Secret (Kumi Koda album)

This article is about the Kumi Koda album. For the Ayumi Hamasaki album, see Secret (Ayumi Hamasaki album).
Secret
Studio album by Kumi Koda
Released February 9, 2005
April 13, 2005 (Special Editions)
Recorded 2004–2005
Genre J-pop, R&B
Length 1:03:23
Label Rhythm Zone
RZCD-45181/B (Japan, CD+DVD)
RZCD-45182 (Japan, CD)
RZCD-45208/B (Japan, CD+SpecialDVD+Tank Top)
RZCD-45209/B (Japan, CD+SpecialDVD+T-Shirt)
RZCD-45210/B (Japan, CD+SpecialDVD)
Producer Max Matsuura
Kumi Koda chronology
Feel My Mind
(2004)		 Secret
(2005)		 Best: First Things
(2005)
Singles from Secret
  1. "Love & Honey"
    Released: May 26, 2004
  2. "Chase"
    Released: July 28, 2004
  3. "Kiseki"
    Released: September 8, 2004
  4. "Hands"
    Released: January 19, 2005
  5. "Hot Stuff"
    Released: April 13, 2005

Secret (stylized as secret) is the fourth studio album released by Japanese R&B-turned-pop singer Kumi Koda released in February 2005. It charted at #3 on Oricon, giving her highest charting album at the time, and stayed on the charts for fifty-six weeks.[1]

This album also jump-started Kumi's ero-kawaii/sexy-cute image, which she would become synonymous with. This style would later spread throughout Japan's high school community upon her release of Butterfly.

Information

secret is the first predominately-pop album by Koda Kumi, with her first three albums, feel my mind, grow into one and affection, being R&B. Due to Kumi feeling most comfortable with the style she donned in Crazy 4 U, she created the "sexy-cute" style (known as ero-kawaii) for her a-sides used in secret. This is the style that she would become famous for and would garner both positive and negative attention.

While her sexy and cute image aided in increasing her popularity, it was met with both positive and negative reactions from the public and media. During her performance for Cutie Honey at Music Station, she donned the outfit she wore during the jazz parlor scenes in the music video. This outfit became heavily criticized, whereas revealing clothing was not worn by mainstream artists in Japan at the time.[2]

On April 13, 2005, three "special editions" were released, which contained the music video for Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT and, depending on which "Special Edition for Live" was purchased, came with a t-shirt or a tank top.[3][4]

The DVD contained the music videos originally released on girls ~Selfish~: Selfish, Shake It and 24. The song 24 was the first time Koda Kumi released a song with an entire chorus in English, which was written and composed by Hitoshi Shimono.[5] She would later work with Hitoshi again for her 2006 song Feel. Hitoshi would work with Kumi again in 2006 for her song feel, which also contained a chorus done completely in English.

Packaging

secret was released in four editions:

The special editions came with two bonus tracks, It's a Small World featuring the Heartsdales and a remix of Hot Stuff featuring KM-MARKIT and UZI. The DVD of this version also came with the music video for Hot Stuff.

Each editions contained different cover art: the CD only contained a blue heart, the CD+DVD contained a pink heart and the "special edition" contained a holographic heart.

Music Videos

Main article: Girls: Selfish

Two new music videos were released on the DVD: the "album version" of hands, which was the first time a different version of a music video was released, and Trust You. There was a different version of Trust You released on her Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT single, titled "Thanks to MAM & GRAMMA Version."

While there were only two new music videos, the music videos from girls ~Selfish~ were also placed on the album, most notably due to girls ~Selfish~ being unsuccessful as a DVD single. These videos were Selfish, Shake It and 24.

The music video to Hot Stuff was also placed on the DVD when the special edition was released two months later.

