倖田來未

倖田來未 (Koda Kumi)(Kumiko Kōda (神田 來未子), born November 13, 1982, is a famous female Japanese solo R&B and pop singer. She is the older sister of singer misono. She dreamed of becoming a singer ever since she was in elementary school, but had to put off this dream until she turned eighteen and debuted in 2000 with a single titled "TAKE BACK". Prior to this, Kumi also auditioned for the third generation of モーニング娘。, an all girl group, but was rejected in favour for 後藤真希. Massive success didn't come until 2003 with the release of her seventh single, titled "real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba," which became a huge hit song when the songs