Harsh...

[qwerty]

Teresa Nieman of Stylus Magazine recently reviewed Koda Kumi's BEST ~second session~, and she gave it a C+. Man, this woman is harsh. I think the compilation deserves at least a B+. Refer to this review to see what I'm talking about:

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articl.../koda-kumi.htm

I dunno. It is her opinion, after all. I just thought she was WAY too hard on Koda; she called her "oversexed." What do you guys think of this?

[Glamorous_Sky]

Well, I do think she was harsh on Koda, but I did agree that some of the songs just weren't that good, but I think it should've got at least a B. But most people call Koda oversexed, but they usually ignore the fact that Koda has a cute and sweet side, too.

[elepop]

It was harsh to say that she's oversexed.

But I have to agree that the first 3 singles were great and that the rest was mediocre (expect "WIND" for me, and maybe "Someday").

[truehappiness]

Honestly, people can say what they want to say.

People hate Ayu before even listen to her music.. :/ Harsh really doesn't even begin to describe the things that people say about Ayu.

[People even say she's the Satanic demonlord of today...and alien.. etc..]

[sora-kara]

Not too harsh actually.

I agree completely that the first three singles were the best, and everyone's interested was peaked by the huge variations in music those three showed.

I also agree that Love Goes Like... and Imasugu Hoshii are great.
Actually....I thought everything that this person says when I sat down with my copy of BEST~second session

jeeze.....it's almost like I wrote this myself...o_O

[LacusClyne]

oversex.....
but i had to agrre that why was a Whole New World up there? kinda weird and unsuitable

that is kinda harsh....guess maybe that's why kuu's not happy with this image nowadays...

[*Petit*]

haha, the last comments were funny.

I agree with what she wrote mostly, and I don't think she was too harsh. Remember the poll we had here? Most people diden't really think her music had improved. IMO most of the tracks on second session was quite dull, like most of her material is to me. I don't remember in which page ayumi's MY STORY fot a B+, but if that album's a B+ Second session is no more than C+.

[Keishi]

:sigh:
I always ignored this kind of comment
Kuu is exist to give out her music to her fans & that is just her purpose as a celebrity & an idol. I don't give a damn about anything about her. I love her & her music, that is enough for me to be a supporters.


& I don't need any kind of reporters to influence me any kind of bad things about my favorite girl. & I don't care about it. It's not her who enjoys the music, the visual of Kuu.
It's me. & I decided to be a true-fan-who-likes-kuu-for-her-music-no-matter-what.

[hallelujah_united]

You can't please everybody with music really. There are bound to be some who like her releases, and some who don't. I've said it before, but when it comes to music, it's hard to label a "good" or "bad" on a particular song, just because our tastes are so varied.

And about the "oversexed" claim, it does seem to be the way avex are promoting her right now, but yes she definitely still has a cute and sweeter side that's obvious during interviews and chat shows. It's a shame how avex handles Kuu really, but whatever brings in the dough...

[sxesven]

J-Pop Will Eat Itself is a great column that's always right on the spot, imo. Stylus is an excellent website; their writers all are well-informed, dedicated to music and know a lot about music in general. Henville's statements about Koda Kumi are, in the end, still just her personal views, but I don't think she's very far off. It's difficult not to see this woman as 'oversexed', as she constantly draws attention to her sexuality in (most notably) her videos. Note that this is not a bad thing per sé (I personally don't mind it at all; Koda Kumi's videos are a pleasure to watch at least), and that it's not particularly mentioned as a negative thing. It's just an observation. No need to get worked up about it.

As for Koda Kumi's music, I'm not a big fan myself and don't think her music is all that outstanding. She has some excellent songs, but a lot of the rest is simply filler material made to fill the albums that can then be promoted on Koda Kumi's sex appeal. A lot of people really dig her music, and I respect that completely - it's also a matter of taste, I certainly do realise that. However, the number of people that purely buy some of her albums because she is hot shouldn't be underestimated, especially when it's considered that Koda Kumi isn't exactly the highlight of the J-pop scene, music-wise.

[mishidabo]

Originally Posted by ChrisKay

:sigh:
I always ignored this kind of comment
Kuu is exist to give out her music to her fans & that is just her purpose as a celebrity & an idol. I don't give a damn about anything about her. I love her & her music, that is enough for me to be a supporters.


& I don't need any kind of reporters to influence me any kind of bad things about my favorite girl. & I don't care about it. It's not her who enjoys the music, the visual of Kuu.
It's me. & I decided to be a true-fan-who-likes-kuu-for-her-music-no-matter-what.

ditto

but IMO i must say that they can say whatever the hell they want...
like ayu being a bad singer or some people call her the most fake woman in Jpop music.. so eh... its only important if YOU MAKE that kind of comments important to you...

there.


EDIT: the J-Pop Will Eat Itself articles are SOOOO bad and lame.... if i had a magazine with this article this will be the page i'll use to pick up my dogs crap, and just because you write an article does not make you the holder of the truth.. for me its crap

[MsMiyabi]

I also Read that persons comments about Namie Amuro. And I will Honestly say that their an a - -

[Mad_Cactuar]

Well, it's their opinion after all (agreeable one too) but Stylus has also reviewed Ayu's album and it is extremely hard to find an A+ anywhere. Even my favourite Jewel album received a C. >.> Oversexed isn't such a bad thing either. At least people eats it up and buys her CDs.

[truehappiness]

The column is NOT, I repeat, NOT, written by the same person as the ones from before.. it changed from some Francis guy to the new reviewer.. =3

[mishidabo]

^^ so..? both sucks

[ayu_fan929]

Meh. Article is based on a westerners POV and probably for Western audiences. What matters is Japanese POV. However, I do agree the middle singles were kind of boring. The beginning and the end were good. I would've given the album a B.

[truehappiness]

I think it was given a C+ largely due to the imbalance of 'iffy' and 'amazing'. There was probably too many iffy tracks for the reviewer.

As well as the fact that the Kodapopularity to them, might not last too long [like years..]

[hopeorpain]

Originally Posted by asongforXX

It was harsh to say that she's oversexed.

But I have to agree that the first 3 singles were great and that the rest was mediocre (expect "WIND" for me, and maybe "Someday").

I agree. Her image is up to her personality, but most of the songs were mediocre, to be placed in a "Best of" album.

[cybermoomba]

I didn't think it was harsh at all.

I thought it was stupid to call Kuu "oversexed" just because she dresses sexy sometimes.

That was just dumb.

[truehappiness]

Oh, it's not just because of her dressing sexy...