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Kumi Koda is a Contemporary R&B and J-pop act. Their sound grew out of Heartsdales, Misono, Exile, TVXQ and Fergie. Those roots explain a lot about how Kumi Koda arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Perfume, Misia and E-girls, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Misono, TVXQ and Lee Ahyumi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 18 connections around Kumi Koda, reaching back through Heartsdales and forward to Misono. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Kumi Koda connections
Kumi Koda grew out of Heartsdales, Misono, Exile and TVXQ, shares an orbit with Perfume, Misia and E-girls, went on to shape Misono, TVXQ and Lee Ahyumi. 18 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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