[Koda Kumi] Continues walking in her 174th thread!

[Corvina]

Don't be bothered.
When Djevau was released, there were so much people ripping it to pieces.
And now it isn't as bad.
Also even Kuu knew reactions would be mixed.

[ayumisrael]

My feelings are kinda mixed for this so I prefer to wait and see how it sinks.
Dance In The Rain and WALK OF MY LIFE belong with each other but not on this album, the rest of the tracks are good flow, that's all I can say.

Oh and it made me love HOTEL lol.

So what does Lippy mean?

[Delicious n Bold]

^ I think the meaning is related to Kelly Rowland's song 'Kisses Down Low' lol
Or maybe I'm thinking too much into it

[Corvina]

Lippy is just another colloquially word for naughty or sassy.
You should be able to look it up in a dictionary.

[Gubsi]

what can i say after some repeats...
i'm really really digging this!
THIS ALBUM HAS SUCH A GOOD PRODUCTION OMG
i mean for people who are used to the mainstream formula and can't get into other sound spheres beside that it's a strange listen i think.
but if u get into it you'll love it!

Introduction ~walf of my life~ 10/10
I'M SERIOUSLY DEAD THIS IS SO GOOD! FULL SONG PLS!
Dance In The Rain 10/10
one of her best songs in years!
Lippy 7/10
the beat is so hypnotizing, but i have to be in the mood for this. but still cool.
Mercedes 7/10
expected something different as this Bon Voyage Leftover, but i really like this.
Like It 10/10
hot production, hot song, the trumpets >>>>>
House Party 9/10
i'm a 90s kid and this is such a good throwback track... LOVE.iT!
Interlude ~Dance~ 9/10
so much better in full, great one!
HOTEL 10/10
still fresh still good
Gimme U 10/10
oi... this is so cute and great and cheerful! such a lovely song!
You can keep up with me10/10
WOW! just WOW!
MONEY IN MY BAG 8/10
really great song! twerk anthem '14.
PIECE IN THE PUZZLE 10/10
AMAZING! So Kuu and so good!
Fake Tongue 10/10
i love the vibe of the song especially in the Fake Tongue parts!
Sometimes Dreams Come True 8/10
much better than expected, really like this!
LIFE so GOOD!! 9/10
much fun, vibes good! <3
WALK OF MY LIFE 10/10
incredible ballad with beautiful lyrics!

i really love this album!
it won't be a muched loved album in japan, but for her it's such a great step musically!
thank you Kuu!

oh and i really really love kaled kalil's review, it was a nice read sweetie!

Originally Posted by Zeke.

This album is disgusting. Bitch needs la la i'm Zeke and have stupid opinions again

lmao calm ur manboobs sis
u still have ayu's rehash album A CLONE coming april 8th
or the still fresh Colours with such an artistic evolution in sound yasss!

[DevilsClap]

I listened to the Album and my favorites of the new songs are PIECE IN THE PUZZLE,
Gimme U and LIFE so GOOD!! and Like it.
I enjoy House Party as well.
I was looking forward to Mercedes but it wasn't like I expected I guess I need a few more listens of that song

[attractive nausea]

I'm not going to do a song to song review.

First thing i noticed after the download was over : 16 songs, yet the album is only 46 minutes long.
A lot of songs aren't even 3 minutes long, and you know why? Because they're so repetitive already that they don't need more, and this is sad : only 1 minute into the song and you already know all there is to know about it...
I mostly listen to kuu for her sexy/catchy/dance songs, so this album should be perfect to me, yet there isn't really good material here imo

I liked Like it, Money in my bag, Piece in the puzzle (♥), You can keep up with me (but too much screaming) and oh well Fake Tongue
Also "dance in the rain" and "walk of my life" were enjoyable even though i'm not that much into her "slow" songs
Hotel and Gimme U sound exactly the same to me, and sorry but that interlude was useless

I wish she'd come back to the real sexy/sensual songs, i'm sick of her screaming to some fast beat.

[Delicious n Bold]

HOLD UP HOUSE PARTY IS A JAM!
I keep hearing "are you ready to have sex?" during the chorus though..


