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| Single by Koda Kumi | ||||
| from the album Japonesque | ||||
| Released | August 17, 2011 | |||
| Format | CD Single, digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | J-pop, R&B, dance-pop, pop rock | |||
| Label | Rhythm Zone | |||
| Writer(s) | Koda Kumi | |||
| Koda Kumi singles chronology | ||||
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"4 Times" is the 50th single by J-pop singer Koda Kumi. It was released on August 17, 2011. It includes 4 new songs [1] and each song will have a music video (this single is 4 A-sided single like her 2006's 4 Hot Wave).
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A short audio teaser of "Ko-so-Ko-so" was leaked online on June 28th, 2011 and the full song premiered on July 10th. The "making of" videos were uploaded to AVEX's YouTube as previews to the single. The music video For V.I.P was released August 1 and the rest of the PVs were released the 13th August.
"V.I.P." contains a short sample of American group Fort Minor's song "Believe Me".
Music videos
Unlike 4 Hot Wave, only two of the four music videos are interconnected.
The PV for "V.I.P" features Kumi going to night club and dancing, later she is surrounded by two men who kiss her, later she pushes them away and the men leave her.
The PV and steamy video for "Ko-So-Ko-So" features Kumi with a female in bed who was present at the beginning and end of the "V.I.P." video.
The PV for "Poppin' Love Cocktail" was fillmed on a green screen and it premièred on 16 August, 2011. It features Kumi in a car and Teeda on a motorbike racing each other, then, they stop their cars and a train comes, then the scene changes to Kumi and Teeda dancing on top of the train, she then pushes Teeda into the sea. After it returns to the scene where they are riding across a beach, as they drive clouds are seen floating around them, then the songs ends. Also there are inter-cut scenes where Koda and Teeda are singing in front of a screen that shows the lyrics of the song.
The PV for "In the Air" features Kumi getting ready for her home-coming boyfriend.
50th single celebration
To commemorate this being Koda's 50th single, "4 Times" will have four A-side tracks, similar to that of her hit 2006 summer single, titled "4 Hot Wave".[2]:
- CD Only
- CD + DVD
- CD + DVD + Qlix Digital Camera (Limited Edition)
- CD + DVD + 50 Postcards (Limited Edition)
Tracklist[3]
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Introduction: Sunny Time" | UTA | 0:41 | |||||||
| 2. | "Poppin' Love Cocktail" (featuring Teeda) | Kumi Koda, Teeda | Back-On | Back-On&Jin | 5:00 | |||||
| 3. | "Interlude: Sunset Time" | UTA | 0:37 | |||||||
| 4. | "In the Air" | Koda Kumi | Erik Lidbom, Fast Lane | 4:08 | ||||||
| 5. | "Interlude: Midnight Time" | UTA | 0:28 | |||||||
| 6. | "V.I.P." | Kumi Koda, Toby Gad, Jessica Cornish, T-PAIN | Kumi Koda, Toby Gad, Jessica Cornish, T-PAIN | Toby Gad | 3:05 | |||||
| 7. | "Interlude: Time to Love" | UTA | 0:36 | |||||||
| 8. | "Ko-so-Ko-so" | Kumi Koda, Allan P. Grigg, Kenichi Takemoto | Kumi Koda, Allan P. Grigg, Kenichi Takemoto | 3:19 | ||||||
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Total length:
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17:52 | |||||||||
| DVD: Music Video | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Director(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Poppin' Love Cocktail" | |||||||||
| 2. | "V.I.P." | |||||||||
| 3. | "Ko-so-ko-so" | |||||||||
| 4. | "In the Air" | |||||||||
| CD: (+ digital camera / + Postcard BOX Set) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranger(s) | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Poppin' Love Cocktail" (featuring Teeda) | Kumi Koda, Teeda | Back-On | Back-On&Jin | 5:00 | |||||
Chart rankings
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Day/Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
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| August 17, 2011 | Oricon Daily Charts | 4 | 28,789 | ||
| Oricon Weekly Charts | 6 | 54,773 | 74,300 | 5 week | |
| Oricon Monthly Charts | 12 | 64,310 | |||
| Oricon Yearly Charts | 102 |
References
- ^ "[CD] 4 Times [CD+DVD] (news) / 倖田來未" (in Japanese). Rhythm Zone. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. http://rhythmzone.net/koda/news/110611.html. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ "[CD] 4 TIMES / 倖田來未" (in Japanese). Rhythm Zone. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. http://rhythmzone.net/koda/discography/4times.html. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "iTunes - ミュージック - 倖田來未「4 TIMES」". iTunes Store Japan, Apple Inc. http://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/4-times/id454453955. Retrieved 24/10/2011.
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