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Toniayu123 13th April 2017 10:08 AM

5 years ago she did a fan club tour?? Where was I? I didn't know.

Isicio 13th April 2017 01:24 PM

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MS-6OrfeGOc

Corvina 13th April 2017 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 3237391)
Marika , do you know if Kuu's concert goods imposed a buyer restriction limit ?

No, there isn't afaik.
You can buy as much as you want.
But I guess if you start buying dozens of the same good, they'll probably say something.

@Toniayu123:
Kuu had 2 FC tours so far.
Let's Party Vol.1 in 2008 and Let's Party Vol.2 in 2013.
Looks like she likes it having them every 5 years.

kaled kalil 13th April 2017 02:31 PM

I'm curious to know about her entrance, 'cause at the beginning of ULTRAVIOLET she's just there. The stage does have a second floor, but it's in the middle of the triangle.

Here we can kinda see the intro for the tour and a little bit of Damn real: https://www.instagram.com/p/BS0JvKFgWOv/

And for those questioning about the W FACE DVD package, this is how it looks like https://www.instagram.com/p/BSzd2IjhIUS/

pedronekoi 13th April 2017 02:40 PM

The projections looks amazing even tho the stage is pretty simple...

KarenPang 13th April 2017 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isicio (Post 3237404)

More footages on last night's tour



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS-6OrfeGOc

That face mask with the Ultraviolet text on it is so cool

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corvina (Post 3237408)
No, there isn't afaik.
You can buy as much as you want.
But I guess if you start buying dozens of the same good, they'll probably say something.

Oh ok , I'm real surprised the parka is very popular even though I don't like pink & yellow that much

But I guess the parka is a practical concert good especially if you plan to wear it often

Anyway even if goods start going on sale from 1pm onwards , I do know people who would queue very early in the morning in order to buy the more popular in demand ones

When I went back Japan in the beginning of the year , I arrived at Zepp Namba at 10am & the goods weren't on sale until 1.30pm (another reason is because I wasn't familiar with Osaka)

I was so early until I saw the delivery truck parked at the road side & the delivery guys handed the concert goods (they were still in the boxes) to the staff , haha

I thought I was early but I wasn't as there was already a line formed outside Zepp Namba

I don't know about queuing overnight to buy concert goods though , I think that's not allowed

Corvina 13th April 2017 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pedronekoi (Post 3237413)
The projections looks amazing even tho the stage is pretty simple...

I think that might be one reason it's that simple.
Also at one point there are cups and a sofa moving on stage (like the Alice attraction in Disneyland - the theme for the fans on stage is amusement park).
They need space for that.

@Karen

There are even more parkas, as there are parkas in different colours available at the venues in different regions.


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/2j1TwO.png

Nosuke, misono's husband, was at the concert yesterday as well:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/f8yshz.png

And Kuu is making a LINE post before and after every concert stop and after she's posting a handwritten message and a small part of a big picture that will only be visible with more tour stops (like as puzzle).

CeReSu 13th April 2017 02:59 PM

still no W FACE PV???
I can't wait to see it!

KarenPang 13th April 2017 03:05 PM

Ah Marika , I didn't know the parka have different colours in each region , I thought that only applies to the sports towels :O

Too bad there's no red option as it's my favourite colour D:

===

W FACE Day 3 setlist

M1 Ultraviolet
M2 POP DIVA
M3 (Medley)Wicked Girls〜HURRICANE〜MONEY IN MY BAG
M4 Insane
M5 Bassline
M6 Damn real
M7 Promise you
M8 愛のうた 爱之歌
M9 TATTOO〜SWEET MEMORIES〜小さな恋のうた 小情歌
M10 Heartless
M11 好きでして 喜欢你
M12 BRIDGET SONG
M13 Stand by you
M14 HOTEL
M15 TABOO
M16 XXX
M17 Be My Baby
M18 LOADED feat. Sean Paul
M19 Bring It On
M20 What's Up

EN1 Poppin' love cocktail
EN2 キューティハニー 甜心战士
EN3 Comes Up
EN4 walk

http://tieba.baidu.com/p/5071468516

The Baidu user further wrote that today for the 1st song in the encore segment , it was supposed to be a toss up between BUT or WIND

But for some reason , it was changed to BUT Vs Poppin' love cocktail and unfortunately , BUT lost :x

The Chinese translation for Poppin' love cocktail is hilarious though lmao , it doesn't match the actual English song title LOL

Corvina 13th April 2017 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 3237417)
Ah Marika , I didn't know the parka have different colours in each region , I thought that only applies to the sports towels :O

Too bad there's no red option as it's my favourite colour D:

Yeah, red would have been great.
And I also love the mint, purple and the black ones, but I'm in Kansai and I can only buy the yellow one! :vsad
Guess I try my luck with auctions afterwards.

