MUSIC STATION performances from February 15th

On the February 15th broadcast of TV Asahi’s music program, ‘MUSIC STATION‘, Sakanaction, Kis-My-Ft2, AI, Koda Kumi, and Every Little Thing took the stage to give exciting performances.

Take a look at them below!

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<“Music” – Sakanaction>

<“My Resistance -Tashika na Mono-” – Kis-My-Ft2>

<“Voice” – AI>

<“Lovely” – Koda Kumi>

<“Time goes by” & “ON AND ON” – Every Little Thing>


Koda Kumi meets Kudo Shizuka & Kubo Ruriko on ‘Bokura no Ongaku’

It’s been revealed that Koda Kumi met Kudo Shizuka and Kubo Ruriko on Fuji TV’s music program, ‘Bokura no Ongaku‘, which will broadcast on March 1st.

Koda is a known fan of the two musicians. For her cover album, “Color The Cover” (to be released February 27th), she covered Kudo’s “Blue Velvet” and Kubo’s “Otoko“.

Before the recording, Koda seemed to be …


MUSIC STATION artist line up for February 15th

TV Asahi has revealed the artist line up for the February 15th broadcast of their music program, ‘MUSIC STATION‘.

Next week’s episode will feature performances by AI, Kis-My-Ft2, Koda Kumi, Sakanaction, and more.

Check out the set list below!

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“Music” – Sakanaction
“My Resistance -Tashika na Mono-” – Kis-My-Ft2
“Color the Cover” – Koda Kumi
AI
Other

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Sources: MUSIC STATION Official Website, natalie


More details on Koda Kumi’s upcoming cover album revealed

More details on Koda Kumi’s upcoming cover album (currently untitled) has been revealed!

Koda’s 2nd cover album will be released on February 27th to commemorate her 13th anniversary. She will be covering songs such as UA’s “Jounetsu“, Elephant Kashimashi’s “Koyoi no Tsuki no You ni“, Ozawa Kenji’s “Lovely“, hide with Spread Beaver’s “Pink Spider“, Yamazaki Masayoshi’s “One more time, …


NHK addresses website controversy regarding Koda Kumi’s Kohaku performance outfit

On December 29, Harada Hideki, the Chief Producer of the “63rd Annual NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen”spoke to the press about the first day of rehearsals and addressed the topic of the NG that appeared on the NHK site for Koda Kumi’s performance outfit with, “[Reports] mentioned that I spoke to her agency about regulations, but I have not spoken to …


Recochoku’s weekly download charts for 12/19~12/25

Recochoku has just updated their weekly charts for the week of December 19th to December 25th.

Check out the top ranking digital singles, chaku-uta, music videos, and theme songs for this week after the cut!


Koda Kumi talks about her self-produced fragrances ‘LOVE NOTE’ & ‘LOVE TOUCH’

On December 10th, singer Koda Kumi (30) appeared at a press conference in Tokyo for her first ever self-produced perfumes “Love Note” and “Love Touch.”  Koda, who loves perfumes and has adopted them into her live performances, created two fragrances targeted towards women in love.

She had her first son with husband, BACK-ON’s KENJI03 (28), this past July.  She stated, …


Koda Kumi to release a new cover album

Koda Kumi, who is celebrating her 13th anniversary on December 6th, will be releasing a new cover album (currently untitled).

Koda has covered a variety of songs in her previous cover album, “ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~“. This time, she will challenge herself to covering pop band Kome Kome CLUB’s hit song “Shake Hip!” in an electro style. The title, release date, and …


Koda Kumi celebrates her 30th birthday at Nippon Budokan

On November 13th, singer Koda Kumi celebrated her 30th birthday with a concert, ‘KODA KUMI premium Night ~Love & Songs~‘, at Nippon Budokan.

This marked Koda’s first Nippon Budokan live as well as her first birthday live since debuting in 2000. The fans celebrated her birthday by singing “Birthday Eve” and calling out, “Kuu-chan, happy birthday!” Koda responded in tears, “It’s the …


Check out a teaser video for Koda Kumi’s “Koishikute”!

A teaser video for Koda Kumi’s upcoming single, “Koishikute“, has been uploaded onto Avex’s official YouTube channel!

“Koishikute” is described as a love ballad that conveys the painful feelings of both men and women. The single will also include a cover of Okamoto Mayo’s “Alone“, which is the song she sang during her audition for Avex.

Koda Kumi will release …


Oricon Weekly Charts for 10/22 ~ 10/28

Oricon has revealed the weekly charts for October 22 to the 28th.

Check it out below!

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<Single Weekly Ranking>

1. “Go to the top” – Koda Kumi : 10/24 (54,559)

2. “Akai Jonetsu” – SUPER☆GiRLS : 10/24 (53,607)

3. “Life is SHOW TIME” – Kiryuin Sho from Golden Bomber : 10/24 (45,976)

4. “Hikarifuru” – Kalafina : 10/24 (38,071)

5. “HALLOWEEN PARTY” – HALLOWEEN JUNKY ORCHESTRA: 10/17 …


Koda Kumi to release new single “Koishikute” in December

Koda Kumi has revealed that she will be releasing her new single, “Koishikute“, on December 5!

“Koishikute” is described as a love ballad that conveys the painful feelings of men and women who are going through heartbreak. For its coupling track, the single will contain a cover of Okamoto Mayo’s “Alone“, which Koda sang during her audition for Avex.

Check out the …


MUSIC STATION artist lineup for October 26

TV Asahi’s ‘MUSIC STATION‘ has revealed the artist lineup for their October 26th broadcast!

On next week’s episode, popular idol group AKB48 will take the stage with their upcoming single, “UZA“, and Koda Kumi, who recently gave birth to her first child, will perform her song, “Go to the top“. The show will also feature performances by Ieiri Leo, 9mm Parabellum …


Koda Kumi to make a comeback after maternity leave

On October 18, it was revealed that singer Koda Kumi (29) will end her “maternity leave” and restart her activities on October 23rd with the release of “ViVi” magazine, which she has graced the cover of.

She commented, “I thought there was no better way and timing for me to enter the next phase in my life than …


Aiba Masaki & Kuroki Meisa receive ‘Best Jeanist’ award

On October 4th, Arashi’s Aiba Masaki (29) appeared at the 29th annual “Best Jeanist 2012” award ceremony in Tokyo where it was announced that he had won the award for the second year in a row based on a general vote.  The awards are given out based on a national vote as various celebrities are voted on who suits jeans the most.

Aiba, …


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