[Koda Kumi] The 146th Thread - The New Album is epic. I bought a copy, how about you?

[waterballoon]

I think Everyday is the only song I would skip on a regular basis

[tenshi no hane]

Yesasia finally shipped my copy~!

[AyuHamasaki01]

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

Yesasia finally shipped my copy~!

Same for me~ Let's hope it'll arrive soon here in Holland

[Corvina]

Sales for today:
1 *7,567

Estimated total so far:
77,284

recochoku for today:

Chaku Uta full:
#58 Brave (#46)

Chaku Uta:
#50 Brave (#46)
#63 Boom Boom Boys (#51)
#80 Everyday (#56)
#81 Love Me Back (#71)

Videoclips:
#19 Boom Boom Boys (#12)
#46 Brave (#48)
#52 Love Me Back (#82)
#60 So Nice feat. Mr.Blistah (#41)
#76 V.I.P. feat. T-Pain (#49)
#78 Ai wo tomenaide (-)

Movies:
#11 Boom Boom Boys (#21)
#29 Everyday (#57)
#49 It's all Love (-)
#55 WON'T BE LONG (-)
#74 Cutie Honey (-)
#76 ESCALATE (#51)
#100 Aisho (-)

RBT:
#25 Brave (#12)
#50 Slow feat. Omarion (#39)
#51 Ai wo tomenaide (#66)
#57 Everyday (#49)
#58 Boom Boom Boys (#53)
#76 Love Me Back (-)
#84 No Man's Land (#73)

Koda Gumi Valentine's Day Goodies:


A set of heart shaped cup and saucer.
Price: ¥ 3,500 (tax included)
Ceramic material
Country of origin: Japan

Thanks to kumi-flash

[Earth_maiden]

^ That's so adorable!!!

[AyuHamasaki01]

Aw those Valentine goods are so cute~ I really like the cup.

[tenshi no hane]

Slow (translation)

Spoiler:

Slow

I wanna be with you slow slow...

Your idea of happiness is self-centered no no
What is important? Feelings and righteousness?
Or pride? No no
I want you to say “Come be my wifey”
You are a part of me, an irreplaceable part
You feel the same, don’t you?

“This is fine. No, not like that”
Don’t decide things like that on your own
The things you see
The things you feel
I want to watch them together with you

All the money and cars
Seeing you strain yourself
I don’t need those kinds of things
I wanna be with you
I want you to stay who you are
Don’t leave me behind
I wanna be with you slow slow...

I don’t need more than I have now
By loving you everyday is filled with love
And I’m happy, so why? why?
If you take hold of other things
Your mindset and the real you
Will cease to matter, won’t they?
It’s like hitting an invisible wall

You can’t buy kindness with money
You already have it, don’t you?
That person and this person too
The missing things...
Make my life complete

All the money and cars
Seeing you strain yourself
I don’t need those kinds of things
I wanna be with you
I want you to stay who you are
Don’t leave me behind
I wanna be with you slow slow...

It ain't trickin' 'cause I got it
Shoppin' down in Saint-Tropez
We flyin' G5 Comp
So we ain't gotta pay
Glad I brought you out
I know you like the finer things
You already shine, but imma make you bling
The next thing is dead stock designer coats
Later we'll be chillin' jet skis, yachts and boats
Paparazzi snappin' photos chasin' after me
But we'll be ditchin' they ass so it's just you and me
The only one I need, the only destiny
I wanna keep it real with you for eternity
I love you girl don't want to keep this on the low low
But **** the life if I gotta live it dowlow

I want it slow. Let’s take it slow
Let’s go and destroy the things that tear us apart

All the money and cars
Seeing you strain yourself
I don’t need those kinds of things
I wanna be with you
I want you to stay who you are
Don’t leave me behind
I wanna be with you slow slow...

I wanna be with you slow...

[TITANIC]

Originally Posted by AyumiAi

I'm pretty sure it will manage to hit 100k, maybe not first week but eventually T_T

I should mention that she won't hit 100K within 1st week. definitely JAPONESQUE will see 100K+ but not within its 1st week

[TeamAyu2004]

thats totally sad!

