Wait when she says new album does she mean the cover album? I can't imagine her releasing a cover album in Feb and then a studio album in March. :thud

yes of course she meant the cover album, I don't think she'd be crazy to release a studio album 1 or 2 months after .__.

makes sense as it seems this cover album is going to get the same treatment of a studio album, with PVs, big tour, promo etc. it was not the case for ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~

That would be amazing.

is it true that many people compare Koishikute to Ai no Uta?

Then the 5th song and PVs are bonus tracks for the first press :roflmao Now, seriously I guess 5 songs is a plausible idea, but 5 PVs... She didn't have 4 PVs even for her 10th anniversary sumer single :P

Well, pretty cool she's gonna promote the cover album like an original one BUT JAPONESQUE DESERVES A WHOLE TOUR :grumpy As if feel my mind not having its own concert/tour was not enough, now JAPONESQUE also wont? ):

I hope she will sing more than 4 songs from JAPONESQUE on the tour then. It would be very saddening if the tour is called JAPONESQUE and she sings like 3-4 songs of those epic 17 songs on the album so I hope she would use the songs at least in medleys if nothing else. I'm pretty sure that Poppin' love cocktail will be one of those songs on the tour. I just hope she'd use So Nice as the opening track. That would be epic. :D I also hope that ESCALATE and Lay Down will get a performance because those songs would be perfect for a live tour imo. *_*

This thread is like a Kuu forum. That's all. The best thread in this forum♥

OMFG♥ I need this DVD in my life even more now. 8D

2nd cover album infos (source: baidu)

Release date: 13/02/27
CD+DVD 4,980
CD+DVD 3,990
CD 2,625

I don't like the idea of an arena tour based on a cover album...

^ You mean CD+2DVD on the first one, right?

My wallet is already crying poor baby

When I went to the first Budokan show, she specifically said the tour would be based on JAPONESQUE...sorry, maze, I'm not inclined to believe the friend of the friend you heard it from. Maybe something got lost in translation. ?__?

^ *nod*
she clearly said that.. JAPONESQUE..

^ ^^ ah okay so the friend of my friend was not right XD. idk really, I also hope it's mostly JAPONESQUE since it's one of my favorite albums and the concept is just epic, but I wonder why she hasn't announced it like such (Koda Kumi Live Tour 2013 ~JAPONESQUE~) :(

hiper excited for the cover album, 3 editions!! 6:

It seems the album will have 5 PVs! It's good to see Akina Nakamori again, I love Shoujo A.
And none of those songs are ballads btw.

The original songs:
Momoe Yamaguchi - Playback Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUeBkl687lQ
Shizuka Kudo - MUGO N iroppoi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AON-A0C4Xag
Akina Nakamori - Shojo A - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-3LDu_dIR8

^Awesome! Glad to see it's turning out to be more of a dance cover album :D It would be cool if it had one or two really good ballads on it, though!

And yeah, to me, JAPONESQUE tour makes more sense. Usually she releases an album and does the tour straight after to promote it, like a set, but she couldn't with JAPONESQUE, so she would want to do the JAPONESQUE tour before releasing another album to do another tour with, but of course she would want to release something in the mean-time, too, so a cover album is a perfect choice while she catches up with the JAPONESQUE tour people have been waiting for!

My two cents, anyway :D

Well, it's JAPONESQUE tour but this doesn't stop her to include covers of the new album and I actually think it'll be awesome. She can promote both at the same time, but japonesque seems more logical as the central theme of the concert.

True because japanesque was such an awesome album :innocent

OH MY GOD ANOTHER AKINA COVER AND NOW SHOUJO A THAT WILL FIT KUU SO WELL OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG IM FANGIRLING SO HARD HERE PELASE HELP ME

And yeah probably this wll be a JAPONESQUE tour + half of the cover album. Dejavu tour was also like this, there were many songs from ETERNITY on the setlist.

