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Namie Amuro

March 01, 2023

Namie Amuro (/ˌnɑːmiˈeɪ/ NAH-mee-AY; 安室奈美恵, Amuro Namie; born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese former recording artist, producer, lyricist, dancer, model, actress and entrepreneur who was active between 1992 and 2018. A leading figure of the Japanese entertainment industry since the early 1990s, Amuro is known for breaking the youthful idol stereotype of J-Pop, changing the fashion trends and lifestyle of women in Japan, her experimentation across music styles, and for her visual imagery in music videos and live performances. Due to her career longevity, resilience, professionalism, efforts behind-the-scenes in the music industry, and her way of life, she is considered a pop culture icon in Japan and Asia.[1][2][3][4] She has been referred to as "Diva of Heisei Era" and the "Queen of Japanese Pop", and has been recognized as having the influence and career impact domestically equivalent to artists such as Janet Jackson and Madonna in Western music and pop culture.[5][6][7][8]

Namie Amuro
安室奈美恵
Amuro at her 25th anniversary concert in Okinawa in September 2017
Born (1977-09-20) September 20, 1977 (age 45)
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Other namesNamie Maruyama (legally, 1997–2002)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • model
  • actress
  • entrepreneur
  • lyricist
Spouse
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(m. 1997⁠–⁠2002)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1992–2018
Labels
Formerly of
Japanese name
Kanji安室奈美恵
Hiraganaあむろなみえ
Transcriptions
RomanizationAmuro Namie
Websitenamieamuro.jp

Born in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, Amuro debuted as the lead singer of the idol group Super Monkey's when she was 14 years old. Despite early sales disappointments, she ventured into modeling and acting, attracting domestic attention with the group's best-selling single "Try Me (Watashi o Shinjite)".[9][10][11] She signed to Avex Trax in 1995 and debuted as a solo artist with the single "Body Feels Exit".[12][13] Her 1996 studio album, Sweet 19 Blues, sold over 3 million copies, setting the record at the time for the biggest selling album by a female artist in Japan and the highest selling album debut in the world (currently ranked #15 in the world's largest first week album sales).[14] One of the singles from her album Concentration 20 (1997), "Can You Celebrate?", is the best-selling single by a solo female artist in Japanese music history.[15][16][17] From 1999, Amuro partnered with international musicians and producers on her records, beginning with Genius 2000 (2000).

In early 2000s, Amuro's music evolved from pop to R&B, and she saw decline in sales. Play (2007), her eighth studio album, began the period of commercial resurgence.[18] She continued to experiment musically, moving to electronic dance music and English language songs with follow-up records Uncontrolled (2012) and Feel (2013). She subsequently released her eleventh studio album Genic (2015) and her last compilation album Finally (2017),[19] which contains re-recordings of her selected singles from 1992 to 2017.[20][21]

Amuro is noted within the Japanese entertainment industry for "producing" and managing her own career.[22] Aside from music, she has appeared in various advertisement campaigns in Japan and founded her own management company Stella88,[23] and her own record label Dimension Point.

Having sold more than 40 million records,[24] Amuro is recognized as one of the best-selling artists in Japan by Oricon. Since her solo debut, she achieved top 10 singles for 23 consecutive years (#1 for solo artist). All of her albums are certified Platinum, and her debut solo album, Sweet 19 Blues, was the best selling album in Japan. She is the only artist in Japan to sell a million albums in her teens, 20s, 30s and 40s.[25] Her last album, Finally, topped the year-end album charts of both Oricon and Billboard Japan for two consecutive years (the first and only artist in the Japanese Music Industry to do so). Amuro has frequently been noted for her live performances at music award ceremonies and is the recipient of World Music Awards, Japan Record Awards, Japan Gold Disc Awards, and MTV Video Music Awards Japan, among many others.

On September 16, 2018, Amuro officially retired from the music and entertainment business.[26]

Life and career

1977–1995: Early life and career beginnings

Namie Amuro was born on September 20, 1977, at Okinawa Red Cross Hospital in Naha, Okinawa.[27] She is one of four children of Emiko Taira.[28] Through her mother, Amuro is a quarter Italian.[29][30] Having divorced when Amuro was only 4 years old, Taira raised her children solely in Okinawa – she worked as a nursery school employee and a bar hostess to support her family.[31] Although Amuro had no ambition to become a singer, she was discovered at age 12, while visiting a friend.[30][31] One year later, Amuro was scouted by Masayuki Makino, the owner of Okinawa Actors School, and eventually she was enrolled there.[29][30][32] In 1991, Makino placed her in an idol group named Super Monkey's, with four other girls: Anna Makino, Hisako Arakaki, Minako Ameku and Nanako Takushi.[32][33][34] The sixth member, Rino Nakasone, joined the group one year later.[32] On September 16, 1992, Super Monkey's released their debut single, "Koi no Cute Beat/Mr USA".[35] However, Anna Makino left the group at the end of that year.[32][34] In 1993, the remaining members of Super Monkey's moved to Tokyo.[30][32]

Super Monkey's did not gain much success and the group went through constant lineup changes.[32][34] In 1994, the group changed their name to Namie Amuro with Super Monkey's to reflect Amuro's rising popularity as an upcoming actress and fashion model.[29][30][34] Aside from group's musical activities, Amuro had bit parts in Japanese television series and small films. Super Monkey's experienced a large amount of success with their single "Try Me (Watashi o Shinjite)", produced by Italian eurobeat producer Dave Rodgers, and Japanese businessman Max Matsuura.[9][10][11] Released on January 25, 1995, the song reached number eight on the Oricon Singles Chart, and stayed in the top 200 chart for 25 weeks.[36] Despite the beginning success as a group, the other four members of the Super Monkey's formed their own sub-group, MAX, under the Japanese record label Avex Trax.[37] As a result, Amuro released two more solo singles under Toshiba-EMI before moving to Avex Trax herself.[38]

After signing with Avex Trax in 1995, the corresponding record company Avex Group enlisted Japanese musician Tetsuya Komuro to work with Amuro on her then-upcoming album. Amuro made her solo debut with Avex, releasing the single "Body Feels Exit" on October 25, 1995.[12][13] It became a huge success in Japan, peaking at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 882,000 units in Japan.[24][39][40] Amuro's second single with Komuro, "Chase the Chance", became her first number-one single on the Oricon Singles Chart and her first single to sell over 1 million units in Japan.[24][41][42] For Amuro's success with those singles, she won the Golden Arrow Award in 1995.[43]

1996–1998: Sweet 19 Blues, Concentration 20, pregnancy, marriage, breakthrough, 181920 and motherhood

 
Japanese musician Tetsuya Komuro produced Amuro's first four studio albums.

After a brief hiatus, Amuro released two more singles in 1996: "Don't Wanna Cry" and "You're My Sunshine". Both singles were successful in Japan, bringing her second and third consecutive number one singles, and both sold over one million units there.[44][45] Amuro achieved huge success after the release of her first solo studio album, Sweet 19 Blues (1996). Released on July 22, it reached number one on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan, and has sold over 3.6 million units.[46][47] She released the album's final single, the title track, on August 21, 1996; it achieved success by peaking at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart, and shifted over 400,000 units in Japan.[48]

On November 27, 1996, she started work on her second solo studio album with Komuro, and released its lead single "A Walk in the Park".[49] It gave Amuro her fourth number one single on the Oricon Singles Chart, and her fourth single to sell over one million units there.[50] At the end of 1996, she was awarded the Grand Prix Award for her song "Don't Wanna Cry", the highest honor at the Japan Record Awards, making her the youngest artist to have won the award.[51] On February 19, 1997, she released her single "Can You Celebrate?", which became her fifth number one single.[52] The single became a huge success in Japan, eventually selling 2,750,000 units there,[24] making it the best-selling single by a solo female artist in Japan.[15][16][17] After releasing her sixth consecutive number one single "How to Be a Girl" on May 21, 1997, Amuro released her second album Concentration 20 in July of that year.[53][54] It became her third number one album in Japan, and sold over 1.9 million units there.[24][55] For additional promotion, she embarked her Concentration 20 Dome Tour in Japan, which achieved commercial success.[56] By early August 1997, the total sales of Amuro's records reached 20 million units in Japan.[38]

During a press conference on October 22 of that year, Amuro confirmed her marriage to Japanese musician and TRF band member Masaharu "Sam" Maruyama. During the conference, she announced that she was three months pregnant with their first child.[57][58] At the end of the year, she won the Grand Prix Award at the Japan Record Awards again for "Can You Celebrate?"[59] and made her final appearance on the annual Japanese television music show 48th Kōhaku Uta Gassen before beginning her one-year hiatus from the music industry.[60] She legally changed her name to Namie Maruyama, but continued to use her maiden name as her professional name.[61][62]

Amuro's first compilation album, 181920, was released on January 28, 1998, and covers twelve singles which were released prior to her hiatus.[63] The total sales of the album were around 2 million units in Japan.[24] Four months later, on May 19, Amuro gave birth to her son, Haruto Maruyama at Maruyama Memorial General Hospital.[64] She returned to the music industry by releasing the single "I Have Never Seen" on December 23, 1998.[65] It became her eighth number one single on Oricon, and sold over 650,000 units in Japan.[24][66][67] She made her first televised appearance on 49th Kōhaku Uta Gassen days later, performing a tearful rendition of her single "Can You Celebrate?".[68]

1999–2001: Personal struggles, Genius 2000 and Break the Rules

Working on the album Genius 2000 with Komuro and American producer Dallas Austin,[69] after releasing its first single "I Have Never Seen" in 1998, Amuro released its second single "Respect the Power of Love" on March 17, 1999.[70] On the same day, news publication's in Amuro's hometown, Okinawa, reported that her mother, Emiko Taira, had been murdered.[28] According to staff editors at The Japan Times, Emiko and her second husband, Tatsunobu Taira, were hit by an axe, owned by Kenji Taira, Emiko's ex-husband's brother.[28] While her second husband survived with moderate injuries, Emiko was taken to hospital, and pronounced dead after noon on March 17.[28] Kenji was then found dead in his car, after consuming insecticide.[28] Upon hearing the news, Amuro postponed all promotional activities and flew back to Okinawa in order to identify her mother's body.[28] A week later, the single debuted at the number two on the Oricon Singles Chart, beaten by the single "Dango 3 Kyodai".[71] A third single, "Toi et Moi", was used for the Japanese animation movie Pokémon: The Movie 2000.[72] Both singles proved successful, selling over 400,000 and 200,000 units in that region, respectively.[73][74]

Amuro made her first single debut with Austin on "Something 'Bout the Kiss", released on September 1, 1999.[75] It became a success in Japan, reaching number three on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 390,000 units there.[76][77] In January 2000, Amuro released her fourth studio album Genius 2000; it reached number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, and shifted over 800,000 units there.[78] That same month, Amuro confirmed her separation from husband Masaharu.[57] For the first half of 2000, Amuro embarked on her Genius 2000 concert tour throughout Japan.[79] She then released the single "Never End", in July, confirming work on her fifth studio album with Komuro and Austin. The single was used as part of the G8 Summit taking place in Okinawa, Japan that year.[80] It was commissioned by late Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi, who asked Tetsuya Komuro to write a song conveying "a vision of harmony and interaction in the world in the 21st century".[81] Obuchi later asked Amuro to perform the single at the summit.[82]

Amuro's fifth studio album Break the Rules was released on December 20, 2000, and is her final full-length produced album with Komuro.[83] It became her first studio album to miss the top spot, peaking at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart. Amuro's sales started to decline from this release, as the album only shifted 335,000 units in Japan.[84][85] To promote the studio album, Amuro toured Japan in March 2001, and finished in May that same year.[86][87] In August, she released the single "Say the Word"; it was her first single that she contributed to songwriting.[88] This was her first single to be released after departing with Komuro, until years later, and was released in part of her upcoming greatest hits album.[89] Since then,she started to produce her own activities.However, in December she worked with Komuro for the last time on "Lovin' It", a single released as part of Avex's Song+Nation charity project. The single featured Japanese rapper Verbal from the music group M-Flo.[90]

2002–2004: Love Enhanced Single Collection, decline in sales and popularity, Suite Chic project and Style

 
Amuro on the red carpet at MTV Asia Aid in Bangkok in February 2005

Amuro released her second compilation album, Love Enhanced Single Collection, on March 13, 2002.[91] The album reworked nearly every single released after her return from hiatus in 1998, with new vocals, mixes or rearrangements.[92] The single "I Will" was released a month before the album and became Amuro's first single below 100,000 units in sales.[24] Although the album was moderately successful, peaking at number three and shifting over 300,000 units, it only sold a fraction of its predecessor 181920 (1998).[93]

In July 2002, Amuro divorced Maruyama, and legally changed her name back to Namie Amuro, having cited irreconcilable differences. According to reports, her divorce was due to her personal issues with Maruyama's family.[94] Retrospectively, The Times attributed her loss in popularity during this era to the attention surrounding her personal struggles, while The Japan Times cited the rise of newer artists Hikaru Utada and Ayumi Hamasaki, who achieved great success in the wake of her hiatus.[95][96] In a 2005 interview, Amuro said: "Even my closest friend said I was finished, but I think I may be a little different from the others. My popularity plunged three years ago and I didn’t try to court publicity. It was a real challenge forcing myself to be consistent in not playing up to my fans."[95]

Amuro started work on her sixth studio and third collaboration album with Dallas Austin, releasing Diane Warren-written single "Wishing on the Same Star" on September 11, 2002.[97] The single saw a large slip in Amuro's sales, only shifting 95,000 units by the end of the year.[24] In December 2002, Amuro was part of the musical project Suite Chic, involving several Japanese artists like Verbal, Zeebra, Dabo and DJ Muro.[98] The project released two singles, one studio album and one remix album before dissolution in 2003.[99][100][101]

