[Koda Kumi] The 153rd Thread - Go to the top (10/24)

[futureLOVE]

^MOON was billed as a 4 elements single with each song being representative of each. Basically, it was just a cliche way of marketing the single.

[freedreamer]

ôh..i see. LOL i thought it was part of some series...
ok then honestly, i didnt feel any element representation from the songs lol

[Ayu_Love]

MOON was the first single I got from Kuu, cause I didn't find Yesasia.com for years after I got into Kuu. LOLOLOL. I derped hard. Kingdom was my first album.

[Gustavopc]

Yeah, MOON was supposed to be the 4 elements single... 4 hot wave and 4 TIMES are fit this concept way better than MOON lol

[ayu_ready?]

I like her haircut but not her haircolour ugh

[happiholic★]

Which song was which element in Moon?

Also, Kuu should do a four seasons single next. I know she did it sort in the So Nice PV, but I want a whole single concept.

[jean-baptiste]

^Maybe it's

Moon Crying - Ballad
That ain't cool - Hip-Hop
Once again - J-Urban/R&B
Lady Go! - J-Pop Summer Song


Also, random question that has bugged me since this release: is it Lady Go! (capital G) or Lady go! (lowercase G)?

[NintendoHTF1242]

Originally Posted by jean-baptiste

Also, random question that has bugged me since this release: is it Lady Go! (capital G) or Lady go! (lowercase G)?

It's Lady Go!

[Gustavopc]

^ According to the backcover of BEST ~third universe~, it's Lady Go!

Originally Posted by happiholic★

Which song was which element in Moon?

Also, Kuu should do a four seasons single next. I know she did it sort in the So Nice PV, but I want a whole single concept.

Oh, I'd love this! But when should it be released?

It could be like MOON, but with songs that do not sound like demos... A Jpop cute song for Spring, an upbeat song for Summer, like Lollipop, a rnb song for Fall and a ballad for Winter. Epic, I'd say.

[Delicious n Bold]

Has the single leaked yet?

[setsuka]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

Has the single leaked yet?

no the release date is next week

I loved MOON tbh, I am kinda happy her single after her huge scandal is one of her most successful and iconic

bless this Queen! turning tragedy to triumph

[Minttulatte]

I used to be so crazy about Once Again back in the day but I pretty much overplayed the song so today I find it a little bit boring. I love the fact that she experimented with reggae with it though. I was getting into the genre that year so Once Again was very popular in my playlist. It does have that lovely summery feeling though, and those lyrics are very positive. Kuu's voice really fits nicely together with this song too.

I'm listening to LIVE TOUR 2005 ~first things~ mp3 rip right now. I love this concert so much. I remember when I watched it with one of my friends and she didn't really appreciate it that much. I was personally like, "omfg, yey \o/" the whole 2 hours haha.

[ahtka-chan]

Originally Posted by drdolce

I'm listening to LIVE TOUR 2005 ~first things~ mp3 rip right now. I love this concert so much. I remember when I watched it with one of my friends and she didn't really appreciate it that much. I was personally like, "omfg, yey \o/" the whole 2 hours haha.

~first things tour~ is my favorite tour by Kumi! I love the simplicity of that concert and the energy she has on it! Even though her last tours had more aspects to entertain, all of them seems incomplete to me :/

btw, never like MOON. Maybe TAC, but the other tracks are irrelevant to me.

[Earth_maiden]

The Moon Crying release made me hate Kuu until Universe came out. Not sure why, I just remember being in Japan when it was released and I saw the single for 200 yen in a Tsutaya store, and I thought I didn't want to waste those 200 yen on it. Nowadays I actually like it. I think the Fergie collab song hit a nerve with me or something...?

[happiholic★]

@Gustavopc: Hm, good point. Maybe release one single on the first day of each season that represents the season (with a b-side), then at the end of the year compile it into a mini album with an extra song that somehow magically represents all the seasons. And of course the PVs will tell a story.

[Gustavopc]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

@Gustavopc: Hm, good point. Maybe release one single on the first day of each season that represents the season (with a b-side), then at the end of the year compile it into a mini album with an extra song that somehow magically represents all the seasons. And of course the PVs will tell a story.

Oh, great idea It could be a great series leading to a compilation, I totally can see that

Originally Posted by maze

credits: puranki

Yeah, it's not a wig. And oooh my god, the Live ver. not only features the best cover but it also has a slipcase D: I want it so bad ugh

[Minttulatte]

MOON was released after the scandal, so the reason why it may not sound like too "elementary" might be that she was depressed at the time. I think she didn't have that passion that she usually does when that single was recorded. Personally I still love it a lot, only reason why this single is my least favorite is That Ain't Cool. I can't stand that song because Fergie sings in it. Other songs are great, especially Moon Crying and Lady Go!.

Oh, and I want to listen to GTTT already! I wanna hear darling in full. ;_;

[Ayu_Love]

Originally Posted by drdolce

MOON was released after the scandal, so the reason why it may not sound like too "elementary" might be that she was depressed at the time. I think she didn't have that passion that she usually does when that single was recorded. Personally I still love it a lot, only reason why this single is my least favorite is That Ain't Cool. I can't stand that song because Fergie sings in it. Other songs are great, especially Moon Crying and Lady Go!.

Oh, and I want to listen to GTTT already! I wanna hear darling in full. ;_;

Same! I really like MOON, I think Moon Crying is a good ballad, Lady Go! Is one of my fav underrated songs from Kuu, and I love Once Again as well! The only one I am not fond of is That Ain't Cool

[jean-baptiste]

Originally Posted by drdolce

MOON was released after the scandal, so the reason why it may not sound like too "elementary" might be that she was depressed at the time. I think she didn't have that passion that she usually does when that single was recorded.

You could be right, but I personally think it had more to do with how the media would have reacted to her having too much of a sexual song or PV so soon after the scandal, so she stayed in the clear by keeping the release simple. (Maybe also by sweetening them up with a ballad...you know how the Japanese love those :p) But I do agree that she was going through such a rough time in those days, and Moon Crying (and the whole release itself) could have been a reflection of that.

And I always found Once again the most boring song on that single, I never listened to it. But I just rediscovered it yesterday after talking about this single...and I'm in love!

[maze]

credits: puranki