Isicio 13th April 2017 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaled kalil (Post 3237410)
And for those questioning about the W FACE DVD package, this is how it looks like https://www.instagram.com/p/BSzd2IjhIUS/

Thank you, looks simple.

@KarenPang Thank you I can't put the link right.

jiarongisme 13th April 2017 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KarenPang (Post 3237417)
The Chinese translation for Poppin' love cocktail is hilarious though lmao , it doesn't match the actual English song title LOL

"鸡尾酒" is the direct translation for cocktail though. Pretty sure it was just the forum's colloquial way of calling that song.

I love her BRIDGET SONG look but what is up with the other dress for the ballad section LOL.

Marurosu 13th April 2017 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaled kalil (Post 3237367)
Love the outfits! Here is the video footage:



The stage is a little weird this time, with just one floor and it seems there is no live band this time.

Actually the band stands behind the stage. Beside the triangle. There a little stage in the middle of the triangle that Kumi came from at the beginning. But it disappears​ when when the led screen is full

maze 13th April 2017 08:09 PM

Wow those outfits are really bad except for the first one which was also ruined because of the 5 first songs she performed. Ultraviolet looks lifeless, no wonder tho it was just a bad choice as an opener, would have fit better for the third section with that awful hairstyle. The ballad section looks uninspired , same look and dresses at least she should have changed colors. Encore style must be a joke.

I dont know, I was amazed by the two new albums and that she finally came back with something sexy/mature like outside, and something for the nostalgia like inside. And then she makes a tour excluding the best songs and doing the same thing over and over. She needs a new formula, this is just getting freakin old

Xianghua 13th April 2017 08:28 PM

Oooh the different parka colors are a good idea!! But lol why does just Gunma have its own color? It's a prefecture, it's region is Kanto. :P

I want that ultraviolet mask.

oaristos 13th April 2017 10:15 PM

I love her energy during Ultraviolet. I didn't like the album but I might enjoy watching the tour (the same happened with Bon Voyage). And I'm not going to complain about the stage because I much prefer Koda in smaller venues, and I actually find the triangle pretty cool. :yes

Gustavopc 14th April 2017 12:46 AM

Love the mint dress, a side of it is sexy with the legs showing and the open part at her torso while the other side even has a long glove :heart

thinkingoutloud89 14th April 2017 02:13 AM

So a short review:

Opening + first segment:
Pretty unspectacular to be quite honest. But she looked so hot and it is probably my favourite part of the show. Ultraviolet is a lame opener though, but it seems to be the tour theme (Kumis code-name is Ultraviolet for the show, the dancers are named after the other songs on the t-shirt). POP DIVA had much more power and energy.

As for the medley that followed: It was fun but short, disappointed me a bit though.
Nothing special for Insane. Bassline was performed with a big hat and a black, hight outfit while the screen showed curtains. Looked really stiff - I hope it changes throughout the tour. Damn real is one of the highlights performance-wise.

W FACE PV looks pretty cool, but as a PV it is really boring. Did not buy it in the end (will probably be on the Tour DVD)


Ballad section:
Okay overall. I only remember Chiisana koi no uta cause everyone sang along which was cute, Heartless was performed with only a piano and there were a lot of girls crying during Ai no Uta. Overall not to draggy thanks to the covers. Enjoyed it, but the outfit is just plain ugly. Sukideshite is the song for the audience to come up the stage.

Upbeat section:
Really loved HOTEL and Taboo. The energy for this was pretty high. The outfit looked strange again and reminded me of M BEST Tour Miliyah and the dance break was pretty weird with some fire-streetfighter action. BE MY BABY and LOADED got the crowed and she did not perform BIO (at least i can't remember). I personally enjoyed Wassup aswell and she cried during Comes Up leaving the crowed singing it.

Encore:
Short and basic. Enjoyed Butterfly, other than that more talking than singing. No special ending but " to be continued".



We have 5 dancers for this tour and a live band during the Ballad section. There seemed to be some sound issues as she kept giving hand sings during the whole show. The stage is he basic level and and upper level on the center pyramid.

If you want to know more details, just ask.

se7entheaven 14th April 2017 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maze (Post 3237464)
Wow those outfits are really bad except for the first one which was also ruined because of the 5 first songs she performed. Ultraviolet looks lifeless, no wonder tho it was just a bad choice as an opener, would have fit better for the third section with that awful hairstyle. The ballad section looks uninspired , same look and dresses at least she should have changed colors. Encore style must be a joke.

I dont know, I was amazed by the two new albums and that she finally came back with something sexy/mature like outside, and something for the nostalgia like inside. And then she makes a tour excluding the best songs and doing the same thing over and over. She needs a new formula, this is just getting freakin old

IKR. She seems to fell into the same formula now:
Dance Intro, Long Ballads, some pop dance fun songs, then Encore.

