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TABOO is her best, there's no competition lol
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she's killing me... just announce the 60th single already....
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We are waiting 2 months for the announcement, this is so boring
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Honestly I won't be surprised if she announces nothing and then we hear in April:
Fan club 60th exclusive single Bring It On April 2017 + tour title Live Tour 2017 ~Best Single Collection 2~ with no other release for the year besides the tour DVD. |
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I do share your feelings of iimpatience, but it's still the old year and you said it yourself, WOML e.g. was officially announced in January.
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But for most of the artists, doing an album is just a way of getting the songs together to go on tour get the coins, specially if we think about the japanese music market with artists releasing albums yearly...
She's recording an album for the sake of doing it, and to have something to promote next year. I don't know what's bad about this. As I said a couple of months/weeks ago, I'm not expecting any news until January/February, with the album coming right after one or one and a half month after. |
For Kumi is actually one of those few commercial artists of Japan that still put thought into the overall product that is called "album". I think WOML showed that not having single is beneficial for the cohesiveness of the product, so I'm glad one ofter another drops releasing singles.
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^Well, both "Beyoncé" and "Lemonade" are proof that you can release a cohesive album with decent singles.
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I actually think every album after UNIVERSE is, compared to UNIVERSSE, much more cohesive...
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HOTEL and MONEY IN MY BAG were single tracks though. Just thought I'd put it out there :laugh
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^forgot those two, but it was not like she had 4-6 a-sides over a span of 1 1/2 years. Most of the time, the first three of those don't fit the overall tone of the album (see stay with me, or ayus Beautiful Fighter etc.), but other than Namie they all fear to leave them out.
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Formation was the only pre-release, yes, but that's because the release system in America is different from Japan. In Japan, you generally have four singles, and then the album, in the US is the opposite. So, if Kumi has a definite goal for where she wants to go with her music, she is perfectly able to release four singles and an album filled with songs that match the sound/style she presented in the singles, something that, in my view, she has been failing to do. Her discography is very diverse, there's nothing wrong with that, but it's harder to show evolution and maturity once your releases are like that, and that's something that made me lose much of the interest I had for her. But, anyway, I still hope one day she'll release a very well crafted album, with thought and a message, like "Lemonade", "A Seat at The Table", "Fantôme", "19 to 20" and others. I think the closest she got to release a cohesive album was ETERNITY, but that's my opinion. |
^thats basically what I said. I know that these songs where released as singles, but these songs are decided as such AFTER the album came out.
Releasing a single after the album is a whole different story, since it is already a part of the album. But the way Japan handles it just doesn't work for me anymore. I don't mind diverse styles and I love that about Kumi, but I hate out of place songs - and its mostly the singles that stand out like a sore thumb. Although always top-notched songs one came to love already, they destroy the overall "theme" of the album in many cases. |
^It happens in Japan also. Both Hikki's First Love and BoA's Be the One were released after their respective albums.
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^I know all that XD I listen to J-Pop everyday. It's not like I said "its with every album", i just said it happens and that I'm glad that it is slowly decreasing. I know you don't mean to, but it feels like you make me sound stupid. I did not want to start sonething, sorry, I just pointed that out :)
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Fantome is definitely not a "re-hash," and I mean that in a negative sense. ULTRA BLUE and songs off of HEART STATION were better. I wouldn't eat a turd off the crap Ku has released since UNIVERSE.
