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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}}.
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.
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.
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.
!! Her albums include:
* ''Affection'' (2002)
* ''Grow Into One'' (2003)
* ''Feel My Mind'' (2004)
* ''Secret'' (2005)
* ''Best: First Things'' (2005), [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin her first greatest hits album]]
* ''Best: Second Session'' (2006), her second greatest hits album, consisting of various non-album singles
* ''Koda Kumi Remix Album'' (2006), which is nothing but remixes of songs from Second Session
* ''Black Cherry'' (2006)
* ''Best: Bounce & Lovers'' (2007), a collection of love songs and ballads
* ''Kingdom'' (2008)
* ''Trick'' (2009)
* ''Out Works & Collaboration Best'' (2009), a collection of collaborative efforts, plus an extended version of Second Session's intro for some reason
* ''Koda Kumi Driving Hit's'' (2009), another remix album
* ''Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 2'' (2010), yet another remix album
* ''Best: Third Universe'' (2010), [[OverlyLongGag her third greatest hits album]], which was a tie-in with...
* ''Universe'' (2010)
* ''Eternity: Love & Songs'' (2010), a CoverAlbum
* ''[[GratuitousFrench Dejavu]]'' (2011)
* ''Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 3'' (2011), Remixes, again. But let's be honest, fans lap it up.
* ''Japonesque'' (2012)
* ''Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 4'' (2012), guess what this one is
* ''Color the Cover'' (2013), a second CoverAlbum
* ''Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5'' (2013), no, really, guess
* ''Walk of my life'' (2015)
* ''Summer of love'' (2015)
* ''Winter of love'' (2016)
* ''[=W FACE (inside)=]'' (2017)
* ''[=W FACE (outside)=]'' (2017)
* ''[=AND=]'' (2018)
* ''[=DNA=]'' (2018)
* ''[=re(CORD)=]'' (2019)
* ''[=angeL=]'' (2020)
* ''[=monsteR=]'' (2020)
!! Tropes that apply to Koda Kumi and her music:
* AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle: Well... she's Japanese.
* 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.
* AwardBaitSong: '''All''' of her {{Power Ballad}}s.
* BoastfulRap
* CoverAlbum: Eternity: Love & Songs and Color the Cover.
* 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.
** 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.
* 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...
** 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).
* 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.
* EroticEating: [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/90/Kumi-_Gossip_Candy_(CD_Only).jpg THIS]].
* {{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.
** MsFanservice
* 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.
* GoodBadGirl: She is a total cutie in public and interviews. Her music, videos and performances say otherwise.
* GratuitousEnglish
* GreatestHitsAlbum: As of right now, ''five'' of them.
* 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.
* HotTeacher: In "Butterfly".
* HotterAndSexier
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes
* 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.
* JapanesePopMusic
* JapaneseRanguage: Incredibly guilty of this, especially in her cover of [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} A Whole New World]]. Coincides with GratuitousEnglish.
* 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.
* 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.
* LetsDuet: Peabo Bryson, Tatsuya Ishii and Music/{{BoA|Korea}} among others.
* LighterAndSofter
* 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.
* MotorMouth: She speaks incredibly fast.
* NaughtyNurseOutfit: Wears one on Love me back pv [[http://img.yaplog.jp/img/12/pc/y/u/k/yukinko-itigo/2/2429.jpg]].
%%* PeacockGirl: The video for "Show Girl".
* PowerBallad: At least three per album.
* PrettyInMink: During her "Kingdom" tour she actually, JUMPED up and down, and danced around whilst singing in a gianormous fur coat.
** The coat in the video for "Showgirl".
* SheCleansUpNicely: A theme of both "Koi no tsubomi" and "Bambi" music videos.
* SmokingIsGlamorous: The video for "Aisho" (Love Proof).
* ShowgirlSkirt: A [[FluffyFashionFeathers pink feather]] one for her "Trick" tour.
* 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.
* 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.
* {{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).
* ThreeMinutesOfWrithing: Her [=PVs=] or her lives, constantly.
* TranslatedCoverVersion: Her version of Music/KellyClarkson's Can We Go Back.
* WomanScorned
* YaoiFangirl: Again - "Taboo" & "Ima Sugu Hoshii" video clips. Her expression to witnessing boy on boy action is priceless.