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maze 2nd August 2012 05:04 AM

The 152nd Thread - Beach Mix + New Single TBA
 


Koda Kumi
The 152nd Thread


http://i.imgur.com/x7iYu.jpg http://i.imgur.com/T5Tbv.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Ke8I9.jpg http://i.imgur.com/1IGSn.jpg
by Kaled Kalil



Profile

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.



News
Spoiler:
KODA KUMI Premium Night
~Love & Songs~

Special birthday live to be held on november 2012
All of the dates are arena shows, except for the last one
The setlist will be based on votes from fans.

http://i50.tinypic.com/99l6q1.png

Dates:
Wednesday, November 7th – Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)
Thursday, November 8th – Osaka-jo Hall (Osaka)
Tuesday, November 13th – Nippon Budokan (Tokyo)
Wednesday, Novemebr 14th – Nippon Budokan (Tokyo)
Tuesday, November 20th – Nihon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)
Wednesday, November 21st – Nihon Gaishi Hall (Aichi)
Tuesday, November 27th – Koriyama Shimin Bunka Center (Fukushima)

Message from Kuu:
Quote:

I’m nervous that I’ll be holding my first one-man live at Nippon Budokan on my birthday, but I hope to give a more mature performance after giving birth and turning 30-years-old.
I want to hold a live that I can create together with my fans. This will be my first time having the fans decide the set list. I’m already looking forward to seeing which songs my fans would like to hear live.

Special site [+]
Credits: tokyohive.com

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KODA KUMI TO PROVIDE OPENING THEME SONG FOR ANIME, “TOTAL ECLIPSE”

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On June 29th, it was revealed during a private showing that singer Koda Kumi will be lending her new song “Go to the top” as the opening theme to the upcoming anime, “Total Eclipse”.

According to Oricon, the lyrics of the song were written by Koda Kumi herself specifically for the anime, and are said to have been inspired by the main characters as they face a life or death crisis for the sake of the human race. When asked about the song, the series’ creator and executive producer Yoshimune Kouki commented, “The opening is the face of a production… When you’ve got Ms. Koda Kumi’s vocal power, expressiveness, quality, and the high caliber of her performance, I firmly believe that ‘Total Eclipse’ will reach not only the people [of Japan], but people around the world.”

“Total Eclipse” is a robot action anime based on “Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse”, which is a spin-off novel series of the popular PC game “Muv-Luv Alternative”. The ending theme of the anime, “signs ~Sakugetsu Ichiya~” will be provided by Kuribayashi Minami, who has previously provided songs for the ‘Muv-Luv’ series. GRANRODEO will be participating by providing the background music, along with new singer ayami.

“Total Eclipse” begins broadcasting on TV Tokyo and other television channels in Japan this July.

TV Mix of Koda Kumi’s new song “Go to the top” [+]

Credits: tokyohive.com


New release
Spoiler:
http://i49.tinypic.com/20rtco0.png

New Remix Album: 「Beach Mix」
2012.08.01 on sale

CD+DVD |RZCD-59118/B | ¥2,940
CD | RZCD-59119 | ¥2,000
PLAYBUTTON | AQZ1-50743X | ¥2,000

【CD・PLAYBUTTON】
01. Whatchu Waitin' On? (PREVIEW)
02. KO-SO-KO-SO [Prog5 Remix]
03. Bling Bling Bling feat. AK-69 [Electro Rave Allstars Remix] 
04. Hey baby! [FUTURE HOUSE UNITED Remix]
05. V.I.P. feat. T-Pain [Sunset In Ibiza Remix]
06. POP DIVA [KOZM® Remix Lucas Valentine]
07. BE MY BABY [4 Skips Remix]
08. NO TRICKS [Shohei Matsumoto & Junichi Matsuda Remix]
09. Heat feat. MEGARYU [REO Remix]
10. キューティーハニー [HABANERO POSSE REMIX]
11. D.D.D. feat. SOULHEAD [Pink Chameleons Remix]
12. COME WITH ME [Overhead Champion Remix]
13. Twinkle [R-midwest Remix]
14. Lick me ❤ [Floorbreaker Remix]
15. Cherry Girl [Sunset In Ibiza Remix]
16. TABOO [KOZM® Remix スグル・ヤマモト™]

