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Old 25th July 2015, 01:48 AM
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Kuu has never done that mistake of putting new songs from her compilations on her next studio album like Ayu did with You & Me. That's a stupid thing to do and will only piss fans off. We have already seen that, so I definitely hope Kuu will never go down that path.

As for WOML, I finally found translations for every song on the album and after copying those on my computer (I wanna translate the album into Finnish), I can say that I love that album even more than I already did. I can actually relate to some of those lyrics quite well, which wasn't never a case with Bon Voyage so to me WOML > Bon Voyage. I was also a bit surprised that many of those songs had a pretty deep meaning. WOML is like a journey through life. That's kind of a feeling I get when I read the lyrics through.

And thanks for the translations for HURRICANE and NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU. I gotta copy those on my computer, too, so I can translate those into Finnish just for fun. I don't really publish those anywhere. Kuu's messy English is a real challenge to me, I love it.
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2015/07/22
1 13,583 DUGOUT ACCIDENT TF 15/7/22
UNISON SQUARE GARDEN
2 12,423 高桥优 BEST 2009-2015『笑う约束』 WMJ 15/7/22
高桥优
3 11,095 SUMMER of LOVE RZN 15/7/22
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4 - DREAMS COME TRUE THE BEST! 私のドリカム UM 15/7/7
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Not bad :O
I wanted higher sales, considering it's been some time since a kollection. Anyway... I'm not surprised, just don't think this collection is getting the attention it deserves. Koda delivered, and no one's really picking up on it this time.
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Old 25th July 2015, 08:40 AM
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^I hope that her upcoming performances will help the sales a bit. She needs a boost and fast. .___.
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Old 25th July 2015, 09:05 AM
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I wanted to ask: what is the KODA KUMI 15th Anniversary BEST LIVE HISTORY DVD BOOK? Is it just a dvd with a selection of Koda Kumi best live performance similar to ayu's "A 50 single ~live selection~"? Or is it something else?
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Old 25th July 2015, 11:19 AM
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SUMMER of LOVE 4th day - #7

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2015-07-24/

I can't believe exactly 1 week ago , Kuu was in Singapore & all the fans were getting ready to go see her perform D:

Argh , post concert withdrawal syndrome xD
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Old 25th July 2015, 11:39 AM
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Kuu has never done that mistake of putting new songs from her compilations on her next studio album like Ayu did with You & Me. That's a stupid thing to do and will only piss fans off. We have already seen that, so I definitely hope Kuu will never go down that path.
That was a not a stupid thing to do for the reason that it did fit LOVE again.
The whole LOVE again album was based upon the idea of You & Me's lyrics (leaving that it's a part of LOVE again's PV trilogy), and it pretty much sammed up the album. If it annoyed people just that it was on an album again, well, it's their problem. If anything it fit LOVE again more than A SUMMER BEST. It was an A SUMMER BEST as a new summer song to promote it, obviously.
Was even better fit than M on I am... I also wouldn't be surprised if You & Me was originally for LOVE again before A SUMMER BEST as the whole project was close to each other so why wouldn't You & Me be on LOVE again, just because it's a summer song that was on a summer best and to not "look stupid"?
If You & Me for example would be about being a fierce woman or clubbing and not about loving, having hardships and loving again, I could understand the point of it being stupid otherwise, there's nothing wrong with it, the fans or people can eat their own hats.

As for kuu, I don't think she has any reason to put these on the next album, she already used the two songs theme for this compilation.
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^lol, no reason to get so pissed off because I critised that decision they made. :'D I personally think You & Me should have been a A SUMMER BEST exclusive song only because it fits. And if I'm completely honest, it doesn't even fit LOVE again at all because that album is all about midtempo pop songs and ballads, and a dance song just feels so out of place to me.

SoL's still in Top 10? Cool. I wonder what her weekly chart position will be. 8D
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SUMMER of LOVE 4th day - #7

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2015-07-24/

I can't believe exactly 1 week ago , Kuu was in Singapore & all the fans were getting ready to go see her perform D:

Argh , post concert withdrawal syndrome xD
Hang in there summer of love!! stay in the top ten for as long as possible.
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^lol, no reason to get so pissed off because I critised that decision they made. :'D I personally think You & Me should have been a A SUMMER BEST exclusive song only because it fits. And if I'm completely honest, it doesn't even fit LOVE again at all because that album is all about midtempo pop songs and ballads, and a dance song just feels so out of place to me.

SoL's still in Top 10? Cool. I wonder what her weekly chart position will be. 8D

wasn't wake me up on that album....so yeah
It doesn't matter if these songs will end up on an album or not but personally I'd say they are WOML leftovers to begin with, so a big no.
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For the record , I wasn't happy that You & Me was included in both A SUMMER BEST & LOVE again . I didn't buy A SUMMER BEST so it wasn't so bad but I just didn't liked the way LOVE again was structured

Also Ayu probably had a say in whether she want to include You & Me in LOVE again . I'm sure if she didn't want it to re-included in another release of hers , she would have wrote on her TeamAyu blog and/or interviews if not on social media

And the 3 new songs in SUMMER of LOVE to me do not sound like WOML leftover tracks . I can't imagine them being included in WOML as WOML was mainly Urban driven

EX TAPE , HURRICANE & NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU sounded like songs that Kuu recorded specially for SUMMER of LOVE
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Old 25th July 2015, 01:59 PM
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^I agree. For me those 3 songs are better than WOML entire album, they sound pretty different indeed, so definitely not leftovers.
And I'm pretty sure that she'll keep them exclusive for SOL, she hasn't even included the three songs from pachinko on any official release and they were pretty good, and again, better than WOML in my opinion...

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In what way does EX TAPE, HURRICANE and NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU sound like WOML leftovers? I find this funny because I surely don't hear any kind of WOML vibes in those songs. :') And I'm one of those rare people who actually likes the album.
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Old 25th July 2015, 02:33 PM
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And I'm one of those rare people who actually likes the album.
Oh I like WOML as well as it's completely different from her previous albums

And to me it's so reluctant to compare it against other female solo albums out there

In fact it never crossed my mind that EX TAPE , HURRICANE & NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU might be leftover tracks from WOML . Even if they were , they will sound out of place in the album should they were included in the prior finalised tracklist
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I like WOML, it's just that I prefer other albums from her. At first I loved it, but I kind of got tired of it early.
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I also love WOML, the album is so great. But I can see why people are saying the songs from SUMMER of LOVE have the WOML feel in it, and this is not a bad thing at all.
At some point I'm going to make a "deluxe" version of WOML with the SUMMER of LOVE songs, plus TURN AROUND.
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In what way does EX TAPE, HURRICANE and NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU sound like WOML leftovers? I find this funny because I surely don't hear any kind of WOML vibes in those songs. :') And I'm one of those rare people who actually likes the album.
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^ I fucking love WOML...you're not alone
I absolutely love the album too. It hurts my eyes when I read people saying the Summer of Love tracks are better than WOML. I mean:
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Good to know I'm not the only one who loves WOML because there are so many people who are loudly screaming how much they hate that album so I've felt a bit lonely with my love for the album. ;__;
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I absolutely love the album too. It hurts my eyes when I read people saying the Summer of Love tracks are better than WOML. I mean:
Yeah , I mean come on , seriously ?

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Good to know I'm not the only one who loves WOML because there are so many people who are loudly screaming how much they hate that album so I've felt a bit lonely with my love for the album. ;__;
Those that don't like WOML , they probably don't appreciate it as it's not mainstream music & it's a lot more Urban sounding as compared to her previous albums

Well what I can say ? their loss is my gain
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