was her "favorite" but always get cover with make up; but don't trust me so much xd
I will post the photo if i find it. It was a close up of her nose with her finger point it the mole/freckle |
Oh my I feel like a such bad fan for not noticing that mark :laugh :laugh I looked at her insta later and could spot it in some pics but very few, I guess in the end it's easier to hide it with makeup since it's so small. And filters probably end up blurying it out as well.
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Guys ‘Whatchu Waitin' On?‘ should be coming by the 25th right ? I love that MV. I bet she’ll upload a clip with her son watching the MV since he was in her belly at that time ^^
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the PV for Puff is cute, but I'm crying over how little budget she seems to have the last 2 years. makes me nostalgic about old concerts and albums.
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^ What do you expect for a made at home PV? It's not a matter of budget, and to be quite honest and her PVs where never about the budget anyway.
For the past two years she had LIT, PARTY, HAIRCUT, Livin' La Vida Loca, etc. which all looked pretty good. On another note, I do miss her old Arena Tours. I was watching the TRICK tour the other night and I do miss the big stage. Her last arena concert that I really enjoyed was JAPONESQUE, both The Artist and WOML didn't had the same sparkle, maybe because both stages were pretty much a big screen and that's it. -- I'm surprised that her fans haven't gather around to do a bunch of clips with people singing and dancing as the music video for puff. Kim Petras did this for Malibu and it is so stupid that it's fun. haha I guess we're all camera shy. I would do it tho. |
I think Japanese fans are more reserved in general and the Western ones are too few lol It would be so cool if fans all over the world would do that and show her.
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Iw as watching Crystal Kay's "Forever" PV and I noticed the place looked familiar. it's where Koda Kumi filmed the PV for HOTEL.
(it's probably common knowledge but maybe I missed it or forgot about it). I need a collab between these powerful women! |
It would be nice a collaboration for sure.
Yesterday I was thinking about the squash scene of Like It, I wish we could see the footage, that look was really cool with the visor. --- I guess some of the goodies for the new tour are out, got these from twitter: https://i.imgur.com/pFCWDFxl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/6dw4vgWl.jpg https://twitter.com/Aika23270329/sta...45105489973250 |
I'd looooooove Kuu + CKay, they could serve a 2 a-sided single with a dance song + a soft ballad, both styles would fit them so well.
The jacket is okay, nothing outstanding but it's a nice design. Just misread it as "queen of line" but that may be cause of the small picture lol |
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Kuu now has over 500k monthly listeners on Spotify!
And puff PV is around 300k views already, keeping its pace. k, PV is at 320k right now and again at 520k and those are on avex' youtube with far more reach (5 million+ followers). The FC ticket round is not open for overseas fans. Probably going to be the same with the December dates later unless the situation is going to get a lot better worldwide. Another pre-sale round over her official site starts end of the month btw. |
Thanks for the info about the goodies, Corvina!
puff ~Dance ver~ is out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ks0TeY83YU |
I was thinking about a tribute album for Kuu, but I only think in three singers lol
Miliyah Kato: TABOO (because she's a LGTB ally) / Aenaku Naru Kurai Nara JASMINE: No Man's Land AI: Ningyo Hime (lol I don't now why, maybe because her version of "Tsumi to Batsu") / Ai no Uta Any thoughts? What would be your proposed artists and songs? |
^ I could see EXILE or just ATSUSHI cover any Kuu ballads cos EXILE do have some really great ballads in their discography
LiSA would also be a good fit to cover Kuu's material in a tribute album if it ever materialised |
I would love to see AI, Mika Nakashima, CKay, and why not for a twist Hiromi Go? :P I could also see misono hoping onto this.
I'm not sure if I like how they made this dance ver for puff, why is it showing her dying (?) her hair? lol And while the original video didn't look cheap to me, I hate the fonts and filters they used for this one, felt like a downgrade... but if it helps her get more views and likes I'm not mad |
^ The effects are very tacky, for sure. haha If the song had kinda of a 80s style it would fit better, but it's not the case.
I'm not a huge fan of tribute albums, but I guess it could be something like this (some names already did covers of her, so they could re-use it) LiSA Aoi Shouta Nakamori Akina (did Ai no Uta) SOLIDEMO (did Suki de, Suki de, Suki de) Dream Ami (did Koi no Tsubomi) BENI lol Chara Momoiro Clover Z FAKY These are not names I would particularly want to do covers of her songs, but possible choices that could happen. I'd rather another cover album from her, to be honest. Not sure if people care about this but anyway. I'm planning on upscaling some of her DVD only concerts, using the AI upscale method. It takes a quite a long time, so I might not even finish a whole concert at all, but anyway, just letting people know that this is possible. This is the result for AND Tour: Spoiler:
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My sister reminded me about this earlier on
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Yup, a tribute album isn't possible and I know, but is fun think about it, well... at least until we have more information about the anniversary projects.
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^why isn't it possible? There are other artist that got one, like YUI or Utada, while still being very much active.
