3 Splash

3 Splash

The artwork features a Japanese woman, posing in front of a camera with all-black clothing on. The words "Koda Kumi" and "3 Splash" are imprinted on the front.

CD only artwork.
EP by Kumi Koda
Released 8 July 2009
Genre
Length
  • 13:18 (CD)
  • 28:47 (CD+DVD)
Label Rhythm Zone
Producer
Singles from 3 Splash
  1. "Lick Me"
    Released: 8 July 2009
  2. "Ecstacy"
    Released: 8 July 2009
  3. "Hashire"
    Released: 8 July 2009

3 Splash is an extended play album by Japanese recording artist and songwriter Kumi Koda. It was released on 8 July 2009, by Koda's record label, Rhythm Zone. Koda's fourth extended play, 3 Splash consists of three recordings; "Lick Me", "Ecstacy", and "Hashire", with three additional interludes. It was released in two different formats; A stand-alone CD, and a CD and DVD bundle; the latter bundle was re-released with a pink-transparent CD holder. The three artworks for the EP depicts Koda posing, with the title of the work superimposed over her. The CD and DVD bundle artwork features Koda holding a basketball, this artwork was also used for the digital release of the EP.

3 Splash contains predominantly pop rock and dance music. Koda contributed by writing the lyrics to "Lick Me" and "Hashire", while Japanese songwriter and producer Hum created "Ecstacy". Hiroto Suzuki and Shinjiro Inoue were credited as the EP's producers. 3 Splash received favourable reviews from music critics who commended the EP's production and commercial appeal. 3 Splash reached number two on the Oricon Singles Chart, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 100,000 units. "Lick Me", "Ecstacy", and "Hashire" served as promotional singles, while "Lick Me" was certified platinum for 250,000 digital shipments, and was nominated for a Japan Record Award at the 51st Japan Record Awards.[1]

Background and composition

In 2009, Koda released two compilation albums, Out Works & Collaboration Best, and Koda Kumi Driving Hit's.[2] Following this, along with the release of a collaborative single with her younger sister "It's All Love!",[3][4] Koda announced plans of releasing a double album.[5] The double album was to promote both her third greatest hits album, and a new studio album that consisted of unreleased material from recording sessions for her 2008 album, Trick. "Its All Love!" was later served as the studio album's lead single.[6] Koda announced that she would release a new extended play, marketed as a single, entitled 3 Splash, and consists of three recordings; "Lick Me", "Ecstacy", and "Hashire", with three additional interludes.[7]

3 Splash opens with the first interlude, "09:00AM", which is an instrumental piece with "groovy" DJ spins and scratches.[8] "Lick Me", the first tracks to include vocals, is an uptempo "cute summer number" with suggestive lyrics by Koda.[8][9] "Ecstacy" is an electronic song, with Koda's "cool husky" vocals being heavily processed with autotune and vocoder effects.[8][9] According to Adam Greenberg from AllMusic, "Ecstasy" "share[s] some ideation with Lady Gaga concepts, mixing sultriness with oddity and playing with the instrumentation and voicings along the way."[10] The albums second interlude, "12:35PM", is another instrumental piece with "slow-paced" handclaps, and subtle urban undertones.[8] "Hashire" is a "distorted" midtempo dance song with influences of rock and pop music, and the EP is closed with a final instrumental interlude, "12:00AM".[8]

Promotion

The image features a Japanese woman, sitting on a road motocycle, in front of a black screen; a clear light is seen from the top-left corner.
Still from the music video "Ecstasy", showing Koda on a bike; this look was adapted on the CD version of 3 Splash.

3 Splash was released on July 8, 2003 through Rhythm Zone. There are three official versions; a stand-alone CD version, a CD and DVD version, and another CD and DVD version which features an accessory pouch for the physical single.[7][11][12] Each version featured a different cover sleeve, all with Koda standing in front of a grey background; the CD version features Koda in a black outfit (which she wore in her "Ecstasy" music video), the CD and DVD and digital EP version feature Koda in urban street gear, and the CD and DVD version, which includes a pink-transparent CD holder, features Koda in a 60s-influence dress.[7][11][12] The CD and DVD bundle artwork features Koda holding a basketball, this artwork was also used for the digital release of the EP.[13] All three recorded songs were promoted through advertisement deals in Japan. "Ecstasy" was used for Music.Jp, "Lick Me" was used for the televised commercial of her Koda Kumi Fever Live in Hall II concert, and "Hashire" was used for the NTT communications advert Musico.[8]

