Kumi Koda Tells her Name with Latest Release!

Industry icon Kumi Koda announced that she will be dropping a brand new track XXKK across all digital music streaming platforms. Part three of her twentieth year in the industry (with “puff” and “Lucky Star” serving as the first and second parts), Koda has stated that this track will be a little different as it will be a powerful dance number. The vocalist also explained the origin of the title saying that “XX” means 20 with “KK” being her initials, and that this track is meant to be the “Current state and style of Kumi Koda”. Not only did she announce the new track, Koda has also released the music video for “XXKK” on her YouTube channel. 

Be sure to check out the music video along with the digital music link for the track here!

"a-nation" – Japan's Largest Summer Music Festival Announces Five Stages to Stream Worldwide August 29. Star-Studded 2020 Lineup Includes ayumi hamasaki, Daichi Miura, KODA KUMI, And Many More!

a-nation online 2020” will celebrate its 19th year by broadcasting worldwide on August 29, featuring over 50 Japanese and international artists including ayumi hamasaki, Daichi Miura, KODA KUMI, SUPER JUNIOR, BACK-ON, SuperM, The World Standard (Wasuta), FAKY, and more.

a-nation is the largest summer music festival in Japan and has amassed over 6.1 million festival-goers since beginning in 2002. This year's festival due to the ongoing crisis will shift online, featuring five stages from all over Asia. Performances from the "Blue Stage", "Green Stage", and "Yellow Stage" will be available to digital ticket holders, as well as free broadcasts from the "Purple Stage" and "White Stage" on Avex’s YouTube channel and LINE respectively.

a-nation 2020 full lineup: https://a-nation.net/ Comprising a star-studded lineup for each of the stages, audiences can tune into the spectacular one-day-only event to enjoy an experience that is uniquely and truly "a-nation". Tickets are now on sale.

a-nation "Purple Stage" teaser video

ARTIST LINEUP (in alphabetical order)

Blue Stage (Ticketed)

Amuyi (呂薔) / ayumi hamasaki / EMPiRE / FAKY / Fei (王霏霏) / Gemma (吳映潔) / GENIC / Kalen Anzai / KODA KUMI / Kohmi Hirose / MAMESHiBA NO TAiGUN / Naomi (王菊) / Novelbright / SuperM / Sae Otsuka / VOGUE

Green Stage (Ticketed)

BACK-ON / BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE / BuZZ / Da-iCE / DA PUMP / HAO (石承鎬) / I Don't Like Mondays. / JADE / Julius (刘维) / lol /Daichi Miura / SKY-HI / STAMP / SUPER JUNIOR / Wayne Huang (黃偉晉)

Yellow Stage (Ticketed)

Beverly / Chou Tokimeki♡Sendenbu / EXO-SC / GENIN WA JIBUN NI ARU / HARAMIchan / James Lu (盧子 杰) / M!LK / Peter Fish / PIKOTARO / Red Velvet / SEAMO / Timo Feng (冯提莫) / TRF / Yoanna (孫尤 安)

Purple Stage (Free) @ avex YouTube Channel

Aina The End / GOLDEN BOMBER / HAN-KUN from SHONAN NO KAZE / macaroniempitsu / Mosawo / riria / Taisei Miyakawa

White Stage (Free) @ avex LINE Channel

AATA / Baby Kiy / EMIKO SUZUKI / Hiro Ishibashi (MC) / IKINIGE / kolme / Leola / MaRuRi to Ryuga / Project 88 / Rei©hi / RUN Girls, Run! / Sakuramen / The World Standard (Wasuta) / THREE1989 / Tomoko Matsumoto (dj mapi) / Yu. (張瑀)

a-nation online 2020 - August 29, 2020

• Streaming Doors Open 14:00 (JST)

• Streaming Start 16:00 (JST)

Performance Stages

• Blue Stage (Ticketed)

• Green Stage (Ticketed)

• Yellow Stage (Ticketed)

• Purple Stage (Free) *YouTube

• White Stage (Free) *LINE

-- Timetables will be released at a later date.

Each ticket is valid to stream all 3 ticketed stages (Blue, Green, and Yellow)

* On-demand / delayed viewing is not available.

Ticket Agent: Beyond LIVE (details in English)

-- Information also available in Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, and Spanish)

https://www.vlive.tv/product/ds00u00u00000236?lang=en

Ticket inquiries: event@user-support.jp

Kumi Koda hopes to break re(CORD)s with new album!

Superstar Kumi Koda dropped the cover art for her upcoming album re(CORD) being released November 13. This will be her latest album since DNA back in August of last year and will be her sixteenth overall.

re(CORD) will be released with fourteen tracks total and it will include popular track “STRIP” along with a remix for Hiromi Go’s chart-topping hit “GOLDFINGER ‘99” rebranded as “GOLDFINGER 2019”. The album will also be dropping with three editions including a CD-only standard edition and CD + DVD/Blu-ray limited editions. The DVD and Blu-ray will include music videos for several tracks along with a dance version music video for Koda’s track “k,”. Pre-order re(CORD) in the links below!

Standard edition

DVD Limited edition 

Blu-ray Limited edition

Track listing:

Kumi Koda「re(CORD)」

CD

01. DO ME

02. GET NAKED

03. STRIP

04. k,

05. Rich & Famous feat. Sean Paul

06. again

07. Merry Go Round

08. Eh Yo -re(CORD) edit-

09. GOLDFINGER 2019

10. プチョヘンザッ!!!

