I love SIMW, I don't know, but I love the way she's singing it.
And the lyrics are such great Engrish.
Do it like a bang bang as I tang
I don't give a damn ♪

Step Into My World is still one of my favourite songs on UNIVERSE! :D It may even be in my top ten favourite Kumi songs. :O And yeah, the Engrish is wonderfully awesome. XD

LOL LOL LOL yeah I prefer it a lot more than the other duds in the album like Work It Out which I think it's very lazy X_X

Following up to my previous question regarding the 2 cd + dvd version of Best 3rd Universe + universe; I just bought the HK version and I only got the booklet for the Best, not Universe. When I inquired with Yesasia, they said avex asia said it only comes with 1 booklet. Can anyone who bought the HK version confirm this? Ive even email Avexasia about it but they haven't responded.
This is very frustrating.

^ My Taiwan press of 2CD+DVD comes with booklets for BEST ~third universe~ & 8th AL ''UNIVERSE''. Odd

Okay, I'm finally deciding not to be lazy and downloading all the b-sides that I'm missing by her and it came to my attention that I am missing 'girls'. I can't seem to find what album/single it is off of. If someone could tell me, I'd be really grateful!

girls is from FREAKY. :yes

girls is on the FREAKY single

Ah, thank you both! I thought I had all her b-sides after her first best album. I would have spent all day looking though only the first half of her discography!

Koda Kumi x EasiYo New Campaign! <-- nice pic!!

btw, i just tried pepsi nex yesterday.. it tastes *yuck* :laugh

^ you're in japan now? how cool! tell us how it is ^^ seen any pics of kuu XD?

Yeah..I didn't think it'd be any good. XD

Hope you're having a fantastic time in Japan, Flo!! :shughug

lies.

i bought the hong kong 2cd+dvd version from yesasia, and it came with both booklets.


EDIT:
also, am i mistaken, or did kuu wear these shoes during a live?

@Rain: :no i haven't found any kuu's pic here.. but i'll take pic when i see it!
*i live in the suburban area :laugh haven't really explored the center of the city*

@Ily: It tastes just like Coke zero.. *ew*
Sankyu~

The remix album is...not what I thought it would be :no. I like maybe two or three of the remixes. hands was really good :heart

Driving Hit's 2 is at #5 today :heart
I'm hoping for the sales to be better than the first one, this totally deserves it. :D

It dropped to # 7 today #5 was yesterday already =)

I hope, too that it will have better sales than the first one.

She really deserves better sales. I hope for the next single she will manage to have awesome sales again.
BUT I have a bad felling actually...

Kind of glad I haven't listened to it yet, though. I'm not really a big fan of her remixes.

Oh. Also. Does anyone know of any good websites to get Koda Kumi PV screencaps? I can't really do it while I'm at work and all the links I used to have are dead now. :thud

Kumi Brasil Gallery ;)

http://www.kumibrasil.com/
http://www.kumibrasil.com/galeria/in...p?cat=2&page=1

^ Cool I always need some Kuu screencaps collection :laugh Thanks ;)

i believe they are from dirty ballroom, or she wore something similiar. :yes

Excellent! I appreciate it! :D

Thanks for replying. I sent them another email threatening to take away my business if they dont sort this out. What a joke.

Some funny gifs from Taiwan Live/Backstage :

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8507/kodalindabjo.gif

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/3...cambalhota.gif

Thanks to Luck

:laugh

she is just too adorable ♥

@Yumsushi tell us how it goes!

haha the second gif is sooooo adorable xD

OMG THOSE gif's ARE AWESOME!! xDDDD

Oh man!
I can't wait for a new single OMG!
After that release wh**ing it's getting lame!

So guys after a long time here's

LESSON #48 i forgot to post:

and the brand new
LESSON #49:

LOL These get better and better every time you make a new one.

^ haha those are hilarious! xDDD
Very good job <3

Haha, you're amazing gubsi :roflmao

ROFL those gifs!! gotta love the second one

I LOVE 49 LOL!

LOL Those gifs are awesome xD

LOL...that's funny...

:roflmao I'm using the seond one on last.fm..

OMG! :roflmao :laugh Gotta love you, Gubsi baby!

