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do it again 19th January 2011 06:11 AM

The 128th Thread ☆ POP DIVA [02/02] ★ Dejavu [03/02]
 

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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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Single
01. TAKE BACK [2000.12.06]
02. Trust Your Love [2001.04.09]
03. COLOR OF SOUL [2001.08.03]
04. So Into You [2002.03.13]
05. love across the ocean [2002.07.24]
06. m·a·z·e [2002.12.11]
07. real Emotion/1000の言葉 [2003.03.05]
08. COME WITH ME [2003.08.27]
09. Gentle Words [2003.12.10]
10. Crazy 4 U [2004.01.15]
11. LOVE & HONEY [2004.05.26]
12. Chase [2004.07.28]
13. 奇跡 [2004.09.08]
14. hands [2005.01.19]
15. Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT [2005.04.13]
16. Butterfly [2005.06.22]
17. flower [2005.08.10]
18. Promise/Star [2005.09.07]
19. you [2005.12.07]
20. Birthday Eve [2005.12.14]
21. D.D.D. feat. SOULHEAD [2005.12.21]
22. Shake It Up [2005.12.28]
23. Lies [2006.01.04]
24. feel [2006.01.11]
25. Candy feat. Mr. Blistah [2006.01.18]
26. No Regret [2006.01.25]
27. 今すぐ欲しい [2006.02.01]
28. KAMEN feat. 石井竜也 [2006.02.08]
29. WIND [2006.02.15]
30. Someday/Boys♥Girls [2006.02.22]
31. 恋のつぼみ [2006.05.24]
32. 4 hot wave [2006.07.26]
33. 夢のうた/ふたりで... [2006.10.18]
34. Cherry Girl/運命 [2006.12.06]
35. BUT/愛証 [2007.03.14]
36. FREAKY [2007.06.27]
37. 愛のうた [2007.09.12]
38. LAST ANGEL feat. 東方神起 [2007.11.07]
39. anytime [2008.01.23]
40. MOON [2008.06.12]
41. TABOO [2008.10.08]
42. stay with me [2008.12.10]
43. It's all Love! (倖田來未Śmisono) [2009.03.31]
44. 3 SPLASH [2009.07.08]
45. Alive/Physical thing [2009.09.16]
46. Can We Go Back [2010.01.20]
47. Gossip Candy [2010.07.07]
48. 好きで、好きで、好きで。/ あなただけが [2010.09.22]
49. POP DIVA [2011.02.02]

Album
01. affection [2002.03.27]
02. grow into one [2003.03.19]
03. feel my mind [2004.02.18]
04. secret [2005.02.09]
05. Black Cherry [2006.12.20]
06. Kingdom [2008.01.30]
07. TRICK [2009.01.28]
08. UNIVERSE [2010.02.03]
09. Dejavu [2011.03.02]

Compilation Album
01. BEST ~first things~ [2005.09.21]
02. BEST ~second session~ [2006.03.08]
03. BEST ~BOUNCE & LOVERS~ [2007.03.14]
04. OUT WORKS & COLLABORATION BEST [2009.03.25]
05. KODA KUMI DRIVING HIT'S [2009.03.25]
06. BEST ~third universe~ [2010.02.03]
07. KODA KUMI DRIVING HIT'S 2 [2010.03.31]

Cover Album
01. ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~ [2010.10.13]

Digital Release
01. KODA KUMI REMIX ALBUM [2006.02.22]
02. Get It On [2006.03.01]
03. Hey Baby!(TV Version) [2010.12.08]

Live DVD
01. secret ~FIRST CLASS LIMITED LIVE~ [2005.09.21]
02. LIVE TOUR 2005 ~first things~ deluxe edition [2006.09.13]
03. LIVE TOUR 2006-2007 ~second session~ [2007.03.28]
04. LIVE TOUR 2007 ~Black Cherry~ SPECIAL FINAL in TOKYO DOME [2008.03.31]
05. LIVE TOUR 2008 ~Kingdom~ [2008.09.24]
06. FAN CLUB EVENT 2008「Let's Party Vol.1」[2009.02.25]
07. LIVE TOUR 2009 ~TRICK~ [2009.10.21]
08. 2009 TAIWAN LIVE [2010.03.10]
09. LIVE TOUR 2010 ~UNIVERSE~ [2010.10.06]
10. KODA KUMI "ETERNITY~Love & Songs~"at Billboard Live [2011.02.09]

Music Clip DVD
01. 7 SPIRITS [2003.03.19]
02. feel... [2004.03.24]
03. girls ~Selfish~ [2004.11.25]

US Release (as KODA)
01. TAKE BACK [2001.05.12]
02. Trust Your Love [2002.11.02]



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2nd Photobook
「BRAZIL」
Release Date: 2010.10.06

Photographer: Leslie Kee
Details: 168 pages, 22 costumes, a special interview

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Cover Album
「ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~」
Release Date: 2010.10.13


1. TATTOO
2. ラヴ・イズ・オーヴァー
3. SWEET MEMORIES
4. 言えないよ
5. 0時前のツンデレラ
6. め組のひと
7. BE MY BABY
8. 小さな恋のうた
9. ワインレッドの心
10. I Love you, SAYONARA
11. Swallowtail Butterfly ~あいのうた~
12. さよならの向う側

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Live Tour DVD
「KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2010 ~UNIVERSE~」
Release Date: 2010.10.06


-OPENING MOVIE-
01. Step Into My World
02. UNIVERSE
03. BUT
-INTERLUDE MOVIE 1-
04. Lick me ❤
05. SUPERSTAR
06. 恋のつぼみ AIRLINE ver.
07. Stay
-INTERLUDE MOVIE 2-
08. Got To Be Real
09. キューティーハニー
10. Dance Part
11. ECSTASY
12. Physical Thing
13. No Way
-INTERLUDE MOVIE 3-
14. 愛のうた
15. ふたりで・・・
16. You're So Beautiful
-INTERLUDE MOVIE 4-
17. Can We Go Back
18. FREAKY
19. Work It Out!
20. 走れ!
21. With your smile

