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Namie Amuro (安室奈美恵, September 20, 1977 - ) is a Japanese pop singer and Japanese idol originally from Okinawa prefecture. She emerged in the early 1990's with the assistance of producer Komuro Tetsuya. Amuro married a dancer in 1997: their marriage was one of the most publicized in Japan until it ended in divorce in 2002.
Amuro is 25% Italian, a fact not lost on the culturally sensitive Japanese; many of her young fans consider the fact 'cool' and 'exotic' (which may be a factor in her popularity.)
At age 15, Amuro, along with a group of classmates, formed the pop group known as the Super Monkeys. Although moderately succesful in their home prefecture, a move to Tokyo (presumably at the behest of their record label, Toshiba EMI) garnered more exposure for the Super Monkeys, and Namie in particular; so much so that at later points the group became known as 'Namie Amuro with Supermonkeys'.
Namie soon embarked on a solo career, in the process moving from Toshiba EMI to the avex trax label (also home of popular Japanese acts such as BoA, Do As Infinity, and Every Little Thing). The remaining Supermonkeys regrouped, renamed themselves MAX, and became a succesful group in their own right.
Amuro exploded onto the Japanese music scene with Body Feels EXIT, with the aid of somewhat legendary Japanese producer Tetsuya Komuro. From then, every single Tetsuya Komuro produced for Amuro became a major hit ranking high on the charts. During her most successful time during the 90s, she won the hearts of the teenage girls, inspiring them with her style. The girls had brown-reddish hair or highlights, very thin eye brows and other assorted make-ups, their clothes were made up of short skirts and knee-high boots, which was the symbol of Amuro and were called ?Amuraas?.
In 1996 she became the youngest artist in history to be awarded the Japan Record Awards Committee's Best Artist Prize with sales totals for CDs climbing over a total of 10 million copies in a single year. She also won the same award in 1997 and also the best single award for Can You Celebrate at the 39th Japan Record Awards.
She got married to SAM, a member of TRF, in 1997 and gave birth to her son, Haruto, the next year. On December 31st, 1998, Amuro returned to her musical career. Since then, she has released hit singles such as RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE, Never End, SO CRAZY, and her latest single, ALL FOR YOU.
She was on a tour NAMIE AMURO SO CRAZY featuring BEST singles tour 2003-2004 from December 2003 to May 2004, where she wrapped it up with 2 concerts in Seoul, South Korea. The first major jpop act to hold a concert in the country. Currently, she's on the Namie Amuro Fanclub tour. Her next single will be GIRL TALK / the SPEED STAR, to be released on October 15, 2004.
Discography
Singles
- Body Feels EXIT (1995/10/25)
- Chase the Chance (1995/12/04)
- Don't wanna cry (1996/03/13)
- You're my sunshine (1996/06/05)
- SWEET 19 BLUES (1996/08/21)
- a walk in the park (1996/11/27)
- CAN YOU CELEBRATE? (1997/02/19)
- How to be a Girl (1997/05/21)
- Dreaming I was dreaming (1997/11/27)
- CAN YOU CELEBRATE?~Wedding Mix~edition (1997/12/25)
- I HAVE NEVER SEEN (1998/12/23)
- RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE (1999/03/17)
- toi et moi (1999/07/07)
- SOMETHING 'BOUT THE KISS (1999/09/01)
- LOVE 2000 (2000/01/01)
- NEVER END (2000/07/12)
- PLEASE SMILE AGAIN (2000/10/04)
- think of me / no more tears (2001/01/24)
- Say the word (2001/08/08)
- I WILL (2002/02/14)
- Wishing On The Same Star (2002/09/11)
- shine more (2003/03/05)
- Put 'Em Up (2003/07/16)
- SO CRAZY / Come (2003/10/16)
- ALARM (2004/03/17)
- ALL FOR YOU (2004/07/22)
- GIRL TALK / the SPEED STAR (2004/10/15)
ja:安室奈美恵
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