[Koda Kumi] The 191st Thread -3 Limited Single Project

[Corvina]

The Hawaii FC blog was updated.

Baidu was missing a song for the setlist:
■SET LIST
M1:Birthday Eve
M2: D.D.D
M3:Gimme U
M4:Swallowtail Butterfly～あいのうた～
M5:君想い
M6:BRIGET SONG
M7:My fun
M8 NO ME WITHOUT YOU
M9:For you
M10:め組のひと
M11：LIT

Here are some more pics:









Before there was a question corner with Kuu and at the end she gave every one of the fans a present bag.









At the dinner table everybody also got some bath salt.



@Kaledkalil:
The dress for this year was different (with fringes) and her hair, even though veeeery similar styled, is lighter this year as well.

[Gustavopc]

That green outfit is everythiiiiiiing! She's been wearing a lot of black and white outfits lately so it's really nice to see her wearing something colorful.
How I wish we had footage of this event, even if it wasn't the full thing... It could be a bonus to a FC edition of something~

[thinkingoutloud89]

^so nice. Thanks for posting Corvina.

[kaled kalil]

@Corvina Yeah, I can see it now! haha Basically only the bottom half of the dress that is different, I don't know. They are beautiful dresses anyway.

Thanks for the pictures!

[oaristos]

Originally Posted by Corvina

The Hawaii FC blog was updated.

Baidu was missing a song for the setlist:
■SET LIST
M1:Birthday Eve
M2: D.D.D
M3:Gimme U
M4:Swallowtail Butterfly～あいのうた～
M5:君想い
M6:BRIGET SONG
M7:My fun
M8 NO ME WITHOUT YOU
M9:For you
M10:め組のひと
M11：LIT

I'm not the biggest fan of the setlist, but I think it's ao amazing that fans have the opportunity to watch such an intimate concert and be so close to her! Regardless of the songs she performed, I would give everything to be there.

Oh, and she looks gorgeous in that green dress.

[voltron]

How exactly do these trips work? Is it a lottery, or first-come-first-serve for a limited # of tickets? How long is the trip? How much time do they get to spend with her, etc.?

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by voltron

How exactly do these trips work? Is it a lottery, or first-come-first-serve for a limited # of tickets? How long is the trip? How much time do they get to spend with her, etc.?

Such organised fanclub trips are lottery based . Duration wise , it depends on the location be it if the trip is held domestically within Japan and/or overseas

Be it if it takes place domestically within Japan or overseas , they don't come cheap . BREAKERZ are doing a fanclub trip to Chiba's Kamogawa next Feb and it's 2 days 1 night but it will set me for ¥53,800 which my friend is going next Feb

I don't know how much does Kuu's fanclub Hawaii trip cost but when BREAKERZ went Hawaii together with their fanclub members in 2013 for 5 days 3 nights , each fanclub member paid between ¥179,000 Yen - ¥248,000 x_x

The upside is that you get to do a lot of really fun things together , and also you will get exclusive mechanise and photo opportunity as keepsake

BREAKERZ's 2018 fanclub Chiba trip details include

★ Special big party
★ BREAKERZ will go to each hotel room wishing everyone personally good night before heading to bed
★ 4 shot group photo (all 3 members with a fan)
★ Special original souvenir

Kuu's fanclub Hawaii trip's contents is probably quite similar

[oaristos]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

★ BREAKERZ will go to each hotel room wishing everyone personally good night before heading to bed

This is extremely weird... and amazing.

[KarenPang]

^

They also did that during their 2011 fanclub overseas trip to Hong Kong and their 1st fanclub domestic trip to Okinawa in 2010

They went to all the hotel rooms all the fanclub members were staying and did it . They didn't need to but how often does this happen haha

Similarly with Kuu , they do acoustic showcase with interactive Q&A thrown in . That aspect is also not included in any DVD footages sadly , just photos & reports that they do include in their fanclub magazines . It beats not having anything anyway

[Corvina]

I've decided to translate the posts in her promo blog, cause she's posting about her work process!

Today's preparatory meeting for a musicvideo
2017.11.17

Welcome again on this day!
I've received a lot of messages from you, thank you!
I receive comments directly and can even crosstalk, it's fun!��



Today is a preparatory meeting for the musicvideo for my coming release next month!
Until last month I've also been doing a tour, it's stress. (T ^ T)

I gonna release a song called NEVER ENOUGH, though there are still things I want to do and some I have to do (for it).
With such a song, I personally have a lot of things I'd like to do and there are lots of things I have to do.
Accordingly, while doing so, there's suffering as well as happiness.

As theme this time I wanted to deliver vocals and lyrics in a firm way, so I put the direction of shooting together for it.
I'm also going to shoot the video while doing this blog, I will let you know about it again!

