Kokia song recommendations?

[Leaf King]

Any Kokia fans on this forum?
If so, would you care to recommend some songs to a potential fan?
I've only heard one so far, Chouwa Oto.
Much appreciated.

[orbitalaspect]

I am a HUGE fan of KOKIA.

Download KOKIA~AKIKO ~balance~. Listen to the whole album.

A lot of fans feel that REAL WORLD was her best album since the Voice, and I agree to an extent. I love every song in the latter half of that album.

moment is anything special, and you will only find a couple of gems in her earlier works because she moved away from the rock/pop sound very quickly and moved into a more contemporary sound you'll hear in her music today.

If you love anime pieces, get your hands on her pieces ~Outworks Collection~. It is arguably the best compilation of any of her work from her career. Very fascinating music, and it shows that she's a very flexible artist, very comfortable with a lot of different styles of music but there's always something noticeably "KOKIA" about every song.

After you've gotten your fill of KOKIA, move on to RURUTIA... and prepare to have your mind blown all over again by an artist that hasn't changed much but has too many memorable songs to count and PLENTY of albums to enjoy.

[kuroi_namida]

Black is the colour, so sad so bad, Open Your eyes and shiroi yuki

[Damita]

I also second listening to "pieces". It's absolutely fantastic!

Other albums to listen to: Kokia Infinity Akiko: Balance, Real World, The Voice. Those three are also lovely.

Do NOT listen to "Moment", it's one of her worst works IMO. It lacks variety and will definitely turn off a potential fan. It's a live album too so I think she doesn't get to choose much variety with the instruments, so maybe that's why?

Some of her other songs I enjoy: Dugong No Sora, Odoyaka na Shizukesa, Follow the Nightingale, Uchū ga..., Yume ga Chikara, Hana Utage, Infinity.

[terra]

Agree with people in this thread, the Balance Album, REAL WORLD and The Voice are her most recommended album

[Leaf King]

Thank you, everyone
I think I'll start with pieces, and then move on to the other works.

[NintendoHTF1242]

There are three albums you HAVE to listen to

KOKIA~AKIKO ~balance~
The VOICE
REAL WORLD

Those three albums are life-changing.