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so is there a good quality rip out already? the one I have sounds shit on earphones.
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^I think we have to wait until Wednesday to get a proper HQ rip because the m4a files I have doesn't sound that HQ. :<
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Only hope I will is supporting for her, if you like Bon Voyage, buy and download legally.
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Okay, I've finished with Bon Voyage and all I can say is that I absolutely love it. I can confess that I was a bit scared that there wasn't going to be any cute songs on the album but this album sounds amazing without them. Dropping those has made this album really mature compared to her other albums.
Musically album made me think of Kingdom which I overplayed in 2008. I hope I won't end up doing the same with Bon Voyage though (although it's quite hard for me to get bored with the Queen Kuu lol). I really loved all songs on the album too. CRANK THE BASS and Let's show tonight were the ones that left me feel a bit weird. Those were unexpected. After the first shock I realized how awesome CRANK THE BASS actually is. Very interesting song. Same goes for Let's show tonight. Sad thing is that it's so damn short. :< I was also a bit doubtful about LOADED because I'm not a fan of Sean Paul at all, but the moment I heard this song, it was amazing. I wasn't even bothered by Sean Paul's parts in the song. Unlike many other people here has said, I think those parts fitted nicely to this song. Lyrics are pretty stupid, but since Kuu wanted this album be the "fun" album of the new beginning, I understand it. This song will probably become one of those songs I will listen until I can't do it anymore. :3 I totally adore Imagine and On Your Side, the new ballads of Bon Voyage. Imagine made me think of Stay and No Way from UNIVERSE. Very similar to them in style while On Your Side was a bit like Slow. I can already imagine these performed on stage on her next tour. I bet they will be awesome and epic♥ U KNOW(WHO I am) was a awesome closing track for the album. I was left with a uplifting and good feeling with a bit of sadness because the album ended. I can also imagine this being performed in the encore part of her concerts. It's very unique for Kuu to close a album with a song like this but I don't mind because it's also a nice change. I also think this song is like a definition of the whole idea. It's probably the most uplifting song on the album apart from Dreaming Now! I won't say anything about SHOW ME YOUR HOLLA, LOL, Winner Girls, Go to the top, Koishikute, LALALALALA, TOUCH DOWN and Dreaming Now! because I've already told everyone that I love these songs. Before I heard SHOW ME YOUR HOLLA though, I was sure that either Go to the top or Dreaming Now! will be opening songs for the album. I was wrong. Completely. :D But they are perfect in their places on the album. They don't feel out of place to me. Nor does Koishikute and LALALALALA either. Actually I love the Imagine~Koishikute~LALALALALA part quite a lot. :D I would have wanted darling (from Go to the top) to be included on the album though because that song is just pure genius. It would be made that part even more awesome. Darling would have brought a very sweet atmosphere between Koishikute and explosively energetic LALALALALA tbh. But maybe it's better if it stays where it is. It's a perfect reason to play 2 million plays for GTTT single. x3 I also find it hard to choose the top favorite songs as of now. I can just say that LOADED, LOL and CRANK THE BASS were the ones that caught my attention the best. And intro + interlude ~Bon Voyage~ were awesome♥ 5/5 Because it's just so awesome and different in my ears than her other albums. It's awesome what dropping cute songs can do to this girl. It makes her actually even more amazing than ever before. And this comes from a girl who thinks Kuu's the only one who makes amazing cute songs. :p Quote:
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Most of the new tracks are great. 2 mid tempos (Imagine and By your side) are too much in quantity since I prefered almost only up beat stuff but that's ok, they are both really nice. Imagine tramps Okay, Okay is draggy and feels like forever. Annoying. So kuu succeeded this time with it. I love all the up beat stuff, they are awesome!
LA LA LA LA LA especially sticks like a sore thumb in the album though. koishikute has actually a nice transition with Imagine's ending before it but LA LA LA LA LA is like, not related to the album AT ALL. Fun or not. Not bettering JAPONESQUE but a really nice effot! The album has a whole is mainly good, save for mostly lackluster single songs (but awesomeness of the rest). |
I DL'd a Torrent of the album in 320KPBS MP3 last night. Does anyone need it? I'm reading all these comments about the quality issues with the DLs already posted.
