Koda Kumi visited Yilan for "people-friendly interaction"! Accompanying her Japanese-Taiwanese mixed husband to visit a cemetery, she exclaimed excitedly: "We will come back again!"
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讀後心得
After倖田來未's performance in Taiwan, she seized the opportunity to experience the local culture. She served as the closing guest at the "2025 Kaohsiung Cherry Blossom Festival," interacting sweetly with her husband KENJI03. After returning to Taiwan, she enjoyed her vacation, which included soaking in hot springs, fishing for shrimp, tasting local delicacies, and having a family dinner in Hualien. She expressed that she would come back again, eliciting enthusiastic responses from her fans.
Kumi Koda took the opportunity to experience Taiwanese culture after her performance ended.
Japanese sexy diva Kumi Koda recently served as the closing guest at the "2025 Kaohsiung Cherry Blossom Festival," performing and publicly showing affection with her husband KENJI03, who is two years younger and of Taiwanese-Japanese mixed heritage. As she became half a Taiwanese daughter-in-law, she shared her itinerary on social media after the performance, mentioning that they took the high-speed rail back to Taipei. The next day, she visited Hualien for tomb sweeping with her husband and had dinner with relatives, allowing her to enjoy a happy holiday. She even stated, "I will definitely come back."
Kumi Koda posted multiple photos on social media showcasing her down-to-earth moments, including soaking in hot springs in Jiaoxi, experiencing a shrimp fishing site, and taking photos squatting at Yilan train station. The 42-year-old diva also shared photos of her enjoying Din Tai Fung in Kaohsiung last week and experiencing a Taiwanese massage, marveling at how much energy she gained and feeling very healthy. Furthermore, she rode an electric bike in Cijin, indulging in various delicacies, including seafood, peanut rolls, and strawberry ice, and even played claw machines, happily exclaiming, "Help! It’s really delicious!" It seems that thoughts of dieting will have to wait until she returns to Japan.
Kumi Koda seems to have been deeply impressed by her trip to Taiwan. On the 4th, she shared again about taking the high-speed rail back to Taipei after her performance, mentioning the next day’s tomb sweeping in Hualien, noting, "The timing was just perfect, as it was a week before the tomb-sweeping season in Taiwan."
Kumi Koda returned to Taiwan for the first time in ten years to perform as a closing guest at the "2025 Kaohsiung Cherry Blossom Festival," where she had intimate interactions with her husband KENJI03 on stage. KENJI03 is of Taiwanese-Japanese mixed heritage, with a father from the Atayal tribe and a Japanese mother. The couple also remembered to visit KENJI03's father's tomb while seizing this opportunity to travel, capturing many vivid moments. Kumi Koda ultimately shared, "I had a wonderful holiday, it’s been a long time since I saw everyone, I’m really happy, everyone is asking me to come back soon for a reunion, and I will come back!" This sparked enthusiastic responses from netizens, such as "Kumi also has relatives in Taiwan," "We can’t wait to see you again," "The daughter-in-law should come back to Taiwan often," "Happy to see you having fun," and "So Taiwanese, we really like it."