[Koda Kumi] The 178th thread - Summer of Love 2015

[Corvina]

Kuu will be part of the a-nation TV live broadcast for both days she's attending.

「2015 a-nation stadium fes.」MUSIC ON! TV

2015/08/22 17:00 - 21:30
BIGBANG
AAA
E-girls
EPIK HIGH
浜崎あゆみ
倖田來未
ソナーポケット
TRF
(※アルファベット順)
…and more

2015/08/29 17:30 - 21:30
SUPER JUNIOR
Do As Infinity
Every Little Thing
ゴールデンボンバー
倖田來未
つるの剛士
VAMPS
(※アルファベット順)
…and more

[KarenPang]

SUMMER of LOVE stays put at #6 on the 3rd day

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2015-07-23/

Marika , what do you think are the chances of the new tracks in SUMMER of LOVE being included in a future Kuu compilation album ?

On 1 hand I'm considering to buy it but on the other , I have doubts cos I don't know if the new songs + PVs will be included in a future 15th anniversary compilation album :x

[Corvina]

Chances are pretty high, that at least one new song of SoL will stay exclusively on SoL. Probably NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU. I actually think you can treat it as a single in that regard.

I've asked the same question over on JPC forums some days ago and pretty much everbody was sure those three new songs won't be on another album.

I guess if the content is it worth for you, go ahead. The price isn't that high and most people I saw are really happy about having so much PVs on BluRay in good quality.
But it seems PVs before 2009 aren't real HD?
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3912796498

[maze]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

The PV is on her Spanish Facebook FanPage, for those of you who cannot watch on Todou.

I liked the PV a lot. Its really in line with the image she says she wants to portray now. She looked fierce as fuck the whole time. Gorgeous woman who will blow you away with her strength. And amazing dance skills. The choreography was to die for!! There really isn't much else you could do with a song like Hurricane, PV wise.

All in all, I love that Kuu has found a new way to be a strong woman in Japan. Before, when she was ero-kakkoi I was a fan because she was a more womanly version of sexy as opposed to the childish version of sexy that Japan normally goes for. Now that she's more comfortable with herself, and probably her body, when we remember her weight struggles in the beginning, her sexiness comes from her confidence in who she is. My mom enjoys watching her perform for that reason. She says she can see Kuu's confidence when she performs and that makes her attractive and fun to watch. Japan is stereotyped as having more meek and mild women who fall into line, I'm glad Kuu's going against the stereotype with her confidence.

you always have the best posts!

guys, discussing about sales is so 2009, most of jpop acts dont care about it anymore. promotion is awful for everyone. kuu has her fanbase established and I dont think she wants to gain new fans, otherwise she'd still releasing ero-kakkoii, ero-kawaii stuff. she had her peak already, let her do what she wants now. enjoy it or bye, easy like that.

I actually cant find another artist with such talent, as complete as her in Japan. I tried but NO luck. XD

[Corvina]

Pics of the FC poster coming with Summer of Love:




Thanks to koeyluvk on Baidu

[KarenPang]

Thanks for your opinions Marika , much appreciated

I think I will hold back to buy SUMMER of LOVE because if Kuu decides to release another compilation to celebrate her 15th anniversary , what if the new material will be re-included again ? :x

But of course if that doesn't happen all the more it will be better & I'm relieved avex Taiwan has made both CD & CD + DVD of SUMMER of LOVE . That way if I buy the CD + DVD edition , I wouldn't feel that bad

On 1 hand if I want to experience the full Summer experience from Kuu , I rather buy her past Summer singles & not SUMMER of LOVE :x

And from the comments written on the link you posted earlier on (http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3912796498) , the users say that it's only the PVs from 4 TIMES (ie. Poppin' love cocktail & VIP) that're HD D:

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Better quality of HURRICANE PV uploaded on JPopsuki TV

http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Koda-Ku...7b4585aa49bb09

[Gustavopc]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

The PV is on her Spanish Facebook FanPage, for those of you who cannot watch on Todou.

I liked the PV a lot. Its really in line with the image she says she wants to portray now. She looked fierce as fuck the whole time. Gorgeous woman who will blow you away with her strength. And amazing dance skills. The choreography was to die for!! There really isn't much else you could do with a song like Hurricane, PV wise.

All in all, I love that Kuu has found a new way to be a strong woman in Japan. Before, when she was ero-kakkoi I was a fan because she was a more womanly version of sexy as opposed to the childish version of sexy that Japan normally goes for. Now that she's more comfortable with herself, and probably her body, when we remember her weight struggles in the beginning, her sexiness comes from her confidence in who she is. My mom enjoys watching her perform for that reason. She says she can see Kuu's confidence when she performs and that makes her attractive and fun to watch. Japan is stereotyped as having more meek and mild women who fall into line, I'm glad Kuu's going against the stereotype with her confidence.

I did not like the PV, but this post is gold, bless this

About TV promotion, I guess it's just not a priority for Kuu now, she's just finished touring through Japan and Asia and now probably is reherasing for a-nation. She shot both videos in a day, one after the other, so if she didn't have time for shooting this, imagine for TV hahaha

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

And from the comments written on the link you posted earlier on (http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3912796498) , the users say that it's only the PVs from 4 TIMES (ie. Poppin' love cocktail & VIP) that're HD D:

What, really?
This is really lazy and I actually don't understand it.
What about the new(er) ones?
This is really bad, cause BluRay is a bit useless like that.