Amuro returned to solo activities in mid-2003, releasing the singles "Shine More", "Put 'Em Up", and the double A-side singles: "So Crazy" and "Come". The single's saw an exploration of westernised musical styles with American producers, including R&B producers Full Force and the work of Austin.[102] "Come" was used for the Japanese anime InuYasha,[103] and is a re-arranged song that was originally recorded by Australian recording artist and TV personality Sophie Monk.[104] At the end of the year, she released her sixth studio album and first album in three years, Style.[105] The album became her lowest chart album on the Oricon Albums Chart, peaking at number four. It is also her lowest selling studio album, shifting only 222,000 units in that region.[106] To promote the studio album, Amuro conducted her So Crazy Tour Featuring Best Singles on November 29.[107] The tour concluded on April 11, 2004.[108] She extended the concert tour, marked as a promotional appearance, in Taiwan,[109] and South Korea.[110] Shortly after the tour, she released the single "All for You" on July 22, 2004, confirming work on her seventh studio album.[111] This was followed by the double A-side single "Girl Talk" and "Girl Talk/The Speed Star", released on October 14, 2004.[112] It was successful in Japan, peaking at number two, and sold over 107,000 units in that region; it became her first top three single in two years.[113] Amuro decided not to appear on 55th Kōhaku Uta Gassen, although she had been invited to perform at the event.[114] She had previously attended the event nine years in a row.[115]

2005–2006: Queen of Hip-Pop and expansion into Asia

 
Amuro performing Girl Talk during MTV Asia Aid in Bangkok in February 2005

In April 2005, Amuro released the single "Want Me, Want Me".[116] The song was a success in Japan, reaching number two on Oricon Singles Chart, and sold over 103,000 units in that region.[117][118] In May, following a three-year split from Maruyama, Japanese publications reported that she would take back full custody of their child, Haruto.[119] In August, she was granted full custody of Haruto with visitation rights by Maruyama.[120] On May 29, Amuro performed at MTV Video Music Awards Japan for the fourth consecutive year in a row. She won two awards, "Best R&B Video" and "Most Impressive Performing Asian Artist", making her the first artist to win MTV VMAJ awards four years in a row (she won "Inspiration Award" in 2002, "Best Collaboration" in 2003 and "Best R&B Video" in 2004).[121][122] Amuro released her seventh studio album Queen of Hip-Pop in July 2005.[123] The album includes four singles: "Alarm", "All For You", "Girl Talk/The Speed Star" and "Want Me, Want Me".[123] Queen of Hip-Pop was a success, reaching number two on the Oricon Albums Chart, and sold over 455,000 units in Japan.[124] In collaboration with MGM Studios, Amuro was granted permission to use Pink Panther in the album. A female panther counterpart was created for the album as well.[125] Both panther characters appeared in the music video of "WoWa".[126]

In September 2005, Amuro embarked on her Space of Hip-Hop concert tour in Japan.[127] Shortly after the commencement of the tour, she announced that she would contribute to the Japanese theatrical release of the film Sin City (2005). After viewing the movie, Amuro made an offer to the Japanese distribution company to sing its theme song; the company, feeling that her image fit the movie, accepted her offer.[128][129] The theme song, "Violet Sauce", was later released as part of a double A-side single, "White Light/Violet Sauce", in November 2005.[130] It achieved moderate success in Japan, reaching number seven on the Oricon Singles Chart, and sold over 72,000 units there.[131][132] The movie's director, Robert Rodriguez, was impressed by the song and asked to be a part of it; he can be heard saying "Welcome to Sin City" towards the end of the song.[133] Shortly after the single, she released Filmography 2001–2005' (2006), a compilation of twelve of her music videos between the years 2001 to 2005.[134] Amuro collaborated with Japanese recording artists Zeebra, Ai, and Mummy-D on Zeebra's album, The New Beginning, released in February 2006, in a song called "Do What U Gotta Do".[135] In May, she released the double A-side single "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick/Ningyo", which peaked at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and shifted over 80,000 units in Japan.[136][137] In August 2006, Amuro conducted her first annual tour Best Tour Live Style 2006, spanning between August and November 2006.[138][139] Released in February 2007,[140] the Live DVD of the tour was placed on the second position by Oricon.[141] Its total sales exceeded 90,000 units in Japan.[24]

2007–2009: Resurgence of sales, revived popularity, PLAY, Best Fiction and Past<Future

 
Amuro's image promoting her single Wild on the side of a Coca-Cola vending machine in November 2009.

Amuro released the third single from her upcoming eight studio album, "Baby Don't Cry" on January 24, 2007; it was used as the theme song for the Japanese television series Himitsu no Hanazono.[142] It was successful in Japan, reaching number three on the Oricon Singles Chart, and sold over 144,000 units in that region, her highest selling single since "Say the Word".[143][144] Based on ringtone sales, it became her first single to shift over one million units since "How to Be a Girl".[145] Alongside this, she achieved the distinction in having a top ten single each year for 13 consecutive years, breaking the solo female artist's record in Japan by Kyōko Koizumi and Shizuka Kudō.[146] At the end of 2007, it ranked at number seven on the RIAJ yearly ringtone sales charts.[147] She then released the fourth and final single, "Funky Town", on April 4, 2007.[148] It achieved moderate success on the Oricon Singles Chart, peaking at number seven, and shifted over 54,000 units.[149][150] She was also featured on Japanese group, M-Flo's album, Cosmicolor, in a song titled "Luvotomy".[151] Her eighth studio album, Play, was released on June 27, 2007.[152] The album charted atop of the Oricon Albums Chart, becoming Amuro's first number-one album in more than 7 years.[18] To promote the album, Amuro conducted her concert tour in Japan, titled Play Tour 2007, spanning between August 18, 2007, and February 27, 2008.[153][154] Originally consisting of 53 performances, it increased by 12 performances to 65 performances, making this Amuro's longest spanning tour.[155][156] On the day when Play Tour 2007 concluded, Amuro released the Live DVD of the tour.[157] It was placed on the second position by Oricon.[158]

In early 2008, Amuro confirmed that she would promote Japanese hair company Vidal Sassoon through their new marketing campaign Fashion x Music x VS, with a new single.[159] The single, though marketed as an extended play, was titled 60s 70s 80s, and consisted of three songs: "New Look", "Rock Steady", and "What A Feeling".[160] The songs feature samples from The Supremes's "Baby Love" (1964), Aretha Franklin's "Rock Steady" (1971) and Irene Cara's "What A Feeling" (1983), respectively.[161] 60s 70s 80s became a huge success in Japan, reaching number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, and sold over 293,000 units in that region, becoming Amuro's first number-one single since "I Have Never Seen" and her highest selling single since "Baby Don't Cry".[162][163][164] On March 25, 2008, Amuro was awarded "Best Female Video" for "Hide & Seek" (from the album Play) at Space Shower Music Video Awards.[165] "Hide & Seek" also won the award for "Best R&B Video" at MTV Video Music Awards, which was held at the Saitama Super Arena on May 31.[166] In the same month, Amuro recorded a collaboration with Japanese musician Double in a song called "Black Diamond".[167] Despite lacklustre success on the Oricon Singles Chart, it sold over 500,000 ringtone units.[168] On July 26, Amuro participated at the 2008 A-nation music concert; an estimated 25,000 people attended her performance.[169] This was the first time she was invited to perform in seven years.[170]

On July 30, she released her third greatest hits album, Best Fiction.[171] Featuring tracks between 2003 and 2008, Best Fiction sold 681,000 copies in the first week and debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart.[172] Within its third week, Best Fiction sold over one million units, making her the first artist to have one million certified album in three consecutive decades.[173][174] Best Fiction eventually spent six consecutive weeks at the number-one position, becoming the first album to do so in more than 14 years since the Dreams Come True's 1993 album Magic.[175] By the end of 2008, Best Fiction became the second best-selling album behind Exile's Exile Love.[176] In addition, it became the second best selling digital-format album by a Japanese artist behind Hikaru Utada's Heart Station.[177] Best Fiction was awarded the Album of the Year award at the 50th Japan Record Awards.[178] To promote the album, Amuro conducted her Best Fiction Tour, spanning between October 25, 2008, and July 12, 2009.[179] The Live DVD and Blu-ray of the tour were released on September 9, 2009.[180] Amuro was invited again to the 59th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, but she declined.[181]

On January 20, 2009, Amuro begun working on her ninth studio album, and featured a new track entitled "Dr." through a Vidal Sassoon commercial.[182] She then released the album's lead double A-side singles, "Wild/Dr.," on March 18, 2009.[183] The song was a success, peaking at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart, and sold over 119,000 units in that region.[184][185] As a result, she also broke her own record of having all of her singles debut in the top 10 (on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart) for the last 15 years.[186] Amuro collaborated with Japanese music group Ravex on a song for their album Trax (2008), entitled "Rock U". On October 1, Vidal Sassoon released new commercials featuring Amuro, and two tracks from her ninth studio album, "My Love" and "Copy That".[187] On December 16, 2009, Amuro released her ninth studio album, Past<Future.[188][189] The album was a success on the Oricon Albums Chart, reaching number one, and sold over 600,000 units in that region, slightly higher than the sales of Play.[190][191]

2010–2012: Award at WMA 2010, Checkmate!, Uncontrolled and 20th anniversary commemoration

 
A selection of Amuro's costumes she wore during the entire Uncontrolled era; these selections are taken from the music videos Hot Girls and Only You.

To promote Past<Future, Amuro travelled throughout 26 cities in Japan to conduct her Past<Future Tour 2010, which began on April 3, 2010, in Ichihara, Chiba and concluded on December 15, 2010, in Nagoya, Aichi.[192][193] On the day when Past<Future Tour 2010 ended, Amuro released the Live DVD and Blu-ray of the tour, which reached the top spot on the Oricon DVD charts and shifted over 100,000 copies.[194] On May 18, 2010, Amuro won the Best Asian Artist award at World Music Awards in Monte Carlo, Monaco.[195] There, she performed her track "Hide & Seek" from her album Play.[195] Two months later, she released her double A-side single "Break It/Get Myself Back", which performed well on several record charts in Japan.[196][197] On December 15, 2010, together with the premiere of Live DVD and Blu-ray of Past<Future Tour 2010, the Blu-rays of Space of Hip-Pop, BEST Tour Live Style 2006 and PLAY Tour 2007 were also released.[198][199][200]

On April 27, 2011, Amuro published her fifth compilation and second collaboration album Checkmate!, her first musical release of the year.[201] The album featured nine collaborative tracks Amuro had participated in throughout her career and four new recordings: "Wonder Woman", "Make It Happen", "Unusual" and "#1".[201] Checkmate! was a commercial success, reaching the top spot on Oricon and distributed over 500,000 units in Japan.[202] On July 27, Amuro released her first triple A-side single, "Naked/Fight Together/Tempest".[203] Although it reached number two on Oricon Singles Chart,[204] "Fight Together" was used as the theme song of the anime series One Piece.[205][206] "Naked/Fight Together/Tempest" achieved better sales through digital store and certified double platinum by RIAJ.[207]

At the end of July 2011, Amuro conducted her first arena tour Live Style 2011 to promote Checkmate! and some new materials taken from her then-upcoming studio record.[208] "Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!/Love Story" was the next double A-side single from Amuro's upcoming studio album, released on December 7, 2011.[209] While the physical release of the single exceeded 100,000 units in Japan,[24] "Love Story" shifted over 3 million digital copies throughout Japan, becoming one of Amuro's highest-selling singles to date.[210] The single also featured two unreleased tracks: "Higher" and "Arigatou".[209] "Higher" made an appearance on her Live Style 2011,[208] whereas "Arigatou" was made available as a free download on Amuro's official Facebook page.[211] The Live DVD and Blu-ray of the tour were released on December 21, 2011.[208]

The final single, "Go Round/Yeah-Oh!", was released on March 21, 2012, and continued the 100,000 sales streak in Japan.[212] In April, the singer confirmed the release of her 10th studio and first bilingual album Uncontrolled, which premiered on June 27, 2012.[213] The album proved to be commercially successful, reaching the top spot on the Oricon Albums Chart and shifted 500,000 units throughout Japan.[214] Uncontrolled also gave her the highest first-week sales of the year, and her 10th overall number one in the region.[215] On September 16, Amuro was scheduled to host a special concert tour in her hometown Okinawa, commemorating her 20th anniversary in the music business. However, due to typhoon warnings in the region, the tour was cancelled and never rescheduled.[215] After debuting her first digital single "Damage" on October 31,[216] Amuro finished the year by conducting her 5 Major Domes Tour 2012 in Japan, spanning between November 24 and December 21, 2012, attended by around 340,000 people.[217] Released on February 27, 2013,[218] the Live DVD and Blu-ray of the tour were placed on the first position by Oricon.[219][220] Their total sales exceeded 300,000 units in Japan.[24]

2013–2015: Feel, Ballada and Genic

 
Amuro's picture promoted her album Feel on a billboard in Shibuya in July 2013.

