The 167th Thread – 11th Album 「Bon Voyage」 + Remix Album 「Driving Hit's 6」
 

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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


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

I just saw the preview of 'LOL' and i love it! Including the 'HAHA LAUGHING OUT LOUD' part! I really like the attitude. I cant wait to hear the full version! YUS~ :love

That'll going on the repeat playlist along with SMYH.

I'm lovin' LOL as well. Sounds so badass, especially Hahaha laughing out loud part!

I'm loving LOL, it's so much fun!! :D
I couldn't stop laughing at the "hahaha laughing out loud", it's so weird :laugh

I totally love the "LOL" PV so far! :love The song sounds fantastic, and it's very catchy! Especially the "Hahaha laughing out loud" parts, which I love, lol. Kuu is looking absolutely stunning in the PV, too. :heart I can't wait to watch the full PV!

The cover for driving hits is probably the best one out of the bunch, but why so few tracks?

That's probably just a tentative tracklist.

I have always wondered why the Cherry Girl movie was made...

LOL is so fun! HAHHA

hahahaha loughing out load... it's so bad that it's great ♥

i read how other Kuufans bashing her for the new album...
i thought it could be better than JAPONESQUE...
okay... Bon Voyage will not... but to say it's disgusting, stupid or poor quality in Songs isn't fair...
the only song i can't stand is LALALALALA...mor me it's like a Selena Gomez or other Disney artists Song...
I hoped sooo much that XXX and IS THIS TRAP? will made it on the Album 'coz these were two of the best songs in the era...
i looove Dreaming Now!, TOUCHDOWN, Go To The Top and Koishikute...
SHOW ME YOUR HOLLA, Winner Girls and LOL are great and i've really high hopes for the collabo with SEAN PAUL...
he's one of my favourite western artists and i lknow it will be light years better than That Ain't Cool!

This is the most surprising era of Kuuchan for me!

it's absolutly the best DH Cover followed by DH3 ♥_♥
and for the tracklist... this is just what's finished.. .there will be 16 remixes at the end...
i can't wait for TOUCHDOWN, Winner Girls, XXX, Boom Boom Boys, Inside Fishbowl, Outside Fishbowl, ESCALATE
but i also hope for SHOW ME YOUR HOLLA, LOL, Watchu Waiting On?, Pink Spider, Black Candy, Love goes like and i think LOADED could be nice too ^_^

Bon Voyage, so far, is a step up from JAPONESQUE imo. The singles were okay, and she always had that one rockish song that everybody thinks it's not good (Hashire/PLC/LALALALALA) so I'm not counting this as a bad thing. And she always left some good songs as b-sides.

The problem with JAPONESQUE is that the album has many fillers (Everyday/Brave/You're not alone/All for you) and is really predictable, it's like a better Kingdom. It still a good album tho.

The only thing I can describe Bon Voyage is that the album is really fresh for her career, trying things that were not expected (TOUCH DOWN) and being more "mature" with less ballads and cute songs. And you always can replace the songs you hate for those songs you like, so you can go and delete LALALALA and put something else instead. :P

Personally, i just find JAPONESQUE to be better cause it felt more like a greatest hits album than the usual filler-filled affair. Pretty much all the songs on that album sounded like something we had heard from her before, but the difference is that they managed to stand up as some of the bests in those given categories. Lay Down is seriously one of the hottest tracks in her whole career, and she actually managed to make me love the cutesy songs on that album as well.

Bon Voyage is not shaping up to be as bad as i expected, but the new and experimental songs aren't all that great (Go To The Top, Show Me Your Holla etc) and then we have the usual that just aren't up to the standard of what we know she can release.

Dreaming Now, TOUCHDOWN and LOL are all great though. But of course this is all just my opinion lol, not to mention that we still have quite a few tracks left.

First tour goods are revealed.

I'm surprised to see many people don't love JAPONESQUE all that much. Personally it's my favorite album of hers because the 4 TIMES single was amazing and it also has great album tracks like Boom Boom Boys, No Man's Land, ESCALATE, Lay Down and Love Technique. (I agree Brave and Everyday are sugary filler. But, come on, it's a Koda Kumi album. I kick them off my iTunes and that's that.)

To each his own of course.

It's not that I don't love JAPONESQUE, but sometime the album is overrated for what it is.
As lovethatkuu from JPC said, it would be hard for an album to top JAPONESQUE, as much as it was hard for TRICK to output Kingdom. All those albuns have they're magic and they strong points.
People tend to come here and just drag the current release saying "I want that Kuu back"... It's just pointless.

JAPONESQUE is my #3 all time favorite Kuu album. Only Dejavu and Black Cherry go past it. :D And that album has Lay Down, which is probably the best song on the album. :3

And yes, it's useless to come and say "I want that Kuu back". It's similar to what happens every time in the Ayu threads these days. It really annoys me. I do respect opinions of all kinds (at least I try to) but complaining is so annoying tbh. :<

JAPONESQUE is like everything she's ever done, revisited. Just not as good as she's done it in the past. So for me, the only song I loved was LOVE TECHNIQUE cause that was new for her - a true expansion in the cutesy style. And No Mans Land I got used to.

Personally, I'm always excited for a new album, even if I'm not feeling some of the songs leading up to the release. And as far as Bon Voyage, I do think that this album is also different for her. She's using a theme that she has not used before, and songs like SMYH, GTTT and even Dreaming Now! are quite different for her. I'm finding it a good balance between doing what fans love her for, while still trying out a new sound and look. Even if I don't like the songs, I still appreciate what she is doing.

i.need.LOL.in.fulllll!!!!!

The blue/white stripes with the Koda Kuma remind me of the design my sister had for my nephew's room when he was a baby. *giggles*

I really like the Larger towel, light stick and tshirt with her face on it. :)

Whats the thing above the novelty license plate though?