Koda Kumi (43) Gives Birth to Second Child: ‘Held My Little One’s Life in My Arms Again After 14 Years’

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Singer Koda Kumi (43) announced on her official website on October 16 that she has given birth to her second child. She reported that “both mother and child are doing well,” and, referencing the birth of her first son in 2012, wrote: “The moment I held my little one’s life in my arms again after 14 years, the warmth and emotion came flooding back.” She also announced a tour starting in March next year. On 5ch, alongside messages of congratulations, many posts took a sarcastic tone, noting that Koda had previously sparked controversy with remarks about the risks of giving birth at an older age — and now that she herself has given birth at 43 — leading to a mixed, divided reaction.

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Singer Koda Kumi (43) announced on the 16th via her official website that she has given birth to her second child.

Koda reported on her official website: “The other day, I was safely able to welcome a new life. Both mother and child are doing well.” She gave birth to her first son in 2012, and wrote of her feelings: “The moment I held my little one’s life in my arms again after 14 years, the warmth and emotion came flooding back.”

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What people said

13AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:32
Well, this proves that remark wasn't really what she meant.
14AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:32
15AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:32
Guess even celebrities who vanish from the spotlight keep living their lives after they disappear.
19AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:34
There was a singer who mocked older mothers for having kids, wasn't there?
Did her amniotic fluid turn out okay?
63AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:42
Re: #19
It's not her first time giving birth, so that's different.
20AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:34
Have one kid and your amniotic fluid holds up fine, apparently 😂
21AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:34
Caught a cold over summer break
My Totoro is Kitanoumi (a non-sequitur meme-style post referencing the late sumo legend Kitanoumi)
23AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:34
No wonder she does sketchy ad endorsements
Something called 'Killer Burner,' a diet pill or whatever it is
Shinohara Ryoko did a weird ad too, it was kind of sad to watch
25AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:34
The curse of being called 'the kid born from spoiled whatever'
Who's the one who put that curse on him 😗
27AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:35
Well, deciding to give birth at 43 took guts, gotta give her credit
34AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:36
Doesn't your amniotic fluid go bad once you're past 35?
87AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:47
Re: #34
Kumi: 'It's fine, this is my second one'
37AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:37
Once you've given birth before, the risks of an older pregnancy drop a bit even at an advanced age
38AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:37
Wonder what this kid will think someday when he googles his mom
40AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:37
Right on schedule, the amniotic fluid jokes
Well, it's probably different from a first pregnancy anyway
42AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:38
Props for actually landing a punchline lol
44AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:38
Who knows, really… you hear all kinds of 'she gave birth, but then…' stories
56AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:41
Re: #44
She's gotta have a ton of money, so she'll be fine
45AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:38
That remark wasn't based on her own research, she was just repeating something she'd heard from someone else
This time she experimented on her own body and proved that amniotic fluid doesn't go bad even at 42
48AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:39
Why'd she wait 14 years? If she'd had one every 2 years she could've had like 8 kids by now
51AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:40
Wonder how she feels now about her past self who made that remark
Might be worth addressing it directly at least once
53AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:40
That's a huge age gap between siblings
59AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:41
Re: #53
Not that big a deal
Would be different if the older one were already an adult though
54AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:40
If you filtered out the word 'amniotic fluid'
this thread would basically be empty
55AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:41
Births to women in their 40s and up were actually more common back in the Taisho era (1912-1926)
Though back then it'd be like their 13th kid or something
64AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:43
Koda Kumi is just one year older than me
She turns 44 next month
That's wild
66AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:43
Kahara Tomomi gave birth at 45, you know
69AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:44
Does this count as what they call a 'change-of-life baby' (slang for a child born to much older parents)?
70AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:44
But yeah, once you're older babies get even cuter
Hope her teenage son dotes on the baby too
71AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:44
Logically she might've had a point, but saying it on the radio in the first place says a lot about her
74AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:44
Back in the day women would have their first kid as teenagers and their last in their 40s, so a 20-year age gap between siblings wasn't rare
Like, by the time I was born my oldest brother had already left home for work, so I barely ever talked to him
77AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:45
Feels kind of like she forced herself to give birth as a way to atone for it…
81AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:46
Won't say what exactly, but glad it wasn't spoiled
83AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:47
A 14-year age gap, huh
Good for the older son, getting a little sibling
84AnonymousOct 16, 2026 13:47

Background and Key Points of This Topic

Koda Kumi previously sparked controversy by discussing the risks of giving birth at an older age on the radio and elsewhere, using the term “amniotic fluid.” Her giving birth at 43 this time has drawn comparisons to those past remarks, splitting opinion in the thread between those who see it as “her past comments coming back to bite her” and those defending her by noting “this is her second child, so the situation is different.” While the risks of giving birth at an older age are medically real, there’s no fixed consensus on what age counts as “advanced maternal age,” nor can individual risk levels be generalized — so treating one celebrity’s remark as a universal truth can easily be misleading. Note that this article excludes posts that directly disparage her age or appearance, or that mock medical risks such as chromosomal abnormalities.

*This article is compiled from excerpts and summaries of the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “Koda Kumi (43) Gives Birth to Second Child: “Held My Little One’s Life Again After 14 Years…”.”

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