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{{Short description|Japanese singer (born 1982)}}
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{{family name hatnote|Koda|lang=Japanese}}
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*Singer
*actress
*entrepreneur
*songwriter
*voice actress
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| spouse = {{marriage|Kenji Kuriyama|2011}}
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| instrument = Vocals
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*[[J-pop]]
*[[Pop music|pop]]
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
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| label = [[Rhythm Zone]]<br>Orpheus (United States)
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{{nihongo|'''Kumiko Kōda'''|神田 來未子|Kōda Kumiko|born November 13, 1982}}, known professionally as {{Nihongo|'''Koda Kumi'''|倖田 來未|Kōda Kumi}}, is a Japanese singer from [[Kyoto]], known for her [[Urban contemporary|urban]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] songs.
After debuting with the single "[[Take Back]]" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, "[[Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba]]", were used as themes for the video game ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:194886|title=Sailor Scout and the Chaperone|first=Wayne Alan|last=Brenner|work=[[The Austin Chronicle]]|publisher=Austin Chronicle Corp.|access-date=January 23, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/osu-tatakae-ouendan-2-review?page=2|title=Fiercely Burning Heart of Love!|first=Rob|last=Fahey|work=[[Eurogamer]]|publisher=Eurogamer Network|access-date=January 23, 2009|date=June 5, 2007}}</ref> Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth studio album ''[[Secret (Kumi Koda album)|Secret]]'' (2005), her sixteenth single "[[Butterfly (Kumi Koda song)|Butterfly]]" (2005), and her first [[greatest hits]] album ''[[Best: First Things]]'' (2005), reaching the number-three, number-two, and number-one spots respectively.<ref name="secret">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn%3Dja%26types%3Drnk%26year%3D2005%26month%3D2%26week%3D3%26submit5.x%3D8%26submit5.y%3D11 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081203002112/http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2005&month=2&week=3&submit5.x=8&submit5.y=11 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2008 |title=Secret chart position |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=November 11, 2008 |language=ja }}</ref><ref name="butterfly">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn%3Djs%26types%3Drnk%26year%3D2005%26month%3D7%26week%3D1%26submit4.x%3D20%26submit4.y%3D15 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081203002425/http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2005&month=7&week=1&submit4.x=20&submit4.y=15 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2008 |title=Butterfly chart position |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=November 11, 2008 |language=ja }}</ref><ref name="best1">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn%3Dja%26types%3Drnk%26year%3D2005%26month%3D10%26week%3D2%26submit5.x%3D16%26submit5.y%3D11 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081203002915/http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2005&month=10&week=2&submit5.x=16&submit5.y=11 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2008 |title=Best: First Things chart position, week two |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=November 11, 2008 |language=ja }}</ref>
Though her early releases presented a conservative, quiet image, she has become a fashion leader among young women, setting trends such as the ero-kakkoii style.<ref name="webjapan">{{cite web|url=http://web-japan.org/trends/fashion/fas060913.html|title=Showing Some Skin|publisher=web-japan.org|access-date=January 16, 2009|date=September 13, 2007}}</ref> In 2006 and 2007, Oricon named Koda as the top selling artist of the year.{{#tag:ref|She made [[Japanese yen|¥]]12,702,200,000 in profits, in 2006<ref name="06sales" /> approximately [[United States dollar|$]] 136,465,304 and [[Japanese yen|¥]]7.3 Billion in 2007<ref name="07sales" />|group=fn}}
== Life and career ==
=== Early life ===
Koda was born into a family of musicians. Her grandfather was a [[Shakuhachi]] master and her mother was a [[Koto (musical instrument)|Koto]] teacher;<ref name="nippop">{{cite web|url=http://nippop.com/features/feature_id-17/|title=Telling Secrets – A Konversation with Kumi Koda|publisher=[[Nippop]]|access-date=January 17, 2009|date=April 2, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223190536/http://nippop.com/features/feature_id-17|archive-date=February 23, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> she is the older sister of [[Misono]], current solo artist and former lead singer of [[Day After Tomorrow (band)|Day After Tomorrow]]. Inspired by her mother, who performed in karaoke bars, Koda, from a young age, had aspirations of becoming a singer.<ref name="nippop" /> Her school years were unhappy; she described her junior and high school years as "obscure times", as she was ridiculed due to her "fatness", "shortness", "ugliness", and other factors related to her appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3131505/|title="ストップ！いじめ"〜倖田來未が実体験をもとに参加|author=RBB TODAY|date=April 23, 2007|work=ライブドアニュース|access-date=October 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202734/http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3131505/|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>"Kodashiki – Kumi Koda Style Book -"'s "Girl's Talk" {{ISBN|4-8387-1756-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nettv.gov-online.go.jp/prg/prg1118.html|title=倖田來未の「ストップ！いじめ」 |work=政府インターネットテレビ|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607180312/http://nettv.gov-online.go.jp/prg/prg1118.html|archive-date=June 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> During her second year of high school Koda auditioned in Avex's "Dream Audition", where she came in second out of 120,000 participants. She was then signed onto the [[Avex Group|Avex]] sub-label [[Rhythm Zone]].<ref name="nippop" /> Koda's first semi-biographical book, ''Koda-shiki'' ("Koda-style") was officially described as "a story about a girl who was filled with inferiority complex pursuing her way".<ref name="koda shiki"/>
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Koda debuted on December 6, 2000, with the single "[[Take Back]]"; it was followed by "[[Trust Your Love]]", "[[Color of Soul]]" (both 2001), and "[[So into You (Kumi Koda song)|So into You]]" (2002). "Trust Your Love" and "Color of Soul" were both Top 30 singles; the former reached number 18 on the chart and became Koda's first Top Twenty single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2001&month=5&week=3&submit4.x=38&submit4.y=6|title=Trust Your Love chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 6, 2009|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2001&month=10&week=3&submit4.x=13&submit4.y=14|title=Color of Soul chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 6, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> Using the stage name '''Koda''', Koda recorded "Take Back" and "Trust Your Love" in English and released the singles in the United States under Orpheus Records. "Take Back" peaked at number 18 on the [[Hot Dance Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]] chart;<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kumi koda|chart=Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales}} |title=Take Back Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=June 16, 2001 |access-date=December 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207034810/http://%7b%7bbillboardurlbyname%7cartist=kumi/ |archive-date=2008-12-07}}</ref> "Trust Your Love" had more success, reaching the top spot on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kumi koda|chart=Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales}} |title=Trust Your Love Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 2, 2002 |access-date=December 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207034815/http://%7b%7bbillboardurlbyname%7cartist=kumi/ |archive-date=2008-12-07}}</ref> The single also charted on the Hot Singles Sales chart and Hot Dance Club Play chart, at No. 19 and No. 35, respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kumi koda|chart=Hot Singles Sales}} |title=Trust Your Love Hot Singles Sales chart |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=December 22, 2001 |access-date=December 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207034721/http://%7b%7bbillboardurlbyname%7cartist=kumi/ |archive-date=2008-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2002-01-26/dance-club-play-songs|title=Trust Your Love Hot Dance Club Play chart |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 26, 2002|access-date=December 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719133118/http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2002-01-26 |archive-date=July 19, 2015}}</ref> After the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], Koda recorded the charity single "[[The Meaning of Peace]]" with Korean singer [[BoA]] as part of Avex's Song+Nation project to raise funds for charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chosunonline.com/article/20050121000046 |title=BoA and Hamasaki Ayumi Join Song+Nation's South Korean Release |work=[[Chosun Ilbo|Chosunonline.com]]|publisher=Chosun Ilbo Co. |access-date=December 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207020747/http://www.chosunonline.com/article/20050121000046 |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |language=ja |url-status=dead }} (Paid access required to view article)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avexnet.or.jp/songnation/index.htm |title=Song+Nation |publisher=[[Avex Trax]] |access-date=December 6, 2008 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120210120/http://www.avexnet.or.jp/songnation/index.htm |archive-date=January 20, 2008 }}</ref> In March 2002, Koda released her debut album ''[[Affection (Kumi Koda album)|Affection]]'' under Rhythm Zone; it peaked at number 12 on the Oricon album chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2002&month=4&week=2&submit5.x=18&submit5.y=4|title=Affection chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 6, 2009|language=ja}}</ref>
After the release of ''Affection'', Koda released three singles. "[[Love Across the Ocean]]", "[[Maze (Kumi Koda song)|Maze]]" (both 2002), and "[[real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba]]" (2003). "Love Across the Ocean" and "Maze" peaked at the number 19 and 25 positions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2002&month=8&week=1&submit4.x=18&submit4.y=5|title=Love Across the Ocean chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 6, 2009|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2002&month=12&week=4&submit4.x=26&submit4.y=4|title=Maze chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 6, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> Koda achieved minor success with "real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", which peaked at number 3 after three weeks on the charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2003&month=4&week=2&submit4.x=5&submit4.y=19|title=Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 6, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> The songs were used as the opening and ending themes, respectively, of the video game ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]''; in addition, Koda [[motion capture|motion-acted]] the dance moves of one of the characters and voiced the character [[Lenne (Final Fantasy X-2)|Lenne]] in the Japanese version of the game.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-19988870_ITM|title=Popcetera / Tomoka Zones in, Takayo Zones out|date=January 15, 2004|publisher=AccessMyLibrary|first=Rori|last=Caffrey|access-date=February 2, 2009}}</ref> She released her second album, ''[[Grow into One]]'' in March 2003. It debuted at number 11 on the charts,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn%3Dja%26types%3Drnk%26year%3D2003%26month%3D3%26week%3D5%26submit5.x%3D25%26submit5.y%3D11 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081208002009/http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2003&month=3&week=5&submit5.x=25&submit5.y=11 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 8, 2008 |title=Grow into One week one position |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=December 8, 2008 |language=ja }}</ref> and peaked at number 8 in the fourth week of its run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn%3Dja%26types%3Drnk%26year%3D2003%26month%3D4%26week%3D3%26submit5.x%3D13%26submit5.y%3D17 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081208002346/http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2003&month=4&week=3&submit5.x=13&submit5.y=17 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 8, 2008 |title=Grow into One week four position |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=December 8, 2008 |language=ja }}</ref>
From then on, Koda continued a string of Top Twenty singles with "[[Come with Me (Kumi Koda song)|Come with Me]]", "[[Gentle Words]]" (both 2003), and "[[Crazy 4 U]]" (2004).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2003&month=9&week=2&submit4.x=9&submit4.y=15|title=Come with Me chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 6, 2009|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2003&month=12&week=4&submit4.x=4&submit4.y=11|title=Gentle Words chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 6, 2009|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2004&month=1&week=4&submit4.x=33&submit4.y=1|title=Crazy 4 U chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 6, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> She then released her third album ''[[Feel My Mind]]'' (February 2004), which debuted at number 7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn%3Dja%26types%3Drnk%26year%3D2004%26month%3D2%26week%3D5%26submit5.x%3D31%26submit5.y%3D13 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081208005101/http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2004&month=2&week=5&submit5.x=31&submit5.y=13 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 8, 2008 |title=Feel My Mind chart position |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=December 8, 2008 |language=ja }}</ref> Koda also covered the theme song of the [[anime]] series ''[[Cutie Honey#1970s versions|Cutie Honey]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-05-25|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Cutie Honey#1970s versions|reason= The anchor (1970s versions) [[Special:Diff/880808552|has been deleted]].}}'' originally by Yoko Maekawa for the 2004 [[Cutie Honey (film)|live-action film]] and ''[[Re: Cutie Honey]]''. The song, which shared the same name as the show, was included as a bonus track on the album and became the title track of her eleventh single, "[[Love & Honey]]" (2004), after the album's release. At the end of the year, Koda released two more singles, "[[Chase (Kumi Koda song)|Chase]]" and "[[Kiseki (Kumi Koda song)|Kiseki]]".
During her image change, Koda stated her concern about what her parents would think. When they approved and supported her, she chose to keep the style that would become infamous with her name: "ero-kakkoi".
=== 2005–2006: Growing popularity ===
[[File:Koda kumi advertising japan.jpg|thumb|An advertisement for ''[[Best: First Things]]'' in Shibuya (2005)|left|293x293px]]
Koda's first release of 2005 was her fourteenth single, "[[Hands (Kumi Koda song)|Hands]]" (January 19). Less than a month later, she released her fourth album, ''[[Secret (Kumi Koda album)|Secret]]''. ''Secret'' debuted at number 3 and became her first album to debut in the Top Five.<ref name="secret" /> The album was certified double platinum by the RIAJ for selling 521,000 copies total.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.com/data/others/gold/200507.html|title=Gold Album Certifications July 2005|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan]]|access-date=June 26, 2007|language=ja}}</ref> Koda then released her fifteenth single, "[[Hot Stuff (Kumi Koda song)|Hot Stuff]]", from the album. Shortly afterwards, Koda released her first live DVD, ''Secret: First Class Limited Live''. In 2006, Oricon reported that ''Secret: First Class Limited Live'' had set a new record on the music DVD charts by remaining at the top of the Oricon DVD charts for seven weeks in total.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/061221_04.html|title=Other talked about songs chart announcements|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=February 13, 2006|access-date=September 25, 2007|language=ja}}</ref> Koda released her sixteenth single, "[[Butterfly (Kumi Koda song)|Butterfly]]", which debuted at number 2 on the Oricon chart.<ref name="butterfly" /> "Butterfly" was followed by "[[Flower (Kumi Koda song)|Flower]]" and "[[Promise/Star]]"; both peaked at number 4 in the weekly chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2005&month=8&week=4&submit4.x=38&submit4.y=15|title=Flower chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 6, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2005&month=9&week=3&submit4.x=7&submit4.y=19|title=Promise/Star chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 6, 2009}}</ref>
In September, Koda released her first [[greatest hits]] album, ''[[Best: First Things]]''. The album debuted at number 2 on the chart in its first week but rose to the top the following week, giving Koda her first number-one album.<ref name="best1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn%3Dja%26types%3Drnk%26year%3D2005%26month%3D10%26week%3D1%26submit5.x%3D13%26submit5.y%3D10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081210231858/http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2005&month=10&week=1&submit5.x=13&submit5.y=10 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |title=Best: First Things, week one |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=December 10, 2008 |language=ja }}</ref> ''Best: First Things'' sold over a million copies and was certified million by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/2795/|title=Best album topped million!! Kumi Koda, the background of the latest craze|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=November 22, 2005|access-date=December 10, 2008|language=ja}}</ref> In December, Koda began the "12 Singles Project" in which for twelve consecutive weeks, she released one single per week (nine of which were labeled as limited editions).<ref name="limited" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rhythmzone.net/koda/profile/index.html|title=Kumi Koda official website|publisher=[[Avex Group]]|access-date=January 11, 2009|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230131741/http://rhythmzone.net/koda/profile/index.html|archive-date=December 30, 2008}}</ref> The first single of the 12 Singles Project, "[[You (Kumi Koda song)|You]]", debuted at the top of the chart, giving Koda her first number-one single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/5893/|title=Kumi Koda, 12 weeks a row in the first release of her first singles win first place!!|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=December 13, 2005|access-date=December 10, 2008|language=ja}}</ref> Koda then released "[[Birthday Eve]]", "[[D.D.D.]]", and "[[Shake It Up (Kumi Koda song)|Shake It Up]]" before the end of the year. Koda released the remaining eight singles in the beginning of the new year. The first single was "[[Lies (Kumi Koda song)|Lies]]", followed by "[[Feel (Kumi Koda song)|Feel]]", "[[Candy (Kumi Koda song)|Candy]]", "[[No Regret (song)|No Regret]]", "[[Ima Sugu Hoshii]]", "[[Kamen (song)|Kamen]]", "[[Wind (song)|Wind]]" and "[[Someday/Boys & Girls]]".
On the same day as she released the last single from the project, she released digitally [[Koda Kumi Remix Album]], which includes remixes of songs from project. "Feel", the fifth single from the project, debuted atop the charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/9263/|title=Kumi Koda, "You", following the lead single for her second win by 2!!|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=January 16, 2006|access-date=December 13, 2008|language=ja}}</ref> "You" remained in the Oricon Top Ten during the release of "Shake It Up" and "Lies", making Koda the first female artist to have three singles in the Top Ten of the Oricon Weekly Singles chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/5893/|title=Kōhaku, year-end program guests boom! Kumi Koda's feat first in women's history!|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=January 9, 2007|access-date=June 26, 2007|language=ja}}</ref> Koda's fashion in this period, in which she wore skin-baring clothes, started the ero-kakkoii trend in Japan.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/051221_01.html|title=Koda: 'I Talk about the 12 Singles Project'|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 16, 2009|date=December 21, 2005|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://web-japan.org/trends/buzz/bz0602.html|title="Erotic-Cool" Culture in Japan|publisher=web-japan.org|date=February 22, 2006|access-date=January 6, 2009}}</ref> "[[Get It On (Kumi Koda song)|Get It On]]", the thirteenth and last single of the "12 Singles Project",{{#tag:ref|Although "Get It On" is the thirteenth single from the project, the cover art is marked with 00.|group=fn}} was Koda's first [[digital single]]; it was followed by her second greatest hits album, ''[[Best: Second Session]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000021011&m=jpop|title=Limited Delivery & Album Tracks! The Message Has Arrived!|publisher=Barks.jp|access-date=March 2, 2009|date=March 9, 2006|language=ja}}</ref> The album featured all twelve singles along with two new tracks and was released in three different formats: CD-only, CD+DVD, and CD+2DVD. ''Best: Second Session'' debuted at the top of the chart with 983,000 copies sold in its first week, making Koda the first female artist with the highest greatest hits album debut sales since [[Hikaru Utada]]'s ''[[Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/15289/|title=Kumi Koda second 'best of' album starts as 980,000-Disk Big Hit! Number 1 on Release!|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=March 13, 2007|access-date=June 26, 2007|language=ja}}</ref> Like ''Best: First Things'', ''Best: Second Session'' was certified million by the RIAJ.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200603.html|title=Best: Second Session certification|publisher=[[RIAJ]]|access-date=December 13, 2008|language=ja}}</ref>
[[File:Kumi Koda Con 2005.jpg|thumb|Koda Kumi on-stage (2005)|297x297px]]
After ''Best: Second Session'', Koda released "[[Koi no Tsubomi]]" which reached number 2 in its debut week with 140,000 copies sold,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/23367/|title=Kumi Koda in July, a collection of new songs and the first simultaneous release of photos!|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=May 31, 2006|access-date=December 13, 2008|language=ja}}</ref> and eventually topped 1 million downloads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/22735/|title=Kumi Koda, the new single, wear a blossom of love song topped 1 million download!|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=May 25, 2007|access-date=December 13, 2008|language=ja}}</ref> This was the highest debut week sales for a female artist in 2006, until [[Ayumi Hamasaki]] surpassed it with her single "[[Blue Bird (Ayumi Hamasaki song)|Blue Bird]]". On July 26, 2006, Koda released her first [[photobook]], ''Maroc''; the book, photographed by Leslie Kee, was tied with her thirty-second single "[[4 Hot Wave]]", which was released on the same day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-en-news.php?nt_seq_id=1365111|title=Kumi Koda Releases Sexy Pictures|work=[[World Journal]]|date=June 1, 2006|access-date=January 10, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328100226/http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-en-news.php?nt_seq_id=1365111|archive-date=March 28, 2009}}</ref> Koda reclaimed the title of highest debut week sales for a female artist in 2006 with "4 Hot Wave";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/29966/|title=Kumi Koda, 06 girls with two golds artists!|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=August 1, 2006|access-date=January 10, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> which also ranked second behind the [[KinKi Kids]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&types=rnk&year=2006&month=8&week=1&submit4.x=11&submit4.y=15|title=4 Hot Wave chart position|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 13, 2009}}</ref> "4 Hot Wave" is Koda's nineteenth consecutive single to debut in the Top Ten since "Kiseki".<ref name="limited">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/ranking/23367/|title=Kumi Koda breaks own record with drama 'Ugly Love' theme song!|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=May 30, 2006|access-date=June 26, 2007|language=ja}}</ref> Koda's next single, "[[Yume no Uta / Futari de...]]" (2006), was a musical first for Koda, as she took full creative control over the production of the single and music video; she wrote the lyrics, chose the outfits, and produced the concepts for the videos of both songs.<ref name="YNUFD">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529064749/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/idol/ka/koda_kumi/20060825.html|archive-date=May 29, 2007|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/idol/ka/koda_kumi/20060825.html|title=Kumi Koda writes 2 songs with 1 melody! Ballad filled with happiness and sadness|publisher=[[Sankei Sports]]|date=August 25, 2006|access-date=June 26, 2007|language=ja}}</ref> Koda then recorded a cover of the Bubblegum Brothers' "[[Won't Be Long]]" with label-mates [[Exile (Japanese band)|Exile]]. "[[Cherry Girl/Unmei]]" was the last single Koda released before releasing her fifth album ''[[Black Cherry (Kumi Koda album)|Black Cherry]]'' in December. ''Black Cherry'' became the first female studio album to stay atop the charts for four weeks since Ayumi Hamasaki's album ''[[Duty (album)|Duty]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rank/41238/|title=Kumi Koda four straight weeks at top first time in six years|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=January 16, 2007|access-date=June 28, 2007|language=ja}}</ref> At the end of 2006, Oricon named her the best-selling artist of 2006 with [[Japanese yen|¥]]12,702,200,000 profit (approximately [[United States dollar|$]]136,465,304), and [[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Japan]] declared her to be the most-searched female artist and tenth most searched term overall in 2006.<ref name="06sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/061221_04.html|title=Annual hit chart special – 2006 artist total sales ranking big announcement!|publisher=[[Oricon]]|date=December 21, 2006|access-date=June 26, 2007|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://picks.dir.yahoo.co.jp/new/review2006/general.html|title=2006 Search word ranking|publisher=[[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Japan]]|access-date=September 25, 2007|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030001822/http://picks.dir.yahoo.co.jp/new/review2006/general.html|archive-date=October 30, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/12/21/HNjapantopsearches_1.html|title=Japan's top searches: burgers, babes, betting|work=[[InfoWorld]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=December 21, 2006 |access-date=January 23, 2009|first=Martyn|last=Williams|agency=IDG News Service}}</ref>
=== 2007–2010: Commercial peak and controversy ===
[[File:Koda Kumi Live Earth (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Koda in 2007]]
On March 14, 2007, Koda released her thirty-fifth single ("[[But/Aishō]]"), another greatest hits album (''[[Best: Bounce & Lovers]]''), and a DVD of her second tour ''Live Tour 2006–2007: Second Session''. Her second single of 2007, "[[Freaky (Koda Kumi song)|Freaky]]", reached the top spot on the Oricon, giving Koda her fourth number-one single. Koda performed at the [[Live Earth concert, Tokyo|Japanese leg]] of [[Live Earth]] in Tokyo on July 7, 2007, and attended [[AP Bank Fes]] '07, a [[conservation movement|conservationist]]-themed concert, hosted by [[Kazutoshi Sakurai]] of [[Mr. Children]] on July 15, 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1641046,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103152009/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1641046,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2007|title=What Live Earth Really Meant|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=July 8, 2007|access-date=June 19, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apbank-ecoreso.jp/07/livearea/index.html|title=ap bank fes'07 Official site|publisher=[[AP Bank]]|access-date=September 12, 2007|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070917124855/http://www.apbank-ecoreso.jp/07/livearea/index.html|archive-date=September 17, 2007}}</ref> At the end of 2007, Koda released two singles, "[[Ai no Uta (Kumi Koda song)|Ai no Uta]]" and "[[Last Angel]]", a collaboration with Korean boy band [[TVXQ]] better known as Tohoshinki in Japan. "Last Angel" was used as the theme song for the Japanese release for ''[[Resident Evil: Extinction]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-1774|title=Kumi Koda collaborates with TVXQ|publisher=Tokyograph|date=September 24, 2007|access-date=January 3, 2009}}</ref> On December 1, she held her first performance at [[Tokyo Dome]] for her third nationwide and first arena tour. Koda became the seventh solo female singer to perform at Tokyo Dome with an estimated audience of 45,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2007/12/02/03.html|title=Kumi Koda, her first concert at the Tokyo Dome in her seventh anniversary|publisher=[[Sponichi]]|date=December 2, 2007|access-date=December 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204085920/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2007/12/02/03.html|archive-date=February 4, 2008|language=ja}}</ref> Having sold more than 7.3 billion yen worth of CDs and DVDs, Koda was again the best-selling artist of the year in Oricon's 2007 year-end rankings.<ref name="07sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2271|title=Koda is best-selling artist of 2007|publisher=Tokyograph|date=December 18, 2007|access-date=January 5, 2009}}</ref>
Koda released her thirty-ninth single "[[Anytime (Kumi Koda song)|Anytime]]" on January 23, 2008; it was followed by her sixth studio album ''[[Kingdom (Koda Kumi album)|Kingdom]]'', which was released in the same format as her previous album. With a little over 420,000 copies sold in its first week, ''Kingdom'' debuted atop the Oricon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2512|title=Charts: Koda on top despite controversy|publisher=Tokyograph|date=February 6, 2008|access-date=January 6, 2009}}</ref> On January 31, Koda hosted ''[[All Night Nippon]]''; discussing her manager's recent marriage and plans on having children, Koda remarked that "When women turn 35, their [[amniotic fluid]] goes rotten, so I'd like them to have a child by 35".<ref name="tgrot">{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2495|title=Kumi Koda comment goes "rotten", suspended for month|publisher=Tokyograph|date=February 2, 2008|access-date=January 3, 2009}}</ref> Because of the controversy instigated by the comment, Avex released an apology stating that as a consolation, all promotion of ''Kingdom'' would cease.<ref name="Japanese diva">{{cite web|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5htiYmFz6W0J2PPi7Sn1Js16SsS7g|title=Japanese diva in hot water over 'rotten' womb gaffe|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|date=February 3, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329130225/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5htiYmFz6W0J2PPi7Sn1Js16SsS7g|archive-date=March 29, 2008}}</ref> Additionally, several of Koda's commercial endorsements were placed on hiatus. Koda herself made a public apology on [[Fuji TV]].<ref name="tgrot" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.wtnrradio.com/story.php?story=151|title=Sexy Kumi Koda apologizes for controversial comments|publisher=WorldTime News Report|year=2008|access-date=June 19, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070511031819/http://news.wtnrradio.com/story.php?story=151|archive-date=May 11, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.japantoday.com/jp/news/427464|title=Tearful Koda apologizes on TV for 'rotten womb' gaffe|work=[[Japan Today]]|date=February 8, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/japanese%20pop%20star%20apologises%20over%20offensive%20comments_1058343|title=Japanese pop star apologises over offensive comments|publisher=contactmusic.com|date=February 4, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2008}}</ref> Despite the controversy, ''Kingdom'' remained on top for a second consecutive week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2550|title=Charts: Koda still #1|publisher=Tokyograph|date=February 13, 2008|access-date=January 6, 2009}}</ref> Two months after her controversial statement, Koda released ''Live Tour 2007: Black Cherry Tour Special Final in Tokyo Dome'', her fourth live DVD. Her fourth nationwide tour ''Kumi Koda Live Tour 2008: Kingdom'' commenced on April 12, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/singer-kumi-koda-makes-comeback-concert|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090107203216/http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/singer-kumi-koda-makes-comeback-concert|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 7, 2009|title=Singer Kumi Koda makes comeback concert|work=[[Japan Today]]|date=April 14, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2008}}</ref> For the Japanese dub of [[Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant]], the film got it's own theme song, "Can We Go Back", sung by her.<ref>{{Cite web |title=倖田來未デビュー10周年に映画「ダレン・シャン」イメージソング : 映画ニュース |url=https://eiga.com/news/20100223/1/ |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=映画.com |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PIA |title=倖田來未が米映画『ダレン・シャン』の日本版イメージソングを担当 {{!}} チケットぴあ[映画 邦画] |url=https://ticket.pia.jp/pia/newsDetail.ds?newsCd=201002230002 |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=ticket.pia.jp |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-02-23 |title=原作は大ベストセラーの映画『ダレン・シャン』、日本版主題歌は倖田來未 |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000058592 |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=BARKS |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-02-23 |title=倖田來未が映画『ダレン・シャン』イメージソングに決定！ デビュー10周年飾る |url=https://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2010/02/23/7684.html |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=cinemacafe.net |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Inc |first=Natasha |title=倖田來未、話題ハリウッド映画のイメージソングを担当 |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/28116 |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=音楽ナタリー |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-02-22 |title=倖田來未、大ベストセラーの映画化『ダレン・シャン』の日本版イメージソング｜シネマトゥデイ |url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0022650 |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=シネマトゥデイ |language=ja}}</ref> Koda's fortieth single "[[Moon (EP)|Moon]]" was released on June 11, 2008. Like "Freaky", "Moon" contained four tracks. The single contained "Moon Crying", used as the theme for Asahi Television [[Japanese television drama|drama]] ''Puzzle'', and a collaboration track with [[The Black Eyed Peas]]' [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2999|title="Puzzle" theme sung by Kumi Koda|publisher=Tokyograph|date=August 16, 2008|access-date=January 4, 2009}}</ref>
Koda again attended Avex's annual summer concert ''[[Avex Group#A-Nation|A-Nation '08]]''. She appeared at all eight shows in Japan and performed with other Avex artists such as [[Every Little Thing (band)|Every Little Thing]], [[Ai Otsuka]], [[Namie Amuro]], Ayumi Hamasaki, TVXQ, and [[Maki Goto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3487|title=Maki Goto confirmed for a-nation|publisher=Tokyograph|date=July 9, 2008|access-date=January 4, 2009}}</ref> In October 2008, Koda released her forty-first single, "[[Taboo (Kumi Koda song)|Taboo]]". With around 66,000 copies sold in its first week, "Taboo" debuted at the number-one position and became Koda's fifth single to reach the top.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3917|title=Charts: Kumi Koda back on top, no longer "taboo"|publisher=Tokyograph|date=October 15, 2008|access-date=January 4, 2009}}</ref> Koda released her forty-second single "[[Stay with Me (Kumi Koda song)|Stay with Me]]" on Christmas Eve, which debuted atop of the chart selling 58,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4257|title=Charts: Ikimono Gakari's first #1|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=January 7, 2009}}</ref> Koda's seventh studio album, ''[[Trick (Koda Kumi album)|Trick]]'', was another number-one album for the singer, selling 253,000 in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4385|title=Charts: KinKi Kids, Kumi Koda|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=February 4, 2009}}</ref> The album stayed at the number-one spot for a second week selling 56,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4413|title=Charts: Kiyoshi Hikawa achieves second #1|publisher=Tokyograph|access-date=February 28, 2009}}</ref> Although the album debuted at the number-one position, this was her lowest selling album since her fourth studio album, ''Secret''.{{#tag:ref|In its first week ''Secret'' sold 186,377 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=ja&types=rnk&year=2005&month=2&week=3&submit5.x=31&submit5.y=10|title=Secret Debut Sales|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=February 28, 2009|language=ja}}</ref>|group=fn}}
[[File:Koda Kumi Fanclub Tour 2008.jpg|thumb|Fans attending Koda's [[Live Tour 2008: Kingdom]] in Tokyo, May 2008]]
On March 25, 2009, Koda released two albums, ''[[Out Works & Collaboration Best]]'' and ''[[Koda Kumi Driving Hit's]]''. The former is a compilation of collaborations with other artists and the latter is a [[remix album]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rhythmzone.net/koda/info/release090325.html |title=Kumi Koda Information |publisher=[[Avex]] |access-date=February 2, 2009 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206081236/http://rhythmzone.net/koda/info/release090325.html |archive-date=February 6, 2009 }}</ref> ''Out Works & Collaboration Best'' and ''Koda Kumi Driving Hit's'' debuted at number 7 and 6 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/808119/1/|title=Out Works & Collaboration Best Oricon page|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=May 25, 2009|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/808120/1/|title=Koda Kumi Driving Hit's Oricon page|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=May 25, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> Koda's forty-third single, "[[It's All Love!]]", was released on March 31.<ref name="sisters" /> The single, a collaboration with her younger sister Misono,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/090220/gnj0902200505012-n1.htm |title=Kumi Koda × misono, sister's first collaboration! (1/2 Pages) |publisher=[[Sanspo]] |access-date=February 19, 2009 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221045414/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/090220/gnj0902200505012-n1.htm |archive-date=February 21, 2009 }}</ref> debuted atop the Oricon, making the sisters the first siblings to have a single top the chart in its initial week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/63437/full/|script-title=ja:再結成ユニコーン、14年10ヶ月ぶりの首位獲得|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=May 25, 2009|date=March 24, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> The second song from the single, "Faraway", was used as the theme song for the [[manga]]-based movie ''Subaru''.<ref name="sisters">{{cite web|url=http://rhythmzone.net/koda/info/release090331.html |title=Information: Kumi Koda Official Website |publisher=[[Avex Group]] |access-date=February 23, 2009 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225204416/http://www.rhythmzone.net/koda/info/release090331.html |archive-date=February 25, 2009 }}</ref> On July 8, 2009, Koda released her forty-fourth single, "[[3 Splash]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bounce.com/news/daily.php/19657|title=倖田來未、7月にリリースするニュー・シングル"3 SPLASH"の詳細が決定!|work=[[Tower Records (music retailer)|Tower Records]]|publisher=Bounce|access-date=May 25, 2009|date=May 21, 2009|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525235327/http://www.bounce.com/news/daily.php/19657|archive-date=May 25, 2009}}</ref> The single debuted at number 2 on the charts making it Koda's thirty-third Top 10 single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/67672/full/|script-title=ja:テゴマス「七夕祭り」が初登場首位 |publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=October 31, 2009|date=July 14, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> Following the release of "3 Splash" was her forty-fifth single, "[[Alive/Physical Thing]]", which took the number-one spot on the single charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news24.jp/entertainment/news/168084.html |script-title=ja:嵐、ミスチル超え！09年アルバムセールスのトップに立つ |publisher=[[Nippon Television]] |access-date=September 21, 2009 |date=September 22, 2009 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924113118/http://www.news24.jp/entertainment/news/168084.html |archive-date=September 24, 2009 }}</ref>
=== 2010–2011: Tenth anniversary, ''Dejavu'', ''Japonesque'', and marriage ===
On January 20, 2010, Koda released a new single titled, "[[Can We Go Back]]", which is a cover of a bonus track on [[Kelly Clarkson]]'s 2009 album ''[[All I Ever Wanted (album)|All I Ever Wanted]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/news/show/id/26275|script-title=ja:倖田來未がライブ年間パスポートをファンに直接手渡し|date=January 13, 2010|work=Natasha Inc.|publisher=Natalie|access-date=January 13, 2010|language=ja}}</ref> On February 3, 2010, Koda released a new best album, ''Best: Third Universe'', and her eighth studio album, ''Universe'', which are packaged together under the name of ''[[Best: Third Universe/Universe]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/091211/gnj0912110508012-n1.htm |script-title=ja:倖田、超豪華アルバム！ベスト＋オリジナル |date=December 11, 2009 |work=[[Sanspo]] |access-date=December 10, 2009 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213141422/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/091211/gnj0912110508012-n1.htm |archive-date=December 13, 2009 }}</ref> On July 7, 2010, she released her 47th single, "[[Gossip Candy]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rhythmzone.net/koda/discography/detail.php?id=1004246 |script-title=ja:MUSIC – 倖田來未（こうだくみ）OFFICIAL WEBSITE (Gossip Candy) | access-date=July 21, 2018 |language=ja |date=July 7, 2010 }}</ref> which peaked at number 4 on the Oricon chart. On September 22, 2010, she released her 48th single "[[Suki de, Suki de, Suki de./Anata Dake ga]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rhythmzone.net/koda/discography/detail.php?id=1004247 |script-title=ja:MUSIC – 倖田來未（こうだくみ）OFFICIAL WEBSITE (好きで、好きで、好きで。 / あなただけが) |work=Rhythm Zone |date=September 22, 2010 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |language=ja}}</ref> two ballads and a re-recorded version of "Walk". The DVD release of her tour "Kumi Koda Live Tour Universe" was released on October 6, 2010. A week later Koda released her first cover-album ''[[Eternity: Love & Songs]]'', on which she covers songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Koda didn't release a number-one single in 2010, her first time since 2004 not to do so. On December 5, 2010, Koda held a concert celebrating her 10th Anniversary named "Fantasia", where she performed a selection of songs from all over her career. The concert was filmed for DVD release and held at Tokyo Dome.
On February 2, 2011, her 49th single "[[Pop Diva]]" was released and on February 23, 2011, Koda released "Eternity -Love & Songs- at Billboard Live" an audio DVD of her performance at Billboard Live Tokyo in October 2010, where she performed many songs from her ''Eternity: Love & Songs'' cover album. She released her ninth studio album named ''[[Dejavu (Kumi Koda album)|Dejavu]]'' on March 2, 2011. Koda was planning to release ''[[Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 3]]'' in March, but due to the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]], the date was pushed back to May 4. Koda is featured in the [[Far East Movement]] song "Make It Bump", which was only released on the Japanese edition of their album ''[[Free Wired]]''. On May 18, 2011, Koda released the DVD of her "Fantasia" concert entitled "Kumi Koda 10th Anniversary: Fantasia in Tokyo Dome".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B004W1EJGO |title=KODA KUMI 10th Anniversary ~FANTASIA~in TOKYO DOME [DVD] |date=May 18, 2011 |access-date=May 25, 2011|language=ja}}</ref> Alongside DVD, the concert was also released in [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] format. Her previous concerts were also re-released in Blu-ray format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B004W1EPLS |title=KODA KUMI 10th Anniversary ~FANTASIA~in TOKYO DOME [Blu-ray] |date=May 18, 2011 |access-date=May 25, 2011|language=ja}}</ref>
Koda's 50th single was released August 17, 2011. The single is titled "[[4 Times]]" and includes four songs as well as four music videos to accompany them (Such as her previous 2006 summer single, "[[4 Hot Wave]]"). Since it is Koda's 50th single, it was released in two different special limited edition commemorative versions. One comes with 50 Kumi Koda 50th Anniversary post cards and the other with a special digital camera. Immediately after the release of "[[4 Times]]", it was posted on her official website that her 51st single, "[[Ai o Tomenaide]]" was to be released September 21, 2011. The song charted at number 4 on the [[Oricon]] charts. On November 29, Koda became the only Japanese star to perform at the [[Mnet Asian Music Awards]]. On November 30, 2011, her 52nd single, "Love Me Back", was released, debuting at number 5 on the Oricon charts. On December 7, 2011, Koda's tenth album was announced for release on January 25, 2012. The album is entitled ''[[Japonesque (album)|Japonesque]]'' and comes in four different types: CD, CD+DVD, the DVD containing music videos, a limited edition featuring a B4-size, 32-page booklet and a CD+2DVD edition which would features additional live content alongside the music videos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rhythmzone.net/koda/index.html#4type |title= 倖田来未 (こうだくみ) JAPONESQUE |publisher=Rhythm Zone |access-date=December 7, 2011|language=ja}}</ref>
On August 1, 2012, Koda released a remix album called ''[[Beach Mix]]'', which included a new song and a new music video, titled "Whatchu Waitin' On?" This was the first release of any content since Koda gave birth. It was at this time that Koda announced a nationwide arena tour of Japan in 2014 for the album ''Japonesque''. It was announced in August that "Go to the Top" would be released as Koda's 53rd on October 24, 2012. The single went to number 1 on the Oricon charts, her first in three years to do so. Her 54th single "Koishikute" was originally set for December 5, 2012, but was pushed back to December 26, 2012. However, it had been released on iTunes Japan the original date; and subsequently peaked at No. 7 on the Oricon chart when the physical single was finally released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/2012-01-05/|title=Weekly Ranking|date=January 5, 2013|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 6, 2013|language=ja}}</ref>
=== 2013–2016: ''Bon Voyage'' and ''Walk of My Life'' ===
[[File:Koda Kumi 2013.10.09 taiwan.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Koda at Taipei International in October 2013]]
In February 2013, Koda released her 2nd cover album ''[[Color the Cover]]'' fronted by a cover of late rock-singer [[Hide (musician)|Hide]]'s hit "[[Pink Spider]]"; as well as other popular hits such as [[Kome Kome Club]]'s "Shake Hip!" and [[Kenji Ozawa]]'s "Lovely". The album peaked at No. 3 on the Oricon chart and charted for 17 weeks. Furthermore, in March, continuing the ''Driving Hit's'' series, Koda released her 7th remix album ''[[Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5]]''. In March, Koda embarked on a Japan-wide arena tour for the album ''Japonesque''. Following the release of two new singles, "[[Summer Trip]]" in July 2013 and "[[Dreaming Now!]]" in November of the same year, Koda announced her 11th studio album, titled ''[[Bon Voyage (Kumi Koda album)|Bon Voyage]]'' which was released on February 26, 2014. This was immediately followed by the release of the 6th entry in the ''Driving Hit's'' series, her 8th remix album ''[[Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 6]]''.
Soon thereafter, Koda embarked on the Bon Voyage Hall Tour, a series of concerts held throughout Japan to help promote the album. On August 6, Koda released her yearly summer single called "[[Hotel (Kumi Koda song)|Hotel]]". In November of the same year, Koda became the first singer in the world to use the [[Oculus Rift]] technology to shoot the music video for her first digital single "[[Dance in the Rain (Kumi Koda song)|Dance in the Rain]]", which coincided with the start of the 15th anniversary celebration since her debut as a singer, nicknamed 'KXVK'. This was followed by a special concert held on December 6 at Studio Coast, called the 'Koda Kumi 15th Anniversary First Class 2nd Limited Live' during which she performed 62 of her songs.
As part of her 15th anniversary celebration, Koda's 12th album, called ''[[Walk of My Life]]'' was released on March 18, 2015, followed by a Japan-wide Walk of My Life 2015 Tour supported by [[Mercedes-Benz]]. The album reached the number 1 position on the Oricon charts on its release day becoming Koda's 8th studio album to achieve this feat and continuing her trend of managing to hit the number 1 spot with her studio albums for the 8th time in a row since ''[[Black Cherry (Kumi Koda album)|Black Cherry]]''. Koda also embarked on a tour in 2016 which celebrated her 15th anniversary in the music industry.
=== 2017–2019: ''W Face'', ''AND,'' and ''DNA''===
On March 8, 2017, Koda released her thirteenth album, as well as her first double album [[W Face: Inside/Outside|"W Face ~inside~" and "W Face ~outside~"]]. Both albums topped the Oricon Weekly Charts at number one and number two. She was the second female artist in forty-years to hold the top two positions on the Oricon Album Charts, after [[Ayumi Hamasaki]] who released [[A BEST 2]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rhythmzone.net/koda/news/detail.php?id=1047254 |script-title=ja:倖田來未、オリジナルアルバム1・2位独占！女性ソロ2人目47年ぶりの快挙達成！ |publisher=Koda Kumi Official Website|access-date=March 14, 2017|language=ja |date=March 13, 2017 }}</ref> In July 2017, Koda announced her 60th single to be released in August 2017. It will be a limited release and only sold at concert venues and the Japanese music site, mu-mo. The single was the first of three planned singles released for the year, with her 61st single released in October and her 62nd single released in December. On August 2, 2017, Koda released her 61st single [[Lit (Kumi Koda song)|"LIT"]], and on October 4, 2017, released her 62nd single [[Hush (Kumi Koda song)|"HUSH"]]. After the release of [[Never Enough (Koda Kumi song)|"Never Enough"]] in December, she released her fourteenth studio album ''[[And (Koda Kumi album)|AND]]'' on February 28, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jame-world.com/us/news-128424-koda-kumi-s-new-album.html|title=Koda Kumi's New Album|work=JaME World|date=January 1, 2018|access-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> The album was one of two albums planned for the year, with the second album, titled ''[[DNA (Koda Kumi album)|DNA]]'', released in August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nekopop.com/2017/12/koda-kumi-announces-first-album-of-2018/|title=Koda Kumi Announces First Album of 2018|work=Neko Pop|date=December 31, 2017|access-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> ''DNA'' was promoted via a special website created by Rhythm Zone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rhythmzone.net/koda/dna/|title=KODA KUMI 「DNA」 Special Site|work=Rhythm Zone|access-date=May 20, 2018}}</ref>
''And'' debuted at number two on Oricon and dropped in ranking throughout the week to take the No. 6 slot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2018-02-27/|title=デイリー CDアルバムランキング 2018年02月27日付 (Daily CD Album Ranking February 27, 2018)|work=[[Oricon]]|access-date=March 4, 2018}}</ref> This became her first studio album since ''[[Secret (Koda Kumi album)|Secret]]'' to not take the No. 1 position. ''AND'' was predominately released for her fan club ''Koda Gumi'', which was evidenced by her holding a fan club-specific tour for the album, titled ''Fanclub Tour 2018 ~AND~''. Two different performances would be released: her April 29, 2018 performance at DRUM LOGOS in [[Fukuoka]] was placed on CD+3DVD edition of ''DNA'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/kumi-koda/2018/drum-logos-fukuoka-japan-43ed2f3f.html|title=Kumi Koda Concert Setlist at DRUM Logos, Fukuoka on April 29, 2018|work=setlist.fm|access-date=July 28, 2018}}</ref> while her June 9, 2018 performance held at [[Zepp|Zepp Tokyo]] was placed on the 4DVD edition of ''[[Live Tour 2018: DNA|Live Tour 2018 ~DNA~]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kmyura.hatenablog.com/entry/2018/07/10/115442|title=倖田來未 FanClub Tour 2018 AND Zepp Divercity Tokyo 2018.06.09 感想|work=Hatena Blog|date=July 10, 2018|access-date=June 6, 2019|archive-date=June 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606061358/http://kmyura.hatenablog.com/entry/2018/07/10/115442|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://avexnet.jp/release/detail.php?id=1029243|title=KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2018 -DNA-【初回生産限定盤】|work=Avex Official|access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref>
Her second studio release for 2018, ''[[DNA (Koda Kumi album)|DNA]]'', fared better on the charts. While it also debuted at No. 2, it remained in the top ten throughout the week, giving it the weekly ranking of No. 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2018-08-21/|title=デイリー アルバムランキング2018年08月21日付 (Daily Album Rank 2018.08.21)|work=[[Oricon]]|date=August 21, 2018|access-date=August 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/259698/products/1286448/1/|title=DNA / 倖田來未 / ORICON NEWS|work=[[Oricon]]|access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> The album held a corresponding tour, ''Live Tour 2018 ~DNA~'', which would be released on DVD and Blu-ray in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sanaharu.com/wadaineta/koudakumi-live-tour2018|title=倖田來未ライブツアー2018(DNA)の日程と開催場所一覧！チケット先行予約方法も|work=Sanaharu Blog|access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref> The performance utilized on the DVD and Blu-ray was of the concert performed at the [[Kanagawa Kenmin Hall|Kanagawa Prefectural Hall]] on Koda's 36th birthday on November 13, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rhythmzone.net/koda/dna_dvd/|title=KODA KUMI DVD/Bluray "KODA KUMI LIVE TOUR 2018 -DNA-"|work=Koda Kumi Official Site|access-date=June 6, 2019}}</ref> Her eleventh remix album, ''[[Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 9|Driving Hit's 9 -Special Edition-]]'', was released on February 20, 2019, debuting at No. 24. It was released as a 3-disc set with the first disc composed of songs from her album ''DNA'' and the second and thirds discs compiled with previous remixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-03-04/p/3/|title=週間 アルバムランキング2019年03月04日付（2019年02月18日～2019年02月24日）|work=Oricon|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref>
=== 2019–2023: ''re(Cord)'' and Heart ===
Beginning in July 2019, Koda began a string of digital releases, the first being "Eh Yo" released on July 3. The song was used as the Hanazono support song for the [[2019 Rugby World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.m-on-music.jp/0000349519/|title=倖田來未、ラグビーW杯100日前イベントでHANAZONO公式応援ソング「Eh Yo（エーヨー）」を初披露|work=M-ON! MUSIC|date=June 15, 2019|accessdate=January 29, 2021}}</ref> Koda debuted the song on June 15, 2019, with a performance at [[Tennōji Park]] in [[Tennōji-ku, Osaka]] for the "100 Days To Go" event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR3r5LeGtaY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/PR3r5LeGtaY| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=倖田來未さんが花園応援ソング「Eh Yo」初披露！ ラグビーワールドカップ2019開幕 100日前キックオフイベント|work=Abeno Keizai Shinbun Official YouTube|date=June 15, 2019|access-date=July 8, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She released two more songs in the month of July, "Summer Time" on the 10th and "Do Me" on the 17th. On July 20, 2019, Koda released a cover of [[Ricky Martin]]'s hit "[[Livin' la Vida Loca]]" via Avex's official YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lEdMdb95Xs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/7lEdMdb95Xs| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=倖田來未 / Livin' La Vida Loca|work=[[Avex]] Official YouTube|date=July 20, 2019|access-date=August 18, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Three weeks later on August 13, she released the song "Goldfinger 2019", which was the Japanese version of the song. Both versions received music videos with only slightly varying scenes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kk6IAKPWTw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/6Kk6IAKPWTw| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=倖田來未 / GOLDFINGER 2019|work=avex Official YouTube|date=August 13, 2019|access-date=August 18, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Put Your Hands Up!!!" and "OMG" were released in September on the 13th and 18th respectively. The final three songs were released in October. "Strip" (October 16) and "Get Naked" (October 23) would later receive music videos, though they were only released on the 3DVD fan club edition of her ''[[Live Tour 2019 Re(live): Japonesque|Live Tour 2019 Re(live): Black Cherry/Japonesque]]''. The final song, "Again" (October 30), was about the past and future, with the music video recalling many of her prior styles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Twz6IbavAA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/8Twz6IbavAA| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=倖田來未 / again|work=avex Official YouTube|date=October 29, 2019|access-date=November 17, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> All nine of the songs were placed on the album ''[[Re(cord)]]'', which was released on Koda 's 37th birthday on November 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000173538|title=倖田來未、ニューアルバム『re(CORD)』ビジュアル公開|work=BARKS|date=October 24, 2019|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref> The album debuted at No. 4, where it remained for the weekly ranking.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/259698/products/1337904/1/|title=re(CORD) / 倖田來未 / ORICON NEWS|work=Oricon|accessdate=January 29, 2021}}</ref> On March 11, 2020, Koda released her twelfth remix album titled ''[[Re(mix)]].'' It was released the same day as her concert DVDs/Blu-rays of ''[[Live Tour 2019 Re(live): Black Cherry]]'' and ''Live Tour 2019 Re(live): Japonesque''.
On December 2, 2020, Koda released her first public physical non-album in over 6 years titled ''[[Angel + Monster]]''. It became her sixth official EP since ''Gossip Candy'' and debuted at number five on Oricon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2020-12-01/|title=デイリー アルバムランキング2020年12月01日付|work=[[Oricon]]|access-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref> In 2022, Koda announced her 17th studio album, titled [[Heart (Koda Kumi album)|''Heart'']], which was released on March 2, over two years after her previous studio album Re(cord) (2019). The album was released on streaming platforms a month prior to the physical release on February 2. In October 2022, Koda collaborated with band [[Shōnan no Kaze]] release the new song "Trust・Last", which was used as the opening theme of the 33rd entry of the ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' series, ''[[Kamen Rider Geats]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/KR_avex/status/1566221697207783430|title=仮面ライダーギーツ主題歌情報解禁|work=仮面ライダー avex SOUND WEB|accessdate=October 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpN7rNcm5Vc|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20221014/xpN7rNcm5Vc| archive-date=2022-10-14 |url-status=live|title=【仮面ライダーギーツ主題歌】 Trust・Last (TV size) / 倖田來未 × 湘南乃風|work=[[Avex]] Official YouTube|date=October 2, 2022|access-date=October 14, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
=== 2024–present: ''Unicorn'' ===
On January 10, 2024, Koda released her fifteenth remix album: ''Driving Hit's Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 Edition''. On April 17, 2024, the singer released her eighteenth studio album titled ''[[Unicorn (Koda Kumi album)|Unicorn]]''. It debuted at number nine in the Oricon Charts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNICORN(DVD付) {{!}} 倖田來未 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/259698/products/1504243/1/ |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=ORICON NEWS |language=ja}}</ref>
On March 26, 2025, compilation album ''Live in Metaverse: The Best'' was released. Its tracklist featured twenty-eight songs, which were voted for inclusion by Koda's official fanclub, Koda Gumi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kumi Koda releases best-of album ‘LIVE IN METAVERSE ~THE BEST~’ to mark 25th anniversary |url=https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2025/03/kumi-koda-releases-best-of-album-live-in-metaverse-the-best-to-mark-25th-anniversary |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=tokyohive}}</ref> The limited edition version included her sixteenth remix album, ''Driving Hit’s 10''. While promoting ''Live in Metaverse'', Koda described being under pressure to release compilation albums every five years, but that she didn't want her releases to become routine. For that reason, she worked on ''Live in Metaverse'' as a [[Concept album|concept best-of album]], requesting fans to vote on the tracks that make them "most excited to hear live".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-04-09 |title=倖田來未、前代未聞のベスト盤に詰まったエンターテイナーとしての矜持 先駆者が語る『No No Girls』への共感も |url=https://realsound.jp/2025/04/post-1978407.html |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=Real Sound｜リアルサウンド |language=ja}}</ref>
== Artistry ==
Koda's musical style is varied; although she is known for her pop/R&B style and signature power ballads, her discography also spans to rock, hip-hop, electropop, and dance genres.<ref name="nippop" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Nieman |first=Teresa |title=Kumi Koda – J-Pop will eat itself |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/j-pop_will_eat_itself/koda-kumi.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223182232/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/j-pop_will_eat_itself/koda-kumi.htm |archive-date=February 23, 2009 |access-date=January 30, 2009 |work=[[Stylus Magazine (magazine)|Stylus Magazine]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 23, 2004 |title=Hip-hop, R&B a new front Kumi Koda reflected a commitment to Feel My Mind |url=http://www.barks.jp/feature/?id=52336606 |access-date=January 30, 2009 |publisher=Barks.jp |language=ja}}</ref>
Koda has explored themes of [[Human sexuality|sexuality]] and taboo throughout her career. While listening to the music of "But", the first thing that came to Koda's mind was homosexuality; the singer later stated in an interview: "I'm the type of person who thinks that [in a relationship] it doesn't matter what sex the other person is. No matter who they are, it doesn't change the 'I love this person' feeling, does it?"{{#tag:ref|Original text from Oricon Style: 私は相手が異性であろうと同性であろうと関係ないと思うタイプなんです。相手が誰であろうと“人を愛する気持ち”に変わりはないでしょ？<ref name="but" />|group=fn}}<ref name="but">{{cite web |date=March 7, 2014 |title=Kumi Koda's Latest Single is Closing in on the Best Ballad in a Long Interview Special! |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/interview/070314_02.html |access-date=March 1, 2009 |publisher=[[Oricon]] |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Theme of Kumi Koda's New Single is Homosexuality |url=http://www.barks.jp/wii/news/?id=1000030537 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722022859/http://www.barks.jp/wii/news/?id=1000030537 |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |access-date=February 28, 2009 |publisher=Barks.jp |language=ja}}</ref> The video for "Taboo" portrayed homosexuality and other "taboo" subjects to deliver the message of "these things aren't really a taboo, after all".<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328100329/http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-en-news.php?nt_seq_id=1789861 |archive-date=March 28, 2009 |url=http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-en-news.php?nt_seq_id=1789861 |title=Kumi Koda's MV |work=[[World Journal]] |access-date=February 28, 2009 |date=October 17, 2008 |language=zh |url-status=dead }}</ref> Such themes are present in other music videos, Koda having incorporated a more sexualised image into her videos since "[[Crazy 4 U]]"; a notable example is "[[4 Hot Wave|Juicy]]", censored in Taiwan due to its erotic choreography.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-en-news.php?nt_seq_id=1398472|title=Kumi Koda's MV, Mysterious Middle-Eastern Flavor|work=[[World Journal]]|access-date=March 17, 2009|date=August 9, 2006|language=zh|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328100241/http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-en-news.php?nt_seq_id=1398472|archive-date=March 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-en-news.php?nt_seq_id=1314050|title=Kumi Koda's 'Ima Sugu Hoshii' Is Hot|work=[[World Journal]]|access-date=March 17, 2009|date=February 19, 2006|language=zh|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328100221/http://www.worldjournal.com/wj-en-news.php?nt_seq_id=1314050|archive-date=March 28, 2009}}</ref>
=== Lyrics and composition ===
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Koda has written her own lyrics since the beginning of her career.<ref group=fn name="lyrics">Some of the lyrics are either co-written or written by others.</ref> Koda's control over the writing of her lyrics grew with her thirty-third single; it was originally intended to be a track about "happy love", however Koda felt the melody represented both happiness and sadness. Ultimately, she rewrote the lyrics into two separate songs, remarking: "It was a first time experiment for me, but I was able to convey how happiness and sadness are two sides of the same coin."<ref name="YNUFD" /><ref group=fn>Original text: 「初めての試みでしたが、幸せと悲しみが表裏一体だってことが表現できた」</ref> She has also stated that when she produces, she "is like a different person"; thus, she refers to herself in the third person and "looks at [herself] objectively" throughout the process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18792990_ITM|title='Ku-chan' reveals Koda's secrets|last=McClure|first=Steve|date=February 17, 2005|publisher=AccessMyLibrary|access-date=March 2, 2009}} (Registration required)</ref> In 2025, Koda stated she only likes to release songs that she has strong feelings about.<ref name=":0" />
{{Nihongo|"Milk Tea"|ミルクティー|Miruku Tii}}, from ''Black Cherry'', is Koda's first composition.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/interview/061220_02.html|title=Kumi Koda Black Cherry Interview|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=January 30, 2009|date=December 20, 2006|language=ja}}</ref> Her involvement in the composition stage grew during the production of her seventh studio album ''Trick''.<ref group=fn>Koda co-composed "Bling Bling Bling", "Just the Way You Are", "[[Moon (EP)|That Ain't Cool]]" and "This Is Not a Love Song".</ref> Koda's songwriting credits for other artists include [[Faky]]'s digital single "New Age" (2019).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://j-generation.com/faky-enters-new-age-with-song-co-written-by-koda-kumi/|title=FAKY enters 'NEW AGE' with song co-written by Koda Kumi|date=November 28, 2019|website=J-Generation|access-date=November 28, 2019}}</ref>
== Public image ==
=== Fashion ===
Koda is known for her provocative fashion and performances. In 2003, she started a noticable trend when she appeared in advertisements wearing a metallic bra.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thestar.com/living/article/211747|title=Japanese women bust out|date=May 12, 2007|first=Amy|last=Chozick|access-date=January 23, 2009|work=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref> Her work with the anime movie ''[[Cutie Honey (film)|Cutie Honey]]'' continued this image. In 2005, she inspired the ''ero-kawaii'' and ''ero-kakkoii'' fashion styles.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 11, 2005 |title=Album： Kumi Koda--"Butterfly" |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/d/2005-07-11/0942776144.html |access-date=January 23, 2009 |work=[[Sina.com]] |publisher=[[SINA Corporation]] |language=zh}}</ref><ref name="webjapan" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/japanese-girls-go-sexier-in-their-fashion-styles|title=Japanese Girls Go Sexier in Their Fashion|work=[[Japan Today]]|access-date=February 20, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122074300/http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/japanese-girls-go-sexier-in-their-fashion-styles|archive-date=November 22, 2008}}</ref> Koda's image noticably influenced other artists: [[Ayumi Lee]] and [[Leah Dizon]] have credited her for inspiring the more risqué visuals in their work.<ref name="QUEEN">{{cite news|title=How long can Ayumi be QUEEN? The next Kumi Koda?|date=September 5, 2006|work=[[The New Paper]]|publisher=[[Singapore Press Holdings]]|first=Chang May|last=Choon}}</ref> In 2006, Koda began winning awards for being a trendsetter in Japan's fashion sphere, including the "Best Jeanist Award" on September 4, 2006, and the title of "Nail Queen" for her nail art on November 21, 2006, by Japan Nail Expo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Jeanist |url=http://www.best-jeans.com/jeanist/p00_02.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928140104/http://www.best-jeans.com/jeanist/p00_02.shtml |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |access-date=September 25, 2007 |publisher=Best-Jeans.com |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/idol/ka/koda_kumi/20061121.html|title=Who Has Beautiful Hands? Kumi Koda, Akiko Wada Named Nail Queens!|publisher=[[Sankei Sports]]|date=November 21, 2006|access-date=September 25, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107030927/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/idol/ka/koda_kumi/20061121.html|archive-date=January 7, 2008 |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/243150/1/.html| archive-url=https://archive.today/20071229045218/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/243150/1/.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=December 29, 2007|title=Manicure art steals the show at Japan nail expo|publisher=[[MediaCorp News]]|first=Michiyo|last=Ishida|access-date=September 25, 2007|date=November 23, 2006}}</ref>
In 2006, when the popularity of Japanese singers was declining in Singapore due to the rising popularity of the [[Korean Wave]], Koda still inspired a renewed interest in J-pop.<ref>{{cite news|title=New wave of singers are hoping to ... Re-ignite J-pop craze|date=May 23, 2006|work=[[The New Paper]]|publisher=[[Singapore Press Holdings]]|first=Chang May|last=Choon}}</ref> James Kang, marketing director for [[Warner Music]] in Asia, noted that Koda's image proved to be popular with women as well as men, stating that: "(Koda Kumi) uses her image to make a feminist statement [...] She's constantly telling women to believe in themselves, and do what they want to do".<ref name="QUEEN" />
== Personal life ==
In August 2007, it was rumored that Koda was dating [[SMAP]] leader [[Masahiro Nakai]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070906121724/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200708/gt2007081610.html|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200708/gt2007081610.html|title=A Catastrophe for Kumi Koda...Increasing Differences between Her and Her Boyfriend Who Works in Apparel|archive-date=September 6, 2007|work=[[Sankei Sports]]|date=August 16, 2007|access-date=January 21, 2009|language=ja}}</ref><ref name="rhyme">{{cite news |last=Brasor |first=Philip |date=September 16, 2007 |title=They're fey, maybe not gay, but anyway, the 'talent' are coming out to play |url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20070916pb.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313015853/http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20070916pb.html |archive-date=March 13, 2009 |access-date=March 15, 2009 |work=[[Japan Times]]}}</ref> Despite the relationship never being publicly confirmed by either party, they were dubbed a "national couple"—a nickname last used in the early 1960s when actor [[Akira Kobayashi]] married enka singer [[Hibari Misora]].<ref name="rhyme" />
On December 12, 2011, Koda's official website announced that she was engaged to Kenji03 from [[Back-On]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rhythmzone.net/koda/news/111213.html|title=Report from Kumi Koda|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213112747/http://rhythmzone.net/koda/news/111213.html|archive-date=December 13, 2011}}</ref> The two married on December 22, and Koda gave birth to the couple's first child, a son, on July 17, 2012.<ref>[http://www.tokyohive.com/2012/07/koda-kumi-gives-birth-to-her-first-child/ "Koda Kumi gives birth to her first child"]. ''Tokyohive''. July 18, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.jpopasia.com/news/kumi-koda-gives-birth-to-a-baby-boy::11720.html "Kumi Koda Gives Birth to a Baby Boy"]. ''jpopasia.com''.</ref>
== Philanthropy ==
In March 2011, Koda provide aid to the victims of [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami]], in association with the Japan Relief Fundraising Auction. All proceeds were sent to the [[Japanese Red Cross]].
From January 2020 to October 2021, Japan issued a "[[Stay-at-home order|stay-at-home]]" order and also postponed the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]] due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Japan|COVID-19 pandemic]]. On April 19, 2020, Kumi and her husband [[Back-On|Kenji03]] took part in the song "Be One ~Bokura ni Dekiru Koto~" (僕らにできる事 / ''What We Can Do''), along with various other Japanese artists, including [[Daichi Miura]], [[Yu Shirota]], [[Keita Tachibana|KEITA]], [[KM-MARKIT]] and [[Home Made Kazoku|Micro]], among others.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 13, 2020 |title=COVID-19 in Asia: Japan's prime minister fuels anger order; 2nd-time patients rises in South Korea |url=https://www.tribdem.com/coronavirus/covid-19-in-asia-japans-prime-minister-fuels-anger-over-stay-home-order-2nd-time/article_cb83428e-8684-5a4f-ad0e-0841f2780fd3.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417034737/https://www.tribdem.com/coronavirus/covid-19-in-asia-japans-prime-minister-fuels-anger-over-stay-home-order-2nd-time/article_cb83428e-8684-5a4f-ad0e-0841f2780fd3.html |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |accessdate=January 29, 2021 |work=The Tribune Democrat}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzgp-bjRYGU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/gzgp-bjRYGU| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=『Be One』Music Video Be One 僕らにできる事|work=YouTube|date=April 19, 2020 |accessdate=January 29, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Continuing her involvement, Koda released the song "Puff" as a digital single on June 26.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jtame.jp/entertainment-2/28395/|title=倖田來未、エクササイズを取り入れた新曲「puff」＆リモートMV公開！ クリエイター企画「＃MADE93（クミ）|work=J-Entertainment|access-date=November 6, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819062146/https://jtame.jp/entertainment-2/28395/|url-status=dead}}</ref> That the same day, an accompanying music video was uploaded to [[Avex]]'s official YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aramajapan.com/news/musicvideo/koda-kumi-delivers-shelter-in-place-bop-with-new-digital-single-puff/107362/|title=Koda Kumi delivers shelter-in-place bop with new digital single "puff"|work=Arama! Japan|date=June 26, 2020 |access-date=November 6, 2020}}</ref> In the video, Koda and several of her [[backup dancer]]s perform a dance in their own respective homes, consisting of various [[yoga]] poses and lite [[calisthenics]]. An alternate version of the video was uploaded with Koda in front of a [[chroma key|blue screen]], encouraging fans to input their own backgrounds and tag the videos as "MADE93".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd9PvXmMARA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/Yd9PvXmMARA| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=倖田來未クリエイター企画 【#MADE93（クミ）】「puff」|work=Avex Official YouTube|date=June 26, 2020 |access-date=November 6, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In December 2020 amid the third COVID wave, all of Koda's new songs were recorded in her home studio, which she said gave her more opportunity to work with many Western writers and composers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2NUlhazlU4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/V2NUlhazlU4| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=倖田來未、20周年ライブも大成功！そんなくぅ|work=I'm Sora Project|date=December 13, 2020 |accessdate=January 29, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
On February 15, 2021 as COVID-19 cases declined in Japan, Koda and alongside various other artists, took part in the song "My Hero ~Kiseki no Uta~" (奇跡の唄 / ''Miracle Song'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://avexnet.jp/column/detail.php?id=1000430|title=【My Hero～奇跡の唄～】作曲・坂本龍一 作詞・つんく 小児がん治療支援チャリティソングの制作秘話！|work=Avex|accessdate=February 17, 2021}}</ref> The song was the theme song for the charity concert ''Live Empower Children'', which was held to support childhood cancer treatment on [[Childhood cancer|International Childhood Cancer Day]] (February 15).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ldh.co.jp/eng/news/detail.php?lang=eng&site=TRIBE&newsid=0000032019|title=FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE participating in "My Hero ~Kiseki no Uta~", the theme song of the charity concert in support of childhood cancer treatment!!|work=LDH Japan|accessdate=February 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/202625|title=国際小児がんデー「My Hero～奇跡の唄～」初披露 ピコ太郎、hitomiら大合唱|work=Chunichi|accessdate=February 17, 2021}}</ref>
== Discography ==
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===Studio albums===
* ''[[Affection (Kumi Koda album)|Affection]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Grow into One]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Feel My Mind]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Secret (Kumi Koda album)|Secret]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Black Cherry (Kumi Koda album)|Black Cherry]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Kingdom (Koda Kumi album)|Kingdom]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Trick (Kumi Koda album)|Trick]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Universe (Kumi Koda album)|Universe]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Dejavu (Kumi Koda album)|Dejavu]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Japonesque (album)|Japonesque]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Bon Voyage (Kumi Koda album)|Bon Voyage]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Walk of My Life]]'' (2015)
* ''[[W Face: Inside/Outside]]'' (2017)
* ''[[And (Koda Kumi album)|And]]'' (2018)
* ''[[DNA (Koda Kumi album)|DNA]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Re(cord)]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Heart (Koda Kumi album)|Heart]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Unicorn (Koda Kumi album)|Unicorn]]'' (2024)