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^when it really is a 320 rip than I need it...my versions sounds fine on the laptop, but on earphones it is just shit.
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Just listened to the album and it's one of her worst, that's for sure. I like only LALALALA and Dreaming Now! while Show Me Your Hola is ok. The others are forgettable and pretty generic :/
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absoutely adore the new album! can't wait for the high quality rips soon
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My copy was shipped today - yay!
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She's toooooooo clothed! What is this booklet! lol
Did some people still need a proper 320 rip? I can make one from the flac I have, and we can see if it's better~ Other people might have already put some up, and it may not be better, but I think I'll put one in my skydrive just because. Click the pandas ^^~ |
wow! so nice! omg, that's kuu's writing in the first pic??? I regret not buying FC Edition CD+DVD ...I didn't thought that the album will turn this good!
What do you think about the sales, guys?? Will it be better than JAPONESQUE? |
Just noticed...there`s written "Schnitzel with noodles" on her shirt! Omg, I love her! :laugh :heart
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I was trying to figure out wth it said...I was like..."schnitzel? wth is that! why is it with noodles?" XD
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Schnitzel is a german/austrian meat dish, usually made out of pork (isn`t it known? I thought so). You normally don`t eat with noodles here, but with some form of potatoe. Seriously, so funny, I want that shirt! :laugh
Ah, it`s also escalope in English and French! :) Edit: Booths and promo in different japanese stores: http://i57.tinypic.com/6i9pb8.jpg http://i60.tinypic.com/1zlx3c7.png From her official twitter |
can't wait for a godd rip now (and don't be afraid, as soon as I finally finish my studies and start working this year I will buy all her albums i don't own so far :))
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Another booth photo:
http://i62.tinypic.com/x6jx50.jpg And Kuu had another radio event today: http://i61.tinypic.com/986g4j.jpg From her LINE account |
I loved the booklet. It looked so classy, elegant and very simple. I've always loved simplicity the most♥
And thanks to emi for the better rip of Bon Voyage, too♥ //Looking at these radio show pics makes me miss those ustream broadcasts she used to have for Dejavu promotion. It was so awesome to see what kind of things she was doing. I wonder if those will return at some point~ |
Thanks for the proper rip !~♥
I really like the pics of the booklet. Do you think we'll get the same pics for the standards editions (CD / CD+DVD) ? |
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Thx emi, the new rip makes me love the album much more.
A member on jpopcentral suggested a new tracklist but excluded koishikute, lalalala and darling and I'm actually not so sure where to place them (neither am I sure if his/her placement of is this trap is food). any suggestions? 1. Let's show tonight 2. SHOW ME YOUR HOLLA 3. Dreaming Now! 4. Winner Girls 5. Introduction ~Bon Voyage~ 6. LOADED feat. Sean Paul 7. XXX 8. LOL 9. LALALALA 10. Interlude ~Bon Voyage~ 11. TOUCH DOWN 12. Crank Tha Bass feat.OVDS 13. Go to the top 14. Imagine 15. darling 16. Koishikute 17. On Your Side 18. IS THIS TRAP? 19. U KNOW edit: how about LALALALA after Winner Girls? |
Wow Japan really goes all out in advertising even in the stores. Over here we're lucky if they even post up a poster in the stores for new releases.
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For whoever was complaining about the previous rip, I have just uploaded a proper iTunes Plus rip. :D ♥ ~ http://goo.gl/ksTuoi
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I cant get the 320kbps proper rip. Anyone can upload it on MEGA or MF?
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I don't think it's her best album and I didn't like it much at the first listen, but today I've been listening it all day I think the Interlude should have been the full song, I love it so much. and that song with Sean Paul is fine too. my favs are LOL and U KNOW |
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Last time anything big was promoted was Arctic Monkey's AM album, and that's because they come from my hometown. Our HMV was literally covered in merch, posters, vinyls; the end displays of every shelf in the shop were all their previous releases (and not just on release week, this was for about a month leading up to the album...). Anyway, thanks emi for the rip! :D So excited to finally hear the full thing~ |
Btw the first 320kbps rip from jpopsuki is completely fine, I don't know what people here are talking about (and I'm a legit 320kbps freak heard in earphones/big loudspeakers). Maybe people find the album's mixing/mastering lacking?
