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July 8th is the day "3 SPLASH", Koda Kumi's brand new single, hits stores and online retailers.

Advance downloads of the song "Lick me♥", one of the six songs included on the single, have been made available, and reached the top spot on RecoChoku's weekly ranking chart after holding the top spot for six days straight. The song is a cute, pop track that has already been featured in commercials for Koda's "KODA KUMI FEVER LIVE IN HALL II" performance.

Two songs are available for online preview before the single's release next month, both "Lick me♥" and "ECSTASY". The other songs are called "INTRODUCTION", "INTERLUDE", "Hashire!", and "OUTRODUCTION". The DVD edition includes music videos for "Lick me♥", "ECSTASY", and "Hashire!".

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Eleven artists will join together to hold a concert in Osaka on Friday, February 20, 2009 to raise awareness for drunk driving.

Besides artists like ayaka, Koda Kumi and girl group SPEED, the concert will also feature STARDUST REVUE, TRF, Okumura Hatsune, Tatsuya Ishii, mihimaru GT, SunSet Swish, Fumido and BRIGHT.
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The concert starts at 7:15pm in the evening, in Osaka-Jo Hall.

Source: ayaka.be, FM Osaka
Credit: Wendy @ Chocolyn News
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TOKYO —The Japan Jeans Association on Monday announced this year’s Best Jeanists, selecting singer Kumi Koda, 25, KAT-TUN member Kazuya Kamenashi, 22, and three other winners. Beijing Olympic fencing silver medalist Yuki Ota, 22, also won a Best Jeanist award in the association’s special section. Koda (for best overalls) and Kamenashi won the award for the third successive year.

Asked about his selection, Ota said, “Up until now, I never thought the award had anything to do with my life. I feel like it’s not right for me to be here today. Although I usually wear a sweatsuit, I will try jeans more often.” Kamenashi said of Ota: “I would like him to teach me fencing and we can talk about jeans together.” Koda added that she would like to coordinate clothes for Ota.

Other recipients were model-actress Anne, 22, who is the daughter of actor Ken Watanabe, fashion designer Hiroko Koshino, 71, and South Korean actor So Ji Sub, 30.

The event is part of Tokyo Fashion Week which kicked off on Monday and runs through Sunday.
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