Sweet Kisses gives me life, I cant stop listening to these cheaps preview lol

https://soundcloud.com/ava-he/sweet-...10-namie-amuro

https://soundcloud.com/ava-he/sweet-...55-namie-amuro

Oh SWEET KISSES is so my jam ! :heart

Namie has nominated for "Worldwide Act Award" of "2014 MTV EMA". Finally also she!!!! this is an important occasion for Namie and all we fans have to join force!!!
The first round is from September 16, 2014 to September 22, 2014.
the link for voting
http://www.mtvjapan.com/ema2014/

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps1e5b73f5.jpg

^ I couldn't see where to Vote...?????

It will be to vote from 09/16 19:00 (Japanese hour)

I can't wait to start voting!! I'll maybe have to look into getting tickets to EMAs - it would be so cool just to hear her name amongst the other nominees!

the link for voting... Namie has to exceed the first round: japan act before to be between artist names....so Vote vote!!!!!!

http://jp.mtvema.com/vote#cat=best-japan

thats her competition? Perfume, but only for ther world wide efforts, would deserve it. Namie is my fav though.

she has to win against other japanese artists for this round
we can vote for many times... vote and after update the page for re-voting!!!

http://jp.mtvema.com/artists/namie-amuro/ikcpir

Happy Birthday Namie Amuro! It's already 20 Sept in Japan. :)

^Really? Congratz to the Queen !!

I can't believe she's already 40!! Well Happy birthday queen ^_^

fixed

Refixed - 37

She was born in 1977, 2014-1977= 37

yay for math!

Happy birthday for the Queen Namie♥

And SWEET KISSES sounds really good. I hope it's gonna get a HQ release at some point. :)

Happy Birthday Namie!

Can't believe she's 37.

LOL, :P

She looks like 28

New single - BRIGHTER DAY 11/19/2014
Source: this Taiwanese store

Yey for the new single! :)

Awesome!! About time! :D :heart

Sounds like an upbeat song :) I hope so!

she's 37 but she still looks 20, maybe she drinks the virgins blood or whatever, may the Queen prosper :)

Awesome! She better include Sweet Kisses though :laugh

Hope it's a triple A-side single ♥

YAASSS

confirmed earlier.

http://namieamuro.jp/news/news.php?nID=VF7KJec6Wq
BRIGHTER DAY will be used as the theme song for the second season of TV Dorama First Class starring Erika Sawajiri.
Ringtone release 10.15

Rumored CD tracklist
01.BRIGHTER DAY
※フジテレビ系木10ドラマ「ディア・シスター」主题歌
02.SWEET KISSES
※コーセーコスメポート「オレオドール」TVCMソング
03.Still Lovin' You
※コーセー「ESPRIQUE」TVCMソング
04.BRIGHTER DAY(Instrumental)
05.SWEET KISSES(Instrumental)
06.Still Lovin' You(Instrumental)

Nice!

I haven't watched that drama yet, but I'm hoping it'll be a sassy song *_*

Yay, so happy !!!!
Now, gimme a preview Amuri !!

OMG i'm seeing Brighter Day preview in the news right now. It says that there's still no pv YET but the cover will feature Namie holding boquet of flowers. She's so prettt. <3

^Post that news clip!!!

no videos of the clip yet, but some screen captures are up on BAIDU
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3315514627

edit: video is there
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzkwNzMzNDAw.html

^ :blove :blove :blove :blove :blove

That's so weird--why does the subtitle under BRIGHTER DAY say it's going to be the theme song for Dear Sister? Is SWEET KISSES or Still Lovin' You going to be another drama theme-song? ?____?

Edit: just saw the clip--the jacket shoot is fabulous! I love that dress, and the song sounds fantastic :heart

FINALLY A SINGLE <3
Poooo I was hoping for something like WILD
It's lovely nonetheless and the chorus is great...but it sounds like Tsuki pt. 2 or somethin lol.
Crossing my fingers for Sweet Kisses and Still lovin' you

I hope they do include Sweet Kisses on it and shoot it a PV :heart The title song sounds ok tho

The shooting for the jacket looks great, please don't ruin it with a tacky typography hahaha

The flowers thing looks like it'll be pretty for the cover as long as she doesnt have that "no coffee at 5am" look on her face that she had with covers for TSUKI.

