The ULTIMATE J-Pop Queens Singles Rate, Part III: Koda Kumi (#1!)
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Real Emotion was not as good as I remember! That and 1000 no Kotoba were actually my reasons for buying Grow Into One.
I have now rated up to Someday! (How did I manage to do that Ayumi and Hikaru rates all at once?)
mi|kshake~
Real Emotion was not as good as I remember! That and 1000 no Kotoba were actually my reasons for buying Grow Into One.
I have now rated up to Someday! (How did I manage to do that Ayumi and Hikaru rates all at once?)
mi|kshake~
Re: The ULTIMATE J-Pop Queens Singles Rate, Part III: Koda Kumi
I've started; I got about 15 songs in. Some surprisingly high scores though.
Be ready.
I've started; I got about 15 songs in. Some surprisingly high scores though.
Be ready.
Re: The ULTIMATE J-Pop Queens Singles Rate, Part III: Koda Kumi
I shall be voting in this one! Although I don't know hardly any of her material Pre- Black Cherry bar 1000 Words/Kotoba and Real Emotion.
Real Emotion used to be my jam as a kid! Although I prefer the Sweetbox version that was in FFX2
I shall be voting in this one! Although I don't know hardly any of her material Pre- Black Cherry bar 1000 Words/Kotoba and Real Emotion.
Real Emotion used to be my jam as a kid! Although I prefer the Sweetbox version that was in FFX2
Re: The ULTIMATE J-Pop Queens Singles Rate, Part III: Koda Kumi
OH GOD 24 IS PAINFULLY DULL.
OH GOD 24 IS PAINFULLY DULL.
Re: The ULTIMATE J-Pop Queens Singles Rate, Part III: Koda Kumi
When does voting end for this? My net is currently in a state of ~YouTube videos taking over 20 minutes to load~ and I need time to hear all the tracks.
When does voting end for this? My net is currently in a state of ~YouTube videos taking over 20 minutes to load~ and I need time to hear all the tracks.
Re: The ULTIMATE J-Pop Queens Singles Rate, Part III: Koda Kumi
It's not a YouTube specific problem. My internet is just slow, everything about it is slow. *cries*
3Xs said:
It's not a YouTube specific problem. My internet is just slow, everything about it is slow. *cries*
Re: The ULTIMATE J-Pop Queens Singles Rate, Part III: Koda Kumi
My Internet is crap too though luckily so far I know most of the songs so don't need to wait for the whole video to load. I've been trying to load 3 or 4 videos at the same time so it's not too painful.
24 is amazing! One of her best ballads (not that that's hard!) Shake It on the other hand - I would love it if it weren't for that crap in the middle.
mi|kshake~
My Internet is crap too though luckily so far I know most of the songs so don't need to wait for the whole video to load. I've been trying to load 3 or 4 videos at the same time so it's not too painful.
24 is amazing! One of her best ballads (not that that's hard!) Shake It on the other hand - I would love it if it weren't for that crap in the middle.
mi|kshake~
Re: The ULTIMATE J-Pop Queens Singles Rate, Part III: Koda Kumi
Ok finally finished voting myself and here's some thoughts as I went through
-The run of singles from "love across the ocean" to "Hot Stuff" is god damn near flawless, save the less-than-great-but-still-okay songs maze, COME WITH ME and 24.
-The run of songs directly following Hot Stuff but before the 12 singles project is among her most bland. From Butterfly (aka the lessor rip-off of the legendary Cutie Honey) to Star; what a completey forgettable period!
-Her early videos really were GREAT for the most part. Much better than I remember. Her more recent vids look bland by comparison! Call me when she throws in a pussy pop break as blazing as what she pulls in the Crazy 4 U PV!
-The 12 singles project / second session is still fucking epic.
-I'll be there is OBVIOUSLY Kumi's best slowie / ballad.
-Cherry girl is still... just... eewtyawr#$%ty4qeFKLrte. ICONIC song. That and JUICY on the same album... TOO much.
-Aisho is also one of her nicer ballads. The intrumentation is lush. That and the LEGENDARY BUT = one of her strongest singles for sure.
-Run For Your Life is a lot better than I remember... HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?! (Also L O L @ them basically re-using the same damn comic book theme for the Inside Fishbowl PV)
-LAST ANGEL - Still a GROUNDBREAKING collaboration between Japan and Korea. Easing national tensions since 2007, quite simply when will your faves?
-That Ain't Cool was, is, and always will be shit. People giving this such high scores, like.. really?! I don't get it.
-Lick me is better than I remember too... is Aime proud of me yet???
I ended up giving what can only be described as an UNHOLY amount of 10's in this rate... though the average of all my scores combined is still only a 7.6 or something, so the massive amount of 10's were clearly balanced out with low scores for some of her most fucking awful ballads.
Anyway, now to start inputting all this stuff into Excel. Can't wait to receive more scores!
Ok finally finished voting myself and here's some thoughts as I went through
-The run of singles from "love across the ocean" to "Hot Stuff" is god damn near flawless, save the less-than-great-but-still-okay songs maze, COME WITH ME and 24.
-The run of songs directly following Hot Stuff but before the 12 singles project is among her most bland. From Butterfly (aka the lessor rip-off of the legendary Cutie Honey) to Star; what a completey forgettable period!
-Her early videos really were GREAT for the most part. Much better than I remember. Her more recent vids look bland by comparison! Call me when she throws in a pussy pop break as blazing as what she pulls in the Crazy 4 U PV!
-The 12 singles project / second session is still fucking epic.
-I'll be there is OBVIOUSLY Kumi's best slowie / ballad.
-Cherry girl is still... just... eewtyawr#$%ty4qeFKLrte. ICONIC song. That and JUICY on the same album... TOO much.
-Aisho is also one of her nicer ballads. The intrumentation is lush. That and the LEGENDARY BUT = one of her strongest singles for sure.
-Run For Your Life is a lot better than I remember... HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?! (Also L O L @ them basically re-using the same damn comic book theme for the Inside Fishbowl PV)
-LAST ANGEL - Still a GROUNDBREAKING collaboration between Japan and Korea. Easing national tensions since 2007, quite simply when will your faves?
-That Ain't Cool was, is, and always will be shit. People giving this such high scores, like.. really?! I don't get it.
-Lick me is better than I remember too... is Aime proud of me yet???
I ended up giving what can only be described as an UNHOLY amount of 10's in this rate... though the average of all my scores combined is still only a 7.6 or something, so the massive amount of 10's were clearly balanced out with low scores for some of her most fucking awful ballads.
Anyway, now to start inputting all this stuff into Excel. Can't wait to receive more scores!
Re: The ULTIMATE J-Pop Queens Singles Rate, Part III: Koda Kumi
Ha, yes, I think we all have our Kuu guilty pleasures. Mine are Poppin' love cocktail and It's all love!
(Though I think Poppin' love cocktail is genuinely brilliant. It's all love on the other hand is just so awful it's sort of good).
Ha, yes, I think we all have our Kuu guilty pleasures. Mine are Poppin' love cocktail and It's all love!
(Though I think Poppin' love cocktail is genuinely brilliant. It's all love on the other hand is just so awful it's sort of good).
