[Koda Kumi] The 186th Thread - 60th brand new single on the way

[salina]

she looks nicee

[melissalove]

She looks gorgeous.

[kaled kalil]

The outfit is cute, but the first outfit from the tour is way better.

If you guys are wondering what Kumi was promoting during her radio interview, she talked about her book. Not music related.

[KarenPang]

There's a double standard in the industry . What certain things men do/say , they can get away with it while if women do/say the exact same thing , they get shamed for

What Kuu did/said at that time she probably didn't meant any harm but the subsequent backlash she received was downright awful which represented a low point for her , be it personally or professionally

I don't know why this matter is still being brought up after so long but end of the day , I'm glad Kuu is still doing what she loves/does best . She could have just disappear from the limelight after that infamous incident but she did not

[Corvina]

Group shots from the FC Hawaii event:



Everyone attending got them.
Thanks to chi0222zuru for sharing hers on Instagram.

@kaled:
Haha, yeah, concerning the scandal I always have to think about Lippy now. One reason I love the song so much - great lyrics and personal for Kuu, too.
"Our sense of shame's been twisted"
Sadly so true sometimes.


BSC DVD 2nd week
#4 -> #12 -> #9 -> #7 -> #7

[salina]

looks coool

[Gustavopc]

I love the colour of the outfit, would love to see her wearing a more flamboyant version of that on a tour. To see her wearing a neon outfit after all the black and white of this year is so refreshing (not complaining bout those looks)

[melissalove]

What kumi said was rude and insulting. Though it's a true fact.

[a❤martian]

Originally Posted by melissalove

What kumi said was rude and insulting. Though it's a true fact.

Actually, "rude" and "insulting" are subjective. Not factual. I don't find any thing wrong with what she said. It is a fact that its harder for women to conceive when they are older.

People are so easily offended these days, it pains me...

[melissalove]

Originally Posted by a❤martian

Actually, "rude" and "insulting" are subjective. Not factual. I don't find any thing wrong with what she said. It is a fact that its harder for women to conceive when they are older.

People are so easily offended these days, it pains me...

It wasnt much of what she said, because like I said before it is a fact. But the way she said it wasn't right. So if laughing about older women's fertility is a joke to you, than there's nothing else I can say.

Anyway. Her second week rank is pretty good!!

[ahtka-chan]

^I agree with you, but I'm glad that she almost recovered from that situation.

And the double standard is present in any given industry, not only in Japan. In Korea it's waaaaaaaaay worse. Tiffany from SNSD posted a pic with a rising sun filter on Snapchat and her careet got shut down and she and her mother received death threats.

Yoochun, from JYJ, on the other side, raped some girls and nobody treats him like the scumbag he is or make he pay for what he did. A lot of fans are even defending him.

[Ryusei]

Originally Posted by ahtka-chan

Yoochun, from JYJ, on the other side, raped some girls and nobody treats him like the scumbag he is or make he pay for what he did. A lot of fans are even defending him.

OT but everyone tells him to never return to the industry in netizen comments + it was proven that he didn't rape anyone it was a false accusation but people still make fun of him for having a "bathroom fetish"

[kaled kalil]

I think what shocked people the most was the fact that her own label shut down all the promotion she was doing, and also all the tie-in she had at that time. You can see that by all the news around that time mentioning that her schedule was put on hold during the first week of her album release. I understand that going for a low profile situation was a good thing, but it was shocking either way.

It's undeniable how the "scandal" hurt Kingdom's sales (from 400k to 80k during the second week) but we will never know how her career would be if the whole thing that scrapped during the recording of the show.

Saying that the incident destroyed her career is a little too much... Moon Crying / MOON was a big success, TABOO was a #1 single and the sales for the Kingdom Tour were as good as the Black Cherry Tour...

I don't see any problem in talking about this, because it's part of her career and it's one of the most clear examples of how japanese media treats their female acts. What she said was true, and she has always been like that, an outspoken woman, but you know how everything went down. You know... "Lippy like a rude girl".

[Luck16]

I remember when all of it happened, it was insaaaaane. I thought "why the f did this happen? she didn't lie"

If what she said truly means "rotted fluids" than I do think it's disrespectful but I'm not a woman so I don't get to be offended by it. I'm just glad it didn't end her career cause she went through a lot of shit to get there.

[pedronekoi]

That time was reaaally scary! I really that she would become the new Ami Suzuki, blacklisted from the music entertainment forever. Glad everything went fine really fast! <3 What I think interesting is that right after the controversy she painted her hair black maybe to try to get back to her "japanese origins" and as a way to be more "real"?! I always wonder about this image change she get thru during Moon Crying.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^yes. She immediately (thanks autocorrect!) cut her hair (typical move) and dyed it to look more down to earth. During her (staged/forced) apology, she did not wear make-up nor any fancy cloth - all for the sake of damage control.

[Corvina]

BSC DVD 2nd week
#4 -> #12 -> #9 -> #7 -> #7 -> #9

Why are we talking about the scandal.... Guys, we prolly get a new single and a new album within the next 4 months!

[kaled kalil]

I can't with people still getting mad about this as it was a joke about rape or abortion. What she said is a fact, so move on.

@Corvina Because we have to wait at least 3 months to even get an announcement with tracklist and stuff. haha

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by kaled kalil

@Corvina Because we have to wait at least 3 months to even get an announcement with tracklist and stuff. haha

You think so?
For all of her last three albums we got the first info in December - not with tracklist, but at least an announcement. So I don't think we wil have to wait that long, having a single or not.^^

[Gustavopc]

I hope we get the single at least until February, I am thiiiiirrrrrrrrstyyyyyyyy for new songs