【DVD】
01. Whatchu Waitin' On? MUSIC VIDEO (PREVIEW)
02. Whatchu Waitin' On? MAKING VIDEO
03. a-nation&Rhythm Nation BEST SELECTION

[01] a-nation'03 COME WITH ME
[02] a-nation'05 キューティーハニー
[03] a-nation'05 real Emotion
[04] Rhythm Nation'06 D.D.D.
[05] Rhythm Nation'06 運命
[06] Rhythm Nation'06 人魚姫
[07] Rhythm Nation'06 Cherry Girl
[08] a-nation'07 girls
[09] a-nation'08 Lady Go!
[10] a-nation'08 Moon Crying
[11] a-nation'08 FREAKY
[12] a-nation'09 Lick me ❤
[13] a-nation'09 ECSTASY
[14] a-nation'10 Lollipop
[15] a-nation'10 UNIVERSE
[16] a-nation'11 BE MY BABY
[17] a-nation'11 Bling Bling Bling

More info [+]
HQ covers: CD | CD+DVD | Textless
Credits: LeeLeeNeko, kaled kalil.


Discography
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 [2012.01.25]

Collaboration Single
01. 倖田來未 & BoA / the meaning of peace [2001.12.19]
02. EXILE & 倖田來未 / WON'T BE LONG [2006.11.22]

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. BEST ~third universe~ [2010.02.03]

Remix Album
01. KODA KUMI REMIX ALBUM [2006.02.22]
02. Driving Hit's [2009.03.25]
03. Driving Hit's 2 [2010.03.31]
04. Driving Hit's 3 [2011.05.04]
05. Driving Hit's 4 [2012.03.14]

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

Digital Release
01. Get It On [2006.03.01]
02. Hey baby! (TV version) [2010.12.01]
03. Brave [2012.01.18]
04. So Nice feat. Mr.Blistah [2012.01.18]
05. Slow feat. Omarion [2012.01.18]
06. ESCALATE [2012.01.18]
07. No Man's Land [2012.01.18]
08. Boom Boom Boys [2012.01.18]
09. Whatchu Waitin' On? [2012.07.25]

Live Album
01. LIVE TOUR 2011 ~Dejavu~ LIVE CD [2012.03.14]

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]
12. LIVE TOUR 2011 ~Dejavu~ [2012.02.08]

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]


Links


Credits: Tsubasa, Kingdom, FinalFayth, Corvina, do it again, Cherrim, George.

TeamAyu2004 2nd August 2012 05:31 AM

wow, that concert looks cool.
and a new single?!?!
girl doesnt quite!
AyumI! Take notes!

maze 2nd August 2012 05:42 AM

Latest stuff

Beach Mix CD rip: http://jpddl.com/music/157207-album-...p3-320-cd.html
Whatchu Waitin' On? Making Video: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDM0MDY0MTEy.html (pw: KKBM)
D.D.D. @ Rhythm Nation'06: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDM0MDI3NzM2.html (pw: KKBM)

Quote:

Originally Posted by KuuXAyu-fan (Post 2890371)
Beach Mix debuts at #3 on the daily charts with 14,391 copies sold first day.
Driving Hit's 4 sold a total of 13,745 copies.


http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...q6cyd91063.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/K65hI.jpg

credits: kaled kalil, jewelian.

AyuHamasaki01 2nd August 2012 07:39 AM

New single? Wow, she's on a roll!
And the D.D.D. performance was awesome!

~StarCatcher~ 2nd August 2012 07:51 AM

I'm in love with Beach Mix ♥ Much better than the (also good) DH series imo.

The remixes are very powerful and fun to listen to.

And WWO is one of her best songs to me.