-ENCORE-
22. Single Medley:
Lady Go! / stay with me / Butterfly
LAST ANGEL / TABOO / girls / Good☆day
23. Comes Up
24. walk

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48th Single
「好きで、好きで、好きで。/あなただけが」
Release Date: 2010.09.22


DISC1 – CD
● 好きで、好きで、好きで。(Suki de, Suki de, Suki de.)
● あなただけが (Anata Dake Ga)
● walk ~to the future~

DISC2 – DVD
● 好きで、好きで、好きで。
● あなただけが
● walk ~to the future~




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Studio Album
「Dejavu」
Release Date: 2011.03.02


DISC1 – CD
01.Introduction
02.POP DIVA
03.Lollipop
04.Okay
05.逢いたくて
06.Passing By
07.AT THE WEEK END
08.Interlude
09.タイトル未定
10.Melting
11.Hey baby!
12.あなただけが 
13.好きで、好きで、好きで。
14.Bambi
15.I Don't Love You !??

DISC2 – DVD
■POP DIVA
■Lollipop
■好きで、好きで、好きで。
■あなただけが
■walk
■Bambi
■め組のひと
■BE MY BABY
■Passing By

DISC3 – LIVE DVD
01. Outside Fishbowl
02. Lady Go!
03. Butterfly
04. Driving
05. real Emotion
06. Hot Stuff feat.Blistah
07. Lollipop
08. Dance Part
09. Run For Your Life
10. BUT
11. With your smile

【第2幕】
12. Lick me♥
13. SUPERSTAR
14. 恋のつぼみ
15. stay
16. 大切な君へ

【第3幕】
17. 愛のことば
18. Someday
19. You' re So Beautiful
20. I' ll be there
21. Once Again
22. Dance Part
23. Moon Crying
24. 愛のうた

【第4幕】
25. Got To Be Real
26. Dance Part
27. ECSTASY remix
28. UNIVERSE
29. No Way
30. you

【第5幕】
31. Can We Go Back
32. FREAKY
33. Work It Out!
34. 走れ
35. girls

【ENCORE】
EN1. Single Medley
 (Shake It Up~Cherry Girl~D.D.D.~It's all Love!~WIND remix~COME WITH ME)
EN2. キューティーハニー
EN3. Comes Up
EN4. walk

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49th Single
「POP DIVA」
Release Date: 2011.02.02


DISC1 – CD
● POP DIVA
● BLACK CANDY

DISC2 – DVD
● POP DIVA
● BLACK CANDY

Description: Lyric / Music / Produce / All Instruments & Programming: STY
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Previous works: JUICY (Black Cherry), Step Into My World (UNIVERSE), Ai no Uta (URBAN KISS Version)


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10th Live DVD
「KODA KUMI "ETERNITY~Love & Songs~"at Billboard Live」
Release Date: 2011.02.09


01.SWEET MEMORIES 
02.TATTOO 
03.Break it down 
04.MORE 
05.愛のうた 
06.好きで、好きで、好きで。 
07.0時前のツンデレラ 
08.愛のことば 
09.magic 
10.You’re So Beautiful 
11.小さな恋のうた 
12.め組のひと 
13.BE MY BABY 
14.走れ! 



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POP DIVA Covers added; 30 Sec preview download here credit to Hikki-kun @JPM

Koda Reki previews



2010.12.05 「10th Anniversary FANTASIA」

Setlist

Chapter 1: Joy
01.Butterfly
02.show girl
03.Cherry Girl
04.Imasugu hoshii
05.Lolipop
06.Crazy 4 U

Chapter 2: Anger
07.Selfish
08.Ningyo hime
09.We will rock you~real Emotion~BUT~FREAKY

Chapter 3: Sadness
10.Ai no Uta
11.Rain~Promise~Anata dake ga~come back
12.0Ji mae no Cinderella
13.TAKE BACK(Accoustic guitar ver.)
14.Moon Crying
15.Ai no Kotoba

Chapter 4: Pleasure
16.Koi no Tsubomi
17.Inside Fishbowl
18.Gentle Words
19.Someday
20.Lick me

Encore:
EN1.BE MY BABY
EN2.Megumi no Hito
EN3.UNIVERSE
EN4.Dance Part
EN5.It's all Love! feat. misono

W Encore
WEN1.COME WITH ME~Ready Go!~So Into You~WON'T BE LONG~TABOO~Trust Your Love~Chase~Cutie Honey~No Regret~love across the ocean -remix-~Come Over
WEN2.Suki de suki de Suki de
WEN3.WIND
WEN4.walk

Pictures


Reports
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★ Report by Hikki-Kun @ JPM
Spoiler:

【KODA KUMI 10th Anniversary FANTASIA 2010.12.5 at Tokyo Dome】

Chapter 1: Joy

Starts with Kuu walking, the movie shows her sexy legs walking in luxurious high heels. When she enter a LIBRARY
And she opens a book
The scenary is a BIG library! THE BIGGEST SCREENS I'VE EVER SEEN FROM HER!

Start: We can see only her silhouette over the lihgt

She asks: DO YOU KNOW WHERE I AM?


1.Butterfly

She flies from the back top to the stage!!! She was incredible using a purple dress with butterfly wings!

2.show girl
she takes out the purple outfit, and she's dressed with some mini-dress with tail (like show girl performance from TRICK Tour) It was yellow!

3.Cherry Girl

Very cool!

