137th Thread - 4 TIMES for summer
 

♪♫ It's summer time! ♪♫

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P r o f i l e

Stage Name: Koda Kumi / 倖田來未
Real Name: Kouda Kumiko / 神田來未子
Birthdate: 13 November 1982 (Showa 57)
Blood Type: A
Hometown: Kyoto

Hobbies: Shopping, Goods.
Favorite Sport: Squash
Favorite Type of Music: Hip Hop
Favorite Dish to Cook: Niku Jaga (Beef and Potatoes)
Favorite Saying: Ikkai ichi e (Once in a lifetime chance)
Favorite Colors: Purple and green
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite DVD: Haneru no tobira
Favorite Brands: D&G and H・A・K
Favorite Food: Okonomiyaki, 100% Fruit Juice, Perrier
Favorite Japanese Artists: Toshinori Yonekura, Sukima Switch
Favorite Western Artists: Christina Aguilera, Nelly, Pink, Pharrell Williams
Something She Can't Be Without: Love
Favorite Part of Her Own Body: The "kori kori" of her waist.
Something Often Unexpected: 'No smoking & no alcohol'
Something Unacceptable: Lies and deception
Special Ability: To be able to talk until her voice goes hoarse.


N e w R e l e a s e s

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50th single
「4 TIMES」
Release date: 2011.08.10

CD
1. Poppin’love cocktail feat.TEEDA : CM tie in for H.I.S travel agency
2. IN THE AIR
3. V.I.P.
4. KO-SO-KO-SO：drama tie in for -Piece Vote-

DVD
1. Poppin'love cocktail feat.TEEDA
2. V.I.P.
3. KO-SO-KO-SO
4. IN THE AIR

There will be 4 editions:
CD only with four songs
CD+DVD, four songs, four PVs
CD+postcard box, one song plus 50 postcards
CD+Qlix camera, one song

D i s c o g r a p h y

L i n k s

→ Official Website
→ Dejavu Special Site
→ Driving Hit's 3 Special Site
→ Official YouTube Channel
→ Facebook
→ Lyrics Library
→ Singles in 320kbps
→ B-sides Collection
→ Concert Audio Rips
→ Music Videos
→ iPod PVs
→ All DVD Lives
→ Screencaps
→ Lyrics & Interview Translations


Credits: Tsubasa, Kingdom, FinalFayth, Corvina, do it again, Cherrim

woooow, new thread already! awesome. :D

Last news and infos:

Preview of her appearance:



KO-SO-KO-SO 50 sec. preview:




Bad 15 sec. preview of Poppin'love cocktail feat. TEEDA

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjgyOTk3NzQ0.html


Sales update FANTASIA:

20　***,887　*35,037　倖田來未 「KODA KUMI 10th Anniversary~FANTASIA~in TOKYO DOME」

I love KO-SO-KO-SO.

Poppin' love cocktail's preview sounds fun!! :D

I wish I could hear Poppin' love cocktail's music a bit more clear but it sounds pretty good!

This is already looking like one of her best summer singles since FREAKY!

^ I'm not a big fan of FREAKY, but I agree that the single seems to be great :)

And I love the thread title haha <3

Whenever I see the covers I can't help but think of how amateur they are and how amateur the editing is compared to the covers posted in the last thread with the giant "4" - that was HOT! Seriously someone should send those to avex/Kumi.

Yay new thread!
Now just need the single to leak and life will be good.

I was hoping for more stuff to leak in the last week :(

Ok please don't take this wrong guys...but is it just me or does Kuu look skinnier in that screencap there???

She was never by ANY MEANS fat or even close to chubby (not even back in the day imo)...but for some reason she looks so thin in that pic :o.

That's what I thought, too looking at the picture, but in the video she looks great not too thin=)

Loving the KO-SO-KO-SO preview! :luv2

I am loving the KO-SO-KO-SO preview. Can't wait to hear the full song and of course to see the PV :yatta

Poppin' love cocktail sounds nice, rockish summer song mixed with cute song / lick me ♥ / girls / with your smile.
By the way, Poppin' love cocktail is theme of H.I.S. cm (travel agency, if I'm not wrong).

Sometimes avex surprises me with those tie-ins haha :P But that's a tie-in after all. But I want official previews so hard |:

Is it just me or does she usually get this many tie-ins? :D Not that it matters, it's good that she's everywhere. <3

I thought so too.
I hate it when they get all skinny. She's so much sexier when she's all curvy. <3

The picture is in this way because is a transition image, her body in this era was really curvy:

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...050000-l11.jpg

Her legs ♥ ♥ ♥

i don't think that's a very flattering picture... they look quite Thick.