She never stops to impress me :D

KuuXAyu-fan 2nd August 2012 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bad Wolf (Post 2890527)
A total ALL TOGETHER or just on the first day?

Answering the question from the previous thread. Driving Hit's 4 sold that amount ALL TOGETHER so basically Beach Mix has done better than DH4 in only one day. =)

Corvina 2nd August 2012 10:31 AM

Sales are great!
Hope it sells steady in the next days as well.

Beach Mix is so good, I'm looking forward to hear it every time. :laugh
I'm happy it's done so well. DH 4 was just so-so for me.

KuuXAyu-fan 2nd August 2012 11:07 AM

Beach Mix is #5 today. The #3 sold about 8k so Beach Mix seems to have sold about 5-6k. We're looking at a 25-30k first week which is great!

inthezone 2nd August 2012 03:50 PM

Is she ditching her sexual image? :(

KuuXAyu-fan 2nd August 2012 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inthezone (Post 2890671)
Is she ditching her sexual image? :(

How do you get that idea?

inthezone 2nd August 2012 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KuuXAyu-fan (Post 2890674)
How do you get that idea?

Quote:

I’m nervous that I’ll be holding my first one-man live at Nippon Budokan on my birthday, but I hope to give a more mature performance after giving birth and turning 30-years-old.
.

freedreamer 2nd August 2012 04:26 PM

so awesome!! they have huge plans for her comeback already :)

TeamAyu2004 2nd August 2012 04:50 PM

It may have to do with having a child??
Her mentally changes?

I cant wait for this single! Is it the song for the opening to that anime? Which of course, what is the name again?

Minttulatte 2nd August 2012 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inthezone (Post 2890671)
Is she ditching her sexual image? :(

She has already said that sexy Kuu will not go away. Namie also has a kid and she still pulls sexy image quite well, why wouldn't Kuu do that also? :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004 (Post 2890686)
I cant wait for this single! Is it the song for the opening to that anime? Which of course, what is the name again?

There's no news regarding the new single. :) TOTAL ECLIPSE theme song is called "Go to the top"~

KuuXAyu-fan 2nd August 2012 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drdolce (Post 2890690)
She has already said that sexy Kuu will not go away. Namie also has a kid and she still pulls sexy image quite well, why wouldn't Kuu do that also? :)


There's no news regarding the new single. :) TOTAL ECLIPSE theme song is called "Go to the top"~

This.

Also about the new single her website confirmed the single will be coming out this fall and fanclub members who purchase tickets to her concert will get a special edition of the single. :)

Ayu_Love 2nd August 2012 06:05 PM

Looking forward to downloading and listening to beach mix! :D I'm glad it's doing well!

Delicious n Bold 2nd August 2012 06:22 PM

Beach Mix made me like DDD a lot :P

ayu_ready? 2nd August 2012 06:22 PM

I love her Billboard live, absolutely, I recommend it to watch!
if she does another live like this, I'l be very very happy!

good for the sales too, am I right to think that there is no proper promotion for the album again?

TeamAyu2004 2nd August 2012 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drdolce (Post 2890690)
She has already said that sexy Kuu will not go away. Namie also has a kid and she still pulls sexy image quite well, why wouldn't Kuu do that also? :)

There's no news regarding the new single. :) TOTAL ECLIPSE theme song is called "Go to the top"~

I believe there is a difference between sexy and trashy.

I think of Koda Kumi as trashy, which I have no problem with it.
I guess there is just more than one way to think of sexy.

Namie is a sophisticated kind of sexy
Kumi is trashy sexy.

Also about the single... is the new Anime coming out in the Fall? so it wouldn't be the same song?

Bad Wolf 2nd August 2012 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KuuXAyu-fan (Post 2890636)
Answering the question from the previous thread. Driving Hit's 4 sold that amount ALL TOGETHER so basically Beach Mix has done better than DH4 in only one day. =)

dude, that's insane. :D

KuuXAyu-fan 2nd August 2012 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004 (Post 2890717)
Also about the single... is the new Anime coming out in the Fall? so it wouldn't be the same song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UUS7FPwILw

The anime has already started airing. The single will most likely include Go to the top but it won't be the main song. I'm guessing it'll most likely be a 3-4A side.

inthezone 2nd August 2012 07:49 PM

well even though it's only a remix album, I'm glad her sales are improving

NintendoHTF1242 2nd August 2012 08:22 PM

Download links for the album aren't working :/ anybody got a link?

jean-baptiste 2nd August 2012 09:22 PM

^I second this.