On March 6, 2013, Amuro released her double A-side single "Big Boys Cry/Beautiful".[221] Although both tracks appeared in the commercials for the make-up brand Kosé, its commercial experience resulted in being the singer's worst-performing single to date, barely shifting 30,000 units in Japan.[24] Amuro returned to sole-digital releases with her single "Contrail", which was used as the theme song for the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) series Flying Public Relations Office, and sold over 250,000 digital copies in Japan. Additionally, two more songs were released on the iTunes Store to promote her then-upcoming album: "Hands on Me" and "Heaven".[222][223] On July 10, 2013, Amuro released her 11th studio and second bilingual album Feel.[224] This was her first studio release through her own record label Dimension Point, which was operated under Avex Trax. Despite offering the track "Beautiful" as a single, it did not appeal on the final track list of the album.[224] It was commercially successful on the Oricon Albums Chart,[225][226] debuting at the top spot and was certified platinum by RIAJ.[227] In support of the album, Amuro conducted her FEEL Tour 2013, spanning between August 16 and December 23, 2013.[228] The Live DVD and Blu-ray of the tour were released on February 26, 2014.[229]

During the course of Amuro's digital releases, she was offered to feature in the remake of "Waterfalls", a song originally recorded by American girl-group TLC. Amuro—who knew the group during the singer's sessions with producer Dallas Austin, and whose fellow Okinawa Actors School alumni Speed had been huge fans of TLC—accepted the role, and re-recorded the rap segment as a homage to previous member Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, who had died in a car accident in La Ceiba, Honduras in 2002. Despite being a Japan-only release, Amuro's version was heavily criticized and caused controversy over the announcement of Amuro's involvement prior to know acknowledgement of Lopes family.[230] However, TLC defended Amuro's involvement due to the fact neither member had commercial rights to use Lopes vocals, and decided to "use creative ways to honor Lisa’s memory and celebrate this milestone with the fans".[231]

To open 2014, Amuro released her single "Tsuki", including the title track and two previous digital compositions – "Ballerina" and "Neonlight Lipstick".[232][233][234] The physical single was successful in sales, while the title song achieved a platinum award by the RIAJ.[235] On June 4, 2014, Amuro released Ballada, her first conceptual greatest hits compilation.[236] 15 tracks were all selected via a fan poll on the singer's website, and a few selection were re-recorded with new vocals and arrangements by Amuro.[236] Additionally, a bonus DVD package included new music videos for her 1990's singles "Sweet 19 Blues" and "Can You Celebrate?", and two newly established videos for "Himawari" and "Four Seasons".[236] It was placed on the first position by Oricon,[237] and shifted under 500,000 units in Japan.[24][238]

In support of the album, Amuro conducted her second nationwide tour Live Style 2014, spanning between August 22 and December 23, 2014.[239] The Live DVD and Blu-ray of the tour were released on February 11, 2015, through her label Dimension Point.[240] In November 2014, Amuro released her first stand-alone single titled "Brighter Day", which featured a total of three different tracks and instrumentals.[241] It was moderately successful on the Oricon Singles Chart,[242] whereas the titular track sold over 250,000 digital copies in Japan.[243] That same month, Amuro collaborated with Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai on a song titled "I'm Not Yours", which was released as a track on Tsai's album Play (2014).[244] The music video of the song was published on YouTube on February 2, 2015.[245][246]

On June 10, 2015, Amuro released her 12th studio and third bilingual album Genic.[247] It marked her first record with her own management company Stella88, which she founded after leaving Vision Factory.[23] Despite there being five music videos from the record, the entire collection of tracks were newly recorded and featured no singles.[247] However, it was a commercial success, peaking atop of Oricon Albums Chart and sold 250,000 copies in Japan alone.[248] In collaboration with Google, the music video of "Anything", one of the songs from Genic, was produced as an extension of Google Chrome.[249][250] To promote the album, Amuro conducted her LIVEGENIC 2015–2016 tour, spanning between September 5, 2015, and February 10, 2016.[251][252][253] During the course of her December concert dates, Amuro released her second independent maxi-single "Red Carpet" on December 2, 2015.[254] The B-side track of the single, "Black Make Up", was used as the ending soundtrack of the anime series One Piece.[255] Despite reaching number two on Oricon Singles Chart,[256] the sales of "Red Carpet" slumped and only shifted 36,000 units in Japan, making it one of Amuro's lowest-selling singles to date.[24] The Live DVD and Blu-ray of LIVEGENIC 2015–2016 were released on March 2, 2016.[257]

2016–2018: Return of maxi-single releases, 25th anniversary commemoration, Finally and retirement

 
Amuro at her 25th anniversary concert in Okinawa in September 2017

On May 18, 2016, Amuro released her third independent maxi-single "Mint",[258] which was used as the theme song of Fuji TV series Bokuno Yabai Tsuma (2016).[259] Despite reaching number four on the region's single chart,[260] the digital sales skyrocketed with the music video of the song, and achieved platinum status months later.[261] The same year in June, Amuro accepted an offer by NHK to record the theme song for the Japanese broadcast of 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[262][263] The single was titled "Hero" and saw a rise in its physical sales, achieving a gold certification by RIAJ.[264] On October 26, 2016, Amuro released two songs "Dear Diary" and "Fighter" as a double A-side single "Dear Diary/Fighter".[265] Both songs were used in Death Note: Light Up the New World, a 2016 movie adaption of the manga of the same name.[266]

Amuro conducted her fourth annual tour Live Style 2016–2017, spanning between August 19, 2016, and May 3, 2017.[267] The tour initially scheduled 88 dates, but due to a higher demand and further promotional activities with singles and the unreleased track "Christmas Wish", Amuro added 13 dates.[267][268] The Live DVD and Blu-ray of the tour were released on May 3, 2017, and certified gold by RIAJ.[269] On May 31, 2017, Amuro released her single "Just You and I",[270] which sold over 100,000 digital units according to RIAJ.[271] The following month, Amuro announced her 25th anniversary concert in her hometown Okinawa, which redeemed her cancelled 20th anniversary concert on September 16, 2012, due to typhoon warnings in the region.[272][273] She opened the show on September 16 and 17, with 52,000 attenders totally (26,000 attenders each day), resulting in being one of the largest for a Japanese concert.[272][273] Additionally, Amuro announced her third-time collaboration with One Piece.[274][275] The anime's theme song, "Hope", premiered on October 1, 2017.[274][275]

 
Namie Amuro 25th Anniversary in Okinawa livery appeared on Japan Transocean Air's Boeing 737 from May to September 2018 to commemorate her retirement.

On September 20, 2017, Amuro's 40th birthday, she announced her plan to retire from the music industry on September 16, 2018.[276] Her final compilation album, Finally, was released on November 8, 2017.[19] The album includes new recordings and re-recordings of her selected singles from 1992 to 2017.[20][21] Finally became a huge success in Japan – it was placed on the first position by Oricon and sold in 2,250,000 units by the end of 2017.[277][278] In support of the album, Amuro conducted Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~ as her farewell tour, spanning between February 17 and June 3, 2018.[279] The tour took place in Nagoya Dome, Fukuoka Dome, Sapporo Dome, Osaka Dome and Tokyo Dome.[279] During this tour, Amuro conducted another tour, named Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~ In Asia, to perform in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.[280] Taking place in Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, Hong Kong Coliseum and Taipei Arena,[280] Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~ In Asia began on March 17 and concluded on May 20, 2018.[280]

On May 23, 2018, Amuro was awarded "Okinawa's National Honor Award" at Okinawa Prefecture Government Office in Naha.[281][282] By August 21, the total number of pre-ordered Live DVD and Blu-ray of Final Tour 2018 (the concerts in Japan only) exceeded 1 million units in Japan.[283] On August 25, One Piece featured the anime version of Amuro at the end of one of its episodes to bid a farewell to her.[284][285] The Live DVD and Blu-ray of Final Tour 2018 (the concerts in Japan only) were released on August 29, 2018.[286] On September 15, Amuro made her final appearance as an entertainer at the "We ♥ Namie Hanabi Show: I ♥ Okinawa / I ♥ Music" at the Okinawa Convention Center, a commemoration of Amuro's career and other cultural and musical aspects in Okinawa. She officially retired from the entertainment industry on September 16, 2018.[26] On September 30, 2018, her official website, official fanclub, official Facebook page, and official online store officially terminated service. On June 16, 2019, Amuro released her entire music collection onto the iTunes store (most of which was previously restricted to Japan), through her label Dimension Point. Her records published by her own label were also released through Apple Music, Apple's streaming service, on the same day.[287]

Artistry

 
"Fight Together" (2011)
Near the end of her career, Amuro transitioned into electronic dance music, as heard through her dance-pop track Fight Together.
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Amuro has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. During the early stages of her singing career, she was noted for her limited vocal capabilities, and was criticized for constantly relying on production values to overlap these flaws. For example, her first two studio albums, Sweet 19 Blues and Concentration 20, were examined by Ted Mills at AllMusic, and labelled her voice very "limited" and occasionally sung "higher than she can manage".[47][288] By 2000, the English language started to heavily mix in with her music, starting with Genius 2000. In several tracks, Amuro would record her vocals in Japanese (and additionally in English), whereas back-up vocalists would provide English translations and marry the two together.[69] By Play, the singer would start to record tracks with less electronic synths and beats, particularly with the album track "Baby Don't Cry". According to Mills, he felt that the song focused more on her vocals than the production.[289] Her final three studio albums, Uncontrolled, Feel and Genic, had multiple full-length English tracks and, although it received positive remarks for experimentation, she was frequently lambasted for her incomprehensible deliveries in most songs.[290][291][292]

Throughout her career, Amuro has covered a wide range of musical styles and genres. Her music through the 1990s were influenced by eurobeat and the rise of J-pop music.[47][293] Additionally, she identifies Madonna and Janet Jackson as her inspirations, despite constant comparisons with sound and imagery by critics and publications alike.[126][294] Sweet 19 Blues stuck with J-pop elements, but she began to experiment with Western genres such as R&B, jungle, acid house, house and jazz.[47] From Genius 2000, she worked with American producer Dallas Austin, resulting in a fully adapted hip hop record with elements of J-pop. She carried this sound on with Style (2003), another record produced by Austin, and eventually onto Queen of Hip-Pop (2005).[294] Amuro's transition from J-pop to "more mature, transatlantic" R&B was noted by critics, and the aforementioned title "Queen of Hip-Pop" was used by the Japanese media to identify her (the term "Hip-Pop" is Amuro's combination of hip-hop and pop).[295]

In 2007, Amuro released Play, which was highlighted as one of her key re-inventions of her entire career.[289] Sonically, the record relied on R&B and hip hop elements, but started to involve contemporary dance-pop music. To an extent, Tills from AllMusic compared the effort to the works of Jennifer Lopez and En Vogue.[289] Uncontrolled (2012) saw yet another transition with her sound, leaving R&B and focusing on electronic dance music. Additionally, this saw her first experimentation with full-length English language tracks.[296] Unlike her previous records, Uncontrolled ventured into Western practitioners to helm the collection, including the likes of The Nervo Twins, Henrik Nordenback, Christian Fast and Peter Mansson.[213] This trend also moved onto her follow-up album Feel, where she worked with artists such as Hook n Sling, Dsign Music and Zedd.[224][291] Her final studio album, Genic (2015), was her first record not handled by Japanese producers, and her second record to include almost all tracks entirely in English (after her 2013 album Feel).[224][247]

Legacy

 
Amuro's sudden rise to fame was compared to American artist Madonna, hence she has been called "Japanese Madonna".[5][6]

Ever since her debut, Amuro has been classified as one of Japan's most prominent and successful singers.[294][297] In an opined article published by The Japan Times, writer Ian Martin encompassed the singer alongside superlatives Yumi Matsutoya, Hikaru Utada, Seiko Matsuda and Hibari Misora as the leading female figures in Japanese music history. Although Martin identified Utada as one of the "only contemporaries" to break the Western society, he felt Amuro was her "most immediate predecessor," based solely on the fact that "[Amuro] represented a period when Japanese pop was learning to see itself as something that could stand alongside the Western music from which it took many cues."[297] Additionally, Amuro's career has been constantly compared to the likes of Matsuda's, both whom grew up in the idol routine and having achieved commercial resilience ever since; music author Motti Regev regarded the musicians as part of the "golden age of J-Pop", before records declined due to the rise of the digital market in the mid-2000s.[298][299] Because of her longevity and the numerous musical and imagery re-inventions, numerous publications have referred her as the "Queen of Japanese Pop" and the Japanese equivalent to American singers Janet Jackson and Madonna.[5][6]

Throughout her years active as a singer, Amuro has sold more than 36 million records in Japan according to Oricon.[24] According to a report by Entertainment Weekly announcing her retirement, she has sold more albums in Japan than Lady Gaga, Katy Perry or Kesha have in the United States combined.[126] As of 2017, this makes her the fifth highest-selling female act, and fourth best-selling female solo act overall, just behind Yumi Matsutoya, Ayumi Hamasaki, Hikaru Utada, and Japanese all-girl idol group AKB48 (see total list here). Additionally, Amuro was ranked the 12th best-selling digital artist according to Japanese digital site Recochoku.[300] The singer has achieved nine number-one studio albums with an additional five compilation/collaborative inclusions, and 10 number-one singles.[22] She is one of the only female solo artists to achieve the most accumulations of million-certified physical singles, with a total of five ("Chase the Chance", "Don't Wanna Cry", "You're My Sunshine", "A Walk in the Park" and "Can You Celebrate?" – see her discography for more). "Can You Celebrate?" still remains the best-selling physical release by a female singer—with estimate sales of 2.750 million copies sold in Japan alone.[15][16][17] For a brief period in 1996, her second studio album Sweet 19 Blues was the best-selling album in Japanese music history.[301] Additionally, she held the record for the highest-opening sales for a female or solo artist until it was challenged by Hikaru Utada's 1999 studio album First Love, which to this day stands as the best-selling album in Japan.[301]

With her sudden rise to stardom, Amuro was noted by journalists and commentators as a trendsetter to the Japan and across Asia.[294] She eventually became the most prominent figure in fashion magazines and the general press for changing the typical Japanese idol image and styles of women in Japan, in favour of "dyeing their hair brown, plucking their eyebrows... thick-soled/long boots, a miniskirt, tanned-skin and tattoos". This made her a fashion icon, and created a phenomenon fan base known as Amuraa in the 1990s, with many young girls and women looked up to her fashion, hairstyle and makeup.[294] Additionally, her fashions also paved the ways for a Japanese fashion culture, kogal , and fashion trends known as gyaru, a Japanese transliteration of gal.[294][302] Anthropologist Hiroshi Aoyagi said in 2003 that Amuro changed the stereotypical idol culture.[303] Writer Marwan Kraidy described Amuro in 2005 as part of "Japan's rising cultural power" towards the world.[304] Nichi-Bei Josei Jānaru, writing for the U.S.-Japan Women's Journal, believed the success of Sweet 19 Blues was the reason many people emulated her as a role model between 1996 and 1997.[305]

Discography

Main article: Namie Amuro discography

Filmography

List of television and films credits
Year Title Role Notes
1992 Hirake! Ponkikki Rabbit
1993 Ichigo hakusho
1994 Toki o Kakeru Shōjo Miyoko Yoshiyama
1995 Watashi, Mikata Desu
1995 Station
1995 Shounan Liverpool Gakuin
1996 That's Cunning! Shijō Saidai no Sakusen? Morishita Yumi Film debut
1996 Gakko II Cameo
2000 Yonigeya Honpo
2011 The Reason I Can't Find My Love Herself Cameo
Episode 9

Concert tours

  • March 23 – May 18, 1997: Namie Amuro Tour 1997 A Walk In The Park
  • July 26 – August 13, 1997: Mistio presents Namie Amuro Summer Stage 97 Concentration 20
  • March 20 – May 7, 2000: Namie Amuro Tour GENIUS 2000
  • March 18 – May 27, 2001: Namie Amuro Tour 2001 Break The Rules
  • October 17 – November 10, 2001: Namie Amuro Tour "AmR" 01
  • November 29, 2003 – April 11, 2004: Namie Amuro So Crazy Tour featuring Best Singles 2003–2004
  • May 1–2, 2004: Namie Amuro So Crazy in Taipei
  • May 13–15, 2004: Namie Amuro So Crazy Tour in Seoul 2004
  • August 27 – September 20, 2004: Namie Amuro Tour "Fan Space 04"
  • September 1 – December 24, 2005: Space of Hip-Pop: Namie Amuro Tour 2005
  • August 13 – November 23, 2006: Namie Amuro BEST Tour LIVE STYLE 2006
  • August 18 – December 25, 2007: Namie Amuro PLAY Tour 2007
  • January 26 – February 27, 2008: Namie Amuro PLAY MORE!!
  • April 12–13, 2008: Namie Amuro PLAY MORE!! in Taipei
  • October 25, 2008 – July 12, 2009: Namie Amuro Best Fiction Tour 2008–2009
  • April 3 – December 15, 2010: Namie Amuro Past<Future Tour 2010
  • July 30 - December 27, 2011: Namie Amuro LIVE STYLE 2011
  • November 24 - December 21, 2012: Namie Amuro 5 Major Domes Tour 2012 ~20th Anniversary Best~
  • February 23 - March 16, 2013: Namie Amuro ASIA Tour 2013
  • August 16 - December 23, 2013: Namie Amuro FEEL Tour 2013
  • August 22 – December 23, 2014: Namie Amuro LIVE STYLE 2014
  • September 5, 2015 – March 26, 2016: Namie Amuro LIVEGENIC 2015–2016
  • August 19, 2016 – May 3, 2017: Namie Amuro LIVE STYLE 2016–2017
  • September 16–17, 2017: Namie Amuro 25th Anniversary in Okinawa
  • February 17 – June 3, 2018: Namie Amuro FINAL Tour 2018 ~Finally~
  • March 17 – May 20, 2018: Namie Amuro FINAL Tour 2018 ~Finally~ in ASIA'

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Namie Amuro

Video games

See also

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Further reading

  • Taira, Emiko (1998). 約束―わが娘・安室奈美恵へ (Promise―To my daughter Namie Amuro). Japan: Fusosha. ISBN 978-4-594-02483-3.