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^then why are you still here? we're close hitting 2017 lmao
oh and thanks guys for your respond to what's your top15... nice to see some gems like Hana, Cherry Girl, Okay or Stay here! Fantôme is very 80s french pop inspired and she's doing a great job with it! i can see when people don't like it as much, cause for most minds and ears it's a bit out of their bubble, but i think it's one of the best japanese albums we had this year followed by Miliyah Kato's LIBERTY. :love and i'm with thinkingoutloud89 cause it's a much better experience when you listen to an album without knowing half of it... i think Kuu is really doing great for an artist at her age and time she already has been in the japanese music industry! can't wait what she's doing with her next record… my dream would be an alternative rnb/hip hop album with elements of pop and dance... like some songs Bey/Rih/Drake did this year or something like from KOHH's "梔子" album... :heart |
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https://www.facebook.com/KodaKumiOff...4755264902604/ And Zeke , if you're not a Kuu fan anymore , why are you still posting here & bashing her music ? Last thing I want to see is Kuu's thread/s getting flamed again by the mods on here as to what happened in the past I could say even further if not more nastier stuff but I'm not going to Anyway with today being the last day of 2016 , all I can say is that being a Kuu fan for 10 years , it's no doubt that she worked hard to where she has gotten but 2016 is her most quietest to date in terms of new material It felt strange as all the while everyone was so used to her releasing new music so frequently until at times I can't keep up unlike this year I do hope she will wow everyone for all its worth when 2017 rolls by (in less than 3 hours' time for me) |
Happy new year to all of you in Asia!! I have to wait till the night here.
I hope Kuu do a very well album in 2017, this year with only 2 new songs released maybe is good for her and the new songs wil be great. |
Kuu's music is the most enjoyable to me, as far as J-Pop goes. Her more recent stuff, for the most part, has been really great for me. She's constantly evolving while still staying true to herself. She's such a diverse artist, to me. She's the only one in J-Pop who I'm not completely over at this point.
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I still love a lot of Ku's music. I just gushed over Driving a page back or so, and raved about how amazing her songs are to dance to prior to that. I just wish she would start throwing out a quality release every now and then again.
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Is this the time of the year to say that everything that Kumi does is garbage again? I thought we already did that back in april. And august. And october....
Hikki is doing her thing, and Kumi is doing hers, so why people still compare things that doesn't match at all? You can like both, one doesn't replace the other and they are getting the coins either way. And btw, I still like WALK OF MY LIFE, it's a good and cohesive album for what it is. |
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There's a lot of people here on this thread that love every single thing Kumi releases, being a Max Martin produced track or an entire album full of her farting sounds, and that's okay, even if it gives the impression they don't have much of a critical sense.
There's also some people that, in different occasions, point out Kumi's (alledged or not) lack of diversity and skills as an artist, and that's okay, even if it gives the impression the person is bashing. What I don't understand is the fact that every time someone says "oh, I think x,y and z are weak singles" the fans come here and drag the person, say they're bashing, they're haters and etc. It's not that, this is a forum, and anyone, being a fan or not, can come here and discuss all things Kumi. I don't really appreciate much of her new releases, but I have the right to say what I think about her music, her tours, her albums, and hear other opinions. I personally didn't like WOML, but you don't see me saying, "you liked that? your music taste sure sucks". |
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Kumi hasn't released anything of quality? I feel like some of her most "quality" sounding tracks came after UNIVERSE, not before. Anata dake ga, Love Technique, Shake Hip, Imagine, Dance In The Rain, just to name at least one from each album since...and she has many more in my opinion. It's all subjective in the end.
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So, now that I'm fully awake, I can join the conversation about Kuu's recent music.
I also can't agree with her not putting out quality music in recent years Some of her best songs came long after her peak. WOML album e.g. is amazing for me. It flows so well, there's not one single song I skip listening to it and I like every song on it (with Like It, DITR and WOML as some of her best tracks all together in her career). And that's a first for me! In every other album before, there's at least one song I can't stand. For UNIVERSE e.g., even though it is another favourite of mine, there's Stay and Comes Up, both songs I never can sit through. It also suffers from not having a proper concept thanks to that unnecessary idea of coupling it with a best... But the rest of the songs are so strong to me to make it a favourite nevertheless. And btw. I respect every opinion and though I feel I'm just repeating myself, you can voice your opinion with some respect. You shouldn't be surprised if you get some backlash if you call her stuff shit or garbage or thay you can't understand anyone liking her stuff in recent years. In the end it's just all subjective opinions. |
To me kumi is not only about music, she's the perfect combo between entertainment, vocals, dance and charisma. I used to love a lot of japanese artists, but she's the only that I can truly expect something my ears will enjoy. You can tell she's doing it for fun, not to be some kind of legend in Japan or something like that
I was watching dvds randomly the other day and got to this one. I love how kuu intimidates shingo and make him look kinda shy, while kuu's personality is all over the top haha |
Has anyone ever seen Koda Kumi in concert?
