Girls: Selfish
Girls: Selfish | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Video by Koda Kumi | ||||
Released | 25 November 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | J-pop, R&B | |||
Label | Rhythm Zone | |||
Koda Kumi chronology | ||||
|
Girls: Selfish (stylized as girls ~Selfish~) is the second music video DVD from Japanese artist Koda Kumi and her first DVD single. It was released on November 25, 2004 and was the prelude to her fourth studio album secret.
Information
girls ~Selfish~ was Koda Kumi's first attempt at releasing a DVD single. It failed to chart on Oricon, but all of the videos would later be placed on her next studio album, secret.[1][2]
The three music videos on the DVD share the similar theme of the long process of meeting, falling in love, and then breaking up. Koda Kumi chose to focus on the jealous-side and possessiveness women experience over love, which is most apparent in the video for "Selfish." Despite the similar theme, the videos are not intertwined and each stand alone.
The song "24" (track #3) was the first time Koda Kumi released a song with an entire chorus in English, which was written and composed by Hitoshi Shimono.[3] She would later work with Hitoshi again for her 2006 song "feel."
Due to the failure of the DVD single format, Koda Kumi would not release another DVD single until 2012's Love Romance, which was created for pachinko games throughout Japan.[4]
Music videos
The video for "Selfish" carries a theme of a group of female vampires, who use their sex appeal to lure men into their home. They then seduce them and turn them into subordinates.
"Shake It" (stylized as SHAKE IT) has a seductive theme, in which Koda Kumi finds a man sneaking around her tent and uses her power of seduction to get him to leave. After she and her mates finish and believe they've won, the man is shown making a phone call, to whom is unknown.
"24" is a soft and sensual video with a smooth R&B theme, focusing on Koda Kumi in her downtime.
Track listing
(Official Track List[5])
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Selfish" | Miki Watanabe | Miki Watanabe | 4:05 |
2. | "Shake It" | Koda Kumi | Daisuke "D.I" Imai | 4:03 |
3. | "24" |
| Hitoshi Shimono | 5:49 |
References
- ^ "girls ~Selfish~ / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Koda Kumi* - Secret (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ "Koda Kumi - 24 (lyrics)". JPopAsia. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Koda Kumi [MSN] - Love Romance (Part 2)". DailyMotion. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Discography". 2004-11-25. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- v
- t
- e
- Affection
- Grow into One
- Feel My Mind
- Secret
- Black Cherry
- Kingdom
- Trick
- Universe
- Dejavu
- Japonesque
- Bon Voyage
- Walk of My Life
- W Face
- And
- DNA
- re(CORD)
- Heart
- Unicorn
- Fever Live in Hall
- Fever Live in Hall II
- Love Romance
- Fever: Legend Live
- Gossip Candy
- Angel + Monster
- Wings
- Best: First Things
- Best: Second Session
- Best: Bounce & Lovers
- Out Works & Collaboration Best
- Best: Third Universe
- Summer of Love
- Winter of Love
- Best: 2000–2020
- Eternity: Love & Songs
- Color the Cover
- 7 Spirits
- Feel...
- Girls: Selfish
- Secret First Class Limited Live
- Koda Kumi Live Tour 2005: First Things
- Koda Kumi Live Tour 2006–2007 Second Session
- Live Tour 2007: Black Cherry
- Live Tour 2008: Kingdom
- Fan Club Event 2008: Let's Party Vol. 1
- Live Tour 2009: Trick
- 2009 Taiwan Live
- Live Tour 2010: Universe
- Eternity: Love & Songs at Billboard Live
- 10th Anniversary: Fantasia in Tokyo Dome
- Live Tour 2011: Dejavu
- Premium Night: Love & Songs
- Live Tour 2013: Japonesque
- Hall Tour 2014: Bon Voyage
- 15th Anniversary Best Live History DVD Book
- Live Tour 2015: Walk of My Life
- Live Tour 2016: Best Single Collection
- Live Tour 2017: W Face
- Live Tour 2018: DNA
- Live Tour 2019 Re(live): Black Cherry
- Live Tour 2019 Re(live): Japonesque
- 20th Anniversary Tour 2020 My Name Is...