Dude, Gubsi, #49 is one of your best yet! It couldn't fit any more perfectly. :lmfao

omg those Taiwan live tour graphics are epic :roflmao

LMAO, gubsi. #49 made my day :roflmao

#49 is probably the best of Gubsi to this day. XDDD lol

LOL all the GIFs rock! omg gubsi it's gonna be your 50th lesson next!

lesson 49 is the best thing in the world omg

OMG thank you all guys! :heart

Lesson #48 was horror to make!
I will never photoshop bottles for a long time!
thx hun!
Yeah i know!
So i want to do a special ROFL SO MUCH gif for the 50th!

^Did DH2 chart higher than the first one? :D That would be amazing. Maybe one day she's gonna hit the top spot with a remix album. >:D

Oh and sometimes it makes me so sad to see posts like "wish Kuu went away she's such a ****" or "Let's kill Koda for Ayu since the latter is the real queen." :D How long has these kind of things been going on, since Kuu became popular? Why can't people just let it go already? :p

^ lol I know... there's a user who had a "kill Kuu for Ayu" comment quoted on her sig... @_@ that's quite creepy but it's okay. we all love Kuu here and that's all that matters :D

Driving Hit's got #6 weekly! But it sold more though, 34k first week :(

I do hope DH2 outsells DH cuz it's so much better!!

Driving Hit's first week - 34,702
Driving Hit's 2 first week - 25,127

And it's already #10 daily today.

I did find just few remixes on the new one actually good though.

ooh lesson 49 is a good one!

BEST ~third universe~ & UNIVERSE sold 2,792 this week at #49
Total so far: 352,847

i'm happy with the sales. shame it didnt sell more considering the BEST but o well. here's hoping for a longer chart life.
DH2 - pretty good sales compared to other albums released this week. not sure if it will outsell DH1 but who knows

I personally like the sales of third universe. They are pretty good. :) And I have no idea which Driving Hit's is better. I have listened to DH2 only once so far. I personally enjoyed that album as well. I love Kuu remixes. <3

Kuu will always be my queen of j-pop <3 Besides I know that these haters actually love Kuu. They just can't say it aloud. x)

i love driving hit's 2, much more than 1! i love the lick me remix, the rain remix, and the taisetsu na kimi e remix! also universe is bangin and stuff.

that person has been on the kuu thread for years now, ignore her. she trolls but secretly loves koda, i don't get it... she does it to try and make people mad but she just looks ridiculous. kids will grow up one day, ya? she left the thread though.

because KUU is our QUEEN and some people can't accept that. it's called delusional stanning over ayu; we are all allowed to worship who we like.

YES. mte, thank you.

anything new with kuu lately?
besides driving hits i guess
i havent been to this thread
but curious about kuu a little

^not really. she's getting ready for her nation-wide tour though. :yes
it starts around the same time as ayu's, soon!!

and there's supposed to be a single coming up, idk how soon though. the title is "Say Her Name", but idk if it's rumored or not.

^ it's a rumor, and I don't think a song called like that is gonna be an a-side or something tbh. xD

I hope she'll release a 4 a-side summer single in June/July. DH2 is my current jamjam for now :heart

I wonder if kuu will get down to 2 singles per year this year or if there will still be 3 singles per album.

Well hopefully 3.

ah okay thanks

i will try to start my journey of keeping up with kuu (At least a little ^__^)

im never super familiar with her lives though so idk about the tour. but

her tours, honestly, are some of the best out of any artist imo.

she does more dancing than most of her competition, and she manages to sound decent - amazing, especially while singing ballads.

Kuu in Taiwan + TRICK tour are two you should check out, they are both entertaining and if you like good choreography... kuu's your girl.

If we are recommending,

I would personally recommend the Live Tour 2005 ~first things~ or the secret limited live 2005. The Live Tour 2007 ~Black Cherry~ was great as well.

Performance wise I think that she was the best during her first concerts, they are really pumping up.

Her recent tours though weren't as good as the older ones.

yeah! you should check, especially, Live in Taiwan 2009! that concert is amazing! :luv2

aw really? i love her recent tours more as i find them more entertaining! :D but but but i'd definately agree with you in the context that she sounded absolutely a-mazing in secret Live and the others don't match that

thank you. . .im not a huge choreography person when it comes to what i like in a live. im more of an emotion person (the one way i survive rock concerts)

i will check out what u say ayumiisreal as i like those periods. and ero-kakkoii im guessing trick tour was entertaining then. but i cant watch just funfun all the time if im not a fan of the album that much. thank you though ^__~

You won't be dissapointed!

The ballad sections in those concerts are probably the best ballad sections kuu had :love

A lot of great ballads!