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"Schnitzel with noodles" is from the "My Favorite Things" song made famous by "The Sound of Music." :) It's so random that she has that on her shirt!
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Oh my god I love "LOADED"!
It does NOT slow down! Perfect pacing! My main gripe with most songs, needless gaps, spaces and breaths, and the Verses are actually more catchier than the hook, which NEVER happens, and the hook is already gold itself. Again, I live for those Verses. So FRESH. Extra kudos to them for throwing it in for a third time at the end and doing away with convention. Makes me think they realized and appreciated what they had. "TOUCH DOWN" could of did with the same treatment. Bomb verses just left forgotten for the 2nd half of the whole entire too long of a song without them parceled throughout. But anyways......"LOADED".... Perfect. |
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really reallylyyy!! loving the new album!! it's got a really fresh feeling to it! me gusta! hihi kuuu ^^
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Not particularly feeling this album. Only a few tracks I really like :\
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Does anyone have a true cd rip of the new album? The rips I found online are all in horrible quality. Thanks in advance. |
^ go backwards, emi posted it on her/his cloud, you can find the link in the previous page ^^
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First day sales:
1 25,661 Ｂｏｎ Ｖｏｙａｇｅ RZN 14/2/26 幸田来未 Second is Babymetal with 20,609 and third Super Junior Donghae and Eunhyuk with 18,224. |
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u are welcome! and thank you emi for sharing with us!
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I just watched JAPONESQUE tour today and it's one of the best things I've seen in my life HAHA. Queen of Lives :)
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How great that they made a connection to an old song like that, which totally fits to the retro concept she`s going for. Such a nice little detail for the album. Booklet scans are out on Katharsis` japanese blog. Or also here on Koda Kumi French Fans page, reuploaded: https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbi...2346&source=48 |
Oh my God. This album is just so--fun! I need to let it settle before I could form an opinion. I stayed away from this thread... so, I just read the discussion about LOL. Crap, I literally started laughing out loud (no pun intended). Seriously, how fun is that song? Ha ha ha.
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I love this album, all the songs are amazeballs <3
Well done Kuu in #1 for the first day! I imagine a big amount of sales for this album will be digitally, but I hope she gets #1 for the week! It'll be awesome to see how this does on rechoku. (however its spelt lol) |
For the love of Jpop, this album needs to sell more than... Baby Metal. -shiver-
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Thanks emi for sharing the high quality rip! You just made my day ^^
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The HQ rips are really bringing this album to life for me. Its still not my favorite, but I am enjoying it. Thanks to all who uploaded them.
Since we have booklet scans, apparently, are song credits out yet? I'd like to see what songs Kuu penned herself. Also, translations should follow soon, yeah? |
Congrats for the daily #1. I wonder if she gets a weekly #1 as well. kuu's chart life is always so interesting to follow though I don't really care about sales tbh. Charts are still fun to follow~ <3
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I'm glad she is No.1, she can beat Suju's subunit and that idol group
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I hope she maintains the #1 for the rest of the week, the numbers are pretty close though :\
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Numbers don't mean shit to me. Charts are not a reflection of talent.
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^ Of course not, but it's nice to see an artist you love do well :)
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Those are just the credits for composing, yes.
