Person · Female

倖田來未

From: Kyoto, Japan
Since: 1982–present
Rating: ★ 3.75 (4 votes)
Releases: 202

j-pop
contemporary r&b
pop
dance-pop
electropop
r&b

About

Kumiko Kōda (神田來未子, Kōda Kumiko; born November 13, 1982), known professionally as Koda Kumi (倖田來未, Kōda Kumi), is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and 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. Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth studio album Secret (2005), her sixteenth single "Butterfly" (2005), and her first greatest hits album Best: First Things (2005), reaching the number-three, number-two, and number-one spots respectively.
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. In 2006 and 2007, Oricon named Koda as the top selling artist of the year.

From Koda Kumi on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.