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.
Dreaming Now!
倖田來未 Lyrics
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Can do it winner cup
I say oh oh, you say oh oh
I say oh oh, you say oh oh
Get it winner cup,
I'm getting (a) winner cup
Just 平常心 just 攻撃も
Warning warning,
One 愛を one 希望を
Get ready ready, go today
Say wow wow,
I stand up many times
まだ見ぬ世界を 掴む story
Wow wow, I stand up anytime
Restart! 恐れないで
I wanna (be) dreaming now
高鳴る想いを
Tell me now
勇気につながる
Fly away
今手を広げて
飛び立つ 明日の栄光へ
I say oh oh, you say oh oh
I say oh oh, you say oh oh
Get it winner cup
I'm getting (a) winner cup
Just だれもが just 立ち止まり
Warning warning,
Stop 繰り返して
もう迷わない 1人じゃない
Get ready ready, go today
Say wow wow, I stand up many times
傷ついた過去も
今日は next stage
Wow wow, I stand up anytime
体に火をともす
I wanna (be) dreaming now
高鳴る想いを
Tell me now
勇気につながる
Fly away
今手を広げて
飛び立つ明日の栄光へ
I say oh oh, you say oh oh
I say oh oh, you say oh oh
Rock the game
Let's do it
Shake shake it rock it
Just in the crowd
Rock the game
Let's do it
Shake shake it rock it
Just in the crowd
Jumping up jumping up up
Jumping up
Jumping up jumping up up
Jumping up
Jumping up jumping up up
Jumping up
Jumping up jumping up
I wanna (be) dreaming now
1歩踏み出して
Tell me now
絆を強めて
Fly away
新しい未来へ
僕たちでつないでこう
I wanna (be) dreaming now
高鳴る想いを
Tell me now
勇気につながる
Fly away
今手を広げて
Oh きっとできるさ
I say oh oh, you say oh oh
I say oh oh, you say oh oh
I say oh oh, you say oh oh
I say oh oh, you say oh oh
Get it winner cup,
I'm getting (a) winner cup
In "Dreaming Now!", Koda Kumi expresses her desire to achieve her dreams and reach for success. The lyrics suggest a call to action for the listener to strive towards their goals with a winning mindset. The opening lines of the song, "I wanna be dreaming now, can do it winner cup," convey her determination to achieve her dreams and win big. The repetition of the phrase "winner cup" reinforces her motivation to succeed.
The following verse communicates a message of hope and encouragement, as Koda Kumi sings about the power of love and hope to motivate oneself. She suggests that having a positive attitude and a calm mind can help overcome obstacles and achieve success. The lyrics, "Just 平常心 just 攻撃も / Warning warning, all right, I try して / One 愛を one 希望を," encourage the listener to believe in themselves and focus on love and hope to move forward.
In the chorus, Koda Kumi urges the listener to leave behind their fears and jump into action. She expresses her desire to "fly away" and reach for the glory of tomorrow. The lyrics, "今手を広げて / 飛び立つ 明日の栄光へ," encourage the listener to take a leap of faith and reach for their dreams, as success is attainable with hard work and determination.
Line by Line Meaning
I wanna (be) dreaming now
I want to dream right now
Can do it winner cup
I can win the cup
I say oh oh, you say oh oh
I say oh oh, and you say oh oh
Get it winner cup, I'm getting (a) winner cup
I'll get the winner's cup
Just 平常心 just 攻撃も
Just calmly attack
Warning warning, All right, I try して
Warning, warning, alright, I'll try
One 愛を one 希望を
One love, one hope
Get ready ready, go today
Get ready, ready, let's go today
Say wow wow, I stand up many times
Say wow wow, I've stood up many times
まだ見ぬ世界を 掴む story
Grab the story of the unseen world
Wow wow, I stand up anytime
Wow wow, I can stand up anytime
Restart! 恐れないで
Restart! Don't be afraid
I wanna (be) dreaming now
I want to dream right now
高鳴る想いを Tell me now
Tell me about my throbbing feelings now
勇気につながる Fly away
It leads to courage, fly away
今手を広げて 飛び立つ 明日の栄光へ
Now, spread your hands and take off towards tomorrow's glory
Just だれもが just 立ち止まり
Everyone just stops
Warning warning, Stop 繰り返して
Warning, warning, stop repeating
もう迷わない 1人じゃない
I won't get lost anymore, I'm not alone
傷ついた過去も 今日は next stage
Even the wounded past is a next stage today
体に火をともす
Light a fire in the body
Rock the game Let's do it Shake shake it rock it Just in the crowd
Rock the game, let's do it, shake shake it, rock it, just in the crowd
Jumping up jumping up up
Jumping up, jumping up, up
Jumping up jumping up up
Jumping up, jumping up, up
Jumping up jumping up up
Jumping up, jumping up, up
Jumping up jumping up
Jumping up, jumping up
1歩踏み出して Tell me now
Take a step forward, tell me now
絆を強めて Fly away 新しい未来へ
Strengthen the bond, fly away, towards a new future
僕たちでつないでこう
Let's connect ourselves
Oh きっとできるさ
Oh, I'm sure we can do it
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Kumi Kouda, Mitsu. J
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Christina Burnfield
Lyrics
I wanna (be) dreaming now
Can do it Winner Cup
I say oh oh... You say oh oh...
