I fear I underrated this one... Let me listen again carefully + watch the MV! 

I love Anata Dake Ga but KO-SO-KO-SO deserves its place  

omg im late but i'm here! top 5 *******!

 

5 minutes ago, Suilen said:

Deadlocked: WAIT A MINUUUUUUUUUUTE THIS IS A JOJO (Levesque) TRACK FROM HER CANCELLED 3RD ALBUM WHAAAAAAAAAAAT??????????? Wow. This was a candidate for the lead track of JoJo's 2010 album All I Want Is Everything (other options were Up Against The Wall and Keep Forgetting To Forget About You. KFTFAY was eventually chosen as the lead.) I had no idea this track made its way to Kumi. Wow.

What in the world  This really is crazy... Never heard of a demo being passed onto an artist of a completely different language!

 

 

5. IN THE AIR

 

8.24
From: JAPONESQUE

 

Connoisseurs: AMIT, Invisibility, Deadlocked (10)
Doubters: Curaga (5.5)

 

Suilen: I didn't care much for it prior to the rate, but I can hear sumn now.
Kyle-x: I'm always a sucker for the cutesy Kuu songs.
AMIT: love how bouncy it is, one of my faves from her.
Invisibility: Literally the Japanese Teenage Dream. THEE summer song from Kuu.
Deadlocked: WE SCREAM IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE WE CAN'T HEAR EACH OTHER THROUGH THESE BOPS.
 

JAPONESQUE the hitmaker you are  

5 minutes ago, Curaga said:

This really is crazy... Never heard of a demo being passed onto an artist of a completely different language!

You never listened to __genic by Namie Amuro, diva?

Glad this made it this far

4 TIMES supremacy 

4. あなただけが (Only You)

 

8.25
From: Dejavu

 

Connoisseurs: @Meloetta Carey (11); Britneyfan09 (10)
Doubters: Maresia (6)

 

Suilen: For some reason, it never enticed me as much as its single sister. But it has some noteworthy moments.
D.D.D.: heavenly vocals.
Meloetta Carey: I love a ballad with a bounce.
Kyle-x: Love that beautiful bridge, her voice is so sweet and pleasant.
AMIT: always really like this one.
Invisibility: This is like a track from the Super Mario Galaxy OST and a mid 00s R&B ballad mixed together in one. Gorge.
Deadlocked: That mid-2000s clap throughout the instrumental is ijbol but otherwise it it's a mid-high slap.

Stunning song  surprised it's so high but we love a kuu ballada

one of her best vocal performance 

Lovely ballad with some of her best vocals. Nice surprise to see this so high

Very pretty! Great placement honestly 

3. Love Me Back

 

8.44
From: JAPONESQUE

 

Connoisseurs: Suilen (11); Kyle-x, AMIT (10)
Doubters: D.D.D. (6)

 

Suilen: This 11 goes not only to the single but to its b-side, Say Her Name, too. A killer combo.
Curaga: Kinda giving Cherry Girl 2.0, like a spy anthem.
D.D.D.: sounds like a Lee Hyori song.
Meloetta Carey: I love these noughties slinky superspy songs.
Kyle-x: The PV is saurrr iconic. The b-side Say Her Name is also saurr good. Love The Young Punx! remix on Driving Hit's 4.
AMIT: an undeniable banger.
Invisibility: Such a classic chorus, she took us to the Arizona desert with the radio left playing on.
Deadlocked: A tad too dramatic in the ijbol-direction.

 

Average: 7.28

 

41. Poppin' love cocktail (5.28)
21. 愛を止めないで (Don't Stop Love) (6.28)
9. V.I.P. (7.32)
7. KO-SO-KO-SO (8.10)
5. IN THE AIR (8.24)
3. Love Me Back (8.44)

Love love the outfits and PV for this one

 

Dejavu having the Top 2

Don't even know who to root for, but Suki De winning would be amazing

can't believe Love Me Back got this far, but I agreed with @kyle-x, Say Her Name is her best B Side and never get released on an album 

4 minutes ago, Britneyfan09 said:

Dejavu having the Top 2

Don't even know who to root for, but Suki De winning would be amazing

Rooting for Suki De, Lollipop is a predictable winner tho

Edited May 4, 20251 yr by D.D.D.

Ahhhh I kinda can't believe Suki De made it to the top 2  Come through!!

OMG. Kinda thought this was going to win honestly 

2. Lollipop

 

8.50
From: Dejavu

 

Connoisseurs: romiskes, Britneyfan09, Meloetta Carey, Kyle-x, AMIT (10)
Doubters: Maresia (6)

 

Suilen: A bit of a meme song and a bit too on the nose, but it's good. I touch your booty, booty.
romiskes: Embraces everything that makes Koda Kumi great, one of her best releases ever.
D.D.D.: a bit on the generic side, but still one of the essential slutty Kumi songs.
Kyle-x: The kind of weird, glitchy pop R&B she's been aspiring to for years but doesn't hit the same.
AMIT: mother serving me a bop so I can forget the last chop, okay I am listening.
Invisibility: This spooky ooky camp sex bop oh Kuu try not to go too hard on the Halloween playlist girls.
Deadlocked: It's very 2006 Timbaland-coded. Makes for a good throwback.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. 好きで、好きで、好きで。(I Love You, I Love You, I Love You)

 

9.13
From: Dejavu

 

Connoisseurs: @romiskes (11); Curaga, Britneyfan09, Meloetta Carey, Kyle-x, Suilen, Invisibility, Deadlocked (10)
Doubters: prettyinpink940, Maresia (6)

 

Suilen: Her best ballad, not that it means to some people (cough, AMIT, cough). I've always loved this one, it may be lyrically simple, but simplicity is a good thing here. Compared to other ballads released around the same time, it was definitely the highlight, and Kana's songs needed a couple of more years to start seeming good in hindsight. It's probably an unusual winner compared to other rates, but I rather like this underdog story.
romiskes: People don't talk enough about how great that single was, both songs were so good, she served quality.
D.D.D.: iconic, i'll never forget the when she collapsed so dramaticly, serving this:

 

Kyle-x: I have always adored this ballada.
AMIT: the best ballad here, which isn't saying much, but the arrangement is pretty.
Invisibility: The way all she has to do to win me over for a ballad is an airy, emotional vocal and gorgeous strings!

 

 

Average: 8.38

 

8. POP DIVA (7.63)
4. あなただけが (Only You) (8.25)
2. Lollipop (8.50)
1. 好きで、好きで、好きで。(I Love You, I Love You, I Love You) (9.13)

Thank you for the reveals