I am so excited too but didn't everyone hate her Tattoo cover, so many dislikes on youtube lol and my friend always brings it up when I talk about Kuu <__<

anyway I loved it so I am happy she is covering her again and wonder what the box version will be like @__@

^ I myself LOVE TATTOO, not only cuz it was amazing but also it made me discover Akina <3

I love TATTOO too, I think people dislike 'cause the instrumental is totally different and they expected that edgy thing that Akina's version has, but it still a great cover imo.

same experience but with Chara and Swallowtail Butterfly

made into her stan, I hope this album introduces me to new folk too

It seems it's also her voice not as sexy & deep as Akina. I read that in several comments !

I think that's cause Kuu took TATTOO and made a more energetic version out of it. But if she had still sung it in a sexy way, people would be like "Oh, she's not as sexy as Akina", "What a **** omg" :P

Really? TATTOO was my favourite song from the album, loved it so much!

TATTOO is absolutely amazing! I didn't know so many people didn't like it.

When I went to search for the live performance of it on Youtube, it had so many dislikes that I thought the video was fake :thud

We know that Kumi can use her chest voice really well, like she do when she sings magic, but I think she did a good job with TATTOO making with her own way to sing. But yeah, Akina's voice is way more deep and low.

OMG Where are the preorder links? My body is past being ready for this :D

Maybe it was a lot of Akina fans expecting her to sing it the same way, fans sometimes get funny when artists who cover the songs of their fav artists change it quite a bit, as kuu did. I for one really like TATTOO as well. :D I'm very glad Kuu changes the songs to suit her and makes them more energetic, she's great at it!

omg 5 new PVs!! :luv2

Kuu turns everything into gold imo. ♥

yes she does :)

Kuu went to Ayu's CDL this year, she was with misono. XD

Can she come to my house and touch a few objects in my house? I would like some easy cash tbh

Ooohh, so cute <3

let the haters die XD

I wish :yes

Aisho sounds so awesome live. I'm listening to the Let's Party Vol.1 mp3 version and this song sounds so much better here than on Kingdom imo. ♥

It seems that Kuu's outfit for Kouhaku is "too sexy" and the producers didn't know if it's appropriate enough for a TV show... lol
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/2.../full/?id=TOP1

This news is one of the headlines about Kouhaku.

And people were afraid she'd turn into a good girl after her marriage and pregnancy :laugh

Show us dat body Kuu :lech

all the pics from her rehersal are uploaded here http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116158

http://tinychat.com/therealsummer

come stan for Kumi ^___^

I think celebs go to each others concerts all the time :D Namie Amuro went to Kuu's Kingdom Tour, and I believe Ayu has attended Kuu's tours before. It's nice to know they all get involved with each other and take inspiration of each other. :) Kuu and Ayu always have a nice chat when they see each other, I remember they sat next to each other when they both went to see the 'Mr & Mrs Smith' premier in Japan. :D It's nice to see.

And I am totally voting for the sexy Kouhaku outfit. :D

I remember hearing once that misono is a fan of Ayu's, big time. I always like to imagine that Kuu and Ayu are good friends because of that :laugh

Is there a making of Slow out there? I think I remember seeing pictures or something...

omg adorable.

idk i think it's pretty plain that since the music industry in japan is condensed into a pretty central area they're bound to run into each other at some point, and it never struck me as out of place to think of kuu and ayu as friends. tbh i think they inspire each other creatively.

now kuu's just gotta get homegirl on track with her life and sorting it out with love and that rot and things'll be good.

Are Kuu and Ayu good friends?? Really? I always though they couldn't see each other because of rivalry °A°
I remember I saw some photos where Ayu refused to talk with Kuu °ò°
I'm happy I was wrong! XD

^They've been together on a few music programs like Music Station before and they've always been giggling and talking like good friends so I'd say they are. :D It's adorable. ♥

//And how is that Kouhaku outfit too sexy for the show? :D I really don't think so.

^ It's not that outfit, that was for the rehearsal. The one for tomorrow is a white and red one.

I don't really see that anything inapropriate lol
and she has some long jacket:innocent

^ The article is about the stage outfit, this is just for the rehearsal. As Gustavopc said, it's a red and white one.