I didn't listen to the whole thing but I listened to snippets of the album and Jesus lord Kumi's walk of her life is a 90% partay. It's comparable to a night out where she gets slowly hyped with dance in the rain and just goes clubbing for the entire night and then shit winds down at the end. Then she contemplates her party life with walk of my life (song). I'll probably do an in depth analysis of this album because why not. It's kumi's most cohesive album ever. It's like the effects of childbirth were delayed until now. Kumi said bon voyage to her uncohesive mess albums and finally got her shit together. Some songs may be objectively bad but they're subjectively amazing (especially house party, that's my new "in the spotlight").

[Gustavopc]

I loooooooove the production of the album! BV had some tracks that sounded not-well polished for me, like Winner Girls (the live ver >>>>>>>) and CRANK THA BASS, but WOML is so well done, the instrumentals are rich and deep. Especially, I love the notes when she sings "gimme u gimme u gimme u" and Mercedes as a whole. As for the song themselves, only Sometimes dreams come true is skippable for me, the rest is really great. And PIECE IN THE PUZZLE omg it should have gotten a PV, I can't stop singing that "brrrrrrrrrava brrrrrrrava" part

Such an amazing work, Kuu I can't wait for your tour!

[Tom Punks]

I don't get how you guys can even hear the production. The leak is awful horrible quality and all I can hear is her screeching over a fuckton of noise lol

[Diva_br]

Mercedes is the only song that doesn't work for me D: It's horrible ; _ ;

In general, I think it's a great album, better than Bon Voyage ~ (except for the singles xD)

[KLJames]

Originally Posted by Delicious n Bold

HOLD UP HOUSE PARTY IS A JAM!
I keep hearing "are you ready to have sex?" during the chorus though..

me too!
" hey, let's go, open up that doors, are you ready have sex or i blow ya all " LOL~

[kaled kalil]

@Tom Punks: A better rip of the album is out already.

@Gubsi: Thanks! It was such a good experience not knowing what expect, and it's even better than I thought!!

Let's all have a party with those who loved the album!

[Delicious n Bold]

The situation surrounding this album is apparently 'polarizing' from what I've been reading online. This is probably happening because I finally like a kumi album What's next? Am I gonna like a johnny's group, one of the rock bands posted about on this site or even Yui? Dear lord. At least Kumi's serving trash realness. Last time I got that kind of life was on hitomi's debut album back when her oricon position wasn't N/A.

[NintendoHTF1242]

HOUSE PARTY is life all you basics who don't like it can go to IKEA and pick a seat to take.

[Toniayu123]

I'm a bit scared with all the bad reviews But I think I'll be one of those who like the album. So far I'm in loove with "Like it" and "Walk of my life" is pretty decent too. I'll wait for my copy to arrive before listening to the album but if they are urban, dance songs kinda westernized I'll be pleased, Kuu is the artist I like to listen while I workout and that style is perfect for it haha

[mizuki-7]

As I am an occasional listener of Kumi I look to her new stuffs in order to see if at least one song can fit my taste but it's not really the case since some years but this time I quite liked the song Walk of my life I like the personal aspect of this song & her voice !
Though the rest of the album ... I think two songs are ok but I didn't heard something amazing and sometimes her voice is annoying ;/ She has the luck to have a fantastic low tone why she feel the need to make her voice more cutesy ? it doesn't sound good and this is the reason why I skipped a lot of songs in her discography lol
I really think she could do better with the voice she has ...

[happiholic★]

I rely wish I could like this album. I do agree it's very cohesive, the imagery, the sound, but the songs just aren't to my taste. I appreciate that Kuu really did do something different and took risks for this album, but I can only appluade the effort, not the way it sounds to my poor ears.

I'm gonna go find a seat at IKEA now and sit my sad ass down.

[Tom Punks]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

I rely wish I could like this album. I do agree it's very cohesive, the imagery, the sound, but the songs just aren't to my taste. I appreciate that Kuu really did do something different and took risks for this album, but I can only appluade the effort, not the way it sounds to my poor ears.

I'm gonna go find a seat at IKEA now and sit my sad ass down.

Yeah, like, I actually feel like she put a lot of effort into making a cohesive album and it definitely works better as an album than Bon Voyage did.

It's just too bad the actual songs she picked are TRAGIC lol

[Gustavopc]

I just realized she opens the album with Dance In The Rain, which talks about loneliness jn the lyrics and despair and fear in the PV, and then closes with WALK OF MY LIFE, which is totally the opposite, it even says "I'm alone, I'm alone' I wont say such things anymore" As someone who has always been singing about love and talking about marriage and family in early interviews, no wonder why she feels "finally free"