Cmon, avex, Kuu is pregnant, but she can sit and sing a song from JAPONESQUE, like All for you :( We need lives for it! Not to mentior airing the PVs.

No Man's Land PV Preview (credits: kiのtrumpet @baidu)

OMG THANKS A LOT FOR THIS, THE PV LOOKS AMAAAAAAZING!!

first best thing I've watched this year :heart can't wait for my copy!!!

LEAK THE ****ING FULL THING ALREADY!

1st reaction: AHHH. SCORPION.

2nd reaction: awesome video! :luv2

:laugh It's not just you~

Omg I need more~
Amazing preview :heart

AMAZING!

I need the other previews right now!

love the song and the PV...

there's like ABSOLUTELY 0 PROMOTION

and I can't help but think that either AVEX IS DITCHING KUU or AVEX IS TAKING REVENGE ON HER

I want to cry seeing all this...

THIS. :yes

It will be an EPIC video ! *.*

I always love when she has "claws-nails" in her PVs (in Can We Go Back as well :P)

EDIT: just pre-ordered the album CD+DVD @ YesAsia :P

Well, there's ONE live (Ontama Carnival) but I think will be canceled too.

omg Im not gonna watch it!!!! Im gonna wait. But im glad to see the reactions :)
No Man's Land is definitely gonna be my fav new song im sure ahhahaha

I have a feeling the CD is lurking already hahahah

Avex really needs to step their game up. This upcoming album has the potential to outsell [Dejavu]. I just wish Avex would do more on their part. :no

The songs sounds so rockish:heart thanks for posting the preview, can't wait for the rest of this album:yes!

God I'm sooo thrilled!:woohoo: Pretty much all of the previews sound amazing with wide variety of genres and effects. This album has serious potential to be a killer aka Black Cherry or even more. Though the PV doesn't seem impressing No man's land sounds ****ing awesome too asfdfhj

Anticipating So Nice, Boom Boom Boys & Love Technique the most and Lay Down and ESCALATE must be good since the previews are so vague haha.

I'm in that period where everything of Kuu gets suddenly old and I NEED her new material xD

Exactly. idk to me it seems like over the years they've been back and forth with Kuu. She has the talent, she has a solid fanbase, and hell, she has the passion and energy that are needed to maintain one's career and yet they always half-arse their promotion, support, releases, etc. for her. It makes no sense to me. It's not even like she has to compete THAT hard, IMO.

I dunno... it just seems really unfair to me, especially with how hard she's worked and how badly she's always wanted to be a singer. She's always had this desire and worked so hard for that goal. I've always been really moved at how "walk" is something she wrote ages ago and she STILL sings at every live. It's her anthem, it expresses how determined she is. And yes I'm definitely being too sensitive here but it just upsets me :/

Could someone clarify something for me? Did Kuu's management cancel all of her upcoming mini lives and performances? I already know her tour was shelved but I'm just curious.

I guess her health is Avex's main concern and it should be. I'm just floored and astonished that Angela Aki performed at Kohaku and held her annual concert at Boudakan while being 9 months pregnant a couple of weeks ago. :thud I guess Kuu would rather put music on the back burner. :P

Performances may be explained by her health. But what about commercials, previews, digital singles? Namie didn't perform anywhere for her past two singles but they were still promoted very heavily through other outlets.

@Lady~Deviance: Only one performance was announced this year, the Ontama Carnival Live 2012. Last year she was going to perform at a Xmas Special but she wasn't felling well, then was cancel her performance.
So, the only live (right now) is the Ontama one, and she probably won't do since it's a special show when she usually sing 4, 5 or 6 songs.

The album will be release in almost two weeks and even a CM we don't have, this is really bad. I saw in her official twitter that the songs will be added on Chaku uta soon, but I think some people don't even know about the new album, specially the new release date.

^ Thanks for the info Kaled. At least the "Ontama Carnival Live'' sounds like some useful promo.