I love her in that pic, great body and her legs look so good there! :heart

New TV live:
TBS 7/16
http://www.tbs.co.jp/ongakunohi2011/
2011年7月16日(土) 19:00~02:40 TBS 「音楽の日」


Thanks to kinot at JPC

Next Saturday, yes!

I love that ECSTASY picture kaled posted. She looks gorgeus. <3

her body here is simply amazing :thud

Some more pictures from the Dejavu Tour blog, all from July:



Notice that she looks really tired in some of those pics?
There's also a entry about her tight schedule and her having a "light body".
Yeah Kuu, you are pretty thin now!
They're also saying that she smacks down after the show ( haha ) and having massages and coals (I'm a bit lost here , what exactly they mean), you can see it in one of the pictures.
She sets herself resting periods for her health in times with tight schedule it seems.
I really hope she does with the 4 TIMES promotion coming up!
Here's the original entry:
http://fc4.avex.jp/koda/tour2011/blo.../post-277.html

And her staff also noticed that her hair is getting so long again. :laugh
Seems she wanna let it grow!

Fans:

Didn't she say somewhere she wants to grow her hair naturally long? Or am I totally wrong? o.O

KO-SO-KO-SO (49 sec) preview sounds niceee...

omg her hair looks so cutee

for some reason i totally thought this single was coming out in July... ughhh i need summer music and none of my favorite artists are relasing anything yet baaaaah.

I'm in love with the KO-SO-KO-SO preview! this single is gonna be the best ;3

ugh it's a month until the release and all we have is one song preview and 4 pics from its pv... usually kumi's release info gets out super quick.

I agree that the Summer singles should come out in mid-Summer. Like early August at the latest. Summer singles are meant to be enjoyed over the Summer!!!!

Well Summer this year is June 21-September 23... so August 10th IS mid-Summer!

yep, a-nation tours during the whole month of august so yeah.

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Kuu with actress Kanda Uno (again) after she attended Dejavu Tour:

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source: http://ameblo.jp/unokanda/entry-10922074804.html
credits: hikkikun

Ui, that's so cute!
She was the one attending UNIVERSE tour last year as well, wasn't she?
I also remember that AKB48 member (or one of that other idol groups, not sure) who is a big Kumi fan and was at Dream Music Park last year.

Your're right, they're so mysterious about it till now!
But she will have her first live at Saturday, so I guess we're getting more infos, previews and full songs in the next time.

Man, I hoped there'd be something new about the single. :D Oh well, I'll go overplay KO-SO-KO-SO preview now. *____*

Kuu looks so cute in those pics <3 Just saved them

Official website has scheduled a new live

Or at least it looks like a new one :P

I'm so excited for her TV lives the next time^^

Btw: Is it not possible to order the Limited Edition if 4 TIMES @ HMVJapan when you are not living in Japan?=(

Ah I thought it was releasing end of August (got confused with Ayu's release coming out then - thought they both were coming out around the same time). Well that makes it better!

i dont think this was posted before? (and if it was, sorryyyyy!)
from lameb1tches@tumblr

OMGOMG NOW THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL AN AWESOME BIRTHDAY PRESENT :luv2 :luv2 :luv2

^ Let's hope someone records them! *_____*

So we're going to hear them all soon omg :luv2

official tracklist for CD version!
source: offcial website

Oh, of course. Who needs instrumentals, right? Oh ok, Avex, I see. 'Cause interludes are so worthy, aren't they? Ok, I got it now. Thanks.

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EDIT:
And here we have new info, I think:

This just means the single got postponed to 08/17. Ok, Avex, you want me to lose my will to buy it? Is that it? 'Cause you are really doing a great job in that direction.

Idiots, they changed the release date?! ;_______;

Oh well, luckily the interlude titles are beautiful <3

I am excited to hear the songs & get my copy! I really hope there is a song similar to Lollipop... I need another dance hit for this summer. Lollipop ruled 2010 for me :clapclap

*falls to knees*

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?!?!

:thud

It's just a week, that's not much.
Not worth to think further about it.

But I'm excited to hear all songs, they air tomorrow, that's so soon! :woohoo:
All different radio stations, I so hope Kuu fans are able to record them. Normally they are.
No previews this time (except KO-SO-KO-SO), but all full songs at the same time!
That's a new way to promote.

And I love the interlude titles, they're so fitting to the concept of the single!

Interlude～time to ... love～

Oooh sounds hot

Except for the postponing of the single, everything seems good about the single <3 Getting all songs in one all day is awesome.

I'm happy. Interludes apply to CD+DVD version. Maybe if I'm lucky they will add a little extra to the DVD portion. Crossing my fingers.

Can't wait until tomorrow <3

A little sad about the postponement but it's just a week.

