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.
Can We Go Back
倖田來未 Lyrics
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今戻る butterflies
全て投げ出してもいいじゃないの?
Used to be 諦めるのは easy
今のままでいい筈はない
そう
Back to the way we used to be
迷路のよう 迷い出し
出口がもう
まるで見えなくなるんだ
All this is killing me
もっと simple and crazy に change
Can we go back to the way we used to be
今戻る butterflies
全て投げ出してもいいじゃないの?
Used to be 諦めるのは easy
今のままでいい筈はない
そう
Back to the way we used to be
誰にだって叶わないもの
出て来るあのheroだって
どうしようもないと思った
時点で負けだって
時がきた
あの頃に change
Can we go back to the way we used to be
今戻る butterflies
全て投げ出してもいいじゃないの?
Used to be 諦めるのは easy
今のままでいい筈はない
そう
Back to the way we used to be
Can we go back
Can we go back to the way we used to be
Can we go back
Can we go back to the way we used to be
Can we go back
負けることにもう慣れてきたよ
子供の頃は怖くなかった
人生 負け戦なんてしたところで
何も生まれない
Baby can we try
Can we go back to the way we used to be
今戻る butterflies
全て投げ出してもいいじゃないの?
Used to be 諦めるのは easy
今のままでいい筈はない
そう
Back to the way we used to be
Back to the way we used to be
In "Can We Go Back" by 倖田來未, the lyrics reflect on a desire to return to a previous time, a time when things were simpler and easier. The chorus repeats the question of whether it's possible to go back to the way they used to be.
The first paragraph expresses a longing to go back in time and a willingness to let go of everything in order to achieve that. The mention of butterflies suggests a feeling of lightness and freedom associated with the past. The line "Used to be 諦めるのは easy" means that giving up used to be easy, implying that it's harder now in the present.
In the second paragraph, the lyrics portray the current state as a confusing maze with no clear way out. This state of confusion is described as killing the person. The desire for simplicity and craziness reflects a yearning to break free from the complexity and monotony of the present situation.
The third paragraph mentions the realization that some things are unattainable for anyone, even someone considered a hero. It suggests that at the point of feeling helpless and thinking there is no way out, it is a sign of defeat. The lyrics then mention that the time has come to change, possibly referring to embracing a different mindset or approach.
The final paragraph acknowledges the familiarity of losing or giving up, stating that the person has become accustomed to it. The lyrics contrast this with the fearlessness that the person had as a child. The line "人生 負け戦なんてしたところで 何も生まれない" conveys the idea that engaging in losing battles in life leads to nothing.
The song ends by questioning whether it is possible to try and go back to the way they used to be, emphasizing the need to let go of everything in order to do so. The repetition of the phrase "Back to the way we used to be" reinforces the longing for returning to a past state. Overall, the lyrics express a desire for simplicity, freedom, and a rejection of the complexities and defeats of the present.
Line by Line Meaning
Can we go back to the way we used to be
Is it possible for us to return to the way we were before?
今戻る butterflies
Returning to that past is like butterflies
全て投げ出してもいいじゃないの?
Isn't it fine to give up everything?
Used to be 諦めるのは easy
It used to be easy to give up
今のままでいい筈はない
Things cannot remain the same as they are now
そう
Yes
Back to the way we used to be
Returning to the past
何だかんだ考えると
Thinking about it, with all its pros and cons
迷路のよう 迷い出し
It's like getting lost in a maze
出口がもう
The exit is already
まるで見えなくなるんだ
Completely invisible
All this is killing me
All of this is mentally exhausting me
もっと simple and crazy に change
I want to change to something more simple and crazy
Can we go back
Can we return?
誰にだって叶わないもの
There are things that cannot be achieved by anyone
出て来るあのheroだって
Even that hero who appears
どうしようもないと思った
I thought there was no hope
時点で負けだって
At that point, it's already a loss
時がきた
The time has come
あの頃に change
To change back to that time
負けることにもう慣れてきたよ
I've already become accustomed to losing
子供の頃は怖くなかった
When I was a child, I wasn't afraid
人生 負け戦なんてしたところで
In life, even if you engage in a losing battle
何も生まれない
Nothing will be born
Baby can we try
Baby, can we give it a try?
