Released February 1, 2006 (JP) Recorded 2005 | Format CD Single Length 9:08 | |
Genre J-pop
Dance-pop
electropop Label Rhythm Zone
RZCD-45309 (Japan, CD)
SM Entertainment
SMJTC-097 (Korea, CD) | ||
Ima Sugu Hoshii is the ninth single in Koda Kumi's 12 Single Collection. Like the other singles, this single is also limited to 50,000 copies. It debuted at #2 on Oricon Daily, taking #5 for the week and charted for seven weeks.
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Ima Sugu Hoshii is Japanese singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's ninth single in her 12 Single Collection and twenty-seventh overall. It ranked #5 on the Oricon Weekly charts and remained on the charts for seven weeks, though it was limited to 50,000 copies.
The song is a cover of the Sugar Soul song by the same name, originally released in January 1997 and later put on their album Those Days. Sugar Soul's DJ HASEBE reproduced the single with Kumi. However, the rap that is performed in Kumi's version was not in the original song and was written by Japanese rapper ZEEBRA.
In South Korea, the single was released under the name Jigeum baro weonhaeyo (지금 바로 원해요 / I want it right now) and was initially banned due to the explicit lyrics. However, the song was later restricted from being played on the radio until after 2200.
Music Video
Ima Sugu Hoshii was not part of the story-themed videos and, instead, carried a theme of Kumi trying to find a suitor.
Much like the lyrics, the video itself was very risque, with Kumi in lingerie during her solo scenes and with several of the suitors performing illicit acts in front of her. Most notably was when two men began kissing and performing sexual acts. Due to the taboo of homosexuality in Japan, this type of imagery had not been used in mainstream music videos.
Cover
Like the other singles in the collection, the cover art for Ima Sugu Hoshii took influence from another country, France, and showcased the art form of ballet.
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