^I really like Moon Crying, too. It feels like an underrated Kuu ballad now because she used to sing it all the time when it came out, but not so much anymore.
It's nice to see Kuu at #13 in the artists singles download ranking :D Although I'm wondering if she is 13 or 12 because they appear to have missed #12 on that list?

And 20th overall is very good going considering how long she has been in the industry. She's still a loved influence in Japan, its lovely to see given how hard she works <3 It proves she obviously does well digitally!

Although, I'm British and I still can't believe One Direction comes before Ayu....¬¬

I just discovered Moon Crying. I didn't realize I loved it. OH MY GOD.

I found this and thought it was so cool!

Awesome digital numbers for Kuu! This makes me so mad at not getting real numbers for digital sales in Japan... Man, they're so high-tech, but they're so 2000s when it comes to this lol

^ two steps forward, one step backward


Moon crying is one of the few kumi songs I can digest, simply because it's amazing. It's been like that since firs listen.

Hah, that's pretty awesome! :luv2

Thanks so much for the EDGE STYLE scans, they're just as amazing as they looked from the previews!
And Moon Crying is really a perfect ballad, and the live version at the end of UNIVERSE album is even better, somehow.

^ I love that version, it's so raw and full of emotion :yes that one outstands among her other ballads mainly cause they usually have a similar instrumental

but what really gets me about Moon Crying are the lyrics. Easily one of her best lyrics for me :heart

I'm always ready to praise Moon Crying to heavens because that song is so amazing. Everything about it is just so perfect <3

While I liked the live version of Moon Crying before the studio version, I find that some of her, uh, runs (?) are a little... hard for the ears to digest :laugh

does she have a new blog? last time I checked it was closed y.y

^ yeah, katharsis have new blog :)

I don't like Moon Crying :( ... It's kinda boring for me.

link please >.>

Finally got my DVD today! :yatta
So I'll be making an mp3 rip for anyone who wants it, and I'll post it tomorrow.

@maze http://aikatharsis2.wordpress.com/ :)

just finish watch JPN tour, im glad all interludes are cut off and save for bonus, its pretty useless (since Trick tour?)

my fav gonna be as she slow down and sang Sayonara no Mukogawa from ELS, the backdrop the dress and her vocal are beautiful, reminded me her performance for Yume no Uta @ BC tour

everything turn mess since the slutty KSKS, the costume after Pink Spider are horrible

btw, where is her dancer Maiko? i miss her!

Tbh, I really think I won't even get Japonesque Tour because I would still take nonths until I actually watch it and eventually I'll forget it which is sad but in all honesty I don't feel that interesed in concerts anymore. Not just with Kuu, it's the same for everyone. :D I guess I'm one of those people who just loves the audio versions more than the video itself lol.

The TW press of the JAPONESQUE tour will be released 2014.01.03 :bawl

So far away!

Can someone please tell me the password of the "making" :


http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2753348298

Kuu will be in Vivi March 2014, coming out 01/23!
It says it's about her new album!

http://imageshack.com/a/img11/9091/trmc.jpg

^
New album neeeews!!! Yay!!

Finally! She took so long with this album..but it's okay since she gave birth. Hope it's not a rushed record like most of her albums. Kingdom being one of the exceptions!

I have been waiting for this album for a while *_____* I really can't wait to know more details about it

It feels like ages since her last album. Unfortunately, I haven't liked any singles released for this album...

Unfortunately they have not announced the album and I'm off traveling tomorrow... Of course I can keep up on news probably on a daily basis with my phone, but I don't think I'll be able to get the first press or limited edition if there is any ]: Damn

Who said they will announce it this soon? It might take a few weeks. Hopefully days but yeah...

I really hope for a lot of new album tracks!

Going to pick my JPNSQ tour blu-ray tomorrow!

Good news!! I can't wait!!

a nyuu album?
finally something to look forward to! maybe it'll help me become interested in kumi again.

Yaaas new album
hopefully it's one of those where all the album tracks slay the singles!

"bring it on" better be on the album, i've been dying to hear that song ever since she performed it at the girls awards

Yay! It says "Newアルバムが出るよ〜" which means "An new album is coming~"

she already confirmed it in the fan mail a while ago, I only hope it comes with the FC concert as a bonus DVD :D + I'm really hoping for lot's of PVs on the other DVD, I'm not counting for DVD for all the songs but that of course would be awesome :)

CD + All songs PV DVD + FC concert DVD + Photobook and 2014 is officially awesome year already :D

^
Really hope there'll be a photobook. She should always have those, the JAPONESQUE one is superb

Well, it's been a while since they announced the hall tour and as the album usually comes out before it and they have a gap of 4-6 weeks between announcement and release, it seems likeky it'll be announced before I get back home on the 10th of January :P It was also confirmed on the email magazine, so it should be starting to undergo post-production by now.

