Kingdom (Kumi Koda album)

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Kingdom
Studio album by Kumi Koda
Released 30 January 2008
Recorded Japan
Genre J-Pop
Label Rhythm Zone
Producer Kumi Koda
Kumi Koda chronology
Best: Bounce & Lovers
(2007)
Kingdom
(2008)
Trick
(2009)
Alternate Covers
CD + DVD Cover
CD + DVD Cover
CD + 2DVD Cover
Singles from Kingdom
  1. "But/Aishō"
    Released: 14 March 2007
  2. "Freaky"
    Released: 27 June 2007
  3. "Ai no Uta"
    Released: 12 September 2007
  4. "Last Angel feat. Tohoshinki"
    Released: 7 November 2007
  5. "Anytime"
    Released: 23 January 2008

Kingdom is the sixth studio album released by Kumi Koda released on 30 January 2008. The album debuted at number one on the Oricon Weekly Chart with sales of 421,302. Due to her statement on "All Night Nippon" on 31 January 2008 which caused much controversy among women, Avex Entertainment Inc. canceled all promotions for "Kingdom" on 2 February 2008.

Contents

[edit] Packaging

The album is released in three versions, a CD+2DVD(Limited Edition), a CD+DVD, and a CD Only version. The first DVD is a music video collection disc that encompasses 16 music videos including the music video for "Run for your Life" – according to the information posted on her official site, as well as on consumer sites across the web, the first DVD's tracklist indicates that every track on the album will have a music video. The second DVD is of her "Koda Kumi Premium Live In Hall In Yokohama Arena" concert.

The CD+2DVD album has a slip cover and includes 3 CD-sized stickers of all the album covers. It also includes a booklet of pictures from her Live In Hall performance.

Kingdom has been certified triple platinum by RIAJ for shipment of 750,000 copies in Japan .

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD

# Title Length
1. "Introduction for Kingdom"   1:40
2. "Last Angel feat. 東方神起"   3:48
3. "甘い罠 (Amai Wana; Sweet Trap)"   3:58
4. "秘密 (Himitsu; Secret)"   4:23
5. "愛のうた (Ai No Uta; Love Song)"   4:51
6. "Anytime"   4:09
7. "Under"   3:39
8. "But"   3:37
9. "恋の魔法 (Koi No Mahō; The Magic of Love)"   4:32
10. "愛証 (Aishō; The Proof of Love)"   3:52
11. "あなたがしてくれたこと (Anata Ga Shite Kureta Koto; What You Did for Me)"   4:11
12. "Wonderland"   3:27
13. "Freaky"   3:18
14. "More"   3:11
15. "Black Cherry"   2:59

[edit] DVD 1

  1. Introduction For Kingdom
  2. Anytime (PV・Album version)
  3. Freaky
  4. Under (PV)
  5. Koi no Mahō (恋の魔法; The Magic of Love) (PV)
  6. Himitsu (秘密; Secret)
  7. Ai no Uta (愛のうた; Love Song) (PV・Album version)
  8. More (PV)
  9. Amai Wana (甘い罠) (PV)
  10. Aishō (愛証; The Proof of Love) (PV)
  11. Anata ga Shite Kureta Koto (あなたがしてくれたこと; What You Did For Me) (PV)
  12. Wonderland
  13. Run for Your Life (PV)
  14. But
  15. Last Angel feat. Tohoshinki (PV)
  16. Black Cherry (PV)

[edit] DVD 2

Note: This DVD only comes with the Limited Edition.
  1. Cherry Girl
  2. But
  3. Won't Be Long
  4. Someday
  5. You
  6. Hands
  7. More
  8. Your Song
  9. Koi no Tsubomi (恋のつぼみ; Bud of Love)
  10. Sweet Love…
  11. Wind
    Encore
  12. Freaky
  13. Girls
  14. Through the sky

[edit] Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
30 January 2008 Oricon Daily Charts 1
Oricon Weekly Charts 1 421,302 612,223 32 weeks
Oricon Monthly Charts 1
Oricon Yearly Charts 13

[edit] Singles

Date Title Peak position Weeks Sales
14 March 2007 "But/Aishō" 2 14 weeks 128,781
27 June 2007 "Freaky" 1 15 weeks 195,322
19 September 2007 "Ai no Uta" 2 20 weeks 134,831
14 November 2007 "Last Angel" 3 12 weeks 89,620
23 January 2008 "Anytime" 4 3 weeks 53,189

[edit] References