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Old 11th August 2018, 07:51 PM
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@ Corvina I don't fault Max. In business, sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind. I think he saw her potential, but wasn't going to mince words about her future, if she didn't stop just expecting success to happen.

You are 100% correct, by saying Kumi didn't have a clear vision of herself or career. To be fair, she was a young girl fresh out of high school signed to the most famous label in Japan. There was some personal growth that needed to happen and ultimately she figured out her own style/brand.

I should probably clarify my feelings on grow into one. As an album it's fine and her involvement with Lisa and Blistah, was indeed a match made in heaven. She probably wouldn't have made the excellent feel my mind, without the experience of 2000 to 2003. That said, I just get annoyed that she wasn't allowed as much input despite her lyrical skill on the 2nd album.

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Old 11th August 2018, 07:55 PM
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I agree!! I think out of Namie, Ayu, hitomi, BoA, and Kumi, she definitely has the best debut album.

I didn’t realize they almost terminated her over it. Do you have any more info on that? I would love to read more on it.
Here, I discovered this interview by chance recently and it's a great one, I really enjoyed it and learned a lot about her career.
https://web.archive.org/web/20161231...com/94238.html
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Old 11th August 2018, 11:49 PM
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Out of her first albums I prefer affection over grow into one, it feels just more solid even tho her singing technique wasn't polished. But feel my mind for sure wins against both affection and grow into one, you can feel she just clicked with her stage persona during that era and everything worked well together. I feel like affection got personality, grow into one got the technique/production and feel my mind got all of it.
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I was about to say that she said some things on Koda Reki about that.

I used to dislike grow into one, but lately I've been listening a lot and enjoying it. I feel like affection didn't age as good as grow into one.
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Old 12th August 2018, 04:15 PM
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Really curious about what she says exactly about Ayu in bpm. So excited!
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Old 12th August 2018, 08:18 PM
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Old 12th August 2018, 08:53 PM
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I actually like WATCH OUT more than HAIRCUT. It's a mess and I can see why people don't like it but more I listen to it more I like it. I love the choreography too.

Gimme gimme a cash cash part was the best. lmao I love all her songs, which involve money.

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@ALfromHELLSING Thaaanks ♥ I think this is the rip I used to have. About the Promise performance, I don't remember she ever crying during this song, but there are two performances in which she was using a "green" dress:



Japan Gold Disc Awards - 09.03.2006
NP. This is the one I'm looking for. I have the other one. Maybe she just got emotional at the end, not cried. I can't recall exactly.

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Grow into One was the first Jpop CD I ever received (as a present along with ayu's Rainbow)
grow into one was also one of my first J-Pop CDs ever, in my case I got it along with affection. Lucky for me, back in 2003 my dad and his friends used to go to Japan quite often for business, so after I got obsessed with real Emotion I asked him to get me affection & grow into one albums. I played affection first then grow into one. I love both but grow into one is still one of my top fav albums from her. It's just amazing. I'm still waiting for her to perform One night romance one day. Honestly, I'm surprised that she TAKE BACK wasn't a hit, this song is awesome.
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I actually like WATCH OUT more than HAIRCUT. It's a mess and I can see why people don't like it but more I listen to it more I like it. I love the choreography too.

Gimme gimme a cash cash part was the best. lmao I love all her songs, which involve money.
Me tooo .
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Old 13th August 2018, 06:16 AM
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Pin Drop partial lyrics



https://www.instagram.com/p/BmZyEquABzr/

In case you wonder , yes frieze is an actual word that exists & not a typo spelling error

https://www.google.com.sg/search?ei=....0.Zcfe_fFYoGs
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Old 13th August 2018, 08:19 AM
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BmZyEquABzr/

In case you wonder , yes frieze is an actual word that exists & not a typo spelling error

https://www.google.com.sg/search?ei=....0.Zcfe_fFYoGs
It is a word, but freeze is more likely, cause she's asking if you're feeling a freezing feeling with your body. She could mean the meaning of cloth here, but I doubt it.
PARTY also had spelling mistakes, even though Kuu pronounced everything correctly in the song.
Shouldn't happen, but I guess that's Japanese...

She explains that Pin Drop means a silence, where you can even hear a pin falling down. It's a performance song.

Edit:
Ok, Kuu teased at her FC blog, that she's doing acrobatics for this coming tour again, so it could be frieze indeed, if she wants to hint to that, I guess.
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I had a feeling she would probably do some acrobatic stunts again after seeing P!nk in Australia.
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I had a feeling she would probably do some acrobatic stunts again after seeing P!nk in Australia.
Well, since 2015 she did it every year, while before just here and there. Maybe she wanted some inspiration for it.
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It says “your body feels as if it will ‘freeze’ right?” (It’s being used as a verb as it’s followed by する)

And then the end of that section says “only I’ve got the antidote”



Frieze is an extremely obscure word. I’d say the majority of English speakers would not even know it exists... So I have a hard time believing it was used as some sort of double meaning... I’m going to assume it’s a stylistic choice more than anything.
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I have the same thoughts as before that , I never knew the word Frieze does exist in the English language and let alone English is my 1st language

