[Koda Kumi] The 175th classy Koda Kumi thread!

[happiholic★]

Who else has Kuu dated, besides Kenji?

[Zahara]

There was a rumor she was dating that guy from SMAP.

[chocopockymaster]

I feel like I remember her dating a truck driver for a while...

[Gustavopc]

Am I the only one seeing a "Coming soon" announcement on Koda Gumi but without any text...?

[happiholic★]

Maybe it's the guy from SMAP I'm thinking of.

[ayu_ready?]

Originally Posted by happiholic★

Who else has Kuu dated, besides Kenji?

supposedly she dated a truck driver and then they broke up quite badly, which resulted in her losing much weight the first time in her life (4 hot wave time). then it was Sakai guy (MOON era), there were pictures around the web from parties and mutual friends. Later on it was rumoured that Kuu was simply a coverup for his real girlfriend

[maze]

I'm lately addicted to 'magic'. What a wonderful amazing song. I love it!!!

[Minttulatte]

Magic is wonderful. A real Kuu classic. Hopefully she'll sing it again on tour at some point❤️

[Sunrise]

WALK OF MY LIFE is seriously so good. Glad I bought it.

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by LiDaYu

Back-on will be on Paris on July for the Japan Expo event!
Maybe Kuu-chan will come at Paris, maybe not.

I really doubt she'll be at the Japan event on backstage BUT, even if we don't have information we usually have for Ayu each time, we can show to her husband we love her and we would love she come too!

The schedule is not fixed/shared yet but we usually have for a singer/group : a live, a sign and a conference.
During each of this appearance, we can show we are here! We can ask what about Kumi, we can wear Koda Kumi stuff (shirt, caps, have uchiwa, ... )

I'll check the playroom to see if we have some info about a trip (or not)

I don't expect a lot but I don't want to do nothing

Well, Back On were at an american Anime Con last year and Kuu was there backstage. But it's hard to know before the Anime Expo happens, if Kuu is really coming with them this time. You probably won't find any official infos and I doubt the Expo staff will give you any info as well.
Though great you wanna do something nevertheless!

[Utena]

I'll try to get a press accreditation this year. I got to interview a bunch of artists two years ago when I did it. Might get a glimpse of Kuu backstage ahah

[Diva_br]

Originally Posted by Gustavopc

Am I the only one seeing a "Coming soon" announcement on Koda Gumi but without any text...?

No, you're not the only. Yesterday I tried to read the topic but no have info
new single will come soon, maybe a new remix album?

[sitara]

Originally Posted by ayu_ready?

supposedly she dated a truck driver and then they broke up quite badly, which resulted in her losing much weight the first time in her life (4 hot wave time). then it was Sakai guy (MOON era), there were pictures around the web from parties and mutual friends. Later on it was rumoured that Kuu was simply a coverup for his real girlfriend

anyone got pictures?
Did she talk about her truck driver be and break up or is this just gossip?

[chocopockymaster]

I don't know if anyone ever got pictures of him. He wasn't a celebrity but I remember her being really enamored with him at the time.

[Luck16]

I remember reading on some of her interviews that 'love' was a big part of her life, that she was always inspired by someone. I guess she never spent too much time without dating.

[Gustavopc]

FINALLY they updated Koda Gumi, I hate how sometimes there'll be nothing for a week and then BAM ten new posts The coming soon thing still looks the same tho...

[ayu_ready?]

Originally Posted by sitara

anyone got pictures?
Did she talk about her truck driver be and break up or is this just gossip?

nope, I have some pics with Sakai tho, but they're so far away. on another computer in another city. there were pics with truck driver too, from newspapers.
the interview about the truck driver. I think I rememeber that during 4 hot wave era she gave a lot of interviews, and she did mention in a couple of them that she was deeply in love with a 'normal' usual person starting 2004 till Best -second session-, and then they broke, I guess after the Best-second session- sucess and due to her busy schedule at that time? at that time I was in Honeyflash forum, and one person there brought up the pics of Kuu and truck driver and said it was a truck driver. so...then she mentioned her weight loss story in one of Koda Gumis magazines in the article about her keeping fit and keeping her weight, because naturally she's plumpy so she has to keep the diet. the article had comparisons of her weight during different eras, starting TAKE BACK and then going till the latest release (don't rememver which). and for 4 hot wave she wrote about losing too much weight due to the hurtful heartbreak she had after dating a person, as she mentioned, dating a person for quite a long period.
Kuu always said she's always in love, lol. She said it during Deja Vu press conference too,at that time she broke up with Sakai tho, supposedly. many people said she uses that phrase just to tell journalists off her personal life .I guess there are some partners we don't know about it

[sitara]

Thank you for explaining, that was very interesting

[maze]

she was dating Kenji since Dejavu era

[Gustavopc]

It was during Dejavu tour, but I'd say it was already JAPONESQUE era. Poppin love cocktail is the song that made her meet Kenji, after misono collabed with them iirc