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

[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).

[Minttulatte]

Originally Posted by Sasha

Guess Kuu's the next one to Beyonce her album, haha.

I believe Kuu won't be able to release LEMONADE, since the album was build on Beyonce's relationship with Jay-Z, particularly his cheating. I can't say for sure, but to me it seems that Kuu and Kenji are very happy in their marriage, so something like LEMONADE won't be released.

lol, I didn't mean she should use the same theme. I meant the music direction the album used. In my opinion it would suit Kuu quite well since she has this pretty cool gangsta thing going on now.

[Corvina]

Kuu performed Kimi Omoi yesterday at the concert:

2016.6.17(金)ニトリ文化ホール

1幕-
M1 Shhh!
M2 Butterfly
M3 WON'T BE LONG〜Red Cherry Version〜　
M4 BUT〜 Lollipop
M5 メドレー（Trust Your Love 〜 love across the ocean 〜 real Emotion 〜 TAKE BACK 〜 Someday）
M6 Crazy 4 U

-2幕-
M7 メドレー（1000の言葉 〜 you 〜 奇跡）
M8 恋しくて ※アコギver
M9 Moon Crying
M10 恋のつぼみ
M11 I`ll be there
M12 愛のうた
M13 君想い

-3幕-
M14 Dance In The Rain
M15 Can We Go Back
M16 人魚姫〜FREAKY
M17 POP DIVA
M18 Dreaming Now!
M19 Lick me
M20 With your smile

-アンコール-
EN1 メドレー（キューティーハニー 〜 Shake It Up 〜 LALALALALA 〜 WIND）
EN2 walk

Nothing replaced, she just added it!

[salina]

cool set list

[a❤martian]

I feel like everyone already gave Kuu shit for her Show Me Your Holla video being too similar to Beyonce. However, I love that Kuu is really pushing the urban image these days, I think she does it better than any Japanese artist. At least, I hope Beyonce inspired her to do that.

PS: I found where some of the confusion may have come from over Kuu having an Instagram account. It was listed on Arama Japan's list of J-Celebs with Insta accounts. It has a link that no longer works. We will have to settle for Kenji's account. I had a feeling Kuu was in NY cause he posted he was there.

[Minttulatte]

I think people gave shit for SHOW ME YOUR HOLLA's PV because it reminded them of Christina Aquilera's Back to Basics era. I don't remember anyone ever mentioning Beyoncé in that discussion. O.o

And awesome that Kimi Omoi finally gets a live performance. That song is too good to be ignored anyway.

[Zahara]

Originally Posted by drdolce

I think people gave shit for SHOW ME YOUR HOLLA's PV because it reminded them of Christina Aquilera's Back to Basics era. I don't remember anyone ever mentioning Beyoncé in that discussion. O.o

And awesome that Kimi Omoi finally gets a live performance. That song is too good to be ignored anyway.

A few people did compare the video to Beyonce's Single Ladies. It was a vibe from both artists.

[Luck16]

Ok I'm officially bored :| I need an announcement

[kaled kalil]

The PV is nothing like Back to Basics's material, only the song itself, and to be honest is more like Burlesque than Back to Basics. I don't really care about those comparisons because doing a dancing video with the black and white scheme wasn't new even during Beyonce's Single Ladies.

I can see that she gets some inspiration from Beyonce, she even went to her concert a couple of days ago, and even tho I'm not a fan of her at all, being inspired by someone who is a good performer is always good.

@Luck16: Me too... It's taking too much time, even the rumours are gone. haha

I hope Kimi Omoi stays in the setlist, it's such a hidden gem. And I'm still so happy that PLC is gone, bye girl bye. My next target is LALALALALA, please make it go away.

[Zahara]

Originally Posted by kaled kalil

I can see that she gets some inspiration from Beyonce, she even went to her concert a couple of days ago, and even tho I'm not a fan of her at all, being inspired by someone who is a good performer is always good.

[kotora]

Originally Posted by Luck16

Ok I'm officially bored :| I need an announcement

I miss her sexy, slutty songs like SHAKE IT, JUICY, DDD etc.

"I touch your ding dong baby" - SHAKE IT

LOLOLOL

[a❤martian]

Originally Posted by Zahara

A few people did compare the video to Beyonce's Single Ladies. It was a vibe from both artists.