"Lick Me", "Ecstacy", and "Hashire" all served as the EP's promotional singles, released on July 8, 2009. "Lick Me" reached number two on the Japan Hot 100 chart on the week end of July 20, 2009, which is her highest chart entry to date.[14] "Lick Me" was certified platinum for 250,000 downloads in January 2014.[15] "Ecstacy" and "Hashire" did not chart in any Japanese music charts, but were marketed as promotional singles by Rhythm Zone.[16] All three songs featured an accompanying music video, which were included on the DVD version of 3 Splash.[12]

"Lick Me", "Ecstasy", and "Hashire" have appeared on several live albums and compilations, released by Koda respectively. "Lick Me" and "Ecstasy" have been performed on her 2009 Trick Tour,[17] her 2009 Taiwan Concert tour,[18] Koda Kumi Live Tour 2010 Universe,[19] the Koda Kumi 10th Anniversary Tour,[20] and Koda Kumi Live Tour 2011 Dejavu.[21] "Hashire" has so far only been performed on her 2009 Trick Tour.[17] "Lick Me" and "Ecstasy" both appeared on Koda's 2013 digital compilation, Summer Single Collection 2013,[22] while "Lick Me" was included on both Kumi's concept compilations: Happy Love Song Collection (2014),[23] and Summer of Love (2015).[24]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic(positive)[9][10]
CD Journal(positive)[8]
Hot Express(positive)[25]

3 Splash received favourable reviews from music critics. Chris True from AllMusic highlighted "Hashire" as a career stand out track from Koda's discography.[26] Ian Martin from the same publication reviewed "Lick Me" and "Ecstacy" from the Universe album, and was divided; for "Lick Me", he said "She wears her sexuality on her sleeve, with song titles like "Lick Me" laying their erotic playing cards on the table from the get-go, and her lack of any recognizable singing ability compensated for by an awful lot of gumption."[9] For "Ecstacy", he commended her "hard working ethic" in many songs, highlighting "Ecstacy", and concluded that "All of this reveals a desperate need to achieve success no matter what, but also the humanity of the effort underpinning it."[9] Greenberg commended the production of "Ecstasy", and said that "Lick Me" was "slighty off-tempo" that "brings Koda back to more standard territory."[10] A reviewer from CD Journal complimented the production of each song, and described the EP as "catchy" and "danceable".[8] Hiraga Tetsuo from Hot Express was positive, who commended Koda's song writing and the "summer" theme throughout the EP.[25]

On the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart, 3 Splash debuted at number two, Koda's third consecutive EP to have peaked at this position.[27] The EP lasted twelve weeks in the top 100, selling 93,000 units,[28][upper-alpha 1] and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments of 100,000 units;[29] this became Koda's fourth consecutive EP to have shipped over 100,000 units, after Love & Honey (2004),[30] 4 Hot Wave (2006),[31] and Moon (2008).[32] 3 Splash reached number eight on the Taiwanese East Asian chart.[33][upper-alpha 2][upper-alpha 3] "Lick Me" reached number two on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, and reached number eight and fifteen on the Japan Billboard Adult Contemporary and Radio Songs chart, respectively.[34][35] "Lick Me" was nominated for the Japan Record Award at the 51st Japan Record Awards, but lost to Exile's "Someday", respectively.[1]

Track listing

CD content[11]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "09:00AM (Introduction)"   Yu 0:42
2. "Lick Me"  Kumi KodaHiroto Suzuki 3:29
3. "Ecstasy"  HumHum 3:28
4. "12:35PM (Interlude)"   Yu 0:23
5. "Hashire"  KodaShinjiroh Inoue 4:10
6. "04:20PM (Outro)"   Yu 1:07
Total length:
 13:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[7]

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japan Weekly (Oricon)[27] 2
Taiwanese East Asian (G-Music)[33] 8

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Japan (RIAJ)[36] Gold 93,000[28]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Notes

  1. ↑ Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
  2. ↑ G-Music positions refer to the combined albums and physical singles chart.
  3. ↑ Week references for G-Music: "3 Splash" 2009 week 28.

