You know she's the top diva
Most beautiful, powerful, and talented girl on the planet...
Are you ready for her?? Let's GO!!
Most beautiful, powerful, and talented girl on the planet...
Are you ready for her?? Let's GO!!

14 STUDIO ALBUMS
7 COMPILATIONS
9 REMIX ALBUMS
2 COVER ALBUMS
60 SINGLES
15 MILLION RECORDS SOLD
THE KODA KUMI RATE
PART I
7 COMPILATIONS
9 REMIX ALBUMS
2 COVER ALBUMS
60 SINGLES
15 MILLION RECORDS SOLD
THE KODA KUMI RATE
PART I

The year was 2005. It was a cold December and nothing could warm my little 15 year old heart that one day... Not even sweet crooning of Hamasaki Ayumi who I've discovered that past August. The routine web search for new JPop music proved fruitless until I stumbled upon a peculiar ballad titled "you". Never in my life until that moment an artist grasped my attention with a ballad. It was a beginning of my budding love for the one of the best women in music.
Yes, people, this is finally happening. I've been dreaming of this rate ever since I took part in my first one and here we are! For 17 years this amazing woman has been gracing the Japanese stage and us with her charm, uniqueness, nerve and talent. She has brought so much joy with her upbeat bops and reduced us to tears with her ballads so many times that we just have to commemorate her impact on Japanese pop music.
I know I can't put my thoughts to words as eloquently as someone like @beyoncésweave who did an astonishing job with Sugababes rate (I am still to fully appreciate it's magnificence), still I would try my best to conjure up something palpable for each elimination.
Yes, people, this is finally happening. I've been dreaming of this rate ever since I took part in my first one and here we are! For 17 years this amazing woman has been gracing the Japanese stage and us with her charm, uniqueness, nerve and talent. She has brought so much joy with her upbeat bops and reduced us to tears with her ballads so many times that we just have to commemorate her impact on Japanese pop music.
I know I can't put my thoughts to words as eloquently as someone like @beyoncésweave who did an astonishing job with Sugababes rate (I am still to fully appreciate it's magnificence), still I would try my best to conjure up something palpable for each elimination.
RULES
01 Please rate every single song from 0 to 10 (simple decimals are allowed).
02 You can give one song and one song only the coveted 11.
03 Provide commentary to the songs if you like or feel like it.
04 Submit your results via PM to me, @evilsin!
01 Please rate every single song from 0 to 10 (simple decimals are allowed).
02 You can give one song and one song only the coveted 11.
03 Provide commentary to the songs if you like or feel like it.
04 Submit your results via PM to me, @evilsin!
Here we have a list of all Kumi's songs up until her first best album (sadly exluding some really great intros and interludes), which is a hefty 75 songs. I believe this is a perfect amount of songs for the PART I so that people who are not that acquainted with her could participate as well. Thank god almost the whole discography is on Spotify. I also provided links to music videos. Feel free to PM me about any tracks you can't find, I'll try to help you in searching. You can also check this blog by amazing @otenkiame if you want to look up the translations for the songs.

01 Trust Your Love
02 Go Together
03 Your Song
04 feel me
05 COLOR OF SOUL
06 My Dream
07 So Into You
08 Till Morning Comes feat. VERBAL (m-flo)
09 come back
10 TAKE BACK
11 Can't Lose
12 walk
13 STILL IN LOVE
14 It's too late

15 real Emotion
16 BOY FRIEND?
17 Your only one
18 one
19 One night romance
20 1000 no Kotoba (Original Mix) (1000の言葉; 1000 Words)
21 S.O.S ~sound of silence~
22 m・a・z・e
23 Ranhansha (乱反射; Diffused Reflection)
24 Pearl Moon
25 Nasty girl
26 To be one
27 love across the ocean
28 Every-After-Party -Rather Unique & Koda Kumi-
29 BELIEVE feat. Koda Kumi / DJ YUKATA

30 Break it down
31 Crazy 4 U
32 Rock Your Body
33 Rain
34 Without Your Love
35 Talk to you
36 Hana (華; Flower)
37 Get Out The Way
38 Sweet love...
39 Gentle Words
40 magic
41 COME WITH ME
42 Saigo no Ame (最後の雨; Last Rain) (Original: Nakanishi Yasushi)
43 Yume With You / Yume With You (R. Yamaki's Groove Mix) (夢 With You) (Original: Kubota Toshinobu)
44 SWITCH feat. Koda Kumi & Heartsdales / LISA

