^you should be used to recycled shi-t, since that's everything Kumi has been doing for the last seven years music and PV-wise.

Also, I still didn't understand why people were comparing Kumi with Ayumi and Namie, considering Namie and Ayumi were huge in their peak, while Kumi has never reached the same heights.

btw, loving everything about the BEST so far.

People are free to complain here, as long as it's related to the current topic and they're not being disrespectful to the artist and/or other members. :) Let's avoid shutting other people down just because they have different opinions.

I hope when Koda Kumi retires, some people here can find enough decency to say something nice about her.

Just a reminder: this thread is dedicated to Namie Amuro, not Koda Kumi. There's no reason to tear Kumi down to prove a point.

Let's keep the discussion friendly, guys.

Post of the year.

So far I'm not enjoying the new songs, I don't care about PV's since I don't watch them. Thanks god she retires leaving an amazing legacy aside everything since 2014.

I like all of the new songs we've heard so far enough, but none of them really seem worthy of a farewell. Finally is my favorite, but it still pales in comparison to some of her best ballads.

For the videos, Finally is a huge disappointment because it feels so lazy. It seems like a collection of commercial clips, or making-of photo shoots, interspersed with a couple of cut scenes here and there. Showtime is probably one of the most quirky videos she's done in a LONG time, so I appreciate that. Do it for love she's so genuinely happy looking, which is nice -- but overall it could be any video from the past 8-10 years for her -- just her typical dancing around, looking like she's having a good time being girl, type video.

My feelings are kinda hurt by the whole "finally" concept..like damn, we knew you looked miserable and uninterested most of the time, I feel dumb for being a fan of someone who was counting down the years to retire.

I feel the exact same.

Am I in the right thread?

Our queen is retiring and everyone is going crazy.

I love the PV for Showtime!

Oo lord. This past page and a half lmao. Keep it cute y'all. :think

Love how fun Showtime is though. And she's gorgeous in Finally.

The thing I don't like about Do It For Love is how the 2nd half of the video totally doesn't fit with the first half. It's pretty much faux-concert footage just shoved in lmao. Like, she's even wearing a tour-style dress. Why??? What was the concept??? lol

I think you guys are misinterpreting “Finally”. She’s not saying she’s glad to be over, peace out. The lyrics are about someone who has achieved everything they’ve dreamt of and are now able to finally say they’ve done what they set out to do. She no longer has to dream and can finally relax and enjoy her life as a “normal” person.

This whole “Namie always looks miserable” comment has always irked me too. Acting like she doesn’t care about what she does or her fans compared to others.

Tell 'em!

Yeah I don't think there's any reason to read into the title as her finally being able to get out of singing. More as she's finally at the point in her life where she's happy with what she's achieved and can end on good terms.

She wouldn't have gone through all the trouble of re-recording songs if she was just over everything...

It's literally the dress for the first segment in the Okinawa live LOL.

I'm really loving everything we're seeing and hearing so far.

I prefer the no lip-sync in the Finally video, it looks more emotional this way.

And Queen Namie moves her lips whenever she wants ok?

The constant negativity in this theard my gosh, seriously. For me is too early to judge the album yet.

there is a difference between a being reasonable and being just plain stupid. i think the comments above showed very well that some popele don't think about what is actually happening and why.

Hm, yeah, but isn't that exactly the point?
I mean, nobody of us really knows, what her dream is or was. But with Finally and the lyrics it feels like singing is a job for her, not a passion and /or her life. Looking at the lyrics, her private life is more important. And I'm stating that without judging, cause that's ok.
Maybe it's just the fame she doesn't like about it - we will never know, unless she talks about it.
Just take the second line of the song "The day I've kept praying for has made its start at last" - that is a really strong thing to say.
And you can inerpret it both ways, positive and with a negative connotation for people hearing it.