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namie, amuro, ɑː, 安室奈美恵, amuro, namie, born, september, 1977, japanese, former, recording, artist, producer, lyricist, dancer, model, actress, entrepreneur, active, between, 1992, 2018, leading, figure, japanese, entertainment, industry, since, early, 1990s, a. Namie Amuro ˌ n ɑː m i ˈ eɪ NAH mee AY 安室奈美恵 Amuro Namie born September 20 1977 is a Japanese former recording artist producer lyricist dancer model actress and entrepreneur who was active between 1992 and 2018 A leading figure of the Japanese entertainment industry since the early 1990s Amuro is known for breaking the youthful idol stereotype of J Pop changing the fashion trends and lifestyle of women in Japan her experimentation across music styles and for her visual imagery in music videos and live performances Due to her career longevity resilience professionalism efforts behind the scenes in the music industry and her way of life she is considered a pop culture icon in Japan and Asia 1 2 3 4 She has been referred to as Diva of Heisei Era and the Queen of Japanese Pop and has been recognized as having the influence and career impact domestically equivalent to artists such as Janet Jackson and Madonna in Western music and pop culture 5 6 7 8 Namie Amuro安室奈美恵Amuro at her 25th anniversary concert in Okinawa in September 2017Born 1977 09 20 September 20 1977 age 45 Naha Okinawa JapanOther namesNamie Maruyama legally 1997 2002 OccupationsSinger dancer model actress entrepreneur lyricistSpouseMasaharu Sam Maruyama m 1997 2002 wbr Children1Musical careerGenresPop R amp B EDMInstrument s VocalsYears active1992 2018LabelsToshiba EMI 1992 1995 Avex Trax 1995 2013 Dimension Point 2013 2018 Formerly ofSuper Monkey s 1992 1995 Suite Chic 2002 2003 Japanese nameKanji安室奈美恵HiraganaあむろなみえTranscriptionsRomanizationAmuro NamieWebsitenamieamuro wbr jpBorn in Naha Okinawa Japan Amuro debuted as the lead singer of the idol group Super Monkey s when she was 14 years old Despite early sales disappointments she ventured into modeling and acting attracting domestic attention with the group s best selling single Try Me Watashi o Shinjite 9 10 11 She signed to Avex Trax in 1995 and debuted as a solo artist with the single Body Feels Exit 12 13 Her 1996 studio album Sweet 19 Blues sold over 3 million copies setting the record at the time for the biggest selling album by a female artist in Japan and the highest selling album debut in the world currently ranked 15 in the world s largest first week album sales 14 One of the singles from her album Concentration 20 1997 Can You Celebrate is the best selling single by a solo female artist in Japanese music history 15 16 17 From 1999 Amuro partnered with international musicians and producers on her records beginning with Genius 2000 2000 In early 2000s Amuro s music evolved from pop to R amp B and she saw decline in sales Play 2007 her eighth studio album began the period of commercial resurgence 18 She continued to experiment musically moving to electronic dance music and English language songs with follow up records Uncontrolled 2012 and Feel 2013 She subsequently released her eleventh studio album Genic 2015 and her last compilation album Finally 2017 19 which contains re recordings of her selected singles from 1992 to 2017 20 21 Amuro is noted within the Japanese entertainment industry for producing and managing her own career 22 Aside from music she has appeared in various advertisement campaigns in Japan and founded her own management company Stella88 23 and her own record label Dimension Point Having sold more than 40 million records 24 Amuro is recognized as one of the best selling artists in Japan by Oricon Since her solo debut she achieved top 10 singles for 23 consecutive years 1 for solo artist All of her albums are certified Platinum and her debut solo album Sweet 19 Blues was the best selling album in Japan She is the only artist in Japan to sell a million albums in her teens 20s 30s and 40s 25 Her last album Finally topped the year end album charts of both Oricon and Billboard Japan for two consecutive years the first and only artist in the Japanese Music Industry to do so Amuro has frequently been noted for her live performances at music award ceremonies and is the recipient of World Music Awards Japan Record Awards Japan Gold Disc Awards and MTV Video Music Awards Japan among many others On September 16 2018 Amuro officially retired from the music and entertainment business 26 Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 1977 1995 Early life and career beginnings 1 2 1996 1998 Sweet 19 Blues Concentration 20 pregnancy marriage breakthrough 181920 and motherhood 1 3 1999 2001 Personal struggles Genius 2000 and Break the Rules 1 4 2002 2004 Love Enhanced Single Collection decline in sales and popularity Suite Chic project and Style 1 5 2005 2006 Queen of Hip Pop and expansion into Asia 1 6 2007 2009 Resurgence of sales revived popularity PLAY Best Fiction and Past lt Future 1 7 2010 2012 Award at WMA 2010 Checkmate Uncontrolled and 20th anniversary commemoration 1 8 2013 2015 Feel Ballada and Genic 1 9 2016 2018 Return of maxi single releases 25th anniversary commemoration Finally and retirement 2 Artistry 3 Legacy 4 Discography 5 Filmography 6 Concert tours 7 Awards 8 Video games 9 See also 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External linksLife and career Edit1977 1995 Early life and career beginnings Edit Namie Amuro was born on September 20 1977 at Okinawa Red Cross Hospital in Naha Okinawa 27 She is one of four children of Emiko Taira 28 Through her mother Amuro is a quarter Italian 29 30 Having divorced when Amuro was only 4 years old Taira raised her children solely in Okinawa she worked as a nursery school employee and a bar hostess to support her family 31 Although Amuro had no ambition to become a singer she was discovered at age 12 while visiting a friend 30 31 One year later Amuro was scouted by Masayuki Makino the owner of Okinawa Actors School and eventually she was enrolled there 29 30 32 In 1991 Makino placed her in an idol group named Super Monkey s with four other girls Anna Makino Hisako Arakaki Minako Ameku and Nanako Takushi 32 33 34 The sixth member Rino Nakasone joined the group one year later 32 On September 16 1992 Super Monkey s released their debut single Koi no Cute Beat Mr USA 35 However Anna Makino left the group at the end of that year 32 34 In 1993 the remaining members of Super Monkey s moved to Tokyo 30 32 Super Monkey s did not gain much success and the group went through constant lineup changes 32 34 In 1994 the group changed their name to Namie Amuro with Super Monkey s to reflect Amuro s rising popularity as an upcoming actress and fashion model 29 30 34 Aside from group s musical activities Amuro had bit parts in Japanese television series and small films Super Monkey s experienced a large amount of success with their single Try Me Watashi o Shinjite produced by Italian eurobeat producer Dave Rodgers and Japanese businessman Max Matsuura 9 10 11 Released on January 25 1995 the song reached number eight on the Oricon Singles Chart and stayed in the top 200 chart for 25 weeks 36 Despite the beginning success as a group the other four members of the Super Monkey s formed their own sub group MAX under the Japanese record label Avex Trax 37 As a result Amuro released two more solo singles under Toshiba EMI before moving to Avex Trax herself 38 After signing with Avex Trax in 1995 the corresponding record company Avex Group enlisted Japanese musician Tetsuya Komuro to work with Amuro on her then upcoming album Amuro made her solo debut with Avex releasing the single Body Feels Exit on October 25 1995 12 13 It became a huge success in Japan peaking at number three on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 882 000 units in Japan 24 39 40 Amuro s second single with Komuro Chase the Chance became her first number one single on the Oricon Singles Chart and her first single to sell over 1 million units in Japan 24 41 42 For Amuro s success with those singles she won the Golden Arrow Award in 1995 43 1996 1998 Sweet 19 Blues Concentration 20 pregnancy marriage breakthrough 181920 and motherhood Edit Japanese musician Tetsuya Komuro produced Amuro s first four studio albums After a brief hiatus Amuro released two more singles in 1996 Don t Wanna Cry and You re My Sunshine Both singles were successful in Japan bringing her second and third consecutive number one singles and both sold over one million units there 44 45 Amuro achieved huge success after the release of her first solo studio album Sweet 19 Blues 1996 Released on July 22 it reached number one on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan and has sold over 3 6 million units 46 47 She released the album s final single the title track on August 21 1996 it achieved success by peaking at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and shifted over 400 000 units in Japan 48 On November 27 1996 she started work on her second solo studio album with Komuro and released its lead single A Walk in the Park 49 It gave Amuro her fourth number one single on the Oricon Singles Chart and her fourth single to sell over one million units there 50 At the end of 1996 she was awarded the Grand Prix Award for her song Don t Wanna Cry the highest honor at the Japan Record Awards making her the youngest artist to have won the award 51 On February 19 1997 she released her single Can You Celebrate which became her fifth number one single 52 The single became a huge success in Japan eventually selling 2 750 000 units there 24 making it the best selling single by a solo female artist in Japan 15 16 17 After releasing her sixth consecutive number one single How to Be a Girl on May 21 1997 Amuro released her second album Concentration 20 in July of that year 53 54 It became her third number one album in Japan and sold over 1 9 million units there 24 55 For additional promotion she embarked her Concentration 20 Dome Tour in Japan which achieved commercial success 56 By early August 1997 the total sales of Amuro s records reached 20 million units in Japan 38 During a press conference on October 22 of that year Amuro confirmed her marriage to Japanese musician and TRF band member Masaharu Sam Maruyama During the conference she announced that she was three months pregnant with their first child 57 58 At the end of the year she won the Grand Prix Award at the Japan Record Awards again for Can You Celebrate 59 and made her final appearance on the annual Japanese television music show 48th Kōhaku Uta Gassen before beginning her one year hiatus from the music industry 60 She legally changed her name to Namie Maruyama but continued to use her maiden name as her professional name 61 62 Amuro s first compilation album 181920 was released on January 28 1998 and covers twelve singles which were released prior to her hiatus 63 The total sales of the album were around 2 million units in Japan 24 Four months later on May 19 Amuro gave birth to her son Haruto Maruyama at Maruyama Memorial General Hospital 64 She returned to the music industry by releasing the single I Have Never Seen on December 23 1998 65 It became her eighth number one single on Oricon and sold over 650 000 units in Japan 24 66 67 She made her first televised appearance on 49th Kōhaku Uta Gassen days later performing a tearful rendition of her single Can You Celebrate 68 1999 2001 Personal struggles Genius 2000 and Break the Rules Edit Working on the album Genius 2000 with Komuro and American producer Dallas Austin 69 after releasing its first single I Have Never Seen in 1998 Amuro released its second single Respect the Power of Love on March 17 1999 70 On the same day news publication s in Amuro s hometown Okinawa reported that her mother Emiko Taira had been murdered 28 According to staff editors at The Japan Times Emiko and her second husband Tatsunobu Taira were hit by an axe owned by Kenji Taira Emiko s ex husband s brother 28 While her second husband survived with moderate injuries Emiko was taken to hospital and pronounced dead after noon on March 17 28 Kenji was then found dead in his car after consuming insecticide 28 Upon hearing the news Amuro postponed all promotional activities and flew back to Okinawa in order to identify her mother s body 28 A week later the single debuted at the number two on the Oricon Singles Chart beaten by the single Dango 3 Kyodai 71 A third single Toi et Moi was used for the Japanese animation movie Pokemon The Movie 2000 72 Both singles proved successful selling over 400 000 and 200 000 units in that region respectively 73 74 Amuro made her first single debut with Austin on Something Bout the Kiss released on September 1 1999 75 It became a success in Japan reaching number three on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 390 000 units there 76 77 In January 2000 Amuro released her fourth studio album Genius 2000 it reached number one on the Oricon Albums Chart and shifted over 800 000 units there 78 That same month Amuro confirmed her separation from husband Masaharu 57 For the first half of 2000 Amuro embarked on her Genius 2000 concert tour throughout Japan 79 She then released the single Never End in July confirming work on her fifth studio album with Komuro and Austin The single was used as part of the G8 Summit taking place in Okinawa Japan that year 80 It was commissioned by late Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi who asked Tetsuya Komuro to write a song conveying a vision of harmony and interaction in the world in the 21st century 81 Obuchi later asked Amuro to perform the single at the summit 82 Amuro s fifth studio album Break the Rules was released on December 20 2000 and is her final full length produced album with Komuro 83 It became her first studio album to miss the top spot peaking at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart Amuro s sales started to decline from this release as the album only shifted 335 000 units in Japan 84 85 To promote the studio album Amuro toured Japan in March 2001 and finished in May that same year 86 87 In August she released the single Say the Word it was her first single that she contributed to songwriting 88 This was her first single to be released after departing with Komuro until years later and was released in part of her upcoming greatest hits album 89 Since then she started to produce her own activities However in December she worked with Komuro for the last time on Lovin It a single released as part of Avex s Song Nation charity project The single featured Japanese rapper Verbal from the music group M Flo 90 2002 2004 Love Enhanced Single Collection decline in sales and popularity Suite Chic project and Style Edit Amuro on the red carpet at MTV Asia Aid in Bangkok in February 2005 Amuro released her second compilation album Love Enhanced Single Collection on