Question. I know I've been into JPOP since like the late 90s, so I know I'm very late on asking this, but why are most jpop songs used in TV Shows, Movies & CMs? I know America does it with movies on occassion, but it seems like Japan has to have EVERY song put in with something. Over here I already get tired of a song (even one I like a lot) after it becomes popular enough that the radios wont stop playing it *cough* KP's Dark Horse *cough*, so I can't imagine how run down songs must get there.

I'm extremely happy that Namie will be releasing a new single! :)

I absolutely love the title, "BRIGHTER DAY". :heart I've also seen that news clips & I totally love how the song sounds so far! The photoshoot for the covers is looking positively gorgeous! :love I totally love everything about Namie's look, including her hairstyle & dress. Simply beautiful! :heart Those bouquet of flowers are just so beautiful, as well.

I'm so totally excited about this single & I already can't wait until November! :)

I think the song is great! Namie is serving me miserableness and it's like she doesn't care that it's a brighter day.
Not only that but Namie is holding those flowers and doesn't look like she's giving a flying fuck. It's amazing.

So excited that there is new Namie single! :)

Saw the news clip, she looks really pretty. The song sounds good from the preview. And I hope the rumored cd tracklist will be the actual tracklist.

it was probably made before the news of it being the theme for First Class poped up ahah. But I'm sure they'll stick Still Loving you and Sweet Kisses on there just like they did for TSUKI

Yay finally a new single from namie♥

And it is about time she releases SWEET KISSES and Still Lovin' You =)

Can't wait for this.

this is great news!
I love the music from the preview, really good! moreover, I love Erika Sawajiri and the First Class drama, I'll certainly be watching it, I hope Japanese like the dorama too and the sales will be good :)

She looks beautiful. I loved the pictures with the pink flowers.

After those 2 singles, she'd better release an album for Xmas or New Year ! :D

^There's not really all that many JPOP artists who release Christmas albums that I've seen. Only one I can think of off top of my head is Hitomi Shimatani's Poinsettia.... :(

I doubt TSUKI will make it to another album tho

I know right?? what a queen :love

I didn't mean a Xmas-themed album, I was just speculating about a release time ^^

New Namie stuff?!
I'm on board!

Full song radio rip
https://soundcloud.com/amurofocus/brighter-day

love it ♥

I love it! I haven't been into general Jpop for like 6-7 years other than Namie, but this song just brings me back to those times. I think it's one of those simple Jpop songs that's just catchy and good easy-listening. On top of that, her vocals are beautiful here!

The intro got me instantly. It's a lovelly song. Not particulary great for me but it is really lovelly, i'm in love with the strings i wish there was more of it in the song! It will probably grow on me.

the covers should be lovelly though i saw something on FB and it was not great at all lol

Thank you Utena, it's so smooth and positive, hope someone does translation soon :)

she's so beautiful and pink, and as expected I love the song

so excited for the new single!! can't wait. totally love the song!

With how Namie has been releasing music, I didn't know what to expect. But I am in LOVE! Why Namie gotta slay us every time.

"I'll be dead for you"
I don't know what to think of this.


But honestly the song is just average although I'll play it a lot and it'll grow on me.

The song is generic but great :)
This single will slay ! (again)

i think it's probably "i'll be there for you"....lol

it is a generic one, but quite nice still.

She's finally releasing SWEET KISSES it's all I care about !!

Her English seems to be getting really good~

At least "winner" doesn't sound like "wiener" anymore :yes

Her english is really day and night. Even though it might sound good in one song doesn't mean it's gotten better. Let's not forget Beautiful only came out a year and a half ago.

No supplies
Feeling light 'lo feeling long
browing in the wind
aging out of time

I'll just say that half the time I never understand Namie when she sings.
She may as well sing in Okinawan.

Same here :laugh

Brighter Day sounds nice though.

I currently don't care about the new song. Waiting for SWEET KISSES.

soo excited when I saw this yesterday! Namie did a good job with Tsuki last time with Dakishimetai!

from the preview I really like Brighter day and the concept for the cover.

for the drama its Erika's come back drama and I really like and enjoyed First Class 1! cant wait to know whats her next move in this second season,shes surrounding with the evil fashion designers!

its been a while since Im addicted to a new song preview so here I uploaded the preview on YT ^^ cant wait for this full song!

Amen. She can't say heaven in "Heaven" but she has no trouble saying stratosphere in "Stardust In My Eyes"???

I've also noticed she'll say the same word in two different songs and yet in one she'll pronounce it properly and be completely off in the other one.

