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Corvina 23rd December 2011 06:27 PM

The 144th Thread - Happy Marriage, 1st child and 10th album [JAPONESQUE]
 

The Koda Kumi Thread

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P r o f i l e

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.

N e w R e l e a s e s

10h Album
「JAPONESQUE」

Release date: 2012.01.25

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4 editions:
■ CD Only
■ CD+DVD (musicvideos)
■ CD+2DVD (musicvideos+ Live Best+former album CMs)
■ Limited Edition (B4 box, 32 pages photobook+other goods)

【DISC 1:CD】19 tracks
01.Introduction
02.So Nice
03.Boom Boom Boys
04.V.I.P. feat. T-Pain(Album Version)
05.Slow feat. Omarion
06.Brave
07.Everyday
08.IN THE AIR(50th sg「4 TIMES」)
09.You are not alone(Acoustic Version)
10.Interlude
11.ESCALATE
12.Love Me Back
13.No Man's Land
14.愛を止めないで(51th sg「愛を止めないで」)
15.KO-SO-KO-SO (50th sg「4 TIMES」)
16.Lay Down
17.Love Technique
18.Poppin' love cocktail feat.TEEDA(50th sg「4 TIMES」)
19.All for you

【DISC2:MUSIC VIDEO】17 tracks
01.Poppin' love cocktail feat.TEEDA(50th sg「4 TIMES」)
02.Boom Boom Boys
03.No Man's Land
04.V.I.P. feat. T-PAIN(50th sg「4 TIMES」)
05.KO-SO-KO-SO(50th sg「4 TIMES」)
06.Lay Down
07.ESCALATE
08.Love Me Back(Album Version)
09.So Nice
10.Slow feat. Omarion
11.IN THE AIR(50th sg「4 TIMES」)
12.Everyday
13.Love Technique
14.You are not alone(Acoustic Version)
15.愛を止めないで(51th sg「愛を止めないで」)
16.Brave
17.All for you

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52nd Single
「Love Me Back」

Release date: 2011.11.30

4 editions:
■ CD Only
■ CD+DVD
■ CD+Goods / Original oversized pouch (mu-mo Limited Edition)
■ CD+Goods / Original oversized pouch

[CD]
1. Love Me Back
2. Say Her Name
3. Love Me Back (Andy Price Remix)

[DVD]
1. Love Me Back (Music Video)
2. Love Me Back (Making Video)
3. a-nation 10th Anniversary for Life Charge‣Go! ウイダーinゼリーライブ映像
M1. め組のひと
M2. Bling Bling Bling
M3. Poppin' love cocktail feat. TEEDA

D i s c o g r a p h y

Spoiler:

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×misono) [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]
50. 4 TIMES [2011.08.17]
51. 愛を止めないで [2011.09.21]
52. Love Me Back [2011.11.30]

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]
10. JAPONESQUE [2012.02.01]

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]
08. KODA KUMI DRIVING HIT'S 3 [2011.05.04]

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. KODA KUMI 2009 TAIWAN LIVE [2010.03.10]
09. LIVE TOUR 2010 ~UNIVERSE~ [2010.10.06]
10. ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~ at Billboard Live [2011.02.23]
11. 10th Anniversary ~FANTASIA~ in TOKYO DOME [2011.05.18]

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]


L i n k s

->Official Website
->Official Youtube Channel
->Official Facebook Page
->Lyrics Library
->Singles in 320 kpbs
->B-Sides Collection
->Concert Audio Rips
->Musicvideos
->iPod PVs
->All DVD Lives
->Screencaps
->Lyrics & Interview Translations

Credits: Tsubasa, Kingdom, FinalFayth, Corvina, do it again, Cherrim
Picture Credit: kaledkalil


Corvina 23rd December 2011 06:32 PM

Dejavu Tour 2011 TV version
here:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzM0MjIwNjA0.html
PW: Dejavu

Audiorip from Daggi_X:
http://www.multiupload.com/1YZW4HX4F0

Thank you!^^


Music Station Super Live performance from today:
http://www.yinyuetai.com/video/329841

AyuHamasaki01 23rd December 2011 06:44 PM

Aw I love the thread title :heart

Corvina 23rd December 2011 07:17 PM

Ok, Dejavu Tour is fantastic!
Beautiful stage, great costumes and looks, awesome vocals, nice effects - what do I need more?

Love the intro and transition to POP DIVA. Also that blue costume and her dark make up, it fits her so much, one of my favourites ever!
The set up and the dancing for the first part are just great.
Okay and Aitakute - oh my, great!

Passing By gave me chills and tears were floating in my eyes - so gorgeous!
Probably my absolute favourite performance from this tour.
Her vocals are so good for all the ballads.

When the cute part started I was like "Nooo, continue with the dark fast songs and emotional ballads". XD
But I was pretty fast into them. :laugh
Fun and addiciting, especially Hey baby!.

Kuu was so powerful in the Encore and her dance part was the best, but too short. That split!
Want more again! XD

The interlude movies were typical Kuu again, but I laughed pretty hard at some points. e.g. U*G starting to sing Ai no Uta cause of the Kuu Candy or the penguins! :laugh

I'm really curious how the real end of the tour looks like. And of course the missing songs!

Favourites:
Intro, POP DIVA, Okay, Aitakute, Passing By (WOW!), Hey baby!, You are not alone

I so can't wait for the DVD!
Probably Spring till we get it. :(

The only thing I crave for now is actually a full tour with a coherent theme again, means not that extreme changes between the moods (like emotional ballads and -bam- cute like usually).
Black Cherry was pretty close to that, with serious interlude movies, a story and a coherent atmosphere. I would love to see a tour like that again someday.^^

happiholic★ 23rd December 2011 07:26 PM

I wonder if we are gonna get a Kuu Wedding? I know they just want to get married for the sake of her pregnancy, but I want to see her in a wedding dress.

tenshi no hane 23rd December 2011 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corvina (Post 2793775)
Music Station Super Live performance from today:
http://www.yinyuetai.com/video/329841

Thanks for the link~ She looks gorgeous as always <3

She's so tiny without heels XD

krauterol 23rd December 2011 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corvina (Post 2793782)
The only thing I crave for now is actually a full tour with a coherent theme again, means not that extreme changes between the moods (like emotional ballads and -bam- cute like usually).
Black Cherry was pretty close to that, with serious interlude movies, a story and a coherent atmosphere. I would love to see a tour like that again someday.^^

Japonesque tour I think it would look like that, since seems to be more mature and not that "cute and balladish". That's why I'm so angry we don't have a tour for this album :( still hoping a tour when she decide to come back to the stage, it's pretty sad if we are not going to see kuu singing the songs for Japonesque :( I think the album is going to deserve an amazing tour.
But anyway, she said the tour is totally cancelled and not postponed isn't it? so nevermind... :no

~edit~
she did it well on MSSL! oh goshh... she can be more sexy, pretty, mature, stunning..??? her hair is awesome!!

koumori 23rd December 2011 11:51 PM

Awh, cute title :) :heart Kinda surprised it's a new thread already :tipsy

freedreamer 24th December 2011 05:03 AM

the vimeo link no lnger works.

cant wait for previews of JAPONESQUE already! When does Kuu roll out her previews???

lol Kuu sang really nicely in the MSSL..but ehr shouting voice is kinda hoarse? ahhah

tenshi no hane 24th December 2011 10:30 AM

Kuu canceled her MUSIC FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE performance at the last minute, because she isn't feeling well. (source)

Maybe she's suffering from pregnancy nausea?

