After 10 years, she became one of the best-selling artists of the decade and one of the most popular and influential artists in Japan.
Koda officially debuted with the single TAKE BACK in December 2000.
In 2002, after the release of several singles, she released her first studio album affection, which charted at #12.
Some success came her way when she was asked to do the main songs for the video game, "Final Fantasy X-2", with real Emotion/1000の言葉 (1000 words), Koda also provided the voice for the character Lenne in the Japanese version of the game as well as the character, "Yuna's", opening sequence dance via motion capture. The single proved to be a success, debuting at #3 and becoming Koda's first release to enter the top ten. It sold 282,734 copies and became the #24th highest-selling single of 2003. A few weeks later, Koda released her second studio album, grow into one, which debuting at #9.
In 2004, Koda released three more singles before the release of her 3rd studio album, feel my mind which again showed Koda's determinated progress, charting at #7.
From here on, Koda's success increased and her popularity rose with the release of her 11th single, a cover of 1970's anime opening, キューティーハニー, debuted at #4. This single also marked the start of Koda's to be trademark, new style: "ero-kakoii" (or "ero-Kawaii") which roughly translates as: "sexy-cool" or "sexy-cute". Koda's fourth album secret was released in February 2005. The album debuted #3 with 505,600 copie sold, making it the #22 album of 2005.
With Koda's popularity reaching new heights, she held her first live show, "secret ~FIRST CLASS LIMITED LIVE~", (later becoming one of the top 10 selling DVDs in Japan) and released her sixteenth single, Butterfly. Debuting at #2, it became her highest charting single of her career to date and was very well received by the Japanese public. Following this success, she released her first best-of compilation, BEST ~first things~. This is the album which is said to have skyrocketed her career, reaching #1 on the weekly charts and selling 1,207,793 copies, making it the #6 album of the year and the highest selling female album of 2005.
In December 2005, Koda Kumi began her 12 Singles Project in which she released one single each week for twelve consecutive weeks. The first single, you, became Koda's first ever #1 single. Each of the remaining singles from the project charted in the top five of the weekly singles chart. The success of the project was celebrated with the release of Koda's second best-of compilation album BEST ~second session~ which sold over a million copies in just over a week. It became the #2 album of 2006 with 1,768,628 copies sold. During this time, Kumi also won the 47th Nihon Record Taishō (best award prize in Japan) with Butterfly.
Her 30th single, 恋のつぼみ, the first single to be released since the 12 singles project, was released in May 2006 and debuted at #2 with 140,000 copies sold. The track became one of the most downloaded single of the year, with more than 2 millions legal downloads in just a few weeks. After the release of several successful singles, including 4 hot wave (a maxi summer single) and 夢のうた, which had become her #1 and #2 best selling singles with more than 300,000 copies sold, Koda released her fifth studio album, Black Cherry which remained at the #1 position for four weeks, selling more than 1 million copies. By the end of 2006, both BEST ~first things~ & BEST ~second session~ had nearly sold two million copies. Koda Kumi became the highest selling female artist of the year.
In 2007, Koda Kumi released several singles including 愛のうた, which became one of the most sung songs in Karaoke and one of the biggest hits from Koda’s discography. On the December 21st 2007, Koda Kumi became the seventh Japanese female artist to hold a solo concert at Tokyo Dome. During the concert, she celebrated the 7th year anniversary since her debut in front of 35,000 fans. By the end of the year, Kumi became, for the 2nd time running, the highest selling female artist of the year.
In January 2008, during the promotion of her 6th album, Kingdom, Kumi appeared as a guest on TBS radio show, "All Night Nippon". During which Koda mentioned her manager had recently got married and that she had asked her manager, "whether or not they would have children". When her manager replied that they wouldn't for the time being, Koda responded with her opinion that they ought to have children as soon as possible, as, "when women are around 35 years old their amniotic fluids go bad."
The comment was deemed so offensive that many radio shows and newspapers received angry complaints from women around the country. Koda's official website was shut down, along with endorser websites featuring her. Despite the public backlash, the album reached #1 on the Oricon charts for two weeks, selling over 600,000 copies.
4 months later, Koda made a return to the market with Moon Crying. Through the song, Koda expressed her real feelings and her apologies. The song quickly became a success and Koda was able to make a return to performing her songs on TV and radio. Shortly after the release of her 40th single, Koda released the upbeat single TABOO (to become one of the most popular song with her overseas fan-base) as well as the winter ballad single stay with me (which reached 2,000,000 downloads in few weeks) before the release of her 7th album : TRICK, which topped the Oricon Charts at #1 for 2 consecutive weeks.
