Namie Amuro

[halloalex]

Hey there!

Any news about Namie Amuro? What is she doing currently? I ve heard that she married and became pregnant a while ago... But I havent found any information about new albums. Is she not singing anymore?

BTW: If you know a good picture gallery, let me know. She is really gorgeous, right? :-)

Cheers,
alex

[Twisted]

Well, she released her last single "I Will" in february and that song was also present on a singles collection, which she released march 13.
That's about it as far as i can tell.

Peter

[halloalex]

Hey Twisted!

Thx for help!

Have you ever listened to her new single? The last I have in my mind (and my collection) is "A Walk in the Park" - which is really great. But I am still not sure, if that was just a beautiful dayfly or she is really a great musician. However, a star she is already anyway, right?

Cheers,
alex

[Twisted]

Namie Amuro has been lucky to have great producers around her. That made her the star that she is. I'm not sure whether she would have made it this big without those producers.

Peter

[Nahoko]

She is really cute! And so is her baby son. :)

Here's her official site

=> http://www.amuro.com/

And her husband's (TRF)

=> http://www.avexnet.or.jp/trf/

[moyashi]

1.) she got knocked up ... shotgun wedding I bet by Sam the main dancer from TRF (another komuro family production)
2.) got married and dissappeared at a prime time for her
3.) ayu and hikaru replaced her
4.) didn't her mother get run or something ?
5.) empty comeback

I do believe she's still "happily" married.

[Twisted]

Yeah, i believe her mother got run over by her uncle.

I don't agree with that empty comeback. When she was big, she was just another 13 in a dozen girlie singer to me.
Now i feel she has matured and I actually look forward to her next release.

[kinjo]

Yeah Amuro Namie is real good in some some songs
my personal favs r "sweet sweet 19 blues","you r my sunshine","walk in the park" etc etc

And shes got married?! mmmm...any idea how old she is?

And BTW, can anyone enlighten me on ayumi`s best of the best till now. I have just heard one song of hers, "a song for XX" and it was pretty good.

[larry_s]

Check her full profile here (http://www.jpopmusic.com/amuronamie/). Born 1977, that makes her veteran among tarentos. :D

[halloalex]

Hope, she will tour through Europe anytime - too sad, that popular Japanese stars like her travel so seldom :-(

[kidtokyo]

Namie Amuro is one of the innovators of Japanese pop. Her attitude, style, voice, and looks set her apart from the beginning. Not to mention she has some of the most brilliant, catchy, upbeat Japanese songs of all time. Her recent days have not seen the success of her earlier days. She is still very popular in Japan, she is just growing up and seems to be walking away from the high-energy dance world she helped create.

[moyashi]

Probably doesn't help that Komuro is in a slump or taking it easy recently.

[Twisted]

Are you sure about that? He's currently releasing a lot of Globe material. I don't think he has much time to produce other artists right now.

I don't believe that TK had much to do with her recent material anyway. That's probably why she sounds different, which, in my opinion, is a good thing.

[moyashi]

err well, hehe ... you're definitely right about the Globe activity. But they're not much on TV recently. Possibly TK is trying to widen his standing outside of Japan like in Europe and in Asia.

For the last 2 years or so Tsunku from ShaRanQ has taken the lead in group production recently (well using TV exposure as the comparitive). But, all the "morning / musume" groups have slowly died out. I wonder who's next as a family producer? Gackt?

hmmm ... that reminds me. Who is doing amuro's work? I thought it was TK. oh well.

LOL ... I should stop using TV as the measure and start doing research.

[Twisted]

Well, "Think of me" was produced by Dallas Austin.
Her official website doesn't say who produced her last two singles "Say the word" and "I will".

Say the word
AVCD-30264
words Namie Amuro
music Ronald Malmberg・Thomas Johansson
arrengement Kazuhiro Hara・Keiichi Ueno

I WILL
AVCD-30347
words NAMIE AMURO
music HIROAKI HAYAMA
arrengement HIROAKI HAYAMA
mixed by DAVE FORD

Can't say these names ring any bells with me.

[moyashi]

avex label ???

for hiroaki (http://www.wind.sannet.ne.jp/keitachikaco/hiroakihayama.htm)

and it seems he was part of D-Loop (http://www.avexnet.or.jp/avexdb/dloop/) ... a short lived group.

