[Koda Kumi] The 53rd Koda Kumi Thread -Take II-

Amai Yume · #1 12th July 2008, 03:37 AM

All right guys, I'm sure you all know by now that the most recent Kumi thread has been sent to the trash and there's a reason why...the evilness of spam.

It's true, Kumi doesn't have any particularly "new" material out right now, which would make things a lot easier to stay on-topic but regardless, we have to try and not spam. It's okay to get a little off topic, but not to the point where something like this happens. Personally, I love Kumi and I know many others here do or at least like her and have been turned off from coming here due to the excessive spam. So we as a group have to try our very very hardest in not spamming and if it does come up (which hopefully it doesn't) then we gotta report it.

This thread is for Kumi discussion. And let's keep it in the Artists & Bands section guys...not make it get thrown out into the trash...

MOON:

xx -> 02 -> 03 -> 02 -> 02 -> 02 -> 02 88,309
03 -> 07 -> 06 -> 03 -> 04 -> 06 -> 05 19,251
02 -> 13 -> 13 -> 11 -> 11 -> 09 -> 10 12,748
09 -> 21 -> 18 -> 15 -> 12 -> 16 -> 16 5,552
13 -> 30 -> 25 -> 25

Total Sales: 125,860

Remember...please no spam guys. I really wanna keep the Kuu threads active cause it would suck if there was no place to discuss Kumi in all her awesomeness. And I'm sure if we can maintain these threads without un-necessary spamming, in time, the Kuu threads name will be not be as...disliked.

Anywho, enjoy posting!!! And keep the spam away!!!

cosmeticmusic · #2 12th July 2008, 03:47 AM

Oh Yay! First reply! What should we talk about? ...

Um...

What kind of direction do you want Kumiko to go in next? Musically?

KarenPang · #3 12th July 2008, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Donovon - Bozu

Um...

What kind of direction do you want Kumiko to go in next? Musically?

I want her to be more experimental in her music regardless of how good/bad the final product turns out to be

she has dabbed in rock (ningyo-hime) , jazz (MORE)

maybe she should release a bossa nova inspired tune next

minna · #4 12th July 2008, 03:50 AM

*this is why there was no thread...*
anyway

well personally, I would like her next single to be something like Selfish, her ''old stuff'' - dance stuff
something that would make us move.

but I think that the direction she took with Lady Go! and Once Again was really great

even if Lady Go! looked like girls, etc. I liked the electro sound of it

Once Again was something completly new =) and I liked it

Amai Yume · #5 12th July 2008, 03:53 AM

Well the way that I see it, Moon Crying was the principal song on MOON thus the leading A-side was a ballad. We'll probably get another ballad during the winter-time per tradition so between the two, I hope we get a dance song as the lead A-side for the next single.

That Ain't Cool was nice but I feel like she's straying away from the dance songs and I really want her to go back. However I am happy she is trying new things. Like Amai Wana was an Arabian track but it showed off her vocal power/range more than the others and for that, it really stood out. There doesn't have to be any ero-kakkoi but something that's a great dance song...hmm, even going back to her previous type of work on albums like grow into one / feel my mind would be great!!!

Once Again and Lady Go! were great songs IMO, particularly Once Again. She never went into the reggae feel before and she really excelled at it. Lady Go! even had that like electronic thing going for it [although it just isn't as good as With your smile]. Come to think of it, Lady Go! was kinda cute but it wasn't a really like "kawaii" song so maybe that's what we can expect. I think the combination of dance + cute [i.e. With your smile] would be awesome right now.

And I would love a jazzy sound again since she really works well with songs like that

GRACE · #6 12th July 2008, 03:55 AM

^I agree, I want something really energetic and dance-y. It doesn't necessarily have to be a happy song, I'd want her actually to do a more angry song, rock tinged and showing off all the ranges she can hit.

Celaphorce · #7 12th July 2008, 03:55 AM

I would prefer her do a song like Ami's doing right now...just no vocals being distorted, I think Kumi could totally hit that music right away and it could get good!, or even something along the lines of Cutie Honey.

Amai Yume · #8 12th July 2008, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by GRACE

^I agree, I want something really energetic and dance-y. It doesn't necessarily have to be a happy song, I'd want her actually to do a more angry song, rock tinged and showing off all the ranges she can hit.

I wanna have another song like Selfish which has the rock tints but also has a great dance beat. That is one of her best songs and one of the songs that got me into Kumi in the first place.
I just want her to keep experimenting with different sounds because she's one of the people I know will make music I will enjoy.

cosmeticmusic · #9 12th July 2008, 03:57 AM

Well, I would like it if her music was like rock (Ningyo Hime), but I also like Amai Wana - sounding stuff. Like not nescessarily dirty, but dancey. Like Amai Wana said.

