I always had the same thought LOL that chick is just way too... awkward looking.

Didn't Kuu say somewhere that she doesn't really care what sex her lover is if she/he makes her happy? I think it was somewhere around BUT/Aishou release back in 2007. :)

^I think I can remember that,too =)

^

"I'm the type of person who thinks that it doesn't matter what sex the other person is. No matter who they are, it doesn't change the 'I love this person' feeling, does it?"

how sweet..!! :)

LIVE DVD SINGLES BEST Blue & Red CM (source: kiのtrumpet@baidu)



There is a little part of POP DIVA @ Dejavu Tour and the making of Lick me ♥

Oh my, Kuu as the witch for POP DIVA at Dejavu Tour looks so great!
Really, really can't wait to see the tour this year on DVD, but we still have to wait so long. ;_;

Btw, I personally think Kuu is bi.
She's so open minded it would fit to her, even though the "making out with girls" could also just be part of her artist image. Don't think she's lesbian, cause she seems to enjoy having a man around her so much. :laugh
Either way she does support the gay and lesbian scene.

Can't wait to hear "IN THE AIR":innocent

I could have sworn the models in BUT pv were female! In the making of, one of the models that she kisses laughs and talks a bit, sounds like a girl.

But that wouldn't be strange if the models were men.

"Btw, I personally think Kuu is bi."

I think so too.

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/3...ryn1qdeokp.jpg

From Kaled's tumblr.

Awesome! :heart

By the way, that's what Kuu says in the KO-SO-KO-SO PV making of:

"It’s not about the love life with the person I like, but with that theme, I wondered what it would be like if I was involved with a woman. I made this video hoping for many women to fall in love, but it’s very sultry."

From tokyohive

I've said this before, but I'm pretty sure that the models in the BUT PV are men too.

^I wanna know who Kuu likes. Considering when she announced it, it could be either B. Howard or a member of the Far East Movement. One of them is half Japanese (the other half being Chinese), so I think it makes sense. Although, I have no idea if she ever met Far East Movement, because they haven't been photographed together, or have they? And that's just going by what artists she was working with at the time. Who is to say that she didn't meet a non-famous person that she likes?

Kumi recorded Poppin'love cocktail live at Music Japan (source). They recorded on 08/01 but there is no date, until now, to the broadcast. (probably will be on 08/07 or 08/14)

:( I hope she sings IN THE AIR at least once.

I didn't know this, but seeing the hat now after what you said... it is indeed offending. Her staff or whoeever should've done their research. Although for some reason I think they know. You think a complaint could be filed at avex?? you know how sometimes after pv's/programs air people complain and things get altered? Kuu is being ridiculous either way in this pv but that's my opinion.:o

V.I.P. is a hot mess. :heart

I'm so in love.

Well, I don't think it's offensive. I mean, they probably got the hat because they thought It would match the outfit.

If you just treat the hat as a simple hat it's okay.

I think if you treat it just as an accesory, it's fine. I mean if the person who chose the outfit didn't know about the meaning of the logo (I didn't) he/she can't be fired, because he/she chose it just because they thought it was pretty.

Well, that's just my opinion.

Oh come on RE: Volksmarine cap (3rd pic)

http://styleredux.blogspot.com/2009/...ity-style.html

I have a theory. Maybe they're... transgender? :shrug

I just saw this~

She probably got it from Patricia Field then :shrug The site has other naval hats. Looks like according to fashion designers, it's no longer offensive? idk.

that makes a lot of sense about the PVs ;D
and well, the 'times' from the CD are probably linked ONLY with the songs :$

I love the POP DIVA outfit for Dejavu Tour, she looks fierce in it!

hey kaled, do you have a download link for this?
I would quite appreciate it ;O

-sorry for double post-

I really loved that 50 SINGLES LIVE CM. Awesome clips there and few of what I haven't seen yet omg. I loved that Dejavu Tour POP DIVA clip because she looked absolutely gorgeus there. <3 QUEEN :luv2

@Tsubasa2591: Here it is: http://www.mediafire.com/?klfq590oszwgbo0

I don't know about the history... Seems like only V.I.P and KO-SO-KO-SO will be connected (I hope not, but I don't see conection between PLC and V.I.P. Maybe she met TEEDA on the street and became friends, and then she left him when she's on the club xD).

