CD + DVD
CD + Blu-ray
1) Wings
2) Hello Yesterday
3) BLACK WINGS [Interlude]
4) Trigger
5) Heaven Tonight
6) It's "K" magic
6 songs are included in WINGS including the song that shared the same name as Koda's latest music release .
Wings was 1st released digitally last Aug & it promoted the mobile game Ikemen Series .
As for the other new material in WINGS :
Hello Yesterday - chosen to promote the BS Premium/BS4K Premium drama Warera ga Paradise
It's "K" magic - entrance song for ORIX Buffaloes' baseball player Kuroki Yuta
Koda made videos for both Wings & Trigger videos but they are only available in the fanclub version of WINGS .
Koda Kumi spreads her Wings in her new music and live package release ! The titular track Wings is a medium-tempo ballad about the future with a loved one .
heart was the only new album that Koda released last year which really surprised me because I was assuming she was going to do the same thing like what she did for W FACE ~inside~ & ~outside~ & also AND/DNA .
For Koda to change up her release pattern in the form of WINGS , it's something she has never done before , just like her releasing her 1st joint 2 mini albums angeL & monsteR back in 2020 .
Although Koda released Wings digitally last Aug , it's better late than never for her to make a video of the song & the video really elevates Wings further especially since the song was and is still great .
With Koda still playing up the duality concept , it's not surprising Trigger is the complete opposite of Wings be it sound & video .
Even though the main CD has very little songs , for Koda to include an interlude before Trigger is interesting . BLACK WINGS is actually great despite it being an interlude .
Out of the new material in WINGS , Trigger is actually the most prominent new song unlike the other 3 which're not catchy memorable on 1st listen .
With WINGS being Koda's 1st release of 2023 , I'll be curious to see what will be her next music release be like . Considering she has never put out a combined music & live concert video release before , it's hard to tell for now if any of the songs in WINGS will be reincluded in a future new studio album of Koda .
CD
CD + DVD A / CD + Blu-ray A
CD + DVD B / CD + Blu-ray B
This's the duo's 1st release of 2023 & also their 3rd/final single release in celebrating their 25th anniversary after releasing Kojundo romance & Amazing Love last year .
The Story of Us was written & composed by KinKi Kids together .
To commemorate KinKi Kids' 25th anniversary since their 1997 debut , The Story of Us was created last year that was used for a campaign in which KinKi Kids showed their gratitude by appearing in advertisements for various companies for just 25 yen .
4 B-sides in total are included in The Story of Us :
CD :
- Endless Promise
- Myona Motion
CD + DVD A / CD + Blu-ray A :
- Goodbye Countdown (Shonentai)
CD + DVD B / CD + Blu-ray B
- ...。 (Hikaru GENJI)
This's the 1st time for KinKi Kids to include cover songs in their single release which both Hikaru GENJI's ...。 & Shonentai's Goodbye Countdown are songs the duo used to sing before they made their music debut .
KinKi Kids' 46th single The Story of Us is the final single release in celebration of their 25th anniversary year . Written & composed by the duo themselves , The Story of Us was chosen to be used as an image song for KinKi 25 Yen ad appearance project . The song delivers a passionate message of fighting together in this era & drawing a new story together .
To say that The Story of Us on 1st listen is epic is an understatement as I was quite blown away when I 1st heard it . With KinKi Kids behind the creation of their latest single song , the end result is great which's not surprising as some of their past songs that they personally created were & are still great .
This time round , both members share writing & composing credits in The Story of Us which's unusual because for past songs they've created , it's usually 1 member that focused on either 1 & not both at the same time .
With the A-side being an empowering ballad , the B-sides in the release are real upbeat which contrast the A-side quite well .
Also comparing the way KinKi Kids celebrated their then 20th & last year's 25th anniversaries , last year's celebration was a lot more positive overall .
The Story of Us concludes KinKi Kids' 25th anniversary celebration & I will not be surprised if their next music release will be a new studio album which I think it's time for it to happen .