NintendoHTF1242 24th December 2011 10:39 AM

What!? Kuu is pregnant and married!? Where have I been!? 19 tracks!? A remix with T-Pain!? What is this!?!??!

Corvina 24th December 2011 12:20 PM

Yeah, where have you been, lol.
There are two seperate threads for her marriage and her pregnancy in the Asian Music Chat section.^^

Quote:

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane (Post 2793952)
Kuu canceled her MUSIC FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE performance at the last minute, because she isn't feeling well. (source)

Maybe she's suffering from pregnancy nausea?

It's true, Avex wrote an statement on her official site:
http://rhythmzone.net/koda/news/111224.html
Doesn't surprise me, pregnancy nausea can be really, really heavy.
Poor Kuu, not a nice Christmas for her, though she definitely feels she's not alone. :laugh

But she already wished a Happy Christmas:
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/611...1364113049.jpghttp://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3...1524755551.jpg

Photos from the Special Live for Love Me Back on 12/16:
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/9...1578366300.jpg
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/5...e626184413.jpg

Source:
playroom and kumi-flash

EDIT:

ARGH, and this was apparently the planned setlist for the Christmas live today:
1.V.I.P. 2.Love Me Back 3.恋のつぼみ 4. 爱のうた 5. 爱を止めないで 6.Brave 7.Someday 8.Poppin love cocktail feat.TEEDA
Thanks to If You SeeKumi at JPC

Oh no, now I'm sad about it! ;_;

@krauterol:
Yes, that's what I hope as well, that JAPONESQUE will get a nice tour after her pause!
If she doesn't release something new in between, I guess then the chances are pretty high.
Or they combine two releases.
Can't and don't want to predict, I'm just thoroughly waiting, haha.

kaled kalil 24th December 2011 01:29 PM

I was so excited for the MUSIC FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE live and the setlist was awesome... :(
I think now I won't get excited for nothing anymore, since almost everything can be cancelled right now (lives and things like that).

EDIT

JAPONESQUE final tracklist:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Negi@JPC
01.Introduction ~JAPONESQUE~ ※new
02.So Nice feat. Mr.Blistah ※new
03.Boom Boom Boys ※new
04.V.I.P. feat.T-PAIN(50th sg「4 TIMES」) ※new
05.Slow feat.Omarion ※new
06.Brave ※new
07.Everyday ※new
08.IN THE AIR(50th sg「4 TIMES」)
09.You are not alone (Acoustic Version」)※new
10.Interlude ~JAPONESQUE~ ※new
11.ESCALATE ※new
12.Love Me Back(52th sg「Love Me Back」)
13.No Mans Land ※new
14.愛を止めないで(51th sg「愛を止めないで」)
15.KO-SO-KO-SO (50th sg「4 TIMES」)
16.Lay Down ※new
17.Love Technique ※new
18.Poppin love cocktail feat.TEEDA(50th sg「4 TIMES」)
19.All for you ※new

WOW @ four collaborations o_o

do it again 24th December 2011 05:36 PM

OMFG BLISTAH **** YEAHHHHH....

elaniel 24th December 2011 06:27 PM

Maybe with Koda's break Avex may provide us with a Complete Clip Box 2000-2011 Blu-Ray much like with Ayu :)

Come on Avex, the one time I want you to take advantage of an artists break and you haven't already announced anything?! ^.^

kaled kalil 24th December 2011 06:57 PM

^ Yeah! I think she already have enough material to a Complete Clip Box (126 videos)

Spoiler:

1.24
2.Ai no Uta
3.Ai no Uta (album version)
4.Ai wo Tomenaide
5.Aisho
6.Alive
7.All For You
8.Amai Wana
9.Anata Dake ga
10.Anata ga Shite Kureta Koto
11.Anytime
12.anytime (album version)
13.Bambi
14.BE MY BABY
15.Birthday Eve
16.Boom Boom Boys
17.Brave
18.BUT
19.Butterfly
20.Can We Go Back
21.Candy feat. Mr. Blistah
22.Candy feat. Mr. Blistah (dance version)
23.Chase
24.Cherry Girl
25.COLOR OF SOUL
26.COME WITH ME
27.Crazy 4 U
28.Crazy 4 U
29.Cutie Honey
30.D.D.D. feat. SOULHEAD
31.ECSTASY
32.ESCALATE
33.Everyday
34.faraway
35.feel
36.FREAKY
37.Futari de...
38.Gentle Words
39.Get Up & Move!!
40.hands
41.hands (album version)
42.Hashire!
43.Himitsu
44.Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT
45.Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT (dance version)
46.I'll be there
47.Ima Sugu Hoshii
48.IN THE AIR
49.Inside Fishbowl
50.It's all Love!
51.JUICY
52.JUICY (dance version)
53.Just Go (feat JHETT a.k.a. YAKKO for AQUARIUS )
54.JUST THE WAY YOU ARE
55.KAMEN feat. Ishii Tatsuya
56.Kiseki
57.Koi no Mahou
58.Koi no Tsubomi
59.KO-SO-KO-SO
60.LAST ANGEL feat. Tohoshinki
61.Lay Down
62.Lick me ♥
63.Lick me ♥ ~Special version~
64.Lies
65.Lollipop
66.love across the ocean
67.Love goes like...
68.Love Me Back
69.Love Me Back (album version)
70.Love Technique
71.m・a・z・e
72.Megumi no Hito
73.Moon Crying
74.MORE
75.Ningyo-hime
76.No Man’s Land
77.No Regret
78.Outside Fishbowl
79.Passing By
80.Physical thing
81.POP DIVA
82.Poppin' love cocktail feat. TEEDA
83.Promise
84.Rainy Day feat. Koda Kumi
85.real Emotion
86.Run For Your Life
87.Selfish
88.Selfish (dance version)
89.SHAKE IT
90.Shake It Up
91.show girl
92.Slow feat. Omarion
93.So Into You
94.So Into You (dance short version)
95.So Nice feat. Mr.Blistah
96.Someday
97.Star
98.stay with me
99.stay with me (another version)
100.Suki de, Suki de, Suki de.
101.SUPERSTAR
102.Switch feat. Koda Kumi
103.TABOO
104.TABOO (Alternate Version)
105.TAKE BACK
106.That Ain't Cool feat. Fergie
107.That Ain't Cool feat. Fergie (album version)
108.Trust you
109.Trust you (Thanks to MAM and GRAMMA ver.)
110.Trust Your Love
111.Twinkle
112.Twinkle feat. Show Luo (english version)
113.Under
114.Unmei
115.V.I.P.
116.V.I.P. feat. T-Pain
117.walk ~to the future~
118.WIND
119.With your smile
120.Wonderland
121.WON'T BE LONG
122.you
123.You are not alone
124.You are not alone (acoustic version)
125.You're So Beautiful
126.Yume no Uta
(Idk if you guys see Introduction For Kingdom as a PV, but it's not in the list)

