Koda Kumi

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Koda Kumi promoting MOON (2008)
Koda Kumi promoting MOON (2008)

Koda Kumi made her debut in late 2000, but it wasn't until 2002 that her debut album, affection, made its way onto the scene. She has only recently started to gain some more wide-spread popularity, thanks to reasons such as her appearing on the Japanese soundtrack of Final Fantasy X-2, her fresh Urban music style, her revealing photo-shoots as well as her "12 Days of Christmas" wide-scale releases of one single every week starting in December 2005. She has also been named by Oricon as the top seller of Japan in 2006 and 2007. She is misono's older sister.

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Profile

  • Stage name: Koda Kumi (倖田來未)
  • Birth name: Kouda Kumiko (神田來未子 - こうだ くみこ)
  • Nickname: Kuu-chan, Kuu-tan
  • Birthplace: Kyoto, Japan
  • Birthday: November 13, 1982
  • Blood Type: A
  • Height: 154 cm / 5'0"
  • Favorite singers: Christina Aguilera & Ja Rule
  • Favorite music genre: Rock, R&B
  • Favorite food: Panini, bundt cake
  • People she respects: Her parents
  • Sibling(s): misono (younger sister; ex-vocalist of day after tomorrow)

Biography

Koda Kumi promoting grow into one (2003)
Koda Kumi promoting grow into one (2003)
Koda Kumi promoting BEST ~first things~ (2005)
Koda Kumi promoting BEST ~first things~ (2005)
Koda Kumi promoting BEST ~second session~ (2006)
Koda Kumi promoting BEST ~second session~ (2006)
Koda Kumi promoting Black Cherry (2006)
Koda Kumi promoting Black Cherry (2006)
Koda Kumi promoting BEST ~BOUNCE & LOVERS~ (2007)
Koda Kumi promoting BEST ~BOUNCE & LOVERS~ (2007)
Koda Kumi promoting Kingdom (2008)
Koda Kumi promoting Kingdom (2008)

Koda Kumi was the first girl born into her family in a number of generations. She dreamed of becoming a singer ever since she was in elementary school. She auditioned alongside Goto Maki for the 3rd generation of Morning Musume when she was seventeen, but didn't make it. Coincidentally, Goto would join Avex Trax years later. She was noticed by Avex Trax, however, and was signed and began releasing pop music with an urban feel.

Koda officially debuted with the single TAKE BACK in December 2000 and later in May 2001, her second single, Trust Your Love, charting at #59 and #18 respectively. They were also released in the United States with TAKE BACK charting at #18 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales while Trust Your Love took #19 position on the Billboard Hot 100 Sales Chart and #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Chart. After two more singles, COLOR OF SOUL and So Into You, she released her first studio album affection in 2002, which charted at #12.

Despite her charting failures, Koda remained positive and released her fifth single, love across the ocean debuting at #19.This was another disappointment for Koda and her following single, m.a.z.e, charted even poorer at #25.

Finally, some success came her way when she was asked to do the main songs of Final Fantasy X-2 with real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba(1000 words), while also providing the voice for the character Lenne in the Japanese version of the game and providing the motion capture for Yuna's dance during the opening.

This single proved to be a success, debuting at #3 and gaining her more recognition. Releasing her second studio album, grow into one, ensured Koda her first album to chart and continue the trend in the top ten, debuting at #9.

Koda went on to release three more singles, COME WITH ME, Gentle Words and Crazy 4 U which all took a place in the top twenties by charting at #14, #15 and #12 respectively, debuting much better than her early works. These were used for her next studio album, feel my mind which again showed Koda's determinated progress, charting at #7.

From here on, Koda's success would increase and her popularity rose with the release of her 11th single LOVE & HONEY debuting at #4, with the title track being the theme song for the anime Cutie Honey. This single also marks the start of Koda's new style: ero-kakoii (or ero-kawaii) which can be translated to "sexy-cool" or "sexy-cute". This new style was continued on to the following releases, Chase, Kiseki(miracle), hands & Hot Stuff debuting at #18, #7, #7 & #10 making Kiseki mark the start of Koda's string of top ten hits. With a release of a DVD girls ~selfish~, Koda releases her fourth album secret in February 2005, charting at an impressive #3 with 505,600 copies being sold, making it the #22 album of 2005.