At least you will have loads of news to come back too, it's fun. But yeah if you want first press you better just check if there's anything every now and then =P.

I love the tour's first press slipcase, it's cute!

Well, kuu could make a PV for every song again, considering most or at least half of the tracklist are already single songs should be easier. CD+DVD with PV for every track+DVD FC live would be awesome and probably the best they could do for the next album, maybe adding a great packaging like the JAPONESQUE digipack. She will buy me and I want the "one" live so bad. I just hope that there won't be a Box version with 1 less thing and a full digipack version like it was with JAPONESQUE since I HAD to buy BOTH and money is not plenty like sand.

Setlist of MUSIC FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE 2013:

1.IS THIS TRAP？
2.TABOO
3.BE MY BABY
4.Ai no Uta
5.Brave
6.Dreaming Now！
7.LALALALALA

The only different thing is TABOO there, the rest is kinda bleh.

?

What album does kuu have that's like that

^No man's land, Boom Boom Boys, So Nice, Slow, Brave, Escalate > Ai wo tomenaide, Love me back (doesn't apply to 4times though :p)

Has kuu been on any year end shows this year?

JAPONESQUE and UNIVERSE come to mind :yes

I feel with every album there's at least one song that trumps all the singles. However, as far as many album tracks that are better than the singles, UNIVERSE wins.

Dam shes looking good!
What's her secret... fresh amnotic juices?

BOW TO THE KUUCH.

is there mp3 Japonesque tour already?

Heard a rumor the new album will have PVs for all tracks and will be called KUMIKÓ

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107004 or JPS

Watched JAPONESQUE's blu-ray yesterday and the show was great!!

I just have a problem with the fact that a lot of tracks aren't fully sang. A lot of songs are just verse~chorus and that is that (even ai no uta!) like 11 songs from the live, apart from the medleys and the second encore's LALALALALA (that was just the same as before the 2nd encore, then what's point? at least sing the 2nd one in full!). I get the good will of performing many songs but I really prefer that almost all will be full versions and just 1-2 apart from the medleys could be verse-chorus. Songs mostly aren't worth it if they are not sang in full since important parts of them are missing, 11+ songs is TOO MUCH songs not to be sang in full in her main long big tour. I can understand it on TV lives and medleys (when there aren't too many) but on a tour I wish for mostly full sang songs. Also, she should sing more in the up beat songs and less let the playback run in the background without her.

Besides that the performances were really great. All for you vocals were probably her best in years.

awsome! thx *_*

and KINGDOM was with all the videos too ^^

How different is the Japonesque Blu-Ray from the concert that was broadcast on WOWOW?

Only Kingdom and JAPONESQUE.

UNIVERSE didn't have PVs for all of the songs (Stay, Work It Out, No Way, Step Into My World, Comes up) and compilations obviously aren't couted.

I think he/she meant on which album it was the case that the album tracs owend the singles, not which had videos for all tracks.

Right sorry.

I would hope for a repeatance of JAPONESQUE when both were mostly great. (Not going to happen this time because of the singles). That's why I hope for a lot of new album tracks.

I'm hoping the album tracks are good, and I'm usually not that disappointed with them, so yey.

I liked the singles okay, but nothing I was putting on repeat like Shake Hip or Love Technique.

I hope she explores new genres though
Or something indie and different
Like her own impossible princess

But I have better chances of winning the lottery thrice

http://vivi.tv/magazine/new/yokoku/

Vivi removed the "A new album is coming~" text from the Kuu rectangle on the site. Maybe they spoke too soon and Avex asked them to remove it? They are being so secretive with this album. :thud

Maybe the album will be too amazing to be spoken about? ;) I can't wait to get a chance to listen to it. I bet it's going to blow me away like her other albums has done. :heart

Pulling a tezurane and the kh3 theme song mess.

appartenly there is a new coming soon banner on her website. the save file says "bon voyage"

I think, in dejavu and trick for example. She says the title name of the album on the intros. But in JAPONESQUE and KINGDOM she didn't say the title of the album in the intros. Maybe she does that because this type of album have all videos in it? Just thinking...haha

I just want more Jazz, Kuu. I don't really care too much if she explores new genres anymore. She's already done so many. Obviously with Pop influences, but she is a Popstar. And really, what is left for her to do? Neo-Classical? 'Cause we already got classical with Ashita e...

But they are called Introduction for Kingdom and Introduction ~JAPONESQUE~ actually :P

Where was this? I couldnt find it /:

he/she mean this:
http://rhythmzone.net/koda/img_top/t..._bonvoyage.jpg

won't be surprise if her new album name Bon Voyage, like what she did for Dejavu :love

^ If her new album is called Bon Voyage, it will be huge mess >_<
It's like calling it Have a good trip !....

It would be funny considering there was a single called Summer Trip lol

Bon Voyage sounds weird, Voyage sounds more suitable when it comes to names lf Kuu albums

Did we ever get any more info on what that Koda World project was about?

