[Koda Kumi] The 176th Thread - 15th Anniversary

[melissalove]

Originally Posted by drdolce

Those sales are good enough for me. At least she got the weekly #1 with this album.

i agree, at least WOML debut at #1 which is pretty amazing. kuu please return to ero-kawaii and or jpop.

[oaristos]

I think those sales are fine. I mean, they didn't heavily promote WOML and it didn't have any hit either. I'm glad that she actually released a really good, consistent album. She's more sonically mature and I absolutely love it.

[kaled kalil]

With the lack of promotion for WOML (not a single magazine cover, dear gosh), the sales are really strong! Good to see that she's stable at this point.

You guys act like she totally abandoned the ero-kakkoi style, but Shake Hip is there, and it's not even that old at all. And even the usual "extreme ero-kakkoi" style we had a couple of months ago with SO FEVER.

[pimenta]

The sales are good, but it's kinda sad that it's so so close to 50k and yet so difficult to reach it...

[Minttulatte]

I think there's nothing wrong with Kuu abadoning ero kakkoii image for a moment. If it doesn't fit the album's thene, why should she use it all the time? she wants to be more mature now and that means less ero kakkoii. I've been a fan of hers for almost 10 years now and I can say that less sexy doesn't make her less awesome. At least to me.

[KuuXAyu-fan]

Random but I had a dream that Kuu and Ayu did a collab this summer similar to Britney's Pretty Girls and Ayu rapped like she did in My Way

[happiholic★]

What Ayu does can hardly be called rapping

I do love Kuu's sexy style and would be sad to see it go, but if her mature sexy is anything like Like It, I like it like it

[ayumisrael]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

What Ayu does can hardly be called rapping

I do love Kuu's sexy style and would be sad to see it go, but if her mature sexy is anything like Like It, I like it like it

On My Way she actually rapped (there is nothing else you can call it - not talking about the singing parts), and she did it gracefully.
That song is so addictive.

I would really like a collab between the two as they are my two favorites.

[Delicious n Bold]

New fb pic

Damn I'll give it to Kumi. She (and even ayu) just work all the time. That's comendable (unlike Rihanna and her disastrous new era).
I'll definitely be checking out her new music because she delivered mostly last era.

[Gustavopc]

I wouldn't expect a Kuu x Ayu song, but after XOXO, I could kinda see this happening...

[ayumisrael]

I wish I could record songs like they do lol.

I would probably do a 15 singles in 15 weeks thing + 3 new songs later on an album just to outsingle kuu if I would be a singer. If I would be a singer it would totally be a mixture of ayu/kuu/namie style taking stuff from each of both song/image wise lol. But that's on another lifespan to come
(well, maybe hikki and kana too).

[Luck16]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

I wish I could record songs like they do lol.

I would probably do a 15 singles in 15 weeks thing + 3 new songs later on an album just to outsingle kuu if I would be a singer. If I would be a singer it would totally be a mixture of ayu/kuu/namie style taking stuff from each of both song/image wise lol. But that's on another lifespan to come
(well, maybe hikki and kana too).

LOL that would be interesting
But the only reason Kuu did the 12 singles project was because she was on her peak back then and had a big budget. I would love for her to do something as big as second session (the whole project, idea and concept were amazing) but it won't happen again

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

On My Way she actually rapped (there is nothing else you can call it - not talking about the singing parts), and she did it gracefully.
That song is so addictive.

I would really like a collab between the two as they are my two favorites.

We will have to agree to disagree. Its not that she isn't actually rapping, she's just doing a terrible job, IMO. Sorry Ayu

[oaristos]

It took me a long time to enjoy My Way but now I do and I'd love if she released another song like that.

[Marcelo]

Anyone planning to go to Osaka shows at the end of the month ? I'll be at Osaka that time so I was thinking of going, hopefully can get a ticket somewhere

[Minttulatte]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

We will have to agree to disagree. Its not that she isn't actually rapping, she's just doing a terrible job, IMO. Sorry Ayu

She didn't rap that well imo in that song. She has done better rap parts for other songs of hers. It made me feel uncomfortable and ashamed because it didn't flow well with her. I hope she won't try rapping again. Or at least she should practice more before she does it because I have definitely heard better rapping by a popstar. :')

As for the Ayu x Kuu collaboration. As much as I like the idea, I don't think it would work well. Different music styles and images. Ayu is way too classy for fierce Kuu imo. It won't work well together. I think Kuu x Namie collaboration would be a better one.

[maze]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

Also, I LOVE Once Again. Just putting that out there...

yes

to be honest I wasn't a fan of it as well, until the Dream music park performance happened.
She looked damn beautiful with that green/yellow dress

[jiarongisme]

^ I loved the mid-tempo/ballad section of Dream music park! Great selection of songs and she looked so beautiful.

[Minttulatte]

Yes, let's praise the perfection that is called Dream Music Park. So fabulous. That ballad section is my favorite part too❤️

[chocopockymaster]

yaaaaaaas flawless concert is FLAWLESS

I'm still so pressed we'll never see it on bluray