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.
Crazy 4 U
倖田來未 Lyrics
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Nerai sadamete kuchibiru ubatta
Shouga nai desho kaku go kimete yo!
Konya wa nagai yoru ni naru wa
Itsumademo kawara nai nante
Arie nai keredo
Demo hontou wa zutto
*Crazy for your love
Sono te de kowareru hodo no hageshii wa na
Only for you
Daki ai kuzureta mama no
It’s love game
Kagiri naku tsuduku yozora wa haruka kanata
Yagate kuru kakegae nai kono asa
Sono kurayami de hikaru me wa nani wo
Kangaeteru no? Fuan ni naru wa
Konya kagiri no koi ja dame na no
Sabishi sa de make sou ni naru wa
Kokoro kara afure dashiteru
Amai mitsu no aji
Anata ni dake wa
Kanjite hoshii no watashi wo
Crazy for your love
Sono te de dakareru tabi ni hageshiku naru
Only for you
Honki ni naru no ga kowai
The trap of love
Kasane au sono kuchibiru ga furuete ita
Hontou no kokoro wo ima miseru wa
*Repeat
Kagiri naku tsuduku yozora wa haruka kanata
Yagate kuru kakegae nai kono asa
The lyrics to "Crazy 4 U" by 倖田來未 present the story of a love that drives the singer to madness. In the first verse, she outlines how she's playing a love game, eagerly waiting for her partner's move as the night grows longer. The second verse reveals her doubts and insecurity, questioning what her partner is thinking, fearing that this love is only temporary. The chorus, with its repeated "Crazy for your love," highlights that this feeling has taken over her, and the only thing she wants is to be with her partner.
The bridge shows her vulnerability and eagerness for her partner's affection. Her heart overflows with the sweetness of love, wanting it only to be reciprocated by her lover. The song's climax is reached when their lips meet, and the singer feels her heart tremble, revealing her true feelings.
Overall, the song impresses on listeners the craving for love can be overwhelming, driving even rational minds to a point of madness. This point is highlighted through the emotional delivery of the lyrics, ample use of metaphors for love, and the slow melody that evokes the frantic beating of a heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Sono kurayami de tsume wo migaite wa
In this darkness, I'll sharpen my nails
Nerai sadamete kuchibiru ubatta
I'll take aim and bite my lips
Shouga nai desho kaku go kimete yo!
It's nothing special, but I've decided on something
Konya wa nagai yoru ni naru wa
Tonight, it will be a long night
Itsumademo kawara nai nante
“Forever unchanging” is impossible
Arie nai keredo
That doesn't exist, but
Demo hontou wa zutto
Honestly, I want to stay
Kawara nai mama de itai no
Unchanging, just the way things are
Crazy for your love
I go crazy for your love
Sono te de kowareru hodo no hageshii wa na
It's not enough to break my hands, violent love
Only for you
It's only for you
Daki ai kuzureta mama no
Embracing, I'm crumbling
It's love game
This is the game of love
Kagiri naku tsuduku yozora wa haruka kanata
The endlessly continuing night sky is far away
Yagate kuru kakegae nai kono asa
This morning that will eventually come, I can't replace it
Sono kurayami de hikaru me wa nani wo
What are those shining eyes looking at in this darkness
Kangaeteru no? Fuan ni naru wa
I start to get anxious, wondering about it
Konya kagiri no koi ja dame na no
Tonight, it's not enough to love for a limited time
Sabishi sa de make sou ni naru wa
I feel like I'm losing to loneliness
Kokoro kara afure dashiteru
It's overflowing from my heart
Amai mitsu no aji
The taste of sweet honey
Anata ni dake wa
Only to you
Kanjite hoshii no watashi wo
I want you to feel me
Sono te de dakareru tabi ni hageshiku naru
Each time you hold me, it gets more intense
Honki ni naru no ga kowai
I'm scared of getting serious
The trap of love
This is the trap of love
Kasane au sono kuchibiru ga furuete ita
Our overlapping lips were trembling
Hontou no kokoro wo ima miseru wa
I'm showing you my true heart now
Repeat
Repeat previous verses
Contributed by Jayden G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Risa
『Crazy 4 U』
2004.01.15 RELEASE
10枚目のシングル、これこそ"THE KODA KUMI"って感じ！
この時ぐらいから「エロかっこいい」が確立された感じがする！
MVは、可愛いくぅちゃんとかっこいい倖田來未がどっちも演出されててすき！
ダンスの振り付けも最高！
「How To Dence」で教えて欲しかった(笑)
イントロから「きゃー」ってテンション上がるやつ！
今でもカラオケ行ったら絶対入れる曲！
とにかく美意識上がるMVです！
倖田來未
【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
【最新リリース情報】
【NewAL「re(CORD)」】
2019.11.13 Release Now
20周年イヤーを迎えたKODA KUMI（倖田來未）が贈る渾身のNewAL。
ともに20周年目を迎える「GOLDFINGER '99」をラテン調にアレンジした「GOLDFINGER 2019」に加え、「Rich & Famous feat. Sean Paul」では過去曲「CHANCES ALL」のフレーズを再録。「again」のMVでは「愛のうた」「you」へのオマージュを捧げた演出に。
自身を常にアップデートしながらも、過去へのリスペクトを忘れない。
そんな思いの募った、過去と未来をつなぐ作品。
また、フジテレビ系全国ネット ドラマ「リカ」主題歌の「STRIP」、ラグビーW杯HANAZONO公式テーマソング「Eh Yo」も絶賛配信中。
グローバルトレンドをキャッチしたレゲエ・ラテン・ヒップホップのサウンドに乗せて
国内トップのパーフォーマー倖田來未が歌い踊る、唯一無二のマスターピース！
Tatsuya tokunag
なんだかんだ言っても倖田來未では一番印象に残る曲です。
ルックス、歌唱力、ダンスとも上り調子の良い時期。
KK
いつ何度見てもカッコいいし、この振り付けを今でも踊りながら歌う本人が凄すぎる
ぴー太郎
好きになったのは15年前ですが、今も色褪せず久々に聴いても歌えるほどに好きです！！！
黒蜜きなこ
スタイルいい…かっこいい…かわいい…曲もいい…
このスタイルの良さ本当憧れる😍
キレ汰ぬこ
それな👍☆
かつし 白井
スタイルがいい歌がうまい
ヤミの使い手
久々に聴きたくなった。カッコいい
荻津和男
たくろーだよ和聞こ🎵
加糖優
これが入ってるベストアルバムめっっちゃ聴いてたなぁ。PV初めて見たけどスタイルえげつないし歌うますぎるし、存在感が半端ない…。途中のコスプレも全部カワイイ
Koumey T
記録より記憶に残る名曲