FANTASIA DVD sales from last week:

20　***,678　*35,715　倖田來未 「KODA KUMI 10th Anniversary~FANTASIA~in TOKYO DOME」

Dejavu in the actual yearly album chart:

19　209,063　Dejavu - 倖田來未

And by the way Dejavu got certified Platinum.

aww, i hate when singles or albums get postponed! :( but i can't wait wait to hear all the songs! i like the interlude titles, too. "sunny time" just makes me laugh, though. :mini

sunny time? maybe she's snsd fan cough

I guess ... in time to ... love is really... obvious :laugh

I'm happy that Dejavu got certified. It deserves that as it's a amazing album <3

I'm guessing it's because of Kis-My-Ft2. Now they might be part of Johnnys, but for releasing their CDs, Kis-My-Ft2 has chosen Avex. And AKB48's DiVA is also releasing on 8/10. Now, as we all know, Kuu's part of Rhythm Zone, and that label is part of the Avex Group, so it doesn't seem right if there are big Avex artists bunching up and competing for #1 at the same time... I mean, this - three BIG artists (Kis-My-Ft2 might only be their debut single, but their fanbase is strong and they have been waiting for a single to be released, while DiVA is part of the you-know-what...) from the same group bunching up to fight for the #1 when you realize that only one can get that spot?

If they did not announce that, Kuu's fans are going to be really thinking all over again "why did you do this!?". Now I think we're relieved a bit, but let's see which other artists will be releasing singles on 8/17...

why this single got delay, 1 week later...?

Hopefully someone will record the songs :D

uploaded the 4 TIMES previews on my tumblr!!
enjoy:
http://lameb1tches.tumblr.com/post/7...-01-poppinlove

I like Poppin' love cocktail (a lot). I love IN THE AIR! V.I.P... don't get me started. What a letdown. Her club songs are not good anymore and it saddens me. I tried not to even have expectations but this still sounds so dull. KO-SO-KO-SO is decent. I mean, it's not anything spectacular but it's a song that could definitely grow on me.

So my ranking right now goes... IN THE AIR > Poppin' love cocktail >> KOSOKOSO >>>>>>>>> V.I.P.

Hopefully V.I.P is better in full and that they just picked a bad part for the preview. I wish it had more energy.

WOW I FREAKING LOVE POPPIN' LOVE COCKTAIL!!!
V.I.P gives me UNIVERSE meets TABOO in da club vibes
IN THE AIR is nice too..definitely not like her typical mid-tempo pop stuff...

i love how the mood of the album changes..very unique :)

so all the full tracks will be out today? radio rips??

OMFG VIP AND POPPIN' LOVE COCKTAIL FULL IN MY LIFE NAAAAAAAAAAAAAO <3 <3

VIP U AND ME <3 This single sounds great omg I'm not excited about IN THE AIR, but the other songs oh man they sound very promising

Poppin' love cocktail is like Hashire! meets Hey baby!, which is great
VIP sounds like UNIVERSE, maybe it was produced bu HIRO? Its beat is so damn awesome, cant wait to hear the full song
IN THE AIR sounds like anytime meets Sora, meh

V.I.P and KO-SO-KO-SO are great. Already forgot what the other two sound like :rolleyes

Previews never do Kuu songs justice. They sound okay, my favorite it still ko-so-ko-so... Probably because I know the PV will be flaming hot lol.

yea i agree. previews dont do justice to Kuu but with an already-fantastic chorus..it just makes me even more hyped! HAHA

Poppin'love sounds so awesome, really!! <3
IN THE AIR is a surprise i like it a lot!
V.I.P.... first i was like "hm ok..." BUT nao i'm like rubbing myself from the couch to dah bed! LoL they described it with heavy dance beats, so i think the crazy beat will appear in the chorus cause all we hear is the verse and the part before the chorus!
KO-SO is still hot!! <3

this single sounds unexpected and thats what i love about Kuu!
The BEST ~fourth whatever~ era starts great!

Lollipop/Suki de/Anata Dake Ga/POP DIVA/Poppin'love/IN THE AIR/V.I.P./KOSO
:heart

^ I think the fourth era started with It's all Love!, didnt it? cuz the last song on third universe was stay with me... But I agree that it keeps gettin' better <3

I feel like I should hold off until I get my single to listen to the songs, but that's so far away!!

BUT wasn't It's all Love! till Can We Go Back part of the BEST+ALBUM combo!?
thats why both had "universe" in the title...

BEST ~third universe~
8th AL "UNIVERSE"

BEST 1st "TAKE BACK-Promise/Star"
BEST 2nd "you-Someday/Boys<3Girls"
BEST 3rd "Koi no Tsubomi-Can We Go Back"
BEST 4th "Lollipop-4 TIMES+"

and since Lollipop i had this little feeling of matureness in her songs...
BUT maybe thats just me! xD

i only like KO-SO-KO-SO (and i know that since some days ago), i will wait for the full songs and maybe they can grow on me.

anyone have a hq mp3 of make it bump? far east movement feat koda kumi?

