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Koda Kumi Live Tour 2006–2007 Second Session
''Koda Kumi Live Tour 2006–2007 ~Second Session~'' (stylized as ''Live Tour 2006–2007 ~SECOND SESSION~'') is the third concert tour DVD by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi. It became her third concert DVD to chart at No. 1 on Oricon. Information ''Live Tour 2006–2007 ~Second Session~'' is Japanese R&B-turned-pop artist Kumi Koda's third concert DVD. Much like her first two tour DVDs, ''Live Tour 2006–2007 ~Second Session'' charted at No. 1 on the Oricon Live DVD charts and remained on the charts for forty-seven weeks. For the tour, Kumi visited thirty-six cities and performed at forty-six venues. First press editions included a special slipcase, a ''Cherry Girl'' performance performed at Rhythm Nation 2006, and an annual passport. Bonus features on the second DVD included the music video for '' Love goes like...,'' which was one of two new songs released on the tour's corresponding album, '' Best ~second session~,'' and the performance for ''Everybody,'' which Kumi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koda Kumi
, known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. After debuting with the single "Take Back" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", were used as themes for the video game ''Final Fantasy X-2''. Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth studio album ''Secret'' (2005), her sixteenth single "Butterfly" (2005), and her first greatest hits album '' Best: First Things'' (2005), reaching the number-three, number-two, and number-one spots respectively. Though her early releases presented a conservative, quiet image, she has become a fashion leader among young women, setting trends such as the ero-kakkoii style. In 2006 and 2007, Oricon named Koda as the top selling artist of the year. Life and career Early life Koda was born into a family of musicians. Her grandfather was a Shakuhachi master and her mother was a Koto teacher; she is the older s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yume No Uta/Futari De
is the Japanese word for dream, and may refer to: People *, Japanese rugby sevens player *, Japanese actress *, Japanese rugby sevens player *, Japanese gravure idol and actress *, Japanese professional footballer Entertainment *YuMe, a multi-screen video advertising platform * ''Dreams'' (1990 film), a film by the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa * "Yume" (Miwako Okuda song), a single released by Japanese singer Miwako Okuda * "Yume" (The Blue Hearts song), a 1992 song by The Blue Hearts Characters *Yume, a character in the Japanese manga ''Tenchi Muyo!'' *Yume Hasegawa, a character in the Japanese manga ''Pupa'' *Yume Suzuhara, a character in the Japanese manga ''Hōzuki Island'' and ''Mōryō no Yurikago'' *Yume Nijino, a character in an anime show ''Aikatsu Stars!'' Places * Yume, Tibet, a township in Tibet * Yume Chu, a tributary of Subansiri River in Tibet *Yume Anime Bar, an anime themed, Japan inspired, night bar in Brno, Czech Republic See also *''Hana to Yume'', a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love & Honey
"Love & Honey" (stylized as ''LOVE & HONEY'') is R&B-turned-pop singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's eleventh domestic single. The single reached No. 4 on Oricon, making it her first single in the Top 10 since ''real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba''. It stayed on the charts for thirty-five weeks. Information ''Love & Honey'' (stylized as ''LOVE & HONEY'') is Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's eleventh single under the avex sub-label Rhythm Zone. The single became her first to peak in the top ten on the Oricon Singles Charts since her 2003 single ''real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba,'' coming it at No. 4. The single was released as both a standard CD and a CD+DVD combo. The two releases had slightly different versions of their second track, "The theme of Sister Jill." The CD+DVD version featured a short version of the song, whereas the CD only version featured the extended version of the song. Both "Cutie Honey" (''KYUUTI HANII'' / キューティーハニー) and "Yogiri no HANII" (夜霧のハ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shake It Up (Koda Kumi Song)
"Shake It Up" is a single by Kumi Koda and charted number six on the Oricon Singles Chart, remaining on the charts for five weeks. It was used as the ending theme to ''The Sunday,'' an informational program shown on NTV. Information ''Shake It Up'' is Japanese, R&B-turned-pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's fourth single in her ''12 Single Collection''. It hit No. 6 on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for five consecutive weeks. Like the other singles in the collection, "Shake It Up" was limited to 50,000 copies. Each single in the ''12 Singles Collection'' had unique cover art based on certain cultures in various countries. The back cover of each single was a piece to a puzzle, which could only be completed by purchasing all twelve singles. The same was done for the obi strips, which contained a full image when arranged together in order. However, the obi strip image was omitted on the Hong Kong versions. "Shake It Up" was used as the ending theme of Nippon T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birthday Eve
''Birthday Eve'' is a limited edition single by Japanese R&B-turned-pop artist Kumi Koda. It was the second release in her ''12 Singles Collection'' and charted No. 6 on Oricon, remaining for four weeks. The single became the first release to be limited to 50,000 units, which would be done for all but three of the singles in the collection. Parts of the music video took inspiration from American actress Marilyn Monroe's 1953 film '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.'' The song was written by Kosuke Morimoto and performed by Toru Watanabe, both who had worked previously with Kumi. Information ''Birthday Eve'' is Japanese singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's twentieth single and second in her ''12 Singles Collection.'' It charted No. 6 on the Oricon Singles Charts and remained on the charts for four weeks. Unlike the previous single in the collection, "you," "Birthday Eve" was limited to 50,000 copies. This was the case with most of the twelve singles, the only exceptions being the aforementione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someday/Boys & Girls
