Affection (Koda Kumi album)

2002 studio album by Koda Kumi

Affection

Studio album by

Koda Kumi

Released| March 27, 2002
Recorded| 2000–2002
Genre|

* Pop
* R&B

Length| 59:33
Label| Rhythm Zone
Producer| Max Matsuura
Koda Kumi chronology
|  | Affection
(2002)  | Grow into One
(2003)

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Singles from  Affection

1. "Take Back"
Released: December 6, 2000
2. "Trust Your Love"
Released: May 9, 2001
3. "Color of Soul"
Released: October 3, 2001
4. "So into You"
Released: March 13, 2002

Affection (stylized as affection) is the debut studio album by Japanese pop and R&B singer Koda Kumi. It was released on March 27, 2002. It has been her only album to not chart in the Top 10, debuting at No. 12 on Oricon and staying on the charts for six weeks, making it her lowest-charting studio album. During its run, it had only sold 91,360 copies. The limited editions of the album contained remixes for "Take Back" and "Trust Your Love", which had previously been released on her North American release of the singles.

This album carries her most famous ballad, "walk," which, starting from her first tour, Secret ~First Class Limited Live~ (2005), she has performed at every concert. It also contained her first collaboration attempt, "Till Morning Comes," which featured Japanese rapper VERBAL, who is part of the hip-hop duo m-flo.

## Information

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Affection is singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's debut studio album. It charted at No. 12 on the Oricon weekly charts, but was her lowest selling album with only 91,360 copies sold.[1] The album was predominantly R&B with the only pop song being "Best Friend Of Mine," which was done a cappella. This has also been Kumi's only full a capella song to date.

The album was also released as a limited edition, which contained two remixes performed in English: "Take Back [Jonathan Peters' Radio Mix]" and "Trust Your Love [Hex Hector Main Radio Mix]," both songs which had been previously released on her North American release of the singles.[2] This edition was sold with a slipcase cover, as well.[3] Though the album contained a-sides, there was no accompanying DVD. Instead, the music videos for "Take Back," "Trust Your Love," "Color of Soul" and the limited single "So into You" were later placed on her DVD 7 Spirits, which would be released a year later on March 19, 2003, alongside her Grow into One album.[4][5]

The album contained her first collaborative effort on the CD, which was "Till Morning Comes." The track featured rapper Verbal, who is part of the hip-hop duo m-flo. Although her song "The Meaning of Peace," which had been performed with female singer BoA, was released prior in December 2001, the song was not classified as a collaboration and was, instead, classified as a duet.

affection also contained her most famous ballad, "walk," which, starting from her first tour, Secret ~First Class Limited Live~, she has performed at every concert.[6][7] In 2010, she would release a ten-year anniversary version of the song, titled "walk ~to the future~", on her Suki de, Suki de, Suki de. single.[8]

## Promotional Advertisements

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At the time of the album's released, Koda Kumi had not made a debut on television and traveled to local nightclubs to sing and promote.[9]

"I had to go across the country and sing in clubs for promotion purposes. . .it was tough on me." – Koda Kumi

In KODA REKI, Kumi's self-published biography, Kumi talks about how she felt guilty for not meeting what she felt was her staff's expectations as far as single sales. She explained how she had to go to nightclubs to promote her singles and album, and the difficulty to adjusting to the night life. Despite this, however, she said she was still "happy for the experience."[10]

## Packaging

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The album was released in two editions, a standard CD and a limited edition CD. The regular edition contained fourteen musical tracks, along with the booklet and the obi strip. The limited editions, however, contained two bonus tracks, remixes for the songs "Take Back" and "Trust Your Love," and a slipcase cover.[11]

The remixes of the two tracks were performed in English. Both remixes were from her North American releases of the singles – which she had released under the stage name "Koda" – neither of which had received a release in Japan.

## Music videos

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Main article: 7 Spirits

affection did not receive a CD+DVD release or a corresponding DVD upon its release; however, promotional videos were released during each singles' release.

The promotional videos for the a-sides released during the album's era were not released on a DVD until 7 Spirits, which also carried the music videos for the then-released album Grow into One.