One more promo, nothing really interesting, just PVs.

what??
PV's on tv the 1st, 7th and 11th of february? when the release date is 1/25????
what's up with u avex? :S what kind of promotion-joke is this?
at least they could postpone the release to late february if that helps to make a better promotion, but this is making me angry, seriously

It's really odd that there's no promotion. She could sing ballads for promotion in a gorgeus dress and all that but no. I hope nothing's wrong with her pregnancy though~ .__.

^
^ They always do this Special PV things, and usually don't have any new PV (like the 50th Singles Special). It's not a big deal, and also not a big promo. lol

I'm not expecting anything anymore. The promo, this time, is a complete mess.

I was thinking this one too. Maybe she will get some heavy billboards and trucks driving around soon?

^
avex didn't made the efort of making a CM comercial.... I don't think they are thinking on spending so much money on a truck.. xD
btw, there's something surrounding my head... a big part of the sales for Japonesque are going to avex, so I don't know exactly why they don't promote it :S it's so weird all that s-it

There is something about No Man's Land on facebook mentioning playroom. When I used the translator it looks like it says that playroom members can watch the pv now. Has anyone else seen this yet?

Thank ya!

No Man's Land looks so cool!:thud

no promotion?
suprise?
not really...Avex already did that to Ayu...and now down to Kumi as well...maybe Namie will be next? LOL

well it's on koda gumi too..
u get a link to some videoblogstreamwhatever site and u can watch the 30sec clip...
i think kinotrumpet posted it yesterday on baidu cause playroom got it 1 day before all like always!


and guys obviously...
january 14th + 11 new PV's = JAPONESQUE release jan 25th
so i think everyday a new pv preview...

maybe thats why the voting on her official facebook...
so we should get So Nice as next preview i believe !??

:thud

No man's Land PV looks epic !

JAPONESQUE poster:

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...squeposter.jpg

^yeah BUT thats the one they used for the pv preview fan meeting, so i the real promo poster will have all the screencaps!

LOL!! that poster is funny with all the blanks

If avex still wants Kumi Koda performs like dancing SHAKE IT while she is carrying a baby, I will write a letter to Women's organization.

http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/103825749/10085276

But that is not going to happen.

My fave previews are Lay Down & Love Technique.

Love technique babeh love technique :heart

Fixed.

wish there was a Preview with the Single songs too :)
then i can share it with completion haha

This is a set of a magazine shoot:

EDIT

I've been thinking, all the promo that she's gonna do is what they planned for the original date release 02/01. I mean, the Special PV thing, Ontama, magazine probably will be march issue... Maybe that's why everthing is kinda slow now. It won't be good for the first week sales, but at least it could have some real promo.

And btw, I don't like the previews are only for FC, they are not the only ones that will buy the album. lol

gosh. you are right. but then it doesn't make sense, the avex policy. they decided to shift the date and they MUST shift the promo. or is it the new type of promo? like not promoting for the first week, but actually after first week? something Rihanna might do.

Judging from the previews this album will be one of her best, I am already so in love with "No Man's Land" and "Slow":heart!
I hope we get to see some more of the PVs soon, release date's near.

Oricon Ranking for Female Artists with biggest sales in Japan's history:

01. Ayumi Hamasaki - 49,780,000
02. Yumi Matsutoya - 38,380,000
03. Hikaru Utada - 36,190,000
04. Namie Amuro - 30,410,000
05. Seiko Matsuda - 29,530,000
06. Akina Nakamori - 25,340,000
07. Maki Oguro - 22,660,000
08. Miyuki Nakajima - 21,860,000
09. MISIA - 17,820,000
10. Momoe Yamaguchi - 16,220,000
11. Mai Kuraki - 15,700,000
12. Miki Imai - 15,310,000
13. Miho Nakayama - 14,970,000
14. Mariya Takeuchi - 14,890,000
15. Shizuka Kudo - 14,870,000
16. Kyoko Koizumi - 14,260,000
17. Misato Watanabe - 13,080,000

18. Kumi Koda - 12,260,000

19. Tomomi Kahala - 12,190,000
20. Chisato Moritaka - 11,650,000

pretty cool! ^^

wow, surprised with Kuu on top 20, considering that when she had her peak sales the numbers were already falling :D Also happy with ayu, Namie and Akina :heart

^ Congrats Kuu! :D

congrats kuu !! *O* !