References

  1. 1 2 "レコ大各賞発表　ＥＸＩＬＥなど11組が大賞候補（芸能） ― スポニチ Sponichi Annex ニュース" (in Japanese). Sponichi. 1 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 December 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Kumi Koda Information" (in Japanese). Avex. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Kumi Koda × misono, sister's first collaboration! (1/2 Pages)" (in Japanese). Sanspo. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  4. ↑ "Information: Kumi Koda Official Website" (in Japanese). Avex Group. Archived from the original on 13 March 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  5. ↑ CD Journal Staff (19 January 2010). "Kumi Koda's Best & original album announced!" (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Koda, Kumi (March 2009). Its All Love! (Liner notes). Kumi Koda. Japan: Rhythm Zone. RZCD-46184.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Koda, Kumi (July 2009). 3 Splash CD+DVD+Goods (Liner notes). Kumi Koda. Japan: Rhythm Zone. RZCD-46328/B.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CD Journal Staff (10 July 2009). "Koda Kumi / 3 Splash out of print" (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Martin, Ian (2010). "Best: Third Universe & 8th AL Universe 2 Disc". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 Greenberg, Adam (2010). "Best: Third Universe & 8th AL Universe 1 Disc". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 Koda, Kumi (July 2009). 3 Splash CD only (Liner notes). Kumi Koda. Japan: Rhythm Zone. RZCD-46330.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Koda, Kumi (July 2009). 3 Splash CD+DVD (Liner notes). Kumi Koda. Japan: Rhythm Zone. RZCD-46329/B.
  13. 1 2 "3 Splash by Kumi Koda". iTunes Store NZ. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2009/07/20". Billboard (in Japanese). 20 July 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  15. ↑ レコード協会調べ　1月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications]. RIAJ (in Japanese). 28 February 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "倖田來未、「Lick me♥」が着うた(R)ウィークリーランキング1位" [Kumi Koda, "Lick Me" ranks in at number one on ringtone weekly ranking]. Barks (in Japanese). 19 July 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  17. 1 2 Koda, Kumi (2009). Live Tour 2009 Trick (DVD). Kumi Koda. Japan: Rhythm Zone. RZBD-46400~1.
  18. ↑ Koda, Kumi (2010). 2009 Taiwan Tour (DVD). Kumi Koda. Japan: Rhythm Zone. RZB1-46528.
  19. ↑ Koda, Kumi (2010). Koda Kumi Live Tour 2010 Universe (DVD). Kumi Koda. Japan: Rhythm Zone. RZBD-46682/3.
  20. ↑ Koda, Kumi (2010). Koda Kumi Live Tour 2010 Anniversary Tour (DVD). Kumi Koda. Japan: Rhythm Zone.
  21. ↑ Koda, Kumi (2010). Koda Kumi Live Tour 2011 Dejavu (DVD). Kumi Koda. Japan: Rhythm Zone. RZBD-59042~3.
  22. ↑ "Summer Single Collection 2013" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  23. ↑ "6/11(水) 配信限定アルバム　倖田來未「Happy Love Song Collection 2014」リリース決定！" [6/11(wed) digital download only album, Kumi Koda Happy Love Song Collection 2014 to be released!] (in Japanese). Rhythm Zone. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  24. ↑ Koda, Kumi (2015). Summer of Love (CD). Kumi Koda. Japan: Rhythm Zone. RZCD-59786.
  25. 1 2 Tetsuo, Hiraga. "Review List – 3 Splash by Koda Kumi" (in Japanese). Hot Express. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  26. ↑ True, Chris. "Kumi Koda – Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  27. 1 2 倖田來未のリリース一覧 [A Look at Kumi Koda's Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  28. 1 2 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 May 2014. (subscription required (help)).
  29. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2009年7月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (July 2009)] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  30. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2004年6月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (June 2004)] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 10 July 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  31. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2006年7月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (July 2006)] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  32. ↑ ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2008年6月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (June 2008)] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  33. 1 2 "G-Music J-Pop Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  34. ↑ "Japan Adult Contemporary 2009/07/20". Billboard (in Japanese). 20 July 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  35. ↑ "Japan Adult Contemporary 2009/07/27". Billboard (in Japanese). 27 July 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  36. ↑ "Japanese single certifications – Kumi Koda – 3 Splash" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 30 November 2015. Select 2009年月 on the drop-down menu

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