[Koda Kumi] Continues walking in her 174th thread!

[Lee^ChaN]

ahahaha... I ordered the pamphlet and mug set!
Waiting for other goods!
Slow and sure, momma.. take my money~

[Gustavopc]

Preordered the pamphlet as well

[Zeke.]

Well I will say the quality of photos and crispness of delivering somewhat of a cohesive "image" for this era is nice. Really, Ayu hasn't had such quality in her image in AAAAAAAAGES. But the music is just terrible. I have complained about Ayu's lack of concept and quality on the visual/image side of things for a while now, but if an uprise in the quality of imagery comes at the expense of annoying music releases, then count me out.

[Tom Punks]

^ BYE ZEKE.

I love the visuals for this era. Everything just feels so big and rich and it reminds me a little of JAPONESQUE in that sense lmao. It just feels like she's releasing another big, grand scale album if that makes any sense.

The leaked demos are still a little worrying, but I think I'll like the album in the end. I just hope it feels like a complete album and not like Bon Voyage where it's just a bunch of upbeat, "catchy" songs stacked on top of each other lol

[thinkingoutloud89]

I don't know why we have to rbing up ayu here who is like a complete different artist... kinda dumb.

DITR, HOTEL, WOFML and Like It are among her best songs in recent years...and pretty grand and it is not like she threw out music.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by Tom Punks

^ BYE ZEKE.

Lol!

I bring up Ayu cause the blame is often placed on avex for ayus lack of concept and/or failing to convey a cohesive image. Or as Tom Punks put it, something "grand;" however, Kumi is also a part of avex and for some reason her creative team is like light years ahead of ayus. I may have been disappointed by a lot of Kumi's music releases after she gave birth, but at least she has always been able to convey some sort of creative vision.

There are valid bases for comparison between artists; I've always hated that argument that you can't make comparisons based on two artists being different people. Comparison based on gender, comparison based on cohesion, comparison based on quality, comparison based on style, comparison based on label, etc. It's not like I'm comparing her to a fucking apple.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

People compare contemporaries (and non-contemporaries) all the time.

The fact that they -are- contemporaries gives all the more reason to compare them.

They have their differences, but they most definitely have their similarities. If they didn't, their fans wouldn't constantly be down each other's throats.

[Corvina]

Did anybody share the full PV of WALK OF MY LIFE?

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/nKOzAGn3QPw/

There 2 additional scenes at the end.
The message is cute.

[kaled kalil]

@Zeke.: I think Ayu is quite confuse with what she wants to bring to her image. Because of that, she tries to shoot at every target, and it gets messy. She's a cute sweet peach colored girl (like Love Songs), or a train wreck mess (Like XOXO, NaNaNa...). I think she just needs to find the balance. And also, she is always the executive producer of most the materials she releases, the creative team might tell her what is better to her, but at the end she is the one who has the final voice.

I finally got all the names of producers, composers and writers for the album.

1. Introduction ~ WALK OF MY LIFE ~
Written by Koda Kumi, Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo, Anesha Birchett, Antea Shelton, Piox Pirovano.
Arranger: Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo

2. Dance In The Rain
Lyrics: Koda Kumi
Composer: her0ism, Melanie Fontana.

3. Lippy
Vocal: Koda Kumi
Written by Koda Kumi, Phil Anquetil, Bhavik Pattani, Christina Parie.

4. Mercedes
Vocal: Koda Kumi
Written by Koda Kumi, Maegan Cottone, Rick Parkhouse, George Tizzard, Jon Maguire.

5. Like It
Vocal: Koda Kumi
Written by Koda Kumi, Jared Cotte, Negin Djafari, Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo, Piox Pirovano.
Arranger: Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo

6. House Party
Vocal: Koda Kumi
Written by Koda Kumi, Will Simms, Michelle Escoferry, Phil Anquetil.

7. Interlude ~ Dance ~
Vocal: Koda Kumi
Lyrics: Koda Kumi
Composer: Linda Stark.

8. HOTEL
Vocal: Koda Kumi
Written by Koda Kumi, Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott, Ylva Dimberg.
Lyrics: H.U.B

9. Gimme U
Vocal: Koda Kumi
Written by Koda Kumi, Matthew Tishler, Andrew Underberg, Philip Bentley.

10. You can keep up with me
Vocal: Koda Kumi
Written by Kamikaoru, Sabrina Louise Bernstein, Paolo Prudencio pka Shirazi, Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo, Piox Pirovano.
Arranger: Fredrik "Fredro" Odesjo.

