^ Koda Gumi and playroom are the names of her official fanclubs ^^

wow I love them...I really like keys.

But not for 12000 yen. That's just bs.

Why that expensive???

O_o


BUT they look really nice*-*

it's probably the material that's used to make the accessories ?

I really don't know

That's possible=)

Anyways it's a nice idea even if I rarely buy goodies:D

pchan gumi means group so it's like koda group kinda like teamayu u kno

Posted by LiDaYu_Ran on jpm :

Some news from the taiwan live ^^

fans cosplayers <3
ecstasy-physical thing-run for your life-???-hashire-taboo
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5197/1338348663.th.jpg http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8...9892020.th.jpg


Cutie Honey :heart:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaq...n-fancam_music


And some pics (so a fan was on stage this time too <3)
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/4...9244774.th.jpg http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/2849/1919244775.th.jpg http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/4...9244789.th.jpg http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5...9244788.th.jpg http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/20/1919244791.th.jpg http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/8...9244787.th.jpg http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/3721/1919244783.th.jpg http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/1...9244785.th.jpg http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/1...9244784.th.jpg http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/4...9244786.th.jpg http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/2...9244777.th.jpg http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/7...9244779.th.jpg http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1601/1919244780.th.jpg http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/7...9244758.th.jpg http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7272/1919244770.th.jpg http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/5482/1919244771.th.jpg http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6568/1919244772.th.jpg http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/3...2688532.th.jpg http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/7...2688540.th.jpg http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/4291/1402688533.th.jpg http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/3301/1402688541.th.jpg http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/9...2688552.th.jpg http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1...2688547.th.jpg http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/5057/1402688559.th.jpg http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8479/1402688560.th.jpg http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/8...2688561.th.jpg http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9...2688563.th.jpg http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/7...2688562.th.jpg

o HAHA *a duh * to me. thanks i didnt know

Hi there..

I'm kind of new to Koda Kumi although I've been following her since the release of TABOO.. I really like Kuu! I was wondering if somebody could recommend me some of her songs..

Thanks in advance ^^

speaking of TABOO, today is the 1 year anniversary of its release!

i recommend you check out her BEST albums first. BEST ~first things~ and BEST ~second session~ and then listen to secret for some really good pop numbers, Black Cherry for some awesome dance songs, Kingdom has a really good variety and TRICK has some strong points but half of it isn't that great. her earlier albums only have a couple of stand-out songs in my opinion that aren't included on BEST ~first things~

wow, it's gorgeous but so expensive :thud

Why so expensive, it's like robbing someone :yes

Thanks for posting.

:laugh That's awesome..

..I didn't know people did that.

the cosplayer in blue tape looks like namie.. LOL

the only other costumes (that you missed) i see in there is her encore outfit from black cherry tour, the jazz singer from feel and the vanilla girl from lick me. everyone else is wearing normal clothing

From http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5347

So Nakai and Kuu brake up in late spring/early summer this year.

Those FC anniversary keys are great! :heart
Too expensive, but I just wait till they pop up at YAJ for a better price. :laugh

It's so cute how some of her taiwan fans are singing along with her in Cutie Honey.

oh, and btw, her vocals sound so good on that cutie honey fancam. i love when people are usually like "she sounds bad cuz its a fancam!!!" when its obviously not an excuse. she sounds good!

LOL when she touches her boobs all the taiwanese people go WOOOOOOHHH

Wow her voice sounds really great at her Cutie Honey performance! :luv2

and guys today i clean up my room and had Black Cherry Tour DVD in my PS3, cause i need music when i clean up my room (ok i need music the whole day...) and look what i see in the Opening Movie:

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...i/DSC00378.jpg
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http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...bsi/silver.jpg

Hope no one mention it right now! xD

wow these ppl r so kl im jealous

omg Gubsi... nice discovery :yes

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Posted by Hikki-kun on JPM :


Mini-scans of ＴＯＫＹＯ一週間


Credits to Kumi-Land.blogspot.com


the setlist of the a-nation'09 BEST HIT LIVE

【Live】
01 AAA / Break Down
02 Suzuki Ami /Delightful
03 GIRL NEXT DOOR / Be Your wings
04 DA PUMP / We can't stop the music
05 Do As Infinity / Saigo no GAME
06 hitomi / World!Wide!Love!
07 Ryuichi Kawamura / Brilliant Stars
08 LINDBERG / Ima Sugu Kiss Me
09 My Little Lover / blue sky
10 Otsuka Ai / Bai Bai
11 Every Little Thing / Dear My Friend
12 BoA / Eien
13 globe / FACE
14 Tohoshinki / Survivor
15 Kumi Koda / ECSTASY
16 TRF / Samui Yoru Dakara...
17 Hamasaki Ayumi / Rule
18 Hamasaki Ayumi / A Song for ××
19 Hamasaki Ayumi / BLUE BIRD
20 Hamasaki Ayumi / Sunset ～LOVE is ALL～
21 Hamasaki Ayumi / TO BE
22 Hamasaki Ayumi / Boys & Girls
23 Hamasaki Ayumi / Sunrise ～LOVE is ALL～
24 Hamasaki Ayumi / July 1st