Someday/Boys & Girls (stylized as ''Someday/Boys♥Girls'') is the final single of Koda Kumi's ''12 Single Collection'' and overall thirtieth single. Unlike the majority of singles in the collection, this single is not limited to 50,000 copies. The single charted at No. 3 on Oricon and charted for nine weeks. Information ''Someday/Boys♥Girls'' is the final single in Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's ''12 Singles Collection.'' It was only one of three in the collection to not be limited to 50,000 and, due to this, sold over 89,413 copies. Each single in the ''12 Singles Collection'' had unique cover art based on certain cultures in various countries. The back cover of each single was a piece to a puzzle, which could only be completed by purchasing all twelve singles. The same was done for the obi strips, which contained a full image when arranged together in order. However, the obi strip image was omitted on the Hong Kong versions. The a-side, "Someday", was used as the th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hands (Koda Kumi Song)
''Hands'' (stylized as hands) is Japanese R&B-turned-pop star Koda Kumi's 14th domestic single. The single charted No. 7 and remained on the charts for eight weeks. Information ''hands'' is Japanese singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's fourteenth single. It charted low in the top ten at No. 7 on the Oricon charts and remained on the charts for two months. The single became her third to be released as both CD and CD+DVD. It was the end theme of ANB's television program ''Uchimura Produce (内村プロデュース / Uchimura PURODYUUSI).'' The b-side, ''Through the Sky,'' was the end theme of Nippon TV's informational program ''The Sunday (THE・サンデー)'' through the month of January. The music video released on the single differed from the music video released on the corresponding album, ''secret,'' which contained an "album version" that held different scenes. The "single version" was, however, placed on her first compilation album, '' Best ~first things~.'' Music video The mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Emotion/1000 No Kotoba
is a double A-side single by Japanese singer Koda Kumi. The single contains the songs "Real Emotion" and "1000 no Kotoba", which were featured in the game ''Final Fantasy X-2''. This was Kumi's first single to chart in the top 10 on Oricon, coming in at No. 3. Since its release, it has sold over 283,000 copies. Background and release "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba" is Japanese R&B singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's seventh single and first double A-side. The single became the artist's first the chart in the top ten on the weekly Oricon Singles Charts, charting at No. 3, and remained on the charts for twenty-eight weeks. Since its release, it has sold over 283,000 copies. She would not have another single surpass the physical sales of "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba" until her 2006 single "4 Hot Wave". "1000 no Kotoba" was arranged by Takahito Eguchi and Noriko Matsueda, who arranged much of the music for ''Final Fantasy X-2.'' It was published by Rhythm Zone on March 5, 2003, with the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feel My Mind
''Feel My Mind'' (stylized as feel my mind) is the third studio album by the Japanese pop and R&B singer Koda Kumi, released in February 2004. The album charted in the Top 10 on Oricon at No. 7 and stayed on the charts for thirty-five weeks, selling over 147,000 copies. Its corresponding DVD was '' feel...'' (not to be confused with her single ''feel,'' which came out in January 2006) and was her last album to be released as a CD only without a CD+DVD option. Information ''Feel my mind'' is singer-songwriter Koda's third studio album and her last album to carry predominantly R&B tracks, as she produced mainly pop music beginning from her next album, ''secret'', and onward. The album entered the top ten on Oricon at No. 7 and remained on the charts for nearly two months. ''Feel my mind'' is credited with jump-starting Kumi's ero-kawaii/sexy-cute image, with which she later became synonymous. This image was cemented with her following album, ''Secret''. However, Kumi later admitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy 4 U
"Crazy 4 U" is singer-songwriter Koda Kumi's 10th domestic solo single. It charted at No. 12 on Oricon and remained on the charts for six weeks. Information "Crazy 4 U" is Kumi Koda's tenth single and last single released before her studio album ''Feel My Mind.'' It failed to chart in the top ten on Oricon, coming it at No. 12. Despite its low ranking, it remained on the charts for six weeks. The single contained one B-side, "Yume with You" (夢 with You / Dream with You), which was a cover of the same song originally performed by Toshinobu Kubota in 1993. It also contained a remix of the title track. This was also the single that kick-started the ero-kawaii craze that Kumi became synonymous with, and that spread across teens and young adults in Japan. ''Crazy 4 U'' became a milestone in Kumi's growth as an artist, with her enjoying the theme and beginning to choose the songs she would perform. "Crazy 4 U" was the opening theme of the Japanese anime series ''Gilgamesh''. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selfish
Selfishness is being concerned excessively or exclusively, for oneself or one's own advantage, pleasure, or welfare, regardless of others. Selfishness is the opposite of altruism or selflessness; and has also been contrasted (as by C. S. Lewis) with self-centeredness. Divergent views The implications of selfishness have inspired divergent views within religious, philosophical, psychological, economic, and evolutionary contexts. Classical Aristotle joined a perceived majority of his countrymen in condemning those who sought only to profit themselves; but he approved the man of reason who sought to gain for himself the greatest share of that which deserved social praise. Seneca proposed a cultivation of the self within a wider community—a care for the self which he opposed to mere selfishness in a theme that would later be taken up by Foucault. Medieval/Renaissance Selfishness was viewed in the Western Christian tradition as a central vice—as standing at the roots of the seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
