[Koda Kumi] The 188th Thread - NEW DOUBLE ALBUM ► W FACE inside/outside

[Corvina]

Modelpress interview:
https://mdpr.jp/interview/detail/1670664

- Kuu had troubles choosing an creating songs for inside and doing a track order. She asked a lot of famous producers and artists to write for her.
inside is supposed to be full of representative sounds of Kuu's old hits and nostalgic sounds, but in a more mature way.
- even though most peope are listening on shuffle on their own these days, Kuu wants to keep to make full concepts with songs, their order, the content and the visuals.
- BRIDGET SONG is like an adult version of anytime.
- Yorokobi no Kakera is actually an old song she made in the past and it's from the same writer as Ai no Uta and WIND. So a signature Kuu sound for the public would probably be from him (Kosuke Morimoto).
- outside is full of western urban sounds as she considers those her roots.
- they shot all the 6 PVs in two days.
- she needed a year to produce both albums.
- she went to NY and LA in a short time to watch Beyoncé and lots of other shows to get inspirations for her shows.
- she just chooses songs for those albums she wants to sing live

[Isicio]

^Thank you!
Shooting 6 PV in two days? Amazing! , well, with one scene by video (Bassline have two) maybe is not amazing but I wonder if she was working all day in the videos.

[CeReSu]

Bridget Song is totally an adult version of Anytime, I thought that when I first listened to it!!

[KarenPang]

W FACE ~inside~ & W FACE ~outside~ 1st week sales/position

#1 - outside ; 20,246
#2 - inside ; 20,157

All in all , I'm real proud of what Kuu is able to accomplish with joint albums . It's not 100% perfect but what she did , I admired her courage for doing it as it's a bold thing to do but she went ahead despite the odds

Also I'm very surprised Yorokobi no Kakera is an old song . I'm curious as to how it would have been released as a single if Kuu didn't released Ai no Uta

And I'm glad outside outsold inside as I think between both albums , outside is more stronger & it's my favourite between the 2

[Corvina]

Kuu just announced on her LINE account that she's singing Yorokobi no Kakera at Uta Con today.

[KarenPang]

Posted a few mins ago on Twitter

本日19時半~NHK「うたコン」OA‼

#WFACE #inside から #喜びのかけら をTV初披露����

皆さんへのエールになりますように✨
生放送ですのでお見逃しなく��

#うたコン
#倖田來未　
#春ソング
#卒業ソング

https://twitter.com/KODAKUMINET/stat...72868689338371

Forgot to mention this but next Wed , FNS Uta no Haru Matsuri will take place

Wonder if Kuu will get invited to perform on the show ? Same thing with 30th March's CDTV春スペシャル 卒業ソング音楽祭2017

[freedreamer]

6 PVs in 2 days...o dear...

[Corvina]

Well, she's actually saying, there were reasons they had to do 6 songs in 2 days.

[orbitalaspect]

Originally Posted by KarenPang

W FACE ~inside~ & W FACE ~outside~ 1st week sales/position

#1 - outside ; 20,246
#2 - inside ; 20,157

All in all , I'm real proud of what Kuu is able to accomplish with joint albums . It's not 100% perfect but what she did , I admired her courage for doing it as it's a bold thing to do but she went ahead despite the odds

Considering WOML started with 40k, this is good. I can honestly say sales-wise that I'm glad she did two albums instead of one. If 20k was the best that we could have expected from a single disc, I would have damn near fainted, even if she did hit #1.

Originally Posted by Corvina

Well, she's actually saying, there were reasons they had to do 6 songs in 2 days.

I feel like that's a real BUDGET SONG way of doing something that's supposed to ADD a visual to the song. If she only had two days, just film two decent PVs. Don't give us 6 shit ones. In her defense though, Ayu looks like she gets about 2 hours to film all the PVs for her albums.

[kaled kalil]

As I said before, the problem is not the money or the time, it's just the execution and the concept.

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Looking good on Utacon:

Spoiler:

Tragic vocals haha she was crying the whole performance.

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

I feel like that's a real BUDGET SONG way of doing something that's supposed to ADD a visual to the song. If she only had two days, just film two decent PVs. Don't give us 6 shit ones. In her defense though, Ayu looks like she gets about 2 hours to film all the PVs for her albums.