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^I think is just because I don't know if she's one of the singers that always have mentions when they ask to another singers "Who is your favorite?", i don't know if have sense at all lol
I mean, I don't know if other artists have their eyes in her and in what she does... (Ayumi, i think...?) You said Utada, but yes, I think everyone have memories with her songs (specially with First Love), and that was something that almost everyone in the tribute mentioned (Miliyah said something like "In my teenage years she was always with me") and I don't know if that applies to Kuu. LiSA is her fan, for example, and sure she has a lot of good Memories and has her eyes and what she does and goes to her shows, FAKY too. But I don't know about others singers. For me, Koda Kumi is THE QUEEN, but I want to know if other big artists follow her and think "I would like to record this song that brings me so many happy feelings and share it with my fans!" And then make a cover/tribute album with other 12/13 singers that feel the same. I hope my comment have sense because I don't speak english so well and I don't want to be misunderstood. .-. |
Kuu can also choose to self cover & re-record some of her old songs , not necessary a tribute album where other artistes covers her material
YUI did that years ago with her SHE LOVES YOU tribute album but she only re-recorded CHE.R.RY |
I don't think it would be a problem for Kuu having one.
Guess it's more of a question how such tribute albums come to life. And if the owner of the songs/the artist allows it. |
I understand what you're saying. It's like questioning if she had enough impact in the industry, and if you see some other artists which would say that Kumi inspired them to be singers or artists in general.
Usually those albums are for artist who caused an impact, you have Seiko Matsuda, Utada Hikaru, TRF, globe, Shiina Ringo, hide, DREAMS COME TRUE, Hibari Misora, etc. At the same point not having one doesn't mean that you didn't impact, Ayumi, Namie, Akina Nakamori, B'z, Hiromi Go, to name a few doesn't have a tribute album. One of the reasons these albums are made is that you, as a fan of a particular singer, can give a chance to somebody else's discography. For example: I don't know DCT discography, but because Kumi did IT'S SO DELICIOUS it made me want to listen to the whole album and the original versions as well, so a win-win situation. By the fact that some singers already did cover of her songs, even Akina which Kumi loves her, I believe a tribute album could happen at some point. It also means that her discography isn't that "closed", I believe some singers don't even allow other singers to cover them songs (like GOLDFINGER'99, Kumi is the only singer that Hiromi go allowed to cover the song). As for artist that would say that Kumi inspired them, you have LiSA, Aoi Shouta, Minzy from 2NE1, some girls from FAKY. This is quite hard to know if you don't connect with the current acts. |
^Namie probably just did not allow her songs to be used tho. SWEET 19 BLUES is one of the most covered songs alongside CAN YOU CELEBRATE which remains the highest selling female solo single.
A tribute album is in most cases a label stunt and nothing more. So if avex does not want to, it will probably not happen. |
Well Kumi has done a lot of covers throughout her career in a very successful way imo. She knows how to honor the original songs while adding her mark to them, like Cutie honey, Ima sugu hoshii, BE MY BABY and Megumi no hito. And she knows those songs also helped her shape her background and identity, which to me is shown for example when she performed a cover medley on W FACE tour during the "inside" block. So I guess she would love to see a tribute album cause she sees covers in such a special way. If she wants to have one, I doubt avex would say no, I mean avex is all out trying that revival project of their so this would even come in handy.
On the other hand I think it's more likely for Kuu to cover herself. Would love to see both things happening tbh, the more the better, but who knows. |
EXILE ATSUSHI & Kuu's duet of Osaka Tokyo will be released digitally next Tue
https://img.barks.jp/image/review/1000186050/jk.jpg https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000186050 https://natalie.mu/music/news/388656 |
Great news, happy we won't have to wait till the whole album to come out to hear it :P Wonder if they'll release live footage to promote it
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Been listening to Koda Kumi's summer singles and I can't get over how good the Outro on Summer Trip is! Wish we had a full song to that instrumental.
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Speaking of summer songs, new uploads of SUMMER of LOVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlXZtV4gSXo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnr1TwmvfK8 And for some unknown reason HAIRCUT is also up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVYkkptXGIw The editing on HURRICANE always made me a little dizzy. I guess they forgot that DNA was 08.22 and not 07.22. |
HAIRCUT is such an amazing PV.
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Maybe they'll upload a how to dance? lol EX TAPE is such a bop ughhhh
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When ku has that big hair with the butterflies reminds me so much or Erika Sawajiri, she definitely can play ku and that could be her great comeback! :D
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Yes it is very Helter Skelter
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"HAIRCUT" PV is down...
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^ it's private they realised their mistake haha
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Says the same person who doesn't support Kuu in the 1st place , among other artistes :rolleyes
Troll much :rolleyes :o === EXILE ATSUSHI & Koda Kumi's collaboration song to be released digitally on July 28 Quote:
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The idol group SUPER ☆ GiRLS made a puff dance video:
Remember last year? One of the members is a big fan of her and was brought to tears when she met her backstage at a music show. |
That was such a cute video to see! And I did recall about the girl who met her backstage but didn't recall she was from SUPER GiRLS, it makes the video even better!
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The girls also did the choreo individually on TikTok and Kumi shared on her IG Stories. :)
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^ Such an underrated song! I'm hoping it gets some justice on the tour this year.
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^ ikr?! I loved she performed it back at Best Single Collection but it does deserve a big arena moment. I looove the guitar in the break section, it just SENDS me
And I didnt know the video started off with the meaning of peace that's so random lol |
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