1) Introduction to the second session 2) D.D.D Feat SOULHEAD 3) you 4) Candy Feat Mr. Blistah 5) Shake It Up 6) feel 7) WIND 8) Love goes like ... 9) No Regret 10) Birthday Eve 11) Lies 12) Ima Sugu Hoshii (I Want You Now) 13) KAMEN (Mask) Feat Kome Kome Club's Ishii Tatsuya 14) Someday 15) A Whole New World With Peabo Bryson (Bonus track on CD+2DVD)
In Dec 2005 , Koda Kumi began a project called the ~12 Singles~ Collection in which she released 12 singles for 12 consecutive weeks . The project was such a massive success her management wrapped all of the 12 singles into one best album : BEST ~second session~ .
The album contained all the title tracks of the ~12 Singles~ Collection , with the exception of Boys♥Girls and all the music videos of the project + 2 new tracks Love goes like ... & a cover of A Whole New World together with Peabo Bryson . The latter's only available in the limited edition CD + 2 DVDs .
But I have to say I really like Love goes like ... , it's good stuff . Initally I was bummed that Boys♥Girls wasn't included in the tracklisting which's the other double A side in Someday but now I'm kinda glad that song wasn't included cos honestly I think it's a rather weak song . Somehow it doesn't register in my head .
I wouldn't really call it a greatest hits compliation , more like a collection of songs that she has released from the ~12 Singles~ Collection . If you managed to look at all 12 singles cover from the ~12 Singles~ Collection , each of the 12 singles' covers represent a traditional dress from a different culture which's really cool .
You get a mixture of upbeat songs & ballads thrown in this compliation in which I think all of them are awesome although it took me some time to remember the song title & also which track/s she released in chorological order .
The tracklisting in the album's not in order in that by right she released the ballad you 1st & she closed the ~12 Singles~ Collection with Someday/Boys♥Girls so in my mp3 , I sorted the tracks according to the 1st track she released all the way to the last so it will take you sometime to familiarise yourself with this . Her management should have done that instead of messing the tracks around if you ask me .
The few tracks that I think are pretty weak & initally didn't register with me are D.D.D. feat SOULHEAD & Someday but the other tracks from the ~12 Singles~ Collection are really good .
Whether is it the ballads you , feel , KAMEN feat Tatuya Ishii or the upbeat no.s like WIND , Birthday Eve , the catchy Shake It Up , Lies or the steamy sex romp Imasugu hoshii(I want it right now) , there's something for everyone .
In fact I didn't know that the lyrics of Imasugu hoshii's super steamy & that it's a cover of SUGAR SOUL's hit which was released in 1997 . Apparently in Imasugu hoshii , Koda's singing about about sex , orgasms & whatnot alongside a heavy R&B beat . So much so that the song's banned in Korea .
The whole song is filled with overly sexual lyrics , but the rap that Koda did in the song's pretty cute . Then again even if my sister didn't roughly translate the lyrics to me , I somewhat can guess what Imasugu hoshii's all about , more or less but I like the song actually although the lyrics are sexually explicit . Luckily it's in Japanese .
In case you want to pick up your copy of BEST ~second session~ , the album's slapped with a M18 rating if you're picking up a copy of it which comes with a DVD containing all the videos from the ~12 Singles~ Collection & I think it's because of the videos which attributed to this .
The pics in the CD sleeve do play a part in it as well but I think it's the videos which contributed to the fact that the album's slapped with a M18 sticker in front of the CD cover . If you watch the videos for Imasugu hoshii , it's enough said where you get guys auctioning themselves for sale in front of Koda . Erm... nice .
The videos of you , Lies , feel & Someday strings together a drama show called Wish your happiness & love in which stars Koda herself & 3 Japanese actors & I suspect the videos of Lies & feel up the sex factor . I was watching the 4 videos & trying to interpret it & it was like watching a M18 drama show especially on what happened in Lies & feel .
I'm glad that I picked up a copy of this cos I really like the songs in there & there's something for everyone & I think Koda has come a long way & she has paid her dues & it's good to see that she's finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel .
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Karen Pang
# 10th Jan
# #1 BREAKERZ fan in Singapore since 2008 debut single ♥
# My music blog consists of JPop/Rock singles & albums reviews that I put my heart , efforts & soul into writing them as I'm disgusted with the way that JPop/Rock music is being treated/written/reviewed in Singapore so to the local media (yes you TEENS , Teenage Magazine & The Strait Times) , screw you all . I basically can write better JPop/Rock reviews , period