You can check credtis here with all translations to the songs: http://shinitakashi.blogspot.co.at/s...el/koda%20kumi Driving Hit's 6 tracklist: CD 全17曲（Bonus Track含む） ＜収录曲＞ 01.Introduction for DH6 02.XXX [4 Skips vs. Floorbreaker EDM Remix] 03.Crank Tha Bass feat.OVDS [sumijun vs M.A.D Remix] 04.Boom Boom Boys [HEAVENS WiRE D'n'B Remix] 05.Inside Fishbowl & Outside Fishbowl[Sunset In Ibiza Dubstep Remix] 06.Lady Go![DJ KOMORI Remix] 07.girls[TAKAROT“TOKYO FANTASTIC”Remix] 08.LOADED feat.Sean Paul[ELMER VoVo Remix] 09.IS THIS TRAP? [Jumping Dog Remix] 10.Dreaming Now! [TJO & YUSUKE from BLU-SWING Remix] 11.ESCALATE [Vesterbak's Fly-Me-To-Tokyo Remix] 12.TOUCH DOWN [736 Remix] 13.Winner Girls [Dank-One Glitch-Hop Remix] 14.LALALALALA [ELMER VoVo Remix] 15.Promise[ELMER VoVo Remix] 16.Whatchu Waitin' On? [Sham-Poo Beach Breeze Mix] Bonus Track 17.Crank Tha Bass feat.OVDS [OVDS Remix]（New AL） From her FC |
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I AM SOOOOO ADDICTED TO THIS ALBUM!!!! :blove :blove :blove :blove :blove
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03.Crank Tha Bass feat.OVDS [sumijun vs M.A.D Remix] 06.Lady Go![DJ KOMORI Remix] 08.LOADED feat.Sean Paul[ELMER VoVo Remix] 10.Dreaming Now! [TJO & YUSUKE from BLU-SWING Remix] 12.TOUCH DOWN [736 Remix] 13.Winner Girls [Dank-One Glitch-Hop Remix] 14.LALALALALA [ELMER VoVo Remix] https://m.soundcloud.com/sukowe-gal-...driving-hits-6 Thanks to Koda Kumi Spanish Fan Page on fb |
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Great tracklist for DH6, omg! Interesting that Inside/Outside Fishbowl are getting mixed together, that is promising... Ansious to hear the OVDS remix of CRANK THA BASS, and also XXX and BBBoys. Previews are good, LOADED and Winner Girls are possibly my favorite from those.
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I see Kuu and EunHae on the top of the ranking, I'll be super happy if they finish in #1 and #2 :heart
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I love the setlist. Thanks for the previews!!
From the previews only the CRANK THE BASS remix sounds nice so far. I hope the Fishbowls one will be awesome. And the others too. |
All the remixes sound pretty enjoyable. Driving Hits always turns shit into something listenable.
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The previews for DH6 are interesting, looking forward to hearing them in full.
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OMG! The previews and the tracklisting from DH6 sounds really promising! *-*
can't wait for: 01.Introduction for DH6 <- this from DH5 was greeeaaat! *-* 02.XXX [4 Skips vs. Floorbreaker EDM Remix] <- my fav track from this era! 03.Crank Tha Bass feat.OVDS [sumijun vs M.A.D Remix] <- WTF YEEEHAAA!!! 04.Boom Boom Boys [HEAVENS WiRE D'n'B Remix] <- D&B? Perfect! 05.Inside Fishbowl & Outside Fishbowl [Sunset In Ibiza Dubstep Remix] <- 2in1? I WILL LOVE IT! Shohei did a great job on his Dubstep mixes! 06.Lady Go! [DJ KOMORI Remix]<- finally a REMIX on DH-Series! ^_^ 08.LOADED feat.Sean Paul [ELMER VoVo Remix] <- need any words!? :D 09.IS THIS TRAP? [Jumping Dog Remix] <- my 2nd fav track from this era! 10.Dreaming Now! [TJO & YUSUKE from BLU-SWING Remix] <- my 4th fav track from this era! 11.ESCALATE [Vesterbak's Fly-Me-To-Tokyo Remix] <- OMG! Can't wait to listin to! *-* 12.TOUCH DOWN [736 Remix] <- my 3rd fav track from this era! 13.Winner Girls [Dank-One Glitch-Hop Remix] <- sounds really great in that preview! 16.Whatchu Waitin' On? [Sham-Poo Beach Breeze Mix] <- YES! YES! YES! I hoped sooo much for this as a remix! AND I GET IT! 17.Crank Tha Bass feat.OVDS [OVDS Remix] <- ONE MORE TIME!? F*CK YEAH!!! |
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Bon Voyage is #4 today with less than 2,700 copies sold.
Was quite shocking to me since I didn't never ever expected it to drop this low on the 3rd day. Maybe 6000 but not like 2500. Oh well. I do hope it will pick up somehow. I really liked the album tracks. They are mostly amazing. Better than I thought. I'm so not used to see ayu and kuu not remotely as interesting to the public. |
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Just got my copies of Bon Voyage and affection. My studio album collection is officially complete! :yatta
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My copy arrived today! It is a nice album overall but is not her best album in my opinion. I agree with many people's opinion,this album is really fun!
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I'm obsessed with Aili's Warmy Remix of Ai no Kotoba. It took a craptastic song and made it enjoyable.
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