[Namie Amuro] leaves the PAST and leads us into the FUTURE in her 50th thread!

ハート〜ブレーカ♥ · #1 28th November 2009, 09:37 PM

I know it's like 30 posts early, but we're about ready for a new Namie thread (please don't lecture me again) so we can use this when the other one has gotten 500 posts, so please post there until then!
[Namie Amuro] Satisfaction is guaranteed in Namie Amuro's 49th thread! ♫ ♪

Upcoming releases:
2009.12.16 【 PAST < FUTURE 】(CD+DVD)

(CD)

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Namie Amuro (安室奈美恵 Amuro Namie, born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese singer, entertainer, and former actress, who, at the height of her popularity, was referred to as the "Teen Queen [of Japan]" and is referred to as the "Queen of Japanese pop music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of fourteen as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's. Though mostly unsuccessful, the group gained popularity during their final year together with the single "Try Me: Watashi o Shinjite" (1995). Amuro left Toshiba-EMI after releasing two more solo singles; she continued her music career as a solo singer with the then-small independent label Avex Trax. Under the guidance of producer Tetsuya Komuro, Amuro quickly became a commercial success, producing several million-selling records and starting several fashion trends. Her single "Can You Celebrate?" (1997) became Japan's best selling single by a solo female artist. However, in late 1997, Amuro put her career on hold to focus on her pregnancy and marriage.
She returned to music in 1998 with the number-one single, "I Have Never Seen",
but faced slowly declining sales. After unofficially severed ties with Tetsuya Komuro
in 2001, Amuro joined Suite Chic, which would transform her from a pop idol to a R&B
artist. Since reinventing herself, Amuro has achieved newfound interest. Her seventh
studio album, Play (2007) debuted at the top of the charts and was followed by
"60s 70s 80s" (2008), her first number-one single in ten years.
Over a decade since her musical debut, Amuro has remained one of the longest
surviving popular female acts in Japan. She is the only Japanese female artist to have
achieved a Top 10 single each year for fourteen consecutive years.
She also continues to successfully combat social stigma as a divorced, working,
single mother. On July 30, 2008, Amuro released her first greatest hits album, Best Fiction,
since transitioning to R&B music. It spent six consecutive weeks at the number-one position on the Japan's Oricon weekly charts,
and was elected as "the best album of the year" at the 50th Japan Record Awards.
In 2008-2009, she toured Japan in support of the album.
Estimates predict that she could play to an audience as high as 400,000,
potentially the largest audience of her career.

Latest release:
'namie amuro BEST FICTION TOUR 2008-2009'
Released: 2009.09.09
Total sales so far: 247,696

Discography:

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Newest songs:

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NEW ALBUM! "PAST < FUTURE" [2009.12.16]

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BIGGER COVERS

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ABOUT NAMIE

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DISCOGRAPHY

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NEWS, UPCOMING SHOWS, MAGAZINE SCANS

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LINKS & CREDITS:
Previous Thread
Official Site
Wikipedia
Jpop Stop!
NAMIE NEWS NETWORK

FRESH LYRICS:

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NEW SONGS & PVS

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PrincessAyu · #2 28th November 2009, 09:56 PM

Very nice thread title

I'm so excited for this album <3<3<3 The Meaning Of Us is amazing!

ハート〜ブレーカ♥ · #3 28th November 2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PrincessAyu

Very nice thread title

I'm so excited for this album <3<3<3 The Meaning Of Us is amazing!

Thank you!

Yes, I am very excited too, and I love The Meaning Of Us! The PV and song are perfect!

Maemi · #4 28th November 2009, 10:05 PM

@JpopDream I was bored and also doing the thread, so here is in spoiler some useful news you can use in your first post, if you want

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OogoeDiamond · #5 28th November 2009, 10:35 PM

Sorry what this thread is doing here since the prev one is 463?

ハート〜ブレーカ♥ · #6 28th November 2009, 10:55 PM

^ Because it's almost over, that's why.

Thanks Maemi!

**Zemus** · #7 28th November 2009, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JPopDream

I know it's like 30 posts early, but we're about ready for a new Namie thread (please don't lecture me again) so we can use this when the other one has gotten 500 posts, so please post there until then!

Too early dear. We will keep this closed until time is right. Please refrain from creating new threads before the current one has at least 490 posts. Next time we might delete it instead of closing. You cannot "reserve" a new thread this early. Consider giving other initiates a chance as well. Thanks.

EDIT: Thread open again! Happy posting!!

keepsgettinbetter · #8 1st December 2009, 08:47 PM

They're changing the covers to PAST<FUTURE?

zyoeru · #9 1st December 2009, 08:48 PM

^ THEY ARE? Whut...

keepsgettinbetter · #10 1st December 2009, 08:54 PM

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Btw, have anyone seen this article?

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http://community.livejournal.com/aramat ... 97840.html
:roll: Korea is just mad that Japan stole BoA, TVXQ and is about to steal Big Bang.

In case Namie have to change her cover,I still find it interesting to see new cover to be made! =]]

I couldn't find the article, but I imagine it was something about the covers being changed because of the OP's reaction?

Maemi · #11 1st December 2009, 08:55 PM

Why would they do that?o.O I like new Namie's official

Corvina · #12 1st December 2009, 09:05 PM

I didn't find the article either, but the covers are obviously copied from a shoot from a korean magazine. I already posted the pic in the last thread.
I doubt that Avex will change anything though.

JackieRos · #13 1st December 2009, 09:28 PM

i dont think they going to change it
the article was removed but it if they had to change it im sorry but
i would be so happy

aloopy · #14 1st December 2009, 09:54 PM

they aren't going to change the covers. people are just making a bigger issue out of this than it really is.

the cover is obviously copied, but maybe it's the same photographer?
I still think that they just saw that picture and thought it would fit well with namie's album so they decided to use the same concept and stuff. unoriginal? yes. bad? no.

and I doubt people in Japan will care since stuff there gets copied 24/7 lol

ハート〜ブレーカ♥ · #15 1st December 2009, 10:07 PM

they wont change it, the layout is already out! XD

hpg23 · #16 1st December 2009, 10:07 PM

They are not changing anything, even if it's copied.
Avex knows very well what they do, they probably have a nice and wonderful team of lawyers straight from hell to work for them xD Before copying anything, they probably investigated the Korean magazine, saw that they weren't any kind of threat for a company as big as Avex Trax, and copied it. Also, they probably payed them beforehand for using the concept and no big deal about it, which would be more honest than directly stealing the concept anyway.

It's not the first time they do this, and probably will not be the last xDD Remember Koda Kumi's SHAKE IT and Run for your life! controversies? And what about Ami Suzuki's can't stop the DISCO PV? Usual stuff for them. Not that I personally like it, there are bunchs and bunchs of young, fresh designers who could have come up with amazing ideas for the album concept.

And great title, JPopDream.

love in music · #17 1st December 2009, 10:07 PM

they better not change it i've grown to really like the CD+DVD cover!

hightea_xx · #18 1st December 2009, 10:27 PM

it's not copying, it's being "inspired by".

lol

ハート〜ブレーカ♥ · #19 1st December 2009, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by hpg23

And great title, JPopDream.

Why thank you!

RikkuChii · #20 2nd December 2009, 12:19 AM

Oh, JPopDream, BF Tour's sales are actually 251,562, not 249,904.

Just letting you know, if you wanna go ahead & get it accurately.