Plus... recently everything seems so budget. My poor Kuu...

kaled kalil 14th April 2017 04:02 AM

@thinkingoutloud89 Thank you for the short review! I'm really happy that Sukideshite is the song for the fan interaction, such a nice song.

melissalove 14th April 2017 04:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by se7entheaven (Post 3237483)
IKR. She seems to fell into the same formula now..

This is sad but true not just for kumi but for both namie and Ayu.

Corvina 14th April 2017 07:18 AM

Her tours always followed a (the same) formula.
They do for most artists.

They're now limiting the number of denim jackets and hoodies available for buying at the venue.
Edit: they restocked now on mu-mo.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/jYnflj.png

Guess they severely underestimated the popularity of both.

Thelma Aoyama also went to see Kuu live:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...922/1tA8v6.png

kaled kalil 14th April 2017 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corvina
Her tours always followed a (the same) formula.
They do for most artists.

I know, right? If your perception of her concerts changed, don't try to blame on something that it's obviously still working.

--

It's always nice to see famous singers or even famous people going to her concert.

I forgot to mention, I'm so excited for Let's Party Vol. 3. I hope it is as good as the Vol. 2, it's such an underrated concert. Hope she sings some hidden gems as she did last time and I guess we're never getting footage of the Hawaii Concert. :(

About the stage being small and all, I feel like the footage doesn't give enough justice to the overall look. When we get a proper WOWOW footage, I think it will look a lot better.

KarenPang 14th April 2017 03:06 PM

I want to say that even if the setlist looks disappointing , I'm sure the MC(s) portions might make up for it

Also physically I'm not there but if I'm at the venue myself , it will be different

And I don't think the stage setup is that bad . At least it's not basic ala a live house venue setting where there's literally nothing onstage

kaled kalil 14th April 2017 03:23 PM

I have no complains about the setlist. I love it. :shrug

Bangrang could be there, but it's not like she's never going to perform the song ever. Lay Down proves that she still can bring some songs of her catalog and sing on different occasions. The stage looks fine as well, it's just a different shape that we're used to.

KarenPang 14th April 2017 03:29 PM

I don't think the setlist so far for the W FACE tour is that bad either

Also at least there's a structure and the songs are not randomly jumbled up all over the place

I know asking for a completely different setlist for each concert date is impossible (The only artiste I know that does it is UVERworld which I don't know how they're able to do that to begin with)

The upside is that there will be a few different songs Kuu will be doing for each date & that aspect will change

a❤martian 14th April 2017 04:22 PM

What I've seen of this tour doesn't have me pumped. But, I will save my final judgment for after I've watched the official release. I doubt the footage we have is doing it justice.

Gustavopc 14th April 2017 04:30 PM

I like the setlist, basically it goes from outside to inside and then classic Kumi, there's even the W FACE PV when the changes sections and this helps on the "storyline". Plus there's always a chance a song I think shouldn't be there on the setlist ends up being one of my favorite performances and I enjoy it and the concert a lot more (: Kuu knows how to perform and I think she'll deliver just as usual for me

ahtka-chan 14th April 2017 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaled kalil (Post 3237516)
I know, right? If your perception of her concerts changed, don't try to blame on something that it's obviously still working.

Oh, wow, there's no need to get defensive.

He's just saying that Kumi's been formulaic as hell, if that's bad or good it's up to whoever watching her tours/listening her music.

And when you say "obviously still working" it feels that you're talking for everyone, which you're not. It's your personal opinion, but the way you put it seems you're stating a fact, it's not.

Corvina 14th April 2017 04:55 PM

W FACE PV:
https://www.facebook.com/twkodagumi/...4255218078033/

Seemingly not happening much, but the symbols used totally relate to her (the water, the butterfly and so on). I like it.
And it's interesting they decided to make a PV to serve for the tour thematically.

kaled kalil 14th April 2017 05:06 PM

@ahtka-chan It's not my personal opinion when she's selling out the dates. I guess this means that it's working, no? People are still paying to see her live, even if a couple of people over here are complaining that the concert has a "formula". I'm not being defensive, I'm just saying that she's doing her job and this is how she was been her whole career. Fans opinions changes all the time, and it's fine.

---

I like the W FACE PV, the golden dress is goooorgeous.

Gustavopc 14th April 2017 06:10 PM

Amen W FACE, she looks soooo pretty in the shots :heart Also love the symbols there, these are some elements she's been using her whole career and add a lot to this concept

pheonixflame15 14th April 2017 08:05 PM

So she doesn't actually sing W FACE during the live?

Xianghua 14th April 2017 08:33 PM

The purple hair looks great on her:love

Gustavopc 15th April 2017 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pheonixflame15 (Post 3237556)
So she doesn't actually sing W FACE during the live?