4.Ima sugu hoshii

REALLY SEXY! She took out the tail from the yellow outfit

5.Lolipop

Same choreography

6.Crazy 4 U

Same choreography

Chapter 2: Anger

The movie shows Koda Kumi Joy(sexy) x Koda Kumi Anger (rock)
When they "fight" against each other
by the end she says it's ok because they're both Koda Kumi.
And the screen asked us to shake the red light

7.Selfish

Very COOL, but the outfit wasn't the best, but it was cool anyway.
She did the chain choreography again and also that ending

8.Ningyo hime

Coo, she takes a rock singer microphone

9.we will rock you~real Emotion~BUT~FREAKY

She was in the middle stage! HER ENGLISH WAS PRETTY COOL

Chapter 3: Sadness
One of the most funniest videos. A cry-over-the-top Koda Kumi appears. We have to shake the blue lights for her stop to cry. When she stops, she starts crying again out from nothing! And everytime the Anger Koda Kumi irritates her and she cries. But when she cries a lot a BIG wave comes and get everybody wet.

10.Ai no Uta
A blue tacky outfit that I didn't like at all, but her hair was pretty cool.

11.Rain~Promise~Anata dake ga~come back
REALLY COOL, but ***** forgot some lyrics as she always does xD

12.0Ji mae no Cinderella

Pretty, she was sitting in the stair

13.TAKE BACK(Accoustic guitar ver.)

PRETTY PRETTY!

14.Moon Crying
15.Ai no Kotoba

She was in the top of something xD

Chapter 4: Pleasure

This Koda Kumi was the CUTEST ONE EVER! She was so happy dancing and singing...everybody laughed a lot of her happiness.

16.Koi no Tsubomi

OMFG!!! JESUS CHRIST! WWHAT WAS THAT OUTFIT??? HER BEST OUTFIT EVER!!! EVER EVER EVER! I ALMOST CRIED WHEN I SAW HER SHE WAS ****ING CUTE OMG GOMGOMGOMGO She flied, and also a huge book flied too.

17.Inside Fishbowl

THAT WAS AWESOME! IT MADE ME LOVE THE SONG EVEN MORE!
They showed the Koda Kumis frmo the pvs, and also there were 2 spaces in the middle of them, one occupied by Kuu and the other one by Shinnosuke. They made the same choreography from the PV! That was hella cute!!!

18.Gentle Words
19.Someday
20.Lick me

Towel Dance!

Encore:
This time she made us do with all the lights like that game guitar hero! hahaha that was really funny!

EN1.BE MY BABY

Just like in the TV! AWESOME!

EN2.Megumi no Hito
EN3.UNIVERSE
EN4.Dance Part
EN5.It's all Love!(w/misono)

OMFG! IVE NEVER LOVED MISONO SO MUCH!!! THEY APPEARED IN CHAIRS LIKE PROFESSOR XAVIER FROM X-MAN!! WHAT WAS THAT? THEY DRIVED THROUGH THE STAGE. Oh, NEW ARRANGE HERE! EVERYTHING was eletronic!

W Encore
WEN1.COME WITH ME~Lady Go!~So Into You~WON'T BE LONG~TABOO~Trust Your Love~Chase~Cutie Honey~No Regret~love across the ocean -remix-~Come Over
WEN2.Suki de suki de Suki de
She remembered the lyrics! Perfect performance!

WEN3.WIND
WEN4.walk

She get on the top of the ribbon and it lifts her up. She flies to the main stage.

There's a HUGE book, and it opens, also 3 pages...and then she enters the book and it closes!

Then there was a message which i forgot! But this time nothing like To be continued. THANKS GOD! hahaha

Later if I remember more, I come and tell!!


★ Report by Psychotic_X @ JPM
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I just got home... ill do a quick review now using the setlist provided cause i forgot some of it...
in general it was a good show.. but nothing spectacular for her 10th year anniversary tbh...
her black cherry special final at tokyo dome was more extravagant

The opening was Kuu walking through a library and she opens the book called "The Legend of Koda Kumi"...
she blows a kiss and a butterfly appears and then the screen blanks and the lights move around...
until it shines on the end of the catwalk at the top and there's Kuu and she's in the butterfly outfit...

Chapter 1: Joy (PINK)
1.Butterfly*
2.show girl*
3.Cherry Girl*
4.Ima sugu hoshii
5.Lolipop
6.Crazy 4 U

* For these songs she sang only a bit of the song.. the verse and the chorus and then she changed to the next one...
Then it shows Kuu walking around and then theres like an explosion of some sort..
and shes fighting with another Kuu (but dressed in black)... and they have an arguement and then it turns into the Angry section

Chapter 2: Anger (RED)
7.Selfish
8.Ningyo hime
9.we will rock you~real Emotion~BUT~FREAKY

After the pink Kuu and the black Kuu fight... they run into a white Kuu whos crying..
and when she cries she causes the water to run.... and she cried so much they got wiped out by a massive wave...
This lead to the Sadness section...

Chapter 3: Sadness (BLUE)
10.Ai no Uta
[Short MC]
11.Rain~Promise~Anata dake ga~come back *
12.0Ji mae no Cinderella
13.TAKE BACK(Accoustic guitar ver.)
14.Moon Crying
15.Ai no Kotoba

* She was explains that her 10 years being a singer has gone by so quickly even though 10 years is a long time..
and she talks about how 5 years of it was really hard for her.. and that she wants to sing some old songs..

After the white Kuu, the pink Kuu and the black Kuu come back on the screen...
they go into this happy place... where they see this Kawaii Kuu-chan..
and then Kuu realises that her journey over the last 10 years has been a mixture of emotions..
there were Joyful moments (PINK), Angry moments (RED) and Sad moments (BLUE)...
then she takes the hand of the Kawaii Kuu chan and then it leads to the next section...

