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

Corvina · #1 24th March 2015, 11:44 AM

Stage Name: Koda Kumi / 倖田來未
Real Name: Koda Kumiko / 神田來未子
Birthdate: 13 November 1982 (Showa 57)
Blood Type: A
Hometown: Kyoto

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Corvina · #2 24th March 2015, 11:48 AM

Last stuff from the last thread:

FC live is up on Baidu:

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Originally Posted by abestfah

Moreover, this is download link for mp3 of FC concert

Link : pan.baidu.com/s/1ntJu0zR
PW：ggjp

credit : Kyu_Leon_Kumi_ @baidu.com

each songs is so short that i can't feel anything. she also sings off-key in some songs. i think i'm more ok with my CD+DVD instead.

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Originally Posted by Miichan

Soundscan confirms that the big first day sales came from music cards, and the FC version if oricon happens to count that,
the CD+DVD version sold 8,726 copies but the CD only and CD+blu-ray editions both sold under 3,347 copies and didn't make the chart.
A very smart move to add the music cards while they still count them.

I'm pretty sure it's the FC version, which sold that much, not the music cards. Cause it was like that for her last album as well and it didn't have any music cards.

And I do think it's good, that she still has such a pretty large fanbase to get 30k+, as she most probably doesn't have much casual listeners left., who buy the album physically.

Btw. full first week sales are 39,346.

kaled kalil · #3 24th March 2015, 04:06 PM

@chocopockymaster I was actually really happy to get the DMP concert with the Dejavu album. It was one of the reasons for me to get the album on pre-order. Nowadays I'm not really into that anymore, since we haven't got any full concert for regular releases anyway, and I'm not in the mood to pay extra just to get the fan club version. I miss those days where we could get everything from the album with the CD+2DVDs version

(the second DVD of JAPONESQUE was shitty tho). Right now I'm waiting for the HK/TW version of the album, the economy in Brazil + my own economy is not at the best moment, so I'm wait a little longer to get the album.

I'm happy with the sales, she is getting a solid number. Her next album will probably sells around 40K as well.

pimenta · #4 24th March 2015, 04:41 PM

I love having DMP on Dejavu. I don't usually buy Kuu's DVDs (I give priority to CDs, even though I love her concerts), but I do buy her albums, so if the album happens to come with a concert, like Dejavu, TRICK or Second Session, I think it's great

Gustavopc · #5 24th March 2015, 04:42 PM

I'm happy her fanbase stood up for this release, without a cute or rockish summer track and a winter karaoke ballad to sustain it, it could have gone wrong. I guess saving it up for her 15th was a good strategy

What makes me afraid is how much a BEST coming now would sell. I wouldn't like it, but I can kinda feel one coming this year... first things came out in 2005, third universe in 2010, so it would make sense to have her fourth compilation this year. The biggest hits would be the oldest tracks tho :/ If she decides for a BEST, I hope it's a proper 2CD set, like third universe should have been... Or maybe a two-disc set with singles from 2010~2015 in one disc and an b-sides from since her debut on the other. A BEST with re-recordings would also be a good idea

Welurru · #6 24th March 2015, 04:49 PM

A BEST ~KuuMPLETE~ is the only way to go. All singles with a PV (bye 'girls') spread over however many CD's as standard. Next edition with a 2 disc B-side collection, then CDs + DVD/ Blu Ray version with all PVs. ALL PV's.
Announce it now for a winter release so we can all put in the overtime to afford such a collection ... or no Best this year.

Miichan · #7 24th March 2015, 04:55 PM

I'm a bit surprised they haven't released a single collection like "A Complete", Kumi has a huge amount of singles and several hits. I'd love to hear some of her older tracks re-recorded.

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Originally Posted by Corvina

I'm pretty sure it's the FC version, which sold that much, not the music cards. Cause it was like that for her last album as well and it didn't have any music cards.

And I do think it's good, that she still has such a pretty large fanbase to get 30k+, as she most probably doesn't have much casual listeners left., who buy the album physically.

But her sales didn't drop that fast last year, she went from 25,000 to 12,000, this year she went from 30,000 to 3,000 in one day.
I don't doubt the power of the FC edition but music cards always add a massive boost, which is exactly why they won't count them anymore.

I think the general public simply didn't know this album was being released, she wasn't on TV or on magazines, she had some trucks and billboards around Tokyo but outside that area I haven't seen too much.
Future tours and events will probably help this album reach sales similar to Bon Voyage's in the long run.

pimenta · #8 24th March 2015, 04:57 PM

I still want her to release a b-sides best (including the a-sides she left out of albums).

Corvina · #9 24th March 2015, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Miichan

I'm a bit surprised they haven't released a single collection like "A Complete", Kumi has a huge amount of singles and several hits. I'd love to hear some of her older tracks re-recorded.

