I like the song!

imo it's yet another Frankenstein song of kumi made of a bunch of other songs, like she's been doing it since secret.

This song is just BUT part 2.

Plus My name's women pv hair.

Anyways, listened to TABOO and its a good song. Its refreshing after Moon crying...I'm looking forward to the tv performances and the pv. As much as I enjoy this song, (which I haven't enjoyed koda's songs for a long time) IMO this song reminds me of Namie too much and even the covers are very Namieish. I can't help but feel Koda is just doing whatever is in and popular right now to sell.

As for the pv spoilers, that guy is sooo gay looking! (no offense)...no wonder koda chose to be with a girl in the pv instead of him...lol

LOL
yeah and he's not that good looking..
i'm interested in seeing what kumi does with the girl~

The day when artists aren't compared to Namie....:rolleyes

namie invented everything ok she's the original asian everyone else is just copying her by existing

So if Namie does two songs that are electro-ish it means she owns that style? :rolleyes

Puuuuuuuuleeeeeease.

And this song is so much better than Moon Crapping.

of course it does. she's the first one to have ever done it, she's a pioneer in the music industry and people just need to realize that everything done by anyone else is simply an imitation... but of course no one can do it just as well as she does... :o

^ ILY :laugh

:roflmao TRUFAX.

:roflmao So funny cutie! Luff u baby! :lmfao


OMG! Taboo is :heart I LUV THE CHORUS! It's so catchy and I luv how it changes up in the middle of the song. IMO, it's nothing like But except for the part where that lil robotic voice repeated Kuu. A++++ Koda! :shimmy

wow...

.....

....

I actually love this song....
like... wow..... it's SOOOO not Moon Crying..

This would have been a good come back single ._.
wow.

i actually think moon crying was a good comeback single... i don't know how the japanese public would react if she just came out of a scandal with song lyrics IM GONNA LET YOU INSIDE. but i don't know, i'm not japanese. i just think it was good for her to be on the down low for a bit.

but this song is AMAZING. i had it on repeat and i took it off for a while, but i just needed more. it's back on repeat.

and Luv tbh i was thinking you were gonna hate it! you didn't like the preview and i thought you would be the first one to express your hatred for this song, i'm glad yo ulike it!

^:laugh

I'm repeating the hell outta of TABOO. I think I have listened to it like 9 times now since I dled it. I really luv it. It really would have been a good summer song...but oh well. I wonder how many times I will listen to it today? I'm too hooked on the chorus to stop listening to it. XD I just luv this type of electro-pop songs that have such cool yet calm0like melody to it. I CANNOT wait to see the PV. It better be effin' hawt. I'm too in luv with TABOO for it not to be.

I know this is a long shot but is the lyrics up yet?

i've been playing TABOO alot for the past hour, lol. i love you kuuu :luv2 this is, in a way, alot better than BUT. but it's hard to compare because i love both.

i don't think so Luv, but i tried to make out some of the english here!

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showpo...&postcount=194

i think it's comparable with BUT because they're very upbeat songs, but BUT was more aggressive and her voice was louder throughout the song... this is more laid back, but still upbeat at the same time, idk how to explain it.

This song is so damn good,and I love cutie's sarcasm!

Me too Beauty! Like I said in my other post, it's nothing like BUT except for that part where the lil robotic male-like voice repeats kuu during the lil dancebreak. I luff both BUT and TABOO...I can't decide which one I luff more. For now, I luff them both equally. :heart

Awl thankies! I prolly wouldn't sync the lyrics with Taboo because if I do, it'll end up erasing my play count of Taboo.....and I don't want it to do that.

Is there a way where it doesn't do that? :cry

open it in another player! or just make a copy of that and play with that one.

^Ah okay, cutie. I'll wait til the PV + the 320 kbps version comes out. I think I'm on my 20th playcount of Taboo now. :bgiggle I'm gonna stop playing it after this time. lol I don't want to play it out so soon. :bchuck Jeez, the PV got to leak soon if the song did. *crosses fingers*

@Kaori: Pure awlsumnis can't describe it. lol Does this mean Kuu ain't turn her back on us then? :laugh

i tried turning it off... it worked for about 5 minutes. this **** is addictive!
don't forget that there is 2 PVs for this! i think only one will be aired though, and we'll have to wait until the single comes out to see the other one.

^Ah okay. I forgot that she was two different version. Has the second pv been described yet? I was thinking one would be just a dance version while the other one will prolly be of her just searching for her gay bf. :laugh

Ringtones:

Chorus version (I guess):

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3ALKGMB3

Refrain version (I guess):

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IXK30WZH

credits 2 josuke87 @ JPM

lol i think the second will be a dance version also, one "story" version and one dance version. hopefully it won't be as cheap as get up&move but the choreography will be good too!

