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.
So Nice
倖田來未 Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
So nice
So nice so nice,I like the way
そんなに見つめないで
夢中のようね
But 高嶺の花よ
傷つかぬよう be careful
もて遊んでよ
体を hala hala
もっと sexy に手招いて
So nice
I like the way you want me
もっと もっと もっと
So nice
I like the way you call me
もっと 耳元で
So nice
I like the way you play me
もっと 激しく
So nice
満足させて
Spot it drives me crazy
跪かせる事が出来る?
私を I need loveと
Baby get the keys
ようこそ my doll house
特別なのよ
ふたりだけの
The party boy just me and you
So nice
I like the way you want me
もっと もっと もっと
So nice
I like the way you call me
もっと 耳元で
So nice
I like the way you play me
もっと 激しく
So nice
満足させて
Spot it drives me crazy
暗闇 溶けるように
26時 シンクロの吐息
Good feelin' 1000percent
点が線 駆け引きは無しだぜっ Oh
首元 さらに もっと
真っ赤に燃える 真夜中の太陽
It's like this y'all
寝静まった深夜に so deep
キャラメル 甘い誘惑
上から下へ 滑らすくちびる
好きなだけ かき回す
熱くトロける so nice
So nice
I like the way you want me
もっと もっと もっと
So nice
I like the way you call me
もっと 耳元で
So nice
I like the way you play me
もっと 激しく
So nice
満足させて
Spot it drives me crazy
So nice
I like the way you want me
もっと もっと もっと
So nice
I like the way you call me
もっと 耳元で
So nice
I like the way you play me
もっと 激しく
So nice
満足させて
Spot it drives me crazy
The lyrics to "So Nice" by 倖田來未 (Koda Kumi) describe a passionate and seductive relationship. The singer expresses their attraction to their partner's actions and desires. They enjoy the way their partner looks at them and becomes completely absorbed in their presence. However, they caution their partner to be careful not to hurt them like an unattainable flower. The singer admits to becoming heated and asks their partner to play with their body more sensually. They want to be seduced and satisfied in a more intense way.
The lyrics also mention a "doll house" where only the two of them can have a special party together. It suggests a private and intimate space for the couple to express their desires freely. The singer is drawn to the spot that drives them crazy and wonders if their partner can make them kneel. They mention the need for love and invite their partner to join them, hinting at the physical and emotional connection they share. The lyrics also highlight the intense passion and desire that unfolds in the darkness, where time seems to dissolve. It describes the joyous feeling of being fully satisfied and the tantalizing allure of sweet temptations. The singer wants their partner to arouse them even more intensely, causing them to melt in desire.
Overall, the lyrics of "So Nice" portray a steamy and passionate relationship where the singer yearns for their partner's seduction, passionate play, and ultimate satisfaction.
Line by Line Meaning
そんなに見つめないで
Don't stare at me like that
夢中のようね
You're so obsessed with me
But 高嶺の花よ
But I'm like an unattainable flower
傷つかぬよう be careful
Be careful not to hurt me
熱くなってきたわ
I'm getting hot
もて遊んでよ
Play with me
体を hala hala
My body, hala hala
もっと sexy に手招いて
Invite me in a sexier way
So nice
It feels so nice
I like the way you want me
I like how much you desire me
もっと もっと もっと
More, more, more
So nice
It feels so nice
I like the way you call me
I like how you call me
もっと 耳元で
More, in my ear
So nice
It feels so nice
I like the way you play me
I like how you treat me
もっと 激しく
More passionately
So nice
It feels so nice
満足させて
Satisfy me
Spot it drives me crazy
Spot it drives me crazy
跪かせる事が出来る?
Can you make me kneel?
私を I need loveと
I need love from you
Baby get the keys
Baby, get the keys
ようこそ my doll house
Welcome to my dollhouse
特別なのよ
It's special
ふたりだけの
Only for the two of us
The party boy just me and you
The party is just for me and you
暗闇 溶けるように
Like darkness melting
26時 シンクロの吐息
26 o'clock synchronized breath
Good feelin' 1000percent
Good feeling, 1000 percent
点が線 駆け引きは無しだぜっ Oh
Points become lines, there's no more trickery, oh
首元 さらに もっと
Even more at my neck
真っ赤に燃える 真夜中の太陽
The midnight sun burning bright red
It's like this y'all
It's like this, y'all
寝静まった深夜に so deep
So deep in the quiet late night
キャラメル 甘い誘惑
Caramel, sweet temptation
上から下へ 滑らすくちびる
Sliding my lips from top to bottom
好きなだけ かき回す
Stirring it as much as I like
熱くトロける so nice
Melting passionately, so nice
So nice
It feels so nice
I like the way you want me
I like how much you desire me
もっと もっと もっと
More, more, more
So nice
It feels so nice
I like the way you call me
I like how you call me
もっと 耳元で
More, in my ear
So nice
It feels so nice
I like the way you play me
I like how you treat me
もっと 激しく
More passionately
So nice
It feels so nice
満足させて
Satisfy me
Spot it drives me crazy
Spot it drives me crazy
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Kumi Koda, Bardur Haberg, Andrew Lane, Kasey Monroe
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@dreambrush7251
Japonesque is her best era ❤❤
@Eli_Cardozo
Amazing!! 😍
@seren_1206
なんでこれが全然伸びてないのか今でも謎すぎる笑
@shink6667
さいこう
@maimai_358
綺麗過ぎるよぉ(*´꒳`*)
@DiegoValto21
I love it so much ! My Queen ! ❤️❤️ xoxo from CHILE
@user-st7ru8wm6r
日舞やってたことがこのMVで活かされてるよね😊
@prabakarravishankar4512
Beats🔥🔥
@mayu219-dd1gp
來末さん👑色っぽい❤️💕
@user-qz1vu8gc8d
なんかお祭りキブン楽しめる！素晴らしい😊歌の王女❤大好きですこれからもエイベックスの仕事頑張ってください😊❤😊❤