Dream music park also made me love Once again. And that dress was so gorgeous I could even forget that Carmen Miranda pineapple hair.

I'm gonna play Once Again on my evening drive home. Its such a summer evening kinda song :)

So sad that it was a rainy day and the dress started to get wet and heavy. She was pulling the dress all over the stage.

And about a collaboration between Ayu and Kumi, I think it's safe to say that they would do a great rockish track together, maybe something like they are fighting to see who gets with the guy, but at the end they realise they are better off without him (I'm writing this while I listen to The Boy Is Mine haha).

That collaboration would make Kuu hater Ayu fans go to a meltdown mode and demand that Kuu's parts would be removed from the song. :D

I love the idea, and will never get how people can be anti this <3
Would be so so hot!

I have the Brandy album that song is featured on. Such an amazing album :heart

I think Ayu and Kuu could pull something off, based off of Kuu's collab with misono and Ayu's with... that dude. Ayu needs to collab more anyway. It would help my interest in her, I think. But, as someone pointed out, her fan base might have a melt down since Ayu normally sings by herself.

I absolutely would love a collaboration between Kuu and Ayu, and if it included Namie it would be even better. I think I'm going to die without that pleasure...

After listening to walk of my life for 2 months I have to say that definitely bon voyage was better. I like all of the songs but they're really tiring and nothing impressive. My favorites are gimme u and like it
edit: sorry for double post I haven't noticed :tired

That would be awesome.

I would LOVE a collab between the two of them.

A collab between the two would be awesome! at this stage in their careers it wouldn't hurt.

House Party is such an awful song but I love it lmao

House Party is great :D

I can't stand House Party, but sometimes I don't turn it off and bob my head along...

I heard the demo for house party in full once, and I heard Koda kumi's version in full once. Deleted it off my computer and that was the end of that.

House Party is a bop, I can't wait to see it performed live

I wonder what it would sound like on giant speakers

House Party is awesome. I can't understand why people don't like it. It's so damn catchy~ :heart

Once Again is my favorite track from MOON.

this part

https://warosu.org/data/fa/img/0079/...5761983654.gif

I love House Party since the demo, such a jam!

Terrible and loud!

^HAHHHHH!!

I'm not really sure how I rate House Party tbh. It does get stuck in my head though.

It's extremely catchy.

LOOOOOL

the song and that line are excellent 😁

Kuu hashtagged Summer Of Love 15 in a new picture on Twitter/Line. I wonder if it could be a single/song title since they revealed WOML for the first time in a hashtag. Should be just a week or two more until we get some more info from Baidu.

Or maybe there's a bunch of releases, lives and stuff coming and it's called like that?
Or it's "her" theme for a-nation and she will join?
Or it was just randomly played by her?
Different possibilities here.

That's true it could end up being nothing. I just hope for some news soon.

Can't wait for Kumi's summer awakening!!

Summer of Love sounds more like a project than a single name, I just know I am already excited anyway :banana2

So my friends friend has ticket to sell to Kodas show at Osaka. Ticket is number a-11, but they don't have any knowledge what kind of seat it is. DOES ANYONE HERE HAVE ANY IDEA? I would like to buy it if it's an okay seat..

What else does it say? Can you post a picture?

Just as I was opening the package with my Koda Gumi membership card, out of all 2,5k songs on my iPod, walk ~to the future~ started playing. Now I'm fully convinced Kuu is a goddess on Earth, and yes I accepted her as my Lady savior. Amen.

I'm going to refrain from singing Theme of Sister Kumi again XD

:roflmao

This was posted an hour ago at Kuu's FB page

New song lyrics? :banana1

nnnnnnn I really hope they're not lyrics lol.

"summertime makes me wanna talk about love.
don't you agree?
anybody that feels the same way, please tweet about it!
#SummerofLove15"

Apparently it wasn't an arena seat so I just said no :'D thanks anyway!