Yeah, that makes sense! This era is amazing, can't wait for her BEST ~fourth dimension~ lol

So, I caved in and listened to the previews. I'm not super excited for any of the songs, but I will give them time to grow on me. VIP was probably my favorite.

so the single started like from dawn to dusk

the previews sound so mediocre :(

I guess I'll wait for the full thing, + pvs too

Thank you so much for those very HQ previews! I love the way V.I.P. & KO-SO-KO-SO sound but Poppin Love Cocktail sounds meh & IN THE AIR sounds just okay imo.

I already love this single :heart

Poppin’love cocktail is stuck in my head!

Releasing singles, on 08/17, we have Kanjani8 and SDN48. I really don't think Kumi can go against both of them. I dunno, maybe Kanjani, but the AKB/SDN/whatever48 fever is so crazy in Japan that I think they'll get the #1 spot.

About the previews, after listening a lot, I think IN THE AIR = KO-SO-KO-SO > VIP > Poppin'love Cocktail. But it's just me and it's just previews. I can't say for sure if one is better than other yet.

^ well SDN48 aren't that oh lala , their past singles sold about 60-65k in first week , not like Kanjani8 which their singles sold about 150k in first week

so if I'm not wrong my probably is,

4TIMES may debut #3 or #2 ,so if kuu can sell more than 65k in first week I have a good feeling that Kuu can be #2 , And I'm kinda certain that kuu can climb up later to #2 , since the strong sales from wtvr48 is from the first days sales

so yeah if you can look at their daily sales they are like 1-1-2-6-10-15-hell

and Kuu isn't that bad her sales drop fast but not like SDN48 for sure :yes

lol oh i love these marketing or whatever things :tipsy:tipsy

I think Poppin' love cocktail is gonna be my summer jam :)

thank you ♥

Poppin’love cocktail is kinda mediocre to me. I like IN THE AIR. I'm expecting VIP to sound much better in full and to grow on me like POP DIVA. And KO-SO-KO-SO is still perfection :heart

EDIT: V.I.P. radio rip => http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjg0NjUxMjI4.html (thanks to kinot@JPC)

KO SO KO SO is my favorite!!

OMGG I totaly dislike V.I.P !!!

KO-SO-KO-SO radio rip => http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjg0NzE4ODg0.html (thanks to kinot@JPC)

I love it :heart

Can someone rip it? EDIT: Never mind, I figured out how: MF

LOOOOOVE KO-SO-KO-SO!!!

OMG, I barfed on V.I.P. OMFG!! Kumi, what the hell were you thinking?! I just can't believe it, seriously.

KO-SO-KO-SO is perfect, though. Now this is what we can consider a good song (at least I do). I'm anxious about IN THE AIR, I really want to listen to it.

i think after some repeats V.I.P. sounds great!
i think we appreciate that song more when we have the HQ like POP DIVA!!
so give it time!
KO-SO-KO-SO is shitting on anything at the moment! LoL

can't wait for the other songs to leak!

^ I know I'll like V.I.P. more later, but my first impression was "WTF WOMAN?!", seriously.

V.I.P sounds like slower version of FREAKY + It's All Love

KO-SO-KO-SO is HOT!!

KO-SO-KO-SO IS FANTASTIC!!!!!
I love V.I.P's heavy thumping beat!!! and this song is so bizarre and funny HAHAHHA though it doesnt feel like there's much of a song there HAHAH

@tenshi: is it possible to get V.I.P's rip?

I really am in love with both of the songs♥♥♥

OMFG they are great *-*

V.I.P. is a very crazy song in a good way and the beat is awesome=)
The screaming and erokakkoi music in KO-SO-KO-SO are awesome, too!

I am so excited for the other 2 songs and all of the PVs♥

VIP is growing on me <3

sure~ here: MF

I love you tenshi <3 Thank youuuuuuu for the rips :D

I really like V.I.P, it sounds really different from her other songs but it feels like it's just repeated over and over lol I need HQ

From the previews, I LOVE IN THE AIR <3 can't wait for that in full

For those of you who brought 4 TIMES x camera, here's the design:



source:http://rhythmzone.net/koda/news/110713.html

Thanks tenshi!!
V.I.P is growing on me too :P
it's really rather crazy AHHAHA..and there's a lot more breathy sounds than in KO-SO-KO-SO

Can someone upload the radio rips to MF?

they already are uploaded to MF...

^ Oh. That's what I get for skimming lol

V.I.P. is her worst song ever to me :( I don't like at all. I hope it grow to me, but now it's a complete mess.
KO-SO-KO-SO is pretty good, I like it.
IN THE AIR and Poppin' love cocktail are my favorites, ITA sounds like a uptempo ballad, that is great.