倖田來未 (Koda Kumi), born November 13, 1982 in Kyoto, Japan, is a female Japan… Read Full Bio ↴倖田來未 (Koda Kumi), born November 13, 1982 in Kyoto, Japan, is a female Japanese solo R&B and pop singer. She is the older sister of singer misono. She had dreamed of becoming a singer ever since she was in elementary school. She was eventually noticed by Avex Trax and began releasing pop music with an urban feel.
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.
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.
Love Me Back
倖田來未 Lyrics
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Check check, bling bling
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Hey boys!
Stop! get out of the car
探し出すわ 何処にいてもね
Hey boys!
聞こえたはずよ
警告したわ 逃げ出せないって
Oh oh いけないわ
足を大きく 開きなさい
Oh my give me, love for me
まだ終わらない 追いつめるわ
Body check くまなく 始めるわ
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
The game is about to start
Check check, bling bling
Imagine
簡単でしょ?
あたしの前で 油断は禁物
Oh oh 今が chance
あなたの心 盗むわ
Oh my give me love for me
まだ終わらない 追いつめるわ
Body check くまなく 始めるわ
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
The game is about to start
Check check, bling bling
Check check, bling bling
Last question
答えなさい
頭がいいから わかるでしょ?
Oh my give me love for me
まだ終わらない 追いつめるわ
Body check くまなく 始めるわ
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
You're about to go down
Check check, bling bling
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Hey boys!
Stop! get out of the car
探し出すわ 何処にいてもね
Hey boys!
聞こえたはずよ
警告したわ 逃げ出せないって
Oh oh いけないわ
足を大きく 開きなさい
Oh my give me, love for me
まだ終わらない 追いつめるわ
Body check くまなく 始めるわ
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
The game is about to start
Check check, bling bling
Imagine
簡単でしょ?
あたしの前で 油断は禁物
Oh oh 今が chance
あなたの心 盗むわ
Oh my give me love for me
まだ終わらない 追いつめるわ
Body check くまなく 始めるわ
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
The game is about to start
Check check, bling bling
Check check, bling bling
Last question
答えなさい
頭がいいから わかるでしょ?
Oh my give me love for me
まだ終わらない 追いつめるわ
Body check くまなく 始めるわ
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
You're about to go down
Check check, bling bling
The lyrics of LOVE ME BACK by 倖田來未 showcase a confident and assertive woman who is ready to do whatever it takes to get the man she wants. The song starts with the singer asking the boys to get out of their cars and declaring her intention to find and chase down the guy she desires. She warns the guy that he can't escape and instructs him to spread his legs wide open for her "Body check." She repeatedly sings "Oh my give me love for me" indicating that she wants the man's attention and affection.
As the song continues, she mentions that she can steal the guy's heart and demands that he answer her last question. The lyrics can be seen as a message of female empowerment, where the singer takes charge of her love life and is not afraid to make the first move. The song's upbeat tempo and catchy chorus make it an infectious track that has become popular in Japan and other parts of the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Check check, bling bling
Making sure everything's perfect, shining and sparkling
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
How amazing, desirable, and sparkling everything looks
Hey boys! Stop! get out of the car
Attention-grabbing introduction
探し出すわ 何処にいてもね
I'll find you no matter where you are
Hey boys! 聞こえたはずよ 警告したわ 逃げ出せないって
You heard me. I warned you that running away is impossible
Oh oh いけないわ 足を大きく 開きなさい
Oh no, you're in trouble. Spread your legs apart
Oh my give me, love for me まだ終わらない 追いつめるわ
Oh my, love me back. We're not finished yet. I'll keep pushing you
Body check くまなく 始めるわ Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my The game is about to start
I'm going to check every inch of you. You're like diamonds and sapphires, so precious and beautiful. The game is about to start.
Imagine 簡単でしょ? あたしの前で 油断は禁物
Imagine it's easy. Don't let your guard down in front of me
Oh oh 今が chance あなたの心 盗むわ
Oh no, now's my chance to steal your heart
Last question 答えなさい 頭がいいから わかるでしょ?
Answer me. You're smart, so you know the answer
You're about to go down
You're about to lose and go down
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Liz Rodrigues, Matthew Tishler, Kumi Koda
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〜歌詞〜
Check check, bling bling
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Hey boys!
Stop! get out of the car
探し出すわ 何処にいてもね
Hey boys!
聞こえたはずよ
警告したわ 逃げ出せないって
Oh oh いけないわ
足を大きく 開きなさい
Oh my give me...love for me
まだ終わらない 追いつめるわ
Body check くまなく 始めるわ
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
The game is about to start
Check check, bling bling
Imagine
簡単でしょ?