AyuHamasaki01 24th December 2011 07:34 PM

omg Blistah~~ I hope it'll be a song like Candy :heart

Gustavopc 24th December 2011 09:40 PM

Oh, I like the fact that she'll work with Blistah again, all their collabs are awesome. Hopefully it'll be an Candy 2.0 but in a japase style, not arabic

ayu_ready? 24th December 2011 10:45 PM

^ I love Blistah! :D
OMG poor Kuu. that's what I told you about the tour guys - no one wants Kuu throwing up while dancing to Cutey Honey :)

ALfromHELLSING 24th December 2011 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elaniel (Post 2794078)
Maybe with Koda's break Avex may provide us with a Complete Clip Box 2000-2011 Blu-Ray much like with Ayu :)

Come on Avex, the one time I want you to take advantage of an artists break and you haven't already announced anything?! ^.^

I'd love to get that, but 1st I need to get Ayu's box... :thud
Maybe after release of JAPANESQUE they'll announce this and maybe Driving Hit's 4. Yeah, yeah complain as much as you want but 3rd has grown on me so much lately, so now I love it more than 1st two.

Daggi_X 25th December 2011 12:02 AM

^ I would actually be pretty excited about Driving Hit's 4... Loved all three albums, especially the 3rd one.

Gustavopc 25th December 2011 01:13 AM

^ Me too

But I dont want a complete box video in 2012, I'll be already spending a lot of money next year |: They should keep it for her 15th anniversary or something like that. Probably while she's away we'll get DH4 and Dejavu tour, if they release a BEST (B&L 2 or a b-side best, please <3) also it's enough until November, when should be getting something really new, like a ballad single.

Lady~Deviance 25th December 2011 02:20 AM

[Driving Hit's 4] would be a release that I look forward to. The 3rd one however, was the only one that I actually fancied.

And I guarantee that Avex is going to release a compilation of some sort whether it be a PV or song compilation. It's going to happen in some way or fashion. But then again who knows. This all speculation and assumption. :P

maze 25th December 2011 02:29 AM

oh my she was going to sing Brave at the Lawson Live and it got cancelled x_x oh well, hope kuu feels better now. she was fantastic at the music station super live, even without high heels :laugh

Japonesque gets more epic everyday, I really hope she will do the tour for this album after her long break ;_;

her hair is so black cherry-ish now. Love it!

freedreamer 25th December 2011 04:05 AM

MR BLISTAH!!! i think we can get a feel of what's to come. I feel like this album will contain EVERY STYLE kuu has tried over the last few years...WOOSH!!!

Klauser_Bateson 25th December 2011 07:11 AM

If there is a Driving Hit's 4, I want remixes of Hey Baby! and At the Weekend.

tenshi no hane 25th December 2011 09:53 AM

♪Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas are Japonesque previews♪

ayu_ready? 25th December 2011 09:18 PM

DEJA VU TOUR WAS AMAZINGLY FANTASTIC!!! ILHADIFIUEHRFIUHERIRFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:luv2
I can't even image what it is in full! omg :luv2

and she was so beautiful and her voice was amazing and the opening was so fun!

ILOVEKUU :luv2

NintendoHTF1242 25th December 2011 11:13 PM

Mr. Blistah and Omarion!? Omg guiz, I need to get back into my Kuu news...it's been way too long because I have no clue what's happening lol.

krauterol 26th December 2011 03:21 AM

guys, people on some forums are speculating that Japonesque sales are going to be quite low, since some people I meet that have friends on japan said me that japanese people is not handing so well the fact that kuu is getting married 'cause she's pregnant, and also by the fact that all promotions are going to be cancelled due to her pregnancy. What do u think? I don't see a big problem for Japonesque the fact that she's pregnant :S and promotions nowadays are something that works different from years ago. (for ex: Universe just had one live performance with "you're so beautiful", and kingdom didn't have any live for Under and Amai wana (which were the two promotional songs).
I think it will work well, at least I hope so.
But I wonder why japanesse audience are saying that about kuu's pregnancy. It's like they always want to talk bad about her for everything she does. I don't remember very bad comments on Ayu's wedding in las vegas... Imagine if kuu gets married in las vegas with a stranger :S I don't know if I'm clear... (aaaaggggg!! wish my english was better to really know how to capture my thoughts clearly...)

Gustavopc 26th December 2011 03:38 AM

I was also afraid that japanese people would react negatively to the pregnancy + marriage, but probably these people aren't the ones who would buy JAPONESQUE even if nothing had happened. And will all the promotion be cancelled? She can perform a ballad or a mid-tempo song on the TV shows...

I really don't know how JAPONESQUE will sell. I don't really care for single sales, but for me it's important for the album to get some good numbers, not necessarily many copies sold, but many weeks charting and that kind of thing.

By the way, has avex already announced any tie-in for the new tracks? And they should give us at least previews from the songs this week since we'll get the album in less than a month |:

krauterol 26th December 2011 03:48 AM

Image, and only imagine that avex finally decide to postpone Japonesque to next x-mas xD

remember: avex = moneymoneymoney! (and sure this album has a big money inversion)

emi♡ 26th December 2011 03:56 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if it sells pretty bad tbh.

It's already going to be fairly low, most likely around 200k...and if people really start not liking her...and it goes way lower, nothing really we can do :shrug

those numbers are still really high compared to most female solos so...it's not so bad.

kotora 26th December 2011 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gustavopc (Post 2794123)
Oh, I like the fact that she'll work with Blistah again, all their collabs are awesome. Hopefully it'll be an Candy 2.0 but in a japase style, not arabic

That would be a bad idea if she dances like in Candy PV while she is carrying a baby.