I'll be in Japan during the time she's touring next year, and I wanted to know what would be the process to go about getting a ticket to go see her? I'm not interested in getting the BEST seat, so I don't think doing her fan club is really an option. I'm more interested in just being able to get any seat at all to go see her. Would really appreciate some help/advice - thank you! |
Why should I waste my time in critisizing Kuu's music when everyone else does it well enough? :'D Besides, I've pretty much made it clear that only her rock songs are either hits or misses for me so I'm not going to repeat myself about that over & over again.
Also, Kuu's urban/R&B/dance style matches my personal music taste perfectly so I'm not going to pretend that it pisses me off when it just happens that most of her music is amazing enough for me. Sorry. :) PS. Her new album will slay me as usual. I'm excited as hell about it~ 8D |
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Does anyone remember the tv performance where her ear piece was bugging her, so she ripped it out in the middle of the song? |
I find the Kuu thread to be a little bit calmer when it comes to handling criticism. I feel like, for the most part people here are respectful, even if they don't like something. I only see the "super fans" getting upset when the criticism gets less tasteful. Even if it is a public forum, bashing isn't cool.
At the end of the day, it's all subjective. I think we all know that Kuu, Ayu, Utada, Amuro isn't better than the other. They are all mass produced pop singers. Just personal taste in types of music. |
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^I feel the same and I get even more upset when you try to address the matter. To say something is good or something is bad, you need to back it up, like "the sound quality is bad", "the lyrics are bland" and so on. Other than that, it is just a feeling a person has and that only comes down to "not my cup of tea" but actually does not make the song bad in any way.
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I don't disagree that I have a very forceful and blunt way of putting things. As I explained previously, I experience emotions strongly, so when expressing the reactions that transpire as a result of how things affect me, to more accurately describe the depth of them I use exhaserbated analogies to communicate just as vividly. Obviously it works because some people get so bent out of shape from it, probably because it's hard to wrap your head around such a visceral level of disdain. Drawing parallels in that way is just my way of communicating the extent of those emotions as accurately as I know how.
I know for many it is rather over the top, and it's often said to be rather insensitive, but I'm not trying to offend anyone. My friends and I laugh about the things we dislike togethe (hell even the things we dislike about each other), and I find describing it in such an exaggerated manner is my way if bringing humor something that otherwise brings me no joy. In other words, I try to find ways in which the source of dislike becomes a source of happiness in that I am able to laugh at just how absurd that thing is in my mind, by describing it in a way that is just as ridiculous. |
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You've already said that, but to be honest, can't you just try to be more sensitive to other people around you who aren't your friends? I'm a pretty emotional person myself and I did got offensive in the past here in the forum to other artists myself, but I tried to learn to restrain my emotions and just post after I calmed down again. And I'd say it worked (not all the time, but I hope it shows, lol). And to be rather blunt with you, over at the Ayu sections of the forum, you are posting differently (at least nowadays most of the time) and you're doing longer posts stating your opinion in a elaborate and civilized manner. Why can't you do that in the Kuu thread? |
It's too bad so many people appear to agree that her most recent releases aren't as good as the old ones. I agree that the way they're organized are a complete mess (I really think that compilations like Summer of Love, Winter of Love, etc. are a huge BS), but WALK OF MY LIFE is, without a doubt, one of the best, most interesting and mature albums she has ever released and I'm very proud of being a fan of hers when I listen to it.
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Btw. I really want to know, why some of you guys think the quality of her material is worse than earlier?