EDIT~

Pics of LIVE DVD SINGLES BEST Blue & Red

So pretty ♥

^Gorgeus as always <3

Smart - september/2011 (just an interview :( )

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...lil/th_172.jpg
click to see.

Kaled, can't see the pics of LIVE DVD SINGLES BEST Blue & Red! :(

@Corvina: Weird :( Can you see now?



BTW: KO-SO-KO-SO short version http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjkxMjA1NTM2.html
Source; kiのtrumpet@baidu

It's really dark the image, I can't see anything.

Yes, thank you!^^
Looks like a really nice packaging, love the birght colours.

A short version?
Avex is doing the same thing with Kuu now??
Well, since there isn't happening much in the KO-SO-KO-SO PV... XD
It is pretty dark, but it's edited with chinese lyrics, maybe that's why.
Thanks for posting.

KO-SO-KO-SO PV looks so scandalous XD

thanks for the download link, kaled :luv2 gonna over-play it till the full single leaks.

I love that they used the 4 TIMES posters as the covers for the LIVE DVD SINGLES BEST
hopefully somebody scan them ;__;

It's not the same hat. The one above only has written "Volksmarine" on it. Kuu's hat has also the logo of the DDR on it.
But in both cases I think it is offensive. You can't wear a hat with the name of the marine and the logo of a dictatorial regime under which thousands of people sufferd as a simple accessoire.

Imagine someone of your family was arrested and brought to prision without a fair trial just because of a different political view. Or someone of your family got shot because he/she wanted to leave the country. Or you can't see your parents ever again, because you're living in the DDR and your parents in West Germany and you're not allowed to leave the country. And you have to fear every word you're saying, because there are always informer around you, but you don't know who it is, but you have to fear it's your own mother. And 20 or 30 years later people wear the logo and name of the marine of that dictatorial regime as accessoire and don't give a damn about what it means.

Another Dejavu Tour pic from Kaled's tumblr:

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/7...7go1qdeokp.jpg

About the Volksmarine/DDR thing: she's wearing the same hat in the cover. I'm just wondering why it wasn't brought up when the covers came out. @_@ Did people just not notice it then? Or was it brought up and I wasn't around to see it? XD

It was briefly brought up.

I want to hug her! :luv2

That's quite cute, though the sleeves are a bit too poofy.

You're right. Didn't noticed that. Maybe because she's wearing that hat only on the red cover and I absoluetly don't like that cover so I never looked at it again.. xD

Covers of Ai wo tomenaide:

http://rhythmzone.net/koda/discograp...ges/aiwo_1.jpg http://rhythmzone.net/koda/discograp...ges/aiwo_2.jpg

Preview of the song:


Wow, I loved it! Sounds pretty and the covers are gorgeous!

One of her best covers ever, to be honest.

It's kind of dark and hard to see, but here's a short version of KO-SO-KO-SO.

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjkxMjA1NTM2.html

:lech

We have covers already too? Stop spoiling us Kuu. OMG THEY ARE LOVELY FFF!!

To be honest, I don't like what I hear so far. It sounds too much like what I've heard before. But the covers? Omg does it come with a poster?!?!?! She's too gorgeous!!! :luv2

I'm in love with 愛を止めないで. Seriously, everything looks fantastic. The song is great, ths covers are beautiful. Really, it's more than I ever expected it to be. I'm amazed.

Wow, amazing covers!

Her ballads usually take some time to grow on me, but I can see myself liking this song already...

FLAWLESS COVERS AND AMAZING SONG <3

omfg 2011 is like the best year in Jpop music since... 2007?

omg those covers are so beautiful! the black & white just makes them look so classy & elegant. :heart and the song sounds really, really nice so far too! :) i love how fast all this info is coming out, haha. go kumi! :P

classy and nice covers.
Honestly i don't like the new song, Suki de x3 is better

Not gonna lie, I don't like the song. BUT. THAT COVER. So beautiful. Kuu has so many looks that she pulls off flawlessly.