Bad Wolf 2nd August 2012 09:33 PM

Uploading now.

KuuXAyu-fan 2nd August 2012 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242 (Post 2890753)
Download links for the album aren't working :/ anybody got a link?

Maybe this is why sales are good :p

Bad Wolf 2nd August 2012 09:38 PM

^ LOL perfect.

http://www.mediafire.com/?3pgedcvmuralr61

ETA: oooh I'm a no more words Initiate now!

kaled kalil 2nd August 2012 11:38 PM

Beach mix is her best remix album ever. Even POP DIVA, that isn't that strong, still a pretty good remix.

Bad Wolf 3rd August 2012 12:10 AM

^ Off topic but I love your fanmade covers so much that I replace official covers with them XD

jean-baptiste 3rd August 2012 02:11 AM

That's for Beach Mix Bad wolf!

Kingdom 3rd August 2012 02:32 AM

You do your thang rolling in the bring bring~

I'm so happy for mama Kuu. New album now please! :laugh

Zeke. 3rd August 2012 03:22 AM

I prefer POP DIVA remix from DH4.

Problem I have with Beach Mix now is that all the songs that major improvements have been made to songs that didn't have a remix before (KO-SO-KO-SO, Bling, Hey Baby!, Heat), where as the rest of the songs that already have been remixed in the past... have better remixes. POP DIVA was enjoyable on DH4, D.D.D is boring, Cutie Honey sucks... so now looking at the great tracks vs. the boring... Beach Mix will get old pretty fast for me :( But, I do love Hey Baby! and Heat TONS, and Bling is enjoyable and for once, listenable. Great thing about Kumi remixes is that for the songs I have always hated or found lackluster (Bling, KO-SO, POP DIVA, Heat, Hey Baby!, Poppin' Love Cocktail), I now have versions I actually can listen to! I'll be happy when I get around to making a playlist of all my fav. remixes from the past 4 remix albums. But... who knows when I'll get around to doing that, lol.

NintendoHTF1242 3rd August 2012 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bad Wolf (Post 2890784)
^ LOL perfect.

http://www.mediafire.com/?3pgedcvmuralr61

ETA: oooh I'm a no more words Initiate now!

lol you're always helping me out bbgurl ty so much. Can't wait to listen to it.

Bad Wolf 3rd August 2012 07:18 AM

I still feel really bad that the kyary files never worked for you, bb :( SO I SHALL FOREVER ATONE jk I'm happy to help.

NintendoHTF1242 3rd August 2012 07:38 AM

^ lmao I got a working one from someone, so it's all good in the hood!

I really enjoyed the remix album. Whatchu Waitin' On? is so HOT! And my favorite remix is the Cherry Girl one. LOVE it.

Corvina 3rd August 2012 01:15 PM

Beach Mix is at #6 today at Oricon.
#3 -> #5 -> #6

Kuu on the mu-mo half-year chart:

http://i45.tinypic.com/28a7uo6.jpg

Big thanks to LiLo at JPC

JAPONESQUE at #1 for albums.
Dejavu Concert DVD at #2 just after EXILE.
:)

~StarCatcher~ 3rd August 2012 02:19 PM

Wow awesome for JAPONESQUE getting number 1 *-*

Ayu_Love 3rd August 2012 03:19 PM

I love NO TRICKS, Heat and TABOO on beach mix, as well a Bling x3! Whatchu waitin' on is still my favourite song, of course. :D I'll have to give it a re-listen again as i was busy writing an essay of text while I was listening to it, but i really enjoyed listening to it. She's done so well of choosing the songs and the remixes are great, they're perfect for beach and i would so play them at my beach party! :D