Chapter 4: Pleasure (YELLOW)
16.Koi no Tsubomi
17.Inside Fishbowl
18.Gentle Words
19.Someday
20.Lick me

For the encore video... the Kuu that opened the book comes up on the screen..
and she tells everyone to play a game with her.. Kinda like those DDR, guitar hero types..
shes like in ur left hand use the Pink and the right use the Blue and then play these songs with me...
After 2 levels she starts the encore..

Encore:
EN1.BE MY BABY
EN2.Megumi no Hito
EN3.UNIVERSE
EN4.Dance Part
EN5.It's all Love!(w/misono)

W Encore
WEN1.COME WITH ME~Ready Go!~So Into You~WON'T BE LONG~TABOO~Trust Your Love~Chase~Cutie Honey~No Regret~love across the ocean -remix-~Come Over
WEN2.Suki de suki de Suki de
[MC with Shintaro and Misono]
WEN3.WIND
WEN4.walk

The ending starts with Kuu singing walk and shes riding on this giant bow..
the same kind thats on the FANTASIA goods... so she rides on it down the catwalk to the mainstage..
and then at the end of it she does some acrobatic stuff and then at the bottom of the stairs theres a book...
and she lands in the book..
then the screen starts and its like....

Tomorrow Koda Kumi will begin her 11th year. She will continue to sing and to make you smile.
Or something along those lines and that was it....

In general the show was good...
The yellow corset outfit was the best... after that it was kinda gross..
especially the Black dyke look she was going for with the wig....

Once again guys theres NO band... the staging was rather simple...
the screens at the back moved around from time to time..
and the circular catwalk section lit up and lifted into the air.....

The goods line wasnt too bad but they sold out of alot of things..
including the glowsticks.. so I didnt get to use a glowstick!! GRRRR...
also they were trying to keep with the colour theme so there were notices around saying that if you brought your glowstick from last time.. please dont use it...


Koda Kumi 2010 Total Sales

☆ Can We Go Back (Limited) - 36,565

☆ BEST ~third universe~ & UNIVERSE - 371,590

☆ Driving Hit's 2 - 43,032

☆ Gossip Candy - 84,358

☆ 好きで、好きで、好きで。/あなただけが - 81,778

☆ Live Tour 2010 ~UNIVERSE~ - 67,078

☆ ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~ - 87,378

Total =771,779



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Live Performances
2010.12.04 「FNS歌謡際」(FNS Kayousai) - performed 好きで、好きで、好きで。 & め組のひと & ワインレッドの心
2010.12.05] 「10th Anniversary FANTASIA」
2010.12.15 「ベストアーティスト2010」 (Best Artist 2010)
2010.12.24 『ミュージックステーションスーパーライブ 2010』 (Music Station Super Live)
2010.12.31 「第61回 NHK紅白歌合戦」 (61st Kohaku Uta Gassen)

Magazines
2010.12.07 『GLAMOROUS』
2010.12.21 『ViVi』



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Thread Credits: Kingdom ★ Tsubasa2591 ★ Cherrim ★ FinalFayth ★ Corvina ★ do it again

jbrat2219 19th January 2011 06:23 AM

Sweet!

maze 19th January 2011 06:26 AM

thank you for making the new thread :luv2
pretty excited for this album! I wonder if CD+DVD cover will be a different shot..

do it again 19th January 2011 06:29 AM

I hope it will!! I'm really excited for this photoshoot because i love the concept, i hope the booklet photos will be amazing like they are for all of her other albums!! The more pics the better! Also I hope that this theme will continue for the Dejavu tour and we'll get another beautiful pamphlet of pics! I love that whenever Kumi releases something, there are always a lot of pictures!!!

I just pre-ordered my copy of Dejavu CD+2DVD from CDJapan and it only came out to $58 because I had a coupon and some points! Basically free shipping. :D

P.S. Tsubasa ur avatar is so nice! Definitely my favorite of the 2. :D

KarenPang 19th January 2011 07:32 AM

woo hoo , new thread & I'm excited to get Dejavu when it's out in March *O*

Minttulatte 19th January 2011 07:40 AM

Yey for the new topic <3 I can't wait for POP DIVA, ETERNITY Live and Dejavu and her tour. Awesome. Kuu really knows how to make people obsessed with herself lol. :D She's so cool <3

love in music 19th January 2011 07:41 AM

great new thread! I really hope BLACK CANDY will be a hot dance song. POP DIVA doesn't really satisfy me for a kuu dance song. I gave it more listens to try to get it to grow on me, but I still can't like that chorus. I think the verses are great now, but just when I'm starting to jam that chorus comes in and ruins things.

Twinkle ! 19th January 2011 07:46 AM

^ the same thing :/, I still can't get into the song , it's a shame I've never felt this way about one of Kumi's songs :weep .

emi♡ 19th January 2011 07:52 AM

have you tried dancing to it yet? lol

Zeke. 19th January 2011 08:12 AM

I haven't listened in full yet but it just sounds like the melody is just very flat. Too much shouting and chanting. It's not very good musically. But I wonder how the b-side will turn out. Kumi's b-sides I usually like a lot but I mean if it's stronger than POP DIVA, why would they have it as a b-side? So I am not expecting much at all.

love in music 19th January 2011 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by all.night.raver (Post 2614203)
Kumi's b-sides I usually like a lot but I mean if it's stronger than POP DIVA, why would they have it as a b-side? So I am not expecting much at all.

I don't know, but it happens sometimes. It happened with Can We Go Back, stay with me, MOON, and ai no uta imo.

do it again 19th January 2011 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by all.night.raver (Post 2614203)
I haven't listened in full yet but it just sounds like the melody is just very flat. Too much shouting and chanting. It's not very good musically. But I wonder how the b-side will turn out. Kumi's b-sides I usually like a lot but I mean if it's stronger than POP DIVA, why would they have it as a b-side? So I am not expecting much at all.