【a-nation'09 Live Digest】

01 TRIPLANE / Ai Kotoba
02 JURIAN BEAT CRISIS
03 moumoon / Hareruya
04 J-Min / One
05 Tanimura Nana / JUNGLE DANCE～SEXY SENORITA Medley
06 May J. / Garden
07 alan / Kudou no Kawa
08 Goto Maki / Candy

【a-nation'09 Documentary】

credits to Kumiland.awardspace.com

Ok wow. No offence to Ayu but if she could actually sing good live I wouldn't care so much but really, what the heck? And only one song this year for the other artists? Wow. That must be a real kick on the backside.

Anyway, I wonder if Kuu's breakup with Nakai is the reason she's been creeping back to ero-kakkoiiness?

She sounded pretty good on a-nation most of the time so I'm happy all of ayu's performances got in :)
avex after all does what would make the DVD sell more.

Good for ECSTASY :yes

i'm surprised tohoshinki only got one song since they had the biggest crowd at a-nation and are way hotter than ayu is at the moment. it is ayu-nation though so it's not shocking or anything.

good find, gubsi! does the key come with a sexy pirate attached to it? :D maybe then it'll be worth that much money!

I see where Avex's priorities lie now :/

Out of those artists, she isn't the current best selling in singles, albums or concert dvds so I don't see how it'd make the DVD sell more, personally.

Wow.
:rolleyes

Ew. You know, they really are killing Ayu's popularity by whoring her out so much. I think it would be good for everyone if maybe they were a little more equal. People wouldn't get so sick of her, and others would get to see other artists.

whateverrr...thanks for the mini scans tsubasa :D

yeah, I completely agree with you!

Kuu should have atleast got lick me + ecstasy on the dvd since the performances go together and they were both really good!!! :curse

has this piece of news posted in that Koda will be performing at the upcoming 60th NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen ? :shrug

http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/specia...01.html#close1

i thought two songs werent enough but ..one? im sorrie that happened. i love ayu but c'mon thats messed up for the other artists that had also contributed. *shrugs* its not her fault, its friggin avex themselves.

lol...every artiste only has 1 song and ayu 8 SONGS???

no karen, it hasn't been posted. namie is attending too? that's awesome! she's declined to appear for a while, hasn't she?

yeah ia. and ayu had a way better setlist this year, and she also sounded better than koda, i was shocked! i usually expect koda to be much better live. i'm actually thinking of buying it now, just because so many of ayu's awesome performances are on there. i'll bet lots of other ayu fans will do the same. :laugh they're pretty smart to do that.

is she really performing?

大予想, isn't that just the expected list? and not the official list

I know once upon a time, Ayu was avex's cash cow but c'mon. That list was ridiculous. I have the deepest sympathy for the other artists.

I agree with that part :tired

it just makes the DVD the worst one so far :no

Whoa, some of those Kuusplayers look really good!! :yes I'm impressed.

I can't believe Kuu only got ONE SONG on the DVD this year! That's so strange. For the past few years she's had a least a couple!

I'm kind of sad it wasn't even a song that wasn't already broadcasted. Why didn't they just have this years DVD come with two discs so they could fit more performances for everyone since they couldn't cut out Ayu's part (which is understandable because she was the best).

it's quite annoying I say , the a nation DVD tracklist make it looked like ayumi & co instead of avex trax

T_T but considering that ayumi's the Queen / Empress , I guess no choice .____.

They don't usually do this though, right? I mean there are obviously performances that weren't on the DVDs because they included them on A COMPLETE and such (or was it that they weren't aired?). This time was a big exception, right?

Gubsi, the key was pretty interesting! :P And the cosplayers... I have so much respect for the girl who wore the ECSTASY blue-tape thingy... so brave of her!

And :rolleyes @ a-nation DVD. Gimme a break. Don't avex have BRAINS to think what Kuu/Tohoshinki fans would think when they see the setlist?

"Wtf they only have one song??? Eh Ayumi has everything... stupid plastic ***** slept with her boss to get everything on the DVD!"

I just think it's a little =.="... they could have at least removed A Song For xx... now I wonder wtf do the other singers even bother turning up for a-nation and singing so many songs. Just watch out avex, next year if Tohoshinki doesn't bother to turn up due to this unfairness, like 50% of the audience is going.

But I still love Ayu! Just wish avex wouldn't harm her popularity by throwing her out to the public in every chance they have..

lol @ the cosplayers. the physical thing cosplay is pretty good tho.

i don't really care about a-nation so the set list doesn't bother me but wow, 8 performances? i thought if anyone would have multiple performances it would be tohoshinki.

