[Koda Kumi] The 184th Thread - 59th single 『Shhh!』 & LIVE TOUR 2016 ~Best Single Collection~

[KarenPang]

To me Kuu was the 1 that pioneered and spear headed the Ero Kawaii image as back then , it wasn't something commonly seen

I remembered back in the day she wore lingerie like clothes on MUSIC STATION . Some might find it inappropriate but to me it takes a lot of guts to wear something like this during a live broadcast of a music show

I think over the years especially after she unexpectedly got married + pregnant with her son , her image underwent changes that's now sophisticated and mature . That probably is due to her marriage and change in being a married woman

I myself can't imagine her sticking with Ero Kawaii outfits now that she's a mum . Occasionally is fine (like with TOUCH DOWN in Summer Trip) but other than that , I like the direction her current image's

Also now she doesn't need to hide anymore . She can be covered up from head to toe but if she's confident to do that , that's more than enough

[jean-baptiste]

Originally Posted by Baernash

"Ero-kakkoii" is term born by fashion industry from "ero-kawaii".

Originally Posted by KarenPang

To me Kuu was the 1 that pioneered and spear headed the Ero Kawaii image as back then , it wasn't something commonly seen

If I remember correctly from Kumi's 10th anniversary interviews, she claimed she coined the term "ero-kakkoi" herself (and I believe "ero-kawaii" as well). She expressed regret for not naming the style after her own name (like Namie's "amuraa") because she would've liked her name in history books.

[Baernash]

Originally Posted by jean-baptiste

If I remember correctly from Kumi's 10th anniversary interviews, she claimed she coined the term "ero-kakkoi" herself (and I believe "ero-kawaii" as well). She expressed regret for not naming the style after her own name (like Namie's "amuraa") because she would've liked her name in history books.

She was "ero-kawaii" since 2004 and as I remember she used that term in interview for a magazine. She was asked about her cute but sexy image and her response was "it's ero-kawaii". I do believe "ero-kakkoii" was born a bit later and started to be used in fashion magazines to describe sexy photoshoots of models (but it's possible that Kuu used that term first to describe her photoshoot).