March 13 2002 91 The album reworked nearly every single released after her return from hiatus in 1998 with new vocals mixes or rearrangements 92 The single I Will was released a month before the album and became Amuro s first single below 100 000 units in sales 24 Although the album was moderately successful peaking at number three and shifting over 300 000 units it only sold a fraction of its predecessor 181920 1998 93 In July 2002 Amuro divorced Maruyama and legally changed her name back to Namie Amuro having cited irreconcilable differences According to reports her divorce was due to her personal issues with Maruyama s family 94 Retrospectively The Times attributed her loss in popularity during this era to the attention surrounding her personal struggles while The Japan Times cited the rise of newer artists Hikaru Utada and Ayumi Hamasaki who achieved great success in the wake of her hiatus 95 96 In a 2005 interview Amuro said Even my closest friend said I was finished but I think I may be a little different from the others My popularity plunged three years ago and I didn t try to court publicity It was a real challenge forcing myself to be consistent in not playing up to my fans 95 Amuro started work on her sixth studio and third collaboration album with Dallas Austin releasing Diane Warren written single Wishing on the Same Star on September 11 2002 97 The single saw a large slip in Amuro s sales only shifting 95 000 units by the end of the year 24 In December 2002 Amuro was part of the musical project Suite Chic involving several Japanese artists like Verbal Zeebra Dabo and DJ Muro 98 The project released two singles one studio album and one remix album before dissolution in 2003 99 100 101 Amuro returned to solo activities in mid 2003 releasing the singles Shine More Put Em Up and the double A side singles So Crazy and Come The single s saw an exploration of westernised musical styles with American producers including R amp B producers Full Force and the work of Austin 102 Come was used for the Japanese anime InuYasha 103 and is a re arranged song that was originally recorded by Australian recording artist and TV personality Sophie Monk 104 At the end of the year she released her sixth studio album and first album in three years Style 105 The album became her lowest chart album on the Oricon Albums Chart peaking at number four It is also her lowest selling studio album shifting only 222 000 units in that region 106 To promote the studio album Amuro conducted her So Crazy Tour Featuring Best Singles on November 29 107 The tour concluded on April 11 2004 108 She extended the concert tour marked as a promotional appearance in Taiwan 109 and South Korea 110 Shortly after the tour she released the single All for You on July 22 2004 confirming work on her seventh studio album 111 This was followed by the double A side single Girl Talk and Girl Talk The Speed Star released on October 14 2004 112 It was successful in Japan peaking at number two and sold over 107 000 units in that region it became her first top three single in two years 113 Amuro decided not to appear on 55th Kōhaku Uta Gassen although she had been invited to perform at the event 114 She had previously attended the event nine years in a row 115 2005 2006 Queen of Hip Pop and expansion into Asia Edit Amuro performing Girl Talk during MTV Asia Aid in Bangkok in February 2005 In April 2005 Amuro released the single Want Me Want Me 116 The song was a success in Japan reaching number two on Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 103 000 units in that region 117 118 In May following a three year split from Maruyama Japanese publications reported that she would take back full custody of their child Haruto 119 In August she was granted full custody of Haruto with visitation rights by Maruyama 120 On May 29 Amuro performed at MTV Video Music Awards Japan for the fourth consecutive year in a row She won two awards Best R amp B Video and Most Impressive Performing Asian Artist making her the first artist to win MTV VMAJ awards four years in a row she won Inspiration Award in 2002 Best Collaboration in 2003 and Best R amp B Video in 2004 121 122 Amuro released her seventh studio album Queen of Hip Pop in July 2005 123 The album includes four singles Alarm All For You Girl Talk The Speed Star and Want Me Want Me 123 Queen of Hip Pop was a success reaching number two on the Oricon Albums Chart and sold over 455 000 units in Japan 124 In collaboration with MGM Studios Amuro was granted permission to use Pink Panther in the album A female panther counterpart was created for the album as well 125 Both panther characters appeared in the music video of WoWa 126 In September 2005 Amuro embarked on her Space of Hip Hop concert tour in Japan 127 Shortly after the commencement of the tour she announced that she would contribute to the Japanese theatrical release of the film Sin City 2005 After viewing the movie Amuro made an offer to the Japanese distribution company to sing its theme song the company feeling that her image fit the movie accepted her offer 128 129 The theme song Violet Sauce was later released as part of a double A side single White Light Violet Sauce in November 2005 130 It achieved moderate success in Japan reaching number seven on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 72 000 units there 131 132 The movie s director Robert Rodriguez was impressed by the song and asked to be a part of it he can be heard saying Welcome to Sin City towards the end of the song 133 Shortly after the single she released Filmography 2001 2005 2006 a compilation of twelve of her music videos between the years 2001 to 2005 134 Amuro collaborated with Japanese recording artists Zeebra Ai and Mummy D on Zeebra s album The New Beginning released in February 2006 in a song called Do What U Gotta Do 135 In May she released the double A side single Can t Sleep Can t Eat I m Sick Ningyo which peaked at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and shifted over 80 000 units in Japan 136 137 In August 2006 Amuro conducted her first annual tour Best Tour Live Style 2006 spanning between August and November 2006 138 139 Released in February 2007 140 the Live DVD of the tour was placed on the second position by Oricon 141 Its total sales exceeded 90 000 units in Japan 24 2007 2009 Resurgence of sales revived popularity PLAY Best Fiction and Past lt Future Edit Amuro s image promoting her single Wild on the side of a Coca Cola vending machine in November 2009 Amuro released the third single from her upcoming eight studio album Baby Don t Cry on January 24 2007 it was used as the theme song for the Japanese television series Himitsu no Hanazono 142 It was successful in Japan reaching number three on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 144 000 units in that region her highest selling single since Say the Word 143 144 Based on ringtone sales it became her first single to shift over one million units since How to Be a Girl 145 Alongside this she achieved the distinction in having a top ten single each year for 13 consecutive years breaking the solo female artist s record in Japan by Kyōko Koizumi and Shizuka Kudō 146 At the end of 2007 it ranked at number seven on the RIAJ yearly ringtone sales charts 147 She then released the fourth and final single Funky Town on April 4 2007 148 It achieved moderate success on the Oricon Singles Chart peaking at number seven and shifted over 54 000 units 149 150 She was also featured on Japanese group M Flo s album Cosmicolor in a song titled Luvotomy 151 Her eighth studio album Play was released on June 27 2007 152 The album charted atop of the Oricon Albums Chart becoming Amuro s first number one album in more than 7 years 18 To promote the album Amuro conducted her concert tour in Japan titled Play Tour 2007 spanning between August 18 2007 and February 27 2008 153 154 Originally consisting of 53 performances it increased by 12 performances to 65 performances making this Amuro s longest spanning tour 155 156 On the day when Play Tour 2007 concluded Amuro released the Live DVD of the tour 157 It was placed on the second position by Oricon 158 In early 2008 Amuro confirmed that she would promote Japanese hair company Vidal Sassoon through their new marketing campaign Fashion x Music x VS with a new single 159 The single though marketed as an extended play was titled 60s 70s 80s and consisted of three songs New Look Rock Steady and What A Feeling 160 The songs feature samples from The Supremes s Baby Love 1964 Aretha Franklin s Rock Steady 1971 and Irene Cara s What A Feeling 1983 respectively 161 60s 70s 80s became a huge success in Japan reaching number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 293 000 units in that region becoming Amuro s first number one single since I Have Never Seen and her highest selling single since Baby Don t Cry 162 163 164 On March 25 2008 Amuro was awarded Best Female Video for Hide amp Seek from the album Play at Space Shower Music Video Awards 165 Hide amp Seek also won the award for Best R amp B Video at MTV Video Music Awards which was held at the Saitama Super Arena on May 31 166 In the same month Amuro recorded a collaboration with Japanese musician Double in a song called Black Diamond 167 Despite lacklustre success on the Oricon Singles Chart it sold over 500 000 ringtone units 168 On July 26 Amuro participated at the 2008 A nation music concert an estimated 25 000 people attended her performance 169 This was the first time she was invited to perform in seven years 170 On July 30 she released her third greatest hits album Best Fiction 171 Featuring tracks between 2003 and 2008 Best Fiction sold 681 000 copies in the first week and debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart 172 Within its third week Best Fiction sold over one million units making her the first artist to have one million certified album in three consecutive decades 173 174 Best Fiction eventually spent six consecutive weeks at the number one position becoming the first album to do so in more than 14 years since the Dreams Come True s 1993 album Magic 175 By the end of 2008 Best Fiction became the second best selling album behind Exile s Exile Love 176 In addition it became the second best selling digital format album by a Japanese artist behind Hikaru Utada s Heart Station 177 Best Fiction was awarded the Album of the Year award at the 50th Japan Record Awards 178 To promote the album Amuro conducted her Best Fiction Tour spanning between October 25 2008 and July 12 2009 179 The Live DVD and Blu ray of the tour were released on September 9 2009 180 Amuro was invited again to the 59th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen but she declined 181 On January 20 2009 Amuro begun working on her ninth studio album and featured a new track entitled Dr through a Vidal Sassoon commercial 182 She then released the album s lead double A side singles Wild Dr on March 18 2009 183 The song was a success peaking at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and sold over 119 000 units in that region 184 185 As a result she also broke her own record of having all of her singles debut in the top 10 on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart for the last 15 years 186 Amuro collaborated with Japanese music group Ravex on a song for their album Trax 2008 entitled Rock U On October 1 Vidal Sassoon released new commercials featuring Amuro and two tracks from her ninth studio album My Love and Copy That 187 On December 16 2009 Amuro released her ninth studio album Past lt Future 188 189 The album was a success on the Oricon Albums Chart reaching number one and sold over 600 000 units in that region slightly higher than the sales of Play 190 191 2010 2012 Award at WMA 2010 Checkmate Uncontrolled and 20th anniversary commemoration Edit A selection of Amuro s costumes she wore during the entire Uncontrolled era these selections are taken from the music videos Hot Girls and Only You To promote Past lt Future Amuro travelled throughout 26 cities in Japan to conduct her Past lt Future Tour 2010 which began on April 3 2010 in Ichihara Chiba and concluded on December 15 2010 in Nagoya Aichi 192 193 On the day when Past lt Future Tour 2010 ended Amuro released the Live DVD and Blu ray of the tour which reached the top spot on the Oricon DVD charts and shifted over 100 000 copies 194 On May 18 2010 Amuro won the Best Asian Artist award at World Music Awards in Monte Carlo Monaco 195 There she performed her track Hide amp Seek from her album Play 195 Two months later she released her double A side single Break It Get Myself Back which performed well on several record charts in Japan 196 197 On December 15 2010 together with the premiere of Live DVD and Blu ray of Past lt Future Tour 2010 the Blu rays of Space of Hip Pop BEST Tour Live Style 2006 and PLAY Tour 2007 were also released 198 199 200 On April 27 2011 Amuro published her fifth compilation and second collaboration album Checkmate her first musical release of the year 201 The album featured nine collaborative tracks Amuro had participated in throughout her career and four new recordings Wonder Woman Make It Happen Unusual and 1 201 Checkmate was a commercial success reaching the top spot on Oricon and distributed over 500 000 units in Japan 202 On July 27 Amuro released her first triple A side single Naked Fight Together Tempest 203 Although it reached number two on Oricon Singles Chart 204 Fight Together was used as the theme song of the anime series One Piece 205 206 Naked Fight Together Tempest achieved better sales through digital store and certified double platinum by RIAJ 207 At the end of July 2011 Amuro conducted her first arena tour Live Style 2011 to promote Checkmate and some new materials taken from her then upcoming studio record 208 Sit Stay Wait Down Love Story was the next double A side single from Amuro s upcoming studio album released on December 7 2011 209 While the physical release of the single exceeded 100 000 units in Japan 24 Love Story shifted over 3 million digital copies throughout Japan becoming one of Amuro s highest selling singles to date 210 The single also featured two unreleased tracks Higher and Arigatou 209 Higher made an appearance on her Live Style 2011 208 whereas Arigatou was made available as a free download on Amuro s official Facebook page 211 The Live DVD and Blu ray of the tour were released on December 21 2011 208 The final single Go Round Yeah Oh was released on March 21 2012 and continued the 100 000 sales streak in Japan 212 In April the singer confirmed the release of her 10th studio and first bilingual album Uncontrolled which premiered on June 27 2012 213 The album proved to be commercially successful reaching the top spot on the Oricon Albums Chart and shifted 500 000 units throughout Japan 214 Uncontrolled also gave her the highest first week