[Scott]

I love Nami Amuro. My favorite song of her's is "Can You Celebrate?" Has anyone heard it?

[Twisted]

Yeah, i've heard it. It's a typical TK-song. It's good, but a bit overdone and too lengthy.
My current Amuro favorite is "Think of me". Not sure why. I heard it again last week and i guess it was the right song at the right moment.

[Shinkoo]

Anybody know her? If you do, are you a big fan of her? Because I am a fan of her.

[Winter]

'I Have Never Seen' is one of her very best songs.

[e i e n]

namie amuro has a very beautiful voice. she's very pretty too!

i love the song "All For You".

[RockLee]

she's a good singer, but she has different styles...just like ayumi hamasaki :-)

[RinniGal]

i like her a bit.
my friend knows her...

[Eve]

haha she blocked the streets at shibuya and caused traffic..

shes ok except for some of her songs have weird titles

[DaRC]

I Like "Come" but i need to hear more. I cant find any decent DLs and She isnt near the top of my to buy list sadly!

[Sally_Hawn]

I bought Namie Amuro's "Girl Talk/ the Speed Star" CD. Hmmm... for some reasons she doesn't sound as good as before, but the CD is okay.

[ruth~route]

i heard her "wishing on the same star" b4. quite nice ne.

[rakuten]

アムラー!!! :D

[Sally_Hawn]

Hmm.... what's so laughable about AMURO?

[rakuten]

It doesn't say "AMURO"...

[ruth~route]

アムラ？wat's dat?

[PrincessBerriKiller]

アムラー!!! :D

I have no clue what u just said, but as to the first question, I like her stuff but I haven't really heard enough to be called a big fan...

[rakuten]

Don't worry, I was just fooling around. No bad feelings against Amuro, I also like her :balloon:
Young girls who imitate Amuro's quite unusual fashion style are called "amura".
Don't know how this happened, there are some theories going around.
See here if interested (only Japanese):
http://tokyo.cool.ne.jp/b3959/amuro.html

And here some links for all you Amuro worshippers :cute:
http://www.avexnet.or.jp/amuro/
http://www.jpopmusic.com/amuronamie/
http://amuro.nihon-fr.com/
http://www.japan-zone.com/modern/amuro_namie.shtml
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/1750/
http://www.lyricsdownload.com/amuro-namie-lyrics.html

[Dutch Baka]

This hot babe got a new single!!

Can't sleep, can't eat, I'm sick / Ningyo

http://www.amuro-namie.com/cover/amuro/singles/amuro_single30b.jpg

watch it on Youtube!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47NTCVdG_78&search=namie%20amuro%20cant%20sleep)


Flashy video, and a nice beat...

[Kinsao]

Wow, this thread hadn't been posted in for some time! O_o I've never heard her music - if it has a good beat, I'm interested! :dance:

[dogman]

Is it true that his mother is Italian?
Thanks.

[yamada]

Is it true that his mother is Italian?
Thanks.

A half Japanese and half Italian.

[yamada]

How do you write アムラー in English.

[yamada]

And she's a has-been.

[HanaKagari]

How come the thread died... She's releasing a new album soon [PLAY]

[Jonypanda]

I met her music here..I loved the pic she had on the official website..it was really cool ( who knows me,, knows that i have a very strong weakness with good artistic and modellling portfolio pictures) and i listened a few songs..it didnt sound any bad..

[Seon-a Kim]

I like her, I adore her in Hide and Seek and generally she is one of the few I can appreciate Hip Hop/R&B from.

[izzie]

Namie is one of the first female artist that got my respect by more then just being a singer.She's an inspiration..*dances to Can't Sleep can't eat I'm sick*

[Seon-a Kim]

Made not to long ago ^^

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/9214/namieamurofunkytownjb3.gif

[chiyo91]

I love Namie's music^^

from 70s80s90s my fav song is What a feeling^^ and yours?