^ Congrats to Kuu! :heart , but i know that her sales are more than 14000k , so i'm wondering if that list new

Listened to the previews now!

I LOVE Boom Boom Boys, No Man's Land, Love Technique and All for you previews! :heart
Gonna love these songs in full, I know it.
Love Technique sounds so fresh!
(though the repeating is a bit dull, lol)
Don't know abou the rest yet.
ESCALATE and Lay Down are in the same style. I prefer ESCALATE, but can't say much so far.
Brave and Everyday are also in the same style, her typical medium song style. I prefer Everyday here, Brave sounds sadly really boring.
For Slow they took a bad part for the preview, sounds like the ending of a chorus. I imagine the full song to be great, Omarion has a nice voice!
So Nice preview is just alright, but the song picks up at the end.

For every genre on the album there are at least two songs. Seems to me like they want a decent flow for the album.

No Man's Land PV preview looks promising! Dramatic atmosphere... wanna see it now!
Just hope there is some kind of storyline, not only those scenes, as great as those look.

And I think you're right, kaled, promotion is probably schedlued for the original release date.

I refuse to listen to previews :) I'll wait for the album. *staying strong*

So happy for Kuu to be in Top 20 best selling female artists of all time. <3

It's an interview and digest of the PVs from the album. I hope someone rip this and leak, the one from Dejavu didn't leaked, and she was so cute. :(

Oh, I didn't know Omarion was included! :laugh All the songs sound awesome so far, I'm impressed Kumi.

Just preordered the CD+2DVD version of JAPONESQUE!

I've made a Dejavu Tour CD cover, if someone wants to use:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6...c7d3a945_m.jpg
Click to see bigger.

^ AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't think you're being too sensitive, you're worried for a good reason. Kuu works damn hard, and although I am not sure how much Kuu plans her promotion or if Avex does, Avex needs to work a little harder to being Kuu back up. It wouldn't take much work because Kuu is an amazing singer and performer. Everybody is worried about the lack of promotion thus far and is right to be, JAPONESQUE can has the potential to be a highlight of Kuu's career like Black Cherry, and Avex needs to take advantage of this. They're starting to get PV previews out now which is good...But it's less than 2 weeks til it comes out, they need to get the CMs, posters + billboards on buildings and PV's out on the TV now! People who aren't fans of Kuu probably don't know much about this album yet, and they should, because a lot of people are impressed with it already, the more people know about it, the more it will sell! I swear, if Avex makes JAPONESQUE a flop I shall flip a table and hit the roof. >[
However it's good to see a little bit of promotion in the works now, and Kaled might be right, they have probably scheduled the promotion for the 2nd of Feb, as that is the original release date. I hope this is true, so we can see more promotion as the days go on. They are fully aware this is Kuu's 10th album, and something big to promote, so they would be shooting themselves in the foot not to. Of course it may not just be Avex's fault, I imagine Kuu's pregnancy has cancelled a lot of things already that were going ahead, so who knows. Let's just hope we'll see more promotion and hopefully scheduled lives and magazine shoots as the days go on.

I don't think they could do that. If they have already booked the photoshoot, like for this magazine shoot for example, than unless the magazine company is okay to shift it, than they can't. :/ And by then they probably already have people and photographer booked for the February issue, since they usually book these way in advance. As for the other promotion under Avex, such as CMs and posters and such...I don't really see why they can't get them out sooner, even just the CM to raise awareness a bit until more promotion is out. Unless there is a problem with the TV companies, in terms of what slots and dates they have the CM booked for, and what channels etc?

