^ Lmao it's true

Golden Bomber even named their year end release new album Mou Kohaku ni Dashite Kurenai ie. They Won't Let Us On Kohaku Anymore :x

Kuu posted online yesterday she was editing the re(LIVE) video release footages

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6LGytoAWZQ/
https://twitter.com/KODAKUMINET/stat...16581579612162

Dragon Fruit Soda , uh yum ? :s

re(CORD) 5th week position & sales - #188 ; 324

Total 5 week sales - 15,692

http://tieba.baidu.com/p/6397249182

Stable sales, almost the same position and amount as last week. Hope she can keep that.

It's so interesting to follow the market nowadays and see how many different ways of popularity there can be.
Little Glee Monster, who are definitely more popular with the general public than Kuu is right now (even being on Kohaku), sold pretty much the same first week with their new EP as Kuu did with re(CORD). Digital the same.

Best case scenario for the album was always around 17k, based on the first week of DNA. Worst case scenario were final sales around 14k, based on the first week of AND. That said, she has done what she needed to do. That was proving to be a solid and stable investment.

I'm not sure what to make of the current Japanese industry. With streaming and track equivalent numbers, it's hard to pinpoint what "popularity" means. Yeah, some groups sell well physically, but their streams and downloads tell another story too.

I personally think Oricon could do better on providing a clearer picture similar to how Billboard has done in the U.S. regarding the Hot 100 and 200 album charts.

Wait do you think Kuu stopped being invited in Kohaku?
I always thought it was her decision to stop doing TV show in new year to spend time with her family.

Glad she is that active this year :)
I hope she will give again a try and perform it on TV. Bored by Ai no Uta and not a fan of GOLDFINGER.

Get Up & Move and Twinkle is up. ♥

I'm loving that she's slowly uploading the PVs. It's so nice to revisit the old PVs. Get Up & Move!! is still such a good song after so many years.

So pleased that Get Up & Move!! PV has been uploaded

I still have so many great memories towards Black Cherry , let alone Get Up & Move!! as back then I didn't know PVs were made for both singles and album tracks in Japan's context x)

GU&M was one of my top songs from hers for years ever since I got into Kuu. I can't wait to play this later at my TV at home :heart

ohhh the memories! Get Up & Move!! will be playing a lot on my TV!

If they upload all her music videos based on the release date, that's how the schedule must look like:

