The 117th Official Thread ~walk to the future~
 

Welcome to Koda Kumi Sekai.

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Stage Name: Koda Kumi / 倖田來未
Real Name: Kouda Kumiko / 神田來未子
Birthdate: 13 November 1982 (Showa 57)
Blood Type: A
Hometown: Kyoto

Hobbies: Shopping, Goods.
Favorite Sport: Squash
Favorite Type of Music: Hip Hop
Favorite Dish to Cook: Niku Jaga (Beef and Potatoes)
Favorite Saying: Ikkai ichi e (Once in a lifetime chance)
Favorite Colors: Purple and green
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite DVD: Haneru no tobira
Favorite Brands: D&G and H・A・K
Favorite Food: Okonomiyaki, 100% Fruit Juice, Perrier
Favorite Japanese Artists: Toshinori Yonekura, Sukima Switch
Favorite Western Artists: Christina Aguilera, Nelly, Pink, Pharrell Williams
Something She Can't Be Without: Love
Favorite Part of Her Own Body: The "kori kori" of her waist.
Something Often Unexpected: 'No smoking & no alcohol'
Something Unacceptable: Lies and deception
Special Ability: To be able to talk until her voice goes hoarse.

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→ Koda Kumi Official Website
→ Koda Kumi Lyrics Library
→ Koda Kumi Singles in 320kbps
→ Koda Kumi Music Videos
→ Koda Kumi iPod PVs
→ Koda Kumi All DVD Lives
→ Koda Kumi Screencaps
→ Koda Kumi Lyrics and Interview Translations


Credits: Tsubasa / FinalFayth / Cherrim / Corvina / ero-kakkoii

Updates from last pages of previous thread!

- [rumor] Kuu is shooting a photobook in Brazil. Leslie Key is also in Brazil right now! COINCIDENCE?
- Ayu x Kuu on music station, Kuu is performing suki de!
- Lucky charms version of suki de is number 1 & 2 at mu-mo!
- Strobe edge loves Swallowtail Butterfly! ME TOO
- JpopYuna is releasing a Kuu cover album, stay tuned for more news!

^ haha, I like this news flash:laugh Thanks for the new thread.
In case you didn't see it in the last thread, thanks Tsubasa for the previews!
Can't wait for MS!...suki de, suki deeeeee...

:roflmao

omg I can't wait for the photobook!!

who is JpopYuna?

I love Kumi threads omg

JpopYuna :thud .......

I bet it will be stunning, flawless, perfect, more amazing than the original versions, etc. :laugh

Here's your chance to get into the klub, Strobe!

Who is JpopYuna?

I think she does JPop covers on Youtube?

I hope Kuu goes to LA soon to record PVs/record music because I am moving there! I know Ayu was in LA last year, I can stalk her too.

OMG ME TOO. :heart

Girl..you don't wanna know. If you watch her videos..you will become angry..& wonder why no one has put her in a psych ward.

i thought jpopyuna decided to put her career on hold after that incident a few weeks ago :(

and omg a new photobook, i hope the rumor is true.

or at least given her a metronome, or taught her what "rhythm", "synchronization", and "beat" are.

Oh my god...I'm glad you put down all the good news before you dropped the bomb about yuna...


Leslie Kee :thud

Can anyone tell me where I can hear Kuu's cover of Swallowtail Butterfly? Everyone keeps talking about how great it is for a while and I want to hear it for myself.

I think this could be true because the girl is so random to know somethin' about Kumi... xD (I'm from Brazil, so...)
I can't believe that she's so close and I won't see her ;-; but I hope this is true too ♥

^
Maybe this is all for the new album...




Lol jpopyuna.

Or maybe the Hey Baby pv... Would be great LOL

:OMG Kuu & Leslie belong together!!

I hope <3 , But I don't think so maybe at least will be a bonus track for the next album

And YAAAAY For the hotness especially with REZRI KEEE !!!!! :tipsy:tipsy:tipsy

Lol she's still on AHS...deja vu :P

But omg Kuu+Leslie=:luv2 I'm so excited! ♥♥♥

WOW! I'm in love! Is there an audio rip of this anywhere?

^ I haven't seen one, but I think I have an audio rip of it..I just have to look around my computer to find it.

EDIT: Here, I uploaded it.
http://www.mediafire.com/?6o5130jcb1cub8b

I squealed when I saw GLAY
so many good artists can't wait

You are one of the most amazing people ever! Thank you!

