Yep, that's what I'm talking about LOL
And to me, it's completely obvious she hasn't had her nose or lips done (maybe once in a while she'll use that lip plumper or something though). The only thing I think people could think she had done are her eyes because she can make them look a lot bigger with her lashes & glue, but once they're off they're not very big.

^ :yes
that pic was like ages ago.. i think during affection era..

I know a girl who can make her eyes look veeeerrryy BIG with make-ups (i think she used glue + lashes + eye shadow) but when she doesn't wear make up.. her eyes are just reaaalllly smalll...

^if i remember right it was around 4 hot wave release

^ no hun, i'm sure it's before secret era..

^Lee Schatz!
I think she only had this hairstyle+haircolors around Koi no Tsubomi-BUT!
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii105/Gubsi/hm-1.jpg

ooOOo kumi's schedule was updated they added some new lives/specials/radio
magazine haven't been updated yet (but they'll probably will) :heart :heart
she/avex is doing a lot of promotions for kuu chan !!!:)

TV:
1/29（金） 23:30～ フジテレビ『僕らの音楽』
1/30（土） 24:20～24:50 テレビ東京『JAPAN CDTV
2/3（水） 19:00～20:00 MUSIC ON! TV『10TH Anniversary 倖田來未最強アルバム「BEST～third universe～ & 8th AL "UNIVERSE"」の全て』（再放送 ： 2/7(日) 24:00～ // 2/21(日) 19:00～）
2/5（金） 23:00～23:30 日本テレビ『another sky』
2/5（金） 25:59～26:59 関西テレビ『Mujack -新感覚音楽情報番組ミュージャック-』
2/6（土） 23:00～ 日本テレビ『恋のから騒ぎ』

Radio:
1/25（月） 16:30～20:00 J-WAVE『GROOVE LINE』

credits: lovethatkuu @JPM

I'm in love! :heart
So beautiful, I'll love the PV!

Thanks tenshi for the translation!
That's a nice interview. I do hope that she finds the one she fell in love with and is able accept all his flaws.
And that's the first time Kuu said she hadn't any plastic surgery as far as I know. She already admits once that she removed her mole over her lip, but that's not considered as "surgery" in a classic way. But she should keep her mole on her neck, I think it's cute and it makes her individual!
She looks absoluetly the same without make up now like 10 years ago.

Does anybody has other links to the Music Lovers performance?
The last one is deleted on youtube. :(

Ok, I'm editing my post for the third time now; I give up. I'm obviously to tired to make some proper english sentences. :dead2

she has grown beautiful as time goes by , I think it's an age thing in a way or 2

but oh my she looks *_______* in the You're So Beautiful PV screencaps :smitten

yeah plus in the pictures you can see she still has her double eyelids, it wasn't here but on another forum people were debating whether she got surgery for them or not.

YSB pv looks great so far, I like her look in the last two pictures :luv2

she admitted she hadn't any surgery in documentary of 2005 or either in interview of 2006, I don't remember which one :)

for ppl who say she had breast surgery - you're wrong. she was fatter during Secret era, and her costumes always involved 2 push-up bras at once, that what made them look big

since 4 hot wave she lost much much much weight, and now her breast is natural and smaller

as for nose, she didn't get any nose job. you can "edit" your nose by foundation, concealer & highlighter make-up products

you can make your eyes looking bigger using circle lenses, eyeglue & fake lashes

if you put very very much fake lashes you eyes will look even bigger

I'm saying all that because I'm a fan of gyaru fashion, and gyaru mags are perfect describing step-by-step make-up advice how to make your face look rounder/smaller, how to make eyes stand-out & lips pop, how to get a perfect nose
probably you just need to see the makeup scans? :)

@Gubs: :roflmao okay babe.. i give up :roflmao

you can make eyelids with glue.. it's the magic of make-up :D

great to see avex's moves to promote her

yeah that black/blonde hair was her hair style from about Koi no Tsubomi - BUT/BEST ~bounce&lovers~ era

anyway is her current hair color called strawberry blonde? It's so adorable :heart

My uncle lives in japan and he called today whilst I was at uni.

He knows I love kumi & he left a message on the answer phone saying he was listening to her today on the radio and she was talking so fast and so much the presenter asked her if she could let them speak... LOL

Anyway, back on topic... those pics from her pre-debut.. she was only around 14/15 I think. Age really changes some people's appearance and I know 98% of people at those ages are hardly pretty.

wow....i think kuu's starting 2010 off AMAZING just with her current look! those PV pics are gorgeous.

New pic... :thud:mischief

http://www.koda.cc/review/a_014/artist.gif

And more pics of You're So Beautiful pv:

http://www.koda.cc/review/a_014/universe_pv02.gif

Credit: Rumchiro

^is that her on the left??? she looks so different :O she looks hawt in the right pic!!

lol thats so cute XD

i cant wait for the new PV!!! she looks beautiful in those caps :luv2

You can hear UNIVERSE song @2:40:



Wish they would stop talking... :headache

HOLY ****!
THIS IS THE SECRET SITE OF THE POSTER!? :thud
It suits color-wise perfect over my LCD TV! :blove
I'm so happy! :D



Ah i listen to it with headphones to hear it better...
OMG UNIVERSE will be HOT AS HELL!
It sounds awesome!
When the beat begin and then she say: Let's Go! = :heart

lol they talk ALOT ._____. from what i could hear, it kinda reminded me of ciara's out of control (im not sure if thats the songs name, but its that song where everyone's getting out of contol and they sey here we go now XDD i know, im so good at explaining stuff)

I can't hear anything. XD

Apparently that's the secret poster FC buyers get for purchasing Best-third universe-+Universe.