But her sales didn't drop that fast last year, she went from 25,000 to 12,000, this year she went from 30,000 to 3,000 in one day.
I don't doubt the power of the FC edition but music cards always add a massive boost, which is exactly why they won't count them anymore.

I think the general public simply didn't know this album was being released, she wasn't on TV or on magazines, she had some trucks and billboards around Tokyo but outside that area I haven't seen too much.
Future tours and events will probably help this album reach sales similar to Bon Voyage's in the long run.

If you look at the soundscan numbers from Bon Voyage last year, the difference of the (normal) DVD edition is pretty much exactly the 7k difference in first week sales between Bon Voyage and now WALK OF MY LIFE.
Also there isn't even the full album on the music card editions, just a part. I highly doubt music cards are making a big amount of the sold editions. And both FC and music cards aren't counted with soundscan, but they do with Oricon (or did like with the music cards soon).
And you just said it - it is pretty clear it's her own fanbase she's relying on.

Delicious n Bold · #10 24th March 2015, 05:47 PM

I posed in another thread that I kinda regret buying the album because it was so much and I could have bought other things. But listening to dance in the rain makes it worth it tbh.

kaled kalil · #11 24th March 2015, 06:31 PM

One thing that I like from Kumi's compilations is the name. I like how there is consistency (first things, second session, third universe), it reminds me of Seiko Matsuda's serie "Bible". I hope for a BEST ~fourth dimension~ by the end of this year, and it will probably be a single compilation, with some b-sides (like girls and Lady Go!). I actually thought that they would sell the First Class 2nd LIMITED LIVE with the new A KUUMPLETE. haha

Also, a PV COLLECTION / Live Collection would be awesome as well.

Miichan · #12 24th March 2015, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Corvina

If you look at the soundscan numbers from Bon Voyage last year, the difference of the (normal) DVD edition is pretty much exactly the 7k difference in first week sales between Bon Voyage and now WALK OF MY LIFE.
Also there isn't even the full album on the music card editions, just a part. I highly doubt music cards are making a big amount of the sold editions. And both FC and music cards aren't counted with soundscan, but they do with Oricon (or did like with the music cards soon).
And you just said it - it is pretty clear it's her own fanbase she's relying on.

Having a lacking tracklist won't stop people from buying them, the music card numbers can still be high since it's half the price of the CD and much cheaper than buying the full album digitally.
Daesung's "Delight" album sold under 10,000 copies with the CDs alone, but with music cards it sold over 68,000 copies, and apparently those only had 3 tracks.
I'm not trying to say all her sales came from music cards, but they definitely are a great booster, like a kick of caffeine.

I wonder if they aren't putting all her promotion effort into this album because they have something else planned for this year? I'd like to see something big from her again.

***oaristos*** · #13 24th March 2015, 10:19 PM

I really think she shouldn't release another compilation album. We don't need it, she doesn't need it either and it ain't gonna sell anything in the end.

Minttulatte · #14 25th March 2015, 12:18 AM

I can feel another compilation album coming up, too.

happiholic★ · #15 25th March 2015, 01:16 AM

If there is a compilation, I think there is a chance that it will be a better release than Third Universe. That was just useless. First Things, start of her popularity. Second Session, more accurately an original album. Third Universe was just for the sake of releasing a best with the album. No bonuses or anything. If there is a best, its not coupled with the album so I have higher hopes that maybe its a complete or resung.

Delicious n Bold · #16 25th March 2015, 02:12 AM

Kumi better release escalate and kosokoso on the best album if she releases one.

sora-kara · #17 25th March 2015, 03:20 AM

time-wise, it does feel like they'd push a best...but as far as career and material goes, it would have to be something more interesting like bounce&lovers, or a b-side compilation, or resung/reworked/orchestra/acoustic/something!!! kind of compilation.

i can't think of a tracklist that makes sense for right now though...her classics are all over her discography, and her newer material doesn't feel right for these kinds of things...
oh..im just talking out of my ass here. i know nothing, and dont think we need a compilation album anytime soon.

lastminute · #18 25th March 2015, 03:48 AM

I agree, a compilation is very likely, but it isn't necessary and would probably not sell well.

Kouyou · #19 25th March 2015, 06:17 AM

I'm not completely opposed to a new compilation album this year, but it would have to be something special. I don't want, just, like, "BEST ALBUM FOUR TIME" or some bullshit like that. A b-side compilation might be cool. I would prefer a new cover album over anything else, though. Color The Cover is LIFE.

tokyoxjapanxfan · #20 25th March 2015, 08:53 AM

I think she needs a b-side compilation. She could legit do a tour with just b-sides lol.