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Koda Kumi

1982 - Today

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Kumiko Kōda (神田 來未子, Kōda Kumiko, born November 13, 1982), known professionally as Koda Kumi (倖田 來未, Kōda Kumi), is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. After debuting with the single "Take Back" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", were used as themes for the video game Final Fantasy X-2. Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth studio album Secret (2005), her sixteenth single "Butterfly" (2005), and her first greatest hits album Best: First Things (2005), reaching the number-three, number-two, and number-one spots respectively.Though her early releases presented a conservative, quiet image, she has become a fashion leader among young women, setting trends such as the ero-kakkoii style. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Koda Kumi has received more than 439,277 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Koda Kumi is the 2,177th most popular singer (down from 1,961st in 2019), the 1,770th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,556th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Japanese Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Koda Kumis by language

Over the past year Koda Kumi has had the most page views in the with 319,354 views, followed by English (53,160), and Chinese (31,245). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Kapampangan (41.82%), Southern Azerbaijani (37.46%), and Persian (33.09%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Koda Kumi ranks 2,177 out of 4,381. Before her are Paula Fernandes, Raekwon, Maria Radner, Paul Jones, Frank Ocean, and Jason Derulo. After her are Käärijä, Benji Madden, Lee Sung-min, Kwon Eun-bi, Gaitana, and Eunhyuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Koda Kumi ranks 222. Before her are Yoo In-na, Sakon Yamamoto, Hildur Guðnadóttir, André Greipel, Susan Francia, and Tuncay Şanlı. After her are Sun Li, Houssine Kharja, Ján Mucha, Simon Rolfes, Mark Salling, and Joshua Kennedy.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Koda Kumi ranks 1,770 out of 6,245. Before her are Kenzo Suzuki (1950), Kinuko Tanida (1939), Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (1986), Takashi Inui (1988), Yuzo Koshiro (1967), and Shinji Nakano (1971). After her are Toshihiko Koga (1967), Katsura Hoshino (1980), Nobuhiro Takeda (1967), Yutaka Ikeuchi (1961), Yasunori Mitsuda (1972), and Ai Sugiyama (1975).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Koda Kumi ranks 31. Before her are Kyōko Koizumi (1966), Sana (1996), Yui (1987), Tak Matsumoto (1961), Koshi Inaba (1964), and Sakura Miyawaki (1998). After her are Daimaou Kosaka (1973), Ken Hirai (1972), Kenshi Yonezu (1991), Angela Aki (1977), Misia (1978), and Tetsuya (1969).

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