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.
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倖田來未 Lyrics
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君の街にはもう 雪が降ってる
遠く遠く 感じるのは
距離なんかじゃなく 心が思う
二人の願いはいつからかずっと
私だけのものになり
それでも一緒に 居たいのはきっと
弱さなんかじゃないよね
君と見る この景色が
あるならば何もいらない
君がいない この景色は
雪の中で見る 止まった世界
あんなにもそう あの時には
ここにしか幸せ ないと思った
人は誰でも 愛した人を
忘れまた他の人を愛せるの?
もともと合わない 二人がこうして
一つになってたけど
お互い歩み寄る 些細な努力を
それが出来なかったんだね
君と見る この景色が
あるならば何もいらない
君がいない この景色は
雪の中で見る 止まった世界
君と見る この景色が
あるならば何もいらない
君がいない この景色は
雪の中で見る 止まった世界
逢いたいよ 逢いたい君に
これからも 忘れられない
この雪と 共に散った
儚い想いを 胸に抱いて
The lyrics to 倖田來未's song "you" paint a picture of a winter landscape, with cold breath signaling the arrival of winter and snow falling in your town. Even though the distance between the two lovers is great, their feelings for each other remain strong as their wishes become a reality, and they are able to be together. However, the world around them has stopped and everything is still except for the snow falling, emphasizing the idea that they are the only thing moving.
The song touches on the theme of lost love, questioning if people can truly forget their past loves and move on to love someone else. The singer seems to be reflecting on a past relationship where they thought they had found happiness but ultimately were not able to make it work. They wonder if their inability to compromise and meet each other halfway caused the relationship to fail. Despite the pain of their past, the singer still yearns to meet their former lover again and holds onto their fleeting memories.
Overall, the song "you" is a bittersweet tribute to lost love and the haunting memories that remain. It is a powerful reminder of the importance of compromise and effort in relationships, even when things seem irreconcilable.
Line by Line Meaning
白い息が 冬を告げる
The visible breaths in the winter signify that the season has come.
君の街にはもう 雪が降ってる
It has already started snowing in the city where you are.
遠く遠く 感じるのは
What I feel from afar is not distance, but my heart's longing.
距離なんかじゃなく 心が思う
My feelings come from the heart, not from the distance between us.
二人の願いはいつからかずっと
Our wishes have been the same from the beginning until now.
私だけのものになり
They have become mine alone.
それでも一緒に 居たいのはきっと
Even so, I still want to be with you.
弱さなんかじゃないよね
It's not because of weakness.
君と見る この景色が
If I can see this scenery with you,
あるならば何もいらない
I don't need anything else.
君がいない この景色は
If you're not here, this scenery becomes
雪の中で見る 止まった世界
A frozen world seen through falling snow.
あんなにもそう あの時には
At that time, we thought there was no happiness elsewhere, only here.
ここにしか幸せ ないと思った
We believed that happiness was only found here.
人は誰でも 愛した人を
Anyone can forget the person they loved and
忘れまた他の人を愛せるの?
Love someone else again, right?
もともと合わない 二人がこうして
Two people who weren't compatible came together like this,
一つになってたけど
But we became one.
お互い歩み寄る 些細な努力を
We didn't make the small efforts to meet each other halfway,
それが出来なかったんだね
And that's why it didn't work out.
逢いたいよ 逢いたい君に
I want to see you, I want to see you so bad.
これからも 忘れられない
I won't forget you.
この雪と 共に散った
The fleeting thoughts we shared scattered with the snow,
儚い想いを 胸に抱いて
And I hold those transient feelings in my heart.
Contributed by Isaiah W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@tuanhvungoc1924
白い息が 冬を告げる
君の街にはもう 雪が降ってる
遠く遠く 感じるのは
距離なんかじゃなく 心が思う
二人の願いはいつからかずっと
私だけのものになり
それでも一緒に 居たいのはきっと
弱さなんかじゃないよね
君と見る この景色が
あるならば何もいらない
君がいない この景色は
雪の中で見る 止まった世界
あんなにもそう あの時には
ここにしか幸せ ないと思った
人は誰でも 愛した人を
忘れまた他の人を愛せるの?
もともと合わない 二人がこうして
一つになってたけど
お互い歩み寄る 些細な努力を
それが出来なかったんだね
君と見る この景色が
あるならば何もいらない
君がいない この景色は
雪の中で見る 止まった世界
君と見る この景色が
あるならば何もいらない
君がいない この景色は
雪の中で見る 止まった世界
逢いたいよ 逢いたい君に
これからも 忘れられない
この雪と 共に散った
儚い想いを 胸に抱いて
@xg_kyou178
歌詞です!