Gustavopc 26th December 2011 04:30 AM

^ All PVs were already shot, and it was mentioned on playroom that she was learning a new choreography for a PV shooting. But I was actually refering to the song, not the PV.

maze 26th December 2011 04:30 AM

^^ whaaat? the PV was filmed when she was not pregnant.

actually there are going to be a lot of hot PVs on Japonesque.

KuuXAyu-fan 26th December 2011 07:03 AM

I'm very disappointed that we didn't get any previews today. I hope we get them soon. :(

KuuXAyu-fan 26th December 2011 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krauterol (Post 2794407)
(for ex: Universe just had one live performance with "you're so beautiful", and kingdom didn't have any live for Under and Amai wana (which were the two promotional songs). )

Kuu actually had 2 music station performances right before the album release of Kingdom. 1 she performed anytime, and the next she did Amai Wana.

Gubsi 26th December 2011 10:52 AM

first of all i think the marriage and the baby will promote the album alot!
maybe not 8749927342027804 copies in one week, BUT i think it will have a little boost!
and that someone won't buy the album cause there is no tour for that!? :laugh
i think it will reach 200.000 overall for sure!

and i always lol so hard when someone said "my japanese friends don't like that so it will sell bad"...
i remember when some YUI fan said: "my japanese friend said on his university no one likes Kuu so her TRICK album will sell around 100.000 overall!!" or something like that...
i mean yeah, ur japanese friend know every single person from his university and that reflects whole japan... #gorlbye #loldead

for previews...
we can expect previews not before january, maybe some song snippets...
in her FC u can win some secret meeting in tokyo where they show 13 PV previews on dec 29...
so i don't expect we'll get anything this year!
even i want that site update to know the goodies, previews and i want my update for the Koda Kumi App on iPhone... :(

PS: Sorry if there is some engrish in my post i just woke up! lol

Corvina 26th December 2011 11:14 AM

So PV previews for some FC fans on 29th December?
Well, that doesn't mean we won't get song previews in the next days, probably around New Year as well.
I mean, it's just a month till the full album is released! :laugh

Japonesque will sell 100k for sure, ger fanbase is stable enough.
I hope it will do around the same like Dejavu, but you'll never know how the japanese public takes the news. People who aren't fans just hear "shotgun marriage", I guess, and don't inform further on it.
So probably she will sell a bit less than the previous album, Dejavu, again, just like in the last years. That's what I expected before her pregnancy news and what I expect now, haha.

~StarCatcher~ 26th December 2011 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gubsi (Post 2794460)
first of all i think the marriage and the baby will promote the album alot!
maybe not 8749927342027804 copies in one week, BUT i think it will have a little boost!
and that someone won't buy the album cause there is no tour for that!? :laugh
i think it will reach 200.000 overall for sure!

and i always lol so hard when someone said "my japanese friends don't like that so it will sell bad"...
i remember when some YUI fan said: "my japanese friend said on his university no one likes Kuu so her TRICK album will sell around 100.000 overall!!" or something like that...
i mean yeah, ur japanese friend know every single person from his university and that reflects whole japan... #gorlbye #loldead

for previews...
we can expect previews not before january, maybe some song snippets...
in her FC u can win some secret meeting in tokyo where they show 13 PV previews on dec 29...
so i don't expect we'll get anything this year!
even i want that site update to know the goodies, previews and i want my update for the Koda Kumi App on iPhone... :(

PS: Sorry if there is some engrish in my post i just woke up! lol

I don't get any dislike against Kuu in Japan at all, I think she is such a lovely person....=(

Where did you get the koda kumi app???

Gubsi 26th December 2011 12:18 PM

^^ yeah maybe we get some song previews the next days, BUT i don't expect more than 2-5 songs...

^ there are many reasons to hate her...
1. the omg she was the new chick in town and sold more than ayu and i'm an angry stan
2. oh she's so ****ty i don't like that, cause i'm prude and love jesus
3. i'm over 35 and my fluid is still fresh!
4. i'm a AHS troll! (no names here)
5. i'm so stupid, cause i hate her even i really don't know much of her, her music, her character, whatevuurrrrrrr...
(i mean i don't like misono's music too, BUT even she has some great songs and why hate some artist as a person/etc. when u just don't like the music!?)

and if japan would hate her, she wouldn't be able to sell more than 10.000 with singles and albums, no one would go to her concerts and avex wouldn't allow her to do super limited editions of her albums! lol

and i got the app through japanese iTunes!
make an japanese account and thats all! lol
(PS: sonst frag einfach wenn du schwierigkeiten da hast, hab die Einzelheiten nicht so im Kopf mehr bei der Anmeldung! lol)

Twinkle ! 26th December 2011 12:21 PM

well at least Kuu knows she has huge fanbase people obsessed and crying at her songs , isn't that enough :laugh ? , And I always hear that Kuu is hated in Japan since 1982 and she is one of best seller in japan !

and so what if they hated her , she still have us :roflmao !

Gubsi 26th December 2011 12:25 PM

^yeah thats right!

i mean, i don't really care if she is numba one or numba 2928...
i love her because her music is wonderful!
and i would explain a lot more, BUT i have to go to work! lol
bye

tenshi no hane 26th December 2011 02:03 PM

I don't really care about sales either, but it's nice for a singer to see her/his hard work paid off by having good sales/ranking. Kuu mentions this herself as well (in a interview, I don't remember which one). I think most singers want to reach as many people as possible.

Besides, the more popular someone becomes, the more jealous haters pop up. In a way having lots of haters means you're popular :laugh

Twinkle ! 26th December 2011 02:18 PM

Yeah that's right , But she did her best in this album it deserves good sales , it reflects how people react about the album . But seriously you never know japan i won't be surprised if Kuu suddenly sold 500k :roflmao

kaled kalil 26th December 2011 02:31 PM

I'm a little worried because the album doesn't have any tie-in yet, only the single tracks and they aren't huge (except Love Me Back, but it didn't sold that much).

I don't care about the sales either, Dejavu didn't sold a lot physically but digitally sold really well.

Corvina 26th December 2011 05:06 PM

Kuu will be in VS Arashi again on 12/30.

http://rhythmzone.net/koda/schedule/#tv

ayu_ready? 26th December 2011 05:13 PM

people mostly hate her because she was too ****ty back in the times. but 'this too shall pass', so I don't really get why they still think it's a big thing :P

kaled kalil 26th December 2011 10:29 PM

Am I the only one thinking that V.I.P will have a new instrumental? I mean, if the only new thing is the featuring part, they could just add and that's it, but the website doesn't have the V.I.P preview anymore.

Gubsi 26th December 2011 10:46 PM

^nope, i was thinking the same, even they still have the "normal" V.I.P. PV preview on her homepage...
so let's see if we get just some annoying & unnecessary rap part with the same instrumental or a whole new arrangement...


i know i'm late (cause my internet isn't that good lol), BUT i finally downloaded & watched Dejavu Live Tour...
omg it was really good!