12月6日
TAKE BACK
Cherry Girl
運命
NEVER ENOUGH
12月7日
you
12月10日
Gentle Words
12月11日
m・a・z・e
12月14日
Birthday Eve
12月20日
Get Up & Move!!
Twinkle (English Version)
12月21日
D.D.D.
12月24日
stay with me
12月26日
恋しくて
12月28日
Shake It Up
1月4日
Lies
1月11日
feel
1月15日
Crazy 4 U
1月18日
Candy
1月19日
hands
1月20日
Can We Go Back
On And On
NO ME WITHOUT YOU
1月23日
anytime
1月25日
No Regret
Boom Boom Boys
No Man's Land
V.I.P. (Album Version)
Lay Down
ESCALATE
Love Me Back (Album Version)
So Nice
Slow
Everyday
Love Technique
You are not alone (Acoustic Version)
Brave
All for you
1月28日
show girl
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE
That Ain't Cool (Album Version)
1月30日
Introduction For Kingdom
anytime (Album Version)
Under
恋の魔法
秘密
愛のうた (Album Version)
MORE
甘い罠
あなたがしてくれたこと
Wonderland
Black Cherry (Live Version)
2月1日
今すぐ欲しい
2月2日
POP DIVA
2月3日
SUPERSTAR
You're So Beautiful
2月8日
KAMEN
2月9日
hands (Album Edition)
Trust you
2月15日
WIND
2月22日
Someday
2月26日
SHOW ME YOUR HOLLA
LOL
2月27日
ピンク スパイダー
ラブリー
Shake Hip!
2月28日
PARTY
3月2日
POP DIVA (Album Version)
め組のひと
BE MY BABY
Bambi
Passing By
3月5日
real Emotion
3月8日
Ultraviolet
Insane
Bassline
Wicked Girls
BIRDGET SONG
Promise you
3月13日
So Into You
3月14日
BUT
愛証
3月18日
Like It
WALK OF MY LIFE
3月28日
love goes like...
3月31日
It's all Love!
faraway
Twinkle (Koda Kumi Version)
4月8日
W FACE
4月13日
Hot Stuff
Trust you (Thanks to MAM&GRAMMA Ver.)
5月9日
Trust Your Love
5月24日
恋のつぼみ
5月26日
キューティーハニー
6月11日
Moon Crying
That Ain't Cool
6月22日
Butterfly
6月27日
FREAKY
Run For Your Life
7月7日
Lollipop
Inside Fishbowl
Outside Fishbowl
7月8日
Lick me ♥
ECSTASY
走れ!
7月22日
EX TAPE
HURRICANE
7月24日
love across the ocean
7月26日
JUICY
With your smile
I'll be there
人魚姫
7月28日
Chase
7月31日
LALALALALA
TOUCH DOWN
8月1日
Whatchu Waitin' On?
8月2日
LIT
8月6日
HOTEL
MONEY IN MY BAG
8月17日
Poppin' love cocktail
IN THE AIR
V.I.P.
KO-SO-KO-SO
8月20日
SO FEVER
君想い
NEVER GIVE IT UP
8月22日
HAIRCUT
WATCH OUT 〜DNA〜
CHANCES ALL
8月27日
COME WITH ME
9月7日
Promise
Star
9月8日
奇跡
9月12日
愛のうた
9月16日
Alive
Physical thing
9月21日
愛を止めないで
You are not alone
9月22日
好きで、好きで、好きで。
あなただけが
walk 〜to the future〜
10月3日
COLOR OF SOUL
10月4日
HUSH
10月8日
TABOO
10月18日
夢のうた
ふたりで…
10月24日
Go to the top
11月5日
Dance In The Rain
11月7日
LAST ANGEL
11月13日
Dreaming Now!
11月21日
WON'T BE LONG
11月25日
Selfish
SHAKE IT
24

"Get Up & Move!!" was uploaded on a different date, though - should've been 03/14
We might get another variance from the schedule with "Love goes like..." or "W FACE"

Overall, I think is a great idea - hope avex's gonna release a blu-ray with the music videos too! :D

Kuu will be performing Cutie Honey and Butterfly at the Music Station Super Live.

^ Thank god! ♥

Interesting that they went with Get Up & Move!! right now, I thought they were going to wait till march for the BOUNCE & LOVERS date. Tomorrow we're getting DDD, I hope the white bars are gone but sadly I don't think they will remove 'em.

Can't wait for January... ♥

[01.04] Lies
[01.11] feel
[01.15] Crazy 4 U
[01.18] Candy feat. Mr.Blistah
[01.19] hands
[01.20] Can We Go Back
[01.20] WINTER of LOVE
On and On
NO ME WITHOUT YOU
[01.23] anytime
[01.25] JAPONESQUE
Boom Boom Boys
No Man's Land
V.I.P. feat. T-PAIN
Lay Down
ESCALATE
Love Me Back -album-
So Nice feat. Mr.Blistah
Slow feat. Omarion
Everyday
Love Technique
You are not alone Live Version
Brave
All for you
[01.25] No Regret
[01.28] TRICK
show girl
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE
That Ain't Cool (Album version)
[01.30] Kingdom
Introduction For Kingdom
anytime (album ver.)
Under
Koi no Mahou
Himitsu
Ai no Uta (album ver.)
MORE
Amai Wana
Anata ga Shite Kureta Koto
Wonderland
Black Cherry (Live Version)

^the white bars were especially chosen for the Video and are part of it's aesthetics.

I know, I just don't think it's a good choice. XXX doesn't have and it fits better.

Sorry kaled kalil, the white bars are here to stay :laugh

Interesting to see with all those uploads of old videos is that the most watched video after about a week and a half (205k views) is the promo video for her 20th Anniversary.
Looks like people are more interested in what she's currently doing instead of her old stuff?
Or more interested in her live performances.

^GOSH DDD is still one of my fav song + video. Dat pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~ rub is everything.

Yaaaas for DDD

And I can't wait for January, I remember some JAPONESQUE PVs had HD TV versions but since there was no BD release we never got everything in HD. Hope they uploaded them at least in 720p.