No :( That's the only thing I actually complained about the tour, imo it could have been a great opener

KuuXAyu-fan 15th April 2017 05:49 AM

W FACE PV could've been really awesome with some choreo.

KarenPang 15th April 2017 06:06 AM

From LINE

https://scontent-sin6-1.xx.fbcdn.net...1f&oe=59502A0D

Go to Aichi.
#WFACETOUR2017 #04 #05

https://scontent-sin6-1.xx.fbcdn.net...37&oe=5999AC3B

https://www.facebook.com/twkodagumi/...164032/?type=3

https://scontent-sin6-1.xx.fbcdn.net...e1&oe=5999A777

https://www.facebook.com/twkodagumi/...168821/?type=3

pheonixflame15 15th April 2017 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gustavopc (Post 3237571)
No :( That's the only thing I actually complained about the tour, imo it could have been a great opener

Oh no :( that was one of the songs I was most excited for her to sing.

sitara 15th April 2017 09:09 AM

that video was really bad imo :( that song deserves a much better video; it looks so messy.
also, why the hell is the main song not performed in concert? weird decisions all round.

KarenPang 15th April 2017 01:16 PM

These are the most popular/in demand goods of KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2017 ~W FACE~

・ PULLOVER HOODIE -YELLOW-(S/M/L)
・ PULLOVER HOODIE -PINK-(S/M/L)
・ ULTRA VIOLET DENIM JKT(S/M/L)
・ W FACE LEGGING
・ KODA KUMI×TWEETY BIRD foldable mirror

http://rhythmzone.net/koda/news/detail.php?id=1048358

I saw the jacket & hoodie sold on auction site at twice the original amount :x

Also , Kuu will sing Bring It On on 7th May at Saga , before the Sagan Tosu Vs Yokohama FM football match begins

http://rhythmzone.net/koda/news/detail.php?id=1048404

KarenPang 16th April 2017 04:28 AM

Last night's setlist

M1 Ultraviolet
M2 POP DIVA
M3 (Medley) Wicked Girls〜HURRICANE〜MONEY IN MY BAG
M4 Insane
M5 Bassline
M6 Damn real
M7 喜びのかけら 
M8 愛のうた 
M9 (Medley) TATTOO〜SWEET MEMORIES〜小さな恋のうた 
M10 Heartless
M11 好きでして 
M12 BRIDGET SONG
M13 Stand by you
M14 HOTEL
M15 TABOO
M16 XXX
M17 Be My Baby
M18 LOADED feat. Sean Paul
M19 Bring It On
M20 What's Up

EN1 BUT
EN2 Butterfly
EN3 Comes Up
EN4 walk

http://tieba.baidu.com/p/5074490165

Finally , BUT :heart

The baidu user wrote it was a toss up between BUT & LALALALALA and BUT won

On my way wasn't performed last night

kaled kalil 16th April 2017 01:51 PM

They replaced Promise you for Yorokobi no Kakera.

Gustavopc 16th April 2017 03:16 PM

I wonder why she cut Jounetsu, I love that song so much ):

And I hope they are recording these extra songs at least for the encore, I wanna see BUT no matter what ahahahaha

Corvina 17th April 2017 02:44 AM

Setlist for the 2nd Nagoya date:
M1 Ultraviolet
M2 POP DIVA
M3 (Medley)Wicked Girls〜HURRICANE〜MONEY IN MY BAG
M4 Insane
M5 Bassline
M6 Damn real
M7 On my way
M8 愛のうた
M9 (Medley)TATTOO〜SWEET MEMORIES〜小さな恋のうた
M10 Heartless
M11 好きでして
M12 BRIDGET SONG
M13 Stand by you
M14 HOTEL
M15 TABOO
M16 XXX
M17 Be My Baby
M18 LOADED feat. Sean Paul
M19 Bring It On
M20 What's Up

EN1 IS THIS TRAP?
EN2 キューティーハニー
EN3 Comes Up
EN4 walk

She performed On my way in full and ITT? and Cutie Honey for the encore.

@Gustavopc:
I somehow doubt it. They didn't record the extra performed songs last year and those were less than we already have now.

ahtka-chan 17th April 2017 03:21 PM

Bitch has truly forgotten Jounetsu, what a shame

Gustavopc 17th April 2017 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corvina (Post 3237750)
Setlist for the 2nd Nagoya date:
M1 Ultraviolet
M2 POP DIVA
M3 (Medley)Wicked Girls〜HURRICANE〜MONEY IN MY BAG
M4 Insane
M5 Bassline
M6 Damn real
M7 On my way
M8 愛のうた
M9 (Medley)TATTOO〜SWEET MEMORIES〜小さな恋のうた
M10 Heartless
M11 好きでして
M12 BRIDGET SONG
M13 Stand by you
M14 HOTEL
M15 TABOO
M16 XXX
M17 Be My Baby
M18 LOADED feat. Sean Paul
M19 Bring It On
M20 What's Up

EN1 IS THIS TRAP?
EN2 キューティーハニー
EN3 Comes Up
EN4 walk

She performed On my way in full and ITT? and Cutie Honey for the encore.