The affection era videos released on the DVD were:

* Take Back: the initial debut video of the artist "Koda Kumi."
* Trust Your Love: set in the winter tundra.
* Color Of Soul: the video showed the many different angles of people around the world.
* So Into You: set in Japan, hinting towards taboos in Japanese culture.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| arrangement| Length

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1.| "atomic energy"| Ken Harada| Ken Harada| Ken Harada| 1:33
2.| "Trust Your Love"| Kumi Koda| Kazuhito Kikuchi| h-wonder| 4:27
3.| "Go Together"| Kumi Koda| Kazuhiro Hara| Kazuhiro Hara| 4:40
4.| "Your Song (Original Mix)"| Kumi Koda| Kaido| h-wonder| 5:18
5.| "feel me"| Kumi Koda| Miki Watanabe| h-wonder| 4:20
6.| "Color of Soul"| Natsumi Watanabe| Miki Watanabe| h-wonder| 4:28
7.| "Best Friend Of Mine"| Kumi Koda| Miki Watanabe| Tetsuya Takahashi| 1:52
8.| "My Dream"| Kumi Koda| Motsu| h-wonder| 4:35
9.| "So into You"| Kumi Koda| Yasuhiro Abe| h-wonder| 4:31
10.| "Till Morning Comes feat. VERBAL (m-flo)"| Kumi Koda • VERBAL| Kaoru Okubo| h-wonder| 3:47
11.| "come back"| Kumi Koda| Miki Watanabe| h-wonder| 5:36
12.| "Take Back"| Kumi Koda| Kazuhito Kikuchi| h-wonder| 4:56
13.| "Can't Lose"| Kumi Koda| Ken Harada| h-wonder| 3:51
14.| "walk"| Kumi Koda| Kazuhito Kikuchi| Masaya Suzuki| 5:06

Bonus TracksNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| remix| Length

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15.| "Take Back [Jonathan Peters' Radio Mix] ~English Version~"| Kumi Koda| Kazuhito Kikuchi| Jonathan Peters| 3:33
16.| "Trust Your Love [Hex Hector Main Radio Mix] ~English Version~"| Kumi Koda| Kazuhito Kikuchi| Hex Hector| 3:09

## Charts and sales

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Oricon Ranking
(Weekly)  | Sales

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12  | 105,360

## Alternate Versions

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come back

1. come back: Found on the album (2002)
2. come back [PLUG in LANGUAGE Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 3 (2011)

walk

1. walk: Found on the album (2002)
2. walk ~to the future~: Found on single Suki de, Suki de, Suki de. (2010)
3. walk [soichi Ono Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 4 (2012)

## References

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1. ^ "affection / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
2. ^ "affection (Japan Version)CD". YesAsia. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
3. ^ "Affecton Japan CD w Slipcase Special Limited Edition Bonus Track". eBay. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
4. ^ "7 Spirits (Japan Version) DVD". YesAsia. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
5. ^ "grow into one (Japan Version) CD". YesAsia. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
6. ^ "secret FIRST CLASS LIMITED LIVE : KODA KUMI / ローチケHMV". HMV. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
7. ^ "Kumi Koda Average Setlists of tour: LIVE TOUR 2017 ~W FACE~". setlist.fm. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
8. ^ "好きで、好きで、好きで。/あなただけが / KODA KUMI / ORICON NEWS". Oricon. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
9. ^ "What's the backstory of Koda Kumi albums? What's the story?". Topicks. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
10. ^ "(koda kumi) KODA REKI". Verduistering. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
11. ^ "affection – Koda Kumi – JaME U.K." Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2007.

