[Koda Kumi] The 143th Thread - 10th album [JAPONESQUE]

[toniayu]

I'm an Ayu-fan,she is perfect for me and i love everything she does.But i must say,JAPONESQUE has the best covers i ever seen,they're better than so much covers ayu did.So congrats kumi-fans ^_^ You must feel really happy and proud~
Hoping for great songs and PV's!!!

[freedreamer]

haha honestly, i dont even think there's a need to compare Kuu and Ayu in anyway.
JAPONESQUE's covers are probably one of the BEST covers for an album. like comparing to most artistes...at least thats what i feel.
and in a general sense, it's just stellar as its own.

[tenshi no hane]

Since I haven't translated any of her interviews in a while:

Interview translation: Katy Vol.4 (2012 January) => here
"I believe that, when it comes to love, the ones with the courage to be assertive take home the gold."

She talks about being assertive, how to get a date for Christmas and... lingerie

[Twinkle !]

^ Oh lovey Kuu.

Well to me Kumi is the only artist that I'm proud of her and her works , It makes me happy when my friends "who aren't into J-pop" keep telling me "OH UR GIRL IS FLAWLESS" " I WISH MY FAVORITE COULD DO THE SAME THING THAT KUMI DOES !!" , so I'm really proud of her , she never let me down in front of my friends when I'm talking about her they keep OMG-ing all the time at what she does

[JackieRos]

I'm thinking of buying this album because of V.I.P. in HQ.
are there any making off's in the album?

Spoiler:

Is not even drama is just what I was seeing.

Originally Posted by ren'ai

Please don't waltz in with some self-righteous
attitude trying to put people down like we're doing something wrong by
stating our own opinion about others' opinions and twisting words to
make joke out of it.

I have no idea what you're talking about but anyways I was merely stating
what I was seeing. In the last thread oh blah blah you are so pessimistic oh
zeke your post is such an eyeroll. He was merely saying what he felt and is
like he couldn't speak his mind without some people saying anything bad
about it.

Originally Posted by krauterol

and now that you say that, I will remember
when one day I said in ayu's tread something like "her music in this era is
not as good as she used to" and everyone was like "what are u doing in
ahs???" "ayu is the queen and if you don't like her you should just shut up
and go find koda kumi forums on the net"

I remember things like that but I also remember people were so pessimistic
with every thing that ayu did and they always compared ayu to other artist
oh so and so does this better than ayu. I don't like comparing artist because
they each have something different going on. I love kumi as much as I love
ayu and like I said I'm very excited about this album.
ok no more "drama" that's why this is in a spoiler

[Corvina]

My, Zeke, I don't know if I should worry about you or fear it...XD
Do you really let music and especially Ayu influence your life and emotions that much? You're an independent individual, you shouldn't feel bad or stressed, angry or anything, just because Ayu released a bad album for you.
It isn't important for your own life.
Sorry to say, but that totally reminds me of fans who got lost in their fandom.

Here's a better scan of the black Katy pic from yesterday:


Replaced it in the other post as well.

Thanks tenshi for the interview!
Kuu is so random and such a simple mind sometimes. XD
But also sweet.
She really speaks about "he" like her actual boyfriend at home - like she explains her relationship she has at the moment.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by Corvina

My, Zeke, I don't know if I should worry about you or fear it...XD
Do you really let music and especially Ayu influence your life and emotions that much? You're an independent individual, you shouldn't feel bad or stressed, angry or anything, just because Ayu released a bad album for you.
It isn't important for your own life.
Sorry to say, but that totally reminds me of fans who got lost in their fandom.

Here's a better scan of the black Katy pic from yesterday:


Replaced it in the other post as well.

Thanks tenshi for the interview!
Kuu is so random and such a simple mind sometimes. XD
But also sweet.
She really speaks about "he" like her actual boyfriend at home - like she explains her relationship she has at the moment.

Well I am extremely passionate about music. Music is my entire life and has been for as long as I remember. I have over 10,000 songs on my iPod and for years now I have been trying to save money to follow my dreams of moving to New York to attend a music production / dj institute to learn how to produce and mix so I too can posses the knowledge to create. But I will admit it is just sort of a spectacle when Ayu releases an album.