Can we go back to the way we used to be
Is it possible for us to return to the way we were before?
Back to the way we used to be
Returning to the past
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Kumi Koda, Shanna Crooks, Andrew Dodd, Adam Watts
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Can we go back to the way we used to be
今戻る Butterflies
全て投げ出してもいいじゃないの?
Used to be 諦めるのは easy
今のままでいい筈はない
そう back to the way we used to be
何だかんだ考えると
迷路のよう 迷い出し
出口がもう まるで見えなくなるんだ
All this is killing me
もっと simple & crazyにChange
Can we go back to the way we used to be
今戻る Butterflies
全て投げ出してもいいじゃないの?
Used to be 諦めるのは easy
今のままでいい筈はない
そう back to the way we used to be
誰にだって叶わないもの
出て来るあのHEROだって
どうしょうもないと思った
時点で負けだって
時がきた
あの頃にChange
Can we go back to the way we used to be
今戻る Butterflies
全て投げ出してもいいじゃないの?
Used to be 諦めるのは easy
今のままでいい筈はない
そう back to the way we used to be
Oh can we go back
負けることにもう慣れてきたよ
子供の頃は怖くなかった
人生 負け戦なんてしたところで何も生まれない
Baby can we try
Can we go back to the way we used to be
今戻る Butterflies
全て投げ出してもいいじゃないの?
Used to be 諦めるのは easy
今のままでいい筈はない
そう back to the way we used to be
Back to the way we used to be
どっかのぽたく
この曲お父さんに紹介されてすごく好きになりました‼️
まだ中学生🚎ですが…😅
倖田來未さんの声すごく好きです❤️
私も倖田來未さんのようになりたいので同じメイクをしてみましたが悲惨なことになりました😭
まぁ嘘ですが。
クソコラにされるのはもう全て投げ出してもいいじゃないの？Used to be 諦めるのはeasy
Cassie_Symphony Channel
Can we go back to the way we used to be
Ima modoru Butterflies
Subete nagedashi temo ii janai no ?
Used to be akirameru no wa easy
Ima no mama de ii hazu wa nai
Sou back to the way we used to be
Nanda kanda kangaeruto
Meiro no you mayoi dashi
Deguchi gamou marude mienaku narunda
All this is killing me
Motto simple & crazy ni Change
Can we go back to the way we used to be
Ima modoru Butterflies
Subete nagedashi temo ii janai no ?
Used to be akirameru no wa easy
Ima no mama de ii hazu wa nai
Sou back to the way we used to be
Dare ni datte kana wa nai mono
Dete kuru ano HERO datte
Doushou mo naito omotta
Jitende make datte
Toki ga kita
Ano goro ni Change
Can we go back to the way we used to be
Ima modoru Butterflies
Subete nagedashi temo ii janai no ?
Used to be akirameru no wa easy
Ima no mama de ii hazu wa nai
Sou back to the way we used to be
Can we go back back back back
Can we go back to the way we used to be
Can we go back back
Can we go back to the way we used to be
Oh can we go back
Makeru koto ni mou nare te kita yo
Kodomo no goro wa kowaku nakatta
Jinsei make sen nante shita to koro de nanimo umare nai
Baby can we try
Can we go back to the way we used to be
Ima modoru Butterflies
Subete nagedashi temo ii janai no ?
Used to be akirameru no wa easy
Ima no mama de ii hazu wa nai
Sou back to the way we used to be
Back to the way we used to be
Kumi Kouda
なかなかええ歌やんこれ
Rishel
11年前からこのアカウント存在してるやん
yutaka Vava
この動画にコメントするためだけに作られたようなアカウントで草
hirasawa_mania
批評するのはeasy
M S
御本人が絶賛
イケメンエリート商社マンゆうじ
ある意味倖田來未の中で一番の名曲だよね
ペコムーン
ネタにされてるけど普通にいい曲よな
レインボーフロッグ
時々聞きたくなってもいいんじゃないの？
used to be 普通にいい曲なのは easy
PW
なんでこの曲だけフルでPV公開されないのか
あ
easyだから