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Old 26th December 2019, 07:38 PM
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So glad there are performances to come, AAAAAND again is one of those Best year-end gift ever hahahah
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Old 27th December 2019, 03:29 AM
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Kuu already performed.
She had her dancers with her and sounded relaxed.



EDIT:

Shared on Music Station's Instagram account.



Video shared on their Twitter account
https://twitter.com/Mst_com/status/1210411879555715072

Kuu entered the Top 10 of Twitter trends in Japan.
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Old 27th December 2019, 04:18 AM
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Video commentary uploaded via MUSIC STATION's Twitter

https://twitter.com/Mst_com/status/1210411879555715072

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Old 27th December 2019, 05:53 AM
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As a long-term J-Pop fan, it's nice to see Kumi and Mai Kuraki still out there holding it down for the female veterans.
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Old 27th December 2019, 05:59 AM
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Full performance
Cutie Honey + Butterfly

http://tieba.baidu.com/p/6414024560?...ag=c2830467801
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Old 27th December 2019, 07:38 AM
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More photos taken earlier on at MUSIC STATION ULTRA SUPER LIVE 2019

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https://twitter.com/KODAKUMINET/stat...57285857669122
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Old 27th December 2019, 11:42 AM
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The outfit was so gorgeous but felt kinda off to me for the performance? Not ugly, just not what fits the songs performed imo

Still she looked gorgeous, sounded good and it felt so nostalgic to see her performing Cutie Honey and Butterfly at Music Station, kinda felt like I was in the 2000s again. And as always, so great to see a positive reaction!
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Old 27th December 2019, 01:57 PM
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More photos

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6kaLSjgaHz/

I actually like Kuu's footwear

Shake It Up PV has been uploaded



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBvJfzV9afg

Still 1 of my favourite songs from the 12 Singles Project
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Old 28th December 2019, 12:47 PM
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@Gustavopc Yeah, it's like she was too "classy" for the songs. haha

She was very focus on the vocals, she even did the Butterfly choreo wrong, but the overall performance was pretty nice. Even tho I would prefer for the performance be in the prime time section, just the fact that she was performing at Music Station again is something to be happy. I hope she's doing more performances there throughout the next year.

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Forgot to mention about the quality of Shake It Up, it looks pretty nice! Now you can even notice the mistakes during the dance scene with the three Kumi, where her curly hair disappears.

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Old 28th December 2019, 06:11 PM
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I never understood the Shake It Up PV XD
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Old 28th December 2019, 07:00 PM
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Cutie Honey and again at Premium Melodix:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMzNCRwxAz4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWvhLwdmvqA

Great vocals for both performances!
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Old 28th December 2019, 10:02 PM
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She sounds great at the Premium Melodix year-end special!

I wonder if she was a bit tired or sick at Music Station Super Live, because the vocals there weren't quite as sharp.
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Old 28th December 2019, 10:07 PM
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Maybe she was nervous? It has been a minute since the last time she performed there.
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Old 28th December 2019, 10:13 PM
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I think it was probably nerves too. I just watched the lives again, and she was definitely a bit nervous during Butterfly.
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Old 29th December 2019, 11:07 AM
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What does anybody think of re(CORD) now?
Or what was the best thing this year regarding Kuu?

Personally I'm pretty obsessed with SHUTOUT and Rich & Famous.
I usually have one or two songs from each album I love, but with these two I reached a level I haven't for a longer time. I'm happy she put so much thought into the music.

Also there's a new performance format on Youtube called THE FIRST TAKE.
It features one artist per episode singing one song of their liking in one single take in a white studio.
I discovered the show with their 5th episode with LiSA.
They just released their 11th episode featuring Miliyah Kato.
Would love Kuu to be featured there within the coming year!
Here's their channel:
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC9zY_E8mcAo_Oq772LEZq8Q/
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Old 29th December 2019, 11:38 AM
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For me I don't like re(CORD) as much as I thought I might

The songs that weren't released digitally prior to re(CORD) , I didn't quite like them

I like CHANCES ALL from DNA but not Rich & Famous

again & Merry Go Round were good , real surprised how different Merry Go Round is in re(CORD) but in a good way

That's the problem when you release albums on an annual basis , it can't be a home run for all and that applies to all artistes

On the other hand , some of the songs Kuu released digitally this year , I like them a lot especially Summer Time

It's a real shame Summer Time had no PV made , would have loved to see a PV made for it , I don't mind a LIT part 2 for that
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Old 29th December 2019, 11:42 AM
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re(CORD) is still growing on me. While I’m in love with STRIP and SHUTOUT, I dislike Merry Go Round and Put your hands up!!!. LLVL lost a bit of it’s magic for me, while GF19 has grown on me a lot... maybe I do like GF more than LLVL now. For the First three singles I liked Summer Time the most and Eh Yo the least. Now it’s the opposite - Summer Time seems a bit boring and Eh Yo seems a bit fresher for me. DO ME is still ranked really low.

I think I can rank them from favorite to least favorite like this:
STRIP > SHUTOUT > OMG (even if it sounds outdated) > GET NAKED > GOLDFINGER 2019 > Livin‘ La Vida Loca > Eh Yo > again > Rich & Famous (I don’t like CHANCES ALL) > DO ME > Summer Time > Merry Go Round > Put your hands up!!!
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Old 29th December 2019, 12:07 PM
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Always so interesting to read different opinions!

Overall re(CORD) is a strong album for me.
Usually in the past there was also one song per album I couldn't stand (like WATCH OUT! on DNA, Wonderland on Kingdom, Joyful on TRICK...).
On re(CORD) I like every track.
My other faves are OMG and STRIP, both have great energy and atmosphere.
Sadly for プチョヘンザッ I still couldn't get used completely to the autotune. And for GET NAKED I need to be in the fitting mood with that dark melody.
Which is the great thing about Rich & Famous and SHUTOUT - the melodies hit me and feel pretty timeless.
The simple guitar melody in the bg of Rich & Famous is really soothing and reminds me of the Life is Strange games. Would be a fitting choice for an acoustic live rendition because of that (and I also like CHANCES ALL, just too simple in comparison- she could do a combined version).
The covers are good enough, but as I said I love the original and it's not that old that I need an updated version.

Would pobably rank the songs like this:
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01. SHUTOUT
02. Rich & Famous
03. OMG
04. STRIP
(my most listened songs by far)

05. Summer Time
06. Merry Go Round
07. Eh Yo
08. k,
09. DO ME
10. again
11. プチョヘンザッ!!!
12. GET NAKED
13. GOLDFINGER 2019/Livin' La Vida Loca
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Old 29th December 2019, 01:11 PM
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^ yeah it’s true that it’s always interesting to see different opinions and points of view of albums/songs. Sometimes they make me listen to a song again which is than growing on me...

and BTW i totally forgot that mess „k,“ is haha
It’s definitely my most disliked track on re(CORD).
I compare it to Wicked Girls sounds wise.
But while Wicked Girls is memorable, „k,“ isn’t.
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Old 29th December 2019, 02:50 PM
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I think re(CROD) as a body of work is pretty strong and I still enjoy it. The only song on it that I don't like would be GET NAKED - I still cannot get past the stupid shouty bits, completely ruins the song for me.

My personal favourites are SHUTOUT and again. I find myself defaulting to SHUTOUT now whenever I feel like going for a banger these days. It's such an amazing song to me and it feels so Koda Kumi. again also pleases my pedestrian Japanese taste I love it. I couldn't get into Put Your Hands Up!! at first but re(LIVE) really changed my mind on that. k, is still a refreshing cutesy song to me and Rich & Famous is a good update to CHANCES ALL.
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