@Gustavopc:
I somehow doubt it. They didn't record the extra performed songs last year and those were less than we already have now.

Yeah, thats true :( Then I'll hope BUT will be performed of the recording day hahahah

KarenPang 18th April 2017 10:10 AM

2nd week position/sales for Driving Hit's 7 - #83 ; 611
Total 2 week sales - 4,084

W FACE 6th week position/sales

inside - #96 ; 532
outside - #97 ; 528

Sub total

inside - 26,930
outside - 26,835

Total - 53,765

The W FACE PV DVD giveaway is definitely helping sales to a certain extent

ShiraJemJem 18th April 2017 12:43 PM

I'm freakin' love Driving Hit's 7. It's so amazing.

a❤martian 19th April 2017 02:52 AM

Guys, after much deliberation, I have finally made a decision. Hana is my favourite Koda Kumi song. I'm listening to it and my heart is crying.

maze 20th April 2017 05:29 AM

^ and you mentioned sometime in the past that you dont listen to ballads, thats even more surprising. The fact that your fave song is a ballad when you are not a ballad person xd

I just want this tour to end, it's just looking bad. And the fact that even the title track was avoided makes me more disappointed about it all (even if the PV is very nice, I enjoyed it). I think the problem is this 47 prefecture thing she's started since last year, inducing her singing old hits trying to be mainstream.

W FACE and Driving Hits 7 are such awesome records for my ears. This era deserved an spectacular tour like the WOML one. I was actually expecting that since she was like one year an arena tour, the next one a hall tour and so on. But I guess that's how things work for her right now

melissalove 20th April 2017 11:59 AM

[QUOTE=maze;3238164]^ and you mentioned sometime in the past that you dont listen to ballads, thats even more surprising. The fact that your fave song is a ballad when you are not a ballad person xd

I just want this tour to end, it's just looking bad. And the fact that even the title track was avoided makes me more disappointed about it all (even if the PV is very nice, I enjoyed it). I think the problem is this 47 prefecture thing she's started since last year, inducing her singing old hits trying to be mainstream.

W FACE and Driving Hits 7 are such awesome records for my ears. This era deserved an spectacular tour like the WOML one. I was actually expecting that since she was like one year an arena tour, the next one a hall tour and so on. But I guess that's how things work for her right now[/QUOTE]

She announced the hall tour way before the album release. So she's stuck :/

Gustavopc 20th April 2017 12:18 PM

I guess she enjoyed it plus it could have been difficult to book arenas with many of them closing for the Olympics

Corvina 20th April 2017 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melissalove (Post 3238188)

She announced the hall tour way before the album release. So she's stuck :/

In recent years she always announced the tour before the album (yeah, since JAPONESQUE, I think). As she herself prefers hall tours due to being nearer to her audience and the tour last year was such a success, they're doing it again. it's just the 2nd time she's touring the whole country (and there just aren't arenas in every prefecture).
Has nothing to do with being stuck.

And I personally will wait till I see the tour before I judge it.

Not to offend anyone, but tours are primarily directed at people actually attending them. This and last years hall tours are bigger than the ones for Dejavu and Bon Voyage.
So it looks like she has gained concert goers. So guess what? She's doing something right.

KarenPang 20th April 2017 03:24 PM

Other artistes also announce tours before any of their new releases are out , not just Kuu

And the fact that a considerable amount of dates are sold out for KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2017 ~W FACE~ , that's a good thing isn't it ? :shrug

I personally like live house venues out of hall , arena & let alone dome due to the close proximity you get (even though you have to watch out for getting crushed to death if you're in the audience :dead2) & even if you're far at the back , it's not so bad

Also for hall venues , even if you're seated on the 2nd/3rd floor , you wouldn't feel you're missing out on things . You still can get a pretty good view

melissalove 20th April 2017 09:30 PM

Relax people, I personally dont have anything against halls.
But, she announced this tour I think at the end of the other one which is why W face is a hall tour. I was just responding to ANOTHER comment relating to why this tour is a hall. So just stop trying to make something out of this.:eviltongu

Corvina 20th April 2017 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melissalove (Post 3238247)
Relax people, I personally dont have anything against halls.
But, she announced this tour I think at the end of the other one which is why W face is a hall tour. I was just responding to ANOTHER comment relating to why this tour is a hall. So just stop trying to make something out of this.:eviltongu

But I don't get your point?
This tour isn't a hall tour cause she announced it at the end of the last one.

melissalove 20th April 2017 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corvina (Post 3238250)
But I don't get your point?
This tour isn't a hall tour cause she announced it at the end of the last one.

