[Koda Kumi] 131st Thread ✯✶✯ Dejavu ✯✶✯

[maze]

^ didnt watch the PVs yet but the album concept seems to be Alice in Wonderland, but I guess it has to do with the fantasy thing too :3

Originally Posted by kaled kalil

I don't know if you guys noticed this:

逢いたくて ※new
Kracie いち髪 TV-CFソング

omg. yay. I was praying for this song to get a tie-in. awesome!

MsMiyabi:: your set is great.

can't stop listening to this album. now I'm even more excited for the tour.

[happiholic★]

This album is epic. I love it. I LOVE all the songs, save for the songs from the Suki de x 3 single. I don't get the hype there. And even then, I don't hate them, but I have to be in the right mood to listen to them or else I find them annoying. But, this album is blowing me away. I love it so so so much, I could cry. And the tour for this album is gonna be epic. Oh, Kuu, how I love thee!

[Zeke.]

Ok, here's my review.

Overall, I do not like the album. UNIVERSE was way better in my case.

01.Introduction - Boring.
02.POP DIVA - Terrible.
03.Lollipop - Nice and I enjoy it but not "wowing"
04.Okay - Favorite song on the album actually. Reminds me of No way but way better.
05.逢いたくて - it's a nice listen. Nothing special.
06.Passing By - Amazingly beautiful piano melody it starts out with. The verses are nice as well but the guy singing is terrible. His voice is way to high-pitched. Hate Ku's english too. I'm really dissapointed in this song because that melody for the piano is gorgeous. Very touching.
07.AT THE WEEK END - Nice and I've grown to like it better (my expectations were higher though).
08.Interlude - No.
09.Choi tashi Life - Second favorite I think. Reminds me of Koi no Tsubomi and verses remind me of With Your Smile. Although Koi no Tsubomi and With Your Smile are better.
10.Melting - Kind of annoying. I love Lady Go!! and GOOD*DAY but this one I think is the weakest of the "cutesy-fun-pop" songs.
11.Hey baby! - It's grown on me too - the beat is nice but I don't like the repetitiveness of the melody during the chorus. Damn this song is way too long - I can't even get through the whole thing in one sitting.
12.あなただけが - I like it but idk it's a little boring as well. Just kind of get sick of it halfway through.
13.好きで、好きで、好きで。 - I like it.
14.Bambi - Thought the previews were annoying but the full song isn't bad. Although I prefer Superstar.
15.I Don't Love You !?? - Love the intro and the sound to this song but the chorus I just really dislike as well.

Ranking goes: Okay, AT THE WEEK END, Bambi, Hey baby! - the rest I probably won't listen to much.

Someone mentioned something about this album being called Dejavu because most tracks sound like something Ku has done before (and done better). Such a disappointment. UNIVERSE owns. Not one song on this album that I think is 100% perfect and the way it should be (well maybe Okay). I know I'll get ridiculed for this since most people seem to think it's the best thing ever but not for me. Also, God the tracks are so long... (sarcasm). Come on!

Off the top of my head: 5/10.

[MsMiyabi]

thanks Tsubasa2591 it will be much better when I get better Quality photos.


all.night.raver you don't like pop Diva?

[Picaflor 7/4]

Besides the fact that I think PD is in too high of a pitch. I like it. So sexy.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by MsMiyabi

thanks Tsubasa2591 it will be much better when I get better Quality photos.


all.night.raver you don't like pop Diva?

No I hate POP DIVA! The chorus yet again is so annoying. As it's been mentioned before, so similar to "Shots" and I cannot stand that song or that style of music. Nothing will ever be as amazing as Driving, but I do want her to keep trying! Lol.

I also think BLACK CANDY is way better than half these tracks, and BLACK CANDY isn't super OMG amazing but it really is a nice song and I do love it. Still too short.

Seriously though, I kept my expectations low for this album, seeing as I really liked UNIVERSE and I knew I might be disappointed... but I was hoping for one or two songs I absolutely couldn't get enough of. AT THE WEEK END will suffice, but I thought it'd make me go wild like Driving did. I guess even keeping your expectations low is not a cure-all for disappointment.

