Line #4 Music/KodaKumi


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4	Kumiko Kōda (born November 13, 1982), better known as Koda Kumi, is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan who is known in the west for singing the Japanese language theme songs of VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2. In her home country, she started out as a standard pop singer and eventually, worked her way to sex symbol status. For a more straightforward way to put it, she could be considered a Japanese counterpart of Music/BritneySpears, Music/ChristinaAguilera, or Music/{{Rihanna}}.
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6	Since her debut she has released nearly fifty singles and nine studio albums. Not to mention her collaborations with other artists, remixes, and Greatest Hits albums.
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8	In addition to her work in the music industry, she's also made a strong influence on Japanese fashion trends, resulting in the ero-kawaii style, named after what she called her pop star image. Her younger sister Misono is also a pop singer.
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10	In December 2011, she announced her engagement to BACK-ON lead singer Kenji, and shortly after the couple announced they were expecting their first child together. They married that same month and welcomed a son in July 2012. Koda Kumi has since returned to work, releasing a couple of singles and announcing a much awaited tour by her fans worldwide.
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12	!! Her albums include:
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14	* ''Affection'' (2002)
15	* ''Grow Into One'' (2003)
16	* ''Feel My Mind'' (2004)
17	* ''Secret'' (2005)
18	* ''Best: First Things'' (2005), [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin her first greatest hits album]]
19	* ''Best: Second Session'' (2006), her second greatest hits album, consisting of various non-album singles
20	* ''Koda Kumi Remix Album'' (2006), which is nothing but remixes of songs from Second Session
21	* ''Black Cherry'' (2006)
22	* ''Best: Bounce & Lovers'' (2007), a collection of love songs and ballads
23	* ''Kingdom'' (2008)
24	* ''Trick'' (2009)
25	* ''Out Works & Collaboration Best'' (2009), a collection of collaborative efforts, plus an extended version of Second Session's intro for some reason
26	* ''Koda Kumi Driving Hit's'' (2009), another remix album
27	* ''Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 2'' (2010), yet another remix album
28	* ''Best: Third Universe'' (2010), [[OverlyLongGag her third greatest hits album]], which was a tie-in with...
29	* ''Universe'' (2010)
30	* ''Eternity: Love & Songs'' (2010), a CoverAlbum
31	* ''[[GratuitousFrench Dejavu]]'' (2011)
32	* ''Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 3'' (2011), Remixes, again. But let's be honest, fans lap it up.
33	* ''Japonesque'' (2012)
34	* ''Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 4'' (2012), guess what this one is
35	* ''Color the Cover'' (2013), a second CoverAlbum
36	* ''Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5'' (2013), no, really, guess
37	* ''Walk of my life'' (2015)
38	* ''Summer of love'' (2015)
39	* ''Winter of love'' (2016)
40	* ''[=W FACE (inside)=]'' (2017)
41	* ''[=W FACE (outside)=]'' (2017)
42	* ''[=AND=]'' (2018)
43	* ''[=DNA=]'' (2018)
44	* ''[=re(CORD)=]'' (2019)
45	* ''[=angeL=]'' (2020)
46	* ''[=monsteR=]'' (2020)
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49	!! Tropes that apply to Koda Kumi and her music:
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51	* AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle: Well... she's Japanese.
52	* AutoTune: Varying amounts. "Pink Spider" is ''drowned'' in it, which is one of the reasons it was [[FlameWar not very well received]] among hide fans.
53	* AwardBaitSong: '''All''' of her {{Power Ballad}}s.
54	* BoastfulRap
55	* CoverAlbum: Eternity: Love & Songs and Color the Cover.
56	* CoverVersion: [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto "Pink Spider."]] Its reception among hide fans has not been pleasant. Mostly due to the video not matching the lyrics or intent of the song, and the replacement of hide's guitar work - one of the outstanding points of the song - with some work by a DJ of ''questionable'' skill miming Music/DavidGuetta.
57	** Fittingly, she also covered the OP of ''Anime/CuteyHoney'', which was used for the 2004 live action movie and its animated adaptation by Creator/StudioGainax.
58	* DistinctDoubleAlbum: She ''loves'' to release these: ''[=W FACE (inside)=]'' and ''[=W FACE (outside)=]'' in 2017, ''[=AND=]'' and ''[=DNA=]'' in 2018 (these two were actually released months apart of each other, but they were introduced as two halves of the same project), ''[=angeL=]'' and ''[=monsteR=]'' in 2020...