I mean, if I think about her peak everybody seems to love that much... thinking about her 12 singles project e.g.- just half of the songs are actually good for me. For example Ima sugu hoshii is quite repetetive, the live arrangement made it so much better. Isn't that maybe much of nostalgia for most parts? Or people just liked the way it was marketed that much? Kuu certainly did changes in her music over the years. She stopped doing (overly) cute songs and performances, she stopped having sappy love ballads as she herself said it with Bon Voyage (she only did love ballads towards her fans in the last two years). Well, there was Kimi Omoi, if you want to count it as sappy love ballad, but it wasn't intended as a proper release. So saying she didn't evolve just isn't true. If you like it or not is something totally different But as a random notice, I was quite surprised, how many recent songs there were at those Top 15 songs list some people posted here. Just shows, that her current work isn't as badly received as it seems to be sometimes. And btw No.2. Maybe someone wondered, that I said I like every song on WOML even though I said in the past I didn't like HOTEL. As a standalone track I still think HOTEL is quite weak (lyrics and her husky voice in the verses mainly), but it is catchy and has a positive atmosphere, that I can listen to it in the album. It doesn't bother me that much there. |
^For me, her material until KINGDOM/TRICK was very unique and inovative (in terms of japanese market). She had different songs from what we used to listen back then in the radio, and a diverse yet hamonious range of songs.
Now, the impression I have is that she buys demos in a bulk from whatever western producer, writes some random lyrics and record just to perform live. She's always been a concert oriented singer, but it seems that she cares much more about the stage now than the music itself. I really like SHOW ME YOUR HOLLA, for example, but go to Christina Aguilera's discography and you'll find like three songs like that. She managed to sort of release music that resembled her past colors in JAPONESQUE, but even there we had generic stuff like LAY DOWN. If I want to listen to the types of songs she releases now, I can turn on my radio and hear any Calvin Harris, Rihanna or Ariana Grande track (with a proper English pronounciation). That's the issue for me, personally. I respect that you guys like WOML, but from UNIVERSE to WOML, I still find the later her weakest release. And I really like Ima Sugu Hoshii, and I don't find it repetitive, just think it would've been benefited if she had include a proper rapper in the track. (Lies is repetitive, but it's still nice). |
I use bad language to express myself quite often, jokes my friends & I make among each other many will find mean and I don't get upset / offended reading comments like that, I'm not 12 that's sooo not the point here. Anyways. I guess I'll just have to learn better to skip someone's comments - be like I dodged the bullet, bullet, Baby boy, we're gonna pull it. lol
As for her new material, when I first listened to WALK OF MY LIFE I was like wtf it's her worst album ever! I want my good old J-Pop back! lol Almost a year later after replaying it again it's now one of my top 5 fav albums from Kumi. I didn't like new material from SUMMER of LOVE either the first time I've heard it, however, it was On And On that made me fall in love with her new music direction / style and made me wanna give another try to WOML & SOL. I effin' love this song & lyrics. Now I definitely see her new material as strong as her old if not stronger and the evolution of her music. I personally don't miss kawaii songs, I can live without new With your smile songs but I still want my cheesy ballads. |
I still appreciate her latest releases but it didn't have as much impact on me as her older ones. I didn't listen BON VOYAGE (it's probably her worst album for me) or WOML that much, they were pretty meh imo
Her voice tends to get nasal really easily and it seems in some of her newer songs she loses control of her voice and it really distracts me. I love DITR for example but everytime she screams RAAAAAAAAAAIN I get chills down my spine lol when she "talks-raps" she can get really nasal too (and she's being doing it a lot also in her latest songs). I love her voice, specially her lower tones, falsettos and vibratos (unlike Ayu's which can bother me at specific times too). Songs like Kiseki, WALK OF MY LIFE and hands are masterpieces because she doesn't go off with her voice there. To me that's where she truly shines. |
