[Koda Kumi] The 155th Thread – New Single 「恋しくて」 (12.26)

[ALfromHELLSING]

Originally Posted by alternafan000

^ lol u liked moon crying? well that explains it right thurr hun

I don't get all the hate for Moon Crying. This song is epic. One of the very few songs that actually made me cry.

[maze]

^ MTE. of course it depends on taste, but kuu+piano is always a win for me.

I updated the schedule in the main post

[happiholic★]

I don't like Koishikute not do I like Moon Crying. Both are horridly boring. As I've said, the only generic Kuu ballad that I like is Ai no Uta.

[Not Fade Away]

^I agree, and I think part of the reason I like Ai no Uta is because everyone spazzes when she starts singing it during her lives, lol.

I prefer her mid-tempo ballads like No Way and Okay.

[chikocchi]

I really liked "stay with me" but then she kept releasing winter ballad after winter ballad "Suki de, Suki de, Suki de.", "Ai wo Temenaide", and now "Koishikute" that's it's boring

[Gustavopc]

Originally Posted by Pieces_of_SEVEN

What's this about? A new album release in February?

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCA-62136

OHHH nvm just a soundtrack and "go to the top" is featured.

You dont know how much you scared me

[emi♡]

I liked Moon Crying. Koishikute just kind of reminds me of a watered down version of Suki de. Which I did like.

I'm not huge on ballads though, and I do like them to be catchy when I hear them. Koishikute isn't for me.


I do very much appreciate the piano though. I love piano ballads and I'm glad she does them...I just don't like this one.

I don't remember ai wo tomato either. But I think I did like stay with me...

[Minttulatte]

I always end up worship the ballads that people seem to hate. Seriously. Ai no Uta, Moon Crying, stay with me, Ai wo tomenaide and Koishikute are all definitely on my top 10 favorite ballads (Suki de x3, Kiseki and Promise as the top 3 of course). Kuu's winter ballads kick ass every year. Gosh, I can't get into the winter mood without those~

[~StarCatcher~]

Originally Posted by drdolce

I always end up worship the ballads that people seem to hate. Seriously. Ai no Uta, Moon Crying, stay with me, Ai wo tomenaide and Koishikute are all definitely on my top 10 favorite ballads (Suki de x3, Kiseki and Promise as the top 3 of course). Kuu's winter ballads kick ass every year. Gosh, I can't get into the winter mood without those~

Again we feel the same=)

I abolutely adore Koishikute, Suki dex3, Moon Crying and Ai no Uta.

Ai no Kotoba, Promise and hands are awesome, too!

stay with me and Ai wo tomenaide are okay( I love them during the christmas time).

I think her ballad singles are extremely emotional, honest and somehow cute

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

I love Stay with me. I've loved it since it was released. But that song is much catchier, imo.

Ai no Uta, though, I've always been so so on. It just sounds...whiney to me. Moon Crying I liked at the time of release. Ai wo Tomenaide is good. you, Yume no Uta are Gods.

[Gustavopc]

I'm a ballad stan. I love/like/adore all her balladas but Kiseki. Top three is hands, you and come back, but I also love ai no kotoba, Promise, Suki de and No Way.

[Bad Wolf]

Originally Posted by maze

can't believe people here are not liking koishikute. I keep listening to it (and sakura nagashi) on my stereo at full volume and I'm in heaven. stay with me, suki de, suki de, suki de and ai wo tomenaide haven't had the same effect on me tbh. koishikute is her best ballad a-side since moon crying imo.

kuu and hikki made my winter with their ballads lol. can't wait for Alone!


lame tie-up:

Spoiler:

credits: If You SeeKumi

i think suki dex3 was absolute perfection, though anata dake ga surpasses it by far. koishikute just feels pretty meh, like it's one of those ballads that's so very pretty but it never really leaves a mark.

i thought moon crying was pretty, too but.. idk XD i'm also weird because i think no way is the best song she's ever done evaaahhh.