I love the entertaining parts too but anyway yeah I think that overall those concerts are kuu's best to this day!

They are really energetic, kuu's voice was at its best and the entertaining parts were the coolest though since the first things tour and secret were in halls they were less fancy and all around kuu's style so you might like them. ^^

aww it sounded probable to me. xD
and 4 a-side FTW!!!!

i love how she's had a 4 elements single at least once a year.
2005(or was it 2004?) - LOVE&HONEY
2006 - 4 hot wave
2007 - FREAKY
2008 - MOON
2009 - 3 SPLASH (it was a 3 sided single but i think all those remixes are just as good as an extra track xD)

hope she has one this year! :P

^ yeah, that's why I always want summer singles from her xD they're so amazing! <3

completely agree :yes also because there is more interaction between her and her fans :3 that's so cute!

about her vocals, she has always great vocals live imo XD

ah well then audience interaction is nice :)
ill at least check out parts of the recent tours

oh i adore her voice and i think they're always great, especially her ballads :yes but i have a HUGE soft spot for her secret vocals. i think she sounded really... how to describe it... just so raw and amazing!

i think now though, she has more control of her voice and i also love that. like look at the difference of how she does the "tsudzuke ruuuuuuuuu" 's in walk in the secret & first things live and then how she does them now in TRICK & Kingdom :love much more soft and melodic whereas before she just yelled them!

yes, unlike other artists, i feel like kuu is gaining more control of her range and sounds a lot better than she did in the past.

also BEAUTIFUL AVATAR! i love leona

please remember that this is a matter of opinion and don't let it affect your choice of what to watch. imo, trick tour smashes kingdom and first things. secret tour is great, trick is great, and kuu in taiwan is very emotional for many reasons.

you can't go wrong with any tour though.

@strawbari: i think you just need to watch all of them :laugh
I love them all :lech
It's rare to find her singing out of tune.. that's one of the reasons why i love this girl so much!

ah.. it's gettin' lameee... i need newssss!!! :( :( :(

It wouldn't be summer without a new single from KUMI :yes Her last two summer singles weren't exactly my favorite...but I'm still looking forward to her next one. It doesn't even have to be a triple a-side 4 elements or w/e. One amazing a-side/pv and 1 or 2 great b-sides, like the Butterfly single :luv2

I actually think that kuu has hit or miss vocals these days.
Sometimes her vocals sound tired and she can't stay on high notes too long (like that greatness she did with you on ~second session~ tour).

Overall though I don't think that TRICK was that awesome of a live.
It was definitely better than Kingdom tour which is kuu's worst tour.
On TRICK though I liked mainly the beginning (until SHAKE IT was over), This is not a love song and the medley at the encore.

On Live Tour ~first things~ the setlist was really good, it really seems kuu was deep into the show and on the secret limited tour she was just rocking the show on with great vocals.
Those tours and and Black Cherry tour had the most emotional up beat and ballad moments imo.

^ her hit & miss vocals i think, for me, are applied only to her upbeat songs. or hashire & hurry up which the latter was quite bad in TRICK :headache. her ballads on the other hand have never failed and always impress me

:yes i agree with the kuu statements there.

and thanks! YAY leona love! :D ♥

Yeah agree with you!

Her vocals are mainly hit or miss on up beat songs, sometimes it seems like she struggles to sing well while dancing (probably why she uses a lot of back tracks with up-beat songs) on ballads she does way better though sometimes she still struggle to reach higher notes and is breathy, though that' doesn't happen to her too often with ballads.

I agree with you two. :yes

I love Moon Crying (Live in Taiwan ver.) so much! it was so powerful! :heart

I agree. I was watching it over the day and I noticed how 'not that great' it was. Especially in the beginning, it seemed very blahzay and lacking of energy plus the song selection was kind of bad. But I really enjoyed everything after that, especially the feathered hat part.

I honestly can't wait for the UNIVERSE tour to start... it's gonna be so epic I know lol

yeah Kingdom Tour got the best ballad section :heart and yay waterballoon, me too, I can't wait for the UNIVERSE tour, especially for the setlist *O* I hope she'll perform all the songs from UNIVERSE except It's all Love! lol. I want another performance of Moon Crying (Live ver.) like the one at Taiwan Live :3

Schedule Updated !!
4/23（金） 『GINGER』 http://rhythmzone.net/koda/images/new.gif

it's her first time in this magazine, isn't it? I can't wait! :luv2

LOl guess what, Im getting TRICK's tour along with R'n'RC..lol...I'm surprised there's no overseas press...so..i cant wait an longer..its been 6 months oh gosh

what kind of magazine is GINGER? Fashion magazine?

yes GINGER is another fashion magazine

Namie Amuro appeared in some issues then & currently & I don't think Kumi has appeared on it til now

Got To Be Real was released in Chaku-uta !!!!