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I disagree that Kuu doesn't have great songs after her music peak . In fact some of the songs she released in recent years , I find myself listening to them a lot more considerably than her older works
I dislike Kingdom but I like TRICK . UNIVERSE to me was bad (the way it was packaged/marketed together with a best album didn't helped) , Deja Vu was OK but I enjoy JAPONESQUE , Bon Voyage & WOML tremendously WOML had tons of dislike when it was 1st released but I'm the rare few that really like it when I 1st heard it & like what Marika said , this's 1 Kuu album that I never skipped a single song from start until finish Also unlike other people , I don't agree that everything Kuu release in her discography is flawless/perfect . I wouldn't sugarcoat things if I feel she released something that's not to my liking but I'm not to the extent that I compare it with literally crap that's accompanied with 'colourful' language Whether you're a moderate fan / super fan / stan fan , the very most you can do when you post on here is behave/post in a civil manner . You don't know how at times words really do hurt other parties intentionally or not |
I do agree that her albums became less cohesive over the years. But, I would credit that to her growing and wanting to try new sounds. She has been going to hit makers to get these different sounds, but you know she puts the effort into making them her own. Re writing lyrics, producing basically everything. Her effort and enjoyment are obviously there. Her happiness and resulting confidence are all over everything she does.
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In DITR she IS screaming in the chorus. But imo it fits the strentgh and anger, literaly screaming her sadness she's singing about in the face. It's at least not unpleasent to listen to. Sometimes her experimentation works (also e.g. in Lippy), sometimes not ( e.g. in HOTEL). But I can totally see, why it is off putting for some fans. |
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For one, Zeke's post had nothing to do with you -- it had nothing to do with anyone specific on this thread or their opinion. It was Zeke saying, hey, I think Koda's music has turned to sh~t. And somehow, you read that and thought, Zeke is calling ME a piece of shit because he called Koda's music shit. Even if Zeke had explained in full detail why he thinks Koda's music is now shit, you would have been just as offended -- because it's not that Zeke has a reason for his opinion, it's that you believe Zeke came here to post that opinion because he knows it hurts your feelings, because he somehow knows you can't manage when someone says something bad about something you think is good. I swear we'd have to start a super secret thread that no one would find out about just to have a balanced discussion where no one feels censored because one or two people don't take accountability for their emotional control. I guess because it's absolutely obligatory now, I'll post my Koda comment that aligns with what you think is appropriate: OMG KUU NEW SINGLE! I CAN'T WAIT. I'M GONNA BUY LIKE 60 COPIES. BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL BE SOOO GOOD. KUU = BEST EVA! KUU 4 LYFE. TOO KUU 4 U. LUV KUU! <3 ;D |
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I don't know, what you're reading there in my post? Maybe I took some wrong phrases. Cause I'm not personally offended and I also never said that. I just want people here to look out how they discuss something. As I really appreciate a nice discussion about anything, liking and not liking. So yes, I'd have liked to hear from Zeke, why he thinks that.Even though I prefer it without swearing as it's just not necessary. And no, there won't be a big problem, when Zeke or anybody else posts is strong language, even if I don't like it. Actually it doesn't really affect me long after I've read it. It's just a forum. But yes, it took some time to get to that point for me. :laugh (And btw. calling Kuu a queen or going over how awesome she is an so on in an exaggerated way is also something I don't fancy that much, if we're at it ;) ) |
@sora-kara I don't remember this performance, do you have an idea of in what year it was? For some ballads she does take the ear piece off, but it's usually for shows like MUSIC FAIR and others that have the speakers in front of her.