45 Cutie Honey (キューティーハニー) (Original: Maekawa Yoko)
46 Hot Stuff feat. KM MARKIT
47 Selfish
48 hands
49 Hearty...
50 SHAKE IT
51 Kiseki (奇跡; Miracle)
52 Trust you
53 Chase
54 LOVE HOLIC
55 24
56 Let's party
57 Believe
58 Through the sky
59 It's a small world feat. Heartsdales
60 The Theme of Sister Jill / The Theme of Sister Jill ~Love & Honey Version~
61 Yogiri no Honey (夜霧のハニー; Honey's Foggy Night) (Original: Maekawa Yoko)
62 Into your heart
63 Heat feat. MEGARYU
64 life
65 Just Go feat. Koda Kumi / JHETT aka YAKKO for AQUARIUS
66 Rainy Day feat. Koda Kumi / KM-MARKIT
67 Super Sonic -Koda Kumi & Daisuke "D.I" Imai-

68 NO TRICKS
69 Butterfly
70 flower
71 Promise
72 Star
73 the meaning of peace / the meaning of peace with BoA
74 Your Sunshine
75 Taisetsu na Kimi he (大切な君へ; To You, My Precious)
THE RATE IS COMPLETED
01 Trust Your Love -
02 Go Together -
03 Your Song -
04 feel me -
02 Go Together -
03 Your Song -
04 feel me -
05 COLOR OF SOUL -
06 My Dream -
07 So Into You -
08 Till Morning Comes -
09 come back -
10 TAKE BACK -
11 Can't Lose -
12 walk -
13 STILL IN LOVE -
14 It's too late -
15 real Emotion -
16 BOY FRIEND? -
17 Your only one -
18 one -
19 One night romance -
20 1000 no Kotoba -
21 S.O.S ~sound of silence~ -
22 m.a.z.e -
23 Ranhansha -
24 Pearl Moon -
25 Nasty girl -
26 To be one -
27 love across the ocean -
28 Every-After-Party -
29 BELIEVE -
30 Break it down -
31 Crazy 4 U -
32 Rock Your Body -
33 Rain -
34 Without Your Love -
35 Talk to you -
36 Hana -
37 Get Out The Way -
38 Sweet love... -
39 Gentle Words -
40 magic -
41 COME WITH ME -
42 Saigo no Ame -
43 Yume With You -
44 SWITCH -
45 Cutie Honey -
46 Hot Stuff -
47 Selfish -
48 hands -
49 Hearty... -
50 SHAKE IT -
51 Kiseki -
52 Trust you -
53 Chase -
54 LOVE HOLIC -
55 24 -
56 Let's party -
57 Believe -
58 Through the sky -
59 It's a small world -
60 The Theme of Sister Jill -
61 Yogiri no Honey -
62 Into your heart -
63 Heat -
64 life -
65 Just Go -
66 Rainy Day -
67 Super Sonic -
68 NO TRICKS -
69 Butterfly -
70 flower -
71 Promise -
72 Star -
73 the meaning of peace -
74 Your Sunshine -
75 Taisetsu na Kimi he -
06 My Dream -
07 So Into You -
08 Till Morning Comes -
09 come back -
10 TAKE BACK -
11 Can't Lose -
12 walk -
13 STILL IN LOVE -
14 It's too late -
15 real Emotion -
16 BOY FRIEND? -
17 Your only one -
18 one -
19 One night romance -
20 1000 no Kotoba -
21 S.O.S ~sound of silence~ -
22 m.a.z.e -
23 Ranhansha -
24 Pearl Moon -
25 Nasty girl -
26 To be one -
27 love across the ocean -
28 Every-After-Party -
29 BELIEVE -
30 Break it down -
31 Crazy 4 U -
32 Rock Your Body -
33 Rain -
34 Without Your Love -
35 Talk to you -
36 Hana -
37 Get Out The Way -
38 Sweet love... -
39 Gentle Words -
40 magic -
41 COME WITH ME -
42 Saigo no Ame -
43 Yume With You -
44 SWITCH -
45 Cutie Honey -
46 Hot Stuff -
47 Selfish -
48 hands -
49 Hearty... -
50 SHAKE IT -
51 Kiseki -
52 Trust you -
53 Chase -
54 LOVE HOLIC -
55 24 -
56 Let's party -
57 Believe -
58 Through the sky -
59 It's a small world -
60 The Theme of Sister Jill -
61 Yogiri no Honey -
62 Into your heart -
63 Heat -
64 life -
65 Just Go -
66 Rainy Day -
67 Super Sonic -
68 NO TRICKS -
69 Butterfly -
70 flower -
71 Promise -
72 Star -
73 the meaning of peace -
74 Your Sunshine -
75 Taisetsu na Kimi he -
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