I am in deep, deep looove with these covers & the whole release, itself. :smitten Everything is total perfection! Although...I honestly wasn't expecting another "of Love" release, even though it's not so surprising after "SUMMER of LOVE" and all (which I actually still play, btw :cool "HURRICANE" is my jam :heart) but I'm happily satisfied. :) I really can't wait for the "On And On" PV & to listen to "NO ME WITHOUT YOU". It's also so nice to see some of my favorite ballads of kumi's on this compilation, too, like "hands", "you"...such classics. :heart

Overall, I am super excited for this release! Thank yooou, Kuu! :love

From Twitter

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVHpL0eU8AAxl68.jpg

https://twitter.com/KODAKUMINET/stat...751941120?s=09

Cute

Looking forward to see the setlist for KODA KUMI 15th Anniversary LIVE The Artist in due time !

ugh I'm getting tired of this song being performed everywhere. girl you have other amazing ballads.

this was just posted on fb. Kloop xmas trees at The Artist live venue :luv2 I want one!

http://i.imgur.com/tPkUP1r.jpg

oh Karen I didnt see your post x_x

on another note, I can't believe it's december already, time flies like woah!

People attending the Artist can purchase a serial code to download NO ME WITHOUT YOU early at mu-mo.
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4190163976?...&is_jingpost=0

Lol it's ok Edu x)

The Kloop Christmas trees are adorable , a nice change from the usual ones

http://imageshack.com/a/img907/4482/jQqd72.png

http://imageshack.com/a/img907/9520/7Etv2u.png

http://imageshack.com/a/img910/876/JDnH1e.png

I had a dream about the concert lol Someone had posted the set list and she opened it with Dance In The Rain and then went to UNIVERSE. There was a pic of Kuu wearing a neon pink catsuit and she looked hot.

Guess I'm really anxious bout this concert :laugh

Concert started about half an hour ago.
Kuu posted a little selfie on her LINE right before.

The stage set up is like a old western theater or cinema!

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/32...905/0fwIuk.png

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/32...633/NGlhUb.png


Btw: Best ~first things~ is at #29 for monthly albums for November on recochoku.
And both Best~first things~ and Best~second session~ are charting today.

^ Great pics! Nice to see there's a catwalk :D And given the title of the concert, I am pretty sure it's supposed to be classic cinema inspired stage, probably interludes movies will also be themed that way (they may even be all black-and-white?) :yes Ansious for more news!

Don't know, if it means anything, as I don't know Osaka Jo Hall, but in the first pic you can see a small middle stage as well?
Here's another pic, where it's better visible:
http://imageshack.com/a/img907/1710/Fal0e8.jpg
So maybe a new use of stage?

And as they already revealed with the goods, the main colour for this concert is white. That's probably why the curtains are white as well. So yeah, black and white interludes might be.

Oh, I hadn't noticed it! She dis use a second smaller stage on Black Cherry Tour final, for encore iirc, so maybe she's doing it again? It's a way for getting closer to the audience and still have a bigger stage for bigger acts

Would be great, if she's using it!

Meanwhile in Tokyo-
WoML Tour stand in Tsutaya:
http://imageshack.com/a/img903/9154/MLZp8c.jpg
(interesting enough, none of the BluRays standing here are First Press)

And here's a little video of the Tour DVD menue:
https://www.instagram.com/p/-vzXn4M4lg/

Pics of the packaging and booklet:
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4190202032

The back cover is gorgeous! Love the picture from the PIECE IN THE PUZZLE performance.
She'll probably use that mini stage like she did on Black Cherry Tour Final, with the car picking her up and all.

By the way, those curtains doesn't look real at all, kinda like FANTASIA's curtains.

^ That's exactly what I was wondering. I can't really tell if they were LED screens or actual curtains ahaha.

Show ended half an hour ago, 9:15 PM japanese time.
So it's about 2 h and 45 min long (though Idk how long hrr MC was this time).

Setlist:
NO ME WITHOUT YOU
SHOW ME YOUR HOLLA
BAMBI
WON'T BE LONG
LOADED
CUPCAKE
TOUCH DOWN
CRAZY 4 U

you
Moon Crying
Brave
愛のうた
歌は我が命
Band Part
You Are So Beautiful
ON AND ON
WALK OF MY LIFE

XXX〜ESCALATE〜LAY DOWN〜Crank tha bass
HOTEL
TABOO
HURRICANE
UNIVERSE
め組のひと
Poppin'love cocktail

ENCORE
TAKE BACK
Birthday Eve
With your smile
BRING IT ON
IN THE AIR
Someday
Lady Go!
Comes Up
walk

From Baidu

She performed both new songs from WoL as well as another new one, Cupcake. Cupcake is reported to be EDM!

I have a feeling that tomorrow's concert will have a different setlist. There is NO WAY she would do a 15th Anniversary Concert / Tour without Butterfly and Cutie Honey.

Other than 3 new songs being performed... boring setlist!! I'm disappointed :/

LOL what even is CUPCAKE. I'm so curious.

There is a preview of NO ME WITHOUT YOU on baidu, but for some reason tudou is being rude to me and not letting me listen to this god damn preview. haha

I like the setlist! It's different than what I expected.
Really surprised she didn't announce a new tour yet though. Maybe she'll announce it on the 6th.