Koda Kumi shocking interview on YouTube

[andre2907]

She didn't confirm the plastic surgery, at least for now (she contradicts herself a lot).

I guess I'll ask for this topic to be locked.

Is the video still around? I really want to see it.

[MemorialAddress]

Me too!!
I wanna see!!!

[namiie]

- About the ero-kakoii image she said: "I don't like it, lots of people have a very negative view of me. But when I talked to AVEX president about that, he said I couldn't change my image. Maybe in the near future, when I can do what I want, I'll stop with this ultra-sexy style, but 'till this day comes, I'll keep being ero-kakoii"

Wow. Any respect I had for her just went out the door. If this were Ayu, I believe she would've put her foot down. This just shows that Kumi does whatever is necessary to sell records and is a record label slave. She can't think that her fans are stupid. After all this success, and she STILL has no control over her image? Give me a break.

Either do the sexy thing wholeheartedly, or change and do something else. Koda Kumi strikes me as a very cookie-cutter idol with no sense of self on her own, which sucks because she otherwise does have potential. Then again, I do have to ask myself how much potential she really does have, because if she can't sell records without taking her clothes off? ...well...that's pretty sad. Girlfriend needs to step it up, geez.

And she DID have surgery (well, so did Ayu and others, I believe)...I suppose a little of my respect for her came back, because it does take a lot to admit that.

And why does this thread have to be locked? Any doubt about the greatness of a favorite artist here and nothing else should be said? C'mon, guys.

[Beauty4123]

this interview is from 2006. so it's old, things could have changed now with kuu and avex. who knows.

[Foxxy_Fuyumi]

Iam uwasa moderator LOL

[Peger]

Originally Posted by namiie

Wow. Any respect I had for her just went out the door. If this were Ayu, I believe she would've put her foot down. This just shows that Kumi does whatever is necessary to sell records and is a record label slave. She can't think that her fans are stupid. After all this success, and she STILL has no control over her image? Give me a break.

Either do the sexy thing wholeheartedly, or change and do something else. Koda Kumi strikes me as a very cookie-cutter idol with no sense of self on her own, which sucks because she otherwise does have potential. Then again, I do have to ask myself how much potential she really does have, because if she can't sell records without taking her clothes off? ...well...that's pretty sad. Girlfriend needs to step it up, geez.

And she DID have surgery (well, so did Ayu and others, I believe)...I suppose a little of my respect for her came back, because it does take a lot to admit that.

And why does this thread have to be locked? Any doubt about the greatness of a favorite artist here and nothing else should be said? C'mon, guys.

Ayumi was avex's puppet in the beginning of her career. Now that she orchestrated the avex coup d'etat in 2004 she can do what she wants, since she basically controls the company, but in the day she had to do whatever the label demanded of her.

[Keishi]

I thought she DID stop being sexy? I mean c'mon. Wtf is anytime? Anything you'd call sexy up from BC is nothing compared to her sexiness back then.

[elepop]

I wish Kuu would go back to her sexy image. Like in "Trust you". It was sexy, but not trashy like "JUICY". That image worked on her best.

[taskinillusion]

Originally Posted by asongforXX

I wish Kuu would go back to her sexy image. Like in "Trust you". It was sexy, but not trashy like "JUICY". That image worked on her best.

I completely agree! God I miss that image so much... It just really worked for her. This "cute Kuu" crap makes me sick.

[freedreamer]

^lol haha...same for me...she should manage both...but maybe she just wants a break from that...

i wanna see the interview!!..though i wont understand pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~...unless its in english?

[Kikaru]

Originally Posted by asongforXX

I wish Kuu would go back to her sexy image. Like in "Trust you". It was sexy, but not trashy like "JUICY". That image worked on her best.

Agreed!

[freedreamer]

is this the interview? i dunno...seems to be Koi no Tsubomi era..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xesozMQOic

sobs I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE SAYING

(it contains 5 parts btw)

edit: the first three are about how she came to become a singer...
wad did Max Matsuura said??? in the fourth
i guess this aint the interview..but its a nice watch

^A couple pages back they talk about what she said.
It's an interesting interview, she looks gorgeous in that red dress, btw.
Thanks so much, freedreamer for finding it!

[DestinyWishes]

I just read the translation of the interview, damn it I'm late for everything, but after reading that my heart broke for her, some people make huge scarifices for the things they want, I feel so sorry for her.

[AyuHamasaki01]

Originally Posted by Keishi

I thought she DID stop being sexy? I mean c'mon. Wtf is anytime? Anything you'd call sexy up from BC is nothing compared to her sexiness back then.

Anytime is crap...
I hope Kingdom will be different from "anytime" (not that whole "OMG-look-I'm-so-kawaii" stuff)

[Psychotic_X]

Originally Posted by namiie

Wow. Any respect I had for her just went out the door. If this were Ayu, I believe she would've put her foot down. This just shows that Kumi does whatever is necessary to sell records and is a record label slave. She can't think that her fans are stupid. After all this success, and she STILL has no control over her image? Give me a break.

Oh you're 2 years too late...
Back in the day when her singles barely sold, she pretty much had no choice in her career...
It's either you listen to what they say cause you're doing ****, or you can leave...
And she wasn't going to give up her career because shes passionate about singing!
Personally I find nothing wrong with the image.. Its part of the job, every artist has an image to fit...
and it just so happens Kuu suited the sexy image better than others..
If you look at her now, she's got tonnes of control over her image.. Her sexy image is long gone pretty much, the last time I saw it was during the release of JUICY..
Other than that its pretty much the "Kawaii Kuu-chann"...

Ayu taking control of her career.. now yes.. back in the day I don't think so...
Ayu was forced to release A BEST thats why she had the tear on the cover cause it was supposedly thought to be the last release she'd make...

Originally Posted by namiie

Either do the sexy thing wholeheartedly, or change and do something else. Koda Kumi strikes me as a very cookie-cutter idol with no sense of self on her own, which sucks because she otherwise does have potential. Then again, I do have to ask myself how much potential she really does have, because if she can't sell records without taking her clothes off? ...well...that's pretty sad. Girlfriend needs to step it up, geez.

Actually you're wrong...
her image simply captures their attention and her music is what sells...
NOT her lack of clothing.. if you followed her 2006 releases..
Koi No Tsubomi was one of her biggest hits and it's far from skanky or ****ty...
Her ballads are what got her #1 singles all throughout 2006.. "you",
"feel", "Yume No Uta"...

if she was selling singles cause of her image, her skanky songs would've been racing up the charts but they're not..
Also, the whole "sex" sells crap doesn't apply in Japan... the country feeds off "cute"...
Look at Goto Maki, she's completely trashy.. all her clips are of her touching her fake tits and look at how she's selling..

Originally Posted by namiie

And she DID have surgery (well, so did Ayu and others, I believe)...I suppose a little of my respect for her came back, because it does take a lot to admit that.

if you read the previous posts, she told everyone she DID NOT have surgery...

Awh crap. It's old news, I was hoping for scandal.

[ayu_fan929]

Originally Posted by namiie

Wow. Any respect I had for her just went out the door. If this were Ayu, I believe she would've put her foot down. This just shows that Kumi does whatever is necessary to sell records and is a record label slave. She can't think that her fans are stupid. After all this success, and she STILL has no control over her image? Give me a break.

Please. Remember how Ayu was "forced" to release A BEST? (On a somewhat related note, even Hikki didn't know her record company was going to release a BEST album... It just shows how much control a record company has on an artist...)

[Kikaru]

^Really? I didn't know that about Hikki...which is interesting, considering that Hikki has pretty decent control over her career from the beginning.