Also, No Man's Land PV preview.....OMG. :love One of Kuu most epic yet, so far! I can't wait to see the rest! <3

Kaled, don't u get tired of makign such amazing works? :laugh Great job, I've just added it to my iTunes library :D

i think her new album is so much better than Dejavu...

I hope her new album is not her last original album..

where is your avatar from? o_o

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/custom...tar21628_2.gif

Brave reminds me of the b-side of Gossip Candy, and Everyday reminds me something else too...

1,Brave
★购入者特典：「JAPONESQUE」スペシャル待受けA　
※着うた（R)、着うたフル（R）ともに同じ待受けAが付いてます。

2,So Nice feat. Mr.Blistah
★购入者特典：「JAPONESQUE」スペシャル待受けB　
※着うた（R)、着うたフル（R）ともに同じ待受けBが付いてます。

3,Slow feat. Omarion
★购入者特典：「JAPONESQUE」スペシャル待受けC　
※着うた（R)、着うたフル（R）ともに同じ待受けCが付いてます。

4,ESCALATE★购入者特典：「JAPONESQUE」スペシャル待受けD　
※着うた（R)、着うたフル（R）ともに同じ待受けDが付いてます。

5,No Man's Land
＜配信サイト＞
music.jp、playroom、レコチョク、mu-mo、オリコンスタイル
★购入者特典：「JAPONESQUE」スペシャル待受けE　
※着うた（R)、着うたフル（R）ともに同じ待受けEが付いてます。

【特典期间】1/18 0:00～2/15 0:00
【特典対象サイト】ミュゥモ、レコチョク、mujic.jp。


6,Boom Boom Boys ※iTunes独占先行配信楽曲


1/18 ---- Chaku uta full of the songs + Boom Boom Boys on iTunes

tbh this album reminds me of dejavu part 2...not that it's a bad thing. These songs seem more polished than their dejavu counterparts lol

I honestly can't find a big similarity between Japonesque and Dejavu... IMO it's like talking about water and oil.
Songs like So nice, No man's land, or Lay Down have a more "Second Session-Kingdom-Universe" feeling than Trick or Dejavu for sure.
The only song reminds me of Dejavu is Slow, (rmnds: passing by) but judging the preview is going to be a pretty much worked track than passing by.

^ Totally agree. While TRICK and Dejavu had many similar tracks, Kingdom and second session had many unique tracks, and that's why I love them so much :heart Not that I don't like TRICK or Dejavu, but when it comes to Kuu, I prefer albums with many different styles.

omg next week..i cant believe its finally coming!!! sometimes coming to this thread, i hyperventilate in my mind >.<

Me, too. The dance songs have really similar arrangements to the dance songs on Dejavu, so the album basically sounds like Dejavu with a few Can We Go Back?-ish sock songs.

On that note, No Mans Land totally reminds me of Can We Go Back?, except 1000 times better because it doesn't sound like a cheesy, generic American pop rock song from 2005.

I can wait until sunday to hear the whole album, not really care about Boom Boom Boys on iTunes. lol

Live Tour 2011 ~Dejavu~ DVD CM


Credits: kinot@baidu

And no JAPONESQUE CM, I can't understand this.

@Tsubasa2591 It's from TV Station, if I'm not wrong.

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The JAPONESQUE promo, so far:

I love the previews of the new songs from Japonesque

I will get the CD+2DVD version along with the Dejavu Bluray

I was listening to some demo songs by Ryan Tedder, OneRepublic vocalist, and came across this one



Do you guys think it's a demo for All for you by Kumi? Kuu song is a bit slower, but I don't know...

^ I don't think so, the song sounds different, and Kumi's ballds are usually from japanese composers.