My faves are definitively
AT THE WEEKEND (wish this was the studio version... AMAZING!!)
Anata Dake Ga (wonderful!!) :heart
Chiisana Koi no Uta (omg i cried, this was fabulous & lovely!!)

other good parts:

POP DIVA Opening
Lollipop was entertaining
Passing By's great visual
0CinderellaCriesCauseOfMisonosVoice flawless live
walk's dress change
Choi Tashi Life weird Para Para Towel Dance lol
Kuu's Dance Battle Part omg
the outfits/stage design
and much more...


and seriously if "You are not alone (Acoustic Version)" is the same arrangement like the one in this tour...
#wzgrfljshuchuc #triplecheesedead
OMG I NEED THIS VERSION ON JAPONESQUE IN MY LIFE!!

happiholic★ 27th December 2011 03:42 AM

Well, Kingdom still sold pretty well, considering the extremely negative publicity she was getting at that time. So, I can't see Japonesque selling bad for reasons other than typical declining sales of physical CDs. And even Ayu doesn't sell that well, she gets number one all the time because avex releases her stuff at times when there is no competition for her streak. You won't see an Ayu single released the same day as an AKB48 single.

emi♡ 27th December 2011 06:41 AM

^lol that'll be the day.


tbh, women like koda always have haters. *****es be jealous ;P

and some people, some people are party killers and they always want their music to be all deep and serious and "artistic", and I think they see koda as the opposite of that :shrug

(notice the emphasis on always; dont have a cow)

Anyway, there are always haters around too, even here, and idk why they even come into this thread. I don't like AKB, so you know what, I stay my ass out of their thread :laugh


I am so...I must have previews now. I wonder when the PV previews will be out...probably a long ways away.

owlflight 27th December 2011 07:18 AM

"Love me back" is stuck in my head and I'm not even a big fan of Kumi. I think I have to buy either the single or Japonesque now (love the cd only cover!)

Gkone01 27th December 2011 07:33 AM

Release on 8 Feb 2012

Quote:

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4080/dvddejavu.jpg
2012年2月8日発売
KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2011~Dejavu~
2枚組DVD¥5,460(tax in)RZBD-59042~3
2枚組Blu-Ray¥6,510(tax in)RZXD-59086~7
※ライブDVD、ブルーレイディスク同日発売!

【初回限定盤特典】
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約4年ぶり!2011年4月23日の長野ホクト文化ホールを皮切りに、自己最多公演数全国31カ所59公演 、述べ15万人を動員した全国ホールツアー『KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2011~Dejavu~』のライブ映像が遂に発売!

更に、全59公演に完全密着したメイキング映像、特典映像を約83分の最大ボリュームでお届け !

【DISC1】LIVE本篇
【DISC2】特典映像約83分収録!
・全59公演に密着したメイキング映像
・特典映像

【DISC1】
<OPENING MOVIE>
01. POP DIVA
02. Black Candy
03. Lollipop
04. Okay
4 逢いたくて
06. AT THE WEEKEND
<INTERLUDE MOVIE 1>
07. あなただけが
08. 愛を止めないで
09. ラヴ・イズ・オーヴァー~言えないよ~Swallowtail Butterfly ~あいのうた~愛のうた
10. Passing By
11. 0時前のツンデレラ
12. 好きで、好きで、好きで。
13. walk
<INTERLUDE MOVIE 2>
14. Bambi
15. I Don't Love You !??
16. Hey baby!
17. Melting
18. ちょい足しLife
<INTERLUDE MOVIE 3>
<ENCORE>
19. BE MY BABY
20. め組のひと
21. Dance Part
22. キューティーハニー~Butterfly
23. Poppin' love cocktail feat. TEEDA
24. You are not alone (Live Version)
25. 小さな恋のうた
26. Comes Up
27. Lick me♥

ALfromHELLSING 27th December 2011 09:50 AM

I love the cover! <3 she's stunning as always. thnx 4 the news. now I wish we got previews as new year present. :P

Quote:

Originally Posted by hagan_massey (Post 2794781)
"Love me back" is stuck in my head and I'm not even a big fan of Kumi. I think I have to buy either the single or Japonesque now (love the cd only cover!)

no surprise song is catchy as hell. overall I love "Love Me Back" single. Say Her Name is perfection & LMB remix is cool.

Corvina 27th December 2011 10:56 AM

Woo, yeah, the concert cover has one of the great witch outfits I love so much! :heart
83 minutes bonus features from all 59 dates on the second DVD.
First Press is a sleeve jacket and a ticket again to win a collectible.
Can't wait, waiting for preorder links! :3

Gubsi 27th December 2011 11:07 AM

just woke up and saw the FC mail on my iPhone..
omg that cover :thud
yasss! :heart
u can preorder it on CDJapan already, BUT i'll wait for YesAsia cause of free shipping lol

Corvina 27th December 2011 11:17 AM

Yeah, just saw it, CDJapan already has it up.
DVD
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=RZBD-59042
BluRay
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=RZXD-59086

There are 4 copies of the Limited Edition of Japonesque available again,too, so if somebody wants one, grab the chance!

AyuHamasaki01 27th December 2011 11:54 AM

Oh I really like the cover! I think she looks beautiful!

KuuXAyu-fan 27th December 2011 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emiko (Post 2794780)
I am so...I must have previews now. I wonder when the PV previews will be out...probably a long ways away.

IKR. I'm dying for some song previews....

Twinkle ! 27th December 2011 12:07 PM

THE COVER IS SO AMAZING :luv2 :luv2

thank god it's not that far , so I can wait :laugh

Quote:

[HMV Original Novelty] Special Clear Folder

http://img.hmv.co.jp/news/image/hmv_...ews2305413.jpg
OMG SO I'M GETTING 4 CLEAR FOLDERS . OH YEAH ! :heart

Minttulatte 27th December 2011 12:49 PM

Haven't been able to come here too much because I'm too concentrated on writing stuff. XD

Oh yeah, Dejavu Tour DVD cover is gorgeus as hell. I can't even describe in words how much I love that. I love the idea how it has that Dejavu album cover thingy going on there. It's so awesome because I adore Dejavu cover so much. Kuu is just too fierce. :heart

I noticed you were talking about Kuu haters a while ago. I agree with everything you've said. As a Kuu fan though I don't understand why people can hate such a sweet person like Kuu so much. It's a matter of taste of course, but to me Kuu is something that no one should be able to hate. :D Besides, I don't get it when people hate her because of 2005-2006 image. Seriously, that was like 5-6 YEARS AGO. 8D

elaniel 27th December 2011 01:06 PM

Just pre-ordered the Blu-Ray, can't wait!

