[Koda Kumi] ♪♪ The 93rd Official Koda Kumi Thread ♪♪

[aloopy]

she looks so much better with longer hair omg.

and i really like alive, which is surprising because i'm not really into her ballads. (except for hands, which is like my favorite koda kumi song)
not feeling PT though.

and i know i'm late but her calender cover is gorgeous.
can't wait to see a hq pic of it.

[AyuGAME]

i feel bad for alive/physical thing sales...its soooooo looooowwwww...
i don't think the single is powerful, but..this just too sad

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by AyuGAME

i feel bad for alive/physical thing sales...its soooooo looooowwwww...
i don't think the single is powerful, but..this just too sad

It's like stay with me all over again

[maze]

^ had swm similar sales? 'cause I hate this ballad lol
but Alive / Physical thing is another thing *-* this single is gorgeous imo

[AyuHamasaki01]

Originally Posted by Tsubasa2591

ViVi wps made by Kumi DUff ^^

wow, that is absolutely gorgeous.

[RikkuChii]

Originally Posted by Gubsi

So Guys!
I think it's pretty obvious that she releasing a BEST album for her 10th!
What i think Kuu is planning next:

-November/December 2009-
[46th Single]

-January/ February 2010-
[8th Album]

-spring 2010-
[47th Single]

-summer 2010-
[48th Single]

-fall 2010-
[49th Single]

(maybe if she release fast like this year)
-November 2010-
[50th Single]

~2010.12.06~
10th ANNIVERSARY BEGINS
so i think her BEST ~third ...~ will come around that date!
Or i say it better: IT MUST COME!
I DON'T WANT A "A KUUMPLETE" Album (it would make the BEST ~second session~ Album or a later BEST ~third ...~ release unneccesary!
(The Wednesdays are 12.01 or 12.08, BUT i think avex will release it on Monday, 12.06 when her Anniv. starts!)

BEST ~third ...~

Spoiler:

Disc 01: CD
01. new Song (like No Tricks on "BEST ~first things~")
02. 恋のつぼみ (Koi no Tsubomi)
03. JUICY
04. with your smile
05. I'll be there
06. 人魚姫 (Ningyo hime)
07. 夢のうた (Yume no Uta)
08. Cherry Girl
09. 運命 (Unmei)
10. BUT
11. 愛証 (Aisho)
12. FREAKY
13. 愛のうた (Ai no Uta)
14. LAST ANGEL feat. TOHOSHINKI
15. anytime

Disc 02: CD

01. Moon Crying
02. TABOO
03. stay with me
04. It's all Love! × misono
05. Lick me ❤
06. ECSTASY
07. 走れ！
08. Alive
09. Physical thing
10. [46th Single]
11. [47th Single]
12. [48th Single]
13. [49th Single]
14. [50th Single] (maybe)
Bonus Track:
14. or 15. ....

Disc 03: DVD
- all PV's from the Singles
- a PV for the new Song on Disc 01
- maybe a special REMIX CLIP like on BEST ~first things~, THAT would be awesome!

(and maybe)
Disc 04: DVD
- Live Concert
- Making Of/ Behind the Scenes
- maybe a 10th Anniversary Documentation

AMEN!

(and my wishes after that)

Spoiler:

I wish for her 10th, she would do another Single Project in 2011 with 10 Singles!
1 Single per month for every year she's been in the music industry!
and every song reflects the music style for each year!

01 affection style song
02 grow into one style song
03 Feel my Mind...
...
From Jan. 2011-Oct. 2011
and Nov. 2011 BEST ~fourth ...~ release!

Disc 01: CD with the Songs + new ones
Disc 02: DVD with the PV's
and to suck our money like a typical avex tradition
Disc 03: CD with ReArranged Songs
(TAKE BACK, real Emotion, Crazy 4 u, Cutie Honey, Butterfly, you, Yume no Uta, FREAKY... whatever)

or something like that
BUT THAT'S JUST DREAMING... xD

Dayum, she's gonna be busy!