@Delicious_N_Bold I honestly have never heard a difference in all the dialects across different areas of Japan. It just all sounds Japanese to me. LOL

As for the new song, now that all the hype has worn off, the song is honestly just average with me. TSUKI felt much better to me. However, I'm honestly glad she's not trying to sing more and more songs in FULL Engrish.

I just want SWEET KISSES on this...the rest are sweet bonuses

Well, the "v" sound doesn't exist in Japanese and neither does the second vowel sound in that word, so she should get a free pass there :P

Brighter Day need Contrail-ish PV, it feels so summer-ish though...

what's the release date again?

Yay!!! :luv2

Feels like I've waited a lifetime for "Still Lovin' You" to come out. The preview got me more excited than anything from her last few singles.

me too!!! i can't wait for I'm still lovin u, heard the live audio rip from live style but its all muffled up :/

現在ツアー中の「namie amuro LIVE STYLE 2014」に待望の追加公演が決定いたしました。

namie amuro LIVE STYLE 2014 追加公演
12月22日(月）
国立代々木競技場第一体育館
開場/開演：18:00/19:00
問い合わせ：キョードー東京0570-550-799

12月23日(火祝）
国立代々木競技場第一体育館
開場/開演：16:00/17:00
問い合わせ：キョードー東京0570-550-799

［チケット料金］ 全席指定：8,800円（税込）

［入場年齢制限］ 3歳以上のお子様は有料となります。2歳までのお子様はご入場できません。

［　一般発売　］ 2014年11月15日（土）予定


YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

I can go to Namie's concert, OMG!!!!!!

I'll be in Kyoto but it's better to somehow travel 460km than 11.000 :D

Also, "BRIGHTER DAY" 11.12 on sale

From her official fb


I was searching online for her tattoos and I was reading that she got
rid of her mom's memorial and her son's name tattoos, is this true or
am I just out of the loop?

such a beautiful picture!

Official tracklist and covers for Brighter Day:
http://namieamuro.jp/news/news.php?nID=VFu8duU9iU

CD only cover > CD+DVD cover

I'm getting more and more excited for this release. "BRIGHTER DAY" is like "Fight Together" and "Contrail" but with sharper production. It gives me new hope.

love the covers and Brighter Day!! so hype for the release!

I absolutely love the covers. So gorgeous, especially the CD+DVD one.

The positioning of the flowers seems a bit random to me in the CD-only cover xD

I really like the covers. Namie really out-dead herself.

Am I the only one who think her eyes look dead? She's still pretty though

pretty :love

btw i must say how much I love this cover, it's amazing!

I like her look "I have flowers but I'm unhappy and cool". <3
SWEET KISSES is officially there and it's going to have a PV, yay!!!

Isn't her "death gaze" almost her signature look ��❤

Such incredibly gorgeous covers. :love I absolutely love them so very much! If I had to pick one favorite, it would totally be the CD+DVD. :heart Namie is just so amazingly gorgeous!

The tracklist of the single is looking very nice, too. :) I'm so happy to see that "SWEET KISSES" & "Still Lovin' You" are the b-sides! I'm also looking forward to watching the PVs for "BRIGHTER DAY" & "SWEET KISSES", as well! :)

I'm so totally excited for this single! I can't wait for November 12th. :)

love these covers and this release :)

Still no lyrics or translation of BRIGHTER DAY :( ?

Lmao!

I like the covers :)

it's true, she has been removing those for years. You can see her tattoos more and more faded on her past two tours and FEEL's album covers and MVs. Now they're gone completely.

Yes, here: http://mesmeresque.tumblr.com/post/9...0/brighter-day

I love the covers. Namie is one of the few people who can pull off the dead-eyes look perfectly imo :laugh

Thank you so much S4MU3L :) !

I have a question about the tickets, I would like to go to either the 22nd or 23rd but I won't be in Tokyo until that day, what chances do I have to get the tickets on the day of the concert and where can I get them? Reseller? 7-Eleven? I don't have any trusted person in Japan that could buy me the tickets, I don't suppose I can buy them while I'm in Europe or when I arrive at Osaka on the 20th or in Kyoto. Any experience on your part?

^I was in the same position. It was for A BEST LIVE. I found tickets in a reseller shop in Shibuya the day before. I got tickets for the final two shows. Can't guarantee, but you probably have some good chances.

why did she decide to remove her tattoos?