But DOES ANYONE KNOW RE-SELLER SHOPS AT OSAKA, I'm going there tomorrow and would love to get a ticket for tomorrow might or saturday! And I noticed I'm staying right near Osaka Jo Hall :'D So I literally HAVE to get a ticket hahah

The plug-air gift that was sent out to koda gumi-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...s/IMG_2104.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...s/IMG_2102.jpg

You can try this place, though I'm not sure what might still be available with the concert being so soon: http://ticketzone.jp/shop

And even if you can't find any at a shop, you might see scalpers outside the venue or near the closest train station, so it's worth going by to check.

edit: Actually, it seems like there are quite a few shops in the buildings near Osaka Station. I'm not sure if they all sell concert tickets but since they're all pretty close to each other it might be worth checking out: http://th-page.net/umeda/ekimae_kinken_ticket.html

Ooooh, okay, so they're not lyrics :roflmao I though so cause of the ♪ at the end :P

I really hope this is a kind of project, I mean, at least something bigger than releasing a single/EP, at least for this 10th

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btw, WALK OF MY LIFE sold 317 copies this week (against 274 from last week), total sales now at 48.974 copies :)

I like the name Summer of Love ♥ We were all doubting that she could release a single called Hotel, so yeah, we never know. haha

I can see Summer love being a summer single like Summer Trip
3 songs, 2 videos, interludes...

Nice, im sure it will surpase the 50k copies sooner or later

That is a disturbing picture of Amuro.

I hope Summer of Love is a project title for the 15th. Summer is a about the Kuu :heart

Summer of love sounds like a really cool title and I pray that that is the title of the new single.

It sounds like a nice title.

Hopefully this single will have some old kumi in it, not whoever I heard in WOML. Girl needs to return to her roots just like ayu did.

If the new music sounds anything like A One I will be so upset :P I love it when artists try new things. Even if I don't like it, I appreciate the effort.

Edit: Listening to Eternity, and holy balls I love this album. I need more of this sophistication from Kuu :heart

I need find a reseller shop for the last show of the tour

Ticket reseller shops in Tokyo (especially the ones in Shinjuku/Shibuya) usually have tickets for concerts in Saitama/Yokohama, so it's worth a look.

Anyone managed to get the concert tees from yesasia? I think they failed to get stocks and cancelled my order . (>-<)

^I don't get a concert tee but they canceled two coil bracelet so you don't really know if you will get all the items in your orders

What has Kuu done to her hair?!?! It better not be all blonde. It is my least favorite hair color for her.

New summer collection album!
Summer of Love
3 new songs:
「EX TAPE」、「NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU」、「HURRICANE」
Plus a selection of her summer songs since 4 hot wave from 2006.
15 songs altogether.

Release date 07/22
3 versions:
CD only, CD+DVD, CD+BluRay
Special Price

http://imageshack.com/a/img540/7015/h8wRzn.jpg

EX TAPE preview and all info up on her site:
http://rhythmzone.net/koda/

So, instead of a solely new summer single, we get the obligatory 3 new songs and a best together!
EX TAPE sounds nice - like a children rhyme in the chorus, but with smooth vocals, so playful!

Wow, that cover looks amazing. Its for a new single?

Edit : Yay for 3 new songs!!!!

Summer of love is a complication album? With new songs as well?! Super excited for that!!! Kuu's summer songs are the best!

I think the all blond hair looks nice, it contrasts nicely with her skin but I can see why some might not like it!

The dvd ver. is the best!! The bluray one is a bit weird.

The new covers for her summer compilation look awesome !!!

I cannot wait to hear the new songs.<3

CD one is the most beautiful. I love the dress, the pose, the bracelet and the hair *-*
Summer of Love is a nice title, too!! Can't wait*_*

Ah, forgot to mention: 15 songs are planned for DVD and BluRay as well, means we get videos fo all 3 new songs!

Aww man--I really wanted the candy hair on an album or single cover. :( She looks fab, tho! Not sure if I'll be picking this up; I'll wait for the full tracklist to decide.

edit: I wish EX TAPE was actually called SEX TAPE and was like, the second coming of JUICY.

Preview for NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU here:
http://rhythmzone.net/koda/discography/

^ I can't get it to play :( I can't get the EX TAPE preview on that page to work either tho

I cant get any preview to work for me either!

Koda Gumi and playroom members that order the album will also get a B3 poster of one of the summer singles (4 hot wave, FREAKY, MOON, 3 SPLASH, Gossip Candy, 4 TIMES, Summer Trip, HOTEL) and if you order from other retailers there will be a B2 promo poster.

