"4 Times" | ||||
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Single by Koda Kumi | ||||
from the album Japonesque | ||||
Released | August 17, 2011 | |||
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Recorded | 2011 | |||
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Label | Rhythm Zone | |||
Writer(s) | Koda Kumi | |||
Koda Kumi singles chronology | ||||
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"4 Times" (stylized as "4 TIMES") is the 50th single by pop/R&B singer Koda Kumi. It was released on August 17, 2011 and debuted at #6, remaining on the Oricon charts for nine consecutive weeks. In commemoration of it being the fiftieth single since her debut, the single contained four a-sides, making it her first since 4 hot wave (2006).
The single came in four editions: CD, CD+DVD, CD+QLIX Digital Camera and CD+50 Postcards BOX Set. The latter two only carried the song "Poppin' love cocktail feat. TEEDA."
4 Times is a single by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone, and was a limited release done to celebrate her 50th single. The single charted at #6 on the Oricon Singles Charts and stayed on the charts for over two months. The single's name came from the single being a quadruple a-side, something which she had not done since her 2006 single 4 hot wave.
The main track from the single, "V.I.P," contained a short sample of American group Fort Minor's song "Believe Me". "KO-SO-KO-SO" was the more erotic song on the single, in both lyrics and video. The track was a sensual song with elements both in R&B and pop. The videos for the two songs intertwined with the end of "V.I.P" leading into the opening of "KO-SO-KO-SO." "In The Air" was a more light-hearted pop song, with romantic lyrics, as opposed to sensual. The song was composed by Swedish songwriter and music producer Erik Lidbom, who has also worked with the likes of Ayumi Hamasaki and Namie Amuro.