DNA (Koda Kumi album)

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DNA
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Studio album by
Koda Kumi
ReleasedAugust 22, 2018
Recorded2017–2018
Genre
Label Rhythm Zone
Producer Koda Kumi
Koda Kumi chronology
Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 8
(2018)		DNA
(2018)		 Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 9 -Special Edition-
(2019)
Singles from DNA
  1. "HUSH"
    Released: October 4, 2017

DNA is the fifteenth studio album by the Japanese singer Koda Kumi, released on August 22, 2018, six months after her previous studio album, AND , [1] making it her second album of 2018.

Contents

DNA has thirteen musical tracks on the CD, four music videos on the DVD/Blu-ray, the performance of her Fanclub Tour ~AND~ at DRUM LOGOS in Fukuoka, which was performed on April 29, 2018, on the second DVD, and the behind-the-scenes of the tour and making of the album DNA on the third DVD.

Information

The album debuted at No. 2 on the Oricon Albums Charts, taking No. 3 for the week, becoming her second consecutive album to not reach the number-one spot (AND charted at #6). [2] [3] Kumi had held the number-one position with every studio and compilation album between 2005 and 2017, beginning with Best ~first things~ (2005) and ending with the double-album W Face (2017). [4] [5]

Unlike AND, which had a fun and upbeat style, DNA was made to be darker and toned down. This was most obvious in the album's artwork, in which Kumi dons more muted attire. [6]

The album was preceded by three singles: "LIT", "HUSH" and "Never Enough". However, "LIT" and "Never Enough" were placed on the album AND and "HUSH" was the only song placed on DNA.

The CD contained twelve new tracks, along with the previously released song "HUSH"; the first DVD and Blu-ray contained the corresponding music videos for "HUSH" and three new songs "Watch Out!! ~DNA~" (stylized as WATCH OUT!! ~DNA~), "Haircut" (stylized as HAIRCUT) and "Chances All" (stylized as CHANCES ALL). The second and third DVD were only released on the CD+3DVD fan club edition. The second DVD had her April 29 performance of her Fanclub Tour ~AND~ at DRUM LOGOS in Fukuoka, [7] while the third DVD carried behind-the-scenes footage of the tour and the making film for DNA. [8] Her Zepp Tokyo performance of Fanclub Tour ~AND~ would later be placed on the second DVD of her fan club edition of Live Tour 2018 ~DNA~ (2019). [9]

Promotional advertisements

HUSH was announced on September 9, 2017, and was her second single of the three planned releases for the year of 2017 – LIT being the first and Never Enough being the third. [10] [11] Due to having no physical release outside of concert venues, the song failed to chart on the Oricon Singles Charts. [12] [13] "HUSH" was a hip-hop piece composed by Swedish musical composer and songwriter Louise Frick-Sveen, who had previously worked with South Korean group SF9 for their song "Fanfare" in July along with Albin Nordqvist. [14] The lyrics to "HUSH" were written by Kumi and TEEDA from the group Back-On. [15]

The song "Guess Who Is Back" (track #9) was used as the 4th theme song for the 1st season of the anime Black Clover. [16] This made it the first time since 2012 that Kumi performed a theme song for an anime, the previous being "Go to the top" for the anime Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse . [17]

Music videos

Along with the music video for "Hush", three new videos were created and performed for the album: "Watch Out!! ~DNA~", "Haircut" and "Chances All". The three new videos were performed in the same location, with "Haircut" being the main promotional track.

The video for "Haircut" opened with the first few seconds of the album's first track, "Introduction ~My music is designed from my DNA~". It shows Kumi with blonde hair as she makes her way to a stylist's station, where they dye her hair in rainbow colors. After she gets up, she walks behind promotional posters for the DNA album as her hair changes. In the video, she has several hairstyles, including platinum blonde pigtails with butterflies, before she unveils her current[ when? ] hairstyle of a blonde bob cut. Other scenes in the video include Kumi spray painting a wall while wearing neon boots and a black swimsuit. The video ends with Kumi cutting her hair with scissors, which began the video for "Watch Out!! ~DNA~". [18]

"Watch Out!! ~DNA~" was performed in the same location, with Kumi wearing a neon yellow raincoat over a black jumpsuit. The video was predominately a dance number, with Kumi and four background dancers. [19] "Chances All" was composed of the multiple hairstyles she wore in the video for "Haircut", with Kumi singing directly to the camera. [20]

Short versions of all three new videos were uploaded to avex's official YouTube on August 9, 2018, to help promote the album.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Introduction ~My music is designed from my DNA~" Koda Kumi Bobby Conscious1:27
2."HUSH"Koda Kumi • TEEDA Louise Frick-Sveen • Albin Nordqvist3:50
3."Dangerous"Koda KumiKoda Kumi • Hi-Yunk 3:57
4."Watch Out!! ~DNA~"Koda KumiHi-Yunk3:03
5."ScREaM"Koda Kumi Mayu Wakisaka, Mitsu J3:44
6."Chances All"Koda Kumi Toby Gad, Tyrone Griffin, Glenda Proby [21] 3:57
7."Aenaku Naru Kurai Nara" (会えなくなるくらいなら / If I Can't Meet You)Koda KumiYoko Kuzuya4:15
8."Haircut"Koda Kumi Fredrik Thomander • Andreas Öberg • Johan Becker • Maria Marcus2:45
9."Guess Who Is Back"Koda Kumi • Back-On Back-On 3:26
10."HOT HOT"Koda Kumi • Frida Molander • Anna Alerstedt • Freja Jonsson BlombergMaria Marcus • Frida Molander • Anna Alerstedt • Freja Jonsson Blomberg2:50
11."Kokoro Kara i love u" (心から / Sincerely)Koda KumiHi-Yunk5:29
12."Work That"Koda KumiSidnie Tipton • James Newman • Stuart Crichton 2:56
13."Pin Drop"Koda KumiChris Wahle • Dele Ladimeji3:30
DVD/Blu-Ray
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."HUSH" (Music Video)YKBX3:51
2."Watch Out!! ~DNA~" (Music Video)YKBX3:12
3."Haircut" (Music Video)Yuki Tsujimoto3:47
4."Chances All" (Music Video)Kento Takahashi 
DVD2: Koda Kumi Fanclub Tour ~AND~ at DRUM LOGOS in Fukuoka
No.TitleLength
1."Koda Kumi Fanclub Tour ~AND~ (DRUM LOGOS in Fukuoka 2018.04.29)
  1. "It's My Life"
  2. "Pop Diva"
  3. "Sweetest Taboo"
  4. "Selfish"
  5. "WHO"
  6. "Brain"
  7. "Got Me Going'"
  8. "Sometimes Dreams Come True"
  9. "My Fun ~my son version~"
  10. "All Right" <DANCER INTRODUCTION>
  11. "Freaky"
  12. "Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT"
  13. "Megumi no Hito"
  14. "Party"
  15. "LIT"
 
DVD3: Behind-the-Scenes
No.TitleLength
1."Koda Kumi Fanclub Tour ~AND~" (Making Film) 
2."DNA" (Making Film) 

Personnel

Credits are adapted from album's liner notes [22]

Musicians
Production team
Package staff

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

ReleaseChartPeak positionDebut salesSales total
August 22, 2018Oricon Daily Charts211,68619,665
Weekly Chart315,814
Monthly Chart1817,319
Yearly Chart23919,665

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