Minttulatte 3rd August 2012 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corvina (Post 2890966)
Kuu on the mu-mo half-year chart:

http://i45.tinypic.com/28a7uo6.jpg

Big thanks to LiLo at JPC

JAPONESQUE at #1 for albums.
Dejavu Concert DVD at #2 just after EXILE.
:)

Aw, so happy for Queen Kuu~ :heart Wow, Party Queen at #3. I'm happy for Ayu as well~ :)

Beauty4123 3rd August 2012 03:55 PM

"Go to the top" is awesome! i wouldn't mind if it was kuu's new single. but regardless, i totally can't wait for the new single! :)

i'm also happy to see that Beach Mix is selling pretty well! :D

TeamAyu2004 3rd August 2012 04:34 PM

Wow, because of the remix album, her album went back to number 1, awesome!
Hope the same thing for ayumi!
and looks like she will be in the top 5 for the week!

ren'ai 3rd August 2012 05:02 PM

^ no, no, that's just the positions for the half-year chart for the mu-mo site. so during the past 6 months, JAPONESQUE was the highest selling album from mu-mo

inthezone 3rd August 2012 06:39 PM

I just noticed the Beach Mix version of Whatchu Waitin On? is kinda different to the one I had before

TeamAyu2004 3rd August 2012 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ren'ai (Post 2891030)
^ no, no, that's just the positions for the half-year chart for the mu-mo site. so during the past 6 months, JAPONESQUE was the highest selling album from mu-mo

oh, interesting. coolness.
I wonder what the year end charts are gonna be...

ALfromHELLSING 3rd August 2012 11:46 PM

More I listen to Beach Mix more I love it. ❤ My fav remix so far is Cherry Girl [Sunset In Ibiza Remix]. I always loved those Sunset In Ibiza Remixes: Yume no Uta, TAKE BACK, Cutie Honey, POP DIVA, So Into You, Love Me Back.
Driving Hit's 3 is my favorite Kumi's remix album, but time will tell if this one will become my all time favorite.

Dunno if me or anyone ever shared it. But this is so ****ing beautiful. If you love Yume no Uta U MUST LISTEN TO IT. Dude is a genius. Made me love my top fav ballad even more.:

Maybe someone can make a proper rip? I asked him for MP3 but he never replied.

ahtka-chan 4th August 2012 12:49 AM

^Here you go: http://off.li/BvfGc

jean-baptiste 4th August 2012 05:25 AM

^Thanks for the link!

^^Thanks for sharing! That is simply amazing. Beautiful.

Zeke. 4th August 2012 07:25 AM

Makes me really anticipate Christmas time... Lol.

And b-itches better pull out all the stops for some full-on winter-synth style ballads this year. Not just some little piano song with a random chime or two. I want hits like White Light - Namie, Yume no Uta - Kumi, Days / No way to say / momentum - Ayu, JEWEL SONG - BoA, etc.

do it again 4th August 2012 07:53 AM

Love Yume no Uta! So dramatic...

maze 4th August 2012 11:26 AM

that was truly amazing~

Gustavopc 4th August 2012 02:19 PM

Amazing video indeed. Makes me wonder how Kumi would sound in a rockish ballad :heart

And thanks for posting the rip!

Ayu_Love 4th August 2012 03:47 PM

I'm actually more excited to wonder what Kuu's next album and tour is going to be! I hope that she'll be doing JAPONESQUE tour next year or after, cause it would be amazing! Or maybe she'll do a huge tour combining her new album and JAPONESQUE, who knows! But it'll be so interesting to see what type of songs and theme she'll pick next. :D

milky_way 4th August 2012 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gustavopc (Post 2891323)
Amazing video indeed. Makes me wonder how Kumi would sound in a rockish ballad :heart

Aishou?

kaled kalil 4th August 2012 07:33 PM

@Bad Wolf Aww, thank you! :D

Beach Mix sales are pretty solid this week, it's #5 today. I think it's doing pretty well, since there's less than no promotion at all.