BEST ~first things~

With this increased rise to fame, Koda held a special concert secret ~FIRST CLASS LIMITED LIVE~ (which went on to become one of the top 10 selling DVDs of Japan) and released her sixteenth single, Butterfly. Debuting at #2, it became her highest charting single at that point and was very well received by the Japanese public and gained Koda a number of awards. Following this success, she released flower and Promise/Star, both charting at #4 and alongside Butterfly, included in her first Best-of compilation, BEST ~first things~. This is the album said to have skyrocketed her career, reaching #1 on the weekly charts and selling 1,207,793 copies, making it the #6 album of the year and the highest selling female album of 2005.

BEST ~second session~

In December 2005, Koda began her ~12 Weeks of Christmas~ project in which she released one single each week for twelve consecutive weeks.

The first single of the project, you, became Koda's first ever #1 single followed by Birthday Eve and D.D.D charting at #6 and #5 respectively.

The fourth and fifth singles Shake It Up and Lies debuted at #6 and #7 while you was still charting at #9, making Koda Kumi the first female artist to have three singles in the top ten of the Oricon Weekly Singles chart.

These were followed by her second #1 single, feel, followed by Candy, No Regret, Ima Sugu Hoshii, KAMEN, WIND, Someday/Boys♡Girls, all charting in the top five of the weekly singles chart.

This successful project was celebrated with Koda's second best-of compilation album BEST ~second session~ which included all of the 12 singles plus a bonus track, being released 3 formats: CD Only, CD+DVD and CD+2DVD, the 2DVD included her Live Tour 2005 ~first things~ at OSAKA and was sold out within days. It sold over a million copies just after one week of release.

Black Cherry

Koi no Tsubomi(Bud of Love) became her first single after the 12 singles project, released in May 2006 and debuted at #2 with sales of 140,000 copies sold. This made it the highest debut week sales for female artists in 2006 until Ayumi Hamasaki surpassed it with her single Blue Bird in June. This title was reclaimed by Koda after her release of 4 hot wave which debuted at #2 behind the KinKi Kids, nearly breaking their streak of consecutive #1 singles.

Alongside 4 hot wave, Koda's first photobook, MAROC, was also released on the same day, photographed by Leslie Kee in Morocco.

In October, Koda released another single Yume no Uta/Futari de...(Dream Song/Two of us...). This would be the first single that she had complete control over as she collaborated with her staff on producing two songs with the same melody; one sad, one happy. It went to become her third #1 single.

After a duet with EXILE, she released Cherry Girl/Unmei a week prior to her fifth studio album Black Cherry which would go on to include all the

A-sides from her 2006 releases excluding Futari de... in December 2006. This album went on to become the first female studio album to stay at the #1 position for four whole weeks since Ayumi Hamasaki's album Duty in 2000.

Kingdom

Her third Best-of compilation, BEST ~BOUNCE & LOVERS~, was released alongside her first single of 2007, BUT/Aisho, both charting at #2 position.

Following the trend of 4 hot wave, Koda released another summer single FREAKY, with two of the tracks having PV's. It took the #1 spot of the weekly singles chart, making it Koda's fourth #1 single.

This was followed by another autumn/winter ballad Ai no Uta in September which charted at #2, followed by a collaboration with Korean boyband TOHOSHINKI, LAST ANGEL in November which charted at #3, continuing her top five streak since feel and top ten since kiseki.

On 1st December 2007, she became the fourth female Japanese artist to hold a solo concert at Tokyo Dome, marking her 7th year anniversary since her debut with TAKE BACK.

Her sixth studio album was released on 30th January 2008, one week after her first single for 2008, anytime which debuted at #4. The album reached #1 and held the #1 position for two weeks, selling more than 500,000 copies. The CD+2DVD included her PREMIUM LIMITED LIVE IN HALL IN YOKOHAMA ARENA concert and all the tracks on the album included their own PV.

Controversy

On the 1st of February, 2008, Koda Kumi was retelling how her manager recently got married and asked "whether or not they would have children". However her manager said not for the time moment and Koda commented on how they should have children early as "when women are around 35 years old their amniotic fluid goes bad".

The answer was so offensive that many radio shows and newspapers had a lot complaints from women around the country. Avex Trax decided that all promotion of her new album Kingdom will be canceled, her official website has been shut down, and so was her Kose Visee web page. A week later, Koda Kumi appeared in an exclusive interview on Fuji TV's "FNN Super News" to apologize for the remark she made. Even though she tearfully apologized for the harm she caused, reactions to Koda's apology were mostly negative. An informal poll taken after the broadcast through Sankei Sports' website indicated that 81% of the viewers felt the apology was insufficient, while only 9% said it was enough.

Post Controversy

As of April 2008, her endorsements with Kosé and Gillette have reopened post this controversy. However, she is no longer the spokesperson for Honda, Kirin, and GemCerey.