As time passed today, I moved to a cafe.☕️



There I also had a preparatory meeting for my live at Universal Studios Japan on 11/26!
I say, increase the number of songs a bit more! *laugh*
Of course I'll sing as long as time allows!!!
So I tried to add that song I haven't performed for a long time! *laugh*
Again, I gonna report about that on this blog!



Well, at home writing lyrics!
At home... I'm taking myself off!

Her blog is the most popular blog for artists!
https://official.ameba.jp/categories/8/ranking
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Originally Posted by voltron

How exactly do these trips work? Is it a lottery, or first-come-first-serve for a limited # of tickets? How long is the trip? How much time do they get to spend with her, etc.?

Karen already spoke about it in general.
For Kuu this and last year were both 3 days-2 nights-trips to Hawaii.
They're flying and staying together with Kuu in the same hotel.
Idk the costs this year, but last year it was around 200k yen (flights and accommodation included - think about it as an all inclusice holiday trip like booked in a travel agency).

Every day is planned.
This year it was:
1st day: Welcome party with photoshooting with Kuu (on her birthday)
2nd day: Question corner and Special live
3rd day: Premium Barbecue party

Special merchandise and meals are included as well.
Of course there's also some free time in between to go to the pool or see something from the town in Hawaii. Last year they also had a trip by ship.
Quite a bunch of fans are asking for such an event in Japan on the last Twitter post about it. I know from Instagram, that there are fans, who can't go, cause they have kids or no money for it, but want to pretty badly.

Kuu was really cute with rehearsing.
She posted in her FC blog, that she is rehearsing quite a lot, cause she wants to be nearly perfect in the live for her fans. Considering it was all acoustic and not the usual arrangements.

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[Corvina]

A new post today.

Today is maintenance day
2017.11.18

I've dyed my hair with POOL for the musicvideo shooting.



All at once it gold cold in Tokyo. It may even start snowing? *snowman*

Today's dinner is Nabe.



Wow!
The living room...
My husband has a live soon and his equipment is brought to the living room...
Wow!

Collaboration between Disney movies and rock.
Well, somehow.

So she's probably shooting the musicvideo the coming week.
I wonder what she's working on for next year.

[Gustavopc]

I'm enjoying these posts, they give us a bit of the backstage Kuu~
Can't wait to see a post from the actual mv shooting

Thanks for keeping us updated with the translations!

[voltron]

Thanks for explaining guys!

[melissalove]

Thanks for the translations. Love this, thank you

[kaled kalil]

Thanks for the translations, Corvina! Hope the new PV has some budget.

I hope one day Kumi does a enka-ish cover album, even in 1994/1995 she was doing a good job with this kind of song. ♥

[Gustavopc]

Kuu slaying Akina Nakamori's songs since the 90s

[Corvina]

Another blog update.

Today it's recording
2017.11.20

Before recording, I go to vocal training.
When I train with Sayaka diligently for an hour, I get better!
It was the first time it appeared to me: "I receive training from her for 2 years now, it's fun like this"!!!
I run across a new voice!
Well, I want to sing more songs skillfully!
I'm 35 years old, making noise! lol



And it's the always lightly dressed Koda Kumi.
Privately I don't wear socks, but...
I'm sensitive to cold! *roar of laughter*

Kuma-san I secretly put on in the vocal training room.
Here I use it without permission...



When I got back from recording, everyone from the label staff gave me a BALMUDA Smart Heater２I wanted as a present!!
There is (only) this one in the house, this is too great!
Anyway, dryness (or dehydration) is the enemy of the vocalist! If there are things to do, cold is something good! lol
There's no choice, but to catch up with it!
That's what I felt, but this doesn't dry the room!
It makes me feel a spring like temperature!!!!
This is amazing!!!
I don't want to stop using it. (T ^ T)
They searched and bought me a new one(T ^ T)



I want more (of them)...
Other home heater aren't good at heating without drying.

Looks like I can sing a good song.
I give my best for recording!

Guess she is preparing a new album as she's in the studio again?
Exciting!

[Gustavopc]

I was gonna comment the same, NEVER ENOUGH has already been recorded so this must be something new. Can't wait for it!

[kaled kalil]

That's cool that she's recording more stuff! She still has the FC tour to do next year, so I wonder if we could expect an album right afterwards. (hoping that the new album has a 2nd DVD with the Lets Party Vol. 3).

She's such a hard working woman, love her. ♥

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Another new song registered:



It is this hot mess, kind of a guilty pleasure tho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fABu3Yp9hc4

[Gustavopc]

I'm not expecting a CD+2DVD ever again, now they always make that FC edition with the DVD of the concerts, but you need another copy to get the PVs ):