I doubt the artists perform at a-nation to be on TV or a DVD. They do it for the audience. Sure, it's not fair to fans who couldn't attend. But I don't think the artists themselves would throw a fit about not being on a DVD when they sell their own with just them in which they receive profit lol.

Yeah... I got carried away there. :P But ugh speaking less of me being biased, this isn't a good move for Ayu anyway. Other fans of their artists are gonna roll their eyes big time. I understand their intention, but just not a good move this time avex...

And oh the Tokyo magazine scans are so cute... Kuu is getting cuter! :D

I think Avex is becoming desperate to get Ayu her selling status back but don't know how to go about it.

And Kumi looks very cute! But she's doing that annoying lip thing again! It's almost as annoying to me as Ayu's fish lip! :headache Then again... this is probably just the Kumi fish lip :laugh

You remind me of the fish lips! I thought they were all right... it's like Kuu knows how to work it for her lips!

:rolleyes I beg to differ.

XD Sorry after seeing Ayu's fish lips I can't find anyone who does it worse, so... :P

I just think her and Ayu both overuse them so much to the point if they simply closed their mouths, I wouldn't recognize them anymore lol.

lol same. i can't prefer one over the other, they're ugly as hell on both of them most of the time.

^ amen to that .___.

if Kazuyoshi Shinomura wants to use that aspect as a trademark for both ladies , then sorry it's a NO GO !

so lol XDDD

as you said, kuu knows how to work it for her lips (in the majority with intention to be sexy :lech)
that's why I love FREAKY (CD+DVD) cover, 3 SPLASH (CD+DVD+Remix) cover, and many many others <3

^ do you consider TABOO in the mix ?

I mean she was working her lips in the cover

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ABOOCDOnly.jpg

:laugh

^ yeah, she does it a bit though

THAT COVER'S HAWT :cool

do you not like it Karen? :(

oh no no no

in fact FREAKY & TABOO covers are *_____* to me :laugh

OMG, I love FREAKY covers.

:laugh

kuusplayers are awesome!! Taiwanese fans are crazier than Japanese fans!! :lech

wth with the a+nation setlist!@#$#$%$#%

it's just unfair.. altho i love ayu but the setlist is just !@##@$@$%!#

oh wait, kuu broke up with Nakai guy? ouch.. poor kuu-chan..
now i wish she could get an affair with the hot bodyguard.. :roflmao

wow what are the keys made of?

That's pretty possible.
Maybe she didn't want to be too ero-kakkoii when she was in the relationship and now she can do it again...

I hope she is not too depressed by this breakup!!

LoL
I want to write Ayu-Nation too, BUT then i realize you did it! xD
The setlist is terrible!
I love Ayu, BUT that's really too much!
And it's not fair for the other artists!
i hate avex for this! :boom

I think if you will be popular in Japan these days, you just need to sleep with Max Matsuura!
BUT who wants to have *** with a monkey... :dead2

And thanx, i want this sexy pirate too, BUT i think it's too late!
Kuu killed him already!
Didn't you watched the Interlude Movies!? :roflmao
(oh my bad jokes ( .____.))

Edit:
You can now buy the Taiwan Goodies @ mu-mo shop:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...bsi/twmumo.jpg

Like everyone else, I'm really not impressed with a-nation. But whatever, we'll see how it sells.

I totally died when I realised she had sweat beads on her boobs. :P

are you sure she really went out with SMAP's leader Nakai ?

some people said that it's a publicity stunt on both their record label's part

@Karen: well i dunno.. but we got some paparazzi's shots couple years ago, showed that Kuu & Nakai were hanging out together..

oh, now the possibility-rate to have babies before 35 is decreasing :lech

yeah I saw those photos before but you never know . They probably are just friends at the end of the day :shrug

& xD xD xD at "oh, now the possibility-rate to have babies before 35 is decreasing :lech"

She has 9 more years. XD

8 starting from the next month :laugh
It's kuu's birthday on the next month ^^

Then I have to listen to her music alle the day again and watch her videography of PVs which is a lot.

But I try to do that every Kuu-Birthday if my schedule allows it ^^

We don't know for sure, but Kuu spoke about her boyfriend in the MCs of TRICK Tour this year and we have those photos, so I believe it's true. And in the end it doesn't matter, cause it's her private life.^^

I hate Avex for this year's a-nation DVD setlist.
Seriously, the hottest seller at the moment is Tohoshinki, not Ayu. I don't get it.
But yeah, stupid Avex, go further and make the public sick with Ayu...
I wanted to see other Kuu performances or at least Lick me and Ecstasy together in HQ! ;_;

ah ok I see & yeah I want to be a fly on the wall on avex's office & see exactly what the hell was going inside their head when this decision was taking place :irked

Koda's performances on this year's a-nation were great & for avex to just include ECSTASY's , it's like meat on murder

It seems like they're stuck in 2002-2004...