So, after I finished with A COMPLETE, and downloaded and listened to TABOO.

This is the best song she's put out in a long time, I love it <3

as an on-and-off Kuu fan, i gotta say, i quite like "TABOO". :)
if i have the chance i'll go & purchase the single!

it's really catchy! i wish she would do more of this and less of "Moon Crying".

OMG I will cry if this single doesn't get #1 and sell well.

I don't know what to say..it is so good :luv2

Ive been listening to it non stop all night ,and sending it to everyone I know. Even if they hate asian music. XDDDDD

:luv2 OMG!! i'm so addicted to TABOO!!

i know, she said something like:
what should i show you?
can't stop TABOO, won't stop the TABOO

towards the end she says donna mirai misete kureru

does that mean like what future should i show you?

OMG I MISSED THE THREAD IN THE DOWNLOAD SECTION
I just saw it and I'm currently listening to TABOO

and I have to say it's FREAKIN' AMAZING! I haven't finished listening to it and I'm going to get my ipod right after this so I can listen to it tomorrow all day

I LOVE IT! Seriously like Luv Venus said A++++++++
AWESOME SONG! Continue like that Kuu !!!

TABOO is the song I like after BUT!

Does she sing English again?

:yes it's the last chorus before the song ends

i've been playing this song over and over and over... :luv2

yeah TABOO is like another BUT for me. i can never tire of BUT and i don't think i'll tire of TABOO~

Dang Kuu, I knew TABOO would be good, but it's freaking HOT. Hands down her best song this year. Please get #1.

me too omg i'm trying to figure out what she says by listening to the english and some of the japanese words i know, which isn't too much unfortunately.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
now i can die peacefully...

EDIT: NOOOOO! only after I watch the PV *___________________*

^ LOL
i'm so glad everyone likes it after all the **** that Moon Crying got

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

TABOO's soooo good! I'm so glad it is!

Thanks for not disappointing me (again), Kuu!!

TABOO should have came out before MOON... if only she hadn't commited the ultimate taboo ;)

This PV better be awesome, then this single will officially be one of my top 5 <3

Loool I like your noticing Sasha

Maybe We Die together ;)

About taboo full song

woooooow It ...

what can i say !

it ROCK and AWESOME :love

Taboo is my Best songs in 2008

Ok Guy's

What do u think About The Sales :lech

i think taboo is more than 150,00

i hope to be more than 250,000 :luv2

LOL MORE THAN MILLION < - No way :dead2

hmmm what should i say about the new song? the chorus's melody is quite flat @_@ but i really like the english phrases she used, and the intro+verse's melody is very good! the beat is so fresh to kuu, cause usually those RnB arent that fast

Oh daaaaayumn. That's hot *****, girl. O__O

Kuu is baaaack. :luv2

OH MY GOD TABOO SOUNDS VERY GOOD!!! I can like visualize the PV already HAHA!

I LOVE IT!!! i think it's better than BUT, but probably because i have over-listened BUT..and now ITS PART 2 OMGGGGG...

this song is amazing..her voice is nice...
i just hope the PV is cool and surprising hahaha (i wanna see how it changes hahaha)

k1s3k1 rocks!! thanks!

TABOO= love

best Kuu song since ... ever XD

now this's what I'm talking about , a more fitting comeback for Koda !

I love TABOO & I like the fact that it grabs my attention instantly , I have listened to it like what more than 5 times already since I downloaded it !

I can't wait for the PV to be out now !

YAIYYYYY
TABOO sounds great..
it might sell well

:yes

now's to wait for the PV to be out & of course the B-side Always

Always sounds like it's going to be a ballad if you ask me

OMG LOVE TABOO! <3

some image of misono with Kuu at a-nation 08

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...tra/koda-1.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...Misono-ava.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...0088709658.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m..._anation01.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m..._anation02.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m..._anation03.jpg

credit goes to KumiLoves

...kumi looks baaaaad in that outfit :laugh it's probbably the LQ of the pics.

:dead2

aiyo the outfits are bad :no

aduii
she looks so tired...

I hate that outfit!And yes,she looks really tired!

HOLY MOLY TABOO SOUNDS AMAZING!!1 JKLASKJFASLKFJASKLASDJFLASKF;J;JKEL;FHLUOHCIJBKNCW QIOPEFN~~!#RJ1254RKL

^ :yes

I wanna see the PV now >.<

can see quite a lot of people digging TABOO which's great

now I just hope the PV wouldn't spoil this great song

Omg. TABOO... heavenly! It pawns Moon Crying in so many ways... TABOO and Lady Go! are her best songs for this year! It sounds a little like BUT but still cool of course... really addictive... I've been putting it on repeat oh gosh I'm going crazy!

And the a-nation outfits... are... omg.

i dun think its fair to compare ballads and fast songs...
lol nvmm

cant wait to see her dance! hopefully...(i meant to rewatch JUICY lol!)

