[Koda Kumi] The Official 102nd Koda Kumi Thread

[Lee^ChaN]

Today's date: 01 02 20 10 (what a ❤ Good☆day ❤)

FINALLY!!
Step Into My World = (5/5) AWESOMENESS!!! MY KUU SINGS ENGRISH!!! I'm so excited with what she's gonna do on the UNIVERSE Tour opening!
Can We Go Back = (4/5) I like this song, but still can't beat Ningyo Hime
SUPERSTAR = (3.5/5) I can't stand the "i wanna be.. i wanna be" part, but it keeps humming on my head! damn you kuu!~
You're So Beautiful = (5/5) You're indeed so beautiful Kuu! ♥
Lick me♥ = (3.5/5) okay.. never really liked it.. but i love her live performances
Work It Out! = (5/5) GREAT SONG!! I love the tune!
No Way = (10/5) <-- oh!! I just ❤ this song!! The lyric is so sad I never let you go, Kuu~
Stay = (4/5) easy-listening song.. i enjoy this song (screw the preview! )
Comes Up = (4/5) The full version changed my mind.. well yeah, sounds like Namie's Baby don't cry.. but whatever.. i like both
Physical Thing = (4.5/5) Catchy!
ECSTASY = (5/5) Still can't beat TABOO, but i ❤ it!
UNIVERSE = (5/5) HOTNESS!!! PURELY HOTNESS!!
It's all Love! = (4/5) i like this song.. why no love for this song?
Alive = (4/5) I love the calming touch of this song
Moon Crying (Live ver. in Taiwan) = (5/5) damn! this is NICE!! Listening to the live version made me teary *again.. screw the preview! *

Sadly i have to admit it.. it beats TRICK. I love every upbeat songs on TRICK, but not the pop/ballad one. But everything in UNIVERSE is just ~❤~

PERFECT ALBUM!! This girl named Koda Kumi never made me disappointed!

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by Tom Punks

The album isn't really bad, but it's kind of boring. None of the tracks really stand out in a good way to me, but there are few songs that are like horriiible (like Alive). But yeah, none of the songs catch my attention all that much. :<

I have to agree, this album is painfully boring to me outside of the single tracks which are either great or horrible. The only album track I like is UNIVERSE. Work It Out and Comes up might grow on me but it'll probably take forever like some of her tracks that I've been hearing lately. Maybe it's because I'm just not that into R&B ballads.

To sum up each song individually:

01 Step Into My World - Give me TRICK over this anyday.
02 Can We Go Back - Liked it at first, now it's just meh.
03 SUPERSTAR - Only like the verse and bridge.
04 You're So Beautiful - Great track, but boring R&B ballad, not my thing.
05 Lick me - hate.
06 Work It Out! - Might grow on me, but meh.
07 No Way - hate.
08 Stay - hate.
09 Comes Up - Might grow, meh.
10 Physical thing - Loved it at first but kind of tired of it.
11 ECSTASY - hate-love-meh.
12 UNIVERSE - LOVE!
13 It's all Love! - no it's not all love, DIAF, thanks.
14 Alive - Pretty.
15 Moon Crying etc etc. - don't care.

I might take a small break from Kumi. Cherish the old pray for the new. Until next time Kumi Kuu -_-;....

[Jwiz]

My favourite tracks are:

No Way
you're so beautiful
Stay (Did anyone notice the verses of this song sounds like Avril Lavigne's I will be?)
ECSTASY

Other tracks are quite decent too. Overall a nice album to listen to, and in view of the favourite tracks, this album is slightly better than TRICK.

[hsienko]

I don't why you all have so much animosity towards the singles for this album lol. I mean I love Lick me, it's my all time favorite Kuu song and the song that got me interested in her music and not just her artwork.

It's all love is a neat song. I like it. Her sister's vocals are actually listenable in this one. I'm kind of sad faraway wasn't on the album, I really love that song even though I know a lot of you probably would skip over it everytime you played the album.

Alive is not a bad song. I mean its a short little ballad that has some powerful lyrics if you're listening to it in just the right mental state.

[Queen Bee]

I like all of the tracks except for Step Into My World and Moon Crying Live ver. In Taiwan. I personally really dislike those two tracks and will probably replace them with faraway and Good☆day in ITunes.

[Lee^ChaN]

^ Yeah.. finally love for It's all Love.. i'm currently listening to it

I'm just a little bit sad.. she didn't include Hashire! on this album

[Queen Bee]

^ I have always been in love with It's all Love. I was a little sad too that she didn't include 走れ!, maybe I'll put it on there as well.

[kirei_ayumi]

Alive isn't too bad, a nice serene ballad.
I wanted Hashire! too

[waterballoon]

I just downloaded UNIVERSE, but it's in my other com and I'm at school using my mac now. I can't wait to take a listen when I get home!

btw, does anyone have any HQ images of Kuu listening to music?

[freedreamer]

I will never understand why its so hard to include faraway and Hashire! since most songs are 3 mins.