[Lee^ChaN]

Originally Posted by KuuXAyu-fan

Are you sure? I thought those don't come out until tomorrow.

Sorry, got mistaken.. read too fast XD

Argh.. I want that cup *i haven't even bought the transparent glasses* boo...

[AyuGAME]

not doing good at chaku-uta chart as well...

[GREVOL]

It´s possible to buy the cup without being a Koda Gumi memeber?

[Heavenly]

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

Yesasia finally shipped my copy~!

Me too !

[ayu_ready?]

Originally Posted by AyuGAME

not doing good at chaku-uta chart as well...

really destructive!

to whoever said she needs a change, I partly agree. then I partly don't.

I like Kuu for whatever she is, no matter how she looks, and what she writes and wants to express or whether her songs are somehow outdated
I just love her personality, I love her independence, determination, and some really risky attitude. that's the aspects of Koda Kumi I do not want to change

for music, I think she could create her new style herself. her music has always been too westernalized, I believe, for both us and the Japanese. and look - there are so many Western composers. but I wish she'd keep some r&b electro & ballads but maybe work with japanese producers/musicians more, why not? maybe it will bring a bit of change?

Miliyah Kato sells more than Kuu, I love them both, but it seems a bit surprising.

the sales are dissapointing. I'm worried for Kuu

[setsuka]

I hope Kuu doesn't change,if she wanted to be a successful solo artist rn
she would have to sing ballad after ballad after ballad, like Kana,Miliyah and JUJU
they are nice but overall are a bit boring and safe

those cups are super cute,maybe Kuu can do a re-cut single to boost the sales when she comes back even though that is super rare

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

♫ kikasete DJJJJJ ♫

My favorite part of BBB <3

[Princess_Of_Roses]

Ill put my POV on the declining sales etc.. not to be replied to or asking for more inputs just wanted to state my ideas

Spoiler:

I love Kuus music. If her sales are declining people may be getting bored of her... I have yet to get bored of her. So i know that cant be the only reason. I became a fan in 2005 and im still kicking. As I know some of you on here have been fans for awhile! I cant talk about how people react in Japan and surrounding areas. The big reason sales could be down is becuase of the internet. I mean sales are down everywhere because people just illegally download it. SO people wont buy it because they can go to any forum and just get the album for free,,and scans too (becuase people post them) I know people have been doing this for AGES! but its really taken off in the past years.

I think Kuu tries to give everyone something a little special in her albums. She really has music for almost anyone. So maybe people are just interested in her for certain types of music she does so they dont wanna waste money on buying an album for one song.. Ill buy it if its just one. I like owning it

Im not saying I love every every song from her but majority yes So I will still be here if shes starts releasing like american artist..an album every like 3 years haha! (im also buying everything ive missed in the past 4 years so im gonna be set till she gets back )

[happiholic★]

I just want Kuu to be Kuu, Kuu to do Kuu and Kuu to make Kuu happy. I don't care if she sells 1 album if she doesn't care. If she's happy, I'm happy, whatever her style is. So long as she doesn't get her ass dropped.

[Twinkle !]

Well i never wanted kuu to change her self for few more copies , I just see why don't she change what works there and make it Kuu-ish

[Ayu_Love]

I don't think Kuu should ever change herself, you should always be true to yourself. But I just think she should shake-it-up a little more! Such as maybe changing the way she usually produces her albums and singles, etc. I would love for her to do more in depth stories in her PVs like Love Me Back Album ver. and BBB PV's, like she used to do for 99% of her PV's in the past. I also hope she can style herself a bit more girly, even though I know she's going for the mature look, which I love, I kinda would like to see her do some younger girly stuff too? Which is why I love the styling in Lay Down PV and her curly hair in Love Technique PV, it made her look just as young as from the 2006 era. A good mix of both young and girly and sexy and mature!
Everybody's knows how much I love Kuu and she has been the only thing I listened to at one point, but I feel even for an artist you love, you shouldn't feel like you can't say some criticism if you feel it. Just because it's criticism doesn't mean you're being negative. I would love to be able to say these points that I think would help Kuu grow as an artist, and make her work even more awesome than it already is.

Ohe ohe oh! Shake-it-up tonight! Now I have an urge to go watch all of Kuu's old PV's.