4 Times
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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 and each song will have a music video (this single is 4 A-sided single like her 2006's 4 Hot Wave
).
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
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, 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 it changes the scene where Kumi and Teeda are dancing on top of the train, she thens pushes Teeda into the sea, after it goes back to the scene where they are riding across a beach, finally as they drive clouds are seen floating around them, then the songs ends. Also there is inter-cut scenes wear Koda and Teeda are singing in front of a screen what shows the lyrics of the song.
The PV for "In the Air" features Kumi getting ready for her home-coming boyfriend.
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J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
singer Koda Kumi. It was released on August 17, 2011. It includes 4 new songs and each song will have a music video (this single is 4 A-sided single like her 2006's 4 Hot Wave
4 hot wave
"4 Hot Wave" is Kumi Koda's 32nd single under the Rhythm Zone label. This is a quadruple A-side single, a first for Kumi Koda. It was released on July 26; roughly 2 months after the release of her last single, "Koi no Tsubomi". The covers of this single were taken while Kumi was in Morocco to shoot...
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Information
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 YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
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
Fort Minor
Fort Minor is a hip hop side-project of Mike Shinoda, who is better known as being a member of the American rock band Linkin Park. Shinoda's debut solo album as Fort Minor, The Rising Tied was released November 22, 2005.-History:...
's song "Believe Me
Believe Me
"Believe Me" is a song by American hip hop artist Fort Minor, the side project of rock band Linkin Park's co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda. It is the third US and first international single from Fort Minor's debut album, The Rising Tied. Two versions of the CD single were released, the first being...
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Music videos
Unlike 4 Hot Wave4 hot wave
"4 Hot Wave" is Kumi Koda's 32nd single under the Rhythm Zone label. This is a quadruple A-side single, a first for Kumi Koda. It was released on July 26; roughly 2 months after the release of her last single, "Koi no Tsubomi". The covers of this single were taken while Kumi was in Morocco to shoot...
, 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 it changes the scene where Kumi and Teeda are dancing on top of the train, she thens pushes Teeda into the sea, after it goes back to the scene where they are riding across a beach, finally as they drive clouds are seen floating around them, then the songs ends. Also there is inter-cut scenes wear Koda and Teeda are singing in front of a screen what 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 Wave4 hot wave
"4 Hot Wave" is Kumi Koda's 32nd single under the Rhythm Zone label. This is a quadruple A-side single, a first for Kumi Koda. It was released on July 26; roughly 2 months after the release of her last single, "Koi no Tsubomi". The covers of this single were taken while Kumi was in Morocco to shoot...
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- CD Only
- CD + DVD
- CD + DVD + Qlix Digital Camera (Limited Edition)
- CD + DVD + 50 Postcards (Limited Edition)
Tracklist
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
| Release | Chart | Peak Position | First Day/Week Sales | Sales Total | Chart Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 17, 2011 | Oricon Daily Charts | 4 | 28,789 | ||
| Oricon Weekly Charts | 6 | 54,773 | 73,047 | 5 week | |
| Oricon Monthly Charts | 12 | 64,310 | |||
| Oricon Yearly Charts | |||||