I love the neck mole. It's a neckle!

http://x84.xanga.com/742f5b53c353313.../b79136725.jpg

so beautiful :heart

i Won't Hear Anything till' i get my copy

surgery or not she's still the SEXY QUEEN:heart
oOOO new pics. gosh when is avex gonna release this video
I wanna see!!!!! they're gonna have to release it this week since
next week her album comes out!!!! :heart:heart
oh and for people who ordered from cdjapan don't they
get their CD early????

V thanks milky way agashi made it for me!!!!! :heart

^ Your set is so cute :heart

Thanks Luv!!
OMG the secret poster is :heart

argh.. i can't hear anything too..

OMG THE SECRET POSTER!!! GYAAAAAA I hope a wallpaper size comes out...

WTH. I love her neck mole since forever!
it looks so hot at the beginning of the second-session-tour :luv2
and as Corvina says, it's cute and it makes her individual! <3

*babaaaaaa*

yeah! that's the secret pic:

http://imagehotel.net/images/5p4vhx6xpc.gif

pic on the left is so second-session-ish!! OMG THIS LOOKS HOT!! 8D
how I wish I could be a member of the FC then I could buy that version with that poster :weep

aww Kuu + Jaejoong = :heart

HOTTEST COUPLE EVER! :luv2

omg..Kuuchan hair!XD~ i can't stand with that hair...XD~xp~
yes!he IS!! the hottest GUYS EVER!! lol

i lover her ero-kawaii attitude( but sometimes cute kuuchan scare me..@_@)~ and i dont care if she done some surgery or not...:D

^ yes!!!!

http://rhythmzone.net/koda/images/poster.jpg

these are B3 posters for CD stores. :D

God I wish I were that skilled with make up! I usually have to do something extremely drastic for there to be any sign of a difference lol.

I thought ZAIN RECORDS's horrible when to marketing but avex's equally bad :laugh

I love those posters of her :luv2

UNIVERSE (the song)) is gonna be so cool. I think it has that arabic tune inthe verse???

omg UNIVERSE :heart

BEST ~third universe~ & 8AL "UNIVERSE" will be out next Wed , I so can't wait :love

I'm so excited,too!

It will be the best album(s) in years =)
since BEST~first things~ I bet ♥

OMG THE SECRET PIC!!! looks so good! I'm in luv with Rockish Kuu! :) amazing looks :)

http://i50.tinypic.com/n1z03l.jpg

look at what they did to the strawberry :laugh

Site Update!!!

KODA KUMI x LETTRE D'AMOUR (Special Chocolate for Valentine's Day)
-> http://www2.seibu.jp/valentine10/sweetlove.html
there is a short message from kuu next to her sig.


Wannasing Promo Pic:

http://i48.tinypic.com/xfnnf7.jpg

Credits: IloveKuu and LiDaYu

I love her current hair color!!!! :luv2

she looks divine in that Wannasing promo pic :luv2

It seems that WANNASING is a karaoke chart.

MTV×DAM WANNASING KARAOKE CHART

I recognized Ai no Uta's title (愛のうた) on the pic, but I didn't recognize the other songs (if the others are song titles)...


WANNASING CM with Ai No Uta
http://www.mtvjapan.com/video/program/29033

wow~ don't you guys think that in the TSUTAYA's poster, she really looks like ayu there~ LOL

Can We Go Back sold 31,078 copies in the 1st week & debuted at #2 overall

I think avex only printed 50,000 copies ? seeing that it's a limited edition

:thud she looks stunning on that wannasing whateva promo pic!!

31k is good enough for limited edition

OMG 8 more days to UNIVERSE!!!

31k for a limited edition is alright with me lol
yes yes 8 days until UNIVERSE yah!!!!!
I want my copy NOW :heart!!
the wannasing pic is very beautiful!!!
she's startin' out real good this year
I hope it ends well for her !!

credits Hikki-kun

she looks beautiful I like her hair:heart

YES THEY PUT CHOCOLATE ON IT :heart

Her head/hand movements always make me laugh when she sings ballads.
ai no uta sounds a lot better here.

She looks great in the Wannasing promo pic and the video!

31,078 copies in the 1st week is alright and it seems it will be sold out soon, cause I don't think Avex made that much copies of it.

wannasing poster is beautiful! and Kuu is beauty!

moar moar news!!! :)

WANNASING OMG GORGEOUS KUU

Not only you, me too! XD
And for the secret poster as well.

you would laugh even harder at a mariah carey concert then, she has convulsions

this is what my brain said too

Sky! TV Guide:

http://img177.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/u...bksjl76456.jpg

Sky! e2 TV Guide:

http://img177.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/u...w4lzg76456.jpg

LOVE the first one. proper scans plz!

