[Koda Kumi] The 181st Thread - 15th Anniversary LIVE The Artist is just around the corner

[orbitalaspect]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

Zeke , are you serious ? The audio is really low quality and let alone , was it a must for you to say something negative at Kuu's pregnancy ? I think that's in poor taste

Granted , vocally Kuu didn't sound that well live after she finished her 1st Asian short tour but still that's really rude

I and many other people on the forum attended Kuu's concert when she finally performed in Singapore and she was great , live vocals wise . And she was in great tip top shape & if you never tell me upfront that she's a mum , I wouldn't have believed you

In addition , are you implying that pregnancy is a bad thing to happen to a woman ? If so , other female singers who were pregnant and gave birth in recent times , they also endure the same thing supposedly as Kuu ? I doubt it

I think you went way overboard with your interpretation, like waaay overboard. There was nothing in his comment about pregnancy or pregnant women being unable to sing. He said nothing about pregnancy being a bad thing. And he certainly didn't even suggest that Koda should not have had a kid. That's just plain blowing it up on your part.

Koda's voice has changed since the pregnancy, and it's obvious in the way she practically shouts out lyrics when belting. But I don't think Kuu has ever had a particularly strong "singing" voice. The best I think she's done is MORE, and I think the most control I've personally heard is on Alive. Koda also has a history of overdoing the big notes, much in the way that Ayu has a history with her crazy vibrato.

It's likely Koda had a lot of testosterone during her pregnancy, and that can lead to a permanent lower or fuller voice. And I'd bet she hasn't really noticed the way she used to sing sounds so different with a slightly lower range.

All I can say is Koda still brings her A-game for performing. WOML Tour was hands-down the best of the three divas. Koda sounds the best live, and is clearly fit enough to cartwheel around the stage and belt out notes while soaking wet and spinning like a jet engine. Her choreography was not only on-point, it was remarkably impressive to see her move so quickly between completely different styles of dance.

And I don't even have to bring up how absolutely nuts it was to see that entire stadium move to BE MY BABY. I didn't anticipate that song was THAT popular, but I was shocked to see everyone in that crowd immediately shouting along with the track once it started. That is not something I have seen out of Namie's or Ayu's fans.

Koda still has it, even if her voice is different. But I agree with Zeke., I think the vocals need to come down a few notches. I was extremely surprised to see how much past material was used in the BV and WOML tours, and I think Koda needs to go back to drawing board with some of the crowd's reactions in mind. People clearly LOVE Taboo and BE MY BABY, and they also enjoy LOADED. I wonder what it is about those tracks that separates them from songs like LOL and ESCALATE, which don't get that kind of reaction.

[se7entheaven]

You guys predicted the future. Her 2016 live tour will be called Best Single Collection.

[KarenPang]

Tentative title for Kuu's new hall tour has been announced -- KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2016～Best Single Collection～

http://rhythmzone.net/koda/live/tour.php?id=1000534

KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2016～Best Single Collection～ will start on 30th March 2016 at Ichihara Civic Hall & the last date of the tour is 13th Nov 2016 at Okinawa Civic Hall

Hoo boy

[se7entheaven]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

Tentative title for Kuu's new hall tour has been announced -- KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2016～Best Single Collection～

http://rhythmzone.net/koda/live/tour.php?id=1000534

KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2016～Best Single Collection～ will start on 30th March 2016 at Ichihara Civic Hall & the last date of the tour is 13th Nov 2016 at Okinawa Civic Hall

Hoo boy

I wish she come to SG and do it at star theater or something

[Gustavopc]

Now that's a LONG tour Seems like there'll be no new studio album in early Spring then *sighs*

That was not a title I was expecting, maybe going through her old stuff for her 15th made her feel nostalgic? Just don't give us a Premium Night 2.0 and I'm okay with it, especially if there's room for 2000~2005 songs in it

[~StarCatcher~]

That's cool. So compared to her last tour with many new songs we will get a smaller tour with her classic hits. I like that<3

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by se7entheaven

I wish she come to SG and do it at star theater or something

Same , The Star Theatre is a great performing venue & the sound system's so good . LUNA SEA performed there when they came here to perform & it can accommodate about 5,000 people

It's a lot of dates for KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2016～Best Single Collection～ and there's a 第一弾 受付 & 第二弾 受付 , I wonder why ?

Does this mean she will be doing different setlists for both 第一弾 受付 & 第二弾 受付 ?

[se7entheaven]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

Same , The Star Theatre is a great performing venue & the sound system's so good . LUNA SEA performed there when they came here to perform & it can accommodate about 5,000 people

It's a lot of dates for KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2016～Best Single Collection～ and there's a 第一弾 受付 & 第二弾 受付 , I wonder why ?

Does this mean she will be doing different setlists for both 第一弾 受付 & 第二弾 受付 ?

Maybe she'll be doing a la her fanclub live, dividing it to part 1 and 2. But really...?