Yes, that's exactly the video I meant!

I also have never been the biggest Beyonce fan, but I think its clear to see she's the kind of performer who cares about all aspects of her artistry. And I think Kuu is similar in philosophy, image and sound, so I think only amazing things could happen if Kuu were to take some inspirations.

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by kaled kalil

I hope Kimi Omoi stays in the setlist, it's such a hidden gem. And I'm still so happy that PLC is gone, bye girl bye. My next target is LALALALALA, please make it go away.

PLC is there, Kuu still uses two setlists.
Btw I wonder how they gonna broadcast that on TV and release it as DVD. Just one of the setlists? Both in a mix? Or both on the DVD? Both would be great, but sadly very unlikely.

[maze]

yeeey finally a Kimi Omoi performance actually that ballad section looks pretty boring, I'd have preferred Yume no Uta instead of Ai no Uta and Promise instead of Moon Crying, and Rain for the acoustic short section, Rain in acoustic is GOLD!

Edit: I forgot Rain is not a single, well it's still one of her best ballads to date =_=

[Gustavopc]

Glad to see Kimi Omoi getting a performance, even if it's among a lot of overperformed songs Hopefully this was not a one-day only thing

About the DVD, my guess is they're gonna record one of the concerts and them add the songs from the other setlist as a bonus on the DVD. Seems to me the most likely to happen, and I'd be really sad if one of the setlists never make it to the light of the day.

btw I was wondering since this tour has 59 dates to go with her 59 singles... If she releases a 60th single then should we expect a final date addition?

[KuuXAyu-fan]

Originally Posted by Luck16

Ok I'm officially bored :| I need an announcement

If nothing is announced in the next two weeks it's pretty safe to say there's no summer release for the year.

[ALfromHELLSING]

OMG you guys are talking about ero-kakkoii and no one mentioned SO FEVER. This is song is pure ero-kakkoii and SOOOOO GOOOOOD. I still can't get enough of it. FEVER LEGEND LIVE was such a perfect "single".
I'm so happy she performed Kimi Omoi, I hope she'll continue performing it or we will at least get this performance on DVD/Blu-ray. This song is so magical.

As for her ero-kakkoii image itself, she hasn't dropped it or anything it just not her main thing anymore. She's about being The Artist now, I doubt that she'll ever drop this image as it is a part of The Artist, just like her phone drama ballads, those are just not gonna be as frequent anymore. Not like her releases are very frequent either these days. Anyway. I can't believe we didn't even get Driving Hit's 7 for her 15th Anniversary. Boooooo.

Originally Posted by jiarongisme

It's essentially just silver foil stamped text on the cover instead of just white. Nothing super fancy.

Domo! Even tho it's nothing interesting I still must have it. I'm one of those crazy collectors. lol

[Luck16]

Originally Posted by KuuXAyu-fan

If nothing is announced in the next two weeks it's pretty safe to say there's no summer release for the year.

Yeah, I hope this happens... summer singles have always been a constant throughout her career and something to really be excited about.
But so far nothing really cool or exciting has happened.
The tour is nothing special, the setlist is really boring. It's just the same old we had for years except they were scattered through different tours, now they are compiled together lol
Shhh was nice but I already forgot about it and was a limited release with not even a PV. Not memorable.
So yeah, I hope she has something on store for us otherwise I can just erase this year of her career. Kuu has spoiled us so much throughout the years lol
But hey, at least she's not Utada.

[KuuXAyu-fan]

Originally Posted by Luck16

Yeah, I hope this happens... summer singles have always been a constant throughout her career and something to really be excited about.
But so far nothing really cool or exciting has happened.
The tour is nothing special, the setlist is really boring. It's just the same old we had for years except they were scattered through different tours, now they are compiled together lol
Shhh was nice but I already forgot about it and was a limited release with not even a PV. Not memorable.
So yeah, I hope she has something on store for us otherwise I can just erase this year of her career. Kuu has spoiled us so much throughout the years lol
But hey, at least she's not Utada.

Unfortunately I feel that the next few years will be similar with the main focus just being on touring. I do hope that she doesn't do another hall tour next year simply for the sake of her voice.

[jean-baptiste]

So kuu was in NY to see Beyonce? Wish we'd known early on. A fan meet up would've been nice