So Kuu's stage outfit is sexier than that? I wonder why it's such a big deal suddenly. I'm sure Kuu has had sexy outfits on Kohaku before as well. :D

English translation of Koishikute (credits go to KodaKumiComplete@Facebook)



I love this song now even more after reading the translation♥

The lyrics omg sobbing rn

This melted my heart ;;

here is an article about the nhk kouhaku thing

she was the one who decided to change the outfit to a less sexier version /:
photos of the rehearsal: http://kumi-flash.blogspot.co.uk/201...en-photos.html


BLENDA (January 2013) scans

credits: ilovekuu

That picture of her in the red dress is stunning!

Those pics are that ''Love Diary''? Then that's much like ayu's diary on ViVi, that's cool :) If it also has a pic in studio like that one with the diary then AWESOME!

O_O I don't think "koishikute" can be translated with " darling" O.o
Is that translation a good one?

The new outfit must be sexy as well, so I'm not worried at all. Or maybe they're just making some hype to a "not too revealing outfit" and then she rip it off as always with the real sexy one underneath. XD

^fingers crossed. It's gonna suck big if this super sexy outfit will never see the light of the day.

And man, her boobies look JUICYlicious in that red dress. Thanks for the scans.

I hope her new outfit is still sexy :D

I'm not sure about 'Koishikute', some say it means 'miss you/missing you', but 'Koishii' apparently means 'beloved/darling' as well as 'missing you'. 'Koishii' is basically translated to the feeling of yearning for someone, so it could mean 'I miss you' or be 'darling' in a yearning way, I think. 'Aitakute' in the second line apparently means 'I miss you' as well.

Does anyone have the official romaji lyrics? I can't find them anywhere. :)

'Alone' Lyric translation:

“It’ll be alright because you are strong”
When you say that about me, I cannot show my weakness

“My card has run out”, with this lie, I cut your call
The crowd hurried as rain started to fall
And I hid my overflowing tears with my umbrella
Let me hold someone tight, and cry into their warm arms
I’m truly a lonely person, always crying alone
I want to cry in your arms, fall asleep in your arms
To be embraced as I snuggle close
But what I want is not your sympathy

Sitting alone on a bench, sending countless trains off
The city lights blurred together
Today resembles that day so much

I spotted you and her on the opposite platform
Arms linked, the two of you seem so happy
That girl is my precious friend

If I could be more honest… If I had more courage…
I cannot bear anything, even now, you are so precious

Let me hold someone tight, and cry into their warm arms
I’m truly a lonely person, always crying alone
I want to cry in your arms, fall asleep in your arms
To be embraced as I snuggle close
But what I want is not your sympathy

What I want is your love

Credit: Misa-Chan @ http://misachanjpop.wordpress.com/

^ do you have the kanji of Alone lyrics? ^^

I personally think that translating Koishikute as "darling" fits the song better than saying "I miss you". Using Darling makes the song even more heartbreaking than using I miss you instead imo. :D

And Kuu looks wonderful in that red dress in those BLENDA scans omg♥ Flawless Queen♥

Now I can totally see why she put Alone and Koishikute in the same single, it seems that Koishikute lyrics speaks to Alone, as if Kuu had made a second version from the story of Alone :heart

@AyuLove:

@maze: http://www.uta-net.com/song/139905/

Koishikute definitely isn't "darling." It implies that you miss someone you love lol. Kinda like "I yearn for you," etc.

that's so true, not only that but the PV scenes where she's on the subway/train station? also fit Alone. I'd have loved a music video for this song, it's so heart-touching :cry

kaled:: thank you! but I can't copy the lyrics from that page x_x

^

Thank you, Kaled! :)

@maze Sorry :( I thought you just wanted the lyric for read or something XD

More info about the album:

Release date: 2013/02/27

RZCD-59335 | CD
RZCD-59334 | CD+DVD
RZCD-59333 | CD+DVD+PHOTOBOOK (13TH ANNIVERSARY)

Ayu_Love: credit Misa-chan when you post her translations.