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Sure, it's rude to call Koda's music complete shit. But it's still an opinion that has nothing to do with you, or me, or anyone who feels otherwise. So, even if it's derogatory, or uses language you don't feel is necessary, it's not a statement targeting you or anyone. It's just an opinion, expressed with whatever emotions Zeke or whoever else has at the moment. I could agree if someone posted about Koda being a whore or a slut or making other personal attacks, but I'm so exhausted with the circle jerk of people who think the world has to be sensitive to their feelings. It doesn't. It's not going to be, either online or offline. As long as we're on the same page with that, I'm fine. I just think it's ridiculous to see the outrage over an opinion people don't like. It's so infantile, so childish, and just damn immature. And we're all adults! That's the worst aspect of this whole shebang! |
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Oh no, I wanted to say, that I was offensive myself with strong emotions towards other artists and fans in the past, not that I was offended! So yeah, I do agree with you not being too sensitive, but in both ways. That's why I think handling others with respect, artists and fans, is always the best way to avoid such things. And not losing even more fans to that, I agree. @sora-kara: From the top of my head I only remember that one Kohaku performance with Suki de and Lollipop, I think, where her dress got stuck in between and Kuu got dragged with it. But I feel like I remember an incident with her earrings at one of her tours? Hm... |
She had problems with her earrings two times already. The performance of Amai Wana at Music Station and during FANTASIA's ballad section.
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Ah, yeah, FANTASIA was the one I was thinking of.
But her ear-piece - actually, doesn't Kuu always takes them out in between? There are certain ballads, where it seems she doesn't need them. I only remember Ayu once getting annoyed with an ear-piece, so she took it out in the middle of a song. But can't remember which one. |
Only for her upbeat songs she uses both of the earpieces, for her ballads she usually goes just with the right one on. In some concerts they even hide the left earpiece in her dress (The Artist's ballad section).
The only time that I remember her being annoyed by something was at COSMO earth with her microphone not working, but it was pretty cute. |
Sorry for the double post, but she's still recording a PV, so the album is probably almost done. At least the tracklist must be done already.
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Is this a 2nd PV or pictures from the one we heard about last month?
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It's from the one last month, it's from the international Koda Gumi.
They also just posted this: http://imageshack.com/a/img924/7863/4Fb7DU.png Kuu is picking songs for performing live this year. Guess those are the results of one of the questions of the tour questionnaire last year ( there's one you can fill out at every tour of hers). The question is: What song did you want to see at this years live? Guess No.3 is HOTEL. |
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I can understand the frustration behind stating your opinion but not providing the thought process that got you to that point. I'm the same way when it comes to praise; it's not enough for me to hear someone say they like something - Hell it's not enough for me to even accept that fact that I myself like something, I always run somewhat of an analysis on every aspect of a track when it makes a positive impact on me, and reference those details when marveling over it in public forum or real-life discussion. However, I don't derive as much satisfaction over detailing everything about a track that I dislike, because it's usually for rather simple reasons (whereas my reasons for liking something I feel are often-times complex). Diving into the reasons why a track is good is much more fun because I always feel like I am trying to point out the things that I've discovered in a piece, helping to give recognition to what might otherwise go unnoticed. In that sense, I feel you can ease someone into liking a track, almost like opening the veil hanging over their eyes that prevents them from "seeing" the song clearly (I'm especially pushy in this way when it comes to tracks i used to hate, because there have been tracks I have despised in the past, or felt had little to offer, but upon "seeing" portions of the track I never saw before, I come to enjoy it, and often feel if I can reveal those portions to others, they will come to like it too.) On the flip side, no matter what I "point out" about a track someone else likes that I despise, they will never come to suddenly dislike it for the very same reasons. So I tend to compress all my hate for it into a short and decisive statement. Quote:
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She's trying hideous hairstyles lately, it hurts D': I just hope this new album has a determined concept like the ones she used to release till Bon Voyage. And I demand more of the pop—fun—kawaii songs, I really miss those!