[maze]

I liked POP DIVA since Day 1. but I think the performances are what made me LOVE this song. the coreography is just awesome! everytime I listen to this song I remember the choreo and damn, its awesomeness for my ears

I think Dejavu is better than UNIVERSE and TRICK, actually.

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by Tsubasa2591

I liked POP DIVA since Day 1. but I think the performances are what made me LOVE this song. the coreography is just awesome! everytime I listen to this song I remember the choreo and damn, its awesomeness for my ears

I think Dejavu is better than UNIVERSE and TRICK, actually.

Maybe overall for TRICK, but TRICK has Show Girl which I really liked and thought was very catchy - and had the diamond which is Driving. Seriously, I cannot describe how much love I have for that song. The beat is wicked insanely amazing and the bridge is superb. The rest of the tracks on the album are not for me (except TABOO).
UNIVERSE, the only songs I don't listen to are Stay, Comes Up, It's all Love!, and Alive. I love Lick Me (so catchy in a perfect way), Work It Out! (amazing - seriously, the chorus doesn't feel like "oh she should have changed the melody here or sung a different note here" - it just feels very POW!), and SUPERSTAR is fun to listen to and sing along with.

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

The album is very easy to listen to, which is a plus I'm actually alright with the cutesy songs this time! surprisingly, I hated joyful, but like Melting!? what's wrong with me

Anyway, I'm in love with Passing By and AT THE WEEKEND, also very fond of POP DIVA, Lollipop, suki dex3 and anatadakeda! I don't love you !?!?!?!?!? is also pretty nice

I still think that UNIVERSE is better than Dejavu, but Dejavu is definitely a solid album, but perhaps an underdog kinda thing... I adore it and will listen to it a thousand times more lol

[Zeke.]

^ I just feel a lot of the songs COULD HAVE BEEN GOLD/BETTER. Like, they had some amazing parts to them (Passing By had the piano melody, I Don't Love You!! had a great intro and overall sound to it, AT THE WEEK END is fun but still needed a little bit more)... That's what makes me dislike it because I just want to go in the studio and work some magic on them and perfect them. Lol.

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

Originally Posted by all.night.raver

^ I just feel a lot of the songs COULD HAVE BEEN GOLD/BETTER. Like, they had some amazing parts to them (Passing By had the piano melody, I Don't Love You!! had a great intro and overall sound to it, AT THE WEEK END is fun but still needed a little bit more)... That's what makes me dislike it because I just want to go in the studio and work some magic on them and perfect them. Lol.

I agree! I mean, these songs are pretty nice, but nothing like "WOWZOMFG!!"

I think that maybe kuu and her team wanted something more chilled this time? Something not too out there but still solid enough to be likable and enjoyable? Not sure

The single tracks really save this album too.

[pepper]

i love bambi! <3

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by all.night.raver

Ok, here's my review.

Overall, I do not like the album. UNIVERSE was way better in my case.

01.Introduction - Boring.
02.POP DIVA - Terrible.
03.Lollipop - Nice and I enjoy it but not "wowing"
04.Okay - Favorite song on the album actually. Reminds me of No way but way better.
05.逢いたくて - it's a nice listen. Nothing special.
06.Passing By - Amazingly beautiful piano melody it starts out with. The verses are nice as well but the guy singing is terrible. His voice is way to high-pitched. Hate Ku's english too. I'm really dissapointed in this song because that melody for the piano is gorgeous. Very touching.
07.AT THE WEEK END - Nice and I've grown to like it better (my expectations were higher though).
08.Interlude - No.
09.タイトル未定 - Second favorite I think. Reminds me of Koi no Tsubomi and verses remind me of With Your Smile. Although Koi no Tsubomi and With Your Smile are better.
10.Melting - Kind of annoying. I love Lady Go!! and GOOD*DAY but this one I think is the weakest of the "cutesy-fun-pop" songs.
11.Hey baby! - It's grown on me too - the beat is nice but I don't like the repetitiveness of the melody during the chorus. Damn this song is way too long - I can't even get through the whole thing in one sitting.
12.あなただけが - I like it but idk it's a little boring as well. Just kind of get sick of it halfway through.
13.好きで、好きで、好きで。 - I like it.
14.Bambi - Thought the previews were annoying but the full song isn't bad. Although I prefer Superstar.
15.I Don't Love You !?? - Love the intro and the sound to this song but the chorus I just really dislike as well.