KLJames 4th August 2012 09:05 PM

gosh, D.D.D. became my most fav track from Beach Mix! imagined Kuu in bikini, holding champagne, dancing and teasing guys (or girls :ybiggrin) at some night beach party.

1st 4 track from Beach Mix are amazing! Whatchu Waitin' On? non-pv-ver goes better with those new music element that added before the 2nd verse. BE MY BABY should added after Hey baby! for better flow, Hey baby! BE MY BABY sound nice too if she ever thought perform these two song together. :luv2 Twinkle from Beach Mix nice too but will sound better if shorten to 3min+.

but some track definitely.... :eyes zzZ V.I.P. / POP DIVA only got noisiness. COME WITH ME from Beach Mix sound almost same with the album version, or those she sang in tour as medley. and, the most annoying version of Cutie Honey ? :no:headache can't even stand that Cherry Girl more than 30s! NO TRICKS / Heat sound ok but not in beach theme.

NintendoHTF1242 4th August 2012 10:13 PM

The Cherry Girl remix is so flawless I can't

Yumsushi 5th August 2012 12:01 AM

Looks like I'm the only one that didn't like Beach mix. Other than Watchu waitin' on and DDD, I didn't like any of the mixes. Too bad because I really like Watchu waitin' on and wanted to buy it.

happiholic★ 5th August 2012 03:36 AM

I still need to download this album. Is it out in 320kbps?

TeamAyu2004 5th August 2012 04:27 AM

I thought the one on here was 320??

happiholic★ 5th August 2012 04:44 AM

Is it? For some reason I was under the impression it wasn't.

Gustavopc 5th August 2012 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milky_way (Post 2891383)
Aishou?

Well, Aishou has got a guitar, but that's all of the rockish part. I was talking about something like fated by ayu or Believe by Maki Goto <3

Zeke. 5th August 2012 05:11 AM

It's not full 320 kbps it must be VBR because with my media analysis program each MP3 ranges in quality - near 320 but not quite.

LacusClyne 5th August 2012 05:38 AM

Did Kuu posted at pictures of her baby?

happiholic★ 5th August 2012 05:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeke. (Post 2891541)
It's not full 320 kbps it must be VBR because with my media analysis program each MP3 ranges in quality - near 320 but not quite.

Oh, okay. Thanks for the info!

I'm going to be nit-picky and wait for true 320. I'm not in any rush to listen to Beach Mix, tbh.

waterballoon 5th August 2012 05:58 AM

wow Beach mix is awesome... that guitar mix of Yume no uta is flawless on another level lol. and I'm so gonna puut beach mix into my running playlist :D

Twinkle ! 5th August 2012 06:11 AM

omg that cherry girl remix is pure love and **** :luv2

Gustavopc 5th August 2012 05:20 PM

Doesn't the booklet have any photos? I was hoping for new pics, but it looks like there's nothing...

ALfromHELLSING 5th August 2012 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahtka-chan (Post 2891130)
^Here you go: http://off.li/BvfGc

U R AWSM, thnx. My crappy rip is nowhere close to yours.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twinkle ! (Post 2891558)
omg that cherry girl remix is pure love and **** :luv2

YES YES YES. I just so ****ing love it.

maze 5th August 2012 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gustavopc (Post 2891688)
Doesn't the booklet have any photos? I was hoping for new pics, but it looks like there's nothing...

I guess these are the only ones?

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/1237/img0648ds.jpg

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6277/img0651v.jpg

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/5577/img0652zy.jpg

thanks to ayukuuangel.

probably the CD Only version has a different back cover, as usual.

Zeke. 5th August 2012 07:32 PM

The Cherry Girl remix isn't that great... Lol.

Heat and Hey Baby! take the GOLD!

kaled kalil 5th August 2012 09:00 PM

The CD Only back cover is pretty good too, I'm curious about the booklet, maybe it's also a different picture, but no one took a picture yet.