Btw. apparently there's the making of of the new Pvs included somehwere, even though they're not on the official tracklist.

Thanks and you're welcome!^^

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by Corvina

What, really?
This is really lazy and I actually don't understand it.
What about the new(er) ones?
This is really bad, cause BluRay is a bit useless like that.

Btw. apparently there's the making of of the new Pvs included somehwere, even though they're not on the official tracklist.

Thanks and you're welcome!^^

Yeah I was scrolling down the comments on that link you posted earlier on , it's a bit shocking when I read it

They wrote that prior to the release of 4 TIMES , the PVs are not in HQ mode . It's only the PVs in the 4 TIMES era that're HQ onwards :x

And yes that's right , the users did say there're makings for both EX TAPE & HURRICANE



The users even commented at least avex is not that heartless LOL

[Marcelo]

Random comment, but I have to say, after I saw Kumi live at Osaka, I've found love towards her again! It was gone for years, I only listened some song after universe, didn't really care for dejavu or wasn't really that interested anymore, Japonesque went really past me and first only liked Imagine from Bon Voyage. Didn't like WOML at all first except the cover shoot, and when I booked my Japan trip and wondered should I go see Kumi, then I thought the tour was going to be like Ayu's 15th anni tour with almost classics only I thought that then for sure I'm going to Osaka before Tokyo to see Kumi, since I've liked her since FF X-2.

Then the tour tittle "changed" (wasn't this the case, that it then became more like a promo tour for WOML, when people first thought it was going to be a best of kinda tour?) and I was like oh shit I should go to see Kana instead wherever she performs :'D but decided to go with Kumi.

She is SO CHARISMATIC LIVE, her presens is really something, and she looks INCREDIBLE! I mean really, people really can't hype enough how she looks live! In youtube live videos etc it kinda looks that her head is really big and her expressions look goofy, but live SHE'S REALLY LIKE A SEXGOD Ö___Ö her body confidense shows through! Been listening the recordings I took from the show still, her vocals are so great live, and what a jam BE MY BABY turned out to be for me, it's awesome live!

After that I really started to like WOML as whole and much more of the albums I missed, now been really into her remix albums, Beach Mix is a really great gym album, though they all work great for that!
And I'm really liking her take on Sayonara no Mukougawa <3

All in all really happy I "found" Kuu again after years

[x-megumi-x]

Originally Posted by Corvina

Btw. apparently there's the making of of the new Pvs included somehwere, even though they're not on the official tracklist.

For those who are interested, I just uploaded it
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2z4o17

[jean-baptiste]

Originally Posted by maze

guys, discussing about sales is so 2009, most of jpop acts dont care about it anymore. promotion is awful for everyone. kuu has her fanbase established and I dont think she wants to gain new fans, otherwise she'd still releasing ero-kakkoii, ero-kawaii stuff. she had her peak already, let her do what she wants now. enjoy it or bye, easy like that.

Love it! Haha. Interesting points.


Random question: Is "Love Note" Kumi's fragrance or is it just a perfume she promotes? Also, does anyone know what it smells like? Totally curious about it lol

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by x-megumi-x

For those who are interested, I just uploaded it
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2z4o17

Thanks Aurelie

In a way I didn't like that they combined both EX TAPE & HURRICANE makings together , just like what happened for Like It & WALK OF MY LIFE :x

Oh well at least the making clip this time round for SUMMER of LOVE is actually quite interesting

[Gustavopc]

Originally Posted by jean-baptiste

Random question: Is "Love Note" Kumi's fragrance or is it just a perfume she promotes? Also, does anyone know what it smells like? Totally curious about it lol

It's her fragrance, and she has like five different ones, there is also Love Touch, Love Dress and some I don't recall now

[pimenta]

My only problem with HURRICANE's PV are the crazy scene cuts, but I'll wait a better quality to judge, because I was only able to watch it on a very small window as I'm working right now kkk

I wish she would include at least HURRICANE in the next album, I'm in love with that song, but chances are really slim imo

[happiholic★]

Anyone have HQ scans of the Summer Trip single?? I can't find any...

[maze]

KK Italian Fanclub just uploaded HURRICANE dance practice from her LINE LIVE CAST

https://www.facebook.com/KodaItalian...6587146358902/

I missed it so for people who also missed it there it is.

AMAZING COREOGRAPHY she is so on fire! I just love watching her dancing like this with casual clothes, same with Like It dance practice video.

[pimenta]

^ Thanks! The choreography is AWESOME!!

[kaled kalil]

Great choreography! But this song has the same problem that Dreaming Now has: 5 dancers. Argh. It doesn't make sense. She's the one in the middle ever, then why have one extra dance? Four dancers and Kumi in the middle is the way to go, this is not a girl group with six members. haha

I hope the songs from SUMMER of LOVE stay in this compilation.

Translation of SUMMER of LOVE's songs http://shinitakashi.blogspot.com.br/...el/koda%20kumi

[jean-baptiste]

Originally Posted by Gustavopc

It's her fragrance, and she has like five different ones, there is also Love Touch, Love Dress and some I don't recall now

Thanks for the info!


I believe the new songs on this compilation won't turn up anywhere else. Kumi's pretty reliable when it comes to keeping things like that exclusive. (E.g. Whatchu Waiting On, Asu e..., Get It On, etc.)