Color of Soul

"Color of Soul"
Single by Koda Kumi
from the album Affection
Released	October 3, 2001 (Japanese single)
Format	CD, 12"
Genre	J-pop
Length	N/A
Label	Rhythm Zone RZCD-45036 (Japan, CD)
Koda Kumi singles chronology
"Trust Your Love" (2001) "Color of Soul" (2001) "The Meaning of Peace" (2001)

"Color of Soul" (stylized as COLOR OF SOUL) is a song by Japanese singer Kumi Koda, released as her third single in Japan.^[1] Unlike her first two singles, TAKE BACK and Trust Your Love, COLOR OF SOUL was not released in the United States, whereas the artist chose to focus only on the music market in Japan.^[2] The music video for the single was released on her DVD 7 Spirits.^[3]

Promotional Advertisements

COLOR OF SOUL was used as NTV's AX MUSIC FACTORY's theme for their AX POWER PLAY #050.^[4][5]

Background Narration

"If you keep repeating positive words, your negative thoughts will turn positive!" - Koda Kumi

Koda Kumi's then-manager explained to her that, if she did not lose weight, her next video would be animated. This single - Color of Soul - was her final notice. However, even at the time, Kuu refused to believe she was overweight^[6]

Track listing^[7]

CD
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"Color of Soul [Original Mix]"	Natsumi Watanabe	Miki Watabe	H-Wonder	4:28
2.	"It's Too Late [Original Mix]"	Koda Kumi	Tetsurō Oda	H-Wonder	5:55
3.	"Trust Your Love [Hex Hector's Japanese Radio Mix]"	Koda Kumi	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Hex Hector	3:09
4.	"Trust Your Love [Blackwatch Remix]"	Koda Kumi	Kazuhito Kikuchi	Blackwatch	5:27
5.	"Color of Soul [Instrumental]"		Kazuhito Kikuchi	h-wonder
6.	"It's Too Late [Instrumental]"		Tetsurou Oda	h-wonder

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Oricon Weekly Single 200	29

Sales

• Initial week estimate: 6,210
• Total estimate: 12,780

Alternate Versions

Currently, there are four renditions of Koda Kumi's COLOR OF SOUL:

1. COLOR OF SOUL: Found on the single and corresponding album affection (2002)
2. COLOR OF SOUL [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2001)
3. COLOR OF SOUL [Dub's GUITAR of SOUL Remix]: Found on single So Into You (2002)
4. COLOR OF SOUL [DJ Kanbe & Leisure Central Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's (2009)

References

1. "COLOR OF SOUL". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
2. "Koda Kumi Page 1". Gaia Online. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
3. "7SPIRITS Koda Kumi DVD". JaME WORLD. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
4. "COLOR OF SOUL / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
5. "Song Title Search Results / AX MUSIC FACTORY AX POWER PLAY #003". 12Melo-A. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
6. "KODA REKI". Avex. January 31, 2011. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
7. "COLOR OF SOUL" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 3, 2001. Retrieved 2013-01-08.

• Official Avex website
• Oricon Style