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Koda Kumi announces second pregnancy at 43 amid revival of past amniotic fluid remark
Koda Kumi
Kōda Kumi, Kumi Kōda, KODA
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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.
Career
- 1982Born
- Won Japan Record Awards
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Kyoto
- •Citizenship: Japan
- •Known as: singer, seiyū, dancer
- •Genre: J-pop, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music
- •Plays: electric guitar, voice
- •Spouse: Hi-yunk
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