[Koda Kumi] [AND] the 192nd Thread!

[kaled kalil]

I think I'll wait for the whole album. Judging by the preview of NEVER ENOUGH they are not displaying the best part of the songs, so I think waiting for the full song is the way to go for me.

[Cahz-]

All right sounds cute at least

[orbitalaspect]

Well, I like PARTY.

SWEETEST TABOO is kinda typical Kuu filler.

I think GOT ME GOING is a nice laid back fun track, but still typical Kuu filler.

WHO is totally something I'd have expected on W FACE ~outside~. But I like it.

OUTTA MY HEAD is still more Kuu filler, but it sounds like a demo?

NEVER ENOUGH... is just well... It's certainly like a slightly more attractive cousin to Heartless. But when you invite over Koishikute and you, you quickly realize who ended up with all the attractive genes in the family.

ALL RIGHT is alright. I actually like the very 90s/00s feel to this track.

LIT is another one of those Kuu Love Technique songs. And I was never into them. But I still loved the PV.

BRAIN is just underwhelming. If the song is actually that slow, it has no business being 2:23. I WANT THE MONEY IN MY BAG, Kuu. I certainly can't get into your blain on this one.

I actually really love the break for IT'S MY LIFE. I kinda wish it was just an interlude though.

Overall, I think it's gonna be another W FACE album. I hope the other album this year is a little more developed and doesn't feature any more of these rather bad ballads where Koda's not-so-great-acoustic-voice isn't balanced out by the production. I love Kuu, but she is not a simple guitar and piano singer. She needs all the other noises to cover up that scratchiness in her singing voice.

[ilovekodaa]

WHO <3

[thinkingoutloud89]

Hmm so far it sounds like my least fav album just the kind of music that does not click with me

[jean-baptiste]

I like what I hear so far. I'm really feeling Got Me Going, All Right and It's My Life.

[Corvina]

Hoping the full album leaks this weekend.
I don't rely on previews too much, it can always change with full songs. Insane was disliked by everyone with the PV preview, but in the end it was one of the most loved songs from W FACE outside.
Especially with Kuu, where songs can partly go in a total different direction.
Just take the preview for SWEEETEST TABOO. The chorus is really nice sweet and flowing and then there's a hard break. Which is why I can't say yet, if I like the song, need the full one.
With these previews I do look forward to OUTTA MY HEAD and IT'S MY LIFE the most!

The previews are also up on amazon & co.

Originally Posted by ALfromHELLSING

Is this music station / fair type of show? If yes, then I wish they invited her to perform instead of just airing the PV.

It's a news/information show.

[Akutenshi]

This honestly sounds horrendous lmao

[Corvina]

Fulll credits

1. PARTY 00:03:21
Composition: Mike Tyler (American Poet)
Lyrics: Koda Kumi

2. SWEETEST TABOO 00:03:20
Composition: Hayley Michelle Harambasic 、 Nermin Johansen 、 Eirik Larsen 、 Jan Hallvard Wik 、 Anne Judith
Lyrics: Koda Kumi

3. GOT ME GOING' 00:02:40
Composition: Paulo Mendonca 、 Jessica Cornish 、 Curtis Richardson
Lyrics: Koda Kumi 、 Paulo Mendonca 、 Jessica Cornish 、 Curtis Richardson

4. WHO 00:03:43
Composition: Joacim Persson 、 Sebastian Arman 、 Christopher Thornton 、 Diondria Thornton
Lyrics: Koda Kumi

5. OUTTA MY HEAD 00:03:40
Composition: Fredrik “Fredro" Odesjo 、 Shiloh Schramm
Arrangemennt: Fredrik “Fredro" Odesjo
Lyrics: Koda Kumi

6. NEVER ENOUGH 00:03:17
Composition: Matthew Tishler 、 Philip Bentley 、 Aimee Proal
Lyrics: Koda Kumi、 Matthew Tishler 、 Philip Bentley 、 Aimee Proal

7. ALL RIGHT 00:04:05
Composition: Hi-yunk
Arrangement: Hi-yunk
Lyrics: Koda Kumi

8. LIT 00:03:10
Composition: Hi-yunk
Lyrics: Koda Kumi

9. BRAIN 00:02:32
Composition: Johan Nybaeck 、 Emelie Sederholm 、 Raja Kumari
Lyrics: Koda Kumi

10. IT'S MY LIFE 00:03:38
Composition: Kazunori Fujimoto
Arrangement: Kazunori Fujimoto
Lyrics: Koda Kumi

[Isicio]

Loved WHO the rest is strange but I will listen to the full thing to judge better

[Corvina]

[CeReSu]

Originally Posted by Corvina

I was so enthousiast with W FACE and now I'm a little disappointed by what I hear.

For now WHO, OUTTA MY HEAD and IT'S MY LIFE are the songs I like the most and sound really promising to me.

[ShiniTakashi]

I'm really trying to like this release, but the previews have got me worried. I feel like I'm just not in Kuu's target range anymore.

[ayumi_croatia]

Most of these previews sound terrible, like a 12-year-old composed these struggle songs :/

The last two might be promising though

[abestfah]

All songs can be put in W Face era that means nothing special, I am sad that I must buy them because I have done it, just to complete the collection. WHO is my most favorite now but because it is INSANE that I liked. I expect something even slightly different from Kumi who was always creative.

Since the title came out, I have predicted that this might be bad. AND is the title without concept, even she said that it is the conjunction between her and her fan, no any of song's titles work on it. For example, Bon Voyage, she dressed up in sailor theme that was cohesive to the name. Songs and PVs worked together, except Koishikute (others sound like western style). The stage for tour linked to its concept. This is why Bon Voyage is one of my favorite from her of all time.

[roxaskh2fm]

Originally Posted by ShiniTakashi

I'm really trying to like this release, but the previews have got me worried. I feel like I'm just not in Kuu's target range anymore.

[2]

Actually I LOVE W FACE ~outside~. But this... Why, Kumi? Why?

[thinkingoutloud89]

I do tink it sounds like W FACe par II, and I`m normally not the one to judge solely on previews - and Corvina is right, most songs can sound different in the end. But there are 45sec of mostly 3 minute tracks in which I didn't really like most of it...and 45sec are a pretty large potion of the song. I'm most disappointed by SWEETEST TABOO and I hate Jessi Js music, so that song will probably not work for me either.

I already loved LIT, but neither PARTY nor ALL RIGHT worked for me - they are just there.

[a❤martian]

Just listened to the previews. It’s not terrible, just safe. Typical Kuu with the ratchet aesthetic she has been doing for the last little bit. I like it. Maybe love it with the full songs.

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by thinkingoutloud89

I do tink it sounds like W FACe par II, and I`m normally not the one to judge solely on previews - and Corvina is right, most songs can sound different in the end. But there are 45sec of mostly 3 minute tracks in which I didn't really like most of it...and 45sec are a pretty large potion of the song. I'm most disappointed by SWEETEST TABOO and I hate Jessi Js music, so that song will probably not work for me either.

I already loved LIT, but neither PARTY nor ALL RIGHT worked for me - they are just there.

45 seconds are still just about 1/4 of the full songs.
Just saying.

GOT ME GOING' has some awesome vocals in the preview and it does sound pretty smooth (though the overall quality of the previews isn't too good sadly - don't understand why they can't upload HQ ones). Looking forward to hear the full thing.
Jessie J's own disco is mostly a miss for me, I love her newest single Queen and the two songs she did for Kuu though.

[KuuXAyu-fan]

Are we really not even getting a LINE Live this time. Hope she books at least one more event.