..OMG, Gubsi Baby.

your avvie & sig..you always make me smile.

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Gubsi, you really thought this one out didn't you ( )? I'd like for her to release a new Best since I'm only familiar with her newer stuff. It's always hard for me to get into an artists' older work especially with such a large discography.

"Kuumplete" lol! I hope she doesn't disappoint you guys the same way Ayu did to many of her fans for her 10th.

[Gubsi]

Originally Posted by Lee^ChaN

^ Marc, she's really a release-machine, ey?

Total Sales: 16,246 + 6,592 + 3,425 + 2,186 + 1,994 + 1,642 = 32,085

We all know, Kuu is a LOVE... eh a WORKAHOLIC!
So i don't think she will be so slow in releasing singles like Ayu!
Her 10th Anniversary was totally lame in my opinion!
I loved the things she does in her 10th, but it wasn't much!
Only Mirrorcle World and A COMPLETE ~ALL SINGLES~ and Days/GREEN if you would count them cause of the packaging!

Sad that this single has so low sales, it deserves more!

Originally Posted by RikkuChii

Dayum, she's gonna be busy!

..OMG, Gubsi Baby.

your avvie & sig..you always make me smile.

When i were Kumi, i would do it this way!
BUT i'm sure, it would be look like this!
And thank you, sweetie!
I LOVE YOU ALL!

Originally Posted by KarenPang

I don't know if she should do an A COMPLETE & just include only the 1st A-side of every single especially when comes to double/triple/4 A-sides , I will hate to see that even though I think she might pull the same thing ;__;

Oh no i hope she didn't release something like Ayu's A COMPLETE, i would hate that!
I totally hate that, when artist make an BEST with only the first A-Side, even when they had Double-, Tripel- or Quattro-Singles!
It's like i hate that Violet Sauce is not on Namie's BEST FICTION Album!

Originally Posted by Cherrim

@Gubsi, that'd be awesome but I'm greedy, I'd want her to put 2-3 more new songs

Oh you know avex!
I think the only new songs we have on this album will be the new song for the BEST and the Singles (if you count them, cause they normally didn't release Singles for BEST's on a studio album) and the Bonus Track!
BUT after "the meaning of peace" on BEST ~first things~ which was a B-Side on her love across the ocean Single, it were no surprise, if they choose WON'T BE LONG ~Red Cherry Version~ or Futari de... as the Bonus Track instead of a new Song! xD:

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

Gubsi, you really thought this one out didn't you ( )? I'd like for her to release a new Best since I'm only familiar with her newer stuff. It's always hard for me to get into an artists' older work especially with such a large discography.

"Kuumplete" lol! I hope she doesn't disappoint you guys the same way Ayu did to many of her fans for her 10th.

If your really a fan of her, it's not that hard to say how the BEST ~third ...~ album will look like!
It will be like BEST ~first things~, BUT with better Singles! xD
(i really love first things and her older stuff!)
I think about the 3rd BEST after TRICK was released, so i had my thoughts about it!

And i totally want this BEST ~third ...~ album, cause i love most of the singles she releases since Black Cherry!
(ok i love every single she has release in her carrer except some)
BUT when i think about a BEST album with great singles from Black Cherry, Kingdom, TRICK and the new ones it's like an awesome BEST in my opinion!
I don't wanna say it as a Fanboy, BUT such great songs, which have a big variety of music styles from Pop to Rock to RnB to Electro to Ballads to whatever...
For me it's just perfect!
And i love when she try new things out like Alive with the Opera Sample, Ningyo hime with the hard rock tune, BUT when she begins to work with electro elements, FREAKY was also something fresh and new for me or LAST ANGEL i never heard of a song with a smiliar sound like that!
I wish she hasn't so much "I MUST CALL MY DEAD BOY FRIEND AND SEND HIM SMS STILL AFTER DEATH US APART" PV's, but ok you cannot like everything an artist release!!

And when i must talk about Kuu with people who don't know her and will gave them a look in her music style and why i like her, i would prefer a BEST ~third ...~ instead of first things or second session!
BUT that's just my opinion!

