Oh god.. The song, the visuals, the styling.. Everything was on point in that video. I know i say it constantly (it must become annoying lol) but this woman is just effortless EVERYTHING! She's just miles ahead of everyone right now.

This video is everything In The Spotlight should've been, Heaven is the superior song though so i guess it was for the best.
I only had a minor problem with the dancing, it could've been more intense. Especially at the bridge/breakdown. I had the same problem with the "WILD" video, you can't go and drop such a banger and then not go nuts with the choreography! However she carried it through with the rest.

I'm seriously blown away by how much she took me by surprise with this album, i was sadly a tad dissapointed after Damage & Big Boys Cry/Beautiful. Don't get me wrong, they were decent songs and i grew to love them. But they lacked that wow factor. Then she goes and drop Hands On Me, some serious pop crack and then Heaven, pop perfection. This is shaping up to be one of her best albums to date <3 I'm so proud to be a fan of this woman! She always delivers.

http://www.imgjoe.com/x/namieheaven.jpg

Behind the scenes shot. Gorgeous!!!! :love

source: www.facebook.com/NamieAmuroOfficial

omg it didn't just end. I need like 12 minutes of that video.

flawless queen just ****ed my brain with that song. She can do no wrong.


@Benikari: I was the same actually. A bit disappointed with those singles. I thought it was going to be another P<F for me, which wasn't totally my favorite. But then she breaks out this style and :love

Excited! About to watch the heaven PV

SHE LOOKS GORGEOUS IN THIS PV :heart

It's kind of strange seeing her with so much make-up on her eyes, but she looks gorgeous <3

Everything looks and sounds perfect omg!
Heaven is my favorite song and PV so far.

Also I LOOOOOOVE HER EYE MAKE UP, DRESS AND PONY-TAIL HAIR

She looks fantastic, but I like the HOM PV better~!

I seriously doubt she isn't trying to cater to international fans. Her facebook page is proof enough, no? I mean I appreciate her attempt to sing all english songs but her pronunciation is still terrible. I personally like her old blend of HipPop and Japanese/engrish not all engrish.

Too bad the dance in the heaven video was so lazy. I enjoyed HOM alot more I think.

More like light years if you ask me. :P

This post 20th anniversary era, concept wise, is probably one of the best things she's done in career in quite some time imo. I'm glad she did away with 'Damage' and went the "pop" route. I'm diggin' this "FEEL" era so much it's ridiculous.

Just seeing a more lively and engaging side of Namie is refreshing. :yes Witnessing her display such an array of emotions and seeing her become more daring with her music has made me see her in a different light. I'm glad she's finally comfortable with herself and her image as an artist (less stoic) and you can clearly tell when you watch these newer PV's from 2011 till current. She's finally come into form and she's happy with her music again.

*scratches head* Since when has Namie ever cared about catering to any particular demographic? Why wait until she hit 35 to all of a sudden reach out to foreign fans?

If she wanted to cater to an international audience she would have just come out and said it. She's not the type to make a career move and not come out and blatantly state her reasons. It wouldn't make any logical sense not to. :shrug

Let's be real here. This is Namie I don't give a **** Amuro we're talking about. :P

Also many foreign non-native English speaking artists sing songs entirely in English and have English facebook pages (purely for convenience) but prefer to remain local artists in their home countries. Having a mere facebook page in English isn't enough to make such a claim fact in my humble opinion. ;)

Yeah...go to other countries, and they sing songs in English all day long, but it's not to cater to anyone. It's just a testament to how much English is just ingrained everywhere now.

In Japan...I guess it's not as much as other places, but I kinda believe what she says. I think she's a part of that Japanese culture that loves things Western.

Obviously this is my opinion, and I'm not saying its a top secret mission on her behalf to cater to them, but we can't deny that she's paying attention to them. I mean her facebook page is pretty damn awesome and is always updated with exclusives etc etc. I don't see other artists reaching out to international fans like her. She can keep saying that she thinks the songs sound better in English and its not for the international fans but then she goes and releases something like that 20th anniversary celebration video in English, french, Chinese, Korean. I can't see how that isn't catering to international fans. I don't think any other Japanese artist has done anything like that, no?

As someone who's been listening to her for over 10 years I am simply stating that I liked her HipPop sound better. Her sound obviously changed with P<F and while she still puts out great music but I miss her old sound.

she looks amazing in the PV..
gorgeous as always!

I couldn't agree more! :yes She looks genuinely happy, i love her dead-pan swagger but her smile can light up everything <3
Knowing that she's enjoying what she's releasing only makes it appeal to me more.

I love her more urban stuff, but she turned me over with P<F.. She's just in her own element when she does straight forward pop imo.

Completely unrelated to our current discussion :P But i've made a couple of new Namie covers the last couple of days to update my iTunes.

Checkmate! http://i41.tinypic.com/rig3e8.png
60s70s80s http://i39.tinypic.com/1174rpw.png
FEEL http://i43.tinypic.com/2lduhxg.png
Sweet 19 Blues http://i41.tinypic.com/htu1bl.png
Damage http://i40.tinypic.com/2s631tu.png

OMG that video just blew me away!

I absolutely love electro dance tracks and I'm happy that Namie's dipping her toes into it! I'm still a big fan of her R&B stuff but this fresh new venture seems to be working out well for her! :D

I hope the album leaks REAAAALLY early!! LOL

I think if any song has a shot of going viral in the States it should be Hands on Me. It should also make FEEL end up selling more copies than Uncontrolled and perhaps even P<F. It should also be performed live for her next 5 tours.

my one problem with namie is she doesnt smile or do anything with her face while she dances... its just ridged. lol

As expected, she is always look beautiful in her PVs...at least looking lovely
I just love her costume and hair, the background is kinda cool too :D

The song is nice but I prefer dancing to Hands on Me instead XD

I really like Heaven. I'm looking forward to this album.

oh hai you must be new here~


spamming Heaven all day long.