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

[koumori]

^ Thanks so much!!

[tenshi no hane]

thanks Lee^ChaN (and Gubsi)!!

[KarenPang]

sankyuu Flo & Gubsi , I really appericate both of your help <3

will take a listen to the album tracks real soon & looks like I'm not going to review Okay alone on my blog now haha

[Daggi_X]

It leaked!

Edit: Nevermind, others were faster it seems

Now I'm really excited!

[Lee^ChaN]

^ you are not allowed to share links directly from kmc (it's gonna be problem with other forum)
I already re-uploaded it on previous page

[Daggi_X]

Originally Posted by Lee^ChaN

^ you are not allowed to share links directly from kmc (it's gonna be problem with other forum)
I already re-uploaded it on previous page

I know, I was in the process of re-uploading it myself, but I thought for teh time being...^^

[tenshi no hane]

lol she changed 'I don't wanna work at the weekend' into 'I don't wanna love at the weekend' XD

I love this album

Melting and Choitashi Life are just so-so to me, but the rest is great I even started liking Bambi XD

[Lee^ChaN]

^ LoL glad you like Bambi
I reeeaaallllyy like it!! It's so fun to be sing with!!

Hey Baby! is just too shooooorrrttt!!

[Corvina]

01. Prologue to Dejavu - Pretty nice, but she's singing Deja Wu at the end, that's annoying me. ;_;
02. POP DIVA - Grew on me so much. Still a bit ew at the chorus, but the rest is awesome.
03. Lollipop - Still great, a summer song for me.
04. Okay - Already one of my favourites songs!
05. 逢いたくて - So much emotion! Wow, grabs my heart!
06. Passing By - Love the piano meldoy in the background! Too much engrish, but other than that, nice.
07. AT THE WEEKEND - Hm, have to listen to it more often. Doesn't make click with me with first listen, though the melody and the chrous are really nice. Will probably love it some time later.
08. Interlude - Sounds pretty similar to the Prologue. Probably on purpose. Nothing mindblowing.
09. Melting - Ok, not my kind of song. Too boring for me, but the end is really cute, aww.
10. Hey baby! - Every time I hear it, I wanna sing along. The chorus is perfection.
11. ちょい足しLife - Don't know why, but I really like it! Relaxing and smooth song, lifts up my mood.
12. あなただけが - Makes me sad, still really beautiful.
13. 好きで、好きで、好きで。 - The chorus is stucking in my head. A bit repetetive, but I like it.
14. Bambi - Love it! So fun and catchy! And unique for Kuu with that country feel.
15. I Don't Love You !?? - Antoher song I instantly love! Does somehow has a retro feeling, so 90s.

Summary: Pretty consistent album for Kuu. Most R&B and urban songs since her first three albums. Really love the overall feeling and I even like all the ballads this time! The only song I could do without is Melting. The rest of the album is on a good quality level. Love it!

[AyuHamasaki01]

Originally Posted by Lee^ChaN

Dejavu
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=R0G2VIRZ

omg thank you so much!
*downloads*

[SURREAL__RAINBOW]

is it AT THE WEEK END or AT THE WEEKEND????

thanks for the link!!!

[Corvina]

At the Weekend, they changed it.

[Lee^ChaN]

@Rika: trust me, how much you hate melting.. you're gonna sing along when you're at the concert XD

[koumori]

My random take on Dejavu


Prologue to Dejavu - It sounded so much more different than that I expected. I love the way it led into POP DIVA so perfectly. <3 I really like it.

POP DIVA - Still a great song to dance to! I've held back from hearing it in HQ since I first heard the LQ version, and it sounds so much better.

Lollipop - Hasn't got old for me yet Cute, fun song.

Okay - I love the intro, very R&B and different from the rest of the first few songs. I was expecting there to be a big chorus but there wasn't. But still isn't boring, however that stopped it becoming one of my favourites.

逢いたくて - Her voice sounds great in this! Another sweet little ballad from Kuu, but not up there with MOON CRYING for me personally.

Passing By - Really like the piano! Kuu's voice and the guy's really match, I surprisingly liked it. Very R&B, and the engrish wasn't too grating.

AT THE WEEKEND - To me, it sounds like the album's ECSTASY/TABOO song. Really catchy, toned-down song.

Interlude - Created with the same creative thought that went into the Prologue, nothing too different but still a nice interlude that fits in with the album theme and leads out from AT THE WEEKEND to Melting really nicely.

Melting - Really cute song, leads into Hey baby! really well too - alot of thought went into the song placement in this album Not a favourite but it flows within the album.

Hey baby! - Another "I can so dance to this!" feel song, I like the electro beats and the chorus is catchy~ It's a little too short for my liking though, I wish it was longer.

ちょい足しLife - The intro is really cool, but the rest of the song is so-so for me. I feel like I've heard it a million times before, and it's a little too repetitive for me.

あなただけが - I love this~ I was humming along to it by the time the second chorus played. A great RnB ballad.

好きで、好きで、好きで。 - I can never overplay this. I've always loved her vocals in this song.

Bambi - A really different song from Kuu; I usually dislike most country songs but her voice really suits the genre, and it's just too adorable

I Don't Love You !?? - It's a cool, retro song Really like the chorus! One of my definite favourites from Dejavu from the first listen.

Summary~

Although doesn't beat TRICK or Black Cherry for me, there's some great songs in here and it's cohesive in the quality of the songs. No songs that I'd use to "represent" Kuu jump out at me - but it's an album I'll be putting on repeat all day. Love it. 8.5/10.

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by Lee^ChaN

@Rika: trust me, how much you hate melting.. you're gonna sing along when you're at the concert XD

I gonna jump and sing with you, I don't doubt that! XD
Hearing it live it will be much better.
Chu, chu, chu, chudu! ♫

[Minttulatte]

I'm just downloading the album and then I'll listen to it a couple of times before saying any opinions on it. Of course there's no doubt that I wouldn't love it into bits but anyway. x)

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

As of right now, I don't like the beginning of the album. haha. Until Melting, it seemed rather "meh" to me. Nothing stuck out too too much. But Melting → I Don't Love You!?? is really good

Also, I don't like the intro or interlude... they don't add anything to the album for me :-\

Although Im sure there will be people with complete opposite opinions. I just don't personally like songs like Lollipop, POP DIVA, etc.

[Mr GaGa]

It's not the best Kumi's album...
But i love At the weekend and Bambi

[GREVOL]

Awesome album! love it!

[noisy_harmony]

I'm in the process of listening to Dejavu so I'll comment on it later.

I was listening to audio rips of Billboard Live yesterday (because... well, where I can download DVD from? ugh) and I was pleasantly surprised, her vocals were usually on the point. I couldn't get off a feeling during some songs, that she was... lazy singing them? I don't know if that word describes my thoughts. I hate when she's singing in a slower tempo. And I thought if it's kind of unplugged live, then we can expect different arrangements... And they weren't there. I loved how SWEET MEMORIES sounded there though, that "tatatat" sound effect bugs me so much in the studio version. 0-ji Mae no Cinderella was fantastic and BE MY BABY made me want to be here. Can't wait to watch this!