krauterol 27th December 2011 01:15 PM

where is the dejavu cover? (didn't see it in past posts!)

freedreamer 27th December 2011 02:13 PM

is that folder for all that preordered from HMV Japan

Gustavopc 27th December 2011 02:21 PM

^ ^ The cover:

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4080/dvddejavu.jpg

Oh, I wish the release that was around April, I won't money enough to afford it right after JAPONESQUE =| Wish I was not a crazy fan of sleeve jackets

Twinkle ! 27th December 2011 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freedreamer (Post 2794863)
is that folder for all that preordered from HMV Japan

I don't know if other sites will list the clear file , But so far it's only in HMV

kaled kalil 27th December 2011 02:56 PM

I'm not a fan of the cover.. It's nothing that special and I hate the black lipstick.

koumori 27th December 2011 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gustavopc (Post 2794866)

I love the cover! Fierce :cool

kaled kalil 27th December 2011 05:48 PM

JAPONESQUE HQ cover (CD+2DVDs):

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5...cd2dvds.th.jpg
Click to see.

Aditmi Krisnasaki ~II~ 27th December 2011 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaled kalil (Post 2794938)
JAPONESQUE HQ cover (CD+2DVDs):

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5...cd2dvds.th.jpg
Click to see.

can u please upload the HQ covers of the other versions? thanks. :D

kaled kalil 27th December 2011 06:24 PM

^ I only have CD+2DVDs and CD+goodies HQ :(

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5...cd2dvds.th.jpg http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/578...goodies.th.jpg
Click to see.

Ayu_Love 27th December 2011 06:38 PM

I have to agree with what everyone has said about the whole kuu being hated thing. The younger generation in japan all love her. She's always cheered when she goes to concerts, even more so recently, and her concerts are always sold out. Ai wo tomenaide was #1 digitally for ages, and sold well digitally, and then love me back actually sold more physical copies than Ai wo tomenaide, and did well digitally.

I have seen some fans on FB go 'oh she's going to sell low because of the whole pregantcy and marriage', but personally I thought the whole thing would actually boost her sales. People love it in japan when someone gets married, and she is all over the news at the moment. And JAPONESQUE has a lot to offer, the most to offer since Kingdom, so I think it should well. :) I think it should definately sell well over 200k, I'd be very surprised if it didn't.
And I don't think her image can be that hated, considering her Secret live tour 2005 (first tour) was the best selling concert DVD ever to date, only just been taken over by AKB8 by a small 1000 sales this year. :) I think it's just the older generation that scorn it.

Also, Dejavu Tour was AMAZING! I was blown away. I loved all of it, by far her most fierce and best performance to date. Her singing for the ballads were excellent, she lit the hall on fire with her voice. I have never seen her perform so well! And that's saying something! I loved this tour, it was so much better than i expected. She was epic! Can't wait to see it in full. :heart

Need JAPONESQUE previews nao.

maze 28th December 2011 05:19 AM

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/2...dejavutour.jpg

holy ****! she looks so fierce. love it even more than the Trick Tour covers. I just love that outfit and make-up, and the album theme going on. buying it for sure.

thanks for the HQ covers, kaled ;)

Benikari47 28th December 2011 08:20 AM

Thank you so much for the HQ Japonesque covers Kaled!

Minttulatte 28th December 2011 12:07 PM

So it was AKB48 who stole Kuu's record for best selling female artist DVD... I've been wondering who took the queen's record lol. :D Oh well, Kuu still has the best selling solo female artist DVD in her name so I'm not that pissed.

And yes, I can't stand AKB48 but won't go bash on them to their thread 'cause it's stupid. :)

Corvina 28th December 2011 12:15 PM

Just posted the 2011 charts in the Oricon thread, so here are Kuu's numbers for the year 2011!

Singles:
102 ,*74,300 4 TIMES(Poppin' love cooktail feat.TEEDA) / 倖田來未 11/08/17
177 ,*43,969 愛を止めないで / 倖田來未 11/09/21
192 ,*39,878 POP DIVA / 倖田來未 11/02/02
199 ,*38,055 Love Me Back / 倖田來未 11/11/30

Album:
29 *,211,033 Dejavu / 倖田來未 11/03/02

DVD:
36 *,40,982 Koda Kumi 10th Anniversary ~FANTASIA~ in Tokyo Dome / 倖田來未 11/05/18
48 *,27,520 Koda Kumi "ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~" at Billboard Live / 倖田來未 11/02/23

So all of her singles are in Top 200 and Dejavu in Top 30 for 2011.

Love Me Back is still selling of course.
4th week sales:
*1,466 倖田來未 / Love Me Back
Total so far : 41,953

Gustavopc 28th December 2011 02:38 PM

Oh, 4 TIMES almost got top 100 :P The numbers are okay, and since she did much better digitally, I'm satisfeid :) btw when I saw POP DIVA there I was like "wow it charted again?" but then I realised it's not been a year since we got it :laugh This year was so full of things omg

Twinkle ! 28th December 2011 02:48 PM

Well the top 50 with +150k so it's okay she did well after all :laugh

EDIT : KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2011 ~Dejavu~ HQ cover !

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/2...javudvd.th.jpg

kaled kalil 28th December 2011 03:56 PM

Monthly Television 12/01

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...television.jpg http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...elevision1.jpg
Click to see.

Thanks for the Dejavu Tour cover HQ, Twinkle :D

FANTASIA sold pretty bad. :(

maze 28th December 2011 05:05 PM

^ do we know how much the blu-ray of Fantasia sold though?

she's so gorgeous :heart

Ayu_Love 28th December 2011 05:06 PM

^Thanks for the scans!

And really? I thought FANTASIA sold really well, weren't all the tickets sold out? ):

ayu_ready? 28th December 2011 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaled kalil (Post 2795303)
Monthly Television 12/01

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...television.jpg http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...elevision1.jpg
Click to see.

Thanks for the Dejavu Tour cover HQ, Twinkle :D

FANTASIA sold pretty bad. :(

oh **** NO Y DID IT SELL BAD????????:(
I love Kuu in purple. reminds me of Kingdom era, she wore tons of purple. maybe it's her fav colour, idk :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ayu_Love (Post 2794956)
I have to agree with what everyone has said about the whole kuu being hated thing. The younger generation in japan all love her. She's always cheered when she goes to concerts, even more so recently, and her concerts are always sold out. Ai wo tomenaide was #1 digitally for ages, and sold well digitally, and then love me back actually sold more physical copies than Ai wo tomenaide, and did well digitally.

