[Koda Kumi] Continues walking in her 174th thread!

[Tom Punks]

Originally Posted by oaristos

I don't understand people who call WALK OF MY LIFE "a mess" but wish that the tracks from FEVER LEGEND LIVE were in the album. They just... wouldn't fit.

I agree lol. The one thing the album has going for it is it's RIDICULOUSLY cohesive. SO FEVER is like... leftover from 2006 and has nothing to do with WOML sonically.

Originally Posted by Zeke.

But I feel like Colours AND much of the stuff on WALK OF MY LIFE is what both Ayu and Kumi feel/felt were/are trendy!

I think so too tbh. WALK OF MY LIFE strikes me as both Kuu making the type of music she likes to listen to AND what she thinks is trendy/cool. And Colours definitely was Ayu trying to be trendy and finally get in on that EDM action.

[Minttulatte]

Yeah, I would block some people but the messages won't disappear like on facebook from my screen because there's a box that says "you've blocked this poster. Would you still like to see this message?" and I end up reading them anyway so it's pretty useless. It's better to just scroll past them without even reading them.

As for my post at the top of the previous page I didn't mean that you can't have an opinion. Of course you can say and like/dislike whatever you want, but I really find it amusing anyway because in the past albums like Dejavu and JAPONESQUE has gotten shit fallen on them, and they got lots of different music styles in them and people has been wishing for Kuu to release a album that has songs that fit together/flow better and when she actually does that, people still find something wrong about it. I really don't get what kind of an album she should release then so people would be happy. I personally am just happy that she still releases music since she did consider on retiring in 2011, but Dejavu Tour changed her mind.

[Delicious n Bold]

Queen Kumi really knows how to start controversy. Natalia Kills who.

Anyway about Kumi thinking the songs are cool... Despite being overproduced Lippy is kinda kick ass tbh.

[Tom Punks]

Originally Posted by drdolce

As for my post at the too of this page I didn't mean that you can't have an opinion. Of course you can say and like/dislike whatever you want, but I really find it amusing anyway because in the past albums like Dejavu and JAPONESQUE has gotten shit fallen on them, and they got lots of different music styles in them and people has been wishing for Kuu to release a album that has song that fit together/flow better and when she actually does that, people still find something wrong about it. I really don't get what kind of an album she should release then so people would be happy. I personally am just happy that she still releases music since she did consider on retiring in 2011, but Dejavu Tour changed her mind.

I think the problem with this is... maybe you're just conflating the two camps? Maybe there were people who didn't like JAPONESQUE because it wasn't cohesive enough, but that doesn't mean those fans are the same fans who don't like WALK OF MY LIFE because it's too same-same. They're probably entirely separate groups of fans.

Also, I haven't actually seen anyone say they didn't like WALK OF MY LIFE because it was too same-sounding. I've only seen complaints that the song choices were bad and the album is too noisy or messy. Again, that's not really a related complaint to JAPONESQUE not being cohesive, so they can't really be compared as if fans are just being inconsistent in their criticism.

The way you worded your post ("people still find something wrong about it"), it sounds like you think that her fans are actively looking for reasons to dislike her works, which I'm sure is not the case. From what I can remember anyway, JAPONESQUE is almost universally praised by fans, and Bon Voyage for the most part is liked and few people, if anyone, vehemently dislike it like we do WALK OF MY LIFE.

[Minttulatte]

Originally Posted by Tom Punks

I think the problem with this is... maybe you're just conflating the two camps?

I'm not. I was very active when JAPONESQUE was released and it got so much bashing that I felt like I was the only one who actually liked the album. And I know very few people who feel the same as I do. It got more hate than love, which I find really sad because the album is Kuu at her very best after all.

The way you worded your post ("people still find something wrong about it"), it sounds like you think that her fans are actively looking for reasons to dislike her works, which I'm sure is not the case. From what I can remember anyway, JAPONESQUE is almost universally praised by fans, and Bon Voyage for the most part is liked and few people, if anyone, vehemently dislike it like we do WALK OF MY LIFE.

Well, to me it just feels that fans are never satisfied with her music anymore (same goes for Ayu's work btw). Every time I come to these threads, people are calling everything boring and then there's me in the middle of all that who still loves everything she releases because she just makes the songs I want to listen to. WALK OF MY LIFE is no exception. I guess I should just consider myself lucky.

[se7entheaven]

Watched the first 4 songs from the mini concert, she basically screaming not singing...why kumi why...

[waterballoon]

hey anyone has a UHQ version of the FC cover of BON VOYAGE? The one with her in the gorgeous long hair/

[abestfah]

Originally Posted by se7entheaven

Watched the first 4 songs from the mini concert, she basically screaming not singing...why kumi why...

I think she sings them ok even if some is better in studio version
only disappointed thing is each songs too short, especially, Hotel, my favorite

[munckei]

My copy from Koda Gumi arrived at Tenso a little over an hour ago, paid, awaiting shipping to me now.
Can't wait to have it in my hands.

[Utena]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

hey anyone has a UHQ version of the FC cover of BON VOYAGE? The one with her in the gorgeous long hair/

is this good enough for you?

Spoiler:

[Xianghua]

Hello,
My fan club version was delivered, I thought you'd be interested to see the outside/inside

Spoiler:

[Utena]

^ is there any pictures in the booklet??

[Gustavopc]

^
^ That's so pretty! Thanks for sharing, I can't wait to get my copy now! It will take me a bit longer tho, cause I ordered two versions of it separately and now that both are at tenso warehouse, I gotta wait for them to consolidate both orders into one package, and then send it to me...

[Xianghua]

Originally Posted by Utena

^ is there any pictures in the booklet??

Yes, they seem to be the same pictures we've been seeing on the website, with 2 cityscape photos. If you would like I could take pics of them too.

Gustavopc: you're welcome!

[Corvina]

Wow, thank you, the packaging is really pretty!
Oh and can I ask you for scans or good pics from the booklet for the song lyrics? This would be seriously great!

Kuu is doing a Line Live Cast directly from tour rehearsals tomorrow on the release date, 7 pm japanese time:
http://rhythmzone.net/koda/news/detail.php?id=1020187

And she is apparently showing the still raw form of one of the choreographies of the tour.
They're calling the tour 15th anniversary tour again. Confusing. xD

[Xianghua]

Sorry Corvina, I don't have a scanner and the lyrics come out blurry on my phone due to the small font… unless you don't mind me taking pictures of the pages in pieces rather than the whole page?

oh, and it came with a lottery ticket you can enter on the fan site until March 23. 3 different prizes:
-a phone call from kuu
-a live rehearsal invite
-participation in an after performance send-off (not sure what this is exactly)

and every participant receives a calendar

Spoiler:

[Corvina]

If you don't mind making it in pieces as it's more work - sure, this works as well!

[Gubsi]

is it me or did i understand "bubble butt" at the start of the 2nd Verse in You can't keep up with me lmao

especially the 2nd half of the album is really so good!
i'm so pumped to see this live!
and it seems like we have a dance part, Rock part, RnB part and a ballad part this time for her tour

[Corvina]

Some more pics of all the editions from Instagram and Baidu.







This is the 28 page special booklet for the First Press of the editions:



So we already got most of the pics online for promotion ?

[waterballoon]

Originally Posted by Utena

is this good enough for you?

Spoiler:

yaass!! perfect thank you