you guys just gave me the idea to make a kuu winter ballad playlist to blast at work, since they're already playing xmas music 8|

[setsuka]

Suki de is my least favourite single by her, Koishikute is pretty but tbh I ain't replaying as much as AWT or any other past ballads tho I remember dropping Moon Crying pretty quick, I think the last one I completely loved was Stay With Me

its just there, I like but not love

her best ballads are her older ones or the ones on the album,

Aitakute >>>>>>>>>Suki De

Brave>>>>>>>>>> AWT

waits for her next album to have a ballad that will slay this one

[Twinkle !]

Moon crying is E P I C . the lyrics the music and melody it makes me cry ;__;

[Benikari47]

I've never been crazy about Kuu's winter ballads, they all seem so similar and dry to me. Koishikute is nice but i forgot about it after 3 days.
Yume No Uta, You & Sukix3/Anata Dake Ga are great. Stay With Me & Ai Wo Tomenaide are passable at times, i don't really care for Moon Crying or.. yeah well, sadly Koishikute now too. I think Ai No Uta is the only one i dislike though

Mind that i still have to listen to her discography before Best Second Session, so there might be some gems there.

[ren'ai]

OMFG. ALONE PREVIEW.

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDgwNzY5NDY0.html

password: 1226

OMFG. It completely owns Koishikute

[setsuka]

Originally Posted by ren'ai

OMFG. ALONE PREVIEW.

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDgwNzY5NDY0.html

password: 1226

OMFG. It completely owns Koishikute

perfection

[inspire_rmx]

i love the Koishikute performance so much. Flawless vocals.
and oh my Koishikute sounds great but Alone is sooooo amazing from the preview. can't wait!

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by ALfromHELLSING

^It's gonna suck big if she's not gonna perform it at JAPONESQUE TOUR. I hope she'll perform Say Her Name as well. I adore this track.


Holly... she sounds amazing. Queen 4Ever.


lmao stay with me is one of her best winter ballads IMO.

Stay with me sucks! And I absolutely LIVE for BIG winter ballads!! So that one was a HUGE disappointment for me. The chorus is just so awkward, it just doesn't feel as powerful as she's trying to make it sound. Ayu's "You were..." also fails to deliver on this level.

You know what I really love though? ai no uta (urban kiss version) during the Holidays! I always felt ai no uta was so dull and dry, but this version gives it that extra bit it needed, while making it seem more "winter-ish"

Edit: Just watched some of the stay with me video to recall bits and wow, I forgot she had that hideous hairstyle during that period where her bangs were parted in the middle and abruptly cut straight off at her cheeks/chin. My God, worst hair of her entire career!

[Ayu_Love]

Oh wow, the Alone preview is AWESOME. I can't wait to hear the full! I won't say for definite til I hear the full, but I kinda wish that was the A-side and she was performing that now, it has so much energy and winter spirit to it. <3

I was surprised that I like Koishikute! There's part of the melody to that stays with me personally, even though it's not my favourite kuu ballad, I do really like it and look forward to hearing it performed.

I have to say that my favourite kuu ballads are her older pop/R'N'B ones, with also some recent ones My most loved Kuu ballads (some more than others) are:

1000 no Kotoba (first kuu ballad I ever loved, stil do)
Come Back
Pearl Moon
Taisetsu na Kimi E
Hands
Kiseki
Tsuki to Taiyou
Candle light
Yume No Uta
0-ji Mae no Tsunderella
Faraway (so underrated to me, I love it)
Always
Aisho
IN THE AIR
Moon Crying
Himitsu
Slow (Would probably like it more if there was less autotune on the verses and the rap makes it less epic for me. Love the chorus, though.)
No Way
Say Her Name

Others I like are You're so beautiful, Okay, You Are Not Alone, Darling and Walk, but not as much as those. Taking another listen to Brave as well, while It's not my fav, I do like it too.