[KarenPang]

The 2016 hall tour dates indicated under both 第一弾 受付 & 第二弾 受付 are inter lapped with each other also :O

第一弾 受付

Spoiler:

3月30日(水) 千葉 市原市市民会館
3月31日(木) 千葉 市原市市民会館
4月9日(土) 福岡 福岡サンパレス
4月10日(日) 福岡 福岡サンパレス
4月16日(土) 大阪 大阪・オリックス劇場
4月17日(日) 大阪 大阪・オリックス劇場
4月23日(土) 青森 リンクステーションホール青森（青森市文化会館）
4月24日(日) 岩手 盛岡市民文化ホール
4月29日(金・祝) 徳島 鳴門市文化会館
4月30日(土) 香川 サンポートホール高松
5月5日(木・祝) 神奈川 神奈川県民ホール
5月7日(土) 東京 NHKホール
5月8日(日) 東京 NHKホール
5月13日(金) 大阪 大阪・フェスティバルホール
5月14日(土) 大阪 大阪・フェスティバルホール
5月21日(土) 和歌山 和歌山県民文化会館 大ホール
5月22日(日) 滋賀 びわ湖ホール 大ホール
5月28日(土) 広島 広島文化学園HBGホール
6月4日(土) 山梨 コラニー文化ホール（山梨県立県民文化ホール）
6月16日(木) 北海道 ニトリ文化ホール（旧北海道厚生年金会館）
6月17日(金) 北海道 ニトリ文化ホール（旧北海道厚生年金会館）
6月23日(木) 石川 本多の森ホール（旧石川厚生年金会館）
6月25日(土) 新潟 新潟県民会館
7月2日(土) 岐阜 長良川国際会議場
7月3日(日) 三重 三重県総合文化センター 大ホール
7月22日(金) 富山 富山オーバード・ホール
7月23日(土) 長野 まつもと市民芸術館
8月13日(土) 鳥取 米子コンベンションセンター BiG SHiP
8月14日(日) 島根 島根県芸術文化センターグラントワ大ホール
9月11日(日) 山形 やまぎんホール（山形県県民会館）

第二弾 受付

Spoiler:

6月28日(火) 京都 ロームシアター京都 メインホール
6月29日(水) 京都 ロームシアター京都 メインホール
7月9日(土) 愛媛 松山市民会館
7月10日(日) 高知 高知県立県民文化ホール
7月16日(土) 愛知 名古屋国際会議場センチュリーホール
7月17日(日) 愛知 名古屋国際会議場センチュリーホール
7月30日(土) 東京 東京国際フォーラム ホールA
7月31日(日) 東京 東京国際フォーラム ホールA
8月18日(木) 奈良 なら100年会館 大ホール
8月19日(金) 兵庫 神戸国際会館 こくさいホール
8月26日(金) 岡山 倉敷市民会館
8月27日(土) 山口 周南市文化会館
9月3日(土) 静岡 静岡市民文化会館
9月4日(日) 静岡 静岡市民文化会館
9月9日(金) 秋田 秋田県民会館
9月15日(木) 栃木 栃木県総合文化センター
9月17日(土) 群馬 群馬ベイシア文化ホール
9月19日(月・祝) 茨城 茨城県立県民文化センター
9月23日(金) 宮城 仙台サンプラザホール
9月24日(土) 福島 郡山市文化センター
9月30日(金) 宮崎 宮崎市民文化ホール
10月1日(土) 鹿児島 鹿児島市民文化ホール 第一
10月6日(木) 熊本 市民会館崇城大学ホール（熊本市民会館）
10月8日(土) 長崎 長崎ブリックホール
10月18日(火) 埼玉 大宮ソニックシティ
10月23日(日) 福井 福井フェニックス・プラザ
10月29日(土) 佐賀 佐賀市文化会館
10月30日(日) 大分 大分iichikoグランシアタ
11月13日(日) 沖縄 沖縄市民会館

I never seen anything like this , this's a 1st for me

Also I don't know for Kuu's fanclub exclusive concerts but for her , were the dates for her past fanclub exclusive tours announced on her website or no ?

Some artistes like Acid Black Cherry , they don't reveal their recently concluded fanclub livehouse tour on their website , the dates can only be seen on their fanclub site

[Gustavopc]

That's weird... If dates didn't overlap I would say she would be releasing something in June and then preparing another setlist, but this way... Guess we gotta wait and see

I think there's a good chance she'll extend this to overseas. When she did BV Tour the Taiwan date was announced later, and ASIA LIVE 2015 was also announced later (it wasn't the same tour extended but it had some similarities), so who knows?

PS: Please come to Brazil

PPS: Just noticed the last date is on her birthday!! omg I wanna go to this concert!!

