Koda Kumi

# Stage name: Koda Kumi (倖田來未)
# Birth name: Kouda Kumiko (神田來未子 - こうだくみこ)
# Nickname: Kuu-chan, Kuu-tan
# Birthplace: Kyoto, Japan
# Birthday: November 13, 1982
# Blood Type: A
# Height: 154 cm / 5′0″
# Favorite singers: Christina Aguilera & Ja Rule
# Favorite music genre: Rock, R&B
# Favorite food: Panini, bundt cake
# People she respects: Her parents

Kumi Koda (倖田來未, Kōda Kumi, born Kumiko Kōda (神田來未子, Kōda Kumiko?) on November 13, 1982) is a Japanese pop singer from Kyoto who debuted in 2000 with Take Back. She is the older sister of pop singer Misono. Koda did not achieve major success until the release of her seventh single, Real Emotion / 1000 no Kotoba. Her popularity reached a new level in 2005 after the release of Secret and Butterfly. Later that year she became one of the best-selling artists of 2005 with the success of Best ~first things~.

Kumi Koda (倖田來未) Profile from wikipedia.
Kumi Koda (倖田來未) Photo from Picasa.