[2] You and I must be brainmates~

Twinkle ! 19th January 2011 08:22 AM

anytime is one my favorite songs by Kumi , but to be honest bounce is so much better imo . so i can still hope for BLACK CANDY :D

RikkuChii 19th January 2011 08:27 AM

^ Oh, yes. Bounce. :heart

Cherry Dynamite 19th January 2011 09:18 AM

OHMYGOD THAT WAS FAST LOL

AyuHamasaki01 19th January 2011 09:26 AM

I wanna hear some Dejavu previews now ... :innocent
I'm really excited!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twinkle ! (Post 2614206)
anytime is one my favorite songs by Kumi , but to be honest bounce is so much better imo . so i can still hope for BLACK CANDY :D

:yes I agree.
Bounce was just awesome, I wish that song had a PV :bsigh

hsienko 19th January 2011 10:38 AM

New thread already, that was fast.

Quote:

Originally Posted by all.night.raver (Post 2614203)
I haven't listened in full yet but it just sounds like the melody is just very flat. Too much shouting and chanting. It's not very good musically. But I wonder how the b-side will turn out. Kumi's b-sides I usually like a lot but I mean if it's stronger than POP DIVA, why would they have it as a b-side? So I am not expecting much at all.

Yeah I agree. I'm not liking POP DIVA too much for the same reasons.

Minttulatte 19th January 2011 11:04 AM

BLACK CANDY sounds really sexy to me for some reason. I hope that I'm not disappointed then because it would be so annoying if it misleads me like that. I hope for a R&B song too. Kuu R&B is delicious. <3

tokyoxjapanxfan 19th January 2011 11:18 AM

i thought melting was the b-side :tipsy

Minttulatte 19th January 2011 11:55 AM

Oo, Bounce is a hot song. I was so glad she did it on dirty ballroom. I love the song very much, I think I played it more than anytime when the single was released lol. :D My other favorite b-sides are Lady Go!, Good*day, Heat, STILL IN LOVE, It's too late, Saigo no ame, Your Sunshine, Taisetsu na kimi e, girls, Run For Your Life and Dear Family. :)

krauterol 19th January 2011 12:20 PM

already new thread? xD
I want POP DIVA pv NAAAAAOOOO!!!!

Twinkle ! 19th January 2011 01:17 PM

is Run For Your Life considered as an A-side or B-side ? , Because if it's a B-side it will be my all time favorite B-side by kumi :heart :heart :heart

KarenPang 19th January 2011 01:23 PM

I count Run For Your Life as a B-side since the single from where it's taken from shares the same title as the main A-side

Run For Your Life has a PV yeah but that's how I see it but then again , it deserves to get a PV cos I like the song & it's just so fun even though I kinda LOL at the Engrish going on in some part of the comic strip like plot for the PV xD :P

Nackar_91 19th January 2011 01:37 PM

Koda Kumi has many B-sides/ A-sides with videos that didn't make it on the album...

Futari de..., Hashire!, inside fishbowl and outside fishbowl, walk ~to the future~, faraway. She's probably the most prolific when it comes to giving videos to just about every song XD

krauterol 19th January 2011 01:57 PM

AGAIN with the discussion of a-sides b-sides??

God, what matters? Kuu has a lot of a-sides that didn't make into the album, and b-sides that are included. Also a-sides with pv's, b-sides with pv's, and b-sides without having a video! Stop spoiling kuu threads with this kind of discussions.

milky_way 19th January 2011 02:20 PM

^ No one's spoiling the thread :shrug

Bad Wolf 19th January 2011 03:14 PM

Kuu has a lot of songs. A lot of these songs are awesome. Naturally, people would want to talk about these things while they wait for new material to drop :3

eta- Personally I've been trying to collect her b-sides, since she has so many of them, but I know that's a project unto itself. I should set aside a whole day for that, haha.

emi♡ 19th January 2011 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krauterol (Post 2614364)
AGAIN with the discussion of a-sides b-sides??

God, what matters? Kuu has a lot of a-sides that didn't make into the album, and b-sides that are included. Also a-sides with pv's, b-sides with pv's, and b-sides without having a video! Stop spoiling kuu threads with this kind of discussions.


Twinkle ! 19th January 2011 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krauterol (Post 2614364)
AGAIN with the discussion of a-sides b-sides??

God, what matters? Kuu has a lot of a-sides that didn't make into the album, and b-sides that are included. Also a-sides with pv's, b-sides with pv's, and b-sides without having a video! Stop spoiling kuu threads with this kind of discussions.

no one was spoiling Kumi's thread :no , you're so overreacting about nothing , we were discussing not fighting !

AyuHamasaki01 19th January 2011 04:29 PM

I can't remember listening to Good*Day ... :tipsy

Quote:

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan (Post 2614290)
i thought melting was the b-side :tipsy

:laugh You're not the only one....

love in music 19th January 2011 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krauterol (Post 2614364)
AGAIN with the discussion of a-sides b-sides??

God, what matters? Kuu has a lot of a-sides that didn't make into the album, and b-sides that are included. Also a-sides with pv's, b-sides with pv's, and b-sides without having a video! Stop spoiling kuu threads with this kind of discussions.

we're just discussing stuff while we wait for new stuff. that's what this thread is for, right? to discuss kuu stuff. I didn't see anyone arguing or anything so I'm not sure why you made this post.

speaking of Run For Your Life, I love that song. it's so catchy. I hadn't listened to it for a while but the DMP performance got me back into it~

Corvina 19th January 2011 05:16 PM

I honestly also thought "the b-side topic again, we just had it in the old thread" while reading. :laugh
Can't pick my favourites of her b-sides, seriously, she has to many great ones. I can always choose one and enjoy it!
But I guess one, Good☆day, Aisho, girls, Run for your life and HEAT feat.MEGARYU are somehow my all time favourites! :heart

I still don't feel Pop Diva that much as well. Listened a couple of times to it, but the chorus is just too shouted and that's a pity, cause the verses are good.
But there is the b-side Black Candy and on the album Lollipop, Hey baby! and AT THE WEEK END (I'm 100% sure I'll love it). So I don't care that much.

jbrat2219 19th January 2011 05:56 PM

Kumi definitely has some great b-sides! My favorite is definitely Run for your Life! That song has so much sass!

