[Koda Kumi] Reliving her past in her 198th Thread

[Corvina]

Kuu is going to perform at the big Hanabi festival at the Meiji Shinto shrine in Tokyo on August 10!

http://www.jinguhanabi.com/

「2019 神宮外苑花火大会」前のライブにくぅちゃんの出演が決定！
2019/07/09
「2019 神宮外苑花火大会」前に行われるライブに、くぅちゃんの出演が決定！

■日時
2019年8月10日（土）※順延日：11日（日）
開場 16:00 / 開演 17:30 / 花火大会 19:30〜20:30
※花火大会前のライブに出演します。

■会場
神宮球場

チケット詳細・注意事項等は公式サイトをチェック

Also, because they received so many requests, they spoke with the organizer and are now presenting a limited number of tickets for the ASEAN Japan Music Festival. Tickets are only given out by invitation, you can't purchase them, so this is a big chance to participate.
Application period for a chance to win one of those tickets is July 9 - July 12.

https://jfac.jp/culture/events/e-asi...usic-festival/

多数のご希望を頂いたことにより、『ASEAN-Japan Music Festival 2019 in VIETNAM -prayer for peace-／響きあうアジア2019』の観覧募集を行うこととなりました！

■申込期間
2019年7月9日(火)10:00～2019年7月12日(金)18:00（※日本時間)

[KarenPang]

The 10th Aug fireworks display event will take place at the Meiji Jingu Stadium , not the Meiji Shrine that's located in Tokyo's Shibuya :s

http://www.jinguhanabi.com/access.html

The last time Kuu performed at the Jingu Gaien Fireworks Display event was 2008

https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000169302

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

The 10th Aug fireworks display event will take place at the Meiji Jingu Stadium , not the Meiji Shrine that's located in Tokyo's Shibuya :s

http://www.jinguhanabi.com/access.html

You're right of course, the music concert is in the stadium, but Meiji Jingu is close.
It belongs to the outer precinct of the shrine (gaien).

Here's a report of her performance there in 2008:
https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/57078/full/
Back then she performed 4 songs altogether, including Lady Go!, BUT and Moon Crying.

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Summer Time cover:


Preview is also up on her FCs.

[ALfromHELLSING]

Summer Time preview sounds amazing, it took Eh Yo a few plays to grow on me but Summer Time is instant love. ♥️ I really hope she performs Summer Time at a-nation.

[thinkingoutloud89]

I knew they would use that promo pic for all singles now (if there are more)

[junniorkopke]

Originally Posted by Corvina

Summer Time cover:


Preview is also up on her FCs.

Ugh, hate the cover. I think I'll hate all the covers from this project, even though I love the photoshoot. I wish the singles have an exclusive shoot, or at least a better font style/font color choice. But can't wait to hear the song anyway. ♥

[wednesday]

These are literally the worst covers she’s done since Come With Me.

Should I listen to the preview or wait for the full song...

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by wednesday

These are literally the worst covers she’s done since Come With Me.

Should I listen to the preview or wait for the full song...

Probably wait for the full Summer Time song cos it'll be out digitally in Japan in less than 3 hours' time

And yeah Eh Yo & Summer Time covers are bad :x Doesn't mean the songs are released digitally means the covers should be compromised :s

[lovethatkuu&ayu]

To be fair, the covers for LIT, HUSH, and NEVER ENOUGH were far from something special.

I hadn't realized it had been 11 years since Kumi performed at the Hanabi Festival. Looking forward to seeing her set list there.

[thinkingoutloud89]

^but at least they had some thought into it and were designed to look decent. It does not have to be special, but it could at least look good. The worst is the font in both tho.

[wednesday]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

Probably wait for the full Summer Time song cos it'll be out digitally in Japan in less than 3 hours' time

And yeah Eh Yo & Summer Time covers are bad :x Doesn't mean the songs are released digitally means the covers should be compromised :s

I know but the anticipation is killing meeeeeeeee.

While some of her other covers are a little simple, what kills these covers for me is the font. It looks like it was done in MS Paint in the 90s

[kaled kalil]

Knowing the top 10 covers and COME WITH ME being there, I guess they think they are doing good. I just don't care about the covers for digital releases, so keep the music coming.

I remember the last Hanabi Festival back in 2008, we had only a low quality fancam of Moon Crying's performance and it sounded so good. So nice that she's performing there again 10 years later.

[jiarongisme]

Horrible and lazy cover aside, I actually really like how the preview is sounding.

[KarenPang]

Yeah the font used in both Eh Yo & Summer Time digital covers are terrible

It's a shame cos the photos they used of Kuu in both covers are very pretty but ah well

Summer Time is already available digitally

https://music.apple.com/jp/album/sum...gle/1470045610

While Eh Yo is available digitally via iTunes USA

https://music.apple.com/us/album/eh-...gle/1469236291

[Gustavopc]

Yeah, the font basically is what kills the covers... I'm afraid the next one will feature Comic Sans or Papyrus lol

But it's worth noticing this cover also had "re(CORD)" on it~

[lovethatkuu&ayu]

The re(CORD) thing has to be a hint of some kind. There is definitely something connecting the tour and these songs in regard to her next album project.

[kaled kalil]

Single is up on JPS. The song is awesome! Love it ♥ ♥ Summer summer summer summer ti--ime.

[Corvina]

The cover actually looks good like that:



Gonna use that. They could have used another pic of this shooting, though at least there is a theme.
It's only digital covers anyway and as soon as the album comes out nobody will use those anymore, so I'm fine with it.
Probably their thought as well.

[Toniayu123]

Queen of summer. The preview sounds quite good
@thecover lol

[Corvina]

Man, the song is awesome!
Laid back, smooth and very summery!
Her vocals are killing me!