On March 31, 2008 her LIVE TOUR 2007 ~Black Cherry~ SPECIAL FINAL In TOKYO DOME DVD was released and went to #1 on the Oricon DVD Charts. Her LIVE TOUR 2008 ~Kingdom~ still went ahead and commenced on April 12, 2008, where she again apologized for her controversial remark. The show was extended due to high demand of total sales in ticket outselling. The show will premiere on WOWOW on July 26, 2008.

On April 17, 2008, Avex Entertainment announced her 40th single, a "four elements single," in reference to FREAKY and 4 hot wave, called MOON. It was released on June 11, 2008 and went to #2 on the Oricon Single Charts. The single had four songs in total, two which would share its own PV. The promotional releases of ballad, "Moon Crying," and the collaboration with American singer, Fergie, "That Ain't Cool." The two bonus songs were "Once Again," a song produced and composed by J-Reggae artist, PUSHIM and "Lady Go!" a song used for the Visée Kosé commercial advertisement.

On September 24, 2008 her LIVE TOUR 2008 ~Kingdom~ DVD will be released. The concert footage was filmed at the National Yoyogi Kyogijo Daiichi Taiikukan. On October 8, 2008 her 41st single, TABOO, will be released.

Discography

Note: All singles containing a Image:Headphone.jpg within the link have a 20 second audio sample.

Studio Albums

Compilation Albums

Singles

Download Exclusive

US releases (as Koda)

  • [2001.05.12] Take Back (#18 Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales)
  • [2002.11.02] Trust Your Love (#19 on Billboard Hot 100 Sales Chart, #1 Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Chart)

DVD

Collaborations / Compilations

Collectibles

Live

Tours

  • [2005.10.15] - [2005.11.13] LIVE TOUR 2005 ~first things~
  • [2006.10.09] - [2007.02.23] LIVE TOUR 2006-2007 ~second session~
  • [2007.09.28] - [2007.12.01] LIVE TOUR 2007 ~Black Cherry~
  • [2008.04.12] - [2008.06.01] LIVE TOUR 2008 ~Kingdom~
  • [2008.09.22] - [2008.10.15] FANCLUB LIVE TOUR 2008

Concert Series

  • [2005.06.11] secret -FIRST CLASS LIMITED LIVE- *one date only
  • [2007.06.20] LIVE IN HALL *one date only

Awards

Koda Kumi at the Grand Prix
Koda Kumi at the Grand Prix
Kamenashi Kazuya and Koda Kumi Best Jeanists (2006)
Kamenashi Kazuya and Koda Kumi Best Jeanists (2006)

Music Related Awards

  • [2006] 47th Nihon Record Taishō for Butterfly
  • [2006] Artist of the Year (Japan Gold Record Grand Prix)
  • [2006] Pop Album of the Year (Japan Gold Record Grand Prix)
  • [2006] Music Video of the Year (Japan Gold Record Grand Prix)
  • [2006] Triple Crown (Japan Gold Record Grand Prix)
  • [2006] Best Female Video for Butterfly (MTV VMAJ 2006)
  • [2006] Best Video of the year for Butterfly (MTV VMAJ 2006)
  • [2006] buzzASIA from Japan for Trust you (MTV VMAJ 2006)
  • [2006] Grand Prize for Yume no Uta (Best Hit Kayousai 2006)
  • [2006] Grand Prize for Yume no Uta (39th Japan Usen Grand Prize)
  • [2006] Best Vocal (48th Nihon Record Taishō)
  • [2007] Best Female Video for Yume no Uta (MTV VMAJ 2007)
  • [2007] Best Video of the year for Yume no Uta (MTV VMAJ 2007)
  • [2007] Grand Prize for Ai no Uta (Best Hit Kayousai 2007)
  • [2007] Golden awards for Ai no Uta (49th Nihon Record Taishō)
  • [2008] Best Collaboration Video for LAST ANGEL (MTV VMAJ 2008)

Non-Music Related Awards

  • [2006] Best Jeanist (Woman)
  • [2006] Nail Queen
  • [2006] Women of 2006 by Vogue Nippon
  • [2007] Best Stylish Artist Award (MTV VMAJ 2007)
  • [2007] Best Jeanist (Woman)
  • [2007] Nail Queen

External Links

Sources



Koda Kumi    (edit) Koda Kumi (2007)
Singles: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41
Albums: affection | grow into one | feel my mind | secret | Black Cherry | Kingdom
Other Albums: BEST ~first things~ | BEST ~second session~ | BEST ~BOUNCE & LOVERS~
DVDs: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08
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