[ストロボ・EdGE]

I wonder what the chances are of it being more of a concept best album like Ai Otsuka's new love song compilation.

[Gubsi]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

I wonder what the chances are of it being more of a concept best album like Ai Otsuka's new love song compilation.

Hmmm i don't think you can compare a real BEST album like first things with a concept album like Ai's new LOVE is BEST release!
I think people would more buy a real BEST with singles, cause they know most of the songs on it!

BUT with a concept album it's harder, cause there's a mix between singles, album tracks and b-sides!
So not everyone know all the songs!

If Kuu would release a real BEST OF and a concept album, i think most of the people would prefer the BEST OF!

[Maemi]

Low sales for Alive/Physical Thing aren't surpising... Low sales for 3 SPLASH are very surpising... o.O

[ren'ai]

^ Atleast 3 SPLASH sold more than 90k in the long run.. I'm happy with its sales.

A/pt sales is a completely different matter @_@ I think it'll be lower than anytime..

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by Tsubasa2591

^ had swm similar sales? 'cause I hate this ballad lol
but Alive / Physical thing is another thing *-* this single is gorgeous imo

Wasn't that when her sales really started to go down? Or was it TABOO? I just remember everyone being upset about stay with me's sales.... Maybe I'm wrong lol.

Originally Posted by Cherrim

^ Atleast 3 SPLASH sold more than 90k in the long run.. I'm happy with its sales.

A/pt sales is a completely different matter @_@ I think it'll be lower than anytime..

Is Alive/Physical thing her lowest selling single since her peak?

[ren'ai]

^ If it sells around 34k in the first week, it'll be her lowest first week sales since Promise/Star which had 34,589. I'm not counting 12 singles project cuz nearly all of them were limited to 50,000 copies.

[maze]

here are the stats :

http://kumiloves.free.fr/?page=Kumi/Stats

[ren'ai]

^ wiki is more up to date than that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumi_Koda_discography

[maze]

^ ah thaanks

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Originally Posted by Gubsi

Hmmm i don't think you can compare a real BEST album like first things with a concept album like Ai's new LOVE is BEST release!
I think people would more buy a real BEST with singles, cause they know most of the songs on it!

BUT with a concept album it's harder, cause there's a mix between singles, album tracks and b-sides!
So not everyone know all the songs!

If Kuu would release a real BEST OF and a concept album, i think most of the people would prefer the BEST OF!

Hmm, well we don't exactly know what sort of Best this will be- if it will be a "Kuullection" or a mix of not only a-sides but b-sides and album only tracks like Ayu did with her A BEST and A BEST 2 compilations. A BEST 2 only came out two years ago and sold very well so with Koda Kumi currently more popular, I'm sure she wouldn't have a hard time with a Best album like that.

In any case, I think a release like Ai's new one can be called a "real" one, well, simply because it is a "best of ---" release, regardless what type of music is contained (a, b-side, album only).

[KarenPang]

@Gubsi - ditto on what you said

Found this via Oricon's site & sorry I'm too lazy to translate

嵐、ミスチル超え！09年アルバムセールスのトップに立つ

嵐のベストアルバム「All the BEST！1999－2009」が発売5週目でミリオンを突破し、09年の年間アルバムセールストップに躍 り出た。売り上げの累計は124万枚。昨年12 月発売のMr. Childrenの「SUPERMARKET FANTASY」が41週かけて記録した123．9万枚を、わずか5週で上回った。嵐が年間アルバムセール スのトップに立ったのは、デビュー10年目にし て初。09年のシングル、DVDセールスですでにトップに立っており、09年のアーティスト3冠をキープし ている。9月28日付の週間ランキングのシング ル1位は倖田來未（26）の「Alive ／Physical thing」、アルバムはAI（27）の「BEST　A.I.」。AIはデビュー9年目で初めてアルバム1 位を獲得した。

but at least it stated that she got #1

[RikkuChii]

..Well, at least she's still #1.