WTH? a new single and covers already? and even 4 TIMES hasn't been released yet! o_o the song sounds like sth she has already done tbh.

The covers are stunning. But the song sounds like most of her other ballads. :o

omgggg that song! I'm frikking in LOVE! its a style i ADORE from her and her voice <3 omg.. make way for my new favourite ballad ever
covers are nicee but i wish they weren't black and white! the 2nd one really reminds me of yume no uta <3

cover is REALLY NICE!!!

the song feels like flower X Ai no Uta...i was expecting something a lil darker? but oh well...it sounds sweet..hopefully it will climax amazingly

Def see where they were going with that song and the covers...I think she can really change up the feel of the song if she performs it with a live orchestra.

Anyways, I love classy kuu fashion~ She always looks so classic.

I don't usually listen to Koda Kumi but so far, some of her stuff is growing on me and I think I may get this single. VIP is a song I can't ignore. It's so good!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! covers & preview.

I am slayed. Queen of my life.

Whoever tagged Queen of Life, I love you. :heart

I think the new song sounds like Promise

just one word & an icon: EPIC:heart

covers are great! really mature and beautiful :)

but the song needs to grow on me. its not bad, but its kind of generic, as of right now. im excited for the full song though :)

It's a mix of all 3 songs in suki de... haha

I love to see how people always compare her new stuff to the old stuff. Wanna live in the past? Go to a museum. Covers and song are great, the rest is irrelevant.

Great covers, I love her outfit :heart The song is kinda meh to me. Hopefully it'll grow on me.

I have suddenly started liking V.I.P though O.o

EDIT: Translation of the 愛を止めないで’s preview:

Um ... because V.I.P. is amazing. That's why. :laugh

And omg, those lyrics are so sweet and so sad! All right, so maybe I like the song a little better now ... hah.

What a beautiful text*-*
I bet many fans will cry listening to the song live!!

The covers are so beautiful, too.
I need to listen to the song @ home after work, cant' wait=)

Last Kuu year was awesome, but this year seems to be 2006 perfection again*-*

well i wasn't impressed by the preview...
BUT today i heard it again and well...
i think this will become a wonderful ballad, it really sounds great!!

covers are gorgeous as hell i could throw dead bananas on the floor... lol
i wonder if the PV has the same theme as the covers!?
(waiting for cheap titanic rip-off pv with kuu using a rotary telephone to call her ugly dead boyfriend cause she can't use sms or twitter in the roaring twenties.... TroLoL)

^ LOL!!! I like that idea!! It'll change up from the usual cell phone theme. Yay rotary telephones <33

My QUEEN never disappoints me. Ai wo Tomenaide sounds so perfect I got chills going down my spine. :love No one can make a ballad so perfect than Kuu. All hail the queen Koda Kumi o/

Ai wo Tomenaide reminds me a lot Unmei, and I loved it. I hope the song have a good climax, the most recent ballad with climax that I like is You are so beautiful and I love those emotional moments.

Me too! At the first, the song was blah to me, but now I'm liking this mess!

LOL wow...:rolleyes

But what can everyone do if she keep releasing things that sounds like her old works? It's not their fault if she doesn't release anything that soungs really new.

By the way, loved the covers but didn't like the song (But in general I don't like ballads)

@Benikari47: Thank you :yes

Kumi will record a new live for Music Japan on 09/05 (I think it's for the Ai wo Tomenaide promotion).
Guest list: 植村花菜、KREVA、倖田來未、AAA、モーニング娘。Others (Alphabetic order).
Source: pid.nhk.or.jp

We already know about three live:

08/13 - CDTV
08/?? - Music Japan (Poppin'love cocktail)
09/?? - ??

I think she'll be at Music Station next week.