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Besides I don't listen frequently to the radio and so I'm pretty slow with adapting new music trends here, so most of the time I don't even know that well, what's mainstream here. Which definitely is an advantage over you guys, when I hear that's your problem with some music. But I think it's funny - some say Kuu got too western mainstream with electronic dance songs, some say she's too mainstream with urban. She's a pop artist, she is a mainstream artist. She always was a western influneced artist, she herself loves urban the most. And that's also a personal preference for her fans, what they like most from her as she's so versatile. But thanks for answering, Zeke! @thinkingoutloud89: It's stylized as feel, so probably no. And no. 4 most probably is Lado Go! as it's so popular. She likely didn't perform it last year as it's not an a-side on Moon. But not surprised people wanted to see it. |
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Kuu on Oricon's yearly rankings for 2016:
Album: 152 30,379 ＷＩＮＴＥＲ ｏｆ ＬＯＶＥ RZN 16/1/20 倖田來未 DVD: 67 14,929 ＫＯＤＡ ＫＵＭＩ ＬＩＶＥ ＴＯＵＲ ２０１６～Ｂｅｓｔ Ｓｉｎｇｌｅ Ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔ ｉｏｎ～ RZN 16/11/16 倖田來未 78 11,946 ＫＯＤＡ ＫＵＭＩ １５ｔｈ Ａｎｎｉｖｅｒｓａｒｙ ＬＩＶＥ Ｔｈｅ Ａｒｔｉｓｔ RZN 16/3/23 倖田來未 |
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All I can say is that I love the direction Kuu is moving into. Maybe it's "Max Martin", "garbage American R&B" with rachet hairstyles, but somehow I love it. She's just such a fun, glowing person who still makes it her own. I can't get enough!
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Kyary is a huge artist and her discography in no way resembles what we listen to the radio nowadays. Bjork is another good example. For me, Kumi going to the westen urban/pop route is her losing her uniqueness. |
^Kyary isn't as huge as you think. Her music isn't that good of a seller, and she does complete different music anyways, therefor everything is from one producer since more than 3 albums. It's a whole different story - Kyary is just the voice and face of a certain crafted music.
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Someone is messing with her generasia page, it has a "new album" listed. lol
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Hey guys! I'm new in this forum. I'm member of Global FC and I've tried the lottery tickets for Tokyo, but I didn't win...
Do you know how can I get 2 tickets for any Tokyo's concerts? It will be my first time in Japan, and I dont wanna loose the opportunity to see her... :( Can someone help with that? :) |
DONT EVEN JOKE AT THIS
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lol I would die of laugh if that's true
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Please let this be another Ayu + Egg scenario.....
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You guys know, that this is just trolling?
I'm pretty sure we already had that "rumour" last year and there's also a new original album and a new single for 2017 listed as TBA on generasia - yeah, as would this be likely. And there's still those strange gentei mu-mo releases and a Complete Best listed for her as well... Besides Kuu herself posted about a new album on her FC, not a new collection album like SoL and WoL officially were called. She was about 2 weeks maybe in the recording studio late November/early December |
I just got this from my friend, she bought it with discounted price hahaha
The scent is too adult for me, but the box is very cool. I'm gonna use it in my bedtime only. By the way, I think Love Note version would be better. http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/t...191808_n_1.jpg |
@Corvina We know, we're just joking around.
She will probably announce the album during the first week of February, with the album being released around 03.15.2017. |
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I've been trying to get any of Kuu's perfumes for AGES, but no service will ship them to Canada!!! I will totally buy that off you. :gnash:tired:luv2 |
@kaled kalil:
Well, not all of you...^^" Kuu is recording again today, she posted about it on her LINE account: Spoiler:
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oh, I thought she was done recording songs since she apparently was shotting videos, she just keeps me getting more ansious :heart
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I want something like JAPONESQUE again. Not necessarily musically, even though it was awesome, but in the sense of 19 songs with 17 PVs and great packaging. Especially after 2 years with no original album.
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^Same here, specially when packaging are getting worse and worse in jpop. Btw, it's been a while since I last saw you in the forum, glad to see you posting again :)
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I'm really curious to see if we'll actually get a single before the album since the timing seems a bit tight.
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Still recording? Maybe she didnt like some tracks already recorded or they dont go with the theme of the album. I hope we will finaly get a studio version of Cupcake that song is still my jam. Gonna make a new thread now ;)
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