Ranking goes: Okay, AT THE WEEK END, Bambi, Hey baby! - the rest I probably won't listen to much.

Someone mentioned something about this album being called Dejavu because most tracks sound like something Ku has done before (and done better). Such a disappointment. UNIVERSE owns. Not one song on this album that I think is 100% perfect and the way it should be (well maybe Okay). I know I'll get ridiculed for this since most people seem to think it's the best thing ever but not for me. Also, God the tracks are so long... (sarcasm). Come on!

Off the top of my head: 5/10.

What version of Dejavu did you download, isn't track 9 Melting? I'm confused...

[Zeke.]

^ Sorry I copied the track listing from the first post under "upcoming releases"

[maze]

Originally Posted by all.night.raver

Maybe overall for TRICK, but TRICK has Show Girl which I really liked and thought was very catchy - and had the diamond which is Driving. Seriously, I cannot describe how much love I have for that song. The beat is wicked insanely amazing and the bridge is superb. The rest of the tracks on the album are not for me (except TABOO).
UNIVERSE, the only songs I don't listen to are Stay, Comes Up, It's all Love!, and Alive. I love Lick Me (so catchy in a perfect way), Work It Out! (amazing - seriously, the chorus doesn't feel like "oh she should have changed the melody here or sung a different note here" - it just feels very POW!), and SUPERSTAR is fun to listen to and sing along with.

yeah TRICK has some gems but there are also some songs that I cant stand in there. the same for UNIVERSE. thats why I think Dejavu is better, because its an awesome album as a whole, I dont skip any track. also I think Dejavu sounds more mature in some way, she probably got inspired from ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~ . that said, Dejavu is definitely in my Top 3 favorite albums along with BEST ~second session~ and Kingdom

[do it again]

I hated POP DIVA at first. I thought it was super annoying. She won me over with the flawless lives.

[Picaflor 7/4]

I have the same problem with dejavu that I did with trick. Trick has the "fits the genre" songs like bling, driving, show girl, that ain't cool, etc. then it has the songs that kind of just mess it up like stay with me, moon crying, and ai no kotoba. I think dejavu would have been awesome with a ton of songs like lollipop and pop diva, and at the week end, but then she throws in songs like bambi and melting and I really don't get it. At least there's an interlude before hand to not completely mess up the flow.

[MsMiyabi]

Originally Posted by all.night.raver

Maybe overall for TRICK, but TRICK has Show Girl which I really liked and thought was very catchy - and had the diamond which is Driving. Seriously, I cannot describe how much love I have for that song. The beat is wicked insanely amazing and the bridge is superb. The rest of the tracks on the album are not for me (except TABOO).
UNIVERSE, the only songs I don't listen to are Stay, Comes Up, It's all Love!, and Alive. I love Lick Me (so catchy in a perfect way), Work It Out! (amazing - seriously, the chorus doesn't feel like "oh she should have changed the melody here or sung a different note here" - it just feels very POW!), and SUPERSTAR is fun to listen to and sing along with.

If your going to go there Trick actually sucked for me.


Only songs I liked on there was

Hurry Up
This is not a long song
Taboo
Driving



I hated the rest. I think Dejavu is better than Trick but that's just 1 opinion I guess.

[HEAVEN~Destiny~]

I know everyone's still in the hype over Dejavu, but this album's release really made me look back to her past albums.

I bought Kingdom recently (The limited edition was only $7.00 at Book-Off, if anyone can believe it), and I had only bought it for the Tohoshinki duet and anytime, but I recently discovered that I love every track on this album. I know everyone's just started talking about Dejavu, but does anyone else love this album?

I just downloaded Dejavu, really looking forward to it based on everyone's reaction

[pride123]

I love Hey baby!