Get it Winner Cup
I'm getting (a) Winner Cup
Just 平常心 Just 攻撃も
WARNING WARNING... all right, I TRYして
One 愛を One 希望を
Get ready ready... Go today
Say wow wow... I stand up many times
まだ見ぬ世界を 掴む Story
Wow wow... I stand up anytime
Restart! 恐れないで
I wanna (be) dreaming now
高鳴る想いを
Tell me now
勇気につながる
Fly away
今手を広げて
飛び立つ明日の栄光へ
I say oh oh... You say oh oh...
Get it Winner Cup...
I'm getting (a) Winner Cup
Just だれもが Just 立ち止まり
WARNING WARNING... STOP 繰り返して
もう迷わない 1人じゃない
Get ready ready... Go today
Say wow wow... I stand up many times
傷ついた過去も 今日は next stage
Wow wow... I stand up anytime
体に火をともす
I wanna (be) dreaming now
高鳴る想いを
Tell me now
勇気につながる
Fly away
今手を広げて
飛び立つ明日の栄光へ
I say oh oh... You say oh oh...
Rock the GAME
Let's do it
Shake shake it rock it
Just in the crowd
Rock the GAME
Let's do it
Shake shake it rock it
Just in the crowd
Jumping up jumping up up jumping up
Jumping up jumping up up jumping up
Jumping up jumping up up jumping up
Jumping up jumping up
I wanna (be) dreaming now
1歩踏み出して
Tell me now
絆を強めて
Fly away
新しい未来へ
僕たちでつないでこう
I wanna (be) dreaming now
高鳴る想いを
Tell me now
勇気につながる
Fly away
今手を広げて
Oh きっとできるさ
I say oh oh... You say oh oh...
Get it Winner Cup...
I'm getting (a) Winner Cup
SKY BLUE
⚪︎今後配信されるべきMV
11月22日 WON'T BE LONG
11月25日 SHAKE IT , 24
⚪︎配信スルーされたMV
2010年1月20日 Can We Go Back
2003年3月5日 real Emotion
2007年3月14日 So Into You, Selfish, Crazy 4 U, Candy (各Dance Ver.)
2005年4月13日 Trust you(Thanks To MAM&GRAMMA Ver.)
2007年9月12日 愛のうた(Single Ver.)
2008年10月8日 TABOO(Another Edition)
2019年11月13日 k,(Dance Ver.)
2008年12月24日 stay with me(Another Edition)
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、
これ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
xoxo
間奏のダンスがめちゃめちゃアガる
しかもこれライブ後半とかに持ってくるからほんとすごい
hashi taka
オープニングとか前半に持ってきてくれてもブチアガると思う！たまには！
ニーナニーナ
LIVEで大好きになった曲で、LIVEのイメージでインプットされてたけど、久々にMV見たらカッコよ過ぎてまた大好きになりました😍
Edwin Aliano
I was waiting for this music video to be up! It's so awesome, that BREAK DANCE is everything! Outfits and make-up on point as well.
コウイチマツダ
コロナコロナでくそ暗い世の中で、素晴らしい応援歌。
元気出る!!!
るかるかるかるか
うわぁ、このmv好きすぎて何度もみてる
mayara freitas
Amo 💗
Elizabeth Lorena Mena Quevedo
Yo también...
Jud's Aoki
Que presente ❤️❤️❤️🇧🇷🇧🇷