Promotional Advertisements

Selfish was used as the theme to the 20th East Women's Ekiden[6]

Hearty... was used as the promotional theme for the KOJIMA Ltd. product Fresh Gray 2005.[7]

Trust You was used as MTV Japan's buzz ASIA theme for March 2005.[8]

24 was used as the theme song for SANCTUARY/Otona no Seiiki (サンクチュアリ/大人の聖域)[9]

Let's Party was used for the television advertisement of Shueisha's MORE.[10]

It's a Small World feat. Heartsdales was used as the theme song for Japan's release of the 2004 film 80 Days. [11]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicarrangementLength
1."Intro: Get Down"  Daisuke "D.I" ImaiDaisuke "D.I" ImaiDaisuke "D.I" Imai1:27
2."Cutie Honey"  Claude Q.Takeo Watanabeh-wonder3:05
3."Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT"  Kumi Koda • KM-MARKITDaisuke "D.I" ImaiDaisuke "D.I" Imai4:07
4."Selfish"  Miki WatanabeMiki WatanabeMiki Watanabe3:56
5."hands"  Kumi KodaKatsumi Ohnishih-wonder4:24
6."Hearty..."  Kumi KodaYasuo OhtaniYasuo Ohtani3:32
7."SHAKE IT"  Kumi KodaDaisuke "D.I" ImaiDaisuke "D.I" Imai3:48
8."Kiseki"  Kumi Koda • Kosuke MorimotoKosuke MorimotoReo Nishikawa4:59
9."Trust You"  Kumi Koda • Toru WatanabeToru WatanabeDaisuke "D.I" Imai4:27
10."Chase"  Kumi Koda • Kazuhiro HaraKazuhiro Harah-wonder5:00
11."LOVE HOLIC"  Kumi KodaTsutomu Yamasakih-wonder4:25
12."24"  Kumi Koda • Hitoshi ShimonoHitoshi ShimonoHitoshi Shimono5:40
13."Let's Party"  HinacoJunpei Takadah-wonder4:40
14."Believe"  Kumi KodaKaidoMasaki Iehara4:30
15."Through the Sky"  Kumi Koda • Hiroo YamaguchiHiroo YamaguchiHiroo Yamaguchi5:34

Special Edition Bonus Tracks

DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Cutie Honey" (Music Video) 
2."Chase" (Music Video) 
3."Kiseki" (Music Video) 
4."Selfish" (Music Video) 
5."SHAKE IT" (Music Video) 
6."24" (Music Video) 
7."Hands [Album Version]" (Music Video) 
8."Trust You" (Music Video) 
9."Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT" (Music Video) 

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)

Release Chart Peak Position First Week Sales Sales Total Chart Run
February 9, 2005 Oricon Daily Charts
Oricon Weekly Charts 3 186,377 600,201 56 weeks
Oricon Monthly Charts
Oricon Yearly Charts 22

Alternate Versions

Let's Party

  1. Let's Party: Found on the album (2005)
  2. Let's Party [KOZM® Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 5 (2013)

Trust You

  1. Trust You: Found on the album (2005)
  2. Trust You [Dub's Trust me Remix]: Found on single Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT (2005)

Selfish

  1. Selfish: Found on the album (2005)
  2. Selfish [D.I's C&B MIX]: Found on single Hot Stuff feat. KM-MARKIT (2005)

References

  1. ↑ "secret / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Koda Kumi - Cutie Honey @MusicStation". Youku. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "secret special edition for live (men's one-size black t-shirt included)(with DVD)". Amazon Japan. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "secret special edition for live (women's one-size turquoise tank-top included)(with DVD)". Amazon Japan. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Koda Kumi - 24 (lyrics)". JPopAsia. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ "20th East Women's Ekiden". Dwango. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ "[CM] Kojima fresh gray 2005 (BMG: Koda Kumi Hearty)". Tudou. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ "TAIAPPU MYUJIKKU". Seesaa Music. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ "SANCTUARY/Otona no Seiiki". NTVM. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Let's Party (Koda Kumi) animelomix". Animelo. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  11. ↑ "80 DAYS (2004)". All Cinema. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
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