What does it really matter if her work sounds a bit like her old ones? To me Ai no Tomenaide sounds like Ai no Uta mixed with the epicness of Yume no Uta. :D

Do you have the japanese lyrics too? Can´t find it anywhere. >_<

Song sounds boring to me. Has a slight hint of Unmei if anything. Defintely no Yume no Uta. It sounds like something they left off Suki de... single. Like it was either Suki de... or this and they chose Suki de... (for good measure).

Cover is stunning though! One of the best covers EVER by ANYONE!

Didn't she have a similar style for her calender? Anyone think this may have been shot all the way back then?

^no the cover for the calendar this year is the tianic theme if you mean this.. and there she has got black hair =)

Oh okay! I just remembered her looking very elegant then, too. She has the best clothes I wish I could raid her closet lol.

That's actually a very good idea.

wut? :laugh

:roflmao

people whine about everything so I'm not surprised... you can't please everyone! I happen to enjoy the new preview... b&^#$ has still got the jpop game on lock.

The lyrics are so sad... :scry I have been trying to listen to happy love love music lately but I keep getting sucked back into sad stuff.

A Koda Kumi museum!
Oh man.

^ I want to go to there.

^me too :D

I like Gubsi's idea for the PV. Lately her covers always have something to do with the videos... Who knows? A 10s/20s inspired video would be soooo epic!

after many repeats Ai wo Tomato reminds me of Aitakute meets flower with a touch of Promise... :heart

preach it, gorl! <345

yeah some 10s/20s would be epic!!
classy kuu with epic video=the WIN!

just hope we get some hot boyfriend this time...
after the Yume no Pink Trousers & the Stay with Nightmares disaster i don't want this again...
at least the Moon Crying one was kinda hot...
i would jump over the damn aquarium cause i don't mind he's just a ghost. lol
(damn that scene, cried so hard...)
the hottest one was the guy in you PV...
oh god he looks like horny!

^ LOL EPIC WIN

what about 30s and 40s war years was so nice!
Image kuu as a Beautiful classy war liaison

Life doesn't make any sense anymore. HUAHUAHUA.


And what I said yesterday, about living in the past and whatever, I just wanted to let some thoughts out. Just wish I didn't offend anyone here, it was not directed to anyone. Ok?

Hey guys, I made a video and I'd like to share it with you. I took 30 seconds from ETERNITY songs, the originals and Kumi's version. Click here to watch. YT deleted it just when I uploaded it, unfortunately |: For those who doesn't know the original songs from ETERNITY, you should check it, Kumi did a great job with all tracks!

Thanks for this. It was really cool to hear all the originals in order like that. I didn't know Ienai yo was originally sung by a man.

愛を止めないで

お願い助けて　心が崩れて苦しい
誰よりもずっと 誰よりもずっと
愛してる　あなたごと　全部
送り続ける　揺るぎない愛を全て
愛を止めないで

もう一度だけ　もう一度だけ
遅すぎない　出会いをください
愛しい人よ　いつまでも笑顔のまま
愛を止めないで
お願い　愛を止めないで

Wow, the covers of of Ai wo tomenaide are gorgeous!
Can't hear the preview, have to wait till after work.
But my hopes aren't that high up, I just want a beautiful soothing ballad.
Cause Suki de/ Ananata dake ga last year was pure perfection.
Two gorgeous songs, a great theme, great covers - she just can't do it better this year. :laugh

I do really hope that the PV will be 20's inspired like the cover! Oh man, that would be amazing!

Koda Kumi Museum would be so coooool. :luv2

wait, what? .. wait.... what?! this will be released one month after 4 TIMES? I totally missed this so far. Wow!! And the covers are just beautiful and I really like the preview. Kuu, you're too awesome.

http://i56.tinypic.com/aaxhdh.png


koda kumi - K MUSEUM ~50th single collection live~ :innocent

lol that actually looks pretty good. And the cover could be all shiny with a slipbox case...

...

lol i fixed it, i just realized i used the same pic twice baha

^totally took it as a reflection of Avex's photoshop skillz...:P

hahahaha xD