sales of the year and her 10th overall number one in the region 215 On September 16 Amuro was scheduled to host a special concert tour in her hometown Okinawa commemorating her 20th anniversary in the music business However due to typhoon warnings in the region the tour was cancelled and never rescheduled 215 After debuting her first digital single Damage on October 31 216 Amuro finished the year by conducting her 5 Major Domes Tour 2012 in Japan spanning between November 24 and December 21 2012 attended by around 340 000 people 217 Released on February 27 2013 218 the Live DVD and Blu ray of the tour were placed on the first position by Oricon 219 220 Their total sales exceeded 300 000 units in Japan 24 2013 2015 Feel Ballada and Genic Edit Amuro s picture promoted her album Feel on a billboard in Shibuya in July 2013 On March 6 2013 Amuro released her double A side single Big Boys Cry Beautiful 221 Although both tracks appeared in the commercials for the make up brand Kose its commercial experience resulted in being the singer s worst performing single to date barely shifting 30 000 units in Japan 24 Amuro returned to sole digital releases with her single Contrail which was used as the theme song for the Tokyo Broadcasting System TBS series Flying Public Relations Office and sold over 250 000 digital copies in Japan Additionally two more songs were released on the iTunes Store to promote her then upcoming album Hands on Me and Heaven 222 223 On July 10 2013 Amuro released her 11th studio and second bilingual album Feel 224 This was her first studio release through her own record label Dimension Point which was operated under Avex Trax Despite offering the track Beautiful as a single it did not appeal on the final track list of the album 224 It was commercially successful on the Oricon Albums Chart 225 226 debuting at the top spot and was certified platinum by RIAJ 227 In support of the album Amuro conducted her FEEL Tour 2013 spanning between August 16 and December 23 2013 228 The Live DVD and Blu ray of the tour were released on February 26 2014 229 During the course of Amuro s digital releases she was offered to feature in the remake of Waterfalls a song originally recorded by American girl group TLC Amuro who knew the group during the singer s sessions with producer Dallas Austin and whose fellow Okinawa Actors School alumni Speed had been huge fans of TLC accepted the role and re recorded the rap segment as a homage to previous member Lisa Left Eye Lopes who had died in a car accident in La Ceiba Honduras in 2002 Despite being a Japan only release Amuro s version was heavily criticized and caused controversy over the announcement of Amuro s involvement prior to know acknowledgement of Lopes family 230 However TLC defended Amuro s involvement due to the fact neither member had commercial rights to use Lopes vocals and decided to use creative ways to honor Lisa s memory and celebrate this milestone with the fans 231 To open 2014 Amuro released her single Tsuki including the title track and two previous digital compositions Ballerina and Neonlight Lipstick 232 233 234 The physical single was successful in sales while the title song achieved a platinum award by the RIAJ 235 On June 4 2014 Amuro released Ballada her first conceptual greatest hits compilation 236 15 tracks were all selected via a fan poll on the singer s website and a few selection were re recorded with new vocals and arrangements by Amuro 236 Additionally a bonus DVD package included new music videos for her 1990 s singles Sweet 19 Blues and Can You Celebrate and two newly established videos for Himawari and Four Seasons 236 It was placed on the first position by Oricon 237 and shifted under 500 000 units in Japan 24 238 In support of the album Amuro conducted her second nationwide tour Live Style 2014 spanning between August 22 and December 23 2014 239 The Live DVD and Blu ray of the tour were released on February 11 2015 through her label Dimension Point 240 In November 2014 Amuro released her first stand alone single titled Brighter Day which featured a total of three different tracks and instrumentals 241 It was moderately successful on the Oricon Singles Chart 242 whereas the titular track sold over 250 000 digital copies in Japan 243 That same month Amuro collaborated with Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai on a song titled I m Not Yours which was released as a track on Tsai s album Play 2014 244 The music video of the song was published on YouTube on February 2 2015 245 246 On June 10 2015 Amuro released her 12th studio and third bilingual album Genic 247 It marked her first record with her own management company Stella88 which she founded after leaving Vision Factory 23 Despite there being five music videos from the record the entire collection of tracks were newly recorded and featured no singles 247 However it was a commercial success peaking atop of Oricon Albums Chart and sold 250 000 copies in Japan alone 248 In collaboration with Google the music video of Anything one of the songs from Genic was produced as an extension of Google Chrome 249 250 To promote the album Amuro conducted her LIVEGENIC 2015 2016 tour spanning between September 5 2015 and February 10 2016 251 252 253 During the course of her December concert dates Amuro released her second independent maxi single Red Carpet on December 2 2015 254 The B side track of the single Black Make Up was used as the ending soundtrack of the anime series One Piece 255 Despite reaching number two on Oricon Singles Chart 256 the sales of Red Carpet slumped and only shifted 36 000 units in Japan making it one of Amuro s lowest selling singles to date 24 The Live DVD and Blu ray of LIVEGENIC 2015 2016 were released on March 2 2016 257 2016 2018 Return of maxi single releases 25th anniversary commemoration Finally and retirement Edit Amuro at her 25th anniversary concert in Okinawa in September 2017 On May 18 2016 Amuro released her third independent maxi single Mint 258 which was used as the theme song of Fuji TV series Bokuno Yabai Tsuma 2016 259 Despite reaching number four on the region s single chart 260 the digital sales skyrocketed with the music video of the song and achieved platinum status months later 261 The same year in June Amuro accepted an offer by NHK to record the theme song for the Japanese broadcast of 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro 262 263 The single was titled Hero and saw a rise in its physical sales achieving a gold certification by RIAJ 264 On October 26 2016 Amuro released two songs Dear Diary and Fighter as a double A side single Dear Diary Fighter 265 Both songs were used in Death Note Light Up the New World a 2016 movie adaption of the manga of the same name 266 Amuro conducted her fourth annual tour Live Style 2016 2017 spanning between August 19 2016 and May 3 2017 267 The tour initially scheduled 88 dates but due to a higher demand and further promotional activities with singles and the unreleased track Christmas Wish Amuro added 13 dates 267 268 The Live DVD and Blu ray of the tour were released on May 3 2017 and certified gold by RIAJ 269 On May 31 2017 Amuro released her single Just You and I 270 which sold over 100 000 digital units according to RIAJ 271 The following month Amuro announced her 25th anniversary concert in her hometown Okinawa which redeemed her cancelled 20th anniversary concert on September 16 2012 due to typhoon warnings in the region 272 273 She opened the show on September 16 and 17 with 52 000 attenders totally 26 000 attenders each day resulting in being one of the largest for a Japanese concert 272 273 Additionally Amuro announced her third time collaboration with One Piece 274 275 The anime s theme song Hope premiered on October 1 2017 274 275 Namie Amuro 25th Anniversary in Okinawa livery appeared on Japan Transocean Air s Boeing 737 from May to September 2018 to commemorate her retirement On September 20 2017 Amuro s 40th birthday she announced her plan to retire from the music industry on September 16 2018 276 Her final compilation album Finally was released on November 8 2017 19 The album includes new recordings and re recordings of her selected singles from 1992 to 2017 20 21 Finally became a huge success in Japan it was placed on the first position by Oricon and sold in 2 250 000 units by the end of 2017 277 278 In support of the album Amuro conducted Final Tour 2018 Finally as her farewell tour spanning between February 17 and June 3 2018 279 The tour took place in Nagoya Dome Fukuoka Dome Sapporo Dome Osaka Dome and Tokyo Dome 279 During this tour Amuro conducted another tour named Final Tour 2018 Finally In Asia to perform in China Hong Kong and Taiwan 280 Taking place in Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Hong Kong Coliseum and Taipei Arena 280 Final Tour 2018 Finally In Asia began on March 17 and concluded on May 20 2018 280 On May 23 2018 Amuro was awarded Okinawa s National Honor Award at Okinawa Prefecture Government Office in Naha 281 282 By August 21 the total number of pre ordered Live DVD and Blu ray of Final Tour 2018 the concerts in Japan only exceeded 1 million units in Japan 283 On August 25 One Piece featured the anime version of Amuro at the end of one of its episodes to bid a farewell to her 284 285 The Live DVD and Blu ray of Final Tour 2018 the concerts in Japan only were released on August 29 2018 286 On September 15 Amuro made her final appearance as an entertainer at the We Namie Hanabi Show I Okinawa I Music at the Okinawa Convention Center a commemoration of Amuro s career and other cultural and musical aspects in Okinawa She officially retired from the entertainment industry on September 16 2018 26 On September 30 2018 her official website official fanclub official Facebook page and official online store officially terminated service On June 16 2019 Amuro released her entire music collection onto the iTunes store most of which was previously restricted to Japan through her label Dimension Point Her records published by her own label were also released through Apple Music Apple s streaming service on the same day 287 Artistry Edit Fight Together 2011 source source Near the end of her career Amuro transitioned into electronic dance music as heard through her dance pop track Fight Together Problems playing this file See media help Amuro has a mezzo soprano vocal range During the early stages of her singing career she was noted for her limited vocal capabilities and was criticized for constantly relying on production values to overlap these flaws For example her first two studio albums Sweet 19 Blues and Concentration 20 were examined by Ted Mills at AllMusic and labelled her voice very limited and occasionally sung higher than she can manage 47 288 By 2000 the English language started to heavily mix in with her music starting with Genius 2000 In several tracks Amuro would record her vocals in Japanese and additionally in English whereas back up vocalists would provide English translations and marry the two together 69 By Play the singer would start to record tracks with less electronic synths and beats particularly with the album track Baby Don t Cry According to Mills he felt that the song focused more on her vocals than the production 289 Her final three studio albums Uncontrolled Feel and Genic had multiple full length English tracks and although it received positive remarks for experimentation she was frequently lambasted for her incomprehensible deliveries in most songs 290 291 292 Throughout her career Amuro has covered a wide range of musical styles and genres Her music through the 1990s were influenced by eurobeat and the rise of J pop music 47 293 Additionally she identifies Madonna and Janet Jackson as her inspirations despite constant comparisons with sound and imagery by critics and publications alike 126 294 Sweet 19 Blues stuck with J pop elements but she began to experiment with Western genres such as R amp B jungle acid house house and jazz 47 From Genius 2000 she worked with American producer Dallas Austin resulting in a fully adapted hip hop record with elements of J pop She carried this sound on with Style 2003 another record produced by Austin and eventually onto Queen of Hip Pop 2005 294 Amuro s transition from J pop to more mature transatlantic R amp B was noted by critics and the aforementioned title Queen of Hip Pop was used by the Japanese media to identify her the term Hip Pop is Amuro s combination of hip hop and pop 295 In 2007 Amuro released Play which was highlighted as one of her key re inventions of her entire career 289 Sonically the record relied on R amp B and hip hop elements but started to involve contemporary dance pop music To an extent Tills from AllMusic compared the effort to the works of Jennifer Lopez and En Vogue 289 Uncontrolled 2012 saw yet another transition with her sound leaving R amp B and focusing on electronic dance music Additionally this saw her first experimentation with full length English language tracks 296 Unlike her previous records Uncontrolled ventured into Western practitioners to helm the collection including the likes of The Nervo Twins Henrik Nordenback Christian Fast and Peter Mansson 213 This trend also moved onto her follow up album Feel where she worked with artists such as Hook n Sling Dsign Music and Zedd 224 291 Her final studio album Genic 2015 was her first record not handled by Japanese producers and her second record to include almost all tracks entirely in English after her 2013 album Feel 224 247 Legacy Edit Amuro s sudden rise to fame was compared to American artist Madonna hence she has been called Japanese Madonna 5 6 Ever since her debut Amuro has been classified as one of Japan s most prominent and successful singers 294 297 In an opined article published by The Japan Times writer Ian Martin encompassed the singer alongside superlatives Yumi Matsutoya Hikaru Utada Seiko Matsuda and Hibari Misora as the leading female figures in Japanese music history Although Martin identified Utada as one of the only contemporaries to break the Western society he felt Amuro was her most immediate predecessor based solely on the fact that Amuro represented a period when Japanese pop was learning to see itself as something that could stand alongside the Western music from which it took many cues 297 Additionally Amuro s career has been constantly compared to the likes of Matsuda s both whom grew up in the idol routine and having achieved commercial resilience ever since music author Motti Regev regarded the musicians as part of the golden age of J Pop before records declined due to the rise of the digital market in the mid 2000s 298 299 Because of her longevity and the numerous musical and imagery re inventions numerous publications have referred her as the Queen of Japanese Pop and the Japanese equivalent to American singers Janet Jackson and Madonna 5 6 Throughout