[Koda Kumi] The Official 101st Koda Kumi Thread

[Beauty4123]

Originally Posted by milky_way

Someone on JPM mentioned that Step Into My World could be the full version of TRICK since they sound so similar

i hope that's true. it sounds too much like INTRODUCTION FOR TRICK to just be a coincidence.

[AyUta]

Thanks for the lyrics tenshi .

[nemesisyume]

Originally Posted by Beauty4123

i hope that's true. it sounds too much like INTRODUCTION FOR TRICK to just be a coincidence.

i hope that's true. <- second that / [2]

I really want full TRICK bcos it's one of the best album intros.
nemesisyume wants something kewl like brack cheri

[lollipop sophie]

I agree I think step into my world might be the full version of trick
because if this was just a intro wouldn't it say it. I mean on all her
albums it usually says intro beside it. So I'm thinking this is a full song!

[KarenPang]

if it's true that Step Into My World will be the full version of TRICK , great I say

I just hope I wouldn't be disappointed like what happened to the full version of Black Cherry

it's also wise of her NOT to do a full version of Kingdom too which I find it a major bore

[waterballoon]

Omg if Step Into My World = TRICK full ver. I'm gonna be so happy! Cos the extended one was horrendous lol

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

Omg if Step Into My World = TRICK full ver. I'm gonna be so happy! Cos the extended one was horrendous lol

umm that extended version was what Jun Xiang , as in the live version of TRICK ?

I don't really count it as so leh D:

[waterballoon]

yeah the live version... with a lame little "extension" lol

[Lee^ChaN]

Sankyu Tenshi!

if SIMW will be the TRICK full version, i'll be happy!!

[maze]

^^ omg I love that extended version of TRICK
"PARTY PEOPLEEEEEEEEEE~" ..that excites me when I watch the concert lol xDD

and "Step Into My World" sounds like an intro-track to me :s
also, this reminds me a lot of "NO TRICKS" <3 much much more than of "TRICK" tbqh xD

Originally Posted by Gubsi

And Tsubasa your late i already posted the FC goodies on the last page! xD

ohhh sorry bb!!! I was so lazy yesterday to read all the pages x'D

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

I translated the lyrics, but I'm not 100% sure of this translation. The english words dumped into this song made the chorus and 'change'-parts hard to translate >.>

translation (Can We Go Back)

Spoiler:

*Can we go back to the way we used to be?
The butterflies will return now
We can throw everything away, can’t we?
Giving up on what we used to be would be easy
This isn’t how it’s supposed to be
Yes, back to the way we used to be

When I think about this or that
I start to lose my way as if I’m in a maze
And I can no longer see the exit
All this is killing me

The changes grow simpler & crazier

*repeat

Everyone holds on to hopeless dreams
Even that hero that came along
Thought it couldn’t be helped
And gave in at that point

The time has come
We’ll change to those times

*repeat

Oh can we go back?
We’ve already become accustomed to losing
We held no fear when we were still children
Life won’t be born if we lose the battle
Baby can we try?

*repeat

Back to the way we used to be

thank you so much tenshi!!! great job as always.

and for those who didn't watch the TV show: Sachiko Room..
here is only the part when kuuchan sings "Cutie Honey" xDD

[love in music]

Originally Posted by Crystal_Ageha

I think maybe I have a different perception of genres (specifically "J-Pop") than some of you. D: Because, they only R&B songs I see are two, and I only see four slightly~ hip-hop ones (but, as with almost all Kumi "hip-hop" songs, they are much more pop--they just have a heavy beat...).


These songs, I think, are VERY J-Pop (as in, chances are, you will never hear this type of song become popular in the Western world):
SUPERSTAR
Lick me
Stay
Comes Up
It's All Love!
Alive
Moon Crying

Which, that's already half the album... The only ones I think sound non-J-Pop are You're So Beautiful, No Way, Can We Go Back and Physical Thing. (Which, a few of those are kinda "universal" music - Like Can We Go Back--this is completely regular rock, which is the same everywhere.) And a few of the others are pretty J-Pop-y, too, but disguised as Western-sounding (specifically, Step Into My World and ECSTASY). XD
I have a feeling somebody is going to try and compare a few to Lady GaGa again.... Which actually helps my point, since GaGa is obviously influenced greatly by Japan.

But yeah, what about those of you who don't think this is a very J-Pop album..? Which of those tracks do you disagree aren't J-Pop?

When I last commented I was just thinking of the new previews not the whole album. I think Lick me, SUPERSTAR, Alive, and It's all love are j-popish.

Can we go back = Kelly Clarkson (duh lol)
No way, Stay = Britney Spears
You're so beautiful = Beyonce/Miley cyrus
Work It Out, Comes up = Miley cyrus/Hannah Montana or some other disney star like Ashley Tisdale.
Physical thing/ECSTASY/UNIVERSE = Britney/gaga
But I hear she's not working with many Japanese composers anymore so it makes sense. The thing I don't like about western sounding J-pop songs is that I get sick of them easily unless they have some outstanding arrangement (like TABOO). I hope a lot of the new songs will have really good arrangements.

[emi♡]

This is so random, but Kuu has the best engrish voice ever lol

[Twinkle !]

^ yeah I Can Hear Whole Engrish album by Kuu with Pleasure

[emi♡]

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by emiko

This is so random, but Kuu has the best engrish voice ever lol

Even though I don't like Lick me, I think the "everything alright don't be afraid" part is super cute

[emi♡]

^

I'm watching the black cherry tour...her vocals are like...epic lol

[Cloudsoldier]

[ayumisrael]

Even though it would be great that Step Into My World would be TRICK's full version I highly doubt it since even though it almost sounds like a copy of TRICK, it has a different chorus and for example Black Cherry still had the same chorus, I doubt she would remove the whole "Party people bounce" and "TRICK TRICK sore ga my TRICK" parts.

It does sound highly unoriginal (because it is a TRICK copy). kuu plagiarized herself but I love it anyway. xD

[ayu_ready?]

I honestly didn't like any of songs previews, maybe only a couple

I know it's bad, but it's just honestly how I felt

a bit messy/cheap sounding for me

I still can't wait for the album to leak, because I thought of buying UNIVERSE & 3d BEST

I think that definately STEP INTO MY WORLD is the full TRICK intro. the music is absolutely the same

[~StarCatcher~]

I would loooo~~ve TRICK full versioon, because I likethe new part from the Live Tour sooo~~much*-*

But I don't think it will happen, because in the description of the new songs SIMW is described as a Intro which leads perfectly over to Can We Go Back.

Btw: Is there a download version of the Koi no Tsubomi and You're So Beautiful performances out where the audio and the video fit together???