I don't know if you guys noticed already, but Misa-chan also translated the ViVi december interview (+ Koshikute and Alone): http://misachanjpop.wordpress.com/category/koda-kumi/

I love her in that dress, just super!
and I love her diary thing too!
I love her fashion,her fashion snaps are really good, imo!

KUU JUST SLAYED KOHAKU

OMG SEXXXY QUEEEN

I want to see Kuu's performance <3

Where's the info about the new album coming from?

i want it to where is sexy queen ku:P

lol @ all this 13th anniversary thing :laugh I wonder how this PB is gonna be, I'm so curios omg

Darn, I missed her Kohaku performance. What did she sing?

That 13th anniversary thing must be a joke of Avex, it can't be...
They're messing up all the artists that I like...
dreaming about a change of label to all of them

Anyway, she sang "Go to the top" in a sexy yellow outfit, it was pretty short but very stylish :heart

I hope that she releases this cover album with decent covers, not the Eternity Yoga ones please. It warms my heart that she's active now and preparing for God's sake a tour for JAPONESQUE.

^ Why a joke? It's not even a big deal, she's not making an special release for this random date, it's a cover album with a special edition.
She do this since... her 7th anniversary? The Special Final in Dome tour was the 7th anniversary and it was great. XD

And wow, the outfit was going to be sexier than that? Was she naked or what?

@SKYia multi-lemonia, reliable source for sure.

so fierce and maybe she would have dropped the boots for even more sexier idk but that was fierce, the bridge dancing was awkard but besides that I was impressed

best of a boring night for sure:
http://www.yinyuetai.com/video/576205
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/iKI5S8MElWw/ (for anyone who has a problem with Yinyuetai)

^
^ Probably that outfit didnt have those strips on her belly :P

I lost track of how many times she almost stepped on her skirt...she's lucky she didn't go ass over tea kettle. :shakehead

^
Yes I was afraid !! But she was good and beautiful tonight ^^

I would think she would avoid outfits like that since in Vietnam she had a similar dress and nearly fell over, lmao

it was good!

Especially in heels...it's like she's just asking to fall and break something. D:

If she insisted on doing GTTT (never liked the song anyway) I wish she would have worn something shorter, or better suited to her dance routine. Meh, I didn't really enjoy the performance either way, so..

omfg she was awesome.

She owned everyone.


I don't even need to finish watching.

Ah, sorry, I forgot. Will do now.

And that yellow outfit is awesome, the performance was great! The yellow outfit is sexy itself, was the previous one just a bra and pants or something? :laugh Now I really want to see it.

Download GTTT @ 63rd Kohaku Uta Gassen @ JPDDL: http://jpddl.com/music/202875-tv-mus...reeleech-.html

I would say bra and panties haha! I mean that outfit was pretty sexy. But kuu doesn really wear raunchy stuff so how bad was it?

thank you!

Anyone knows how much Koishikute sold on its first week on Oricon? Dont remember seeing the info here...

I'm in Japan but I don't really like Koishikute enough to buy it while I'm here... maybe if I can find it cheap at Book Off. :innocent

We won't get first week sales until January 8th.

^ Oh, the Oricon double week, right? Totally forgot about it lol

Tbh I don't like koishikute but I'd buy it if I got the chance.

IKR!?! she had so much fun and energy it's insane

the outfit/style is just fabulous~

http://a2.img.mobypicture.com/0a0b89...beff_large.jpg

Full picture: http://a2.img.mobypicture.com/0a0b89...cbeff_full.jpg

Imma need a full pic of that dress before I judge accordingly lol

http://i48.tinypic.com/2i6f538.png

:D

I repeat, didn't this ***** just have a baby? I'm jelly and I don't even have any kids.

She is hot !! lol her body is better than her dancers !!

I hate when it's slow news week XD and we will get some info about the album maybe next monday...

^ Hopefully, I've been literaly dreaming of this cover album those days

Saaaaame. I need dat Shake Hip.