Koda Kumi
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The way UNICORN left almost no impression on me, I can’t even tell you what most of it sounds like. The introduction should’ve been a full-length song tho.
I don’t care for “This weekend” either. Can Kuu take inspiration from Beyoncé again and give us Kuu-naissance? Maybe she’s waiting for Part 3, nn.
I don’t care for “This weekend” either. Can Kuu take inspiration from Beyoncé again and give us Kuu-naissance? Maybe she’s waiting for Part 3, nn.
So apparently to commemorate the 25th anniversary we're getting something every 6th day of the month for a couple of months with "This weekend" being the first offering. Guess it could be anything, not necessarily a new song every month.
Moreover Kuu had a documentary about her career titled "walk" shown in the theater in Japan. Not sure if it'll be available anywhere digitally.
Moreover Kuu had a documentary about her career titled "walk" shown in the theater in Japan. Not sure if it'll be available anywhere digitally.
The way I was literally just coming in here to say this same exact thing ddd
https://rhythmzone.net/koda/discography/detail.php?id=1020780
Okay, they lost it. Who asked for yet another best? And the concept is as whack and tired as it can be, just to try and sell this to anyone. We get some random ass selection of songs "voted for fans", we get a full version of "UNICORN", we get something scary called "LIVE IN METAVERSE" and "re-vamped" versions of some songs, which probably be worse, than the original and on top of that we get more unnecessary remixes and a bunch of live performances that aren't even rare. Not to mention the AI-looking artwork.
I'm laughing so hard at this. This release is so 15 years ago, it's ridiculous.
Okay, they lost it. Who asked for yet another best? And the concept is as whack and tired as it can be, just to try and sell this to anyone. We get some random ass selection of songs "voted for fans", we get a full version of "UNICORN", we get something scary called "LIVE IN METAVERSE" and "re-vamped" versions of some songs, which probably be worse, than the original and on top of that we get more unnecessary remixes and a bunch of live performances that aren't even rare. Not to mention the AI-looking artwork.
I'm laughing so hard at this. This release is so 15 years ago, it's ridiculous.
It’s reminding me of Outworks & Collaborations: Best / BEST: Bounce & Lovers / Summer/Winter Of Love, which makes it only slightly easier to swallow. I see it at least has the full-length “BLACK WINGS” and “UNICORN” so I’ll get it for those (despite not picking up the releases that have their truncated versions).
Yes, but those were released 10+ years ago, when those collection were more appropriate and had some rare or new stuff on them. Out Works was amazing for a big Kumi fan. She should've repeated that instead and gathered all her collabs from the past years instead.
It's sad to see a release like this in 2025, there is almost no incentive to get this for a long time fan and it's a weird place to start a collection for a new fan.
I fully agree with this. I don’t know why she didn’t do a second part by now.
I do think she may have exhausted herself creatively and is just keeping on. Her last few releases have seemed like her on autopilot and this re-recording/compilation of “fan faves” (what fans chose “Crank Tha Bass feat.OVDS” and “show girl”? And again with the “JUICY” erasure?) doesn’t change my mind that she’s lost in what to do.
Agreed, but I still live for these kind of releases. The ambition. The perseverance. Only Ayumi would.
As much as I like the Driving Hit's albums, the 3CD-edition is far too expensive. Maybe I would've bought the 2CD-edition if it had 'Jump To The Breeze' on it. 'Live In Metaverse -2093.12.06-' is probably just an intro.
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I actually kinda love how bonkers and random this release is, especially the disc 2 tracklist. I'm a huge Dance in the Rain fan, and show girl, Shhh, and Step into My World are faves of mine too, and then the whole idea of the revamped versions of the first disc songs is appealing to me so....I might just buy this. Sorry @evilsin but your bestie is a sucker for this shit.
I think they might have been polling the fans that went to her show and it's apparent that the Japanese fans taste differ from the Western ones, so something like "JUICY" will never appear on a release like this.
Don't you have most of these song in some form already? I really can't justify buying this. It's a cashgrab for the diehard fans with some cheap tactics trying to cover the lack of exclusive content.