Announcing the release of Kumi Koda's first greatest hits collection, "BEST -first things- "! In a market flooded with artists releasing greatest hits albums after a short period in the market, this condensation of Kumi Koda's impressive track record of hits over the five years since her debut remains one of the few worthy of the praise "highly anticipated."

Aside from the first track "No Tricks," each song moves in chronological order from her debut single "Take Back" to her last single "Star." Listen to the album all at once and you can hear Koda polish her voice from the already strikingly beautiful voice of her debut to the perfect instrument she's moving towards now. It becomes obvious how much potential hides within her with just a glance of the song titles on this album.

Female vocalists may be a dime-a-dozen, but an artist that can move so many people with her image as well as her voice--like Kumi Koda-- is most certainly not. Cool and sexy, Koda remains fixed on challenging herself. I think she is, in a way, stoic. And yet, the way she combines her image with such true skill as a vocalist, I can't help but feel that Kumi Koda is the definition of a professional artist.

Of course her greatest hits album "BEST -first things-" is a must have for any true Ku-chan fan, but it's also a great introduction for those that haven't found out about her yet. Though this album may be defining the end of the first era for Kumi Koda, I see only further need for the world to keep their eyes on her in the future. The girls should look on and learn a bit of girl chic Koda-style. The guys just need to look at her once for the fastest knockout punch of their life. But first, everyone should give her a chance.

Kumi Koda's easy climb to the top continues!
Keep your eyes on this girl!

Translated:
To everybody reading Neo Wing
(CDJapan's Japanese site)(heart)
It's Kumi Koda(heart)
Keep cheering for me
Love&thanks, Kumi