OMG Photobook <3

KODA, Ayu and Ai
I can't wait !!!!!

Maybe She is Shooting a Hey Baby!PV with the Samba scene?!?!

Photobook! &Leslie :heart

Hey Baby! pv plz, or maybe, new album pv plz.

I just heard the full version of both songs. Their quite simple and sweet. in HQ it'll definitely be better. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the ending chorus of SUki de...its so emotional ~

^I'm not sure but I hope the choreography is what it was in the shin-chan opening.

I know, I feel so special!!

Chara is an artist I appreciate very, very much but I think Kumi's version is A LOT better... I've been listening to it nonstop for the past two days. She hit everything so perfectly in that performance.

Well you're going to regret asking this, BUT...:

suki dex3/anata dake ga... is such a great single!

:heart:heart:heart
just watched it for the first time...awww....... I am so happy I preordered the single. Can't wait to see how this fc limited amulets look like.

The new single & covers are nice ^^

So she's really going to do samba in her next PV... It seems so :laugh

Sorry I don't want to bring this out, but I am SO curious.

In her walk〜to the future〜, does she wear bra? I am not sure if I see her n_ppl_s around 0:15 - 0:18.. @.@......

^ I love that costume :luv2

omg yes please :luv2

mmmm oh yeah so hot!

I remember reading somewhere that someone found the 12 Singles Collection covers offensive :/

@kotora: Don't worry, I was wondering that too :P

^ Yeah people said that it was stereotyping cultures lol.

^But, that's so stupid. Like, go tell the Miss Universe Pageant it's being offensive with it's "stereotypical" national costumes. Oh wait, they are designed by people from the country.

Waaah. People worry about stereotyping too much now-a-days. We get it that people are different. That doesn't mean take away all symbolism for every damn little thing. I feel like the only people who get mad about symbolism (or at least the ones who get fired up the most about it) are the ones who the stereotype actually fits.

I personally loved the 12 Singles covers. You can't please everyone, though.

12 singles is a great concept, except someone should tell Kuu that 1. Alaska isn't a country and neither is Hawaii :P still love her though~

Tsubasa your set is adorable!

I don't see how they could be offensive. There weren't stereotypes implemented, simply typical traditional dress (though a bit exaggerated and Kuu-fied) from the different cultures...

It's not like the American one had a gun in her hand and the Chinese one a takeout box.

Wasn't it supposed to represent 12 cultures and not 12 countries though?

^I thought I read somewhere that it was supposed to be 12 countries but I could have misread it.

Samba? Kuu? Pv?
:shakehead :eek :thud :D
:luv2 :luv2 :luv2

By the way I also ordered both limited mu-mo versions. Can't wait to receive all the stuff! And hopefully those amulets bring luck to my love life, lol.

Tsubasa, I love your set as well!

translations could be bad too~

edit: randomness~ Futari de...is awesome. I just miss the "YEAAAHHH" from Yume no Uta.

No one does these ballads like kuu does these ballads.

:laugh I love this thread. You guys are so funny.

I love Leslie Kee, he's a genius :yes

Considering one of them was supposed to represent ALASKA I doubt they were supposed to be countries XD

Was it already posted that Kuu's going to perform at Autumn/Winter Girls Award Japan 2010 show? (4minute and w-inds. are also going to appear here). I don't know the date of show though.

Kuu+Samba=hot!

She's the only Japanese singer who'll be able to pull it off.

I'm excited!

I'd LOVE to see Kuu do samba! So sexy! I always wanted to take ballroom dancing lessons and learn salsa and such...

I hope that is not her last PV because no bra in the PV.

My friend stayed 6 hours in front of the supposed hotel where Kumi is\was but he don't saw her :~~
But a guy that work in there said that she was in this hotel but she was travelin' to another city (a really beautiful beach at Rio called Angra dos Reis / Ilha Grande).
So, Leslie Kee tweet that he was on the same beach yesterday....
I need official information ;-; sorry my poor english :~~

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I think that '12 singles' wasn't only 12 photos.
In that image Kumi was with another costume like an Indian or something like that.

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I never had saw this pictures before, if I'm wrong... I'm sorry. xD

Angra dos Reis is trully a beautiful place! My father usually works there. If it's all true, I'm pretty sure that we gonna have a photobook (or at least a album booklet) with many amazing pictures and scenarios!