あたしの前で 油断は禁物
Oh oh 今がchance
あなたの心 盗むわ
Oh my give me...love for me
まだ終わらない 追いつめるわ
Body check くまなく 始めるわ
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
The game is about to start
Check check, bling bling
Check check, bling bling
Last question
答えなさい
頭がいいから わかるでしょ?
Oh my give me...love for me
まだ終わらない 追いつめるわ
Body check くまなく 始めるわ
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
You're about to go down
Check check, bling bling
@w2567
Check check, bling bling
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Hey boys !
Stop ! Get out of the car
Sagashi dasuwa dokoni itemone
Hey boys !
Kikoeta hazu yo
Keikoku shita wa nigedase naitte
Oh oh ikenaiwa oh
Ashi wo ookiku hiraki nasai
Oh my gimme, gimme, gimme love for me
Mada owaranai oi tsumeru wa
Body check kumanaku hajimeru wa (Love Me Back)
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
The game is 'bout to start
Check check, bling bling
Imagine
Kantan desho ?
Atashi no maede yudan wa kinmotsu
Oh oh imaga chance
Anata no kokoro nusumu wa
Oh my gimme, gimme, gimme love for me
Mada owaranai oi tsumeru wa
Body check kumanaku hajimeru wa (Love Me Back)
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
The game is 'bout to start
Check check, bling bling
Check check, bling bling
Last question
Kotae nasai
Atama gaiikara wakarudesho ?
Oh my gimme, gimme, gimme love for me
Mada owaranai oi tsumeru wa
Body check kumanaku hajimeru wa (Love Me Back)
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
You're 'bout to go down
Check check, bling bling
@w2567
Check, check, bling, bling)
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Hey, boys!
Stop! Get out of the car
sagashidasu wa doko ni itemo ne
Hey, boys!
kikoeta hazu yo
keikoku shita wa nigedasenaitte
Oh oh ikenai wa Oh
ashi wo ookiku hiraki nasai
*Oh my give me [x4] love for me
mada owaranai oitsumeru wa
Body check kumanaku hajimeru wa (Love me back)
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my*
The game is about to start (Love me back)
(Check, check, bling, bling)
Imagine
kantan desho?
atashi no mae de yudan wa kinmotsu
Oh oh ima ga CHANSU
anata no kokoro nusumu wa
*repeat
The game is about to start (Love me back)
(Check, check, bling, bling...)
Last question
kotae nasai
atama ga ii kara wakaru desho?
*repeat
You're about to go down (Love me back)
@user-cl4ut5bk6m
Check check, bling bling
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Hey boys!
Stop! get out of the car
我會找到你的 無論身在何方
Hey boys!
你應該有聽見吧
這是警告 你無處可逃
Oh oh 不可以呦
快大大張開 你的腿
Oh my give me... love for me
還未結束 步步逼近
Body check 地毯式搜索 就要開始
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
The game is about to start
Check check, bling bling
Imagine
很簡單不是嗎?
在我面前 不可輕忽
Oh oh 現在正是chance
偷走 你的心
Oh my give me... love for me
還未結束 步步逼近
Body check 地毯式搜索 就要開始
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
The game is about to start
Check check, bling bling
Check check, bling bling
Last question
快回答
你那麼聰明 一定明白吧?
Oh my give me... love for me
還未結束 步步逼近
Body check 地毯式搜索 就要開始
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
Diamonds and sapphires and you, oh my
You're about to go down
Check check, bling bling
@user-osoroshia
歌の表現力が凄いよね そうそこで裏返ってほしいのよ！みたいな痒いところに手が届いてくれてて聞いてて気持ちいい
声も好き 可愛いし全部いい
@c.s.y.m620
この倖田來未のメイク、スタイル、衣装全てすごい。似合いすぎ。
@user-jo6wh1li5x
わかる！
くうちゃんすごいよ！
@_mei-nd9vm
曲もファッションもメイクもダンスの振りも全部大好き
@sanukino-kumamon
天才的にカッコいいもん、ほんと憧れる
@evelynncs
This song was a big part of my teenage years! I still remember the first time I saw this music video (it was the second one of hers that I watched), which had just been released, and I instantly fell for Kuu-chan! I reaaaaaaaally miss those days! This video and the song will forever have a special place in my heart!
@at-di3ux
倖田來未の低音が好きすぎる
@Afternoon_Milk_Tea
表情が完璧なのにサラッと踊ってて凄い…
それでいて隙がない！
@user-gf1de5jf6s
これ謎ディからずっと聴いてるし、MVもずっとみてるけど、この衣装もメイクもスタイルも好き
@user-ro5cq2mz4t
サビがほんと好き