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

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by ahtka-chan

Her best cute song is Love Technique IMO, hands down

Love Technique, Lady Go!, and Good*Day are in the top for sure! They all have their own redeeming qualities. Love Technique is the best cutesy-dance song. Lady Go! is the best magical/imaginative cute song. Good*Day is the best guilty pleasure/make you feel good-dont give a shit about the cheese cute song.

As far as Kumi's best song, it's Driving. Hands down. This is because even if I didn't know it's Kumi I would still be enamoured by it. I think it's very important to try and remove as much bias from your "favorites" as best you can. No matter the artist, I always ask myself "if this wasn't tagged as 'xxx' would it still be as grand as I believe it to be?" ALWAYS base your judgement off the craft of the song, not the artist. Driving is fucking amazing and I would bow down to those producers and arrangers had I ever been given the opportunity to grace their ingenius presence. I have never in my life heard a breakdown as sick as that. The bassline in Driving is fucking wild. It is everything I am and value, in music form.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

In the air is one of her best imo

[ALfromHELLSING]

15 songs only? There's honestly isn't a single Kumi's song that I dislike / can't tolerate so my 15 fav songs list can never happen...

Speaking of her ballads, I'm so impressed how deep her lyrics became with time. Like look at all the lyrics for ballads starting Bon Voyage. I always was a huge sucker for Kumi's ballads tho, so I like everything starting from It's too lateto Kimi Omoi. I'm playing stay with me this winter season on repeat, TRICK live version of this track is EVERYTHING. I sooooooo miss her seasonal releases...

Oh and congrats Kuueen with the #2 on recochoku! I'm surprised Nihino Kana is so low, I thought she does so well digitally and her music isn't on iTunes either since she's under Sony.

[KarenPang]

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[pedronekoi]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

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QUEEN <3

[Luck16]

I don't know if I can list 15 of her songs cause I love so many.
TABOO though, is definitely my all-time favorite. I have more than 1000 scrobbles on my last.fm.
This song and its PV marked my teenage years. I love the choreo, I love the melody, I love the erokakkoi, I love everything about it.
To me, TABOO is Kuu at her best and the reconfirmation of why I fell in love with Kuu in the first place (back in 2005 with Butterfly).

[ladyluthien]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

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She sounds great here

[Klauser_Bateson]

Originally Posted by Luck16

I don't know if I can list 15 of her songs cause I love so many.
TABOO though, is definitely my all-time favorite. I have more than 1000 scrobbles on my last.fm.
This song and its PV marked my teenage years. I love the choreo, I love the melody, I love the erokakkoi, I love everything about it.
To me, TABOO is Kuu at her best and the reconfirmation of why I fell in love with Kuu in the first place (back in 2005 with Butterfly).

I still remember not liking TABOO's preview at all and then I heard it in full and was like...

As for 15 songs, it would probably be like ( in no particular order of course):

Spoiler:

1. Dreaming Now!
2. Driving
3. NEVER GIVE IT UP
4. Bounce
5. No Way
6. Okay
7. Outside Fishbowl
8. On Your Side
9. You are not alone
10. hands
11. Hey baby!
12. No Man's Land
13. Heat
14. Like It
15. ECSTASY

[maze]

That audio was magical it has to be my ringtone. A top 15 is definitely hard, she's my absolute favorite artist ever and her voice alone makes a song a top 5 imo. Merry christmas kuu lovers!

[Toniayu123]

Originally Posted by Luck16

I don't know if I can list 15 of her songs cause I love so many.
TABOO though, is definitely my all-time favorite. I have more than 1000 scrobbles on my last.fm.
This song and its PV marked my teenage years. I love the choreo, I love the melody, I love the erokakkoi, I love everything about it.

Same here! I was impacted by that PV. It was one of the first jpop songs I listened, and my first Kuu's song. I thought it was a remix actually because the first time I listened to it it was a mash up with a song from a USA raper, I can't remember the name

[ahtka-chan]

^It probably was Closer TABOO (Koda Kumi vs. Ne Yo) - http://ww.m.namba.kg/#!/music/tracks/79278892/

[Toniayu123]

^YES, that one, thanks! I was obsessed with that song

[a❤martian]

I don't think I can list 15, because my brain is fried from working nights, but off the top of my head, Hana and Dance in the Rain come to mind instantly.