Pieces_of_SEVEN 19th January 2011 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krauterol (Post 2614308)
already new thread? xD
I want POP DIVA pv NAAAAAOOOO!!!!

This lol

Twinkle ! 19th January 2011 06:03 PM

i sometimes get confused by her A and B sides but oh god i can't believe RFYL is a b-side :heart it's so lovely.

the whole single FREAKY was perfection :luv2.

love in music 19th January 2011 06:05 PM

so are the fishbowls considered b-sides now too then? or they always were?
Outside fishbowl has grown on me so much. I only just saw the full PV the other day.. I love it. I wish she'd perform that choreography in a live performance of it.

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Originally Posted by Twinkle ! (Post 2614606)
the whole single FREAKY was perfection :luv2.

omg yes. I love every song on there (Sora lovers are any of you out there?). both 4 hot wave and FREAKY were perfect summer singles!

AyuHamasaki01 19th January 2011 06:09 PM

^I think they're a-sides? D: Not sure though.

Twinkle ! 19th January 2011 06:15 PM

i guess the fishbowls are A-sides :D , But yeah the choreography of outside is fantastic ! i really hope she will preform it at dejavu tour or something

i imagine kuu's walking in a huge hall and she follows one of her dancers as a rabbit and she drink something turns her to a monster and start singing outside and her dark songs . wow :luv2 that will kick the whole AIW thing's ass !

@love in music omg Sora is really awesome and girls i really love all every track on FREAKY :heart

Beauty4123 19th January 2011 06:33 PM

omg the covers are BEAUTIFUL! :heart i love both covers equally! and i'm very satisfied with the tracklist. lovely titles! :D

i haven't been on in a few days, so does someone mind telling me which new album tracks are getting PVs? i think "Passing By, "Bambi", and "BE MY BABY"? (i wonder why they made a PV for that song, too. guess it's still too amazing, lol)

oh, and the POP DIVA PV preview is much different than i imagined, but it still looks amazing!!

Twinkle ! 19th January 2011 06:36 PM

and Megumi no Hito is getting a PV too <3

Beauty4123 19th January 2011 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Twinkle ! (Post 2614630)
and Megumi no Hito is getting a PV too <3

really? amazing! i saw that written in the first post, but i didn't know what the japanese meant. :laugh now i know! thanks! :heart

Minttulatte 19th January 2011 10:14 PM

I think I missed the old discussion of Kuu's b-sides lol. :D I don't really remember we had a discussion about those. o.O Oh well, they're good. :)

And here's also another FREAKY fan o/ I really love that single. It's just as perfect as a summer single can get. I loved the PVs, music, remixes, lyrics, everything. And I still do. ^_^ I have many fond memories when it comes to that single too, and I remember how I overplayed Sora eventually and hated it for a while too. :'D Now I love it again. :) And Run For Your Life and girls are just awesome. I love Kuu singing girls on her tours. Those are really energetic imo. :)

Celaphorce 19th January 2011 10:15 PM

I'm a tad bit late on this but I thoroughly enjoy Kuu's b-sides as well, Winter Bell has to be one of my top 5, Heat is my #1, I LOVE Sora too!!, ooh and I can't leave out For You(One of Kuu's best ballads imo), so many b-sides to mention, yet so little room in this tiny box, now I feel like I'm rambling :p

Kingdom 19th January 2011 10:47 PM

new thread :heart Thanks!!!!

I have a present coming for you all... February 2nd... ayu ready?

ストロボ・EdGE 19th January 2011 10:50 PM

^ero, is that u?

Kingdom 19th January 2011 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE (Post 2614806)
^ero, is that u?

yes it's me!!!!!!!!

tsubasa please read your PM box ASAP pleaze.

jpopfan 19th January 2011 11:53 PM

While cleaning and organizing photos and mp3's I found this advertisement flyer for ushicon




and a beautiful orchestra version on Unmei from the movie Ooku. I remember hearing the preview and wanted that song so bad I just bought the album :yes

mediafire link

hopefully its ok I posted the song here

pommy48 20th January 2011 12:20 AM

omg she came to Austin before? :bawl

krauterol 20th January 2011 12:35 AM

ok guys... you're right!
This morning I was a bit nervous 'cause I had 3 exams in one day and I probably overreacted when I saw "again" the b-sides discussion... It's not your fault ;) Now that I'm relaxed I realise that it was too much for such a small thing, so sorry! :D

AND, considering what I said, I have to admit that for me the b-sides are the perfect chance for kumi to do little jewels that usually are not in the line of her usually releases (like good*day, RFYL, the fishbowls, bounce, taisetsu na kimi e, and a extensive list) I don't think they have less quality than the a-sides, just that those songs are differents in some way with the singles that goes with the albums ;)

noisy_harmony 20th January 2011 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpopfan (Post 2614825)
and a beautiful orchestra version on Unmei from the movie Ooku. I remember hearing the preview and wanted that song so bad I just bought the album :yes

mediafire link

hopefully its ok I posted the song here

it's really beautiful. thanks for sharing!

maze 20th January 2011 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kingdom (Post 2614816)
yes it's me!!!!!!!!

tsubasa please read your PM box ASAP pleaze.