That's true, but they could have easily put the PV for Kimi Omoi on the albums. They didn't, cause it wouldn't have fit to the concept. So I guess they wanted to do it that way.


Haha, the Line post Kuu made after Uta Con was over...

She is really sorry for everyone, who watched , cause of her crying a little (irony here ). But she got introtuced in the show and was impressed, how it went on. She really feels like everyone is supporting her right now.
She's truly thankful.

And the photo she sent with it.
Can't upload it right now, but she really is sorry for getting emotional so much.

[KarenPang]

Kuu post Utacon



https://twitter.com/KODAKUMINET/stat...32038155255810

She acknowledged about her crying while performing Yorokobi no Kakera earlier on , bless her

[pedronekoi]

Kuuuu <3 So happy for her! I can imagine the feeling of releasing a sucessful album and having the support of everyone back.

Can't wait to watch the performance!

[kaled kalil]

[chocopockymaster]

I've given myself a couple of days to digest W FACE...but the level of disappointment I feel about these two albums is unreal. I'm glad for y'all that found something to love but I just feel so let down.

I was super on board with the concept behind these albums when the announcement first came out and I really dig the theme of the 'dueling Koda Kumis" -- I've enjoyed that concept when she's explored it in her tours before so I was excited to see it done with a double album.

My main problem with this release is that it delivers quantity over quality. The inclusion of older tracks seems like a feeble effort to pad these albums and justify splitting it into two discs--who is checking for Kimi Omoi literally three years after it was initially released? She's been performing BRING IT ON for ages, why did it need to appear on this particular album? Shhh!, while it fits in just fine on -outside-, could have just as easily stayed off an album. Your mileage will obviously vary but for me, shoehorning these songs in just cheapens the intent behind creating a concept album to explore the dual sides of Kuu.

As far as the new tracks go, I feel very whelmed. (Sometimes underwhelmed, but never overwhelmed--unless I'm overwhelmed with disappointment.) I'm always here for one of Kuu's bangin' tracks but the ones on -outside- feel jarringly off the shelf. I don't see where she took these tracks and added her own unique perspective to them...literally anyone could release these tracks and I would feel just as meh about them. On top of that, I just find them bland because the songs themselves never seem to GO somewhere. Ultraviolet is the one track I find myself appreciating because I can listen to it and go, okay, there was some sort of structure in that song. I want the chorus to come and punch me in the face and not a single one of the tracks on this album delivered that. Bassline and Bangerang follow that same formula in the sense that, when I was listening to them the first time around, I was like "aight, I can get on board with this" and then the chorus comes in and it's like.....that's it? THAT'S FUCKING IT?

I'm rambling now so I'm going to cut myself off. tldr if she really wanted to do a concept double album she should have committed fully and not stuffed it full of older songs and straight-off-the-shelf demos. chocopocky out~

[Zeke.]

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

Considering WOML started with 40k, this is good. I can honestly say sales-wise that I'm glad she did two albums instead of one. If 20k was the best that we could have expected from a single disc, I would have damn near fainted, even if she did hit #1.



I feel like that's a real BUDGET SONG way of doing something that's supposed to ADD a visual to the song. If she only had two days, just film two decent PVs. Don't give us 6 shit ones. In her defense though, Ayu looks like she gets about 2 hours to film all the PVs for her albums.

lmao. I get the feeling though that's partially her. Like I can't see her wanting to spend 3 days on set anymore.

[CatGirl]

So I've been listening to outside a lot, and it's pretty bangin' but I can't help but feel that some of the songs feel unfinished? The arrangements aren't as "full" as I'm used to songs from Kuu. W FACE, Bassline, Bangarang, Insane, and Ultraviolet are dope though.

Also, inside is terrible lol. I listened to it once and honestly can't remember what any of the songs sound like. My fun is also super awful and I wish I could unhear that.

[Gustavopc]

THAT PERFORMANCE JUST MADE ME CRY IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESTAURANT IM LOOKING LIKE THE LONIEST GUY IN THE WORLD

[Corvina]

The pic she posted with her Line post:

Spoiler:

[maze]

Originally Posted by Gustavopc

THAT PERFORMANCE JUST MADE ME CRY IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESTAURANT IM LOOKING LIKE THE LONIEST GUY IN THE WORLD

I know, that was so emotional and she looked stunning, best look I've seen from her in years. Also, Yorokobi no kakera was a good choice, I'm in love with it