Rumor that Kumi was smoking a cigarette in some place. Oh Lord.......
http://www.cyzowoman.com/2012/01/post_5017.html

Edit

Reviews about all the JAPONESQUE songs / PVs: http://www.rhythmzone.net/koda/sp/japonesque/trial.html

yes, this can appeal to photoshoots and buying the airing time of CMs etc, but putting posters all around Shibuya 109 for gals could just do a thing! at least...

is there a possability that if it fails in sales she won't even want to continue anymore?

KODA NEVER SMOKE YOU ****ING MEDIA BASTARDS. she's for the health. she doesn't even drink much!

^ pics or it didn't happen DDD:

Lol, Kuu doesn't smoke. Media just tries to make her seem like she did. I bet it was just someone who looks like Kuu in a way so they thought it was her lol. :D

Meaning I don't believe a thing unless I see a pic of her actually doing so.

Ayu got married quickly, and a year later got divorced. Kuu is kinda in the same boat. I'd be even more sad if Kuu gets divorced because she is having a kid with Kenji. Mind you, Kuu and Kenji are both Japanese, work under the same label and live together, but still...

Kumi is promoting Boom Boom Boys... Throwing up in a concert (Xmas Live)... Smoking... lol just joking. :D

WTF!? :thud

Could anybody translate this, please???

yah Kuu and Ayu situation are totally different

anyway LMAO at least it is promo since they only I could understand was the Amazon link to order her new album

oh and when on vacation in New York, I found this store full of Jpop goods well a bookstore as well Kino something, and got her Emoda mook, and Brazil photobook, they are stunning *__*

Could somebody please translate the reviews of the JAPONESQUE's tracks ? Thank you !!!! ^__^

http://www.rhythmzone.net/koda/sp/japonesque/trial.html

Kuu has never smoked, I don't think she would start while she was PREGNANT. xD She has already taken lots of measures to ensure her baby is healthy, I think it's kinda an insult for the media to even post this. They're obviously just trying to get at her, using the pregnancy for bad press. PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. XD

It's good too see some promo out for JAPONESQUE, but no CM yet? D:

And I agree with Setsuka, I'm not going to do any comparisons between Ayu's and Kuu's marriages, because they are both completely different situations. Ayu and Mannie are practically a world apart, it would have worked if Ayu had moved to the USA with him, but she chose to stay with her country after the earthquake, and as they begun to see each other less, she realised that her desire to be with her country outgrew her desire to move to the USA, they just grew apart. Ayu's marriage was just what sadly happens to a lot of long distance relationships if both parties wish to stay where they are. XD Kuu and Kenji are different, they not only live in the same country, but they live TOGETHER, and they are having a child together. They are the complete opposite to the situation Ayu had, hahaha. They don't have to move across the world to see each other, all they have to do is move from the couch to the kitchen, LOL. And they are both obviously ready and excited to make a family. :) That's my opinion, hahaha. They both seem very happy so I am not worried.

I gotta say, I think there are elements of Black Cherry, TRICK, Best Second Session and Dejavu in JAPONESQUE. The whole album is kinda a mixture of all the genre's and styles she has done over the years, that's why I like it so much, It's a great album for her 10th! :love

Yeah, and it's not a huge website, so pretty sure is just a lie. XD

LOL media never knows when they write a lie in a good time XD , such an epic fail !

I guess I'm just worried, because even though I didn't really have faith in Ayu and Mannie (bad, bad fan) I was still kinda blind-sided by their divorce. I don't mean to compare or be negative, I just realized that these things can really happen :(

^
well, of course these things can really happen, but I don't think it's something people should worry about... people have to try things (like marriage) instead of living with worries and fears. Then if something goes wrong.. well, at least u can say you try it!

You are right. I was just sad to hear about Ayu, and now I worry about Kuu. As fan we want them to be happy, you know?