[Gubsi]

nnnn not that long-ass tour til her birthday in november

so basically instead of doing singles or BEST 〜4th whatever〜 they released SoL and WoL cause she doesn't have a hit the since BEST UNIVERSE...
(i mean the only singles that weren't on them were POP DIVA, KO-SO-KO-SO, Love Me Back, Go to the top and Dreaming Now!)
i just hope we don't get BEST 〜Single Collection〜 next year cause that would be quite ridiculous after SoL/WoL...

so i just hope she's doing some singles for 2016 with Cupcake feat. AKLO and a let me say "comeback" album early 2017... lol

[Xianghua]

第一弾 受付 and 第二弾 受付 just mean that the fan club application period is split... there are so many dates, maybe they can't handle all those applications at one time? You can apply for the shows listed under 第二弾 受付 from March.

I'm so excited, because she will be performing just a 15 minute walk from my apartment big name artists don't really come here!

[jiarongisme]

LOL.

[pimenta]

Best Single Collection? So I guess she won't be releasing a new album next year after all

Damn, that's a long tour o_o

[kaled kalil]

She has enough material for a new BEST ~4th something~ (16 tracks just like third universe) and there are some hits here and there, at least some fan favorites.

Spoiler:

1. Lollipop
2. Suki de, Suki de, Suki de.
3. Anata Dake Ga
4. POP DIVA
5. V.I.P.
6. poppin' love cocktail
7. Ai wo Tomenaide
8. Love Me Back
9. Go to the Top
10. Koishikute
11. LALALALALA
12. IS THIS TRAP?
13. Dreaming now!
14. HOTEL
15. MONEY IN MY BAG
16. Dance In The Rain

And since UNIVERSE is an original album, you might even count:

Spoiler:

1. It's all Love!
2. Lick me
3. ECSTASY
4. Physical thing
5. Can We Go Back

-----

If this new tour is based on SUMMER of LOVE and WINTER of LOVE, I don't think she'll perform old stuff.

I like the idea of the concert, and I'm hoping for her to perform a couple of underperformed singles, like Love Me Back and Physical thing, but I don't think it's going to happen.

What it seems is that this tour is more for the general public, a tour with her best hits overall (and, of course, from 2006 to 2010 zzzzZZZZ).

[Gustavopc]

What worries me is the singles there in the title. She has many great bsides and album tracks, hopefully they're not left out of this setlist, even tho she could make a full diverse setlist only with single tracks.

And I don't think this means there'll be another BEST, this might be just her version of Namie's Live Style aka I don't have an album this year but hey let's keep on touring

[kaled kalil]

A summary about the concert dates:

- 59 dates overall.
- She has some "free time" during august. Almost all the other months has around 7 or 8 dates each, but august has 6. July and september has 10 dates each.

I think the only release next year will be something for the summer, as usual.

[pimenta]

^ Her "free" time in august is likely to be filled with a-nation...

Originally Posted by Gustavopc

What worries me is the singles there in the title. She has many great bsides and album tracks, hopefully they're not left out of this setlist, even tho she could make a full diverse setlist only with single tracks.

And I don't think this means there'll be another BEST, this might be just her version of Namie's Live Style aka I don't have an album this year but hey let's keep on touring

I'm still hoping she'll release a b-sides best someday...

[Lee^ChaN]

Oh My... she's gonna kill her voice for sure..
Since it's probably gonna be my last one.. I'm thinking of going to 2 dates.. in May and July. Anyone plans to come?

[Gubsi]

^haha yeah i thought the same..
so WOML screech level up tbh

Originally Posted by kaled kalil

She has enough material for a new BEST ~4th something~ (16 tracks just like third universe) and there are some hits here and there, at least some fan favorites.

Spoiler:

1. Lollipop
2. Suki de, Suki de, Suki de.
3. Anata Dake Ga
4. POP DIVA
5. V.I.P.
6. poppin' love cocktail
7. Ai wo Tomenaide
8. Love Me Back
9. Go to the Top
10. Koishikute
11. LALALALALA
12. IS THIS TRAP?
13. Dreaming now!
14. HOTEL
15. MONEY IN MY BAG
16. Dance In The Rain

tbh i hated that "we left A-Sides for B-Sides sch*t" they did with BEST UNIVERSE... especially when her other 2 BEST had all her A-Sides...
i wish it would be more like this:

Spoiler:

1. Lollipop
2. 好きで、好きで、好きで。
3. あなただけが
4. POP DIVA
5. Poppin' love cocktail
6. IN THE AIR
7. V.I.P.
8. KO-SO-KO-SO
9. 愛を止めないで
10. Love Me Back
11. Go to the Top
12. 恋しくて
13. LALALALALA
14. IS THIS TRAP?
15. Dreaming Now!
16. HOTEL
17. Dance In The Rain

and i hope they don't inlcude her UNIVERSE singles cause they belong to the third universe era for me and it was single-wise her lamest in my opinion and doesn't fit the Lollipop-DITR mood for me...
if we ever get BEST 4th tho... lol

B-Sides Best in Summer and BEST ~4th season~ now would have been much better for her 15th tbh

BUT with her management i wouldn't be surprised if we get BEST ~Single Collection~ anywayslol
i wish Kuu would change to Dimension Point, cause they have young teams with fresh ideas at least...
i mean look at Namie, they did a really amazing job with her!

so i hope we'll get some singles at least 2016...