She didn't appear on the cover of any mags for the promotion of A/Pt did she?

LOL k.

Are there any samples from the new calendar? Oh (I know I asked it before, but I lost all bookmarks) does anyone know where I can find all Koda's calendar scans? And since when she started making the calendars?

she only appeared on the cover of EZ Japan, but it's just the single cover =/

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4521/ezjapancover.jpg

no samples yet.
and she started making calendars in 2007
you can find HQ calendar scans here, you must to be registered user though

^ thanks!:)

I applaud you. That sums up my inner most thoughts of avex's blatant marketing of ayu. They are continually beating a dead horse. She is not going to remain in the public eye forever. Granted I still buy her music but for the love of J-pop, Avex needs to rework their marketing department.

I just wish Kuu and the other artists were featured more on the DVD.
At the end of the day Ayu will retain more profit from the sales of the DVD, not the other singers. :no

Do the artists even profit from these videos? Like do they get a pay check for this?

I'm sure they do, since it's their performances and all... though I suppose Ayu gets a bigger paycheck since she has a hand in editing the DVD too...

LOL Is that her hobby now? Editing concert DVDs? Didn't she wreck AT07? hahahaha j/k Way off topic.

I'm surprised Kumi hasn't announced a new single... When she goes on a releasing-spree and then suddenly stops I feel like she's starving me to death with her lack of news... But I guess she just performed in Taipei and such. :laugh

amen to Lady D and waterballoon. if i want to watch that many live perfs, i'll buy her dvd. not going to beat a dead horse.. but avex needs to make smarter decisions though (story of their life)

i want the taiwan live towel!

and btw, i think the artists get paid to show up @ a-nation, i'm not sure how the dvd sales work. there's too many artists to split the profits!

aw, kumi kuu moment :heart i just watched her a-nation performances, pure love <3.

nope :(

but it's the single cover lol.
there are several HQ pictures of the covers!

:laugh So do I :yes

I have a question: does anybody have this image in higher quality??

I'm surprised Kuu knows how to hide her hfewfuoewbfuoewbf so well in that picture

labello, I think that pic is in her BEST ~second session~/12 singles project promo pic... iirc at the back of the 12 singles, a image is formed similar to that. The one you have is a slightly different pose... hopefully someone has it in HQ~

OMG that pic is just disgusting :no

..Does Kuu still use her symbol? The one of the girl with the flower? (bottom-right corner)

I only remember seeing it in her earlier days, or in the first 3 concerts, but I haven't seen it recently. It's really pretty too..

thanks to karen, i've been listening to BEST ~first things~again :P and wow, the songs on the 1st disc i haven't heard for AGES. i remember how much i loved kuu back in like...2004/2005. i wish i had the same feeling, haha. but "hands" is officially the best ballad EVER from kumi, IMO :yes

is exactly the same:


the HQ scans of the back covers are in Kumi Loves gallery
the another promo picture is this one, she looks HOT as usual :lech



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Misono has the TRICK TOUR DVD already :( Kuu gave it to her *-* misono said it on her official blog.

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/4517/up264798pc.jpg

Tsubasa2591 Thank you:D
But I can't see the first picture, if you have it do you mind uploading it?
Your right does pictures are hot*o*

So cute, Kuu gave it to misono~
Looks great^o^

Another reason to hate misono. j/k :P

And, I haven't seen her logo used for a while. I miss it. It was so much better than her pointy >||< thing she had during her debut days.

oh, I just noticed that back cover of "you" isn't in :(
did you mean that one?

omgosh the dvd copy is hoottt, i want one ToT the cd singles is awesome. is that yours tsubasa?

omg.. Kuu's so cute!! :luv2

she wrote:

Mi-mo he (to Mi-mo) --> she called misono mi-mo!! that's cute!!!
... chan desu (i think it's kuu's nick) --> i can't read this part.. the kanji is covered by the pic
mi-mo itsumo arigatou (mi-mo thanks for always)
daisuki da yo (i love you so much)
mata gohan ikou? (let's have lunch/dinner again) :heart

^ actually I think it will have a slipcase as always, and that one is only for her sister XD

nope :P those are of my friend

thanks for the translation Lee^ChaN ^_^
Kuu and misono are sooooo cutee *-*

only BEST ~second session~ had a slipcase besides Kingdom so it's not "as always" Black Cherry had a different cover for first press and it didn't have a slipcase.

^ my bad then =P

hope TRICK TOUR DVD will have a slipcase T_T I want the two covers so bad :weep

oh sorry I missed this post 8D & agree with what you said about hands , Lisa

1 of her best ballads I feel imo

Kuu is such a kind sister. Loving the DVD cover by the way. ;)