[Earth_maiden]

Originally Posted by Gubsi

for me Koi no Tsubomi is still the best cute song she has ever released, it's one of my favorite Kuu songs in general...
the instrumental is lovely and like tol89 mentioned the covers/booklet are really great, one of my faves in her discography!

i think Birthday Eve is by far much more overrated and plain than this...

so guys to waist some time til an announcement...
what are your fave 15 Kuu songs overall?
i wonder if you have some surprises/songs no one expects?

Spoiler:

no order

1. EX TAPE
2. Dance In The Rain
3. Love Me Back
4. KO-SO-KO-SO
5. IN THE AIR
6. あなただけが (Anata Dake Ga)
7. No Way
8. Driving
9. TABOO
10. Under
11. BUT
12. 恋のおつぼみ (Koi no Tsubomi)
13. Someday
14. Trust you
15. hands

Mine would be:

Spoiler:

1. real eMotion
2. Sen no kotoba
3. I'll be there
4. Driving
5. ESCALATE
6. No Man's Land
7. No Way
8. Okay
9. FREAKY
10. Dance in the rain
11. Alive
12. anytime
13. LALALALALA
14. IN THE AIR
15. Love goes like

Japonesque is definitely my favourite album, I would have added Boom boom boys, lay down, love technique and you're not alone.

[thinkingoutloud89]

I won 3 tickets for Tokyo on the 12th

[ilovekodaa]

I won 2 ticket for tokyo ( 12 and 13) and 1 ticket for Nagoya (15 ) /o/ !!!! YEAHHHHHHH

[Gustavopc]

Originally Posted by thinkingoutloud89

I won 3 tickets for Tokyo on the 12th

Do you intensidade on selling them? My friend applied for both Tokyo dares but for no tickets

[thinkingoutloud89]

^no sorry, we are actually three people. I hope your friends gets some through reseller!

[orbitalaspect]

15. EX TAPE
14. Interlude ~Bon Voyage~
13. Whatchu Waitin' On?
12. Stay
11. ESCALATE
10. No Man's Land
09. Driving
08. TABOO
07. V.I.P.
06. No way
05. WALK OF MY LIFE
04. BE MY BABY
03. Lollipop
02. Koishikute **
01. Alive **

Gosh, I actually cried a little (listening to Alive) trying to figure out where some of these go. When I read the Top 15 challenge, I immediately knew Alive and Koishikute go at the top of my list. Obviously, I still cry when I hear Koda sing Alive. Koishikute's intro is unforgettable for me. The rest of the song isn't the best, but it's the intro to Koishikute that makes it my #2.

I wish Koda had taken Interlude ~Bon Voyage~ and filled it out into a whole song. It's so short, but right up there with TABOO and Driving, which are to this day Koda's most solid pop tracks.

Anyway, I think I have a very balanced list spanning around 8 years of Koda's discography. Songs I want to be on this list but are ruined:

01. Passing By (Still can't stand the Michael Jackson wannabe.)
02. HURRICANE (Koda sounds so bored with this song, even though it's catchy.)
03. Ai no Ut.... JUST KIDDING!

Edit: I'm not a megafan of Koda like I am of KOKIA. I honestly couldn't do this list for KOKIA, who I would need around 70 spots to list favorites. But I hope my list is rather broad for her career. I know she's made some great music prior to Kingdom and Black Cherry, but I was introduced to her during her 12 weeks single releases.

[thinkingoutloud89]

Only 15 and in an order is way to hard. I picked them out, but I'm not really satisfied (many songs depend on mood, time and performance for me), but I think these songs are an indicator for what I like.

1. Cherry Girl
2. Trust you
3. So Into You
4. Aisho
5. Hot Stuff feat. KM MARKIT
6. Shake Hip!
7. Anata dake ga
8. Dance in the rain
9. So nice feat. Mr. Blistah
10. D.D.D. feat. SOULHEAD
11. Crazy 4 U
12. SHAKE IT
13. Love Me Back
14. TABOO
15. Chiisana Koi no Uta

Honourable mentions: Just Go!, IN THE AIR, JUICY, Trust your love, No way, stay, COLOR OF MY SOUL, EX TAPE, you, Lies, Like it, hands