Spoiler:
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...l/IMAG0264.jpg

Souce: baidu (I can't remember the user, sorry)

SheFliesHigher 5th August 2012 10:28 PM

TBH, I haven't been a huge fan of Kuu's prior remix albums, but this one is great. There are only a couple of weak tracks, like Cutie Honey.

A lot of people seem to like DDD, but I actually prefer that song with Soulhead in it.

VIP uses T-Pain a lot better than the original.

Zeke. 5th August 2012 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SheFliesHigher (Post 2891741)
TBH, I haven't been a huge fan of Kuu's prior remix albums, but this one is great. There are only a couple of weak tracks, like Cutie Honey.

A lot of people seem to like DDD, but I actually prefer that song with Soulhead in it.

VIP uses T-Pain a lot better than the original.

Yes, D.D.D remix is boring.

kaled kalil 5th August 2012 11:22 PM

I made a version of DDD with the SOULHEAD vocals (except the chorus, it sounds fine on the remix) http://soundcloud.com/felipe-kalil/d...-soulhead-pink

ahtka-chan 5th August 2012 11:40 PM

^It's really good but the vocals sound a little damaged. Gotta take a try redoing this remix!

Gustavopc 6th August 2012 05:19 AM

Oh, glad there are new pics, I hadnt see these pics before :D Cant wait for hq scans even though there's a lot of text in the back covers

~StarCatcher~ 6th August 2012 05:23 AM

The CD back cover is gorgeous!

And for the Cutie Honey (HABANERO POSSE Remix) I love it, I think it's the best one on Beach Mix:)

ALfromHELLSING 6th August 2012 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maze (Post 2891713)

this pic is HAWT

I'm lovin' D.D.D. remix, I can live without SOULHEAD in it. Twinkle is cool, KO-SO-KO-SO remix is flawless. Hey Baby is amazing as well.

And I might be the only person who likes V.I.P. feat T-Pain version, 'cause it has longer bridge. But he's so ****ing annoying in remix with his "tablo" or whatever he's saying. just STFU dude.

Bad Wolf 6th August 2012 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by happiholic★ (Post 2891551)
Oh, okay. Thanks for the info!

I'm going to be nit-picky and wait for true 320. I'm not in any rush to listen to Beach Mix, tbh.

The one I uploaded is 320 :3

kotora 6th August 2012 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drdolce (Post 2890690)
She has already said that sexy Kuu will not go away. Namie also has a kid and she still pulls sexy image quite well, why wouldn't Kuu do that also? :)


There's no news regarding the new single. :) TOTAL ECLIPSE theme song is called "Go to the top"~

She can change the sexy appeal from ****ty to mature sexy. There are many different kind of sexy appeals.

Zeke. 6th August 2012 03:38 PM

She hasn't done "****ty" image for a while now. And I don't want her to be a boring "cool" sex-symbol like Namie. I want her to continue finding things to stick up her who-ha and pressing her tits together on stage.

kaled kalil 6th August 2012 04:40 PM

Well, one thing we can definitely say is that Kumi isn't boring (except some or her ballads sometimes, but anyway lol), so I think if she stay with her sexy image, she's gonna do a good job as always.
I don't expect to her do something like Love Me Back again (I think it's one of her most sexy PVs for a while), but I'm excited to see how she's gonna do the sexy style for now on.
It's like 2008 all over again, TABOO wasn't expected at all, it's a risk when you have a whole scandal about a taboo, and you release a song with a name and style like that, and it was also pretty sexy.

I don't really like Namie's cool-sexy style, is pretty boring sometimes.

Zahara 6th August 2012 08:29 PM

Guys she's already changed to mature and classy sexy. She rarely does trashy nowadays, but she will always be sexy.

Someone needs to put that she' s still going to be sexy in the opening post lol.

Ayu_Love 6th August 2012 09:02 PM

Yeah, I'd say Love Me Back was on parr with Juicy except maybe Juicy had some more daring choreography. KO-SO-KO-SO is probably her most scandalous and sexy PV to date, and V.I.P was on parr to juicy in my opinion and is one of her most btchy PVS, so in terms of her more daring 'out there' sexy image I think she has outdone herself this year.