It's her retirement album...

I hope it's not :o

tbh that was my first thought (probably cause it was the name of tokyo jihen's farewell tour)

Au Revoir would totally be a retirement thing :P And from her last interviews, retirement seems highly unlikely

I'm glad I'm not the only one who views the title, "Bon Voyage" as a retirement album...lol

I don't see Bon Voyage as a bad album name, hoping for a sailor theme <3

kuu better NOT retire.

As long as there are many new smashing album tracks it should be fine. I hope it's at least better than Dejavu (which at least had great singles). Dejavu... Bon Voyage.. stuff.

i hope the covers will be great <3

I also hope she doesn't retire completely just yet. Unlike other people, she has been consistent.

But if she did...I would hope she at least stays in the music business. She's smarter and more talented than people really give her credit for.


I'm hoping it's just another one of her lame (and fun) themes though lol

Bon Voyage have the meaning "a new start".

lol @ retirement album, you guys make her sound very old.

After getting married etc, she has confirmed time and time again that she isn't gonna retire in a loooong time.

Anyhow. I hope we get more info about the album soon~

Bon Voyage... Go To The Top, Summer Trip, Dreaming Now!.... I do see a connection.
Nevermind, I'm excited!

According to kinotrumpet at Baidu, release date is 19th February! 3 versions, one of them with Blu-Ray.
Koda Gumi will get the info in the next days probably. playroom is always faster.

Why would she retire already? she still sells more than most of the acts in japan right now and her tours are very lucrative. Don't be fooled by Oricon numbers.

I like the title, I hope it has a nice visual concept with it.

yeah i'm sure she has no plans to retire, it's just where my mind went when i saw the title

anyway, i'm really excited for the album!

I always lol when people say Kuu's gonna retire. I seriously don't see her as someone eho would do such a thing tbh. Besides, she has stated she doesn't want to retire in many interviews. Of course, there are people who wish she would but no, Kuu won't. If she did though, I would ditch j-pop for k-pop and western pop in a secpnd because Kuu is probably the only thing that still keeps me coming back every time. :D

I'm sure Kumi won't retire..looking forward to her new album..hope for some great covers (she always delivers them) and for some strong tracks as some of the singles are really weak (especially Dreaming Now! :no)..another album with the quality of feel my mind, Kingdom, or Trick would be great..NO BLACK CHERRY please!!!!!!!!

^Black Cherry is the best j-pop album ever made imo. It's just perfect. All songs are defining my taste of music so well that it amazes me even today. :D

Well..everybody has its own taste :yes...I respect your opinion..I like a few songs from that album but I simply do not resonate with it.

she won't retire or go to hiatus, she said that on japonesque tour ==

gurl ultra blue :P


lulz can you imagine people comparing koda and hikki.

I can't even go there for many reasons. Hikki is like my #3 favorite all time J-Pop artist so I can't compare them. It does feel weird too. :D

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...01970466_n.jpg

Credits: Koda Kumi Complete @ Facebook

She's not going to retire...Kenji encouraged her to continue as Koda Kumi or else JAPONESQUE would have been the last thing we have from her!

I think she's just continuing with the French titles for her album~
Bon Voyage...I already see party on a yacht :laugh

So it's gonna be Koda Kumi Live Tour 2014 ~Bon Voyage~ ??

Yay! Won the lottery, but have to wait for 7 months til Tokyo dates x____x
*it's tormenting me*

It's a Black Plague-sized disaster in the making.

As for Black Cherry, Yume no Uta and Juicy are the only songs I personally like from it.

Kuu was in the studio again today, working on production on the album.
Seems like she's doing all the work for the album now didn't have any time while touring so much.
Guess the album is also the reason, that she isn't on any year end shows.

http://imageshack.com/a/img513/6666/vvq7.jpg

From her FC Anniversary blog.
Just open till 12/31. :(

:D

Those shows don't even deserve her awesomeness. Did you see Music Station? :bbarf

and wth, what happened to the better vomit emote. This one does not nearly convey the horrible nausea I need it to.


I just hope she doesn't try to sing in French ever.

Exactly. So it's not like there wasn't a possibility of quitting. She even said herself that it was a thought and a possibility after she had the child. But that being said, I don't see it happening. She could however, always change her mind.

Do you know what she's shooting today? I just looked on her blog and it said she was shooting something today.

I want album details!

Ah, a new one already! :D
They don't say what it is for. :cry
Just that they were shooting till morning.
The pic doesn't reveal much as well.
http://imageshack.com/a/img189/5443/wkej.jpg

I want album infos as well! :eyes

Me too. I hope we'll get more details soon.

I really like this thinking :yes

I wonder if she'll be shooting PVs oversea, to fit the Voyage theme :P

Pretty name of the album,I think retro pin up sailor theme could do good
And I can actually see her retiring