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

[Corvina]

It's interesting to see what's happening in the music scene.
Spotify got bigger in Japan, the numbers of plays on the daily charts rose from around 25k a day to 45k a day for the top 3 songs.
Though that's still pretty small in number compared to other countries - in the US top songs have around 1.5 million plays a day, in Britain around 450k and in Germany around 400k and so on (only domestic accounts are counted for those chart, while the total amount of plays of a song must be international).

But Ai no Uta is simply stable in streaming numbers on Spotify.
The song already had around 5k plays a day a year ago - so if you count 5k a day for a year, being at 3.3 now is logical.

Billboard also announced they're going to release a regular global Top 100 chart - based only on streaming and digital downloads. Which basically means Japan won't pop up there, cause in 2018 it still was about 80% physical and 20% digital/streaming. Only someone like Aimyon has a chance because of her streaming numbers or if Kenshi Yonezu has another hit like Lemon which took off over youtube and digital donwloads.

Kuu working on the concepts of the shows:



Btw. the 07+13 as a pair for a hint to her 20th Anni was intentional. Her Twitter account answered to posts like that:

[abestfah]

Originally Posted by pedronekoi

ai no uta power!!

Yes, Spotify is getting really big here especially because you can post what you're listening on Instagram Stories and people love it.

I have no doubt for other songs but 22.W Face, I am surprised people like this song hahaha. I really like it though.

[KarenPang]

Kuu did a kick in ceremony today at Saga Stadium before Sagan Tosu played against Gamba Osaka



https://twitter.com/J_League/status/1127136543502553089





https://twitter.com/KODAKUMINET/stat...39671522209792

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More photos

Spoiler:

https://twitter.com/KODAKUMINET/stat...77637447647232





https://www.instagram.com/p/BxUZfePA5Qx/





https://www.instagram.com/p/BxUdZtkgVf4/

[DevilsClap]

^ how is she so pretty and photogenic ?
SIGH
I love her so

[Corvina]

There are some really great (fan) photos up on social media.

Spoiler:

If it wasn't clear from Kuu's posts, they've won today!
And here with the kids from AAA Fukuoka, which whom she danced Megumi no Hito today.

Spoiler:

When she got back home, mother day's presents were already waiting for her!



She got flowers in self-made pots and messages from her husband and her son.
She also partly shared what her son wrote - he says he loves his mom, he also likes Mama's lives and he thanks her that she made his song.
Kuu also adds she worked hard to be able to hear something like that from her son, so she's really happy. Aw!
She doesn't share what Kenji wrote her though.

Sometimes her life is so perfectly kitschy.

[Xianghua]

aw, they gave her a jersey with the number 93!

[oaristos]

Queen of soccer. I'm always surprised at how good she looks in every single situation possible. <3

[Gustavopc]

Can we call her a soccer mom already?

Btw happy Mother's Day to Kuu!!!

[lovethatkuu&ayu]

I am so happy to see my fave living her best life. It's absolutely refreshing to see someone totally unproblematic in both their personal and professional lives.

The spotify numbers are interesting. Guess Who Is Back definitely made an impression and it's nice to see HUSH getting streams.

[Corvina]

This was posted by her manager on her Twitter account today:



She used "on the move" and "writing lyrics and having a meeting" as hashtags.
She also asked what photos we want to see and strangely enough a bunch of fans answered "her sleeping face" in the comments. xD

[KarenPang]

I don't know if this has been asked before but I wonder with regards to this photo Kuu posted yesterday on Instagram , is she wearing her engagement & wedding rings in both hands ?



Other photos that Kuu posted on her Instagram , I seen her wearing the same rings in the shots too

[Gustavopc]

She posted on Instagram she's still recording stuff. She must be recording a full album already, but given her next tour is going to support no new album but instead will be a remake of older tours, I'm wondering is she's re-recording some of her own songs? It'd be cool to pair the tour with such an album!

[lovethatkuu&ayu]

She's been recording for some time now. At first I thought it was a single, but now that obviously isn't the case.

[Corvina]

She's writing lyrics, so it can't be cover songs nor re-recordings.
I also bet on a new album.
Maybe she is going to mix the old tours and a new album or it's coming the end of the year for another tour next year.

@Karen:
Yeah, it's both rings she's always wearing I guess.
Kenji, too, btw., wedding ring on his finger and engagement ring around his neck as necklace.
Had to google, lol, but those wedding rings are apparently Bulgari. And I know they showed pics of the wedding rings at least back then for her FC, but I can't find the pic right now.

Found it!



Kenji, all randomly from last year:

Spoiler:

Searched a bit to clarify - Kuu was already wearing those two rings on top of each other on one hand in the past.
Like here in 2013 for Summer Trip promo:


If I recall correctly the other big one with the engravings outside was a present, too, and she posted about it on her FC.
But not entirely sure.

[kaled kalil]

I also think she's recording an album.

I wonder if we're ever gonna listen to her demos from Bon Voyage and so on, like LIMITLESS, Funky Steps, Black Light, The Journey, Pitcher, Sirens, TRIBE, and the newest ones BINBO RAINBOW (such a messy song, but it has that Kumi flavor haha), Dolly, Get Naked, MOLASSES and BLACK LIPSTICK AT BLACK MAKE UP...

Considering that Brave was a 2008 song to go with the stay with me single back in the day, nothing is really off the table.

[KarenPang]

Thanks for answering my question Corvina , appreciated as always

Announced a few mins ago , Kuu will be performing at this year's a-nation 2019



https://twitter.com/anation_navi/sta...33078852034566

Kuu will be performing on 20th July at Aomori



https://twitter.com/anation_navi/sta...33330686414849

That's great but looks like this year's a-nation 2019 will be quite different from the past years

For starters , there're no Tokyo dates which's unusual . Maybe this year avex decide to focus on more lesser known prefectures to bring a-nation to ?

[minkAYuko]

if she doesn't close the show... I'm traveling to japan i'll ask to meet max matsuura and I'm going to let my fists do the talking...

[KarenPang]

DA PUMP or w-inds. most probably be the closing act on 20th July but I could be wrong

[thinkingoutloud89]

^god, that guy in you avatar has a nice sixpack!

[chocopockymaster]

woooow Kuu aside, those a-nation lineups are a joke

I miss the good old days