Kumi Koda was a guest on popular Japanese radio show All night nippon and she made a bit of a boo boo…

“Koda was hosting “All Night Nippon.” The topic of her manager’s marriage came up, and Koda was asked about when her manager was planning to have children. She made a seemingly light-hearted reply that “when women turn 35, their amniotic fluid goes rotten, so I’d like them to have a child by 35.”

Her comment had caused an uproar and as a result: a cosmetic brand that Kumi was the face of has disassociated itself with her, angered fans want her upcoming tour canceled and Kumi Koda’s record label has haltered all promotion for her latest album for at least a month. As if that wasn’t bad enough, she was also made to make a televised apology in which I’ll proceed to post in all its uncomfortable glory. Even if you can’t understand Japanese, the language of ’shame’ and ‘paying for it’ is pretty universal.

She should get an Oscar for that performance. The long pauses, the sniffles, the decision to not wear any make up or any hair extensions. Bravo! I do think however, that given that she’s the bitch in the wrong that she should’ve bowed lower. MUCH lower. Her head should’ve been sweeping the floor.

In the west an artist can publish a box on sex, strap themselves to a crucifix on stage, smoke crack, whip a titty out at the Superbowl, lose custody of their kids, go through several divorces and still have albums sell shit loads, get nominated for Grammy’s and not have to apologize to anybody. In Japan: not the case. Any form of controversy however small can potentially stop a female J-Idol’s career dead in its tracks and Kumi Koda knows this. That is why she was crying; because she knows her lavish lifestyle and her record deal with Avex Trax could go down the drain, not because she’s deeply sorry.

Whilst Kumi Koda is sat at home reflecting on what a silly bitch she was, her latest album is currently sat at number 1 on the Oricon charts. Hopefully this will cause Avex Trax to think twice about giving up on her. I’d deeply miss her slutty music videos if they did.

[Tokyograph]