She's proven that she can do both overtly sexual (but in a tasteful way, despite what some people say) and mature sexy, she has so many sides of sexy I don't know which one to love more, so they all get a gold star from me. :D

do it again 7th August 2012 12:37 AM

her last album before her pregnancy was full of overt sexiness!! are you kidding me? Love Me Back, Boom Boom Boys ,KO-SO-KO-SO, p*ssy poppin V.I.P, even So Nice where she's basically a prostitute (kimono tied in front, off shoulder)

inthezone 7th August 2012 12:44 AM

UNIVERSE was her least ****ty album imo

do it again 7th August 2012 12:46 AM

I think TRICK because she looked pretty gross that whole era... and because it was post-scandal so she kept it tame.

happiholic★ 7th August 2012 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeke. (Post 2891966)
She hasn't done "****ty" image for a while now. And I don't want her to be a boring "cool" sex-symbol like Namie. I want her to continue finding things to stick up her who-ha and pressing her tits together on stage.

I want all of these, too. But, I do agree that she has done different sides of sexy. She's done cool-sexy, ****ty-sexy, mature-sexy and even like a self-confident/girl power-sexy. I love them all. I'm not gonna like, I kinda love her trashy-sexy most. :lech But, that's because I know that Kuu is talented, hard-working, self-producing, genuine, writes-own-lyrics, etc. so if she's doing those things its not because she has no other tricks or no talent, but because she wants to.

@Bad Wolf: Thanks for letting me know + the upload. I'm going to download it now.

EDIT: I like the version that I had of WWO better than this one... the quality is better on this one, and that's about it.

ilovekodaa 7th August 2012 03:36 AM

I want the Beach Mix DVD ISO ;__; !!

do it again 7th August 2012 05:52 AM

^ omg your sig are you kidding me? brilliant

Pieces_of_SEVEN 7th August 2012 07:21 AM

Just stopping in to say that I'm disappointed with Beach Mix! :(

I only like BBB, POP DIVA, Taboo, and Heat! I love remixes, I was hoping I would enjoy more of the album! hmph

KuuXAyu-fan 7th August 2012 12:01 PM

Beach Mix debuts at #4 with 25,643 copies sold first week. She already outsold the overall total sales of Driving Hit's 3 & 4 and also outsold what Driving Hit's 2 sold in it's first week. I think it did much better than we expected.

ren'ai 7th August 2012 02:27 PM

^That's good, it sold just a bit less than her previous singles have been for the first week. I was expecting it to hit 20k in the long run lol

freedreamer 7th August 2012 04:02 PM

Good for Kuu!! people still watching her and waiting for her :D

inthezone 7th August 2012 04:40 PM

yay :luv2

happiholic★ 7th August 2012 04:42 PM

Just missed the top 3, I'm impressed.

Kingdom 7th August 2012 08:40 PM

I think her little break music-wise was good for her as she wasn't forced down the japanese public's throats for a short period. Maybe her next single will do really well :)

Isicio 7th August 2012 09:54 PM

I wanna buy it it's so ****ing perfect!!!

Zeke. 7th August 2012 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kingdom (Post 2892727)
I think her little break music-wise was good for her as she wasn't forced down the japanese public's throats for a short period. Maybe her next single will do really well :)

I don't think it was that much longer than normal... was it? I don't even feel like she took a proper pregnancy leave, lol.

KuuXAyu-fan 8th August 2012 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kingdom (Post 2892727)
I think her little break music-wise was good for her as she wasn't forced down the japanese public's throats for a short period. Maybe her next single will do really well :)

Yes I agree. She still hasn't really comeback as far as the general public is concerned as she has yet to perform once this year or make an appearance. Beach Mix was also just bought by her die-hard fans so most people won't hear it. I'm excited to see how she does when she returns as it'll have been about 9-10 months which is a decent amount in J-Pop time.


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