TABOO sound great really! <3
Lol at a-nation outfits...it remind me of my little boy days >_>

The thing about Moon Crying is that, Kuu has had ballads that sound fantastic, while Moon Crying sounds really bland... I like the emotion in her voice, but it really feels that the song is lifeless, if you get my drift. TABOO, on the other hand, even being a different style/genre, you can feel more life in that song.

a-nation outfits It should to be more better

No No x_x

she look tierd and maybe she don't know what she wear

But After taboo she will feel so much better

TABOO is hot!
Love it. :heart

BUT and TABOO are quite different in my opinion.
It's a different style and beat.

You can watch her performance at Girl Pop Factory here.

TABOO lyrics (with gaps) from ce31@JPM:

Here we go with let me show you something you've never seen before
Come take my hands let me show you something you've never seen before

I know it's all a secret
Gotta keep it to yourself for now

Here we go now

yami ni mi wo tsutsunda kara escape
nukedasu saki wa itsumo no dark spot
aizu shitara I wanna let you get inside
tabun nigirishimete Drive away

(kiss it)
machigai yo ne
(oh no)
maboroshii na no
(______)
wakatte te mo
(ohhh)
I can't help it
(nigerarenai)
kakusenai
(______)
kimochi
kore wa hazu jya nakatta no ni

tojite kokoro tte moto ni wa me iki
kidzutsu no kagi Don't let her open your heart
donna kimi misete kureru
tomaranai TABOO
tomerarenai TABOO

takusan no Dream ___ let low
watashi to ____ Which one do you like?
eien de mite mo I'll take our handle our way
kimi no HANDORU nigirishimete Drive away

(______)
kaketemiru
(______)
It's my night
(______)
nemurenai I can't help it
(______)
ato modori
(fight it)
dekinai

kore wa hazu jya nakatta no ni

tojite kokoro tte moto ni wa me iki
kizutsu no kagi Don't let her open your heart
donna kimi misete kureru
tomaranai TABOO
tomerarenai TABOO

musuu ni chirabaru
dakara to shite mo mitsukerareru kara
kokoro no doa wo shirabu
tatta hitotsu no kagi donna shuu da n de
tame shi de mi nakya wakaranai koto mo aru kara

(oh oh oh oh)
same wo tojite
(oh oh oh oh)
_________________

(ooh ooh ooh)

Here we go now

I know it's all a secret
Gotta keep it to yourself tonight
Yeah yeah
Can't stop how I feel

kore wa hazu jya nakatta no ni

tojite kokoro tte moto ni wa me iki
kizutsu no kagi Don't let her open your heart
donna kimi misete kureru
tomaranai TABOO
tomerarenai TABOO

ai tte tobira tte ____ KEY
himitsu DOA Don't let her open your heart
donna mirai misete kureru
tomaranai TABOO
tomerarenai TABOO

And here are a try for full lyrics fom ~Subarashi.Hakumei~ @HoneyFlash:

Come over here I’ma show you something you’ve never seen before
Come take my hands I’ma show you something you’ve never seen before
I know it’s our secret
Gotta keep to yourself tonight

(Here we go now)
Yamini mi wo tsutsunde kara ESCAPE
Nukedasu saki wa itsumono TOUGH SPOT*
Aizu shitara I won’t let you get inside
Handou nigiri shimete DRIVE AWAY

(Escape) Machika yume
(Oh no) Paboroshi naro*
(Oh baby) Wakatte yamo
(Oh no) I can’t help it
(-) Takusanai (-) Kimochi*
Koreru hazu janakatta no ni

Tojita kokoro demo to niwa
Make key
Himitsu no kagi kore de
Open your heart
Donna kimi misete kureru?
Tomaranai TABOO
Yamerarenai TABOO

Takusan no DREAM ENDS ikurero*
Watashi tomaro Which one do you like?
Einamite mo aujika hando AWAY
Kimi no handoru nigirishimete DRIVE AWAY

*(-) Kakite miru
(-) It’s party night
(Oh baby) Nemure nai
(Oh) I can’t help it
(-) Ato modori (-) dekinai*
Koreru hazu janakatta no ni

Tojita kokoro demo to niwa
Make key
Himitsu no kagi kore de
Open your heart
Donna kimi misete kureru?
Tomaranai TABOO
Yamerarenai TABOO

(Musuu nijirabaru) Nagara toshitemo mitsukerareru kara
(Kokoro no tohirabu) Tata hitotsu no kagi donna shuden demo
Tame shite minnakya wakaranai kotomo aru kara*
(Oh, oh) Same wo tojite
(Oh, oh) Kindaro tori nai*

(Here we go, now)
I know it’s our secret
Gotta keep it to yourself tonight
Can’t stop how I feel
Koreru hazu janakatta no ni

Tojita kokoro demo to niwa
Make key
Himitsu no kagi kore de
Open your heart
Donna kimi misete kureru?
Tomaranai TABOO
Yamerarenai TABOO

Ai ta tobira demo to niwa –(key/ki?)*
Himitsu no nowa korede
Open your heart
Donna mirai misete kureru?
Tomaranai TABOO
Yamerarenai TABOO

WOW.... Taboo is like a mix of Namie and Ami, Overall, I like it. But I was expecting that taboo would more to the urban, hot and sexy style. But i don't mind at all with dance song. I need a good one.

