[Koda Kumi] ♪♪ The 93rd Official Koda Kumi Thread ♪♪

[Gubsi]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

I wonder what the chances are of it being more of a concept best album like Ai Otsuka's new love song compilation.

Hmmm i don't think you can compare a real BEST album like first things with a concept album like Ai's new LOVE is BEST release!
I think people would more buy a real BEST with singles, cause they know most of the songs on it!

BUT with a concept album it's harder, cause there's a mix between singles, album tracks and b-sides!
So not everyone know all the songs!

If Kuu would release a real BEST OF and a concept album, i think most of the people would prefer the BEST OF!

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Originally Posted by Gubsi

Hmmm i don't think you can compare a real BEST album like first things with a concept album like Ai's new LOVE is BEST release!
I think people would more buy a real BEST with singles, cause they know most of the songs on it!

BUT with a concept album it's harder, cause there's a mix between singles, album tracks and b-sides!
So not everyone know all the songs!

If Kuu would release a real BEST OF and a concept album, i think most of the people would prefer the BEST OF!

Hmm, well we don't exactly know what sort of Best this will be- if it will be a "Kuullection" or a mix of not only a-sides but b-sides and album only tracks like Ayu did with her A BEST and A BEST 2 compilations. A BEST 2 only came out two years ago and sold very well so with Koda Kumi currently more popular, I'm sure she wouldn't have a hard time with a Best album like that.

In any case, I think a release like Ai's new one can be called a "real" one, well, simply because it is a "best of ---" release, regardless what type of music is contained (a, b-side, album only).

[KarenPang]

@Gubsi - ditto on what you said

Found this via Oricon's site & sorry I'm too lazy to translate

嵐、ミスチル超え！09年アルバムセールスのトップに立つ

嵐のベストアルバム「All the BEST！1999－2009」が発売5週目でミリオンを突破し、09年の年間アルバムセールストップに躍 り出た。売り上げの累計は124万枚。昨年12 月発売のMr. Childrenの「SUPERMARKET FANTASY」が41週かけて記録した123．9万枚を、わずか5週で上回った。嵐が年間アルバムセール スのトップに立ったのは、デビュー10年目にし て初。09年のシングル、DVDセールスですでにトップに立っており、09年のアーティスト3冠をキープし ている。9月28日付の週間ランキングのシング ル1位は倖田來未（26）の「Alive ／Physical thing」、アルバムはAI（27）の「BEST　A.I.」。AIはデビュー9年目で初めてアルバム1 位を獲得した。

but at least it stated that she got #1

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

Hmm, well we don't exactly know what sort of Best this will be- if it will be a "Kuullection" or a mix of not only a-sides but b-sides and album only tracks like Ayu did with her A BEST and A BEST 2 compilations. A BEST 2 only came out two years ago and sold very well so with Koda Kumi currently more popular, I'm sure she wouldn't have a hard time with a Best album like that.

In any case, I think a release like Ai's new one can be called a "real" one, well, simply because it is a "best of ---" release, regardless what type of music is contained (a, b-side, album only).

Two years ago ayu sold over 650,000 for an original album and at least 180,000 for a single.
kuu at present already sell 392,000 for an album and the top she reached this year with a collaboration with her sister with a single is to 99,500 while her most recent one might sell less than singles she released 2 weeks before her albums.
if kuu would release two divided bests I think that both would budge half of what A BEST 2 did.
I'm almost positive that avex will release for her a 2CD best like BEST ~first things~ with a DVD with all of the PVs and 1 or 2 new songs. (Or something A COMPLETE style if not a ~first things~ style). The best might also be like 1 CD up beat and 2nd CD ballads (at the same album) or something like that.
It might succeed, but it will happen only if kuu will release another hit (a hit that does way more than average like namie's 60s70s80s did).
If not I don't know if she will be able to sell a million or even close to it by the time of her 10th anniversary as her popularity just crashes with each single and album and far from low insignificant numbers drops. She just sold a million 3 years ago and her albums sell almost like ayu's and her singles sell average or lower. I hope kuu will be able to pick up by then or else the japanese public won't care less for her 10th anniversary.

[Maemi]

Low sales for Alive/Physical Thing aren't surpising... Low sales for 3 SPLASH are very surpising... o.O

[ren'ai]

^ Atleast 3 SPLASH sold more than 90k in the long run.. I'm happy with its sales.

A/pt sales is a completely different matter @_@ I think it'll be lower than anytime..

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by Tsubasa2591

^ had swm similar sales? 'cause I hate this ballad lol
but Alive / Physical thing is another thing *-* this single is gorgeous imo

Wasn't that when her sales really started to go down? Or was it TABOO? I just remember everyone being upset about stay with me's sales.... Maybe I'm wrong lol.

Originally Posted by Cherrim

^ Atleast 3 SPLASH sold more than 90k in the long run.. I'm happy with its sales.

A/pt sales is a completely different matter @_@ I think it'll be lower than anytime..

Is Alive/Physical thing her lowest selling single since her peak?

[ren'ai]

^ If it sells around 34k in the first week, it'll be her lowest first week sales since Promise/Star which had 34,589. I'm not counting 12 singles project cuz nearly all of them were limited to 50,000 copies.

[maze]

here are the stats :

http://kumiloves.free.fr/?page=Kumi/Stats

[ren'ai]

^ wiki is more up to date than that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumi_Koda_discography

[maze]

^ ah thaanks

[RikkuChii]

..Well, at least she's still #1.

[ストロボ・EdGE]

^ Yes, you're right. She will need another hit to really get it selling. When was the last monster hit she had?

[do it again]

i think ai no uta was her most recent hit. it was on the top of like every download chart and she sang it live so many times. stay with me didn't have the same impact.

[ストロボ・EdGE]

Ai no uta was the first song I heard by her that I really liked!

Before that I guess the songs off 4 hot wave must have been pretty well known since it sold so much.

[do it again]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

Ai no uta was the first song I heard by her that I really liked!

Before that I guess the songs off 4 hot wave must have been pretty well known since it sold so much.

I'll be there was the biggest song on 4 hot wave, but she was at her peak then so the sales weren't surprising. a lot of people say I'll be there is boring, but i really like it. it has a nice melody, sweet lyrics, and the PV was gorgeous.

[ren'ai]

Yea I think she needs another ballad hit like ai no uta or yume no uta.

[Lee^ChaN]

I miss 4 Hot Wave era

I think she'll do fine with her 10th anniversary sales, as long as she didn't make stupid unnecessary scandal again..
Heil Kumi!

[ストロボ・EdGE]

What are Kumi's staple songs or like songs many people know that got her famous?

Ayu has Dearest, M, Voyage, etc., so what are Kumi's?

[do it again]

Originally Posted by ストロボ・EdGE

What are Kumi's staple songs or like songs many people know that got her famous?

Ayu has Dearest, M, Voyage, etc., so what are Kumi's?

Cutie Honey, Butterfly, real Emotion, you and Koi no Tsubomi are the most obvious ones.