11. Summer Time

12. OMG

13. SHUTOUT

14. Livin' La Vida Loca

DVD / Blu-ray

・k, [Music Video]

・k, -dance version- [Music Video]

・again [Music Video]

・GOLDFINGER 2019 [Music Video]

・Livin' La Vida Loca [Music Video]

Koda Kumi brings her DNA live tour to Blu-ray & DVD!!

Vocalist Koda Kumi will be bringing her DNA Live Tour from this past November 13 at Kanagawa Ken Hall to Blu-ray and DVD March 20! There will be three editions per Koda Kumi’s website: a standard Blu-ray edition, a standard DVD edition, and a 4-DVD Fan Club edition which includes a photobook. The 4-DVD Fan Club edition will only be available through Koda Kumi’s Fan Club site. Along with the Blu-ray & DVD, there is a 2-CD live edition available exclusively to her Fan Club. It will contain live tracks from DNA tour 2018. You can pre-order your copy at CDJapan here and here.

Blu-Ray

Check out the amazing track listing for all the editions below:

DVD

KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2018 - DNA -" LIVE DVD contents

■DISC 1 (same for regular version DVD, Blu-ray)

KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2018 - DNA - at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall
 
＜OPENING＞
Dangerous
Pin Drop
IS THIS TRAP? - ECSTASY - TABOO
HAIRCUT
HOT HOT
＜INTERLUDE＞
＜DANCERS IN ACTION＞
会えなくなるくらいなら
愛のうた
恋のつぼみ - I'll be there - Someday
CHANCES ALL
NEVER ENOUGH
OUTTA MY HEAD
＜DANCERS INTRODUCTION＞
WATCH OUT!! ～DNA～
ScREaM
HUSH
Guess Who Is Back
Ultraviolet
PARTY
LIT
 
-ENCORE-
Lady Go!
め組のひと
Work That
WIND
walk
 
 
■DISC 2
 
Koda Kumi Fanclub Tour ～AND～ at Zepp DiverCity
 
IT’S MY LIFE
UNIVERSE
SWEETEST TABOO
Selfish
＜MC＞
WHO
BRAIN
GOT ME GOING’
＜MC＞
Sometimes Dreams Come True
＜MC＞
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE / flower
ALL RIGHT
＜MC＞
＜DANCERS & BAND INTRODUCTION＞
FREAKY
Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT
め組のひと
PARTY
LIT
 
■DISC 3
 
KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2018 - DNA -[Making Film]
 
Behind The Scenes Video
KUMI’s Everyday Clothes
A Birthday Surprise
 
■DISC 4
 
KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2018 - DNA -[Bonus Footage]
 
Century Hall Nagoya Congress Center（2018.12.23）
Winter Bell
恋のつぼみ
I'll be there
Someday
CHANCES ALL
 
Century Hall Nagoya Congress Center（2018.12.24）
Winter Bell
恋のつぼみ
Someday
CHANCES ALL
NEVER ENOUGH
 
Grand Cube Osaka（2018.12.31）
キューティーハニー
D.D.D.
LOADED feat. Sean Paul
walk
UNIVERSE
POP DIVA
 

＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝
 
"KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2018 - DNA -" LIVE CD contents
 
（DISC-1）
01 Dangerous
02 Pin Drop
03 IS THIS TRAP? - ECSTASY - TABOO
04 HAIRCUT
05 HOT HOT
06 会えなくなるくらいなら
07 愛のうた
08 恋のつぼみ - I'll be there - Someday
09 CHANCES ALL
10 NEVER ENOUGH
11 OUTTA MY HEAD
 
（DISC-2）
01 WATCH OUT!! ～DNA～
02 ScREaM
03 HUSH
04 Guess Who Is Back
05 Ultraviolet
06 PARTY
07 LIT
08 Lady Go!
09 め組のひと
10 Work That
11 WIND
12 walk

Watch Koda Kumi’s latest music video below:

Kumi Koda rolls out the next part of her amazing Driving Hit's series!

Koda Kumi, a Japanese vocalist under avex trax’s sublabel Rhythm zone, announced her 10th remix album and 9th Driving Hit’s installment. Driving Hit’s 9 Special Edition will come with two bonus CDs along with an amazing thirty of Koda Kumi’s latest and most popular remixes. This will be a three-CD remix CD set! Its release date is set for February 20.

Disc 1

1. WATCH OUT!! 〜DNA〜 (KATFYR Remix)

2. HAIRCUT (Ryuki Miyamoto Remix)

3. HUSH (Sam is Ohm Remix)

4. Dangerous (YUTO Remix)

5. 会えなくなるくらいなら (Toki Remix)

6. ScREaM (BUNNY Remix)

7. HOT HOT (iam SHUM Remix)

8. Someday (okaerio Remix)

9. I'll be there (JOE IRON Remix)

10. 恋のつぼみ (Adolfo De La Torre Casmartino Remix)

11. 心から i love u (MATZ Remix)

12. Guess Who Is Back (KATFYR Remix)

13. Work That (iam SHUM Remix)

14. HUSH (YUTO Remix)

15. Pin Drop (Kiyoshi Sugo Remix)

Disc 2 and Disc 3 are TBA.

You can pre-order your copy here.

Check out Koda Kumi’s latest video below: