Kumi Koda Live Performances In Tokyo This May.

Kumi Koda will do four shows in Tokyo this May at the National Yoyogi Kyogijo. May 14th & 15th the shows start at 6:30PM; on May 17th she hits the stage at 6PM and on May 18th show time is 4PM. Tickets for all shows are ¥7,350. Call 03-3498-9999 for information and ticket availability.

Koda Kumi Apologizes For Radio Gaffe.

J-Pop starlet Koda Kumi made an attempt at humor that went totally awry. On a January 30th radio show promoting her new release, Kingdom, she said ‘Women over 35 had rotten fluid in their wombs’ making it difficult for them to bear children, drawing the ire of mature women all over Japan. Teary eyed, Ms. Koda went on Fuji TV “Super News” program . After that epic brain fart, her record company, Avex Entertainment, the biggest record label in Japan, put the breaks on all of her promotional appearances, and hopefully, enrolled her in a biology class.

Additionally, she lost a marketing deal. Kose corp, one of Japan’s major cosmetics manufacturer, drop her from their popular Vissee brand cosmetics promotions. Shutting down her appearances have in part been done for her own protection. The singer might have had a beatdown coming her way. Maybe now that she apologized for her lack of sensitivity, they’ll take their boot off her neck, but still it’s pretty shocking that she ever could say something like that.

Source: Japan Today.

Koda Kumi Kingdom Promo Spot.

こちらが倖田來未の新しいなCDはキングドムのテレビスパットです. Heehee! Just trying to practice. This is the television spot for Koda Kumi’s new CD, Kingdom. It will be released this Wednesday in Japan. It’s going to be a hell of a week for me as far as exams go, but at some point I’ll do a review, even though half of it has been released as singles already over the last 5 months or so.