No it's a hall because she already decided it and announced it as such. For the actual indepth reason why?? No one knows. We can speculate, we can annualize but unless kumi says so herself nothing is concrete. Or maybe she explained the reason and I just didn't know about it.

Corvina 21st April 2017 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melissalove (Post 3238253)
No it's a hall because she already decided it and announced it as such. For the actual indepth reason why?? No one knows. We can speculate, we can annualize but unless kumi says so herself nothing is concrete. Or maybe she explained the reason and I just didn't know about it.

It also could have been an arena tour and been announced so early. Aleeady happened in the past. She and her team always plan early ahead. And it's a hall tour as she's touring all prefectures again.

ahtka-chan 21st April 2017 01:25 AM

I think what Melissalove is trying to say is that she couldn't do an arena tour, because it was already announced as a hall tour. I mean, she couldn't change the type of venue later.

I think she could, if she wanted, but I don't think she would like to do that.

melissalove 21st April 2017 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corvina (Post 3238259)
It also could have been an arena tour and been announced so early. Aleeady happened in the past. She and her team always plan early ahead. And it's a hall tour as she's touring all prefectures again.


Yes it could've been an arena and it could've also been a f concert underwater but she didn't announce any of those. She announced a hall and thats one of the reasons why w face is a hall tour. What part of that don't you understand?? She already annoced it, way before the album came out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahtka-chan (Post 3238263)
I think what Melissalove is trying to say is that she couldn't do an arena tour, because it was already announced as a hall tour. I mean, she couldn't change the type of venue later.

I think she could, if she wanted, but I don't think she would like to do that.

Thank you!! That's what I meant.

Corvina 21st April 2017 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melissalove (Post 3238266)
Yes it could've been an arena and it could've also been a f concert underwater but she didn't announce any of those. She announced a hall and thats one of the reasons why w face is a hall tour. What part of that don't you understand?? She already annoced it, way before the album came out.



Thank you!! That's what I meant.

Alright, but I don't understand why that should be a problem.

a❤martian 21st April 2017 08:21 PM

@maze: you're right. I was thinking that, too. Kuu'S most recent ballads are everything I hate about ballads, actually. Generic goat crap.

CatGirl 22nd April 2017 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a❤martian (Post 3238357)
@maze: you're right. I was thinking that, too. Kuu'S most recent ballads are everything I hate about ballads, actually. Generic goat crap.

Same, to be honest. I can't stand her recent ballads at all. They all sound the same to me. It sucks because I totally love ballads, but I seriously can't deal with listening to Kuu's anymore haha

Beauty4123 22nd April 2017 12:44 AM

Just wanna say that the "W FACE" tour PV is AMAZING! The entire concept is soo kuu...with being underwater, butterflies, etc... :heart I'm getting so nostalgic! :weep and boy was she GORGEOUS in both looks! :heart

*goes back to listening to OUTSIDE* :D

KarenPang 25th April 2017 06:07 PM

a-nation 2017 dates have released & this year it will take place on 26th & 27th Aug at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium

https://twitter.com/anation_navi/sta...86403468152833

Will this be the 1st time Kuu might not be performing on a-nation ? :confused

For both listed dates , KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2017 ~ W FACE ~ will be happening so I don't think she will perform

KuuXAyu-fan 26th April 2017 02:57 AM

She also didn't perform in 2012 and 2014.

ahtka-chan 26th April 2017 05:00 AM

I don't know if any of you saw, but there's someone selling two tickets to W FACE Tour in the buying and selling forum part.

Gustavopc 26th April 2017 05:12 AM

Are there MQ/HQ scans of the DH7 booklet somewhere? There is a pic I wanna use as my lockscreen :laugh

LiDaYu 26th April 2017 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KuuXAyu-fan (Post 3238751)
She also didn't perform in 2012 and 2014.

Actually she did in 2014...
She did'nt in 2012 because she gave birth To her son....

jiarongisme 26th April 2017 12:18 PM

^ Yep. She performed at a-nation Taiwan in 2014.

KarenPang 26th April 2017 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahtka-chan (Post 3238761)
I don't know if any of you saw, but there's someone selling two tickets to W FACE Tour in the buying and selling forum part.

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123592

Not very sure if anyone on here would buy tickets to this weekend's concerts cos they will take place in Sapporo

Also a real pity that there's a high chance that Kuu might not perform in this year's a-nation

My sister plans to go back Japan on that week & it would have been the 2nd time she see Kuu perform assume if the dates do not clash with each other

KuuXAyu-fan 26th April 2017 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiDaYu (Post 3238766)
Actually she did in 2014...
She did'nt in 2012 because she gave birth To her son....

