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I think it's a mix of what Kaled said plus Kumi always looking forward to release songs that her fans will like. So, let's say she tried a new genre, and their fans liked it. So she'll make a similar one for her next album, and also for the following one. In the last couple of years we can see that with BRIDGET SONG > ALL RIGHT, and also Put Your Hands Up!!! > Lucky Star. And in a couple of years she'll have a throwback to that style yet again. So she keeps on repeating that genre cause it's a safe zone for her fans, and will already probably fit into a certain spot in her concerts setlists. But one day that style will become dated, and she will still be revisiting it.
I don't think it's a bad thing in itself, this playing safe, cause at the end of the day what Kumi wants the most is to connect with her live audience more than score a #1 or become a trend-setter. But I do wish that once in a while she went for doing whatever she likes without considering how her fans will receive the songs in question. It doesn't seem like something she does a lot, and it could bring some freshness to her material. But, again, that's just not what she wants to do, probably.
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