I remember reading that "FREAKY" was chosen as the main a-side because avex thought that the title would appeal to the fans or something and that the word also matches the cover and such.

I know & considering that she performed Sora live quite a lot of times , it's too bad it's not counted as an A side single

haha :laugh

agree , for some reasons in the FREAKY single , I tend to listen to the 3 B sides more than the main A side

hmm interesting Travis

it makes sense anyway you know with a title track like FREAKY matching the attire get up of Koda & all

it will seem funny & odd if Sora's put as the A side with the FREAKY covers

i think FREAKY is a very cool track. Its a mix of rock + hip-hop.

Sora isnt that bad, but its the least song i listen to from that single.

i love run for your life, i agree its a little messy, but she sounds so cute with those rappings.

girls has very high-energy. Perfect song for concerts. I love it so much too!

Sora isn't A-side material IMO.

sora is the song off of the single that i skip the most :(

yeah me too...

Personally the title FREAKY misled me about the song's style. When I saw that title I was like oh cool were getting sexy!!...except not.

For me, it was
FREAKY - Run For Your Life - girls - sora [usually skipped]

i love FREAKY now, but it took me a while to appreciate it, i didn't like it that much at first. i thought Run For Your Life was cute and i liked it from the beginning. girls is good and fun and i love her lives for it, and sora is just idk, i like it but it's nothing that special imo.

I think Kuu has potential to go in almost any musical direction now that Kingdom is out. It didn't have a dominant "theme" of music: it wasn't inundated with pop, rock, dance or r&b/dirty songs, it was actually a mixture of all these (plus some slower-y tracks). So I think she has a wide range to work from for her next single/singles/album.

Since MOON was a ballad, I can see her next single featuring a more upbeat a-side with maybe a slower counterpart, like the opposite of MOON. I think she might continue to go with pop tracks IMHO - I'm not sure why but that seems to be the 'image' or style she wants to use? Maybe I'm basing too much of this off my impressions of the 'anytime' PV.

To be honest, I prefer if Kuu ditched the cute stuff. I mean, Wind, someday, and Koi no Tsubomi was pretty good, but I really don't like the nasally tone she uses when she sings Birthday Eve (although IMO that song had great arrangements). I guess what made me notice her in the first place because she wasn't the "kawaii" artist, and it separated her from a lot of other jpop artist.

But I would definitely like to see more jazz-influenced, something with real instruments but still manages to be upbeat, like Butterfly or Chase, or heck, even Come with me. Although to be honest, I loved Ningyo Hime, but personally I think her voice doesn't really suit that type of heavy rock that much.

i would loooove to she herr do something like "Chase" again! it's still my fave song from here :) But to be honest, i like her cute songs and i dislike "ningyo hime" type songs (from anyone, not just kuu). (something like yume no uta would be good, too. i love winter themed music! it's my fave time for music hehe~ but i have a while to go before that starts hahaha)

man & I thought a lot of people would like Sora , I'm surprised quite a lot of you guys doesn't like it

There's just something about FREAKY that I don't like . Maybe it's because she keeps on screaming GET FREAKY in the background ? :shrug

it gets annoying after a while you know

i think the great thing about kumi's music is that she is versatile, and she's done a variety of genres, and it seems that there is something for everyone to like, and no particular song genre can satisfy everyone. some people like myself love her cute stuff, while others dislike it, but those people can, for example, like her dance music or her rock-inspired songs.

there's really something for everyone i think, if they want to look through all of the songs she has! i personally like every genre she's done, because it's something different from the same artist, so it makes it harder to get bored of her. the only stuff i don't really like is her early work, pre Secret, with a few exceptions.

1. SMILY - Ai Otsuka
2. SUNSHINE - AAA
3. SUMMER TIME LOVE - EXILE
4. Summer Dream - DBSK
5. Blue Sky - Color
6. One More Time,OK? - Tenjochiki
7. 恋のつぼみ - Koda Kumi
8. FREE FREE - Ami Suzuki
9. Shapes Of Love - Every Little Thing
10. BUSY NOW - hitomi
11. BOY MEETS GIRL(RADIO ON AIR MIX) - TRF
12. BLUE BIRD - Ayumi Hamasaki

http://www.neowing.co.jp/track_for_c...KEY=AVCD-23661

not really feeling the title of the compliation :no

EDIT -

MOON is certified gold by RIAJ !

http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200806.html

translated site - http://books.google.com/translate?u=...F8&sl=ja&tl=en

I always thought that Sora was a b-side.
I really hate Sora though.

/hi5 I always skip Sora. I skip girls also.

Question: Why does Avex always choose Koi no Tsubomi for a complication?
And congrats to Kuu for the gold certification.

But, can someone please explain what that RIAJ exactly is?

It's the Japanese equivalent of the American RIAA (Record Industry Association of America) they do several things including; setting down copyright laws and promoting music sales. If you wanna read further, here is the Wiki -Link-

Now, back on topic. I didn't like Sora or girls much either, really. I've only heard them a handful of times, and that's enough for me to say that I don't like it.

I did not like FREAKY at all when I first heard it but then I got curious and relistened to it and it sounded a lot better then when I first heard it :/

Truth, she does a lot of styles and hardly ever sounds dull thats why i like it

no idea but it seems to be 1 of her most successful singles in terms of digital downloads & physical units wise , it sold pretty well when it was released 2 years ago too

I thought they will put With your smile though

I seriously don't think FREAKY is a good song to perform live since Kuu always ad-libs (sp?) ):

^Yeah I hate it that she sing half of the verses and almost nothing from the chorus... (specially the engrish parts).

I think that kumi started to sound tired when she's singing BUT, Cherry Girl and FREAKY for some reason.
I didn't like how she sang them on LIVE IN A HALL though the arrangements were great but she just shouted into the mic and sounded tired >_< and imo she always sounded tired while singing BUT even if people say she sounds great =P.
BUT is one of my favorite songs of kumi but she just can't sing it live because she always sound tired while singing it... it might be because of BUT's dancing.