[Koda Kumi] The 191st Thread -3 Limited Single Project

[Baco__]

Koda is an artist I'll always listen to, even though the last really enjoyable singles from her are from 2008/9, imo? haha

EDIT: that said, I finally got to listen to never enough, and wow <3 loved it! it's my kind of ballad. def gonna listen to more than LIT and DEF mora than HUSH (really, I hated it...........)

[thinkingoutloud89]

^hands is still one of her best ballads (for me), agree on Unmei and Aishou though.
Never been a fan of Kiseki or a strong listener of MORE. She kills them all live though.

[Corvina]

Kuu's take on ballads in recent years surprised me - in a good way. Overall I like her newer ballads much more than her old ones (e.g. I've never been such a big fan of hands, Ai no Uta and Yume no Uta to name three of her most popular). There are some gems in her past for me as well of course (like Unmei or Aishou or Anata dake ga).
W FACE inside has about the same amount of gems for me than her past though, lol. Which was the most surprising to me. I guess I prefer her more mature take now (in themes as well as in the way the ballads are built).
And maybe also because she's more controlled now with singing them. The last 2 years of vocal training she started with her 15th Anniversary definitely shows.

I also really like NEVER ENOUGH (apart from that mixing problem). From the atmosphere and the part of the lyrics I understand it reminds me of On my way. Just in a more positive manner.
The "Ikiru imi" part as a climax before the end gives me some chills.

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Sorry for the repost and confusing with your reply, thinkingoutloud89!
Wanted to include some stuff from her FC.
Didn't expect somebody to reply so fast. xD

So, here the calender from playroom for December:





It's a pic they use for a current FC project.
Fans can send in ideas for tour goods and merchandise and others can vote for it. The most popular stuff will be made!

And here's a pic of Kuu supporting BACK-ON and her husband, who are celebrating their 15th Anniversary this year .

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by kaled kalil

Kumi will be at the Nihon Yusen Taisho this year! http://www.tbs.co.jp/yusenaward/

They are celebrating the past winners, and the good part of that is that she won with Yume no Uta, so we might have a Yume no Uta performance after so long.

https://twitter.com/TBS_awards/statu...41256941445120

[Teppei-chan]

Imo NEVER ENOUGH is a pretty solid ballad, not one of my most favourite but one of the kind that I will listen to from time to time. Out of the last three singles LIT is the best song in my opinion but HUSH and NEVER ENOUGH are both good as well.

And yes, Unmei is really a gem from her, one of my favourite ballads from her

[ayumi_croatia]

HUSH > NEVER ENOUGH > LIT for me

[Gustavopc]

I love all three singles, but HUSH easily stands out for me, the song is so sick

[a❤martian]

That pic of Kuu wearing Kenji’s band’s shirt is so cute!!! But her printing though, she’s as bad as me lol.

I love Hush. It’s a solid track. Defs the best out of the theee imo.

[Corvina]

NEVER ENOUGH short PV is up on her FC.
You can find it e.g. here:
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/5465161461...ngpost=0&pn=0&

The donwload content for the FC version of the tour is MC excerpts for every day. You only can download the content for one date though.

[abestfah]

Originally Posted by Corvina

NEVER ENOUGH short PV is up on her FC.
You can find it e.g. here:
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/5465161461...ngpost=0&pn=0&

The donwload content for the FC version of the tour is MC excerpts for every day. You only can download the content for one date though.

Recently, I usually have low expectation to her ballad PVs. The last one I was impressed is Kimi Omoi. Never Enough goes beyond my thought that it is worse. At least, I wish she would go outside studio, even walking scene might make it would be better. However, the song is so beautiful with clearer version.

[kaled kalil]

She's singing Ai no uta...



Her voice is very weird today, seems like she has a cold or something.

I'm starting to wonder if the Yume no Uta ban is real, no way she wouldn't perform the song which she won.

[KarenPang]

NEVER ENOUGH is surprising because a lot including myself thought it might be a typical Winter ballad but it's not the case

I do agree the radio rip of the song is quite bad but the short PV version prove otherwise

Seems like NEVER ENOUGH is the most simplistic out of the 3 limited singles Kuu release , depending if that's a good or bad thing

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Today's Nihon Yusen Taisho



https://twitter.com/TBS_awards/statu...46777737474048

The above image , Kuu signed it using the iPad



https://twitter.com/KODAKUMINET/stat...49339396001793

[melissalove]

Ai no uta again, how sad.

[abestfah]

I would like to know how Japanese fans think about how Ai no Uta is overperformed. Are they happy to listen to it often? Actually, even Yume no Uta is taboo song but she has a ton of good ballads to pick, even Ai wo Tomenaide that I don't like much probably better

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by abestfah

I would like to know how Japanese fans think about how Ai no Uta is overperformed. Are they happy to listen to it often? Actually, even Yume no Uta is taboo song but she has a ton of good ballads to pick, even Ai wo Tomenaide that I don't like much probably better

From the comments I've read this time, Japanese fans are happy, cause they love the song.
Japanese tend to voice the positive in a situation in general - in this case, that Kuu is performing on TV on a honorable show. Her voice sounds normal to me btw.
I do hope she's singing NEVER ENOUGH on TV on Wednesday!

For the PV of NE - let's just hope it's not a 'dark' version of BRIDEGT SONG PV.
The short version is missing two whole minutes.
So I hope it offers something more.

And yay, the mixing sounds so much better in the PV, so it really was just the rip! *happy fan*

Edit:
Ah, yeah, I want to offer, you people here can send me your merchandise wishes and I can try to apply those for the project. Idk if you can send in more than one though.

[kaled kalil]

Yeah, the sound of the stream was off, it sounds fine seeing in good quality.

[ALfromHELLSING]

Corvina, How do you send your merchandise suggestions, where to? I want new KLOOP figurines.

I really like NEVER ENOUGH in higher quality, it's beautiful. MV kinda reminds me of Ayu's Last Minute.

Originally Posted by abestfah

I would like to know how Japanese fans think about how Ai no Uta is overperformed. Are they happy to listen to it often? Actually, even Yume no Uta is taboo song but she has a ton of good ballads to pick, even Ai wo Tomenaide that I don't like much probably better

Ahh it'll almost always be Ai no Uta or Butterfly, just like in Ayu's case it's almost always SEASONS or evolution. You just gotta accept it as what it is. She'll most likely sing Ai no Uta at FNS as well, she did in 2015 so maybe this time it will be Butterfly.

[Diva_br]

Originally Posted by Corvina

The donwload content for the FC version of the tour is MC excerpts for every day. You only can download the content for one date though.

Really? I wasn't expecting something big, but this is just meh

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by Corvina

Edit:
Ah, yeah, I want to offer, you people here can send me your merchandise wishes and I can try to apply those for the project. Idk if you can send in more than one though.

- Pocket sized handheld mirror
- Luggage tag
- Handphone stand
- Umbrella pouch
- Live ticket holder
- passport case

I like goods that're practical . I think the worst 'culprits' are wrist bands and muffler towels cos it's like how many of them can you possibly have if not collect ?

[Corvina]

NEVER ENOUGH full PV:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...16989025308826

Well, cinematography is great.
And she's pretty retro here - 4:3 ratio and in black & white.

W FACE DVD/Bluy-Ray pics:
https://tieba.baidu.com/p/5466483093...ngpost=0&pn=0&

The booklet is seriously thick.

@ALfromHELLSING
It's a FC project. Posted about it not long ago.
The most popular suggestions will be produced.
What kind of figurines do you want?

@Karen
Same with you. What kind?
The more detailled, the better.