Kumiko Kōda, known professionally as Koda Kumi, 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.
Ai no Uta(愛のうた / Song of Love) is the 37th single released by Japanese pop singer-songwriter Kumi Koda. The single was released in CD and CD+DVD, with limited editions carrying the "Urban Kiss Version" of Ai no Uta. The single was released on September 12, 2007 and followed the theme of Yume no Uta/Futari de... as an autumn/winter-time love ballad. It charted at #2 on Oricon and stayed on the charts for twenty-two weeks.
Eternity ~Love & Songs~ is the first cover album by Japanese pop/R&B singer-songwriter Kumi Koda. It contains hip-hop and electronic arrangements of many older Japanese songs released between 1970 and 1990. The album charted at #3 on Oricon and remained on the charts for fourteen weeks. The release of the album was also to celebrate Koda Kumi's ten years as an artist.
Dejavu is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi. It was released on March 2, 2011, one month after her single "Pop Diva". Just like her previous albums, beginning with Best ~first things~ (2005), Dejavu topped the Oricon charts at #1 and remained on the charts for twenty-four weeks.
"Pop Diva" is a song recorded by Japanese musician Kumi Koda, taken as the fourth and final single from her ninth studio album Dejavu (2011). It premiered on December 14, 2005 by Rhythm Zone and Avex Music Creative Inc. in two physical formats and for digital consumption. The song was written, composed, arranged and produced by musical artist Lil' Showy, making it one of few tracks from Dejavu to not be written by Koda.
"Ai o Tomenaide" (愛を止めないで / Don't Stop the Love) is the 51st single by pop/R&B singer/songwriter Koda Kumi. It was released on September 21, 2011 in three separate editions: CD only, CD only [Second Virgin Edition] and CD+DVD. The single peaked at #6 on the Oricon Singles Charts. The "Second Virgin Edition" remained on the charts for fourteen weeks, while the standard edition remained on the charts for eight weeks.
Japonesque is the tenth studio album by Japanese recording artist Kumi Koda. It was released on January 25, 2012 by Rhythm Zone. It was also released just a little under a year after her 2011 album, Dejavu. Japonesque marks Koda's tenth consecutive studio album to be produced by Japanese producer and manager Max Matsuura, amongst many other producers, while she contributes to the album as the lead vocalist, background vocalist, and songwriter to majority of the songs. Recorded in Japanese with minor phrases in English language, Japonesque is a Japanese pop album with numerous musical elements such as dance music, R&B, electronica, and rock music.
Live Tour 2010: Universe is the 10th LIVE DVD from Koda Kumi and is the live tour that corresponds with her album Best: Third Universe/Universe. The concert's theme was outer space and the shuttle used for the voyage was Koda Airline
Koda Kumi 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 #1 on Oricon.
Live Tour 2007 ~Black Cherry~ Special Final in Tokyo Dome, is Koda Kumi's seventh concert video. It reached #1 on the Oricon DVD charts and remained on the charts for twenty-four weeks. It sold a total of 105,712 copies in 2008.
Live Tour 2008: Kingdom, is Koda Kumi's eighth concert video. It reached #2 on Oricon Live charts and charted for twenty-five weeks, selling 88,505 copies during 2008. First press edition came with a sleeve case.
Live Tour 2009: Trick is the tenth DVD by Japanese pop artist Koda Kumi. It charted at #1 on the Oricon Weekly charts and stayed on the charts for six weeks.
Eternity: Love & Songs at Billboard Live is the eighth live DVD released by the Japanese singer/songwriter Koda Kumi. The DVD is part of her celebration of ten years as an artist and contains content from her first cover album, Eternity: Love & Songs. There were a total of 16 performances held over four days in Osaka and Tokyo starting on December 6, 2010. The concert was performed with a live band. The DVD charted at #2 on Oricon Live Charts.
10th Anniversary: Fantasia in Tokyo Dome is the 11th live DVD released by Japanese singer Koda Kumi, released on March 18, 2011.
Premium Night: Love & Songs is the eleventh live DVD by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi. It's a video footage of a concert which was held in Nippon Budoukan for celebrate Koda's 30th birthday. It's her first concert after giving birth.
Live Tour 2013: Japonesque is the twelfth live video by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi. It was released in DVD and Blu-ray formats on December 4, 2013.
Hall Tour 2014: Bon Voyage, is Koda Kumi's thirteenth concert video and coincides with her album Bon Voyage. It reached #3 on the Oricon DVD charts and stayed on the charts for 8 weeks. It was her first tour since Secret First Class Limited Live to not carry the prelude of "Live Tour," this time carrying "Hall Tour."
Live Tour 2015: Walk of My Life is Koda Kumi's fourteenth concert video and coincides with her album Walk of My Life. It debuted at #2 on the Oricon DVD charts. The concert was supported by Mercedes-Benz.
"Koda Kumi Live Tour 2016: Best Single Collection" is a live concert DVD by Japanese R&B/pop artist Kumi Koda. It was released on November 16, 2016, two months after the tour ended on September 11, 2016.
Koda Kumi Live Tour 2017 ~W Face~ is a live concert DVD by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi, and coincides with her studio albums W Face ~Inside~ and W Face ~Outside~. The DVD was released a month before tour concluded on January 28, 2018. It peaked at No. 2 on the Oricon live charts and remained on the charts for twelve weeks.