I know she performed in Taiwan in 2014 but I really don't consider it the same.
It's kind of sad but oh well. I wanted Kuu to release a new single this year but I have a feeling we won't get any more new music till next year near the fanclub tour.

KLJames 27th April 2017 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CatGirl (Post 3238381)
Same, to be honest. I can't stand her recent ballads at all. They all sound the same to me. It sucks because I totally love ballads, but I seriously can't deal with listening to Kuu's anymore haha

agree, back to those days ballad like Yume no Uta really a masterpiece, her recent ballad is still okay but not memorable.
but her ballad live are so "memorable", esp when she make those wanna-cry-face while hit her chest.
anyone having problem to sleep at night? please try 8min "Moon Crying" live ver from AL "UNIVERSE" or "darling" acoustic ver from Japonesque tour, zzzzz...

CatGirl 27th April 2017 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KLJames (Post 3238925)
agree, back to those days ballad like Yume no Uta really a masterpiece, her recent ballad is still okay but not memorable.
but her ballad live are so "memorable", esp when she make those wanna-cry-face while hit her chest.
anyone having problem to sleep at night? please try 8min "Moon Crying" live ver from AL "UNIVERSE" or "darling" acoustic ver from Japonesque tour, zzzzz...

I completely agree with you there. Yume no Uta is an amazing song, very emotional and beautiful. And the arrangement isn't the most unique thing ever but it's not the same piano/strings you hear in every other Kuu ballad nowadays lol

a❤martian 27th April 2017 09:42 PM

I like her R&B ballads compared to her piano ballads. They have way more character. But, I think her piano ones are more popular, so she just makes them as generic as possible to please the cell-phone toting, hormonal masses.

NintendoHTF1242 29th April 2017 01:26 AM

I don't have anything to contribute to the current discussion but I got Spotify premium and didn't realize almost all of Kuu's discography is on it. Got the chance to play both albums. Absolute snoozefests.

ALfromHELLSING 30th April 2017 01:42 AM

I'm still a little disappointed that W FACE isn't performed, I thought they are playing the MV in the background during her performance of the song but they aren't... Either way I LOVE W FACE MV, even tho in some parts it looks like she's singing a different song. lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by KuuXAyu-fan (Post 3238790)
I wanted Kuu to release a new single this year but I have a feeling we won't get any more new music till next year near the fanclub tour.

I'm really confused about 60th single now, is Ultraviolet going to be a re-cut single? Did they have a change in plans and she'll have a brand new single this summer or it's going to be multiple sides single including Ultraviolet. It's so hard to tell at this point... I wonder if 60th single is going to be her last single. Ayu stopped with her singles at such an odd number and it doesn't seem like she's going to release anymore singles in the future. I wonder what Kumi is planning.

Corvina 2nd May 2017 03:17 PM

Sales update.

7th week

W FACE ~outside~
#164 - 375
Total: 27,210

W FACE ~inside~
#177 - 358
Total: 27,288

Overall: 54,498

Driving Hit's 7
3rd week:
#165 - 374
Total: 4,458

oaristos 2nd May 2017 03:56 PM

^ Thank you for the update!

KarenPang 3rd May 2017 12:20 PM

8th week

W FACE ~outside~
#231 - 320
Total: 27,530

W FACE ~inside~
#234 - 315
Total: 27,603

Overall: 55,133

Driving Hit's 7
4th week:
#283 - 262
Total: 4,720

Corvina 3rd May 2017 12:54 PM

Currently sitting in a Okonomiyaki restaurant in Osaka and they played Ultraviolet! Also some other current JPop like Ai Otsuka's Watashi. My favourite Japanese food and Kuu - I'm a happy person now! :D

OyTony 3rd May 2017 01:47 PM

@Corvina I tried to send you a PM but your inbox is full. :wave

Spoiler:

Hi Corvina
Bist du grad in Japan für das Kumi Konzert? =)
Ich habe Tickets für den 3. Juni über den fanclub gekauft und wollte dich fragen ob ich die irgendwie eintauschen muss. Weisst du das zufällig? Auf dem Ticket steht keine Sitznummer und ich bin mir nicht sicher ob ich die richtigen Tickets dann direkt an der Halle dort bekomme.

Danke für deine Hilfe

Liebe Grüsse und noch viel Spass in Japan =)

Corvina 3rd May 2017 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OyTony (Post 3239308)
@Corvina I tried to send you a PM but your inbox is full. :wave

Spoiler:

Hi Corvina
Bist du grad in Japan für das Kumi Konzert? =)
Ich habe Tickets für den 3. Juni über den fanclub gekauft und wollte dich fragen ob ich die irgendwie eintauschen muss. Weisst du das zufällig? Auf dem Ticket steht keine Sitznummer und ich bin mir nicht sicher ob ich die richtigen Tickets dann direkt an der Halle dort bekomme.

