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Former SKE48/AKB48 member Matsui Jurina has faced an uphill battle with health issues before her graduation from SKE48 and also after. And no one has heard much from her since she announced her suspension of activities due to poor physical condition. For the first time Read More …
Koda Kumi’s new music video “again” was released. The song which is featured in her new album “re (CORD)” (to be released on November 13th), has a new video just released on YouTube. A love ballad about regrets and love that will never fade. The Read More …
Koda Kumi visuals for her upcoming album “re(CORD)” was released. The pop star is celebrating her 20th anniversary in December and her new album is set for a November 13th, the day of her birthday. There are three versions (CD + Blu-ray, CD+ DVD and Read More …
a-nation 2019 began on July 20th in Aomori Prefecture and with a new album titled “re(CORD)” to be released in the fall, Koda Kumi unveiled her cover of Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca” at her performance a-nation and it is a familiar song for Read More …
Koda Kumi shared a rare family photo along with her sister misono and misono’s husband Nosuke (drummer for HighsidE) who was diagnosed with cancer (germ cell tumor) last fall. Koda Kumi is celebrating her “KODA KUMI SPECIAL LIVE 2019 at UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN” and wrote Read More …
With the popularity of Koda Kumi’s song “Megumi no Hito” and how people have enjoyed the sped up version featured on Tik Tok, “Megumi no Hito – Tik Tok Ver.” was released on July 18th on LINE MUSIC. The song has risen since May on Read More …
Koda Kumi’s “Megumi no Hito” has become so popular that people are creating TikTok, Musical.ly or short YouTube videos online. The song came in 1st on LINE MUSIC’s daily ranking, 2nd place on Apple music’s music video rankings and has led to people to post Read More …
On May 29th, Koda Kumi shared photos of herself and her very good friend Shinohara Ryoko. Shinohara Ryoko was a member of the idol group Tokyo Performance Dolls in the early ’90s and popular for her string of solo hits in the ’90s until she Read More …
Koda Kumi performed at the opening of the 2018 Meiji Yasuda Life J-League opening game for the Sagan Tosu vs. Vissel Kobe soccer match at Sagan Tosu’s home stadium (Saga · Best Amenity Stadium) on February 23rd. Koda has been watching Sagan Tosu games since Read More …