her years active as a singer Amuro has sold more than 36 million records in Japan according to Oricon 24 According to a report by Entertainment Weekly announcing her retirement she has sold more albums in Japan than Lady Gaga Katy Perry or Kesha have in the United States combined 126 As of 2017 this makes her the fifth highest selling female act and fourth best selling female solo act overall just behind Yumi Matsutoya Ayumi Hamasaki Hikaru Utada and Japanese all girl idol group AKB48 see total list here Additionally Amuro was ranked the 12th best selling digital artist according to Japanese digital site Recochoku 300 The singer has achieved nine number one studio albums with an additional five compilation collaborative inclusions and 10 number one singles 22 She is one of the only female solo artists to achieve the most accumulations of million certified physical singles with a total of five Chase the Chance Don t Wanna Cry You re My Sunshine A Walk in the Park and Can You Celebrate see her discography for more Can You Celebrate still remains the best selling physical release by a female singer with estimate sales of 2 750 million copies sold in Japan alone 15 16 17 For a brief period in 1996 her second studio album Sweet 19 Blues was the best selling album in Japanese music history 301 Additionally she held the record for the highest opening sales for a female or solo artist until it was challenged by Hikaru Utada s 1999 studio album First Love which to this day stands as the best selling album in Japan 301 With her sudden rise to stardom Amuro was noted by journalists and commentators as a trendsetter to the Japan and across Asia 294 She eventually became the most prominent figure in fashion magazines and the general press for changing the typical Japanese idol image and styles of women in Japan in favour of dyeing their hair brown plucking their eyebrows thick soled long boots a miniskirt tanned skin and tattoos This made her a fashion icon and created a phenomenon fan base known as Amuraa in the 1990s with many young girls and women looked up to her fashion hairstyle and makeup 294 Additionally her fashions also paved the ways for a Japanese fashion culture kogal and fashion trends known as gyaru a Japanese transliteration of gal 294 302 Anthropologist Hiroshi Aoyagi said in 2003 that Amuro changed the stereotypical idol culture 303 Writer Marwan Kraidy described Amuro in 2005 as part of Japan s rising cultural power towards the world 304 Nichi Bei Josei Janaru writing for the U S Japan Women s Journal believed the success of Sweet 19 Blues was the reason many people emulated her as a role model between 1996 and 1997 305 Discography EditMain article Namie Amuro discography Dance Tracks Vol 1 1995 Sweet 19 Blues 1996 Concentration 20 1997 Genius 2000 2000 Break The Rules 2000 Style 2003 Queen of Hip Pop 2005 Play 2007 Past lt Future 2009 Uncontrolled 2012 Feel 2013 Genic 2015 Filmography EditList of television and films credits Year Title Role Notes1992 Hirake Ponkikki Rabbit1993 Ichigo hakusho1994 Toki o Kakeru Shōjo Miyoko Yoshiyama1995 Watashi Mikata Desu1995 Station1995 Shounan Liverpool Gakuin1996 That s Cunning Shijō Saidai no Sakusen Morishita Yumi Film debut1996 Gakko II Cameo2000 Yonigeya Honpo2011 The Reason I Can t Find My Love Herself CameoEpisode 9Concert tours EditMarch 23 May 18 1997 Namie Amuro Tour 1997 A Walk In The Park July 26 August 13 1997 Mistio presents Namie Amuro Summer Stage 97 Concentration 20 March 20 May 7 2000 Namie Amuro Tour GENIUS 2000 March 18 May 27 2001 Namie Amuro Tour 2001 Break The Rules October 17 November 10 2001 Namie Amuro Tour AmR 01 November 29 2003 April 11 2004 Namie Amuro So Crazy Tour featuring Best Singles 2003 2004 May 1 2 2004 Namie Amuro So Crazy in Taipei May 13 15 2004 Namie Amuro So Crazy Tour in Seoul 2004 August 27 September 20 2004 Namie Amuro Tour Fan Space 04 September 1 December 24 2005 Space of Hip Pop Namie Amuro Tour 2005 August 13 November 23 2006 Namie Amuro BEST Tour LIVE STYLE 2006 August 18 December 25 2007 Namie Amuro PLAY Tour 2007 January 26 February 27 2008 Namie Amuro PLAY MORE April 12 13 2008 Namie Amuro PLAY MORE in Taipei October 25 2008 July 12 2009 Namie Amuro Best Fiction Tour 2008 2009 April 3 December 15 2010 Namie Amuro Past lt Future Tour 2010 July 30 December 27 2011 Namie Amuro LIVE STYLE 2011 November 24 December 21 2012 Namie Amuro 5 Major Domes Tour 2012 20th Anniversary Best February 23 March 16 2013 Namie Amuro ASIA Tour 2013 August 16 December 23 2013 Namie Amuro FEEL Tour 2013 August 22 December 23 2014 Namie Amuro LIVE STYLE 2014 September 5 2015 March 26 2016 Namie Amuro LIVEGENIC 2015 2016 August 19 2016 May 3 2017 Namie Amuro LIVE STYLE 2016 2017 September 16 17 2017 Namie Amuro 25th Anniversary in Okinawa February 17 June 3 2018 Namie Amuro FINAL Tour 2018 Finally March 17 May 20 2018 Namie Amuro FINAL Tour 2018 Finally in ASIA Awards EditMain article List of awards and nominations received by Namie AmuroVideo games EditDigital Dance Mix Vol 1 Amuro Namie 1997 Sega Saturn 306 307 See also EditJ pop Japanese popular culture Honorific nicknames in popular music List of best selling music artists in Japan List of best selling singles in Japan List of best selling albums in Japan Japan Record Awards MTV Video Music Awards Japan Billboard Japan Music AwardsReferences Edit Okinawan Born New York City Artist Yuken Teruya Depicts Famous Okinawans Including Namie Amuro In His Bingata Dyed Portrait Series Heroes Ryukyu Shimpo July 4 2018 Okinawa Pref Honors Pop Diva Amuro May 23 2018 11 times we looked up to Namie Amuro as beautygoals 90 s kids would appreciate Daily Vanity Singapore s 1 Beauty Media Retrieved November 30 2018 Namie Amuro Celebrating J pop s first queen The Japan Times Retrieved September 12 2018 a b c Herskovitz Jon January 17 1998 Japan s Stardom School Pop Phenoms Get Their Start in an Okinawa Mall The Washington Post pp B 08 Retrieved September 5 2008 a b c Ryan Tim May 11 2000 Shy Amuro turned into Japan s Madonna Honolulu Star Bulletin Oahu Publications Inc Retrieved February 24 2013 EVER hear of Namie Amuro Most people outside Asia haven t but she s been called Japan s Madonna the singer not the religious figure Okinawan born New York City artist Yuken Teruya depicts famous Okinawans including Namie Amuro in his Bingata dyed portrait series Heroes Ryukyu Shimpo Okinawa Japanese newspaper local news Retrieved November 30 2018 Namie Amuro The Madonna of Japan Is Retiring But Her Style Influence Lives On Vogue Fashion Magazine Retrieved September 12 2018 a b Try Me 私を信じて 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武井咲より若かった 人気絶頂の20歳で デキ婚 した安室奈美恵 in Japanese Excite Retrieved August 26 2018 安室奈美恵 人気絶頂20歳での電撃デキ婚 in Japanese Nikkan Gendai November 27 2013 Retrieved August 26 2018 181920 CD Album Namie Amuro 1998 AVCD 11624 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Japan Times Staff August 4 2002 Can you celebrate Not yet Amuro chan The Japan Times Retrieved April 27 2016 I Have Never Seen CD Single Namie Amuro 1998 AVDD 20301 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Oricon Style Staff Oricon Singles Chart I Have Never Seen Oricon Style in Japanese Retrieved April 27 2016 GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年1月度 Gold Albums and other certified works January 1999 Edition PDF The Record Bulletin in Japanese RIAJ 472 9 March 10 1999 Archived from the original PDF on September 28 2013 Retrieved July 31 2018 第49回紅白歌合戦 in Japanese Nikkan Sports Archived from the original on December 7 2008 Retrieved October 29 2008 a b Amuro Namie 2000 Genius 2000 CD album Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 11756 Amuro Namie 1999 Respect the Power of Love CD single Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVDD 20315 Oricon Weekly Single Charts for the first week of April 1999 in Japanese oricon Retrieved October 28 2008 Oricon Style Staff Oricon Singles Chart Toi et Moi Oricon Style in Japanese Retrieved April 27 2016 GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年3月度 Gold Albums and other certified works March 1999 Edition PDF The Record Bulletin in Japanese Chuō Tokyo Recording Industry Association of Japan 474 9 May 10 1999 Archived from the original PDF on January 22 2014 Retrieved January 22 2014 GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年7月度 Gold Albums and other certified works July 1999 Edition PDF The Record Bulletin in Japanese Chuō Tokyo Recording Industry Association of Japan 478 9 September 10 1999 Archived from the original PDF on January 16 2014 Retrieved January 18 2014 Amuro Namie 1999 Something Bout the Kiss CD single Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 30053 Oricon Style Staff Oricon Singles Chart Something Bout the Kiss Oricon Style in Japanese Retrieved April 27 2016 GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年9月度 Gold Albums and other certified works September 1999 Edition PDF The Record Bulletin in Japanese Chuō Tokyo Recording Industry Association of Japan 480 8 November 10 1999 Archived from the original PDF on January 18 2014 Retrieved January 18 2014 GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年2月度 Gold Albums and other certified works March 2000 Edition PDF The Record Bulletin in Japanese Chuō Tokyo Recording Industry Association of Japan 485 8 April 10 2000 Archived from the original PDF on November 2 2013 Retrieved January 22 2014 Amuro Namie 2001 Genius 2000 Tour Live DVD Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVBG 91017 Watts Jonathan July 24 2000 Okinawa diary London guardian co uk Retrieved October 30 2008 Kyushu Okinawa Summit 2000 Reference Materials PDF Retrieved January 16 2007 Larimer Tim Tashiro Hiroko July 18 2007 There Were Times I Nearly Gave Up Japanese pop diva Namie Amuro grows up Time ASIA Archived from the original on February 13 2007 Retrieved January 17 2006 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Amuro Namie 2000 Break the Rules CD album Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 11876 Oricon Style Staff Oricon Singles Chart Break the Rules Oricon Style in Japanese Retrieved April 27 2016 GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年12月度 Gold Albums and other certified works December 2000 Edition PDF The Record Bulletin in Japanese Chuō Tokyo Recording Industry Association of Japan 495 8 February 10 2001 Archived from the original PDF on January 16 2014 Retrieved January 17 2014 安室奈美恵 ニュー アルバム リリース コンサート ツアーが決定 in Japanese Vibe Net December 15 2000 Archived from the original on December 20 2008 Retrieved October 28 2008 Namie amuro Tour 2001 Break the Rules in Japanese Goo Archived from the original on December 8 2008 Retrieved October 28 2008 安室奈美恵 2003 in Japanese TV Station Archived from the original on December 20 2008 Retrieved November 5 2008 安室奈美恵 超豪華なベスト盤とセルフプロデュースの軌跡を語る in Japanese oricon July 30 2008 Retrieved October 29 2008 Forgiven but not forgotten The Japan Times January 23 2002 Retrieved October 28 2008 Amuro Namie 2002 Love Enhanced Singles Collection CD album Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 17102 10年以上の FOREPLAY その１ in Japanese bounce com July 5 2007 Archived from the original on December 23 2008 Retrieved October 30 2008 GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年3月度 Gold Albums and other certified works March 2002 Edition PDF The Record Bulletin in Japanese Chuō Tokyo Recording Industry Association of Japan 510 12 May 10 2002 Archived from the original PDF on January 17 2014 Retrieved January 17 2014 Pop idol Namie Amuro divorces Daily Times July 19 2002 Retrieved October 28 2008 a b Lewis Leo 2005 Comeback queen of J pop The Times ISSN 0140 0460 Retrieved December 23 2017 Brasor Philip August 4 2002 Can you celebrate Not yet Amuro chan The Japan Times Online ISSN 0447 5763 Retrieved December 23 2017 Amuro Namie 2003 Wishing on the Same Star CD single Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 30379 SUITE CHIC in Japanese Bounce February 20 2003 Archived from the original on December 23 2008 Retrieved August 10 2008 Amuro Namie 2003 When Pop Hits the Fan CD album Liner notes Suite Chic Japan Avex Trax AVCD 17233 Amuro Namie 2003 When Pop Hits the Lab CD album Liner notes Suite Chic Japan Avex Trax AVCD 17288 安室奈美恵 in Japanese Bounce July 31 2008 Archived from the original on December 1 2008 Retrieved October 29 2008 Amuro Namie 2003 Style CD album Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 17372 The Best of Inuyasha Vol 2 Amazon Retrieved October 29 2008 Steve Holtje s Top Ten February 4 The Big Takeover February 4 2007 Retrieved October 30 2007 Namie Amuro Style in Japanese Tsutaya Retrieved October 29 2008 ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2004年2月 Works Receiving Certifications List Gold etc February 2004 in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan March 10 2004 Retrieved January 22 2014 安室奈美恵 ニュー シングルは本格R B 全国ツアーも決定 in Japanese Bark News October 28 2008 Retrieved October 29 2008 安室奈美恵が台北 ソウルでライブ in Japanese Nikkan Sports April 11 2004 Retrieved October 29 2008 dead link 安室奈美恵 2005 in Japanese TV Station Archived from the original on December 20 2008 Retrieved October 29 2008 J POPスター安室奈美恵 初来韓コンサート in Japanese Innolife April 2004 Retrieved October 29 2008 Amuro Namie 2004 All for You CD single Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 30587 Amuro Namie 2004 Girl Talk The Speed Star CD single Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax 2004 10 14 安室奈美恵 約2年ぶりのTOP3 in Japanese Oricon Style October 19 2008 Retrieved August 9 2008 安室奈美恵も辞退 出演交渉前に通知 in Japanese Sponichi November 25 2004 Archived from the original on November 27 2004 Retrieved October 31 2008 ＳＭＡＰ辞退 紅白出場歌手決まる in Japanese Asahi Shimbun November 27 2004 Archived from the original on December 10 2004 Retrieved October 30 2008 Amuro Namie 2005 Want Me Want Me CD single Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 30717 Oricon Style Staff Oricon Singles Chart Want Me Want Me Oricon Style in Japanese Retrieved April 27 2016 ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年5月 Works Receiving Certifications List Gold etc May 2005 in Japanese RIAJ June 10 2005 Retrieved June 10 2014 安室奈美恵に長男親権移行 SAMも同意 in Japanese Nikkan Sports May 12 2005 Archived from the original on May 14 2005 Retrieved October 29 2008 安室 ＳＡＭから長男の親権取り戻していた in Japanese Sanspo August 23 2005 Archived from the original on February 18 2006 Retrieved October 29 2008 安室４年連続受賞 オレンジレンジも３冠 ＭＴＶ ＶＭＡ in Japanese sanspo May 30 2005 Archived from the original on May 30 2005 Retrieved August 10 2008 安室２冠 ４年連続受賞 in Japanese Sports Hochi May 29 2005 Archived from the original on June 1 2005 Retrieved October 10 2008 Internet Archive copy a b Amuro Namie 2005 Queen of Hip Pop CD album Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 17692 ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年12月 Works Receiving Certifications List