Danke für deine Hilfe

Liebe Grüsse und noch viel Spass in Japan =)


If you won your tickets in the global FC, you fetch your tickets on the FC booth at the concert venue. So you will only know your seats on the day of the concert.
And thanks, wish you a happy time, too! :)

thinkingoutloud89 3rd May 2017 04:30 PM

^yes. It was quite confusing. You have to get your tickets near the goods-stand before the concerts (the goods are sold some hours prior). If not, you can get them at the venue before the concert starts. Just show them the code on your cellphone and they will show you the way.

Gustavopc 4th May 2017 07:20 PM

Someone correct me if I'm late but Kuu's ENGAGED has been added to Spotify! (Along with the rest of the TRF cover album) Finally can add it to my playlists, I looove that ballad :heart

kaled kalil 7th May 2017 01:47 AM

They also added IT'S SO DELICIOUS. For the covers I think just Got To Be Real is missing.

It seems that she's up to something, she has been teasing with some parts of this picture during the days of the concert on Line, and the next is the final one.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTwLiuMlnQ9/

Maybe is just for the picture itself and nothing more than that, so I wouldn't get all the excited yet.

KuuXAyu-fan 7th May 2017 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaled kalil (Post 3239606)
Maybe is just for the picture itself and nothing more than that, so I wouldn't get all the excited yet.

I think its just a picture since it seems to be from the W FACE photo shoot. I would like a summer single but I know those days are long gone unless she surprises us.

jiarongisme 7th May 2017 04:33 AM

FISH LIPS OR NO FISH LIPS? STAY TUNED.

a❤martian 7th May 2017 07:41 AM

Everyone knows the bitch can't close her mouth in a photo lmfao.

Also, last I checked Color the Cover wasn't on Spotify. Assholes are depriving me of Shake Hip!

thinkingoutloud89 7th May 2017 11:53 AM

^its your fault to use that c-level service in the first place

CatGirl 7th May 2017 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a❤martian (Post 3239626)
Everyone knows the bitch can't close her mouth in a photo lmfao.

Also, last I checked Color the Cover wasn't on Spotify. Assholes are depriving me of Shake Hip!

I'm so annoyed it's not on Spotify. I'm not really sure why they didn't include it either because her first cover album is on there? I also really want SO FEVER to be added :(

On an unrelated note, I'm going to Kuu's show on 5/10! Is anyone else attending that would like to meet up?

pedronekoi 7th May 2017 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiarongisme (Post 3239613)
FISH LIPS OR NO FISH LIPS? STAY TUNED.

NEW LIPGLOSS LINE ON STORES NOW #QueenofMerch

kaled kalil 7th May 2017 04:09 PM

She was back at a Sagan Tosu game singing BRING IT ON, looking... interesting, I guess.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTyeqlWAQKQ/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTylwjBFc9j/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTysgqWhk_w/

a❤martian 7th May 2017 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thinkingoutloud89 (Post 3239640)
^its your fault to use that c-level service in the first place

That's a free c-level service for me. Premium came as a part of my mobile phone plan. Maybe I should write an angry letter...

KuuXAyu-fan 7th May 2017 05:15 PM

That hair is terrible.

KarenPang 8th May 2017 07:05 AM

https://img.barks.jp/image/review/10...33/kouda01.jpg

https://img.barks.jp/image/review/10...33/kouda02.jpg

https://img.barks.jp/image/review/10...33/kouda03.jpg

https://img.barks.jp/image/review/10...33/kouda04.jpg

https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000141733

KarenPang 10th May 2017 03:14 PM

KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2017 ~W FACE~ FINAL will take place in Okinawa on 28th Oct

http://rhythmzone.net/koda/news/detail.php?id=1049086

===

9th week

W FACE ~outside~
#194 - 332
Total: 27,862

W FACE ~inside~
#227 - 297
Total: 27,900

Overall: 55,762

Driving Hit's 7
5th week:
#273 - 234
Total: 4,954

Xianghua 11th May 2017 01:21 AM

aw, she looks so tiny standing next to those soccer players!

-

The picture she has been teasing after every show has been completed. She looks pretty, but the placement of her hand/wrist is kind of awkward.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BT7ZdiYlkEa/

Party_King 11th May 2017 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xianghua (Post 3240010)
The picture she has been teasing after every show has been completed. She looks pretty, but the placement of her hand/wrist is kind of awkward.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BT7ZdiYlkEa/

I've got some A BEST 2 vibes from this picture...:rolleyes

jiarongisme 11th May 2017 08:10 AM

GORGEOUS. But her left shoulder looks HUGE. :laugh


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