Who knew that today I learnt something new thanks to Kuu x)

Bigger images of the numerous DNA bonus items have been uploaded online

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a-nation 2018 - A5 sized clearfile set



There're 2 clearfiles in the set . Fans who attended the Nagasaki & will attend this weekend's Osaka dates , they will only receive the clearfile set . Their copies of DNA will be mailed to them

For fans that plan to get the clearfile set next weekend for both a-nation dates in Tokyo , their copies of DNA will be handled together with the clearfile set

If AND + DNA were ordered together via mu-mo til 26th July - postcard



Another external bonus item - wall sticker that utilised the 4 DNA covers




https://rhythmzone.net/koda/news/detail.php?id=1064408
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Some more info about the songs is out:

1. Introduction ~My music is designed from my DNA~ 00:01:26
作曲 Bobby Conscious
編曲 Bobby Conscious

2. HUSH 00:03:50
歌 倖田來未
作詞 倖田來未 、 TEEDA
作曲 Albin Nordqvist 、 Louise Frick Sveen

3. Dangerous 00:03:57
歌 倖田來未
作詞 倖田來未
作曲 Hi-yunk 、 倖田來未
編曲 Hi-yunk

4. WATCH OUT!! ~DNA~ 00:03:02
歌 倖田來未
作詞 倖田來未
作曲 Hi-yunk
編曲 Hi-yunk

5. ScREaM 00:03:44
歌 倖田來未
作 Daniel Kim
作詞 倖田來未
作曲 Mayu Wakisaka 、 Mitsu.J
編曲 Daniel Kim

6. CHANCES ALL 00:03:56
歌 倖田來未
作詞 倖田來未
作曲 Toby Gad 、 Ty Dolla $ign 、 Lady G

7. 会えなくなるくらいなら 00:04:15
歌 倖田來未
作詞 倖田來未 、 葛谷葉子
作曲 葛谷葉子
編曲 井上慎二郎

8. HAIRCUT 00:02:45
歌 倖田來未
作詞 倖田來未
作曲 Fredrik Thomander 、 Andreas Oberg 、 Johan Becker 、 Maria Marcus

9. Guess Who Is Back 00:03:26
歌 倖田來未
作詞 BACK-ON 、 倖田來未
作曲 BACK-ON
編曲 BACK-ON

10. HOT HOT 00:02:49
歌 倖田來未
作詞 Maria Marcus 、 Frida Molander 、 Anna Alerstedt 、 Freja Jonsson Blomberg
日本語詩 倖田來未
作曲 Maria Marcus 、 Frida Molander

11. 心から i love u 00:05:29
歌 倖田來未
作詞 倖田來未 、 Hi-yunk
作曲 Hi-yunk
編曲 家原正樹

12. Work That 00:02:56
歌 倖田來未
作 Sidnie Tipton 、 James Newman 、 Stuart Crichton
作詞 倖田來未

13. Pin Drop 00:03:30
歌 倖田來未
作詞 倖田來未
作曲 Chris Wahle 、 Dele Ladimeji

More tracks with her husband, yay. Since I like when they work together, I'm not mad at all. I'm even enjoying a little bit WATCH OUT!! after watching the performance over and over again.
I just actually read all of this and I'm SO glad there are longer songs than in AND. already sad that HOT HOT is short tho.
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Old 14th August 2018, 02:54 AM
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Watch Out is at least tolerable in high quality. Some edgy elements were added here and there, I am actually loving the bridge part before the final chorus. I don't think Haircut would be this powerful live.. It is certainly Kenji's most experimental track to date
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Old 14th August 2018, 05:35 AM
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WATCH OUT is one of the most embarassing things Ive seen and heard LOL..I dont even know where to start with abt it..its just NOISY and NONSENSICAL.
That's how I felt watching the video too. Just a mess. I'd love to hear misono cover it. No really. Her vocals could push it just that much more over the edge and make it just nuts!
The choreography in that live there was...hoo boy...that was something. Just messy, sloppy, nonsense. Kuu is such a great performer, but you can only do so much with the material.

Maybe I'm being harsh, but I haven't really enjoyed one of Kuu's albums for a long time now. She's continuing in a direction that I just don't understand.
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Old 14th August 2018, 07:57 AM
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The reaction to WATCH OUT is odd...

Are we seriously going to pretend that Blingx3, It's All Love, and POP DIVA don't exist.
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Old 14th August 2018, 08:20 AM
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I'm telling you, all you need is a few drinks to enjoy Watch Out (and maybe something else that they are going to legalize in Canada very soon...).

Honestly, I am really enjoying the direction Kuu is taking. Its different, and its not for everyone. Its kinda like gyaru fashion. I have loved it since day one, but most people find it hard to look at. Its all about doing what makes you happy without hurting others and being kick ass. Screw the rules! Maybe be a bit of an eyesore
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@ALfromHELLSING Here it is: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S7b...ew?usp=sharing

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She's recording something: https://www.instagram.com/p/BmcqTB-Aadw/

I would say that she's recording the videos for the tour. Wish it was a recording of a performance or something, but I guess the promotion is gonna end after bpm and the a-nation.
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