KarenPang · #10 12th July 2008, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by minna

but I think that the direction she took with Lady Go! and Once Again was really great

even if Lady Go! looked like girls, etc. I liked the electro sound of it

Once Again was something completly new =) and I liked it

I think I'm the only 1 who felt that Lady Go ! sounds totally nothing like girls & With your smile hmm

I like the direction she undertake in Once Again , it's a very cool concept

I would like it if she can incorporate more exotic sounds in her songs as I really like that coming from her , you know tunes like Shake It Up , Candy , Get It On

Amai Yume · #11 12th July 2008, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by karenpang

I think I'm the only 1 who felt that Lady Go ! sounds totally nothing like girls & With your smile hmm

I like the direction she undertake in Once Again , it's a very cool concept

I would like it if she can incorporate more exotic sounds in her songs as I really like that coming from her , you know tunes like Shake It Up , Candy , Get It On

No I agree with you. Lady Go! did not have the same similarity as the other songs

Yes, I would love something like Shake It Up again. Those sounds are something that are pretty unique with her. Basically keep the Arabian songs [Candy, Amai Wana, etc.] coming. Even JUICY had some elements in it.
I loved the Indian work too [SHAKE IT]
Personally, I think Kingdom is a signal that I have nothing to worry about because she'll continue to do greatness. The only nitpick is that I would like more dance dance songs [something like Crazy 4 U and Butterfly].
And once again, jazz would be nice [i.e. Chase, MORE, Nasty girl]

GRACE · #12 12th July 2008, 04:02 AM

I agree with Donovon-bozu's not dirty comment, I'm getting tired of dirty songs >.>... The one thing I don't want from her now is another bubbly song like Birthday Eve or WIND, I want her to do something aggressive and powerful!

do it again · #13 12th July 2008, 04:06 AM

musically, i want kumi to go in a more "lively" direction, with high energy, fast-moving performances. i'd love something like FREAKY, that song is just so fun!

as for her image, i'd really like for her to have longer hair, ditch the black, and wear more colorful outfits... all she's been wearing lately was black, blue, purple, white, etc. she needs more variety!

i think the performances for moon crying was beautiful, and i thought it was a great post-scandal image, but i hope she's moved past that and can do more fun performances again! i know i'll be there to support her no matter what she does, though.

i would also love something like BUT, sexy, high-energy, but not too dirty.

KarenPang · #14 12th July 2008, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by GRACE

I agree with Donovon-bozu's not dirty comment, I'm getting tired of dirty songs >.>... The one thing I don't want from her now is another bubbly song like Birthday Eve or WIND, I want her to do something aggressive and powerful!

lol

her erotic songs were a classic & so were the PVs

but I don't think down the line she wanna keep doing that over & over again ne

somemore Koda was young when she put out all the stops on the erotic material

now that she's older & hopefully more wiser , I'm sure she doesn't want to do that anymore

guess the scandal forced avex to put a stop to all of these nonsense

Amai Yume · #15 12th July 2008, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by cutieismylife

musically, i want kumi to go in a more "lively" direction, with high energy, fast-moving performances. i'd love something like FREAKY, that song is just so fun!

as for her image, i'd really like for her to have longer hair, ditch the black, and wear more colorful outfits... all she's been wearing lately was black, blue, purple, white, etc. she needs more variety!

i think the performances for moon crying was beautiful, and i thought it was a great post-scandal image, but i hope she's moved past that and can do more fun performances again! i know i'll be there to support her no matter what she does, though.

i would also love something like BUT, sexy, high-energy, but not too dirty.

I completely agree with the livelier comment. I love her energy when she is singing her cute songs but I would love to see her do some intricate choreography. Like back in her secret days [Selfish and Trust you era], that was some friggin good dancing. Lately, we've gotten BUT which has the attitude but there was no choreography. I think the last real choreography we got was JUICY...sigh...not even Amai Wana had dancing...
And yes, she doesn't need to go dirty to have enjoyable dance music. So I hope she keeps pressing on

do it again · #16 12th July 2008, 04:18 AM

i think that ain't cool pv would have been so much better if they had choreographed dancing... i think that it had so much potential :/ i was a bit disappointed with it, but i still enjoyed it. both kumi and fergie are good dancers, and i would have preferred to see some sexy dancing rather than fergie and her ... positions.

KarenPang · #17 12th July 2008, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by cutieismylife

i think that ain't cool pv would have been so much better if they had choreographed dancing... i think that it had so much potential :/ i was a bit disappointed with it, but i still enjoyed it. both kumi and fergie are good dancers, and i would have preferred to see some sexy dancing rather than fergie and her ... positions.

the PV's quite silly & random & doesn't seem to fit the whole theme of the song

I only watched it once & that's it

cosmeticmusic · #18 12th July 2008, 04:22 AM

That Aint Cool DID have a lot of potential. Instead, it made Fergie and Kuu in wierd postions, complete with scenes of a creepy Fergie sexually stretching in an office? BORING.

do it again · #19 12th July 2008, 04:22 AM

i think the "parking lot" thing could have been done much better. if only they hired some good choreographers, it could have been so much better. the way it was filmed was just... not really good at all. when they were together, it was a camera spinning around them, when kumi was alone, there was weird close-up stretched out angles and ... idk, i didn't really like it. i thought she looked cute tho lol

KarenPang · #20 12th July 2008, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Donovon - Bozu

That Aint Cool DID have a lot of potential. Instead, it made Fergie and Kuu in wierd postions, complete with scenes of a creepy Fergie sexually stretching in an office? BORING.

haha

the PV for That Ain't Cool is not cool to begin with , hands down

I was expecting more considering the people who were behind the production of the video & etc

guess not