*sent* ;)

Into your heart is one of my fave B-sides, its so awesome :heart

jpopfan: thanks for the download link!!

do it again 20th January 2011 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tsubasa2591 (Post 2614863)
*sent* ;)

Into your heart is one of my fave B-sides, its so awesome :heart

jpopfan: thanks for the download link!!

SHINTOO YOUR HEART.... BROKEN MY HEART
YOU AND I!!!~~
FOR YOUR LOVE!!~~

i love it so much! wish she'd sing it live sometime...

YuriChan 20th January 2011 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pommy48 (Post 2614838)
omg she came to Austin before? :bawl

Yep! A looong time ago too!! :tipsy

Pieces_of_SEVEN 20th January 2011 01:24 AM

every day i'm like...STILL no PV? wtf avex?

do it again 20th January 2011 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN (Post 2614870)
every day i'm like...STILL no PV? wtf avex?

seriously... usually her stuff is released so fast.

noisy_harmony 20th January 2011 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tsubasa2591 (Post 2614863)
Into your heart is one of my fave B-sides, its so awesome :heart

+1 I'm loving whole LOVE & HONEY single so much!

Bad Wolf 20th January 2011 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpopfan (Post 2614825)
While cleaning and organizing photos and mp3's I found this advertisement flyer for ushicon




and a beautiful orchestra version on Unmei from the movie Ooku. I remember hearing the preview and wanted that song so bad I just bought the album :yes

mediafire link

hopefully its ok I posted the song here

holy crap, you're awesome. :heart

happiholic★ 20th January 2011 01:44 AM

No one loves Once Again like I do? That song is so damn good, I could cry. Her vocals are perfection. And of course Boys♥Girls. Both of them are pretty unique in Kuu's discography. I also love Heat, but it's kinda a typical Kuu song.

do it again 20th January 2011 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Love Shine (Post 2614882)
No one loves Once Again like I do? That song is so damn good, I could cry. Her vocals are perfection. And of course Boys♥Girls. Both of them are pretty unique in Kuu's discography. I also love Heat, but it's kinda a typical Kuu song.

Here we go, I'ma find my way... smth smth shiny day! It makes me feel warmy inside. :heart

happiholic★ 20th January 2011 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by do it again (Post 2614885)
Here we go, I'ma find my way... smth smth shiny day! It makes me feel warmy inside. :heart

You are able to make out more of her Engrish than I am in that song. In most of her songs, I'm always surprised to learn that some lines are sung in English. I can never understand it :P

RikkuChii 20th January 2011 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Love Shine (Post 2614882)
No one loves Once Again like I do? That song is so damn good, I could cry. Her vocals are perfection. And of course Boys♥Girls. Both of them are pretty unique in Kuu's discography. I also love Heat, but it's kinda a typical Kuu song.

Once Again is great. I love playing it in the summer.

& Heat too. Heat is a hot song. :laugh

jpopfan 20th January 2011 02:08 AM

Welcome everyone! I have scans of the actual con handout that has more info on her and the schedule. When I find it I will post

Quote:

Originally Posted by Love Shine (Post 2614882)
No one loves Once Again like I do? That song is so damn good, I could cry. Her vocals are perfection. And of course Boys♥Girls. Both of them are pretty unique in Kuu's discography. I also love Heat, but it's kinda a typical Kuu song.



I LOVE that song. Also love Love Holic and Lady Go!. I can have those song on a loop play lol

AyUta 20th January 2011 03:02 AM

Omg, loving the covers :heart

love in music 20th January 2011 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Love Shine (Post 2614882)
No one loves Once Again like I do? That song is so damn good, I could cry. Her vocals are perfection.

this!!!!! I think they're some of her best vocals in a song. the song is too underrated, but I am SO happy we're getting a performance of it on the DMP DVD with this new album!

Earth_maiden 20th January 2011 06:15 AM

can I request an mp3 of "Once Again" here? I've never heard it before. I haven't listened to much Kuu stuff before "Best ~ first things" so I'm not knowledgeable about her earlier works.

Pre-ordered my copy of Deja-vu via CDJapan. I feel so excited and giddy now. :innocent

love in music 20th January 2011 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Earth_maiden (Post 2614997)
can I request an mp3 of "Once Again" here? I've never heard it before. I haven't listened to much Kuu stuff before "Best ~ first things" so I'm not knowledgeable about her earlier works.

Pre-ordered my copy of Deja-vu via CDJapan. I feel so excited and giddy now. :innocent

it's actually not very old, it's a b-side on the MOON single that was released in 2008.

here you go~
http://www.mediafire.com/?435veunrtwu54v5

Twinkle ! 20th January 2011 06:51 AM

guys stop you're making me jealous :grumpy , can't w8 for my birthday I want to pre-order Dejavu now :cry

edit : talking about Once Again make me revive my love for it again <3 it's one of my favorite for sure :heart

emi♡ 20th January 2011 06:52 AM

Okay, something weird happened to me.

So I guess, in the affection copy of the album I had, they had switched the titles of Best Friend of Mine, and My Dream O_o And I only just noticed cause I got the flac, and I thought something was wrong, but then I remember nintendo saying BFOM was an interlude...and then I listened to them more closely and realised that the lyrics...like have both of the titles in them...