Cyzo is a pretty big website though

but it is a tabloid and is usually fake as hell,so happy Boom Boom Boys is being released early, it was the one I wanted to hear the most

I thought Boom Boom Boys sounded chaotic and not one of the ones I have any faith in. Hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised but right now I'm not excited for that one.

^it kinda reminds me of pop diva cause she has a lot of vocal track layers during the chorus, including that really high one that made pop diva annoying lol Im thinking it might be better live~~

about kodas situation...idk its obviously going to be easier for them...maybe the baby will super cement their relationship? lol relationships are so unpredictable. It certainly doesnt feel crazy like ayus did though.

I hope my upcoming marriage will last longer than Ayu's.

I'm not really feeling BBBoys's preview.. I would much rather have Love Technique or So Nice or ESCALATE or Lay Down. they all seem to be my favorite so far.

but maybe BBBoys will grow on me in full.

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/E..._06_02_99?fr=1

ESCALATE PREVIEW !!

PASSWORD: kssammi


FLAWLESS !!!

omg!!! THAT just made my night!

hell yes *****es~~

I have a weird love for koda in super dark lipstick.

Quick & crappy translation (sowwiiee.. i have exams :laugh)

Introduction: It has a theme how other countries see Japan. The song will be the introduction for the album, and it has the image of a "oiran" (courtesan) walking, while saying "please follow me"

So nice: The oiran who walk across and waiting for a guy who can light the flames　(probably it has a sexual implicit since it's Kuu-chan :lech). The major color in the MV is red and gold (the dress) and it's so Koda Kumi-ish. Since she once lived in Kyoto, she wants to try the oiran style.

BBB: Close to FREAKY, Rock and Dance tune. The theme is a free wild woman who drinking alcohol everyday, dating with different guy everyday. The story of the MV is a woman who drinking alcohol in the club and dancing to release the stress.

Slow: There are a lot of guys who think that "you can't give happines to a woman if you don't have money". on the other part, woman thinks "there is other thing that is more imporant than money. I only waiting for you, your kindness and smile; because it's your charm". Kuu and Omarion will be move in real time-motion, meanwhile the other cast will be in slow-motion.

Brave: Actually this song was finished 3 years ago. The story is about a guy who got seperated with the girl; even tho I were re-born, i wanted you to love me again; and i wish that you would think the same way too. The MV, in the room there is a uncoordinated clock, hanging on a tree. After the break-up, the time doesn't move; the girl wants that time to come back.

Everyday: no matter whether you're sad or happy, as long as you're together, you'll be happy. MV will use a lot of CG. Rainy girl and Sunny girl. Typical cutesy song

ESCALATE: When the feeling of love is increasing, the mood is escalating. The strong woman type of song. The MV shows that love is like a chess game. There won't be too much dancing scene, but the choreo is cool; and she can't wait to perform it live. In further detail, she wear a different contact lense color on her right-left eye.

No Man's land: the demo and the re-arrange were very different. Man and woman sang it together, but then it was changed to rock sound, and the rap part is written by Mr. blistah. The title has "soil land" meaning, "i want to go to a world where none of guy exists. I want to be free from a guy who betrays me. But the things keep repeating again and again. The shot used monochrome for the first time.

Lay Down: Can you handle me just like a doll. Another type of strong woman song. Since this MV used backlight, they have to do the re-take couple of times, cause the make-up didn't turn out to be good.

Love technique: Cute song and Kuu will be a love teacher blablabla

All for you: This song is dedicated to her kid-fans (if i'm not mistaken x___x)

they also put the preview on her site
http://rhythmzone.net/koda/sp/japonesque/music.html
like the boxes with the screen caps must mean she will be putting all them as the days go on but who knows,would have been better if they uploaded it on avex's youtube

any way looks awesome

^
sucks it says not much dancing,I thought it looked hot, was hoping we get good dance routine in at least on pv, V.I.P dancing was weak, same with LMB and No Mans Land has a rap o_O by her, lol sounds very Back-On must the husband influences

I ****ing need this album now