[Koda Kumi] The Official 102nd Koda Kumi Thread

[ren'ai]

Oooh omg I loved the album

Step Into My World & UNIVERSE are awesome dance songs. You're so Beautiful is just beautiful x1000. Work It Out! rocks. No Way & Stay = pure Comes Up & SUPERSTAR are nice, not boring. I can say I love (or will love) every single track on this album.

A+ for sure

[Kingdom]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

I really don't get the hate for Stay!

I agree, wtf! Stay is my favorite song from the album. It's soooo good, like taisetsu na kimi e's little sister.

Originally Posted by lollipop sophie

oooOOO

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nice! qtie beauty queen

Originally Posted by lollipop sophie

booklet covers LOL we get 2 booklets "falls out of chair"
credits:20193

EDIT:limited cover in better quality

credits:JunniorKopke

awesome! i love them all.

after making it through all of 2008 & 2009 with the kuu hating, i'm so glad to finally see GOOD things being written about her everywhere instead of bad. most people seem to be really digging UNIVERSE

[tenshi no hane]

Little late, but I love the new album songs, especially Work It Out!, UNIVERSE & No Way. No Way is definitely my favorite though <333

And I'm loving the Scawaii cover <3

[do it again]

I hope you can translate some of the songs for us, tenshi! I just got my delivery!!

[lollipop sophie]

Nice to see kuu gettin' some love
Yahh!! Universe will be released tomorrow

[futureLOVE]

Moon Crying in taiwan is absolutely gorgeous. makes me love the song all over again.

her vocals are perfection.

this is an amazing album. i hope the sales blow up and bring her back into the spotlight.

[tenshi no hane]

Originally Posted by cutieismylife

I hope you can translate some of the songs for us, tenshi! I just got my delivery!!

I will once the kanji lyrics pop up ;D (probably wednesday)

[milky_way]

It makes me really happy to see that most of the response to the new album is positive

[aloopy]

I love No Way

I also like You're So Beautiful and It's all love!

I don't like the rest, but overall it's better than Trick

[do it again]

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

I will once the kanji lyrics pop up ;D (probably wednesday)

Could you work with this?

Spoiler:

This one is even better.. I really want to know the lyrics of No Way!

Spoiler:

[Maemi]

Originally Posted by lollipop sophie

booklet covers LOL we get 2 booklets "falls out of chair"
credits:20193

EDIT:limited cover in better quality

credits:JunniorKopke

Cool~ She looks sooo weird in the first one, and the other one is sugoi... ^^ And I love that limited edition!

[Mr. Goto]

01. Step In To My World - 4/5
02. Can We Go Back - 3.5/5
03. SUPERSTAR - 2.5/5
04. You're So Beautiful - 4/5
05. Lick Me - 3/5
06. Work It Out! - 4/5
07. No Way - 4/5 This song is really good, my only problem with it is that it drags on for a bit. They should of chopped off 1min from it.
08. Stay - 5/5
09. Comes Up - 3.5/5. Baby don't cry's cute cousin I wish this was the "cute" promo song instead of Superstar.
10. Physical Thing - 4.5/5
11. ECSTACY - 2.5/5. Never liked this song, would rather listen to taboo.
12. UNIVERSE - 5/5
13. It's all Love! -3.5/5
14. Alive - 1/5
15. Moon Crying~live~ - 2/5. She sounds great but I still don't like the song.

So, I like all the new album songs except for SUPERSTAR! Pleasantly surprised with this album good job KUMI

[maze]

so much love for UNIVERSE *-* that's pretty nice to see! (especially in an ayu's forum. lol xDD)


Covers of 『TOKYO☆１週間』 and 『KANSAI☆１週間』



Cover of TOKYO HEADLINE



Interview: http://www.tokyoheadline.com/vol446/inter03.html

Making of MTV×DAM WANNASING 倖田來未

> http://www.mtvjapan.com/video/program/29086

Credits: Negi92 and Hikkikun

[lollipop sophie]

back of the booklets
Credits:20193

[~StarCatcher~]

Nice pictures!
Can't wait for my copy.

Btw: When will you get the limited edition cover??

[TITANIC]

great picts.
seems like UNIVERSE gets alot of great feedback from ahs members here.
I am so happy with this album. finally she has an album better than black cherry, IMO.
so far my rate for all of her albums :

1. UNIVERSE
2. Black Cherry
3. Kingdom
4. Best~Second session~
5. Secret
6. TRICK

I dont like old kuu like affection, grow into one and feel my mind

[4minute Girl]

The scans from the album are so great!! I like the darker pictures, they're so retro! I remember when those glasses were in style back in 2007, and the glittery tights last year. I respect Koda because she doesn't care how late she is or how old her look is, she's never given a d*mn what other people think of her. Ignore the haters Koda!

[maze]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

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

are you registered in Kumi Loves gallery?
if so, then here are stunning pictures of kuuchan listening to music!
> http://kumiloves.free.fr/Gallery/?alb=29

Originally Posted by ~StarCatcher~

Btw: When will you get the limited edition cover??

it's a weird edition actually @__@

Originally Posted by Corvina

There's another, a 4th, edition of BEST-third universe-+UNIVERSE with another cover and it's limited!



"SHIDAX exclusive / original serial AL with a numerated card to download Chaku-Uta version of the album) (Limited Edition) "

Source:
http://avexnet.jp/id/kohda/discograp...ZC1-46517.html

THanks to utena chan @ JPm for translation.

It seems Shidax is a karaoke company.
I don't know what's so special about this edition, except that it's limited.

[GRACE]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

I really don't get the hate for Stay!

If it would be SUPERSTAR or Comes Up I would understand.

Yeah Stay is of the style of Your Love and Your Love is one of the most boring songs kuu has ever made and it was one of the worst on TRICK.

But come on, she could make a song like that and actually make Stay sound pretty!
(Well actually the composer and arranger made a good job with that style of song for her). It's one of my favorites from the album. I even like it way better than You're So Beautiful.

Honestly, You're So Beautiful is more like Your Love then Stay is. Not that I hate it, I actually really like it, but I don't get why people like You're So Beautiful so much. It's not amazing, or earthshattering or anything, it's actually pretty generic, and a pretty safe track for Kuu. I prefer Stay to it actually. Don't get me wrong, I really do still like it, but I really don't get all the praise it's getting o_O

[maze]

^ You're So Beautiful is amazing to me.. her best mid-tempo song since Himitsu imo.