[Koda Kumi] The 176th Thread - 15th Anniversary

[kaled kalil]

Am I crazy to think that they'll release a Winter of Love at some point this year? Or will they wait for a regular compilation like BEST ~fourth dimension~?

[Corvina]

Short review from JEWELian from JPC about the Osaka show today:

Just back from the show in Osaka.

Good concert, but a very standard Kuu concert - nothing really innovative. She plays piano during WALK OF MY LIFE and guitar and drums during Fake Tongue. Live band for every song starting from hands.

That picture posted before of her suspended on the mercedes in mid air is actually the opening. For the song Mercedes they just drive it around the stage.

She does her usual acrobatics for walk, but also for the last chorus of Dance In The Rain (and they wet her too so she sprays water everywhere).

Show goes for about 2 and a half hours, but the half songs get quite tiring. LOADED sounds amazing with a band, but some of the album tracks don't sound as good.

The overall theme of the concert is quite nice - it's about "finding the true you" or just being happy with who you are. There's an epilogue after walk where she talks about how "I'm going to be like myself, and you're going to be like yourself" and then it says "WALK OF YOUR LIFE".

MC during the encore was quite annoying, just mainly Kuu promoting the new CD, her earrings, visa card, blah blah blah.

[KuuXAyu-fan]

I really hope she does some TV promo for this! Not for sales or anything but just because I miss Kuu lives. Hopefully she'll also do a-nation this year as well.

[chocopockymaster]

I'm really excited for the tour final! I've seen Kuu a bunch at a-nation and went to Premium Night Love & Songs, so I'm psyched to finally see her at an arena!

/still weeping @ missing JAPONESQUE tour

[maze]

I listened to that Hurricane demo and.. it was strange @_@ well not gonna listen to it again, I know kuu's version will be good since her vocals are sexy for these kind of tracks

Originally Posted by kaled kalil

Am I crazy to think that they'll release a WINTER of LOVE at some point this year? Or will they wait for a regular compilation like BEST ~fourth dimension~?

that would be great :3

she better not release another best of -singles-, that wouldnt be smart these days flopflop

[ahtka-chan]

Originally Posted by kaled kalil

I just can't haha During the release of UNIVERSE/Dejavu there were SO many people complaining that she was releasing the same electropop over and over again with TABOO - Driving - ECSTASY - Physical thing - UNIVERSE - STEP INTO MY WORLD - POP DIVA and the list goes by. I know it's a matter of taste, but I think it's so funny how the complains repeats so much.

Isn't it because she has been repeating herself a lot over the years?

The freshness from second session/Black Cherry era is long gone.

[sitara]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

JUICY is fucking boring. It's just like a bunch of sound effects and sounds so disjointed. It has very little life to it. It doesn't ever really kick off, and just sounds like a bunch of verses thrown together. The chorus is so weak.

the original version doesn't havemuch to offer. and it is so painstakingly slooow.
the remixed version on driving hits totally saved the song for me though.

[happiholic★]

I think the repititiveness of Kuu's sound simply comes from the number of years of her career. And its weird, I only hear this complaint from Ayu and Kuu fans. No on ever comes for Britney Spears

[melissalove]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

I think the repititiveness of Kuu's sound simply comes from the number of years of her career. And its weird, I only hear this complaint from Ayu and Kuu fans. No on ever comes for Britney Spears

think its because britney doesn't release music frequently like kuu and Ayu. Frequency is key, taking out an album every 2 years gives an artist plenty of time to explore as suppose every year.

[SKYia]

I think it would be nice if Kuu used the screen again like she did with Pink Spider, it was spectacular, if some of you guys watched Eurovision you know it has so much potential.

[Corvina]

Yeah, that was totally awesome - both Pink Spider and the swedish Eurovision performance!

I really like that HURRICANE demo. It isn't a club banger, but it has that same playful vibe EX TAPE has. Idk, I get the same feeling from it like from Lollipop. So I approve.
So far NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU is my least favourite.

[KuuXAyu-fan]

Originally Posted by Corvina

Yeah, that was totally awesome - both Pink Spider and the swedish Eurovision performance!

I really like that HURRICANE demo. It isn't a club banger, but it has that same playful vibe EX TAPE has. Idk, I get the same feeling from it like from Lollipop. So I approve.
So far NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU is my least favourite.

Same. The PV will probably help it grow on me though. I'm so glad we're getting 3 new PVs this time. We haven't had that many new PVs since Color The Cover.

[ayumisrael]

Yeah I liked the screen performance of Pink Spider!

I think kuu could rock a song like Golden Boy, speaking of Eurovision. =)

[kaled kalil]

So sad that this album won't include songs from singles before 2006... My summer isn't a good until I listen to COME WITH ME.
My ideal tracklist would be like this (including songs with a summery feel)

- COME WITH ME
- Heat
- Butterfly
- Your Sunshine
- Sweet Kiss (♥ such a gem ♥)
- GO WAY!!
- JUICY
- with your smile
- I'll be there
- Run For Your Life
- Sora
- girls
- Dear Family (this song has such a "sunset" vibe)
- Come Over (I can even picture a music video with a pool party)
- Lady Go!
- Lick me ♥
- ECSTASY
- Hashire
- Lollipop
- IN THE AIR
- V.I.P.
- Poppin' love cocktail
- Whatchu Waitin' On?
- Shake Hip!
- LALALALALA
- IS THIS TRAP?
- HOTEL
- TURN AROUND
- SO FEVER

[Gustavopc]

^ I love this list, Sweet Kiss TOTALLY deserves its place there

[ayumisrael]

I wonder what was the point of not including COME WITH ME and Chase?
(BEST ~first things~ is not a reason because some of 4 hot wave, FREAKY and MOON were on ~third universe~ already).

[oaristos]

Originally Posted by Zeke.

JUICY is fucking boring. It's just like a bunch of sound effects and sounds so disjointed. It has very little life to it. It doesn't ever really kick off, and just sounds like a bunch of verses thrown together. The chorus is so weak.

I never understood all the fuss about JUICY either.

[maze]

Originally Posted by oaristos

I never understood all the fuss about JUICY either.

the name of the song describes it
its not an amazing song but its HOT; and the MV is one of her best.

[Luck16]

Don't know what you guys are talking about, JUICY is amazing and always will be

[Zeke.]

She has much better "scandalous" type songs, that are actually enjoyable to listen to, with a proper beat and progression. Get It On, TABOO, SHAKE IT, even Candy (which I hated at first but now I enjoy). Even Lollipop is more enjoyable to listen to.