I have seen some fans on FB go 'oh she's going to sell low because of the whole pregantcy and marriage', but personally I thought the whole thing would actually boost her sales. People love it in japan when someone gets married, and she is all over the news at the moment. And JAPONESQUE has a lot to offer, the most to offer since Kingdom, so I think it should well. :) I think it should definately sell well over 200k, I'd be very surprised if it didn't.
And I don't think her image can be that hated, considering her Secret live tour 2005 (first tour) was the best selling concert DVD ever to date, only just been taken over by AKB8 by a small 1000 sales this year. :) I think it's just the older generation that scorn it.

Also, Dejavu Tour was AMAZING! I was blown away. I loved all of it, by far her most fierce and best performance to date. Her singing for the ballads were excellent, she lit the hall on fire with her voice. I have never seen her perform so well! And that's saying something! I loved this tour, it was so much better than i expected. She was epic! Can't wait to see it in full. :heart

Need JAPONESQUE previews nao.

you said it all. ;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by drdolce (Post 2795218)
So it was AKB48 who stole Kuu's record for best selling female artist DVD... I've been wondering who took the queen's record lol. :D Oh well, Kuu still has the best selling solo female artist DVD in her name so I'm not that pissed.

And yes, I can't stand AKB48 but won't go bash on them to their thread 'cause it's stupid. :)

I feel the same about AKB, but oh well :rolleyes

I JUST LOVE THE DVD COVER, OMG :luv2

Quote:

Originally Posted by emiko (Post 2794780)
^lol that'll be the day.


tbh, women like koda always have haters. *****es be jealous ;P

and some people, some people are party killers and they always want their music to be all deep and serious and "artistic", and I think they see koda as the opposite of that :shrug

(notice the emphasis on always; dont have a cow)

Anyway, there are always haters around too, even here, and idk why they even come into this thread. I don't like AKB, so you know what, I stay my ass out of their thread :laugh

but you know, I gotta say that the last 3 years Kuu seems more artistic than Ayu to me, lol :innocent either it's because of the number of releases, or her tours or something, but she has so many ideas, omg

Gustavopc 28th December 2011 05:59 PM

^ Purple really is Kuu's favorite colour. You can even notice that in almost every concert there's a purple outfit or a piece of it that's purple (: It really goes with her btw

Corvina 28th December 2011 06:07 PM

Just take a look in the first post, her profile always said that her favourite colours are Purple and Green. ;)

And it's a shame about her DVD sales.
She was such a staple seller for DVDs the past years, but with last year they started to go down a lot (always about 20k with the next DVD release).
Didn't know what happened actually, cause Kuu and her concerts never changed much.
Probably just a trend thing, cause her Anniversary Best Live DVD Box sold amazingly last year (260k). Just bad that it did count as a book, not a DVD. :laugh
And it's maybe also a factor that both DVDs this year weren't tours, but special concerts.
But FANTASIA and ETERNITY were both sold out, that's the most important thing. :)

Ayu_Love 28th December 2011 06:15 PM

Oh dear god I have never been so impatient for previews in my entire life. D:

I BURN FOR THEM.

Tom Punks 28th December 2011 06:21 PM

Aww, purple and green are my favorite colors, too. :heart

Ayu_Love 28th December 2011 11:22 PM

I do wonder if there is a lot of promotion lined up for JAPONESQUE, or if there was? (I don't suppose there is now she's pregnant). Because they've made JAPONESQUE it's own website for release, but I don't remember them doing that for her past albums.

I'm gutted Christmas Live was cancelled, that was an awesome setlist, I would have loved to see it. But it can't be helped if Kuu is ill, I just hope she feels better soon. :)

ALfromHELLSING 29th December 2011 12:11 AM

Dejavu LIVE >>>all da way>>> 10th Anniversary LIVE. I need blu-ray, but I'm so broke after boxing day. (>_<) I hope First Press won't be sold-out too fast.

and thanks for the HQ covers & scans guys!

setsuka 29th December 2011 05:40 AM

Kuu and Ayu are my only faves that crack 50k, so I don't care about sales

I like Dejavu,not enough to buy, the witch part was boring (like wth was she doing,making baking soda and vinegar mix), cute was cute,ballad yellow dress amazing,and the dance break was blah,the blue hair piece part was done a million times before, I HATE BEMYBAY AND MEGUMI W/E now
so I guess just like the album,it was same old same old,nothing was WOW!
I love TokyoDome more just cuz of the stage and the crowd. can't wait for Japonesque already slays Dejavu single wise and that is all.....

she is gonna be a cute mom/wife she is gonna get so fat though

Minttulatte 29th December 2011 11:27 AM

Still no previews...? *sob* I want JAPONESQUE previews already ;___;

Benikari47 29th December 2011 11:43 AM

Ugh, i finally managed to find a HQ textless picture of the But/Aishou cover but of course the link was broken..

kaled kalil 29th December 2011 02:34 PM

^ Here it is:
http://a.imageshack.us/img409/2960/rzcd45562.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img580/149/rzcd45561.jpg

Japanese review of some JAPONESQUE PV:

Quote:

・Boom Boom Boys
これはゴリゴリソングよ!wちなみにPVにはモザイクが…?w

・No Man's Land
Can Weって感じよ!PVでは荒地に一人の足が鎖に繋がれてるクミコ。

・V.I.P. feat.T-PAIN
T-PAINパートにダンスシーンが入ったって感じね~カッコよかったわ~

・Lay Down
どんな曲調か忘れたわwPVは蛍光?を使ったメイクが印象的だったわ

・ESCALATE
かなりのダンスチューンよ。PVにはダンサー達が出ててダンスバトルが繰り広げられてたわ!

・Love Me Back-album version-
ストーリーがよく分からなかったわwまあシングル盤よりいいのは確かよ。

・So Nice
KSKSとGet It Onって感じね。ブリスタと相性いいわね。ライブのOPに合いそうだわ

・slow feat.omarion
とにかく切なかったわ。最後は…

・Everyday
「Everyday雨の日も~」みたいな感じだったわ。

・Love Technique
この曲大好きよwwさっきも書いたけどヘイベみたいな感じよ!カワイイ系だけどみなさんも気に入ると思うわ !

・Brave
時計が止まっている幻想的?なPV。切なかったわ

・All for you
ファンに向けての曲。最後にはちょっとしたメイキングとファンからのメッセージが!
If someone could translate, it would be awesome :3

Edit~

Quote:

01■BOOM BOOM BOYS
場所はCLUBでクミコはドラッグに溺れた女の子の設定!頭イッてるせいか、不思議な光景がたくさん現れた りタバコ吸いまくったり、トイレで吐き散らしたり、これかなりの衝撃作よwwwでも曲もクミコもかなりカッ コイイわ!なんか今までにした事のない撮影の仕方で撮ったみたい

02■No Mans Land
これは白黒の世界よ!曲の音程はかなり低いわ!かなり雰囲気かっこよく出ててクミコがアルバムで一番好きな PVらしいわ!