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Koda Kumi

Studio albums|

* Affection
* Grow into One
* Feel My Mind
* Secret
* Black Cherry
* Kingdom
* Trick
* Universe
* Dejavu
* Japonesque
* Bon Voyage
* Walk of My Life
* W Face
* And
* DNA
* re(CORD)
* Heart
* Unicorn

EPs|

* Fever Live in Hall
* Fever Live in Hall II
* Love Romance
* Fever: Legend Live
* Gossip Candy
* Angel + Monster
* Wings

Compilations|

* Best: First Things
* Best: Second Session
* Best: Bounce & Lovers
* Out Works & Collaboration Best
* Best: Third Universe
* Summer of Love
* Winter of Love
* Best: 2000–2020

Cover albums|

* Eternity: Love & Songs
* Color the Cover

Remix albums|

* Remix Album
* Driving Hit's
* Driving Hit's 2
* Driving Hit's 3
* Driving Hit's 4
* Beach Mix
* Driving Hit's 5
* Driving Hit's 6
* Driving Hit's 7
* Driving Hit's 8
* Driving Hit's 9
* re(Mix)

Video releases|

* 7 Spirits
* Feel...
* Girls: Selfish
* Secret First Class Limited Live
* Koda Kumi Live Tour 2005: First Things
* Koda Kumi Live Tour 2006–2007 Second Session
* Live Tour 2007: Black Cherry
* Live Tour 2008: Kingdom
* Fan Club Event 2008: Let's Party Vol. 1
* Live Tour 2009: Trick
* 2009 Taiwan Live
* Live Tour 2010: Universe
* Eternity: Love & Songs at Billboard Live
* 10th Anniversary: Fantasia in Tokyo Dome
* Live Tour 2011: Dejavu
* Premium Night: Love & Songs
* Live Tour 2013: Japonesque
* Hall Tour 2014: Bon Voyage
* 15th Anniversary Best Live History DVD Book
* Live Tour 2015: Walk of My Life
* Live Tour 2016: Best Single Collection
* Live Tour 2017: W Face
* Live Tour 2018: DNA
* Live Tour 2019 Re(live): Black Cherry
* Live Tour 2019 Re(live): Japonesque
* 20th Anniversary Tour 2020 My Name Is...

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* Videography
* Misono

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Koda Kumi songs

* Discography

Affection|

* "Color of Soul"
* "So into You"
* "Take Back"
* "Trust Your Love"

Grow into One|

* "1000 no Kotoba"
* "The Meaning of Peace"
* "Love Across the Ocean"
* "Maze"
* "Real Emotion"

Feel My Mind|

* "Crazy 4 U"
* "Cutie Honey"
* "Come with Me"
* "Gentle Words"

Secret|

* "Chase"
* "Cutie Honey"
* "Hands"
* "Hot Stuff"
* "Kiseki"

Best: First Things|

* "Butterfly"
* "Flower"
* "Promise"
* "Star"

Best: Second Session|

* "Birthday Eve"
* "Candy"
* "DDD"
* "Feel"
* "Ima Sugu Hoshii"
* "Kamen"
* "Lies"
* "No Regret"
* "Shake It Up"
* "Someday"
* "Wind"
* "You"

Black Cherry|

* "Cherry Girl"
* "I'll Be There"
* "Juicy"
* "Koi no Tsubomi"
* "Ningyo-hime"
* "Unmei"
* "With Your Smile"
* "Won't Be Long"
* "Yume no Uta"

Kingdom|

* "Ai no Uta"
* "Aishō"
* "Anytime"
* "But"
* "Freaky"
* "Last Angel"

Trick|

* "Moon Crying"
* "Stay with Me"
* "Taboo"
* "That Ain't Cool"

Universe|

* "Alive"
* "Can We Go Back"
* "Ecstasy"
* "It's All Love!"
* "Lick Me"
* "Physical Thing"

Dejavu|

* "Anata Dake ga"
* "Lollipop"
* "Suki de, Suki de, Suki de."
* "Pop Diva"

Japonesque|

* "Ai o Tomenaide"
* "In the Air"
* "Ko-So-Ko-So"
* "Love Me Back"
* "No Man's Land"
* "Poppin' Love Cocktail"
* "V.I.P."

Bon Voyage|

* "Dreaming Now!"
* "Go to the Top"
* "Koishikute"
* "Lalalalala"
* "Touch Down"

Walk of My Life|

* "Hotel"
* "Dance in the Rain"

Best: 2000-2020|

* "Puff"
* "XXKK"
* "Run"
* "Killer Monster"

Other songs|

* "Just Go"
* "Boys & Girls"
* "Futari de..."
* "Hashire"
* "Inside Fishbowl"
* "Outside Fishbowl"
* "Switch"
* "XXX"

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