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.
Cherry Girl
倖田來未 Lyrics
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使われないように気づいて
ゲームは絢了!!だと叫んで
教えてあげる
つまずいても笑いとばして
裸足で歩いても良いじゃない??
周りの目を気にしていたら
ショットでも輝く飲み干して
テンションあげていこうよ
そんなこと…なんて女でもいいのよ
やりきればね
そして男ってロデオを
うまく乗りこなさなきゃ
いくら暴れてても
あたしたちが教えてあげる
人生男と女とそうでない人で
動いている
そんな世の中そんな評で
恋に落ちることがある
お互い榮しまなきゃだめ
ダメでしょ??
今の世の中は男も女も関俿ない
今は女が強いんだから
男ってロデオにうまく
使われないように気づいて
ゲームは絢了!!だと叫んで
教えてあげる
ゆらめく蜃気楼のように
変わりゆく私でいたい
そして男ってロデオを
うまく乗りこなさなきゃ
いくら暴れてても
あたしたちが教えてあげる
そして男ってロデオを
うまく乗りこなさなきゃ
いくら暴れてても
あたしたちが教えてあげる
男ってロデオにうまく
使われないように気づいて
ゲームは絢了!!だと叫んで
教えてあげる
The lyrics of the song Cherry Girl by 倖田來未 addresses themes of empowerment, gender roles and societal expectations. The lyrics begin with the line "As a man, you need to realize how not to be used in a rodeo", which is a metaphor for how men often feel trapped by societal expectations of masculinity. The singer then proclaims that the game is over and that she is going to show them how it's done. The lyrics also emphasize the idea that one should not be afraid to stumble or be different, and that society's expectations should not determine one's happiness.
The lyrics continue with the idea that life is a journey for men, women and people who don't identify with either gender. The singer acknowledges that society often judges individuals based on their gender or sexuality, but encourages listeners to ignore those expectations and pursue love and happiness on their own terms. By the end of the song, the singer reiterates the idea that everyone should learn to ride their own personal "rodeo" and not be held down by societal expectations.
Overall, the lyrics of Cherry Girl are empowering and encourage individuals to break free from gender stereotypes and societal expectations. The metaphor of the rodeo is a powerful one, highlighting the difficulties that men often face in conforming to traditional masculine roles.
Line by Line Meaning
男ってロデオにうまく
Men need to realize that they can't just be used like a rodeo.
使われないように気づいて
They need to become aware of how not to be used.
ゲームは絢了!!だと叫んで
We'll shout that the game is over!!
教えてあげる
And we'll teach them.
つまずいても笑いとばして
Even if we stumble, we can just laugh it off.
裸足で歩いても良いじゃない??
We can walk barefoot if we want, can't we?
周りの目を気にしていたら
If we worry about what others think,
ちいさい女で絢わりだから
We'll always remain small and weak.
ショットでも輝く飲み干して
We'll drink up the shots and shine bright!
テンションあげていこうよ
Let's raise our energy and keep going!
そんなこと…なんて女でもいいのよ
We don't need to worry about that kind of thing, even if we're just women.
やりきればね
If we complete what we set out to do,
そして男ってロデオを
Men need to be able to ride their rodeos properly.
うまく乗りこなさなきゃ
They need to master it skillfully.
いくら暴れてても
Even if they thrash around,
あたしたちが教えてあげる
We'll teach them how to do it.
人生男と女とそうでない人で
Life is made up of men, women, and those who are neither.
動いている
All of us moving forward.
そんな世の中そんな評で
In this world, there are various opinions and judgments,
恋に落ちることがある
And sometimes we fall in love.
お互い榮しまなきゃだめ
We must each honor ourselves and each other.
ダメでしょ??
Isn't it no good if we don't?
今の世の中は男も女も関係ない
Nowadays, it doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman.
今は女が強いんだから
In fact, women are currently strong!
ゆらめく蜃気楼のように
I want to be ever-changing like a shimmering mirage.
変わりゆく私でいたい
I want to be changing, always the evolving me.
Contributed by Thomas T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mymy-sd2wn
男ってロデオにうまく
使われないように 気づいて
ゲームは終了！だと叫んで
教えてあげる
つまずいても笑いとばして
裸足で歩いても良いじゃない??
周りの目を気にしていたら
ちいさい女で終わりだから
ショットでも軽く飲み干して
テンションあげていこうよ
そんなこと…なんて女でもいいのよ
やりきればね
そして男ってロデオを
うまく乗りこなさなきゃ
いくら暴れてても
あたしたちが教えてあげる
人生 男と女とそうでない人で
動いている
そんな世の中 そんな訳で
恋に落ちることがある
お互い楽しまなきゃだめ
ダメでしょ？
今の世の中は 男も女も関係ない
今は女が強いんだから
男ってロデオにうまく
使われないように 気づいて
ゲームは終了！だと叫んで
教えてあげる
ゆらめく蜃気楼のように
変わりゆく私でいたい
そして男ってロデオを
うまく乗りこなさなきゃ
いくら暴れてても
あたしたちが教えてあげる
そして男ってロデオを
うまく乗りこなさなきゃ
いくら暴れてても
あたしたちが教えてあげる
男ってロデオにうまく
使われないように 気づいて
ゲームは終了！だと叫んで
教えてあげる
♡
@Risa.92
『Cherry Girl / 運命』
2006.12.06 RELEASE
34枚目のシングル！
TRACK.1「Cherry Girl」
ジャケット写真は
表が「Cherry Girl」仕様となっている。
アップテンポナンバーのこの曲は
アルバム『Black Cherry』に
収録されている
倖田來未初出演のDVD DRAMA
『Cherry Girl』の主題歌でもある！
MVにも部分的にドラマのシーンが
使用されてるけど
全部のシーンのくぅちゃんが
可愛くて格好良くて綺麗で
どんな髪型もどんな衣装も似合ってた✧︎
しかも製作には
倖田來未が主題歌を担当したドラマ
『ブスの瞳に恋してる』の製作チームが結集！
脚本を鈴木おさむ、監督をタカハタ秀太が担当！
本格的なドラマ！凄すぎ！
曲の歌詞もサウンドも最高~上がる~♪
全てが天才✩
そして『Black Cherry』のLIVEでの
カクテルパフォーマンスも凄かった！
くぅちゃんにはいつも驚かされる！！
エンターテイナーのQUEENです♛
倖田來未の真骨頂とも言える
強烈アップテンポナンバー「Cherry Girl」と
映画「大奥」の主題歌である
最強バラードナンバー「運命」
今世紀最大の両A面シングルでした！
@KODAKUMI_official
倖田來未-KODA KUMI- Listen Here →《https://avex.lnk.to/koda》
NewAL「re(CORD)」 Release Now →《https://avex.lnk.to/KODAKUMI_reCORD》
【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
@LoveOkinawaSoba
この頃って色んな種類の「かわいい」があって楽しかったなー！
@user-bv2lr3bq5e
それな👍☆
@user-sb6yy5ml7m
@@user-bv2lr3bq5e ら
@user-sb6yy5ml7m
さら
@yuttan26
エロかわはやったねーっ！
@user-vm4kq3ii1l
ほんとそれ！！
@user-rg4iq1rm6b
この時くぅちゃんのおなかの薄さに衝撃受けてダイエットしたわーw
@com-lw1qf
さいっこう。ぼくの人生は倖田來未と共にできてます。小学生、中学生、高校生、そして今は大学生。こんなにずっと好きなアーティストはあなただけです。来年社会人になっても自信と勇気をもらって頑張ります。
@tommyaugust6500
当時このメロディーラインと歌詞に度肝抜かれた。
まさに革命児。