Can you get the EX TAPE preview on the main page to load? That's the only one that will work for me.

edit: The previews on Koda Gumi work fine...I loooooove No One Else But You. But HURRICANE better be an upbeat summer jam or I will not be happy. :grumpy

I'm excited for this! I think it's pretty much like having a triple a-side summer single, but with a lot of old songs as a "bonus". Good marketing :)
She looks hot in the covers, but a bit uncomfortable in the Blu-ray one.

NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU is gooooorgeous! Such a jazzy song. EX TAPE is quite similar to Hotel imo.
I really hope HURRICANE is a banger, I need a summer jam from Kumi.

The covers are awesome as usual.

Here, have a wallpaper.

Just got back to hotel from Osaka show, she announced the new collection album and singed little bit of some new song. I went to the whole thing so randomly hahah can't believw I was there, recorded little bit of FREAKY and BE MY BABY+LOADED, don't know how to put them here. Shortly now, she soinded AMAZING, when she did air acrobatic thing people behind me whispered "Ayu" something, cos it was very similar. Ai no Uta was today the fan selected song. MC was really long. What else... OH, the sidemovie/story whatever thing IS really KINGDOM HEARTS, like kh song played and koda acting like kh and blackhooded koda etc, so suprising but it was OBVIOUSLY inspired by kh!

she looks great love her blonde hair she looks damm hot:love

^^^ Thank you so much for posting the wallpaper! :heart

EX TAPE sounds quite good! I can't get NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU to play :(

kuu did it first tho

I'm glad you had a good time! Did you take your friend's ticket or find one at a reseller shop/through a scalper?

I love all cover's tone, she looks more mature as well as more beautiful.

Can someone rip me "No one else but you"? i cannot listen to it, by the way, i think Ex Tape will grow on me

My highest hope is she will make Pvs for her gem' s summer single like Once again, Turn around and included them in it :)

You can skip to the NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU preview on the mainpage as well.
Just click on the forward button and it skips from EX TAPE to NEBY.

So if there are 15 tracks total and 3 new songs, that means 12 songs from the previous singles.

Which tracks do you guys think will make it to the album?

girls, Moon Crying and Lick me for sure, that's my bet.
Probably Lady go! as well. Those are the most popular.

It worked for me on my desktop lol
I was using my phone and iPad but they didn't work.

This release is good for someone like me who doesn't own much of Kumi's work but why does this release scream of A Summer Best…

I think IN THE AIR too, given the theme. And maybe TURN AROUND because I can't see anything else from the HOTEL single really working :laugh

I bet the tracklist will be something like this:

JUICY or I'll be there
with your smile
Ningyo Hime
FREAKY
Run For Your Life
ECSTASY
Lick me
Lollipop
Poppin' love cocktail
V.I.P.
LALALALALA
HOTEL
EX TAPE
NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU
HURRICANE

It is missing some fan favorites, like Lady Go!, girls, IS THIS TRAP? , but since the DVD will have 15 songs as well, the same songs that goes to the CD, will be on the DVD probably.
If they go with a different approach (CD and DVD with differents tracklist) they would include those songs.

Yeah I thought myself "Why would you bring Ayu into this XDd?!".

Hahah, I got to my hotel 20 before doors opened, decided to get a taxi amd try my luck. Talked to this super cute and handsome security man there, he got me a ticket :DDDDDDDDDDDDDD SO JUST WENT IN 20min before showtime ahahah

I'm betting my first born that JUICY is skipped again, lol.
But you're right. As number of songs and videos are the same, tracklist will probably be equal.
Unless they are shooting some new ones for old songs.

They should be the songs that already had Pvs, shouldn't they?:P

Yayyyyyyy!

But my goodness why are her album covers this year so plain and boring

They could go back and shoot new PVs for songs that have become hits, Lady Go! especially. :shrug Seems like an appropriate thing to do for a 15th anniversary. But if you narrow the list down to songs that already have PVs, this is what it looks like:

Can we not have That Ain't Cool/HOTEL/MIMB on this album please

the blu-ray one is off
the rest is really nice


edit:
I think they'll skip Ningyo-hime
Summer of love sounds like it will mostly have light, heart-warming, summerish songs on it

I LOVE THESE COVERS YAS QUEEN OF BESTS IS BAAAAACK

Guess they're going with at least one song from each single?

