Winter of Love [CD+Blu-ray]

After releasing Summer of Love, Kuu comes back delivering yet a brand new compilation album, this time for the opposite season of its predecessor. This one however is better organized in the content balance from CD to Bluray. Every song that's on the CD has its respective MV(PV) on the bluray. Plus, to add to it she includes two new tracks "On And On" & "NO ME WITHOUT YOU", both of which also include new MVs and Making-Of footage. Kumi's more than well known for her amazingly beautiful ballads and this is a perfect collection. She even included a couple of my personal classic favorites like "Kiseki" and "Promise". The MVs for all the previously released songs are beautifully done in both themes and visuals. Then there's "On And On". The song is just as beautiful as the previously released content, and the MV was designed to make it look like she's having a phone chat with you, well if you were to watch it on your phone it would. She created an alternate version for the one you'll watch on this bluray, and it works perfectly no matter how you view it. The idea is genius and perfectly executed. Lastly in the songs list is "NO ME WITHOUT YOU", yet another gorgeous new ballad that I can't help but shed a few tears listening to. The MV for it is just so perfectly executed and wonderful in gorgeous visuals that you can't help but love it. During the Making-Ofs for both you get to see a great look at these MVs being brought to life and hear Kuu's thoughts behind them both. Sorry, but no subtitles are included. She is such a hard worker and a sweet fun person full of life that she's impossible to not enjoy watching whether you're a fluent Japanese speaker or not. The packaging is the usual jewel case, and the booklet has plenty of pages inside organized perfectly with the lyrics and credits. These are all written in the font and colors you see in the title and Kuu's name on the cover of the album, which I honestly find a tad boring. However it suits the theme of the rest of the release. Lastly, the booklet only contains a few photos of the singer herself, but they're lovely ones nonetheless. Very Highly recommended to all Kumi Koda and ballad lovers.