11. MONEY IN MY BAG
Vocal: Koda Kumi
Written by Koda Kumi, Bardur Haberg, Hayden Bell, Sarah Lundback, Ylva Dimberg.

12. PIECE IN THE PUZZLE
Vocal:Koda Kumi
Written by Koda Kumi, Maegan Cottone, Bhavik Pattani, William Henry, Rick Wilde.

13. Fake Tongue
Vocal:Koda Kumi
Written by Koda Kumi, Emma Stakes, Steve Ware, Karl Addy.

14. Sometimes Dreams Come True
Vocal:Koda Kumi
Work: Toby Gad, Jessie J, Koda Kumi.

15. LIFE so GOOD !!
Song: Koda Kumi
Lyrics: Koda Kumi
Composer: Hi-yunk
Arrangement: Hi-yunk

16. WALK OF MY LIFE
Song: Koda Kumi
Lyrics: Koda Kumi
Composer: Nick Carbone, Anthony Natoli, ohn Secolo, Peter Zizzo.

[Deibel]

Pretty random, but today I was trying to make a gif for the very first time, and I thought about kuu. It's nothing special, but I decided to share just in case someone is interested!

Spoiler:

And I agree with those comments stating that some previews sounds too noisy. Anyway, I hope we can hear the full thing soon so we can judge properly!

[Surreal17]

nice gif
omg, piece in the puzzle preview is stuck into my head

[CoriKaru]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

PIECE IN THE PUZZLE sounds so awful but goddamn it the line "piece in the puzzle, piece in the puzzle" has been stuck in my head.

Just listened to the samples and this has me the most interested. Sounds like someone else and just different so I'll take it. And I love it then artists go for the low register/octave opposed to the typical middle/high comfort level.

HOTEL has me piqued as well.

[Corvina]

Sample of the message poster coming with the FC sets of the album:



From playroom
Thanks to Kyu_Leon_Kumi on Baidu

[Beauty4123]

I've just heard a few of the previews, but from what I've heard (even though they're just previews...) I'm totally loving how this album is sounding, so far! Right now, my favorite preview is "Gimme U". I think I've already got it suck in my head! Now I absolutely can't wait to listen to the whole album.

[VegetaLove]

Can anyone recommend a good English-language Koda Kumi forum? I love stalking this thread but I find myself wanting more, lol.
Thank you in advance

[Gustavopc]

Fake Tongue preview up on her website, and agaaaaaaaaaaain I adore the song o____o This album is gonna slay me so hard omg

I'm loving this teasing with the previews, if the album leaks this weekend I guess I won't listen to it until all previews come out (ok lol no)

[Zeke.]

Ugh, her vocals. Who the fuck did she take training lessons from? Good God. I was listening to Kumi today and her voice used to be much more palatable. Kind of smooth, just a tad bit husky in all the right ways. Sometimes silky like in feel or even Someday...

[Delicious n Bold]

The newest preview isn't as good in terms of vocal ability but I'm being honest when I say that this is the first Koda Kumi album that I have ever been excited for. Kumi has been so far serving a very cohesive sound unlike 90% of her other albums etc and it feels like she knows the sound she wants for the album. If Kumi serves with this album I swear I'll become a Kehova's Witness.

Also does anyone get sega master system vibes from 'you can keep up with me'?

[Diva_br]

FAKE TONGUE IS AMAZING, no more to say.

[Corvina]

Yay, the preview I was waiting the most for!
Vocals aren't that good in the preview, but Fake Tongue sounds amazing!

Nvm, it wasn't Fake Tongue.

Next House Party, please.
I wanna hear, how that 70's funk style sounds with Kuu, it's so unusual for her.