Gold etc December 2005 in Japanese RIAJ January 10 2006 Retrieved January 23 2014 そっくり 可愛い ナミエパンサー in Japanese Sports Hochi July 6 2005 Archived from the original on August 31 2005 Retrieved November 5 2008 Internet Archive copy a b c Namie Amuro is retiring 8 things to know about popular Japanese singer EW September 20 2017 Retrieved August 26 2018 Amuro Namie 2006 Space of Hip Pop Tour Live DVD Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVBD 91403 安室奈美恵 初の洋画イメージソングを歌う Oricon Style in Japanese September 9 2005 Retrieved September 5 2008 OnGen 安室奈美恵 Violet Sauce を先行配信 シン シティ日本版イメージソング RBB Today in Japanese September 30 2005 Retrieved September 5 2008 Amuro Namie 2006 White Light Violet Sauce CD single Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 30889 Oricon Style Staff Oricon Singles Chart White Light Violet Sauce Oricon Style in Japanese Retrieved April 27 2016 ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2005年11月 Works Receiving Certifications List Gold etc November 2005 in Japanese RIAJ December 10 2005 Retrieved December 23 2013 シン シティ映画サントラ配信中 OnGen 国内最大級の音楽ダウンロードサイト in Japanese Ongen Archived from the original on July 25 2008 Retrieved September 5 2008 Amuro Namie 2006 Filmography 2001 2005 Live DVD Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVBD 91359 ZEEBRA AI 安室奈美恵 Mummy Dとのコラボ曲をニューアルバムで披露 in Japanese Barks News January 13 2006 Retrieved October 31 2008 Oricon Style Staff Oricon Singles Chart Can t Sleep Can t Eat I m Sick Oricon Style in Japanese Retrieved April 27 2016 ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年5月 Works Receiving Certifications List Gold etc May 2006 in Japanese RIAJ June 10 2006 Retrieved January 1 2014 namie amuro BEST tour Live Style 2006 in Japanese Live Fans Retrieved August 26 2018 namie amuro BEST tour Live Style 2006 in Japanese Namie Style Retrieved August 26 2018 Namie Amuro Best Tour Live Style 2006 Live DVD Namie Amuro 2007 AVBD 91466 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link NAMIE AMURO BEST TOUR LIVE STYLE 2006 in Japanese Oricon March 5 2007 Retrieved August 26 2018 Amuro Namie 2007 Baby Don t Cry CD single Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 31176 Oricon Style Staff Oricon Singles Chart Baby Don t Cry Oricon Style in Japanese Retrieved April 27 2016 ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年2月 Works Receiving Certifications List Gold etc February 2007 in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan March 10 2007 Retrieved January 23 2014 レコード協会調べ 5月度有料音楽配信認定 Record Association Investigation May Digital Music Download Certifications in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan June 20 2007 Retrieved December 13 2013 Amuro Namie Kyon Kyon Shizuka Kudo 1 Female Successive Top 10 Placing in Japanese Oricon Retrieved October 29 2008 2007年有料音楽配信チャート 通称 レコ協チャート 着うた R in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan Retrieved November 29 2008 Amuro Namie 2007 Funky Town CD single Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 31216 Oricon Style Staff Oricon Singles Chart Funky Town Oricon Style in Japanese Retrieved April 27 2016 ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年4月 Works Receiving Certifications List Gold etc April 2007 in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan May 10 2007 Retrieved February 8 2014 M Flo Cosmicolor in Japanese HMV Japan Archived from the original on November 20 2007 Retrieved October 29 2010 Amuro Namie 2007 Play CD album Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 23343 namie amuro PLAY tour 2007 2008 in Japanese Live Fans Retrieved August 26 2018 namie amuro PLAY tour 2007 SCHEDULE Avex Group in Japanese Archived from the original on December 20 2008 Retrieved December 3 2008 安室奈美恵が大胆なコスプレに挑戦 Oricon Style in Japanese June 5 2007 Retrieved August 9 2008 安室奈美恵 過去最長のロングツアーがDVD化 in Japanese Natalie December 20 2007 Retrieved August 10 2008 Namie Amuro PLAY Tour 2007 Live DVD Namie Amuro 2008 AVBD 91533 a href Template Cite AV media notes 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Retrieved August 10 2008 マライアからファーギーまで MTV VMAJ08授賞式 in Japanese Livedoor June 2 2008 Retrieved August 7 2008 Poole Robert Michael May 16 2008 R amp B queen Double adds jewel to crown The Japan Times Retrieved July 1 2008 レコード協会調べ 7月度有料音楽配信認定 Record Association Investigation July Digital Music Download Certifications in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan August 20 2008 Retrieved December 13 2013 安室奈美恵a nation初参加２万5000人悩殺 Nikkan Sports in Japanese July 27 2008 Retrieved August 7 2008 ベスト盤が話題の安室 a nation初参戦で新曲を初披露 MSN in Japanese July 30 2008 Archived from the original on August 8 2008 Retrieved August 9 2008 Amuro Namie 2008 Best Fiction CD album Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 23651 安室ベスト盤が今年最高の初動売上68 1万枚でアルバム通算7作目の首位 in Japanese Oricon Style August 5 2008 Retrieved December 4 2008 安室 史上初３年代ミリオンアルバム達成 in Japanese Sanspo August 19 2008 Archived from the original on August 22 2008 Retrieved August 19 2008 安室しか出来ない 史上初３年代ミリオン in Japanese Sports Hochi August 19 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Staff New Vidal Sassoon Commercial Sanspo in Japanese Archived from the original on April 10 2009 Retrieved April 27 2016 Amuro Namie 2009 Wild Dr CD single Liner notes Namie Amuro Japan Avex Trax AVCD 31612 Oricon Style Staff Oricon Singles Chart Wild Dr Oricon Style in Japanese Retrieved April 27 2016 ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年3月 Works Receiving Certifications List Gold etc March 2009 in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan April 10 2009 Retrieved January 1 2014 Namie News Network Wild Dr Week 1 Sales Namienewsnetwork blogspot com March 24 2009 Retrieved April 25 2014 マガジン Bouce Archived from the original on October 5 2009 Retrieved April 25 2012 安室奈美恵 ニューアルバムを12月16日リリース OOPS in Japanese Archived from the original on July 27 2011 Retrieved November 12 2009 安室奈美恵 2年半振り オリジナルアルバム発売決定 安室12月16日新專輯曲目 NAMIE 安室奈美惠 AMURO 不安於室 Xuite日誌 in Japanese Retrieved November 12 2009 Oricon Style Staff Oricon Albums Chart Past lt Future Oricon Style in Japanese Retrieved April 27 2016 ゴールド等認定作品一覧 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Amuro 2011 AVCD 48139 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Naked Fight Together Tempest Oricon August 8 2011 Retrieved August 28 2018 安室奈美恵 最新シングルで7年ぶりバラード in Japanese Oricon July 27 2011 Retrieved August 29 2018 Twitterアイコンをカスタマイズして安室PV制作映像ゲット in Japanese Natalie July 27 2011 Retrieved August 29 2018 ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2011年7月 Works Receiving Certifications List Gold etc July 2011 in Japanese RIAJ August 10 2011 Retrieved March 29 2014 a b c Namie Amuro Live Style 2011 Live DVD Namie Amuro 2011 AVBD 91885 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b Sit Stay Wait Down Love Story CD Single Namie Amuro 2011 AVCD 48268 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Namie Amuro Announces Last Tour 52 Song Greatest Hits Album Finally Billboard October 4 2017 Retrieved October 5 2017 安室奈美恵Facebookで新曲 arigatou フリーDL開始 in Japanese Natalie December 7 2011 Retrieved August 24 2018 Go Round Yeah Oh CD Single Namie Amuro 2012 AVCD 48388 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link a b Uncontrolled CD Album Namie Amuro 2012 AVCD 385238 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2012年6月 Works Receiving Certifications List Gold etc June 2012 in Japanese RIAJ July 10 2012 Retrieved February 8 2014 a b オリコン 安室奈美恵 2年半ぶり新作が首位 今年ソロトップの29 2万枚 in Japanese Oricon News July 3 2012 Retrieved October 5 2017 Damage Single by Namie Amuro in Japanese iTunes Store Japan October 31 2012 Retrieved October 5 2017 安室奈美恵 20周年ドームツアーが早くもDVD BD化 in Japanese Natalie January 6 2013 Retrieved August 24 2018 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notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link オリコン 安室奈美恵 今年ソロ1位の初週24 8万枚 in Japanese Oricon July 16 2013 Retrieved August 29 2018 最新アルバム FEEL がオリコン週間ランキングで1位獲得 in Japanese Namie Amuro Official Website July 18 2013 Retrieved August 29 2018 ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2013年7月 Works Receiving Certifications List Gold etc July 2013 in Japanese RIAJ August 10 2013 Retrieved June 4 2014 安室奈美恵ホール アリーナツアーに東名阪福の追加公演 in Japanese Natalie September 19 2013 Retrieved August 25 2018 Namie Amuro FEEL Tour 2013 Live DVD Namie Amuro 2014 AVBN 99006 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link TLC defend decision to re record Waterfalls with Japanese pop singer NME June 30 2013 Retrieved October 5 2017 TLC explains why Namie Amuro replaced Lisa Left Eye Lopes on Waterfalls remake LoveBScott com June 27 2013 Retrieved October 5 2017 Tsuki CD Single Namie Amuro 2014 AVCN 99005 a href Template Cite 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Live Style 2014 Live DVD Namie Amuro 2015 AVBN 99019 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Brighter Day CD Single Namie Amuro 2014 AVCN 99015 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Brighter Day in Japanese Oricon November 24 2014 Retrieved August 29 2018 レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定 Record Association Investigation January Digital Music Download Certifications in Japanese RIAJ February 20 2015 Retrieved February 20 2015 PLAY CD Album Jolin Tsai 2015 5054196423926 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link 台湾の歌姫 ジョリン ツァイとのコラボMV公開 in Japanese Namie Amuro Official Website February 2 2015 Retrieved August 29 2018 蔡依林 Jolin Tsai I m Not Yours Feat 安室奈美惠 NAMIE AMURO 華納official 高畫質HD官方完整版MV Jolin 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Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link 安室奈美恵 ワンピース と2度目のタッグ 冬SPのメインテーマ in Japanese Oricon November 20 2015 Retrieved August 28 2018 Red Carpet in Japanese Oricon December 14 2015 Retrieved August 28 2018 Namie Amuro LIVEGENIC 2015 2016 Live DVD Namie Amuro 2016 AVBN 99029 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Mint CD Single Namie Amuro 2016 AVCN 99034 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link 僕のヤバイ妻 in Japanese Fuji TV Retrieved August 21 2018 Mint in Japanese Oricon May 30 2016 Retrieved August 28 2018 レコード協会調べ 12月度有料音楽配信認定 Record Association Investigation December Digital Music Download Certifications in Japanese RIAJ January 20 2017 Retrieved January 20 2017 安室奈美恵 NHKリオ五輪テーマ曲担当 応援の気持ちを込めて in Japanese Oricon March 23 2016 Retrieved August 28 2018 安室奈美恵 新曲 Hero リリックビデオ公開 NHKリオ五輪放送テーマ in Japanese Oricon June 30 2016 Retrieved August 28 2018 ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2017年1月 Works Receiving Certifications List Gold etc January 2017 in Japanese RIAJ February 10 2017 Retrieved February 10 2017 Dear Diary Fighter CD Single Namie Amuro 2016 AVCN 99040 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link 安室奈美恵 新作 デスノート 主題歌 世界観盛り上げる壮大バラード in Japanese Oricon August 25 2016 Retrieved August 28 2018 a b 安室奈美恵が全国ホールツアーを開催 自身初の全100公演 in Japanese Fashion Press January 30 2017 Retrieved August 25 2018 安室奈美恵 自身初の100本ツアーに 13公演追加 in Japanese Oricon January 30 2017 Retrieved August 25 2018 Namie Amuro Live Style 2016 2017 Live DVD Namie Amuro 2017 AVBN 99046 7 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Just You and I CD Single Namie Amuro 2017 AVCN 99045 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会 in Japanese RIAJ Retrieved August 19 2017 a b 安室奈美恵25周年 故郷 沖縄で5年越し凱旋ライブ 2日間5万2000人熱狂 in Japanese Oricon September 18 2017 Retrieved August 29 2018 a b 安室奈美恵 25周年記念日に沖縄凱旋ライブ 心から感謝しています in Japanese Natalie September 19 2017 Retrieved August 29 2018 a b 新曲 Hope が フジテレビ系アニメ ワンピース 主題歌に決定 in Japanese Namie Amuro Official Website September 12 2017 Retrieved August 28 2018 a b Namie Amuro Performs New Opening Theme for One Piece Anime Starting on October 1 ANN September 11 2017 Retrieved August 28 2018 ファンの皆様へ in Japanese Namie Amuro Official Website September 20 2017 Retrieved September 20 2017 Finally in Japanese Oricon November 20 2017 Retrieved August 27 2018 エイベックス ４ 12月期の営業益22 増の46億円 安室引退アルバム好調 in Japanese Nikkei February 8 2018 Retrieved August 27 2018 a b namie amuro Final Tour 2018 Finally in Japanese Namie Amuro Official 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is coming to Apple Music Arama Japan June 15 2019 Retrieved June 17 2019 Mills Ted July 24 1997 Namie Amuro Concentration 20 album review AllMusic Retrieved June 20 2017 a b c Mills Ted June 26 2007 Namie Amuro Play album review AllMusic Retrieved June 20 2017 Namie Amuro Uncontrolled Rolling Stone Japan in Japanese June 8 2012 Retrieved October 4 2017 a b Martin Ian August 14 2013 Namie Amuro Feel The Japan Times Retrieved October 4 2017 St Michel Patrick November 20 2015 Namie Amuro returned to form this year with genic The Japan Times Retrieved October 4 2017 Namie Amuro Dance Tracks Vol 1 CD Journal Retrieved June 20 2017 a b c d e f Namie Amuro AllMusic Retrieved October 4 2017 Soeiro Ricardo Gil Tavares Sofia November 15 2011 Rethinking the Humanities Paths and Challenges Cambridge Scholars Publishing ISBN 9781443835558 via Google Books Uncontrolled Namie Amuro Hot Express June 27 2013 Archived from the original on October 4 2017 Retrieved October 4 2017 a b Hikaru Utada and the iconic women of Japanese pop who came before her The Japan Times September 15 2016 Retrieved October 9 2017 Grunebaum Dan October 7 2010 As Japan Ages Pop Idols Aren t as Spry as They Used to Be New York Times Retrieved October 9 2017 Regev Motti July 10 2013 Pop Rock Music Aesthetic Cosmopolitanism in Late Modernity Polity Press ISBN 9780745670904 Retrieved October 9 2017 Mobile Artist Ranking Recochoku Retrieved October 9 2017 a b Highest Ranking Studio Album Sales in Japanese Music TV Program Archived from the original on January 3 2012 Retrieved June 20 2017 Japanese pop diva Namie Amuro s fashion legacy lives on in memory youth Kyodo News Retrieved September 12 2018 Aoyagi Hiroshi 2003 7 Pop Idols and Gender Contestation In David W Edgington ed Japan at the Millennium Joining Past and Future The University of British Columbia ISBN 9780774808996 Kraidy Marwan 2005 Hybridity Or the Cultural Logic of Globalization Temple University ISBN 9781592131457 Janaru Nichi Bei Josei 2000 U S Japan Women s Journal U S Japan Women s Center ダウンタウンを圧倒 安室奈美恵のゲームの腕前とは in Japanese Excite October 12 2018 Retrieved January 3 2023 特集 あの安室奈美恵だって出てたんだぜ 青春を捧げたセガハードが集結ー忘れられない 伝説 を もう一度 in Japanese Inside November 22 2017 Retrieved January 3 2023 Further reading EditTaira Emiko 1998 約束 わが娘 安室奈美恵へ Promise To my daughter Namie Amuro Japan Fusosha ISBN 978 4 594 02483 3 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Namie Amuro Namie Amuro Official Site Namie Amuro at IMDb Portals Japan Asia Music Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Namie Amuro amp oldid 1137250279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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