Koda Kumi Profile :

Name : Kumi Koda ( 倖田 來未 )
Birth Name : 神田 來未子 (Koda Kumiko)
Nickname : Kuu(-chan)
Date of Birth : November 13, 1982 (1982-11-13) (age 26)
Place of Birth : Kyoto, Japan
Genre(s) : J-Pop, R&B, rock, J-Urban, dance, electropop
Occupation(s) : Actress, singer, songwriter, spokesperson, voice actress
Instrument(s) : Singing
Years Active : 2000–Present
Label(s) : Rhythm Zone, SM Entertainment, Orpheus Records
Associated Acts : BoA, Clench & Blistah, Daisuke D.I. Imai, Exile, Fergie, Heartsdales, Jhett, Km-Markit, Lisa, M-Flo, Mr. Blistah, Peabo Bryson, Show Luo, SMAP, Soulhead, Tatsuya Ishii, TRF, Tohoshinki.

Kumiko Koda (神田 來未子 ,Koda Kumiko?) (born November 13, 1982), better known by her stage name Kumi Koda (倖田 來未 ,Koda Kumi?), is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her Japanese Urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion / 1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game Final Fantasy X-2.

Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth studio album Secret (2005), her sixteenth single "Butterfly" (2005), and her first greatest hits album Best: First Things (2005), reaching the number-three, number-two and number-one spot respectively.