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===Cover albums===
*''[[Eternity: Love & Songs]]'' (2010)
*''[[Color the Cover]]'' (2013)
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== Awards and achievements ==
Koda won her first award at the [[47th Japan Record Awards]] for ''Butterfly'' on December 31, 2005,<ref>{{cite web |title=47th Annual Shine! Japan Record Grand Prize |url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/program/nihonrecordtaisyo_20051231.html |access-date=September 12, 2007 |publisher=[[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]] |language=ja}}</ref> and was awarded "Triple Crown" at the Japan Gold Disc Awards on March 10, 2006, for pocketing three awards: "Pop Artist of the Year", "Pop Album of the Year", and "Music Video of the Year".<ref>{{cite web |date=March 10, 2006 |title=Kumi Koda Proves Ability! Receives Gold Disk Award Grand Prix |url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/idol/ka/koda_kumi/20060310.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107000700/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/idol/ka/koda_kumi/20060310.html |archive-date=November 7, 2007 |access-date=September 12, 2007 |publisher=[[Sankei Sports]] |language=ja}}</ref> She continued to win more awards for this song; on May 27, 2006, the MTV [[MTV Video Music Awards Japan|VMAJ's]] awarded Koda with "Best Female Video" and "Best Video of the Year" for "[[Butterfly (Kumi Koda song)|Butterfly]]", and "buzzASIA from Japan" for "Trust You", a track from her album ''[[Secret (Kumi Koda album)|Secret]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2006 |url=http://www.pgslive.com/repo/060531_1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929100555/http://www.pgslive.com/repo/060531_1.html |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |access-date=September 12, 2007 |publisher=PGS |language=ja}}</ref> Later in 2006, her song "Yume no Uta" from her 33rd single, "[[Yume no Uta / Futari de...]]", garnered Koda more awards. She was a Grand Prix winner at the 39th Japan Usen Grand Prize.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 17, 2006 |title=Tearful Koda Wins Japan Usen Grand Prize Grand Prix! Blocks Nagakawa's 4th Consecutive Win |url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/idol/ka/koda_kumi/20061217.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113084035/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/idol/ka/koda_kumi/20061217.html |archive-date=November 13, 2007 |access-date=September 12, 2007 |publisher=[[Sankei Sports]] |language=ja}}</ref>
On May 26, 2007, Koda won three awards from [[MTV Video Music Awards Japan]] for the second year in a row. "Yume No Uta" was nominated in three categories and won "Best Female Video and "Best Video of the Year". Koda herself won a special award known as "Best Stylish Artist Award".<ref>{{cite web |date=March 28, 2007 |title=Kumi Koda Wins 3 Crowns for Second Straight Year: MTV Awards |url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20070527-OHT1T00034.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528075519/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/entertainment/news/20070527-OHT1T00034.htm |archive-date=May 28, 2007 |access-date=January 30, 2009 |publisher=[[Sports Hochi]] |language=ja}}</ref> At the 2007 [[Best Hits Kayosai|Best Hit Kayōsai]] Koda's "Ai no Uta" earned her the Grand Prix in the pop category, also winning one of the golden awards for the 49th Nihon Record Taishō.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 20, 2007 |title=Koda, Mizumori win Best Hit Kayōsai again |url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2111 |access-date=January 10, 2009 |publisher=Tokyograph}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 29, 2007 |title=49th Japan Record Award winners announced |url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2162 |access-date=January 10, 2009 |publisher=Tokyograph}}</ref> Koda, while having success on Oricon charts with physical CD sales, maintains success on online music sales as well. It is reported that twenty-two of her music videos chart the top 100 most downloaded videos, with four of her videos dominating the top five, and having "[[Koi no Tsubomi]]" top the Overall Downloads Chart, which thirteen of her other songs chart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Ranking 2006 – Ringtone Movie Downloads |url=http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/2006_movie.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927104318/http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/2006_movie.html |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=September 25, 2007 |publisher=Label Mobile |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Ranking 2006 – All Downloads |url=http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/2006_all.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927104324/http://recochoku.jp/recochoku_ranking/2006_all.html |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=September 25, 2007 |publisher=Label Mobile |language=ja}}</ref> She has sold more than 15 million records in Japan.
Koda won the "[[Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Asian Artist#Others|Hottest Asian Artist]]" at the [[2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards]] in Singapore.<ref name="2011_nom">[http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=142142 "2011Mnet Asian Music Awards part 1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209215003/http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=142142|date=December 9, 2014}}. ''MAMA''. Retrieved 20 January 2015.</ref> Koda and director Mika Ninagawa won the "Music Short Excellence Award, Cinematic Award" for "Pink Spider" at the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2013 (abbreviation: SSFF &ASIA).
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==Concert tours and live videos==
*[[Koda Kumi Live Tour 2005: First Things]] (2005)
*[[Koda Kumi Live Tour 2006–2007 Second Session]] (2006–2007)
*[[Live Tour 2007: Black Cherry]] (2007)
*[[Live Tour 2008: Kingdom]] (2008)
*[[Live Tour 2009: Trick]] (2009)
*[[Live Tour 2010: Universe]] (2010)
*[[10th Anniversary: Fantasia in Tokyo Dome]] (2010)
*[[Live Tour 2011: Dejavu]] (2011)
*[[Live Tour 2013: Japonesque]] (2013)
*[[Hall Tour 2014: Bon Voyage]] (2014)
*[[Live Tour 2015: Walk of My Life]] (2015)
*[[Live Tour 2016: Best Single Collection]] (2016)
*[[Live Tour 2017: W Face]] (2017)
*[[Live Tour 2018: DNA]] (2018)
*[[Live Tour 2019 Re(live): Black Cherry]] (2019)
*[[Live Tour 2019 Re(live): Japonesque]] (2019)
*[[20th Anniversary Tour 2020 My Name Is...]] (2020)
== Bibliography ==
* 2006: {{Nihongo|''Maroc Koda Kumi Photobook''|Maroc 倖田来未写真集|}} {{ISBN|978-4-8470-2942-4}} – photography by Leslie Kee<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOBK-373855 | title=Maroc Kumi Koda Photobook Photobook [BOOK] | work=CDJapan | publisher=Neowing | date=August 28, 2006 | access-date=December 26, 2013 | language=ja}}</ref><!-- 2006-07-27 --> <br/>deluxe edition (2007), {{ISBN|978-4-8470-2953-0}}<!-- 2007-02-29-->
* 2006: {{Nihongo|''Koda-Shiki Koda Kumi Style Book''|倖田式 Kumi Koda Style book}} {{ISBN|978-4838717569}}<ref name="koda shiki">{{cite web | url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOBK-395492 | title=Koda Shiki Kumi Koda Style book Kumi Koda [BOOK] | work=CDJapan | publisher=Neowing | date=December 28, 2006 | access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref><!--2006-12-28-->
* 2009: {{Nihongo|''Koda Kumi Live Tour 2009 Behind of Trick Live Book''|Koda Kumi Live Tour 2009 TRICK裏 倖田来未ライブブック}} <!--2009.10.21--> {{ISBN|978-4847042072}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOBK-643857 | title=Koda Kumi Live Tour 2009 Behind of Trick Live Book BOOK [BOOK] | work=CDJapan | publisher=Neowing | date=November 28, 2009 | access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref>
* 2010: ''Brazil''<!-- 2010-12-06--> {{ISBN|978-4847043314}} – photography by Leslie Kee, released for 10th anniversary, second photo book<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOBK-881147 | title=Kumi Koda 10th Anniversary Photo Book "Brazil" Kumi Koda / Leslie Kee [BOOK] | work=CDJapan | publisher=Neowing | date=November 13, 2013 | access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref><br/>deluxe edition (2011), {{ISBN|978-4847043321}}<!-- 2011-03-28--><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOBK-896498 | title=Koda Kumi 10 Shunen Kinen Shashinshu (10th Anniversary Photo Book) Kumi Koda / Leslie Kee [BOOK] | work=CDJapan | publisher=Neowing | date=November 13, 2013 | access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref>
* 2011: ''Koda Reki'' {{ISBN|978-4062167628}} – lifestyle book<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/koda-kumi-koda-reki/1023873630-0-0-0-en/info.html | title=Koda Kumi -Koda Reki – Koda Kumi | publisher=Yesasia | date=January 31, 2011 | access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/news/1/7358/koda-kumi-releasing-new-single-and-new-book-simultaneously/ | title=Koda Kumi Releasing New Single and New Book Simultaneously – musicJAPANplus -Pick up | publisher=Music Japan Plus | date=February 4, 2011 | access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref>
* 2013: ''Koda Kumi Parparazzi!!'' {{ISBN|978-4800203953}}<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/koda-kumi-koda-kumi-paparazzi-w-dvd/1032398746-0-0-0-en/info.html | title=Koda Kumi -KODA KUMI PAPARAZZI!! (w / DVD) | publisher=Yesasia | date=February 22, 2013 | access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=NEOBK-1435755 | title=Koda Kumi Paparazzi!! W/ Dvd Kumi Koda [Book] | work=CDJapan | publisher=Neowing | date=February 22, 2013 | access-date=December 26, 2013}}</ref><!-- 2013-02-22 -->
* 2016: {{Nihongo|''Bibody no Shuukan - Customs of a Beautiful Body''|倖田來未流 美ボディの習慣|}} {{ISBN|978-4799319826}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOBK-2014193 | title=Koda Kumi Ryubi Body no Shukan (Koda Kumi's way: habits for having a Beautiful Body) | publisher=CDJapan | date=October 14, 2016 | access-date=September 25, 2021}}</ref><!-- 2016-10-14 -->
* 2021: ''WALK'' {{ISBN|978-4074494217}} – photostyle book<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOBK-2658110 | title=Koda Kumi WALK | publisher=CDJapan| date=November 13, 2021 | access-date=September 25, 2021}}</ref><!-- 2021-11-13-->
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