03■V.I.P feat.T-PAIN
間奏部分が凄い長くなっててダンスヤバいわ!!!!T-PAINのラップをバックに踊り狂うクミコかっこよかったわ!より洋楽っぽく磨かれたわね

04■Lay Down
振り付けはユージーよ!クミコ金髪に白メッシュのセンター分けストレートヘアーでかっこ可愛いいわ!曲も洋 楽っぽくてPVにピッタリだったわよ!

05■ESCALATE
予想通りこれかなり攻めクミコよ!!!!!外国人の男性とクミコがチェスをしているんだけど、そのチェスを 動かすと、チェス盤の上で黒い服を着た倖田ファミリーと白い服のダンサーが対決していく。みたいなストーリ ーね!!!ラスサビのダンスシーンは発狂もんだったわ

06■Love Me Back(album ver.)
これ見ると謎が全て解けるわ!最初と最後に少し映像がくっついて、途中も結構いじってあったわ !

07■So Nice
着物クミコね!振り付けはユージーよ!春夏秋冬がテーマで、〈着物のデザイン・色〉〈背景のS o Niceの文字のデザイン〉が4種類あるわ!耳に残るメロディーで結構ハマリそうよこの曲~


08■Slow feat.Omarion
洋楽テイストが出ている切ないけどジーンとくるいいバラードだわ。クミコのオマリオンの演技がいい味だして るわよ

テーマは世界の破滅。

09■Everyday
PVのテーマは『晴女』『雨女』よ!
PVはオールCGって感じで可愛いんだけど歌詞がすごくよくて、好きな人に聴かせてあげたい感じね。空気に 通ずるものを感じたわ

10■Love Technique
ラブティーチャー扮するクミコが様々なシチュエーションのカップルに魔法をかける…みたいな感じかしら?一 言で言うとほんとにクミコ可愛いわ!!wwww 曲はヘイベイビーとRun for~を混ぜた感じで洋楽+耳に残る+かっこ可愛い感じでかなりテンションあがるわよこの曲!かなり耳に 残るわ!きっと攻めクミコが好きな人も気に入るわ!

11■You are not alone
ライブバージョンだけど今までのと違ってメイキングは含まれてないわ
声も取り直している感じで前のより好きよ!ほんとライブで見てる感じになったわ

12■Brave

前にもあたし言ったんだけど、今回のアルバムの中で一番好きよ!
この曲はアルバムに入れるには勿体ないくらいの良曲だわ!もうメロディー・歌詞・声・映像・全てが感動もの よ

クミコもこの曲好きみたいで、ずっと暖めてた曲みたい。
『Stay with me』をリリースする時『Brave』をリリースするか迷っていたってゆっこが言ってたわ。PVは失恋した 女の子がテーマで気持ちと一緒に『時』も止まってしまっているの。でもその後、雪が降ってきて…あとはお楽 しみよ!(笑)とにかく感動するわこの曲。今回のアンケでも一位らしいわ

13■All for you

アコギ一本とクミコの声のみで作られた曲。歌詞はファンへ向けた歌詞よ。PVは初のカメラ一本撮りで曲の始 まる前からカメラまわして曲が終わって楽屋に戻るまで一個のカメラがずっと撮り続けているの。歌詞がヤバす ぎて泣きそうになったわ!クミコ本当に大好きってこの曲聴いて思ったわ。こんなファン想いのアーティストク ミコ以外にいないわよ。ほんとに感動したわ


個人的な意見で色々書いているから違う所があったらごめんなさいね。あと長文もごめんなさい。このレポ見て 姉さん方がテンション上がってくれたら嬉しいわ!とにかくクミコ最高よ!今回は今までで最高の 出来よ!

ストロボ・EdGE 29th December 2011 03:26 PM

^
▼V.I.P-album version-
Dance scene added. T-PAIN's rap was short.
▼Love Me Back-album version-
The meaning of the story is unclear. Is Kumiko a villain too?
▼slow feat.Omarion
Sad medium tempo song! Omarion was cool!
▼Love Technique
Like SUPERSTAR+Hey baby!, gave me a good impression.

Then she says she'll give more details for the rest later.

kaled kalil 29th December 2011 03:35 PM

^ Thank you so much! ♥ I've edited with all the PVs and more infos.

Minttulatte 29th December 2011 03:45 PM

Love Technique is SUPERSTAR meets Hey baby! kind of song? *______*

I wanna see these new PVs already. I bet they're all awesome. I've also decided to do the planned Kuu PV marathon after JAPONESQUE's release so I gotta wait for the DVD Rip (I hope they're not blu-ray rips though because my laptop can't really play those... >_>).

Gustavopc 29th December 2011 03:53 PM

Quote:

So Nice
KSKSとGet It Onって感じね
this made my week brb heading to the hospital i'm having a heart attack

Daggi_X 29th December 2011 06:32 PM

Google translate wasn't much of a help, but everything sounds amazing so far!
Now I'm even more excited for So Nice and ESCALATE. I need previews. NOW!

Ayu_Love 29th December 2011 07:30 PM

Yeah google translate wasn't much help at all, hahaha. All I got really was in:

BOOM BOOM BOYS Kuu and/or her boys are dressed in drag,
No Man's Land the world is Black & White and the song is a low pitch (looking forward to that, seems like a deep song!).
V.I.P has a longer interlude/ dance part,
ESCALATE is quite an aggressiv dance song, something about chess moves?
So Nice I couldn't get much from...Something about Kuu is in a Kimono, and there are four seasons? Something about Kimono design, I think the song as quite a melodic tune, it's compared to KO-SO-KO-SO/ Get It On.
It says the theme in Slow. Feat Omarion is the world's destruction? Everyday is somewhat of a 'Sunny Girl' and 'Rainy Woman' theme? Perhaps both the happy and sad sides of a girl/women?
Love Technique I think he/she compares to Run For Your Life & Hey Baby! (I'm gonna love that one) and Kuu is a love teacher.
Brave I think he/she compares to 'Stay With Me', not sure if he/she's comparing that the songs sound similar or if the theme is similar, I think the theme is 'broken-hearted girl'. Perhaps a girl who's had her heart broken and must be brave about her love?
And All For You I found the most interesting because he/she says the message/lyrics are for fans? So it might be a song for fans, from Kuu. It's sung with only her single voice and an acoustic guitar. To him/her there were tearful lyrics, and something about lots of camera shots throughout the song, one goes into her dressing room?

That's all I got from Google, LOL. They should really try and make Google translate more coherent hahaha. Still, even from that there are some interesting bits of info there that have got me really excited! :D I can't wait to hear/see all of them! :heart


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