Something like that:



Don't know if they go straight through with the theme as they have to leave out some popular songs like Moon Crying then.

Because that's what he heard kuu's fans whisper in her show...

So kuu's having her A SUMMER BEST lol, I wonder if ayu and kuu has similar contracts, that they release the same stuff just in different times and it's like this year they gotta release the same amount of stuff.

I wonder if it means that kuu's singles number will get cut now?

^ that's a sad thing if it happens cause I was hoping so bad for her to have her 60th single this year...

^Me too actually.

EX TAPE sounds cool so far!
NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU sounds snoozy.

Since I'm an obligatory and devoted kuu fan, I'm getting the CD+Blu-ray (but I hate it when my japanese aritsts doing these things for the Japanese audience). I prefer another original or at least mini album instead of a any best (or a best that is like a best+ 3-A single like this one).

I always meant to get around to making a Ku summer playlist, but I prefer the really summery energizers like lady go, whatchu waitin on, girls, with your smile, good day, etc.

Ex Tape sounds ok, but the other song is a snoozer. Fuck I really wanted a POWERFUL energizing summer smash. HOTEL last year didn't have that kick or excitement about it.

There's still HURRICANE - and if she's following her own (summer single) formula, HURRICANE is going to be something energetic.

Oh she better. HOTEL was great but I need something with more energy, more boom, ala Lollipop, V.I.P., TOUCHDOWN, JUICY and the such, with some smex in it. Very catchy+Very sexy+very up beat like the mentioed above always do the trick.

EX TAPE? What's that? Did she meant SEX TAPE? Well, song sounds nice so far.

I don't think Moon Crying will be included, it just doesn't feels right in a summer compilation.

EDIT-

I saw that there is a mention about MOON in her website, so yeah... Moon Crying or TAC will probably be included.

I'm not gonna hold my breath cause if it was a real power banger I don't see why they wouldn't release it along with the announcement.

EX TAPE sounds..like another song she has done ><

Okay, so the live was AWESOME! Audience was some parts little to the dead side which little killed my mood but then I thought that I payed almost 90e for this so I'm going to have fun, an I did!

Beginning of the show is the weakest part I think, her outfit (neon green/blue furry coat) is kinda tastless, but she sings only like two songs in it. Then it started off! Don't remember the setlist out of my mind but I think it was about Introduction ~WALK OF MY LIFE~ that started the whole thing properly, she did a really cool dance in it plus on Interlude ~Dance~.

Ballad section didn't have any of my favorites so it was kinda meh to me personally, Ai no Uta isn't really my fave and hands either. BUT she looked so amazing, goldem flowy dress. Then she played white piano and WOML, where she messed up the lyrics but that didn't hurt.

Some new album songs line Fake Tongue are really really good live :o like the songs that you didn't think were that good on the album, live they are really nice! I really didn't like her new album, just couple of songs, but after seeing them live they all are quite nice!

It was somehow very colorful and flashy show, not dramaticly, just really colorful and fun to watch and to dance to. AND SE LOOKED AMAZING, never thought she looks THAT GOOD, like perfection, so hot and glamorous!

This was my first time seeing her live but have to comment/ask, does she always sound perfect? Like there was nothing to complain about her vocals ö__ö they were totally utterly perfect. Some would suspect that too perfect, but I don't care she looked and sounded amazing!

So the MC was quite long or felt to me like it, 20min or so. She published that new collection album, mimiced her own cover poses, talked about new songs, sang small part, and showed some paper, I think her son had wrote her something that she liked to show, no idea but audience yelled kawaii a lot :'D

And about the tour videos. Kingdom Hearts inspiration totally. One song from the games played at backround and Kodas face and poses were very Sora :'D Blackhooded Koda was streight from Oraganisation 13. Anyone who's ever played the games will see it right from the beggining.

What else...walk was really beautiful ending, though should have had "something" more to it... Bigger amount of older songs would have been perfect but those that she performed all worked live!