Kumi Koda, right, and her sister misono

Kumi Koda, sister misono to release first collaborative song

Saturday 21st February, 06:00 AM JST

TOKYO —

Singer Kumi Koda, 26, and her sister and singer misono, 24, will release their first collaborative song in March, according to their agent. The new song is titled “It’s all Love!” and its theme is to cheer up heart-broken girls, the singers said in a statement.

Prior to the CD release, the song will be distributed on mobile phones from Feb 25.

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yomuri at 02:17 PM JST - 21st February

Oh, and her sister doesn't capitalize her own name? Looks like some self-esteem issues related to having an idol sister.

misono has been around for a while and she chose not to use her name originally as she didnt want to get labeled as just "Koda Kumi's sister"

its only been very recently that they have worked together, since misono has become more popular in fact
norinrad21 at 02:55 PM JST - 21st February

pics too small for me to make a sound judgment. I don't care for the music
badmigraine at 05:32 PM JST - 21st February

misono has been around for a while and she chose not to use her name originally as she didnt want to get labeled as just "Koda Kumi's sister"

This was the marketing strategy for sure.
timeon at 05:34 PM JST - 21st February

norinrad, nobody does :) where's that zoom-on-the-legs function?
Sarge at 07:19 PM JST - 21st February

"Misono ( misono ) is a bit of a makeinu"

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

misono is all of 24 years old!
smithinjapan at 09:35 PM JST - 21st February

Word has it Koda Kumi is out of instant gimmicks to sell records, so this is one of the answer. Last it was clown outfit on the cover of the album. I hate Koda Kumi; she's proven more than once that she has the personality of a spoilt child with a lack of intelligence. Her last hit song was a pi$$-poor 'hip-hop' tune with broken English peppered all over it and badly choreographed dancing.

That being said, she CAN be somewhat sexy with some of her other dancing (in videos) and outfits. Overall, though, her attitude is enough to turn me off her music altogether, if it didn't already suck.
TokyoHustla at 09:37 PM JST - 21st February

I like the all-small letters, as opposed to the all-capital letters some other talents insist on.

Agreed.
borscht at 11:09 PM JST - 21st February

Her last hit song was a pi$$-poor 'hip-hop' tune with broken English peppered all over it and badly choreographed dancing.

Sounds like a lot of Jpop.
OssanAmerica at 11:22 PM JST - 21st February

Her last hit song was a pi$$-poor 'hip-hop' tune with broken English >peppered all over it

Seriously, only a person who hasn't listened to much j-pop could think that's somehow unique.

and badly choreographed dancing

Koda Kumi's dancing on videos is usually much better than most. Watch the XXX video little black dress sequence and tell me if "she CAN be sexy".
gogogo at 12:19 AM JST - 22nd February

misono has been around for a while and she chose not to use her name originally as she didnt want to get labeled as just "Koda Kumi's sister"

Misono was around before Koda Kumi in a failed avex group called day after tomorrow.
Sarge at 12:20 AM JST - 22nd February

"Misono"

That's misono, heh heh.
yomuri at 01:07 AM JST - 22nd February

Misono was around before Koda Kumi in a failed avex group called day after tomorrow.

actually Koda Kumi debuted in 2000, day after tomorrow in 2002 :)
chardk1 at 12:10 PM JST - 22nd February

misono needs some kind of break. After like 8 years in the industry she admitted on a talk show last week that she only gets rent (9 man/mo) and 7 man a month from her production company as salary. For foreigners looking to break into Japanese entertainment, that's what you can look forward to unless you make it SMAP big! Unbelievable.
onewrldoneppl at 09:49 PM JST - 22nd February

it's nice to see sisters working together. i've never seen beyonce & solange together though.
calderstrake at 09:36 AM JST - 23rd February

I don't care for misono's voice too much. It seems much more high-pitched and forgettable. Other comments indicate she has an established voice, so I can't really hope this will improve.

I agree the choreography has declined in value since the Black Cherry album.