[Koda Kumi] The 197th Thread - Hits for Driving

[Corvina]

I've seen Japanese fans on social media expecting the live version as well, but now Kuu posted about recording today:





And now fans are wondering, if she is doing a studio version after all or if it's for something else.

[jiarongisme]

NEW MUSIC PLEASE. The prospect of a possible new cover album is pretty exciting as well. Would be cool if the next tour will be themed after her cover albums if we do get another one.

[Gustavopc]

I myself am hoping for a summer single, but gosh I love this anticipation where we wonder what's around the corner lol Can't waaait

[Corvina]

Kuu just confirmed on social media, that it's a new original song and that it's coming soon!
She says it turned into a song she really likes.

So maybe another summer single after LIT!

[lovethatkuu&ayu]

This is becoming more and more exciting!

I can't wait to see and hear what she has been up to.

[wednesday]

Have any of you guys heard of BananaLemon? They are a new R&B & rap group in Japan. I swear they are what would happen if Kuu and Namie were a group

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B7Srl2nt14

I don't remember the syntax for embedding YT vids, sorry.

[jiarongisme]

^ No I haven't! But thanks so much for sharing this. I enjoyed it A LOT. It's exactly what you just described. The rearrangements in the medley are very early 2000's Kuu and Namie.

[kaled kalil]

We talked about BananaLemon a couple of months ago. You might feel familiar with their sound because they are produced by STY, the same one from Kumi's JUICY and Step Into My World. He also did the Urban Kiss remix of Ai no Uta and Leah Dizon's Aishiteru ~Love Story.

He still does the JUICY sound (you know the one I'm talking about) for most of his songs.

GIRLS GONE WILD is one of the songs I could see being made for Kumi, it's pretty much the style of her songs for the past couple of years:



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This is such a nice pic!

[KarenPang]

Kuu is currently having a break after doing shooting today



https://twitter.com/KODAKUMINET/stat...13102554226688

Hoping it's something music related , she looks good in that photo

[Corvina]

Yay, she's shooting something today!



She also wrote lyrics for another song yesterday:



DNA Tour DVD charted for a fifth week:
https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/259698...cts/1313445/1/

[Corvina]

The shooting is done and while eating, her team selects the best photos. Kuu already did that.



Her hairdresser, Kazuhito Sugita, shared that they shot something cool.



Someone on Twitter asked what Kuu is eating in the pic Karen posted and her manager answered it's Toriten - a form of fried chicken known from the Oita prefecture.

[lovethatkuu&ayu]

I'll be thrilled if it is either a magazine cover shoot or for single covers.

[wednesday]

Originally Posted by jiarongisme

^ No I haven't! But thanks so much for sharing this. I enjoyed it A LOT. It's exactly what you just described. The rearrangements in the medley are very early 2000's Kuu and Namie.

Yay, good! At least bringing them up again by accident worked out

And I also enjoyed it a lot, that medley in particular. All of their releases so far have been bangers, but that medley is just everything my soul is made of

[Corvina]

So I suppose Kuu basically gave us a sneak peek from the shoot yesterday:



And she's directly asking avex to let her release the info fastly in the last two stories.

Yes, she is giving sneak peeks with very close close-ups and black and white pics (it's two different looks):





Maybe we're getting the info 12 am in Japan, which is in about an hour?
From tomorrow onwards her FC will be on holiday for a week due to Golden Week and the change from Heisei to Reiwa.

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recochoku just released a top 50 of the most downloaded songs of the Heisei era:

https://recochoku.jp/special/100792/...ate=4350010372

Kuu's Ai no Uta is at #47.

[Gustavopc]

That pic with glitter in her eye makeup... Heavenly Hopefully whatever this is it'll be announced soon!

[Corvina]

Kuu is recording again today.



Before work she went to training:



Is it a maxi single?
An album?
Something else?

[Gustavopc]

She posted a video of her playing piano and singing WALK OF MY LIFE, I love TALENT

[Xianghua]

I've uploaded the clip if anyone wants to save it

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eoh...ew?usp=sharing

[wednesday]

Tbh, I kinda just wanna make a salty comment about her not doing anything but hitting like, two chords

[Gustavopc]

In the FC video for May she mentioning shooting and also making something that will please us but asks for patiently wait the announcement. Guess avex didn't let her do so earlier lol