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

[Zeke.]

Can we not twerk tho? Lol.

Is the leak true quality? Or an attempted upscale?

[Zeke.]

I don't think that 320 kbps version is true 320. Someone had to reconvert it, it still sounds pretty crappy and flat.

Totally in love with U KNOW. It's definitely the track to remember from this era. Seriously, she could've crafted an entire album around this style.

[Delicious n Bold]

The final track is all that I really wanted from Kumi: 8-bit experimentation. I'm implessed and rearry happy with her right now!
I definietly know fu Kumi is: going back on my iPod after about a year.

[Minttulatte]

I thought it might leak while I decided to spend some time with the amazing Kingdom Hearts and it did. But oh well, I'm just going to wait until Monday to listen to this~ <3

[Gustavopc]

I love how Kuu's albums always leak when I'm traveling or simply can't be at home to download it for a good while Cant wait to hear it omggg

[kaled kalil]

^ I was working during the leak, I had to go to a mall and use their internet to download the album lol.

[ALfromHELLSING]

I'll be waiting for my copy of the album to arrive. Hopefully it's not gonna take long.

[NintendoHTF1242]

I twerk so well to TOUCH DOWN I live for this song

Sean Paul didn't mesh well with Kuu at parts in LOADED but still a pretty cool song!

U KNOW is the best song ever bye

[pimenta]

Just finished listening to the whole album AND I FREAKING LOVE IT

My only complains are that Let's show tonight is way too short for how great it is, it's like a waste of potential, and Image is kind of weak (not bad, just weak), but other than that I seriously LOVE it!!

I don't know how she managed to release such an amazing album after such a weak period of her career (imo), but she did and it's awesome *-*

This album even made me like GTTT! Like, I almost couldn't believe it, but I actually enjoyed listening to it quite a lot while listening to the whole album, and I used to really dislike that song! It's the exact same thing that happened with me with Physical Thing back then, that I only started liking it after UNIVERSE came out...

[ren'ai]

Anybody got the 320kb rip link?

EDIT: found a better leak here: http://kumi-land.blogspot.co.uk/ credits: youshikibi

[marty]

I'm gonna wait for my copy to arrive, BUT IT'S SO HARD!!
Glad to read a lot of people liked it!

[pimenta]

I downloaded the 320 from jpopsuki, but honestly it doesn't sound perfect... It's good for now though, it's stil early for the album release.

[Corvina]

Just my first impressions after listening to it twice.
Biggest surprise: I`m totally in love with Crank Tha Bass!
Didn`t expect that, but it`s so addicting. So heavy, almost grunge like. Wow.
Apart from that, I love the second half of the album, from Let`s show tonight onwards.
Weakest new song is LOADED, again something I didn`t expect. Imagine needs some more listens as well.
Koishikute fits in pretty well after all, but they should just have eliminated LaLaLaLaLa...
I will make a proper review later, after more listens.

[emi♡]

...well, there are two lossless versions at JPS, so looks like I'm gonna get one of those based on what you guys are saying lol

It's interesting how much they list her as a composer. I mean, I'm sure she just helped direct the way the melodies go, but, it's cool.

[Delicious n Bold]

Finally gave the album a good listen.
U KNOW is the only good song, the rest go straight to the recycle bin.
Gonna put IS THIS TLAP on my iPod and thus Kumi's two best original songs since Japonesque.

[orangeakira]

The only song on the album I don't like is koishikute. I am 110% done with her ballads she could make a mega-mashup of all her ballads and I wouldn't be able to tell the difference it would just sound like one long song with the composition changing every few measures.

U know is my shit. Definitely my fave song right next to Show Me Your Holla.

[ren'ai]

Love love LOVE the whole album. She delivered with several excellent dance tunes(SMYH, LOADED, Let's show tonight, U KNOW) her classic album-style ballad(Imagine), and awesome new styles with LOL and CRANK THA BASS. Even the "cuteish" (if we have to call them that) Winner girls and On your side are amazing.
The lyrics and all may not be anything special or deep and filled with engrish, but they're mostly fun songs that all fit together. Oh kumi I love you.

[Gustavopc]

Bon Voyage is one of her most cohesive albums from the last years, along with Dejavu imo. It also reminds me a bit in Dejavu when it comes to the first and the second half seeming to have each one its concept, and still the whole things working well together. From the new tracks, I really like Winner Girls, CRANK THA BASS and LOL. Imagine is also good, but could have been better, it's not sweet nor deep so it feels like it's going towards something but nothing never happens at all. LOADED is a mess, maybe I'll get used to it, tho I really like the verses we've already had in the preview. And Go to the top even sounds better now between LOL and Dreaming Now! hahahahaha

I'd give the album a 4 out of 5, really good work

[toLOVE]

If Kumi does not make "Introduction 〜Bon Voyage〜" a full song, then I'm gonna snatch all the weaves she's going to use for her upcoming tour.

[emi♡]

My...running disjointed commentary lol

Spoiler:

This intro though! <3

And this intro to SMYH, gonna be epic in concert.

LOADED was kinda forgettable for me tbh And I don't think it's what I wanted when Sean Paul was in it.

WINNER GIRLS totally just sounds like a koda song lol I like the bridge part (I think) a lot. I like the arrangement too. It's kind of messy, but it works somehow. Reminds me of a big party.

Imagine I guess is the -low- of the party lol idk about the composition of this song. It's a bit messy too in the chorus. I like the arrangement because I like the simple r&b-ish ballads, but I feel like it and the melody really overpower her vocals which should be the highlight. I don't like this song that much, but I think it could be really epic if she had an orchestral or piano version. Hope for the concert.

Someone said they didn't like Koishikute in the album, but I feel like at least the intro is a nice transition. I'm not a ballad person at all lol

LALALALALA is cute for live, not really my type though either. I like her vocals, She has such charisma.

ooooo this transition I love the jazzy kuuuuuu
These interludes tho! Bon Voyage <3 WHY ISNT THIS A FULL SONG -_-

I like the intro to Touchdown though. This song is so omg ghetto. I don't really feel like it fits the album tbh, and damn it's long lol Kind of atmospheric.

Crank tha bass - I can't believe she decided to have a song like this lol idk how I feel about it yet. That bridge part again though. Best part, why doesn't the whole song sound like that!

Here's LOL, and it sounds like Crank's prettier sister. I like it lol I feel like it should be annoying, and it kinda is, but fun,

omg this song? lol Goin to the Top? Go to the Top. I like the intro. This song actually fits really well. Who knew lol

Oh I remember this song! Dreamin Now <3 So happy song. I needed LOADED to be the heavier, sister song to this song.

This song is so mellow <3 I like it! On your Side~

What is this intro! U KNOW~ Okay, this song reminds me of One Direction But I still love it.

I really love the flow of the tracklist. Even with the abrupt ballads. Those last three songs though!

Anyways, yey! Good production from her! I'm happy with it. Very pleased. You know, I mean, some of these songs might never be as good as songs like Driving, or TABOO, or hell, even Love Technique, or ESCALATE or Lay Down from the last album....but I feel like she put forth a good effort and I really, really love the FEEL of the album.

It's just like how I loved the feel of Namie's FEEL. This album isn't so uplifting and happy in the same way, it's just like, FUN. Pure fun.

And I'm really happy with what she's done with some of these arrangements, and her melodies are pretty good on the whole.