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Koda Kumi – Gossip Candy

July 17, 2010 at 1:48 PM | Posted in Koda Kumi | 15 Comments
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The cover of the CD+DVD edition

Gossip Candy is Koda Kumi’s 47th single and it was released on July 7, 2010. The single reached #4 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and sold 60,027 copies.

What a colorful cover. The text stinks though.

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It’s that time of the year again and Koda Kumi dishes out a summer single. The first track is Lollipop, a sexy mid-tempo song. Instead of dance beats and synth in songs like TABOO and Physical thing, this track is on the slower side and features an R&B sound. I have to admit the chorus is the best part since it’s so catchy but the line about her dodging bullets cracks me up. Anyway, it’s my favorite track on the single.

Then we have the “fishbowl songs”. They feature the same rockish arrangement and melody but are different in key. Inside Fishbowl is in a higher key and Kumi’s vocals are so annoying. She is literally shrieking the chorus because it’s so high pitched. I thought Outside Fishbowl was better because her vocals were more tolerable thanks to the lower key.

For you is the ballad of the single and it’s boring. I thought faraway was dull but this is even worse. With acoustics, light beats, and water drops, this song didn’t get my attention at all. It’s way too long as well. First pressings of the single come with a cover of the classic disco song Got To Be Real. Kumi’s version is surprisingly good and mainly because the Engrish is minimal.

When it comes to Koda Kumi’s summer singles, this one has to be my least favorite. The only song that I liked was Lollipop and I thought the rest was just mediocre. When it comes to the fishbowl songs, Outside Fishbowl is the better of the two but it’s still annoying. In the end, I’d rather take last year’s 3 SPLASH over Gossip Candy. What a letdown.

Pros: Only Lollipop is the standout track.
Cons: Inside Fishbowl and For you are baaaaaad.

BASICALLY…I’ll have a lollipop but not a fishbowl.

Overall Rating

3 stars

Tracklisting

1. Lollipop
2. Inside Fishbowl
3. Outside Fishbowl
4. For you
5. Got To Be Real [First pressing bonus track]

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I love the three first songs and Got To Be Real is pretty good too

Comment by nemesisyume— July 17, 2010 #
The cover makes me think ‘Korean-Pop’…

Comment by animezirow— July 18, 2010 #
Lollipop, For You and the two Fishbowl are very very bad!I like only Got To Be Real. For me this is an horrible single.

Comment by ickopowah— July 18, 2010 #
This has got to be one of her worst singles in recent memory. It’s really bad and has almost nothing interesting about it. Only Lollipop is good, the rest is annoying and a pain to listen to.

Comment by Eldrea— July 18, 2010 #
agree lolipop was a pretty great song but as a single it fails to live up to last year

Comment by JM— July 18, 2010 #
inside fishbowl slaysss

Comment by Happy— July 18, 2010 #
Wow you gave misono a higher rating than Kumi, that was unexpected. I love misono though. :D

Comment by Austin— July 18, 2010 #
lulz As far as I’m concerned, misono’s having a slightly better year than Kumi.

Comment by Lex— July 18, 2010 #
Oh Kuu…it’s so hard to think you’re the same gal that did “TABOO” XD

Anyways, LEEEEEX….alan’s full single leaked

Comment by Solarblade— July 18, 2010 #
I loved all the tracks except for For you and Got To Be Real. Don’t get the hate for the Fishbowl’s tbh :)

Comment by BucE— July 19, 2010 #
i actually kinda like this single XD lol, but i do think Kuu can do better, i loved when she did TABOO.

Comment by trish.— July 19, 2010 #
Her face looks really photoshopped (and poorly) in the cover. Is that just me?

Comment by jazzagogo— July 19, 2010 #
I think the Fishbowl songs were better than Hashire and Lick me at any rate. Ecstasy is still better than Lollipop imo though.

Comment by shizukesa— July 19, 2010 #
I loved Lollipop & Outside Fishbowl!

Comment by Chihiro— August 11, 2010 #
I enjoyed Lollipop, but Inside Fishbowl was by FAR my favourite. xD That and “Got To Be Real.” Normally, I don’t like covers, but Koochan pretty much nailed it. Plus, at her UNIVERSE concert, I was the only one that knew the original and knew the lyrics. xD The girl next to me was just like, “WTF?! American….” It was great.

Plus, I liked Outside Fishbowl’s ‘Shake It Up’ and ‘Ningyo-Hime’ feel.

Comment by Xenobia4— August 16, 2011 #

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