OMMMMFFFFGGGG

- http://rhythmzone.net/koda/information/100407.html
- https://recochoku.jp/search/Srch?fkw...%2B%2Ca%2B&st=


WANT IT SO BAD! http://i30.tinypic.com/2co0fih.gif http://i30.tinypic.com/2co0fih.gif http://i30.tinypic.com/2co0fih.gif

I don't know whether to be happy or sad..
I want new single so bad.. but i don't really want another cover song :(

Me too, this cover isn't so interesting =\

New single kuu! ^-^

I want the full studio version of trick introduction but we're not all going to get what we want. >>

The other 2 cover songs for the Pepsi Next CM from Laruku (I love Rock n Roll) and KOBUKURO (Layla) were released as Chaku-Uta too some weeks ago, so it's not that much unexpected "Got To Be Real" found the way to a digital release!

BUT it says "Got To Be Real(CM ver.)", so that means... only the chorus like in the CM!?

The tour starts next week so i think she announce her 47th single this or next week!
So let's hope for a great 3 or 4 A-Side Summer Single!

I will be so pissed if she releases another cover, especially as a main track, and ESPECIALLY this song. :mad:mad:mad
C'mon, Kuu. I'm beggin' ya. Give me an awesome, fun, catchy, NON-COVER single!! :(

LoooL
Got To Be Real will only end as a Digital Song, B-Side or Bonus Track!
So there's no problem with that song imo

And even it's a cover...
i don't really care about it if i'm honest!
I lover almost all her cover songs (Cutie Honey, YUME With You, Can We Go Back, WON'T BE LONG, Imasugu Hoshii,...)and they sound often better than the original!
Kuu give them her own touch, so i don't see a problem!

Were they a cover ? :thud

^ Yup. :P I forget who originally did YUME with You, but Imasugu Hoshii is originally by Sugar Soul, and WON'T BE LONG is originally by Da Bubblegum Brothers.

I can tell you that Won't Be Love was originally by Da Bubblegum Brothers. I don't remember the original singer of Ima Sugu Hoshii off the top of my head, though.

^Sugar Soul. :yes

and Toshi Kubota originally sang Yume with you. i like his version way better.

she's also sampled a hell-of-a-lot of songs. x_x

if Got To Be Real is released has an official main a-side single, i wouldn't really mind. but i agree with Crystal, i want an original song. =\
but i doubt GTBR will be a single though.

cutie honey, yume with U, imasugu hoshii, saigo no ame and WON'T BE LONG are all covers.

imasugu hoshii is of Sugar Soul.

BOUNCE and This is not a love song are also covers.

There's a difference between "cover" and a different version of the song because the producer/songwriter gave it to different artists. This happens with lots of asians artists... CWGB isn't even a cover and neither is TINALS. lol

I realise there's a difference, but I didn't think that was the case with those two songs, since the originals were done so long ago. :\ Like, I'd say that real Emotion and 1000 no Kotoba are both Kuu's and Jade's; however, that doesn't seem to be so with Can We Go Back or This is not a love song..... Usually that sort of thing only happens whenever its the theme for something, like with the Final Fantasy songs.

Oh i did not know that she covered that many songs..
I only know she did with Cutie Honey & CWGB

i really hope GTBR is only digital-release
I want original songgggssssss....

New single? Hmm..

& is Got To Be Real just a digital single, or will it actually re released?

idk about TISNAL, but kumi said in one of her interviews that the demo for CWGB was presented to her by the original composer/producer/w.e. it never said anything about Kelly Clarkson. :yes

but i still get what you mean. i'd rather have COMPLETELY original songs, lol.
maybe she should compose more. idk all the songs that were composed by her, but I know Milk Tea was. and i adore that song! :love

A new single please...

i didn't realize she did so many covers. I think shake it is also a over. there's some idiot on youtube that posted a video about it "omg koda kumi stole from yadda yadda yadda". bla blah. but she should have a best album of just her covers lol.