[bonta_kun_4eva]

Namie Amuro!! Her songs are really good. I love her Albums!! (^^)
I can't believe she's 30 already

[Dogen Z]

Her latest album, Best Fiction, has been no. 1 on the Oricon Charts for awhile this summer. Here's a preview of the album: http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=jgTVAtsK6D4&feature=related

[Dogen Z]

I might be becoming a fan! :cool: (Don't worry BoA, I still love you!) Here's another clip: http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=dqkqBQOR76A&feature=related

[Dogen Z]

IMO, both of these artists are very talented so this is not an Amurara vs BoA post (and no poll). But if you decide you like one better than the other, that's okay, too.　　
Amuro Namie-　What a Feeling :wave:
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BoA doing Michael Jackson- Sweet Impact :wave:
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[Dogen Z]

Felt like listening to Amurarara's great ballad, Wishing on the Same Star, and wanted to share it with you:

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And I found this excellent tribute! :cool:

I get, I get, I get a feeling....

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[Dogen Z]

The "New Look" video is no longer available so this is a replacement. It's "White Light" in keeping with spirit of the season, which comes very early in Japan.


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[Dogen Z]

You know, you can find every track of Namei Amuro's Best Fiction CD on youtube. I'm not sure that's a good thing--she worked hard to make so we should be buying it to listen shouldn't we? Well, anyway, here's one of my favorite songs from the CD, Baby Don't Cry.


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[Dogen Z]

Well, we should promote her album rather than using Youtube just for freebies.

Promo for her last album, "Best Fiction"

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[Dogen Z]

Amurarara has released a new song called "Wild" that's quite fitting for the queen of J hip-hop.

Her commerical for Coke-Zero featuring the song also fits her image. She says it's "kakko ii."

This is her new song with slides from the CM.

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Watch the making of the CM here (a bit long but interesting):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tYm33PMp5A

[Dogen Z]

I was hoping I could edit the post above with this new youtube insert but I can't, so at the risk of seeming obsessive, I'm posting the cm, which is much more interesting. Great impact ad.

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[Dogen Z]

Amurarara's video for 'Wild' is even cooler than the commercial.

Click this link: :) :)

[http://www.imeem.com/people/sfYD7er/video/qNOsrWBu/wild-namie-amuro-music-video/

[Dogen Z]

Amurara is finishing up her Best Fiction Concert tour that began last year by the end of this month. So far, she's performed this concert in front of 450,000 fans. [So 450K time avg ticket price of say 6K yen on the conservative side, not to mention album sales--man, that's a lot of yen!]

Here's a video of her two and half hour performance in Yokohama Arena before 10,000 fans.


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[bamboo1986]

I love japanese songs

[Eiji]

I just found this song by Namie, "Rock U" is this new or what?

[Dogen Z]

I just found this song by Namie, "Rock U" is this new or what?

It's a recent collaboration with a group called Ravex, perhaps newer than Wild. FYI, the Ravex album includes collaborations with other artists such as BoA.

[Eiji]

It's a recent collaboration with a group called Ravex, perhaps newer than Wild. FYI, the Ravex album includes collaborations with other artists such as BoA.

Thank you very much, I'll look into Ravex

[Dogen Z]

Amurara's Best Fiction Tour in both regular and blue ray DVD format is NOW available!

Check this out!!

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[Eiji]

I cant buy it on Amazon yet :(

[Eiji]

Does Amuro-sama's Best Fiction tour DVD come with english subtitles?

[Dogen Z]

I cant buy it on Amazon yet :(

You can buy it from Amazon.com Japan; unfortunately, only Region 2 DVD's are available. And I doubt English translations are on it.

[eunicai]

hey ~
i'm a new fan of NAMIE
may i join?

[Dogen Z]

hey ~i'm a new fan of NAMIE may i join?

Of course, welcome!:wave: I know Amurara held concerts Shanghai and Taipei. Did she have one in Hong Kong, too?

BTW, I think Victoria Harbour is spectacular. :-) I hope Hong Kong keeps up with Shanghai as a visitor destination!

[eunicai]

Of course, welcome!:wave: I know Amurara held concerts Shanghai and Taipei. Did she have one in Hong Kong, too?
BTW, I think Victoris Harbour is gorgeous. :-) I hope Hong Kong keeps up with Shanghai!
finally, she have not held a concert in hk or come to hk
I'm soooooooo sad&disappointed :(
I hope she will come to hk even if she is not come for the concert :)

[Eiji]

the (really) old song by Amuro-sama "Stop the Music" sounds really familiar... anyone know why? i may just be crazy... (if you've never heard it just ask and ill post a link)