1.Step Into My World : I really don't mind this being some follow up from TRICK. I LOVE it. 4.5/5
2.Can We Go Back : It's definitely one of her better rock songs. And I'm beginning to ignore that its a cover...its a good cover afterall. 5/5
3.SUPERSTAR: After seeing the PV, it's not THat bad haha. I like the part between the verse and chorus. If she didn't have that cute accent, i think it would have been better. But coming after CWGB, it's quite drastic. 3/5
4.You're So Beautiful : LOVE! I want to see the PV! I love the chorusssss 4.5/5
5.Lick me : Nice chorus but the song died on me. 3/5
6.Work It Out!: I like her singing style..vocals are awesome. It's sassy and groovy. Very western rock chorus tune. Feels really good heh. Electrorock = win 4/5
7.No Way: Opening won my interest. and as it progresses..WHOA. Really impressed with this song. This is totally something BoA would sing now and hopefully we have amazing choreo. 5/5
8.Stay: Kuu's typical soft ballad. But i did say I like how this sounds in the preview, and I still do. The chorus is like something she will sing during her "flower" days. It gets quite plain after a while. 3/5
9.Comes Up : Ermm no. hahaha. Seems like a toned down version of Wonderland. 3/5
10.Physical thing : Hahaha drastic 360 change from the track before. 4/5
11.ECSTASY : LOVE. It's not there with TABOO but its still a really nice. 4.5/5
12.UNIVERSE : Hot! Lucky for me, it didnt become TOO repititive. I love the digital sound haha. 4/5
13.It's all Love! : Died on me too. Became too noisy. 3/5
14.Alive : Doesnt attract me in terms of music but her voice is nice. 3/5
15.Moon Crying Live ver. In taiwan : i dun really wan to rate this. She sang amazing though. But the poor ballad died on me after so long.

LOl i dont fail songs. ultimately, in the long run, songs which simply don't have that x-factor will not be heard.

Some songs surprised me. Her vocals feel different in this album or maybe its just that I havent heard something awesome from her for a long time. I like how futuristic the album sounds..in some of the NEWER tracks. Definitely better than Kingdom..but i dunno if its better than TRICK because ultimately in TRICK, i ended up only still listening to TABOO, show girl, Driving, and maybe Hurry Up!. zzzz Ok i think, it did beat TRICK as an album.

[jiarongisme]

Step Into My World - Yawn. 2/5
Can We Go Back - Loved this song from the beginning. Still love it. It's on par with Ningyo-hime imo. <3 5/5
SUPERSTAR - Not bad, I'm actually beginning to like this song after the PV was out. 4/5
You're So Beautiful - The studio version sounds even better than the live! Love it! 5/5
Lick me♥ - I think I'm of the few who loves this song. XD 4.5/5
Work It Out! - Lacklustre verse. Okay pre-chorus. EPIC CHORUS! Not bad, might grow on me. 3.5/5
No Way - Unmemorable imo. 2.5/5
Stay - Old school Kuu ballad. Sounds cute. Not exactly loving it though. 3.5/5
Comes Up - I think does sound like Namie's Baby Don't Cry. Fun song, not really digging this one either, too. 3.5/5
Physical thing - Catchy beat, but gets kinda boring after a while. 4/5
ECSTASY - Favorite song from 3 SPLASH. Favorite single track from UNIVERSE. Epic. 5/5
UNIVERSE - HOT HOT HOT. The "Driving" for UNIVERSE. Love it! 5/5
It's all Love! - Though it's noisy, I think it was not bad. 4/5
Alive - Beautiful ballad. Liked it very much ever since the release of the single. Got a LITTLE bored of the song though. 4/5
Moon Crying Live ver. In Taiwan - BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL!!! I love this version so much! The "wo ai ni"-s (I love you in Chinese) were cool too. 5/5

[Cherry Dynamite]

I finally gave in >.> I was supposed to wait for my CD to arrive before I listened to it.

Anyways here's what I think...

Step Into My World - It's a bit noisy and it gets annoying.
Can We Go Back - I like this song especially the intro but it easily gets old.
SUPER STAR - The PV was good that's about it.
You're So Beautiful - I actually like this one.
Lick me ♥ - LOL I'm also one of the few who loves this song.
Work It Out! - A bit bland on some parts but it's quite good.
No Way - I like it a bit but I feel like something's missing.
Stay - Generic ballad but I actually enjoyed listening to it.
Comes Up - It's quite funny even Kuu's vocal sounds a bit like Namie's especially on the chorus but Namie's Baby Don't Cry is still better!
Physical thing - I like it but I prefer ECSTASY.
ECSTASY - One of my favorite track on the album...
UNIVERSE - Another one of my favorite on the album.
It's all Love! - Sometimes I like listening to this song but most of the time I don't.
Alive - it's calming... I'll listen to this at least once a month.
Moon Crying Live ver. In Taiwan - I never really liked Moon Crying to begin with.

I'll give the album 3.5/5 it was a bit generic and noisy probably one of her worst album.
I was also disappointed when I heard Comes up it was too similar with Namie's Baby don't cry.

[Meat Pao]

I'm not really one to say a lot of comments so I'm just gonna rate the songs!

1. Step Into My World - 2/5
2. Can We Go Back - 4/5
3. SUPERSTAR 3.5/5
4. You're So Beautiful 4.5/5
5. Lick me♥ 4/5
6. Work It Out! 3.5/5
7. No Way 5/5
8. Stay 3/5
9. Comes Up 3.5/5
10. Physical thing 4.5/5
11. ECSTASY 5/5
12. UNIVERSE 4/5
13. It's all Love! feat. misono 4/5
14. Alive 3.5/5
15. Moon Crying (Live ver. in Taiwan) 4/5

[~StarCatcher~]

My copy is in Germany already so it has to be there tomorrow or the day after it *-*

Then I can rate the album,too

[lollipop sophie]

oooOOO

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[waterballoon]

omg I need scans of ALL the magazines, damn she's too gorgeous

[Lee^ChaN]

she's so cute!!

I've been listening to UNIVERSE the whole day ~♥~

[lollipop sophie]

booklet covers LOL we get 2 booklets "falls out of chair"
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EDIT:limited cover in better quality

credits:JunniorKopke

[waterballoon]

the style/image in UNIVERSE really reminds me of ECSTASY! HOT.

[Keiichi_JPU]

OMG THOSE BOOKLETS COVERS

*Takes loan to order album*