Eternity: Love & Songs

Eternity: Love & Songs
Studio album by Kumi Koda
Released October 13, 2010
Recorded 2010
Genre J-pop, acoustic, jazz, rock
Label Rhythm Zone
RZCD-46204 (Japan
Kumi Koda chronology
Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 2
(2010)		 Eternity: Love & Songs
(2010)		 Dejavu
(2011)

Eternity: Love & Songs (stylized as ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~) is the first cover album by Japanese pop/R&B singer/songwriter Kumi Koda. It contains hip-hop and electronic arrangements of many older Japanese songs released between 1970 and 1990. The album charted at #3 on Oricon and remained on the charts for fourteen weeks.[1] The release of the album was also to celebrate Koda Kumi's ten years as an artist.

BE MY BABY and め組のひと (Megumi no Hito / Best of Me) became the two promotional tracks for the album. A remix of め組のひと can be found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 4 and a BE MY BABY remix is found on Beach Mix.

The album is certified Gold for shipment of 100,000 copies.

Music Videos

While there were no corresponding music videos with the release of the album, videos for BE MY BABY and め組のひと (Megumi no Hito / Best of Me) were later released on her 2011 album Dejavu. BE MY BABY has become her most performed song from the album, having been performed at a-nation and at several concert venues.

Live Performances

ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~ at Billboard Live

On December 6, 2010, Koda Kumi began a sixteen show tour throughout Osaka and Tokyo to celebrate her tenth anniversary. She performed all the songs from the album and on February 23, 2011, she released the concert on DVD: ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~ at Billboard Live. The live tour was accompanied by a live band.[2][3]

a-nation 10th Anniversary for Life Charge & Go!

On July 30, 2011, a-nation held its tenth anniversary and lined up several artists to perform. This included Koda Kumi, who performed BE MY BABY, Poppin' love cocktail feat. TEEDA and Bling Bling Bling feat. AK-69.[4] This was also the performance Koda Kumi and BACK-ON's Kenji03 shared a stage as a couple.[5]

Japan-Vietnam Friendship Music Festival

On October 9, 2011, Koda Kumi performed BE MY BABY and 愛のことば during her performance for Japan-Vietnam Friendship Music Festival, which was held in Hanoi, Vietnam.[6][7] She performed alongside AKB48, EXILE, w-inds, AAA, Godai Natsuko and Ryōtarō Sugi.[8][9]

Isle of MTV Miyakojima

Koda Kumi performed BE MY BABY in 2013 during Isle of MTV Miyakojima, where she performed alongside several other artists. These included AK-69, BACK-ON, INFINITY16, DAISHI DANCE, Far☆East Movement, ☆Taku Takahashi, Miliyah Kato and WORLD ORDER.[10][11]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusicOriginal artist/
Arranger		 Length
1. "TATTOO"  Yuriko MoriAnnri SekineAkina Nakamori • Seiji Kameda 4:18
2. "ラヴ・イズ・オーヴァー (RAVU IZU•OUV~AA / LOVE IS OVER)"  Kaoru ItoKaoru ItoOuyang Fei Fei • Coldfeet 5:13
3. "SWEET MEMORIES"  Takashi MatsumotoMasaaki OmuraSeiko Matsuda • Hiroshi Nakamura （i-dep/Sotte Bosse） 3:51
4. "言えないよ (Inai yo / Can't say)"  Kan Chin FaTakashi TsushimiHiromi Go • Gakushi 5:18
5. "0時前のツンデレラ (0-ji Mae no Tsunderella / Cinderella Before Midnight)"  misonoNaruya Itomisono • Akira Murata 4:35
6. "め組のひと (Megumi no Hito / Best of Me)"  Masao UrinoDaisuke InoueRats & Star • Alfred "The Angel" Tuoheny 3:37
7. "BE MY BABY"  Kōji KikkawaTomoyasu HoteiCOMPLEX • TAZZ 3:17
8. "小さな恋のうた (Chiisa na koi no uta / Little love song)"  KiyosakuMongol800Mongol800 • Zentarō Watanabe 4:50
9. "ワインレッドの心 (WAIN REDDO no Kokoro / Heart of Red Wine)"  Yōsui InoueKōji TamakiAnzen Chitai • UTA 3:56
10. "I Love You, SAYONARA"  Fumiya FujiiYuji OhdoiThe Checkers • Jun Tanaka 5:04
11. "Swallowtail Butterfly 〜あいのうた〜 (Swallowtail Butterfly ~Ai no Uta~ / Swallowtail Butterfly ~Love Song~)"  Shunji Iwai • Chara • Takeshi KobayashiTakeshi KobayashiYen Town Band • Suemitsu & the Suemith • Ittetsu Gen 4:44
12. "さよならの向う側 (Sayonara no Mukogawa / Other Side of Goodbye)"  Yoko AkiRyudo UzakiMomoe Yamaguchi • h-wonder • Ittetsu Gen 5:17

Oricon Charts (Japan)

Release Oricon Singles Chart Peak Position First Week Sales (copies) Sales Total (copies) Chart Run
October 13, 2010 Daily Chart 2 89,512 [12] 11 weeks
Weekly Chart 3 46,361
Monthly Chart 8 72,252
Yearly Chart (2010) 95 87,378

Alternate Versions

め組のひと

  1. め組のひと: Found on the album (2010)
  2. め組のひと [THE LOWBROWS Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 4 (2012)

BE MY BABY

  1. BE MY BABY: Found on the album (2010)
  2. BE MY BABY [4 Skips Remix]: Found on Beach Mix (2012)

References

  1. ↑ "ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~ / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "小さな恋のうた　(KODA KUMI ETERNITY~Love&Songs~at Billboard Live)". YouTube. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "ETERNITY ~Love & Songs~ at Billboard Live". RhythmZone. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "a-nation 10th Anniversary for Life Charge&Go!". MDPR. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sexy Diva Koda Kumi Married". YouTube. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "BE MY BABY (Live In Hanoi Viet Nam)". YouTube. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ai no kotoba (Live In Hanoi Viet Nam)". YouTube. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "AKB48, Koda Kumi, EXILE, and more perform at Japan-Vietnam Friendship Music Festival". Tokyo Hive. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2nd Japan-Vietnam Friendship Music Festival to feature AAA, AKB48, EXILE, w-inds, Koda Kumi". TokyoGraph. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Isle of MTV Miyakojima / MTV JAPAN". MTV Japan. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Koda Kumi - BE MY BABY (2013 MTV Live)". YouTube. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ .
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