In 2010, Koda celebrated the 10th anniversary of career beginnings, making it know that she wished to make the year special for her fans, the first project of the year was the release of her 8th album, UNIVERSE, coupled with a best album containing the biggest hits from her 2006~2008 works. During the year, she released several singles, including Lollipop & 好きで、好きで、好きで。, the later became her biggest digital success since 2008. She later released her first cover album, ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~, and held her first Stadium Tour in Summer 2010. In December, 2010, Koda Kumi hold a special concert in Tokyo Dome, for the 2nd time, in order to close the first chapter of her career with her fans.
Koda released her ninth studio album named Dejavu in March 2011. Shortly after its release, the singer started her national tour. Although Koda decided to perform in hall in order to be closer to her fans, this live tour is so far her longest tour to date with 72 dates from April to October.
Koda's 50th single was released August 2011 titled 4 TIMES. It included 4 songs as well as 4 music videos (first time since Summer 2006). The main song of the single is Poppin' love cocktail feat.TEEDA, a summer song produced by the pop rock band BACK-ON. The same year, she released 2 more singles where Koda shows the sexiest image of herself. In November 2011, Koda performed in Singapore for Mnet Asian Music Awards. She was the only Japanese star to perform and won the "Hottest Asian Artist" award. Koda's tenth album album was announced on December for a release in the beginning of 2012. Entitled , JAPONESQUE, the album includes a music video for each song, 17 in total. In the same time, Koda surprised everyone by writing on her official site that she is engaged to Kenji03 from BACK-ON. She announced her wedding by the end of the year. Few days after, Koda also confessed that she was 8 weeks pregnant.
Birthday Eve
倖田來未 Lyrics
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Hajimete no kessenbi
Ichinen ni ichido dake
Happy Birthday!!
Honjitsu wa KEEKI tsukuri
DAARIN ni ai komete
Datte datte
Watashi wa kanojo damon
Kono hi ga kuru no ga ureshikute
“Nemurezu yoshuu kurikaeshite”
Seikou wo inoru!!! Yeah!
TENSHON bucchigiri High!
DAARIN mattete ne
Yorokonde morau tame ni
Bacchiri yaku no da!
Baby kokoro no naka wa
Shinpai deshou ga nai
Egao wo omoi ukabete
KICCHIN he iza yuke!
Ichiban daiji na koto
Rikai shite imasu ka?
RESHIPI toori yareba ii wake ja nai
Nama KURIIMU mazeru toki
KICCHIRI to ai komete
Ai mo issho ni kakimazete
Shiage nakya
“MESSEEJI KAADO seisakuchuu”
Mou ichinengo no omoi wo
“Mada watasete mo inai no ni...”
Rainen mo watashi to ite ne
*TENSHON bucchigiri High!
DAARIN omedetou
Mita me yori aijou desho?
Sukoshi tere warai...
Watashi ni shika arie nai
Ai ga koko ni tsumatte iru kara
Hayaku go houbi no KISU wo shite hoshii
*Repeat
"Kyou wa yatto yatte kita" translates to "Today, it finally arrived," referring to the singer's birthday. The next line, "Hajimete no kessenbi ichinen ni ichido dake Happy Birthday!!", means "It's my first anniversary and only birthday in a year, happy birthday!" The singer is celebrating their birthday, and they are excited about it, as shown by the lines "Kono hi ga kuru no ga ureshikute" ("I'm happy that this day has come"), and "Seikou wo inoru!! Yeah!" ("I'll pray for success! Yeah!").
"Honjitsu wa KEEKI tsukuri DAARIN ni ai komete" translates to "Today, I'll make a cake and put my love into it." The singer is going to make a cake for themselves, and they will put their love into it. The next lines, "Datte datte Watashi wa kanojo damon" ("Because I'll be my own girlfriend"), shows that the singer is happy to celebrate their birthday by themselves. They don't need anyone else to make them happy, and they can have a great time all on their own.
Overall, the song is about celebrating oneself and enjoying one's own company on their special day. It promotes self-love and encourages everyone to appreciate themselves, even if they have to celebrate alone.
Line by Line Meaning
Kyou wa yatto yatte kita
Today, the day has finally come
Hajimete no kessenbi
My first anniversary
Ichinen ni ichido dake
It only comes once a year
Happy Birthday!!