白い息が冬を告げる
君の街にはもう雪が降ってる
遠く遠く感じるのは距離なんかじゃなく心が思う
二人の願いはいつからかずっと私だけのものになり
それでもいいしょにいたいのはきっと
弱さなんかじゃないよ〜ね
君と見るこの景色があるならば何もいらない
君がいないこの景色は雪の中で見る
止まった世界
あんなにもそうあのときには
ここにしか幸せないと思った
人は誰も愛した人を忘れまた他の人を愛せるの
もともと合わない二人がこうして
一つになったけどお互い歩み寄る
些細な努力をそれが出来なっかんたね君と見るこの景色があるならば何もいらない
君がいないこの景色は雪の中で見る止まった世界
会いたいよ会いたい君に
これからも忘れられない
この雪とともに散った
儚い思いを胸に抱いて
どうぞ覚えたい方使って下さい!＼(^o^)／
@oytr_1220
自分用に歌詞です！問題あれば消します(T_T)
白い息が 冬を告げる
君の街にはもう 雪が降ってる
遠く遠く 感じるのは
距離なんかじゃなく 心が思う
二人の願いはいつからかずっと
私だけのものになり
それでも一緒に 居たいのはきっと
弱さなんかじゃないよね
※君と見る この景色が
あるならば何もいらない
君がいない この景色は
雪の中で見る 止まった世界※
あんなにもそう あの時には
ここにしか幸せ ないと思った
人は誰でも 愛した人を
忘れまた他の人を愛せるの?
もともと合わない 二人がこうして
一つになってたけど
お互い歩み寄る 些細な努力を
それが出来なかったんだね
(※くり返し×2)
逢いたいよ 逢いたい君に
これからも 忘れられない
この雪と 共に散った
儚い想いを 胸に抱いて
@user-zh7kl6pq7k
当時の彼女を思い出します…。
あの頃はプライドや色々あり謝れなくて追いかけれなかった…。
君と見るこの景色が
あるならば何もいらない…。
君がいないこの景色は
雪の中で見る止まった世界
胸に染みます。
@pip029
友人に勧められて初めてこの曲を知りました。
PVに合わせて曲もとても悲しくてうるっときました。
私の場合誰かと付き合ったことはありません。
でも実の兄を好きになったことがあります。
とてもかっこよくて、兄自身が現在も私の好きなタイプのようなものです。異母兄弟でした。
昔の私は好きな気持ちを抑えられず、SNS上に兄の隠し撮り写真を載せて『かっこいい』などと呟いていました。
それをきっと兄が見たのでしょう。
ある時から彼は私と会話することも、笑ってくれることも無くなりました。
異母兄弟で兄が中学生の頃に初めて出会ったので思い入れがない部分もあるかもしれません。
最近、兄は10歳上の方とできちゃった婚をしました。
私はその時、きっと兄のことを諦められました。
今は別々の場所で生きています。
何を話してるんでしょう、私。
長々とごめんなさい。ただ、涙が溢れて。
@KODAKUMI_official
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【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
@seregakuu5751
倖田來未 where is the album on Apple Music EU?
@yuriko9729
ごめんなさい😭
無理な事って、付き合って居られないこと
この世の中に生きていれば、あると思うのよね。
@lucyannito8416
Koda Kumi is my favorite Singer in Japan
@user-gj5cg6wq9o
😠😠😠😯😠😂😅😯
@user-cq7hf1mi3r
pp
@tuanhvungoc1924
白い息が 冬を告げる
君の街にはもう 雪が降ってる
遠く遠く 感じるのは
距離なんかじゃなく 心が思う
二人の願いはいつからかずっと
私だけのものになり
それでも一緒に 居たいのはきっと
弱さなんかじゃないよね
君と見る この景色が
あるならば何もいらない
君がいない この景色は
雪の中で見る 止まった世界
あんなにもそう あの時には
ここにしか幸せ ないと思った
人は誰でも 愛した人を
忘れまた他の人を愛せるの?
もともと合わない 二人がこうして
一つになってたけど
お互い歩み寄る 些細な努力を
それが出来なかったんだね
君と見る この景色が
あるならば何もいらない
君がいない この景色は
雪の中で見る 止まった世界
君と見る この景色が
あるならば何もいらない
君がいない この景色は
雪の中で見る 止まった世界
逢いたいよ 逢いたい君に
これからも 忘れられない
この雪と 共に散った
儚い想いを 胸に抱いて
@user-pt2wz4wn7z
浜崎あゆみと倖田來未
青春時代には欠かせなかった熱い２人
３０代後半😂
@xg_kyou178
歌詞です!
白い息が冬を告げる
君の街にはもう雪が降ってる
遠く遠く感じるのは距離なんかじゃなく心が思う
二人の願いはいつからかずっと私だけのものになり
それでもいいしょにいたいのはきっと
弱さなんかじゃないよ〜ね
君と見るこの景色があるならば何もいらない
君がいないこの景色は雪の中で見る
止まった世界
あんなにもそうあのときには
ここにしか幸せないと思った
人は誰も愛した人を忘れまた他の人を愛せるの
もともと合わない二人がこうして
一つになったけどお互い歩み寄る
些細な努力をそれが出来なっかんたね君と見るこの景色があるならば何もいらない
君がいないこの景色は雪の中で見る止まった世界
会いたいよ会いたい君に
これからも忘れられない
この雪とともに散った
儚い思いを胸に抱いて
どうぞ覚えたい方使って下さい!＼(^o^)／
@user-bz6ib6hj8m
この曲はもちろん、このPVの塚本高史が好きすぎる