59	** She has even had a Distinct Double ''Tour'' in 2019, having simultaneous tours revisiting her ''Black Cherry'' and ''Japonesque'' albums (though said albums weren't a DistinctDoubleAlbum, having been released ''years'' apart from each other and with other albums released between them).
60	* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Look at ANY of her lives, or in any number of her [=PVs=] where she can be seen getting VERY friendly with other females.
61	* EroticEating: [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/90/Kumi-_Gossip_Candy_(CD_Only).jpg THIS]].
62	* {{Fanservice}}: She's given lap dances and serenades to audience members brought up on stage. Also, this is pretty much what she's famous for.
63	** MsFanservice
64	* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Music videos for "Shake It", "But" and "Taboo" come to mind, and her live performances often involve dry humping/groping of female & male dancers.
65	* GoodBadGirl: She is a total cutie in public and interviews. Her music, videos and performances say otherwise.
66	* GratuitousEnglish
67	* GreatestHitsAlbum: As of right now, ''five'' of them.
68	* GuyOnGuyIsHot: "Ima Sugu Hoshii" features one man snaking up another, "Taboo" features her male love interest kissing a guy after he catches Kumi with girls.
69	* HotTeacher: In "Butterfly".
70	* HotterAndSexier
71	* ImpossiblyCoolClothes
72	* IntercourseWithYou: Has at least one per album anymore. Special mention goes to Ima Sugu Hoshii (lit. I Want It Right Now), which doesn't even try to convince you that it's anything else.
73	* JapanesePopMusic
74	* JapaneseRanguage: Incredibly guilty of this, especially in her cover of [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} A Whole New World]]. Coincides with GratuitousEnglish.
75	* KimonoFanservice: The cover of her latest [[http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lynsc33UZu1qa0b9so2_250.jpg album]] , [[http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly61j2Q4Tl1qg3k48o1_500.jpg JAPONESQUE]]. The "So Nice" video has this by the truckloads, too.
76	* KimonoIsTraditional: The video for "Aisho" features Kumi in a Kimono, as have many promotional photos. She also has a special feature, in which she wore a montage of Kimono.
77	* LetsDuet: Peabo Bryson, Tatsuya Ishii and Music/{{BoA\|Korea}} among others.
78	* LighterAndSofter
79	* MoodWhiplash: On Black Cherry, the change from [[IntercourseWithYou Juicy]] (a smutty hip-hop song) to [[PowerBallad Candle Light]] (a piano ballad where Kumi sobs the whole time she's singing) is so jarring that you almost can't help but [[{{Narm}} laugh]]. The fact that Cherry girl, a sassy pop song, immediately follows is just icing on the cake.
80	* MotorMouth: She speaks incredibly fast.
81	* NaughtyNurseOutfit: Wears one on Love me back pv [[http://img.yaplog.jp/img/12/pc/y/u/k/yukinko-itigo/2/2429.jpg]].
82	%%* PeacockGirl: The video for "Show Girl".
83	* PowerBallad: At least three per album.
84	* PrettyInMink: During her "Kingdom" tour she actually, JUMPED up and down, and danced around whilst singing in a gianormous fur coat.
85	** The coat in the video for "Showgirl".
86	* SheCleansUpNicely: A theme of both "Koi no tsubomi" and "Bambi" music videos.
87	* SmokingIsGlamorous: The video for "Aisho" (Love Proof).
88	* ShowgirlSkirt: A [[FluffyFashionFeathers pink feather]] one for her "Trick" tour.
89	* StageNames: Born 神田來未子 (Koda Kumiko) but is branded as 倖田來未 (Koda Kumi), changing Kanji in her Family Name and shortening her Given Name.
90	* SurprisePregnancy: She announced that she was pregnant a few days after she said she was getting married to BACK-ON's Kenji03. It was ''probably'' a ShotgunWedding.
91	* {{Stripperiffic}}: The most iconic example is the "Love me back" [=PV=]. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0139_3.JPG]], in which she abuses the concept of po''liciously'' sexy, making her own version of Alexandra Stan's Mr. Saxobeat (well, sort of).
92	* ThreeMinutesOfWrithing: Her [=PVs=] or her lives, constantly.
93	* TranslatedCoverVersion: Her version of Music/KellyClarkson's Can We Go Back.
94	* WomanScorned

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