[Ayu_Love]

Thanks so much for the scans, Corvina! I really want to do a make-up tutorial for the first pic but since my eyes are very western, it probably won't look the same. I did find this very nice tutorial though, it's in Chinese but English subtitles:



I also found this tutorial where the make-up is quite similar to Kuu's make-up in 'Love Me Back' if anyone wants.

[Twinkle !]

OMG stop the whole drama thing , okay we're loving Kumi family and we love each other , the whole thing doesn't deserve that drama , because both artists are great and they're successful , they have their own style and music , and they have a huge fanbase and we love both of them

so we just have to keep the faith in Kuu and her work and wish the best for her ! and looking forward to her album because afterall she didn't have time to sleep just to make us happy and satisfied as we're now !

[Ayu_Love]

^Amen. Both artists work very VERY hard for us as fans, and the least we can do is appreciate that with excitement, support and love. Not picking names here, because I know we all love Kuu here very much.

[Zeke.]

Lol, I feel like an issue has been made of something that wasn't even an issue to begin with. It's like people are trying to pick drama out from where there is none. I don't recall any comparisons regarding each artists work or who is the better artist. Just discussion on how the artists affect us/me in a different way. I'm actually more excited for Kumi's album.

Anyway, when can we expect previews? I now it's far off yet but when are they usually released for Kumi's albums?

[emi♡]

^this is why it's just way better to be positive in the koda thread


On another point, I do wish people would stop comparing Ayu and Kuu though. But mostly in the Ayu section. Here, people aren't so nasty or threatened.

[FIRSTKLAS]

People fly off the handle so easily because it's a release from the usual tension that hides beneath the surface of AHS.

Don't take any of it personally because it's never really about what it looks like it's about. People just take opportunities to express thoughts and feelings that have been building up for a long time whether the situation is appropriate or not - or even applicable.

Anyway, does anyone know what was on that list of "favourite live performances" that Kuu's fanclub was supposed to vote on? Gubsi mentioned it earlier and surmised that it's very likely what the second DVD from JAPONESQUE will be made up from. Was it just content from her regular concert DVDs? If it is, there's really no reason for me to buy the CD+2DVD version instead of the CD+DVD version aside from a much nicer cover.

[Ayu_Love]

^Amen to what you said.

And yeah, I believe I heard that's what the 2nd DVD is supposed to be, too. Although Im still a little confused on the 2nd DVD? One is supposed to be like, a CM DVD or something, I'm a bit confused at the moment.

[kaled kalil]

The Happy Music live was awesome, the best so far. http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzMwOTE5NzAw.html

Thanks for the scans and translation, Corvina and tenshi!

[AyuHamasaki01]

Originally Posted by Ayu_Love

And yeah, I believe I heard that's what the 2nd DVD is supposed to be, too. Although Im still a little confused on the 2nd DVD? One is supposed to be like, a CM DVD or something, I'm a bit confused at the moment.

I'm a bit confused too.
I thought the 2nd DVD would include some of her live performances but it looks like it will only contain CMs?

[Minttulatte]

Originally Posted by Ayu_Love

And yeah, I believe I heard that's what the 2nd DVD is supposed to be, too. Although Im still a little confused on the 2nd DVD? One is supposed to be like, a CM DVD or something, I'm a bit confused at the moment.

No, CMs and Top 20 best performances will be together on one DVD. Other DVD on CD+2DVD version has the PVs.

[kaled kalil]

It's weird the 2DVD with the Best Live, since we got 3 DVDs with such thing.

[Kingdom]

omg 19 tracks... this album keeps getting better. & we get the cuter version of you are not alone!!! yay

people can't take that beautiful Queen Kumiko Kouda is the only reason j-pop still exists. (well, she's the only reason I even listen to this otherwise crappy genre)

but anyway, I got engaged last night!!! My boyfriend proposed to me. I want Koda to come to my 2012 wedding and sing a beautiful song!! please start a campaign ty

[kaled kalil]

"Lay Down" co-written by Matt Tishler, Adam Royce and Kat Lucas

Matt Tishler: Love Me Back
Adam Royce: Under

19 tracks? Awesome, I was waiting for a introduction.

This is so cool! Congratulations Kingdom! ♥