[Koda Kumi] The 206th Thread - My Name Is...

[Gustavopc]

^ Also got the happy Kiseki vibes lol Also reminded me of that gorgeous white look from You're So Beautiful that got so little screen time, a pity. Maybe this song will have a simple cute video of her singing by the window/sunset, a bit like 24.

[Corvina]

The info also revealed that to be free is a medium tune, not a full blown ballad.

[jiarongisme]

It's giving me IN THE AIR vibes!

[gustavismo]

Oh, I love that cover, probably my favourite from the three! And I'm really looking forward to the song and fingers crossed we'll get a PV!! (and the song title reminds me of how much I love "to be one" hahaha)

[Marurosu]

If they had a plan for 3 music videos, why in the hell they made a physical single with a DVD and only 1 of them???

[Corvina]

Originally Posted by Marurosu

If they had a plan for 3 music videos, why in the hell they made a physical single with a DVD and only 1 of them???

Because all of them are going to be on the next album?

Kuu spoke about 7 outfit changes when she shot the PVs, so far we have 4 with the 2 PVs for WBO and D-B-D-B.
So I'm pretty sure we're getting one for to be free as well.

[Corvina]

This is going to be a long post, cause Kuu made a bunch of announcements!

First of all, we're getting another book release: a photo style book!
B5 size, 128 pages, called WALK, release November 13th, her birthday.
Price: 2,420 Yen.



Cover


Contents:
- special FLOWER shooting
- her 20 year career history
- clothes snaps
- talk about love and marriage
- stories about producing songs, writing lyrics and doing lives
- 93 questions from fans
- Kuu x Misono sister talk
- private photos from friends and family
- Kuu's future plans
... and more.

Going to be up for preorder e.g. on amazon starting tomorrow.

Her FCs are getting a special limited box of it called XXKK.
It contains the style book, a special beauty book and a 2022 calendar!

Cover


Beauty book


In it Kuu is sharing her wedding ceremony for the first time!
The happy story about it as well as private photos like e.g. of her wedding dress.
Also including her make up and how she does it as well as a complete face and body chart of her, 48 pages complete.

Calendar


32 pages, ring style, it includes quotes and motivating words from Kuu as well as of-shots from the style book.
The box costs 13,200 Yen altogether.

2nd announcement is a 21st anniversary live event in December!



3 dates:
December 3rd and December 4th at Zepp Tokyo before it closes.
December 6th at Tokyo Toyosu Pit

There will be no live stream of it.
Kuu's really sorry about this decision, cause it's only Tokyo.

But instead they're doing a FC limited birthday live streaming!



No more info yet.

There's also going to be an original Koda Gumi birthday cake you can order for a certain time period.



Kuu also shortly spoke about the new song with Achi and she didn't directly say it, but she implied an album is coming.
And as far as I understood it, there's going to be the making of of We'll Be OK on the DVD for the Summer of '21 single.

[Gustavopc]

Wow, the FC edition is so much more expensive than the normal one. A pity, I thought of getting it but that's too much for me lol I'll wait for an album or whatever is coming to get the regular book with it.

And I am happy she will hold a final event at Zepp Tokyo, I'm still sad it will be shutting down

[_XXKK_]

fuck me, hope its recorded I need a special live event for fucks sake.

[Corvina]

I definitely agree it's expensive for what it is, but considering her other photobook boxes I'm not surprised.
The Brazil box already was around 11,000 Yen in 2011, ten years ago, and even the Maroc box was around 9,000 Yen when she was at her peak and the best selling artist of the whole country back then, lmao.
At least this one offers more content for the price.

[Toniayu123]

Hoped for an album announcement but at least we know it’s in the works. It is an actual book right? Not a photo book I mean. I might get it in that case.

[kaled kalil]

Happy Kumi day, y'all!

The book cover is nice, the flower picture is a little more interesting for my taste tho. From the description it's going to be pretty much like Koda Reki and Koda Shiki, so it's a pass for me, but the overall package is interesting with quite good content. It's a lot of picture with text as well, so a good mix between a book and photobook.

She does like to put out books, she has Koda Reki, Koda Shiki, Paparazzi, Ryubi Body no Shukan, WALK and the picture ones MAROC, BRAZIL, Trick Tour URA so far... lol

As for the Zeep Tokyo final performance, it would be nice to have an online stream but I can understand not wanting to have one. 19th-20th wasn't panned to be recorded and ended up being on her next album, so it always has a possibility of the recording being released at some point.

Not holding my breath for the birthday live stream, I can imagine it being more talk or gaming than live performing at this point. lol I'm not part of the FC anyway, so unless it's a stream being held on mu-mo I'm not gonna bother with it, but I hope it ends up being fun anyway.

[Gustavopc]

I wouldnt be surprised if the album comes out in the same week as the photobook, thinking of it now, maybe a bit after to be free gets released we'll have some more info on that so one thing doesnt go over the other. But then I'd be sad it would be another tourless album like angeL+monsteR lol (she did perform the three digital singles but nothing else, not even RUN, it disappointed me a bit but I understand not changing the setlist due to how limited things were back then).

Maybe we'll get another EP...? Or just another single? Some weeks ago I thought these summer singles were building up for a best of, but now I'm not so sure anymore. It's kinda cool how unpredictable her release pattern is rn

[minkAYuko]

He desiign team is back, glad she ditched ayu's! haha

Calendar cover w/o watermark

Book cover w/o watermark

[Xianghua]

It’s really nice and has a lot of stuff, but I can’t keep buying expensive FC packages

Man Kuu is doing a lot for her 20th and it really makes me think how Ayu’s 20th missed so many opportunities. But no use crying over spilt milk I suppose.

[Corvina]

Kuu was shooting today for the whole day again.







In between, before the pale pink dress, she changed the shooting location.

[Gustavopc]

It's so weird wondering if to be free will have a music video while we see another one in the works lol Feels like 2008 once again

[kaled kalil]

to be free's PV was recorded during the sunset, it's the scene from the promo pictures. We might have two more scenes, maybe the one with the white curtain and another one to end all 7 outfits she said previously.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CTezvnYHhkM/
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She'll premier the song on GROOVE LINE tomorrow.

[Gustavopc]

Yessss, cant wait to watch it, even if it's a simple video. Still amazed she pulled off three videos in one day, gotta make the most out of that airbnb location yas

[_XXKK_]

I wonder how much (if) profit she's doing without selling these to the general market