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

[Sunrise]

Originally Posted by ALfromHELLSING

I was impressed with her DNA TOUR vocals. I wasn't expecting strong vocals after the Melodix performance, which I consider to be her weakest of 2018 but she sounded great. NEVER ENOUGH performance was amazing, even better than the performance at WADA FES. I loved how they had mountains in the background during the performance, made it even more special since they are directly connected to the lyrics.


Kumi is the only artist who's got duplicates in my music library, as I like to have her discography complete. At least avex learned not to sell playlists as albums since they released LIVE TOUR 2018 ~DNA~ SET LIST as an actual playlist, not an "album".

I recently got my hands on these promo CDs, if anyone is interested I can upload them for you in apple lossless.

Spoiler:

I would love if you could upload the affection special sampler!

[Corvina]

Kuu just casually dropped today in her newest Insta post, that she's bringing her son (to kindergarten or school already Idk) herself.

When she came back this morning from delivering her son she saw that Mari Natsuki had a show at Blue Note Tokyo this afternoon. So she wrote her a mail at once and asked if she can come.
Mari Natsuki is someone she's looking up to as a woman.





She's also having regular vocal lessons again.







And she wrote a supporting comment as an answer to the comments she got, bascially saying that she's giving her best, cause she met her current vocal teacher, who is fighting with her to reach her own goals, and Kuu wants to remind everybody not to force yourself alone.
She keeps supporting everyone the way she can, so that everybody can try to reach their goals together.

[minkAYuko]

gosh I love her!

[pedronekoi]

That's her look for dropping her son at kindergarten? lol flawless

[Gustavopc]

It's so cool she finds time to take her son to school, she has always talked about having a family so I can imagine how much she loves this

I just checked on Mari Natsuki's music out of curiosity and I liked her. Kuu has such a great taste <3

[minkAYuko]

^she just release a new song produced by MONDO GROSSO it's quite good.



There's also a live collab from back in 2012:

Kinu no Kutsushita ft. Natsuki Mari

[Gustavopc]

I heard that one, it's the only song on Spotify alongside another new track from the single! It's really good and fits her voice I'll check that collab later, thanks for the tips!

[ALfromHELLSING]

Kuu looks stunning on the photo next to Mari Natsuki poster.

Originally Posted by Sunrise

I would love if you could upload the affection special sampler!

Here you go.
Koda Kumi - special sampler

[Diva_br]

^Ohhh :0 I'll download it; thank you so much for sharing

[Corvina]

Idk if you guys are interested in stuff like that, but they changed a service for the Japanese Koda Gumi - instead of the birthday card they're going to send out a birthday gift (a Kuu goody) to every member on their birthdays, starting in November this year.
The christmas and New Year's card shipment stays the same.

They've also had a biiiiig questionary about the FC and also the FC magazine to find out what the fans want more or less of and what should get better or stay like it is. There are going to be some other changes according to that questionary to be announced in the next months.
We could also vote for the next design of the FC magazine.
They do stuff like that regularly, like last year where they invited a bunch of fans to the avex HQ in Tokyo and Osaka to speak directly with them, if you guys remember.

Ah, and Guess Who Is Back crossed the 1 million mark on Spotify!

And another info for DH's 9:
CDJapan lists a sleeve packaging as first press!

[Gustavopc]

They're timing this change in Koda Gumi with her 20th, nice move Maybe those meetings she had earlier this year had a bit to do with those stuff?

Ohhh, sleeve packaging, my weak spot There goes my money

[Diva_br]

All that stuff that Corvina said about the Koda Gumi sounds amazing, but I'm here still wondering if I'll pay for another year at the Global Site. We don't have any benefit (yeah, I know, I'm paying less but they NEVER update the site at time :/ ... ) so...

At least they could fix that lmao

[Gustavopc]

I'm renewing basically cause of the mu-mo shop cause yeah the updates are too inconstant :/ They used to update it regularly when it was launched but nowadays...

[Corvina]

Do you guys wanna get a spoiler for the DH's 9 shooting?
They posted off-shots from the shooting on playroom as well as for the February calender.

Spoiler:

[Gustavopc]

Hmmm, so...

Spoiler:

They did those with the DNA shooting, just added an extra cloth lol Can't believe we still don't have the covers when those were shot a while already At least it's a nice look, some really cool covers could be done!

[Corvina]

Since DH's 7 it's always just been an off-shot from the album shooting. This time they at least made a seperate shoot for it even though probably at the same time.

[Gustavopc]

Yeah, indeed, but since it's a Special Ediiton I had a hope it'd be different lol

[kotora]

Originally Posted by Gustavopc

Yeah, indeed, but since it's a Special Ediiton I had a hope it'd be different lol

Imagine the cover is only all previous DH's cover together

[Gustavopc]

*knocks on wood three times*

[wednesday]

I still love DH8’a Miami Vice vibes tho