[Koda Kumi] Kumi kuu likes you JUST THE WAY YOU ARE in her 70th thread!

[elvis810]

I like the concept and she does execute it throughout the album by the circus arrangement~! This is the first time I listen to an original album of her.

And her homepage is excellent compared with ayu's(which is boring, I hv to admit)
The whole package of trick is awesome~!

Track by track:

intro: nice to begin, I like the "crowd" sound. 8/10
taboo: luv the trance arrangement, cool song. 10/10
show girl: that circus feel fits the song title. 10/10
your love: a little boring. 7/10
stay with me: a typical ballad of her, not too impressive. 7.5/10
this is not a love song: fun but quite cheesy 6/10
Driving: strong beat! I like the verse much more than the chorus 8/10
Bling x 3: mehhhhhhhhhhhhh 3/10
That ain't cool: too repetitive to me, it's not cool at all 4/10
hurry up! : sounds like that ain't cool, but i like the arrangement 4/10
Moon Crying: too bland, very similar to her previous ballads 6/10
JTWUR: an obvious filler to me, i enjoy the melody and the way she sings "I like you" though 6/10
Joyful: filler #2, once in a while you will find songs sound like this from kuu, i thought it was an xmas song at the beginning 7/10
愛のことば: again, ballads on this album just don't work on me, boring, but the last note is cool 6/10
Venus: What can I say!? this song just ends the album flawlessly , but i'm sure i've heard it before. I absolutely adore her "I'm your Five..yargh..." 9/10

Overall: it's 7.5/10 to me, good job kuuuuuuu~

[Kobayashiwoof]

TRICK was pure disappointment imo. Nothing all that flashy about it. The singles were not to hot either, except TABOO. It's just filled with boring electro-pop tracks and yawn-worthy ballads. Kumi has done better, her next single better make up for it.

[Lee^ChaN]

i love TRICK.. she does more r&b/rap songs in it..

and yeah, her homepage is really kewl!!

[brand new love]

i think the homepage intro is kind of tacky tbh lol.

my copy of TRICK should also be here on the release date all my orders go to NY and then arrive here the next day, so i might get it on the 27th.

[mishidabo]

Originally Posted by Lee^ChaN

i love TRICK.. she does more r&b/rap songs in it..

do you even know how r&b & hip-hop sounds like ?

this albums is EXTREMELY techno-pop sound , just because blingX3 has rap on it doesnt make the song hip hop
The only R&B-ish songs IMO in the album are This is not a love song and just the way you are

this album is FAAAAR away from R&B

still kick ass, cuz i was waiting for a POP album from her

[love in music]

i sure hope her next album has more R&B songs on it. her voice suits r&b more than pop imo

[freedreamer]

I want her full version of TRICK too!!! but she may put it in her BEST album?? >.<

omg that intro to the site is AMAZING!

[LacusClyne]

Originally Posted by Melrose

Nice title!

I wonder why people like Kingdom more than this. When you put it track vs track, to me it would seem like TRICK kind of beats Kingdom.

INTRODUCTION FOR TRICK vs Introduction For Kingdom
TABOO vs LAST ANGEL feat. TOHOSHINKI
show girl vs Amai Wana (draw..)
Your Love vs Himitsu
stay with me vs Ai no Uta
Joyful vs anytime
Driving vs Under
Bling Bling Bling feat.AK-69 vs BUT
That Ain't Cool feat. FERGIE vs Koi no Mahou
Moon Crying vs Aishou
Hurry Up! vs Anata Ga Shite Kureta Koto
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE vs Wonderland
This is not a love song vs FREAKY
Ai no Kotoba vs MORE
Venus vs Black Cherry

10 for TRICK vs 4 for Kingdom

I dunno lol. Someone else wanna make his/her comparison list?

for me, a side by side is like this
INTRODUCTION FOR TRICK vs Introduction For Kingdom
TABOO vs LAST ANGEL feat. TOHOSHINKI
show girl vs Amai Wana
Your Love vs Himitsu
stay with me vs Ai no Uta
Joyful vs anytime
Driving vs Under
Bling Bling Bling feat.AK-69 vs BUT
That Ain't Cool feat. FERGIE vs Koi no Mahou
Moon Crying vs Aishou
Hurry Up! vs Anata Ga Shite Kureta Koto
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE vs Wonderland
This is not a love song vs FREAKY
Ai no Kotoba vs MORE
Venus vs Black Cherry

[njanjayrp]

there are actually people who like Stay with me better than Ai no uta? I loved both Moon Crying and ai no uta a lot, but Stay with me was empty and emotionless imo, without a great hook in the chorus.

[kirei_ayumi]

woohoo! new thread already!
can't wait to receive TRICK!

[freedreamer]

u noe, I used to say Your Love was in the "tsuki to taiyou/himitsu" spot..but now i feel..it resembles [anytime] much more...both are like sweet songs and close to being ballads...

[This is not a love song] has taken the [Under] darkness

[Melrose]

@freedreamer: Hmm, Your Love with anytime? But then where would Joyful go? anytime seems like the most Joyful-ish song.

@mishidabo: Kumi said herself that TABOO and the INTRODUCTION were R&B/hip hop though (one of the two, I think R&B).

@Lacus: Wow, you like Bling Bling Bling more than BUT? Btw maybe it should be Bling Bling Bling vs Under, because they both have that reversed effect in the background. And then Driving against BUT...

Anyways, I didn't really think too much about that list, I more or less did it track-number-wise and moved only a few around a bit.

I'd like to see someone who likes Kingdom more do that comparison list. I can't imagine someone preferring Wonderland, MORE, Anata Ga Shite Kureta Koto, Himitsu, etc. to awesome tracks like Hurry Up! @_@

[aqua_crystal]

Wow. A lot of people didn't like TRICK.... that's weird 'cause I thought almost every song was amazing.... O_o

Originally Posted by part of Me ♥

i sure hope her next album has more R&B songs on it. her voice suits r&b more than pop imo

Kuu's best songs are R&B (in my opinion)

[AyuHamasaki01]

wow, new thread already?
Well yay, for the new thread I guess.

Was there any actual news in the last few pages of the old thread?

[Melrose]

Originally Posted by aqua_crystal

Wow. A lot of people didn't like TRICK.... that's weird 'cause I thought almost every song was amazing.... O_o



Kuu's best songs are R&B (in my opinion)

Hmm, what songs are considered R&B of hers?

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by aqua_crystal

Wow, these threads are fast!!!! Anyways, just wanted to say, TRICK is AWESOME!!! (Not as awesome as Black Cherry but waaaaay better than Kingdom). I really want a full version of that intro... maybe Kuu will make it in her next album??

seriously I don't mind a full version of TRICK in her next album

Originally Posted by AyuHamasaki01

wow, new thread already?
Well yay, for the new thread I guess.

Was there any actual news in the last few pages of the old thread?

not that I know of Kris

[freedreamer]

Joyful and...Koi no Mahou?

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

im not sure how i feel about the album...
i like blingx3, taboo, joyful, stay with me, and show girl...
but i still dont like that aint cool, moon crying, and then the other songs havent grown on me...
>_<

but i still want to buy it >_____<
i wanna see the dirty ball room dvd and all the inside scans xD

[KarenPang]

where's the PV for JUST THE WAY YOU ARE man

I'm surprised that hasn't leak out yet

[AyuHamasaki01]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

where's the PV for JUST THE WAY YOU ARE man

I'm surprised that hasn't leak out yet

the same here. Well, not that would download anyway, since I'm waiting for my copy, but I was really wondering the same as well.

The same for the DVD-rip of the show girl PV and TAC -album version- PV.