Happy birthday to me!
Honjitsu wa KEEKI tsukuri
Today, I'll make a cake
DAARIN ni ai komete
I'll put all my love into it
Datte datte
Because, because
Watashi wa kanojo damon
I am her
“Kinou no yoru mo dokidoki de”
Last night was exciting too
Kono hi ga kuru no ga ureshikute
I'm happy this day has come
“Nemurezu yoshuu kurikaeshite”
I'll repeat it without sleep
Seikou wo inoru!!! Yeah!
I'll pray for success!!! Yeah!
TENSHON bucchigiri High!
The tension is sky high!
DAARIN mattete ne
Wait for me, darling
Yorokonde morau tame ni
So that you can be happy too
Bacchiri yaku no da!
I'll do it perfectly!
Baby kokoro no naka wa
Deep down in my heart
Shinpai deshou ga nai
I have no worries
Egao wo omoi ukabete
I remember your smile
KICCHIN he iza yuke!
Now, let's go kick it!
Ichiban daiji na koto
The most important thing
Rikai shite imasu ka?
Do you understand?
RESHIPI toori yareba ii wake ja nai
There's no excuse not to follow the recipe
Nama KURIIMU mazeru toki
When I mix fresh cream
KICCHIRI to ai komete
I'll pour all my love into it
Ai mo issho ni kakimazete
Along with the recipe
Shiage nakya
I have to work hard
“MESSEEJI KAADO seisakuchuu”
Making a message card
Mou ichinengo no omoi wo
My thoughts from last year
“Mada watasete mo inai no ni...”
Although I haven't fully expressed them yet
Rainen mo watashi to ite ne
I hope to be here next year too
*TENSHON bucchigiri High!
The tension is sky high!
DAARIN omedetou
Congratulations, darling
Mita me yori aijou desho?
Isn't there more love than what you can see?
Sukoshi tere warai...
I'm a little embarrassed, but I'll smile...
Watashi ni shika arie nai
There's only me
Ai ga koko ni tsumatte iru kara
Because love is here
Hayaku go houbi no KISU wo shite hoshii
I want my reward kiss quickly
*Repeat
Repeat the chorus
Contributed by Brayden D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Risa.92
『Birthday Eve』
2005.12.14 RELEASE
20枚目のシングル！
12週連続リリースシングル第2弾！
TRACK.1「Birthday Eve」
ジャケット写真は
「アメリカ🇺🇸」を
イメージしたものとなっている。
歌詞には、顔文字が使われていたり
ジャケット写真もMVも
pinkで溢れてて可愛さ満載ですね❤︎
MVの映え感1000000点！笑
ダンスも可愛いし
あーん、もうくぅちゃんきゅんです❤︎
「you」の時にも書いたけど
この頃のくぅちゃんの髪型髪色が
大好きです♡♡
とにかく”かわいい”で溢れた
シングルでしたー！
@KODAKUMI_official
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【20周年イヤー記念スペシャル ＜MVフル尺大公開＞】
KODA KUMI（倖田來未）の20周年イヤーを記念し、
今までの楽曲のリリース日に合わせて、MVのフル尺を大公開！
今だに進化し続ける国内トップのパーフォーマーKODA KUMI（倖田來未）
20年間を振り返りながらお楽しみください
@gcohailagdeyvis9206
Koda Kumi eres leyenda te sigo desde el año 2004 Saludos desde Tacna Perú !
@user-pj5bm5sz9s
バレンタインの時にこの曲流してお菓子作るとテンション上がってたなあ…
懐かしい…
@yukaruka
こういう曲ばっかりだと困るけど、基本かっこいい曲の中に、ポップな曲があるからたまらない。
本当に振り幅の広いアーティスト。だから飽きないんだよねー。
@user-qc4mf6ry4w
poteShi ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💖💖💖💖💙💙💙
@shuchan6178
彼女はボーダーレスだからね、そのうらにはかなりの努力と、悔しさがある、
@grsx9
普通に考えて、12週連続でシングルリリースしてしかもPVまで全部作るって凄すぎよな…。
@speedwaymayu0818
そうですよね☆
しかも一曲一曲が
なかなかのクオリティ☆
MVもかなり凝ってて
凄いなあと思いました☆
@sshou4978
たしかに！
@user-qc4mf6ry4w
grsx9 😁😁😁😁😁😃😃😃💞💞💞💞❤️❤️❤️❤️💜💜💜💜