I'm imagining Kuu all wet in the photos... perv mind lol

Speaking of Samba... I'd LOVE it if Kuu did the Tango in a PV, I could just see her in a ruby studded black gown. ♥

^ Thanks for info! Aww so this is true! <3

Beach!!! It means... lots of Kuu in bikini !! :heart

This is off-topic but your sig is really nice - I would really love the MOON/blossom single covers if they were like those!

I really hope Ku doing a ballad single now doesn't mean no winter ballad single! I looooooooooove winter/xmasy jpop songs!

THanks for your nicely words! :)

I wish Ku has a ballad song for her parents. Ayu has done that for her father.

that show girl is not what i imagined for samba. I'm youtubing "samba" and it seems to be very spanish, sexy, flamenco inspired. First thing that popped into my mind was this picture.

Also, after youtubing "samba" I got this video. So cool! *0* I'd love something like this from kumi.

@kaled kalil
Is that Kuu or Ayu in your avatar? It's a very Hamasaki Ayumi-ish hairstyle and reminiscent of a shoot I remember, but it really looks like Kuu's face/nose/sexy eyes.

@all.night.raver: Is the face of Kuu and the head of Ayumi ♥:

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Click to see the bigger ver.

^ Wow such a great job kaled :heart , I'm Curious to see the original pictures :lech

^ Thank you so much ♥
I used those photos:

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NICE!!!
good job

She looks good like that! I think Kuu would look gorgeous if she did the whole "glamorous diva" look that Ayu has done.

Guys i'm starting to run every morning now to lose weight, and I'm playing Kuu songs as I run. Just thinking of her, and how Max called her fat and how she changed and become the hotter woman than she ever was... it makes me even more motivated.

Right now, she's my inspiration :yes

That is what I did before I got into shape... I made a playlist with Kuu's dance music (get up & move, black cherry, etc.) and used it when I worked out. Kuu is my daily inspiration :heart

@jun: :shuhug you're awesome~

Kuu is totally awesome in glam diva~ But I know she really likes her little hip hop style with all those pastel colors that remind me of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air lol

@khaled: your graphics are amazing! I first noticed you from one of your older avas~ It's always nice to see graphics that just make you stop in your tracks :)

:yes she sure is~

we all are aren't we? :D

I wonder if we'll get a Spanish influenced song since Kuu is gonna dance to Samba? So it'll be something hot like Candy/Amai Wana and all that? Awesome !

OMG Awesome Avatar khaled <3

If I was Kuu, I would have beat the hell out of Max if he called me fat <3
But then again that made Kuu SUPER HOT so I don't care~

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that's so cool!!! ^^
hope it's true! leslie lee is just an amazing photographer and brazil is definitely a wonderful place to take a shoot!!

^ junniorkopke is a major Kuu stan like me, his last.fm + weheartit account is filled with Kuu. I doubt he would make up a story with as much as he likes Kuu :yes

omg a photobook shot by Leslie Kee *drools*

on the official webpage of leslie kee there's a lot of interesting photos! I've seen a few of kuu that I've never seen before.
check it out!

www.lesliekeesuper.com

there's also many sessions of ayu, namie, and even leah dizon hahahaah xD
I didn't know that this guy made the epic covers of black cherry and second session :D

My Mom asked me to put D.D.D., Get Up&Move!! and Love goes like... on her mp3 player a long time ago. D.D.D. was pretty much the first Japanese song she liked and she always seems to ask me "so who's this?" whenever a Kuu song is on. My answer is always "Koda Kumi" never "Ayumi" lol.

I'm so saaaaaaaaad!!!! I can't believe Kumi came to Brazil and I didn't have a chance to see her D:
I just hope someone could get to her, 'cause she should know that she has a lot of brazillian fans!!!

omg D.D.D. is my mom's favorite kuu song... LOL she loves the medley with it during TRICK tour. i put it on her ipod too :love

^ LOL My mom used to hate kuu but after hearing Moon crying She changed her mind but she isn't into her up-beat songs , We watched TRICK tour together few days ago x) and told me to pre-order Suki de x3 with UNIVERSE Live tour DVD :laugh

Aww you guys have the best moms!

hahaha^^, My mom love kuu too! she said if kuu has a perfect body and awesome voice for japanese singer ( she said like that after watchingthe opening of BlackCherry with me..:D :D)

I envy your moms!!
My mum doesn't give a damn about Japanese music; she thinks I'm weird :laugh

whoa.. can't wait for the 2nd Photo-book!!