I don't think so, the only thing Mariah can make me do is vomit ;)

Why is there no UNIVERSE leak yet?!!

Great sales!!!
And i love the first pic too!!!

Because it's more then a week till it comes out o_O

Mm cause it comes out on Wednesday next week...
So it should leaked at the weekend (friday-sunday)

Edit:
+3

I thought it'd be out by now since her stuff seems to leak way before the release date.
Hopefully within the next few days.

EDIT: realized this was old (thanks Cherrim! =p) but i guess it's nice to share it anyways
2008 - Koda Kumi surprise live on skating rink

a video showing a bit of the performance and a Q&A: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/d84Nn575f0A/
info on the event: http://natalie.mu/en/news/show/id/11993

she sang "stay with me". <3

Why did she sing such an old song? I guess for a winter couples aura? lol.

^Nah, she has a compilation album being released next week so it's probably to promote some single songs that will be on it. ^^

That's how it is with compilation promotions usually.

I'm lost, what is this wannasing promo?

That stay with me performance is from last year, just days before the release of the single :P

I'm anxiously waiting for a leak too!

really? it was posted on another site as news. >_<
i'll edit the post. sorry for the confusion. =[
thanks for pointing it out Cherrim.

She's starting off this year with amazing photoshoot, I'm impressed. I hope she keeps this up.

ALBUM LEAK. ALBUM LEAK. ALBUM LEAK.

Pretty plz...? :lech

more than the album leak, I need the You're So Beautiful PV asap! :laugh
coz I'll wait for my copy to hear the full songs! *__*

MTV × DAM WANNASING is a karaoke chart ranking
and they're using Ai no Uta because this is a massive karaoke hit
the pic is actually a poster! here is the bigger version thanks to utenachan:

http://i47.tinypic.com/2udx9jd.jpg

EDIT:: neme posted it already. xP

so if i buy her new album, then i would get one of those poster by random?

Kuuchan at MUSIC FAIR:

http://i47.tinypic.com/11rabkl.jpg

she performed Moon Crying and Stay :luv2
pic on the top is Kuu x Orianthi Panagaris (Michael Jackson's guitarist for "This Is It")
judging by that pic, she performed Can We Go Back as well. but I dunno.


and this is random but nice =3

2010 New Year Greetings from MTV:
Credits: I Love Kuu

Thanks Edu ~♥~
Ah.. why another moon crying :(
Stay is forgettable also..
i want You're so beautiful

I love Moon Crying lives =)
And I don't know Stay by now 'cause I wait for my copy instead of listening to the previews.

BUT I want You're So Beautiful,too!
The last performance was so powerful..
I miss the one from Music Lovers..Shouldn't there have been one??

^ yeah it should
but it seems like it got cut :scry
we only got 3 performances (lick me, ai no uta & cwgb)

so pretty :love

waiting for scans in due time to be out

She has the Ayu moment going on. :D But that doesn't matter. Kuu is still pretty. <3

YES!!! she performed stay! that's like my favorite preview :heart

when is that aired?

I repeat! :P

Oh yeah, I forgot, silly me. :laugh
I'm gonna join her FC soon as well! I hope even before the summer if I have the money. Since then I still have to buy those goodies on YAJ.

6th February.

And thanks Neme and Tsubasa for the HQ Wannasing pic!
Another poster I'll try to get. XD

I was wondering if anyone has a (bigger) HQ picture of this?:

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...rzc1-46121.jpg

I'd scanned it for KumiLoveS

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/3189/25652944.th.jpg

^omg, thank you sooo much!
You are my hero, thank you very much :shughug

she performed Stay!!!!
wohoo!!!
that snippet of the preview always stays in my head all day! xDD (pun intended)

Hey guys a new Kuu Lesson for ya!!

LESSON #46:


And 3 new Screenscraps of YSB PV! :D
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...bsi/dvj7ty.jpg
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...si/2ro2sut.jpg
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...si/2d1scyg.jpg

credits: http://www.koda.cc/

Gubsi! You are hilarious. <3

^thanx! xD

The first BEST ~third universe~ & 8th AL UNIVERSE CM...
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/pCs0hJ5NMJU/
nothing special, i think we get more the next days...

hahahaha, thanks

@Gubsi: lmao! thats so funny! xDD
your other 46 are hilarious too.

Does anyone know if Kuu's TRICK Tour DVD will ever see an OS version release?

^ There will be, but Avex Taiwan just ask for fans to be patient because they're in the process of getting the copyright from Japan

Great! Thanks for that! :)

lmao hilarious :roflmao

the TRICK tour DVD was released last Oct so there's something up

even Johnny's concert DVDs that avex Taiwan made which they put in the traditional chinese subtitles into the DVD footages , it would take about a month or so & not this long

I think avex taiwan knows that her sales are declining especially since most recently , they only made a CD + DVD of Can We Go Back

even for anytime , both editions were made

Are you implying that Avex Taiwan might not want to make it because she's getting less popular? :thud