And idkwtf, I've had multiple copies of affection...maybe I was just always getting the same crappy copy? :/

So nintendo, I'm really sorry, you're right, it IS an interlude lol

And back in the day when I was talking about how much I loved Best Friend of Mine...yeah, I was not talking about that song lol

Twinkle ! 20th January 2011 06:58 AM

^ lol so you were talking about my dream ? , i didn't listen to my dream before , I guess I have to give it a try :P

do it again 20th January 2011 06:59 AM

Hey yo what's going on hey yo what's going on... :no Not a fan.

emi♡ 20th January 2011 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twinkle ! (Post 2615011)
^ lol so you were talking about my dream ? , i didn't listen to my dream before , I guess I have to give it a try :P

Yes :laugh

I love that song, it's so 90's lol

maze 20th January 2011 07:30 AM

Photos of JELLY march issue

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8546/p1010572t.jpg

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/1971/p1010573h.jpg

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/7386/p1010574m.jpg

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7442/p1010575.jpg

credits: hikkikun


SHE'S ON FIYAAAHHH *_____________* :blove :blove

RikkuChii 20th January 2011 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emiko (Post 2615008)
And back in the day when I was talking about how much I loved Best Friend of Mine...yeah, I was not talking about that song lol

Yeeeah..My Dream is a nice song. Best Friend of Mine..not really. :laugh

EDIT: OHMYGOD, that photoshoot. LOVING IT.

emi♡ 20th January 2011 07:35 AM

omg I :heart the full body one.

The jacket reminds me of jasmine's single lol

Everyone is just eating up those black and white prints. And her shirt in the first picture is greatness <3

And I kind of like that she keeps her hair that way. It's cute, and it seems versatile with wigs and stuff.

waterballoon 20th January 2011 07:48 AM

I can't get over how Divalicious Kuu is :heart

AND WHERE IS THE POP DIVA PV GAHHHH

love in music 20th January 2011 08:04 AM

besides the "grr" face she's making the photo shoot is gorgeous. I love her hair like that and the clothes are awesome. I love the one on the right in this pic the most http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/1971/p1010573h.jpg
she looks so beautiful and her body is amaaaaazing

freedreamer 20th January 2011 08:17 AM

AHH SHE LOOKS SO FREAKING AMAZING!!!
did anything big happen recently? Suddenly its a new thread..i dunno if i missed anything

KarenPang 20th January 2011 08:18 AM

omg those pics of her in JELLY *_________________________*

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7442/p1010575.jpg

I'm a woman , hear me roar :laugh

Nackar_91 20th January 2011 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freedreamer (Post 2615058)
AHH SHE LOOKS SO FREAKING AMAZING!!!
did anything big happen recently? Suddenly its a new thread..i dunno if i missed anything

Covers, tracklist and pre-order links for her new album?

LacusClyne 20th January 2011 08:36 AM

i'm patiently waiting for 24th, then i'll check what FC items comes along with dejavu.

then i'll decide where to get my CD+2DVD version from.

lalalalala~~~~

tenshi no hane 20th January 2011 08:55 AM

she looks gorgeous in the JELLY shoot :love

Earth_maiden 20th January 2011 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by love in music (Post 2615000)
it's actually not very old, it's a b-side on the MOON single that was released in 2008.

here you go~
http://www.mediafire.com/?435veunrtwu54v5

Thanks! And lol, shows what I know. I love Kuu to death, I need to take some classes to get clued up about her and her music. :innocent

SURREAL__RAINBOW 20th January 2011 09:38 AM

OMFG I LOVE THESE JELLY SHOOTS :cry

thanks

Lee^ChaN 20th January 2011 11:08 AM

She looks hot in that magazine scans!!

(I hate you guys.. my i-net was dead for a day, and we already have new thread + xx pages.. :lech)

Anyway, who's going to the concert??
I'm gonna watch it in Tokyo

Minttulatte 20th January 2011 11:12 AM

oo, Kuu ever so fierce in that photoshoot. Amazing stuff <3

Twinkle ! 20th January 2011 12:40 PM

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7442/p1010575.jpg

you must be in a freezer when you watch pictures like this woah woah woah :faint

Raleigh 20th January 2011 02:33 PM

I'm really looking forward to this album :) I like everything about it right now (artwork, previews) so looking forward to everything! :D

noisy_harmony 20th January 2011 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tsubasa2591 (Post 2615031)

her best magazine shoot in a long time, period.

freedreamer 20th January 2011 03:02 PM

Seriously POP DIVA is like..the longest Kumi material to ever premiere..LOL
I want to see the choreo and PV so bad

Pieces_of_SEVEN 20th January 2011 03:21 PM

^^EXACTLY! lol

Kingdom 20th January 2011 04:44 PM

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/9451/p1010578w.jpg

Papa... paparazzi.

hearted 20th January 2011 04:45 PM

^OMAGA HOW CUTE! is this for that new photobook thingy?


edit/ your icon :roflmao :roflmao

Bad Wolf 20th January 2011 04:49 PM

good god, she's adorable. and the photoshoot is really quite stunning! i almost want to make a set based on it...

jbrat2219 20th January 2011 05:01 PM

Great photoshoot! She looks amazing~

jpopfan 20th January 2011 05:32 PM

Love the photo Kingdom lol. The Jelly shots are stunning she looks so confident.


After multiple attempts through Cdjapan I have finally pre-ordered Dejavu :)

Picaflor 7/4 20th January 2011 05:35 PM

I know people don't want to hear this, but her jacket reminds me of Jasmine's ONE single. :^D

Kingdom 20th January 2011 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hearted (Post 2615422)
^OMAGA HOW CUTE! is this for that new photobook thingy?


edit/ your icon :roflmao :roflmao

hehe.

it's from the JELLY photoshoot!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Picaflor 7/4 (Post 2615476)
I know people don't want to hear this, but her jacket reminds me of Jasmine's ONE single. :^D

oh for ****'s sake.

Beauty4123 20th January 2011 05:45 PM

those JELLY scans are way too gorgeous! :blove :dead

AyuHamasaki01 20th January 2011 06:27 PM

I love the JELLY scans! I really like her hair color! :yes

kaled kalil 20th January 2011 06:42 PM

I can't wait to have scan from this shoot, she looks so hot in the first pic.
Sad that isn't the cover, she deserved it... the shoot is gorgeous :(


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