Yay, finally a pretty catchy tune from Kuu.
imo, it's not 'amazing', but it's SO much better than that crappy that she put out last time XD

Sounds like a western song.. but I can't put my finger on the name of it >.<

lol i think if you merge both of those lyrics together, you'll get closer than either of them on their own.

TABOO is really a BOMB!!!!!!
I love it :love

Thanks a lot for lyrics *_*

I really love TABOO! Finally another catchy song from Kuu, I'm getting a real sifow-ish vibe from TABOO in some parts, it's aweesome<33

i agree it doesn't sound like BUT at all. and nothing can ever replace BUT..it's just too amazing. but TABOO is still awesome amazingness :heart

I love TABOO! It's about 93% amazing. I think it is MUCH better than BUT. It sounds like "The Way I Are" by Timbaland at times but it's a really great song. Can't wait for the HQ CD rips to surface once it is officially released.

Taboo...it's way better than MOON in MANY aspects. Fortunately enough it sounds like a #1 singles, so I'm happy with that!

Aha, I like it more now that I've heard all of the lyrics together.

Guy's What do u think About Taboo Sales ?

^Predicting, it'll probably sell like... a couple thousand at best maybe? What are average single sales these days? A little more than average I'd give it, since Kuu is still in her comeback stage, but it's a really good song, so it may surprise me <3

Average single sales these days are mostly under 100k depending on the artist itself as well some may sell over 200k if they're lucky.

For the lyrics, I think it's definitely "tojita kokoro" not "tojite kokoro" and "kou naru hazu ja nakatta no ni" instead of the other variations. ^_^

I LOVE TABOO! It's really catchy, and I'm sure the PV will be too...even though TABOO and BUT are both different styles, I like them both a lot.

omg her a-nation outfit is really bad >.<

I really like TABOO. Koda Kumi surprised me.

This is random, but, I wonder if we'll ever get to see the CM song performance footage that they cut from the Black Cherry Tour DVD? I thought they would tack it onto MOON, but still nothing. I wonder if they'll release it on a Best album or something.

thanks to the song!!
KUU, YOUR ENGRISH IS FORGIVEN!! :lech

i do hope this single sells well

Well, BIG HUGE IMPROVEMENT over "Moon Crying." Good God. The PV better be as hot as it's promising to be!!!

Uhhhh those outfits that she and misono are wearing are soooooo not cute. Bleh.

^ I agree about the outfits.

Does anyone know the expected date when the PV is going to be released? haha

OOo TABOO is good :O~~

it dancy .... sorta makes me think of Rihanna ish, not Rihanna but ish?
it's got that Western sound to it XP

I haven't seen any release schedule date for the PV , I do hope that it will be good as the song rocks

Well, at least we know the 'twist' of the plot of the PV. Haha.

I have a good feeling about TABOO's sales.
I think she reall can get #1 with it.

:roflmao

yeah it's rumoured to be a BUT part 2 , saucy stuff

:yes

TABOO is really A-side worthy material , now's to wait for the PV & the B-side Always

Always preview : http://www.avexnet.or.jp/avexdb/koda...-46072_002.asx
TABOO's remix preview : http://www.avexnet.or.jp/avexdb/koda...-46072_003.asx

credits to Negi @JPM


Always is a good b-side (about time koda). The remix absolutely sucks...preview wise. =/ Even tho I said I wanted no more ballads from kuu for a long time, I would have preferred if they made a ballad remix to Taboo. Her vocals in Taboo were good and matches the type of ballad I ave in mind. Only if I could credit music or wuteva...like djayama2007. :weep

Always is like...

Himitsu + Instant fail

The remix is cool though.

Oh..I think the Remix's so cool XD

Ok I really like the Always preview! The music sounds like Himitsu but that's not the reason why I like it anyway LOL.

The remix is ok I guess, can't really say I dislike it :p

Ooooh Always sounds like an R&Bish ballad, really nice. <3

Okay I guess I'm the only one who doesn't like the preview of Always... *hides in corner*

Alway sounds good, like the preview.
I don't like remixes at all, this one (even if it's just a preview) is the same.

Thank you for posting!

I don't like it either. :)

yeah.. always sounds too ordinary..
luckily it's only b-side