[Namie Amuro] Let Namie drive it cause she's the SPEED STAR in her 40th thread!

[AyUta]

Nice picture of Namie <3

[love in music]

she looks like an old lady in that pic
the clothes and pale skin x_x

[aloopy]

Originally Posted by xheartstation

EDIT: Oh I didnt know she was so tall either....I thought she would be around the same height as Ayu or Utada.

she's only 158cm (5'2).. about the same as ayu

she just has perfect body proportion lol

[Polyrhythm]

^Oh! I didnt know that.

[RikkuChii]

Namie looks crazy tall in that picture!

[mcluva420]

how tall is ayu in feet/inches? O.O
i KNOW shes taller than ayu though

[nemesisyume]

well umm... ayu is 156cm

156 centimeters = 5.11 feet

thanks google for the help

[RikkuChii]

^

Ayu's 5'2.

[tomiko8]

people are so naive it kills me!!!

[nemesisyume]

yeah I really like it that ayu loves her fans ~

[Rocky Raven]

Originally Posted by tomiko8

I find it amazing how she waves at her fans for less then .5 seconds then sways her hair! Ayu takes the time to actually get close and personal with fans at airports and takes tons of pictures with them. Despite the fact that I'm not a huge ayu fan (don't own any of her albums), I have tons of respect for her when it comes to serving her fanbase.
Not surprised though, Namie has a history of behaving like a total "Diva".
Oh well who am I to judge? We all have our faults and downfalls.

Dont u see that she did ask her staff to take the picts of her and everything around by her selfphone? She will post those pict in her blog for her fan t read, u know that right? =/
Actually no one can complain about her attitude to her fans there, she looked really happy and smile alot yesterday, much than the last 2 times in 2004 & 2007, and that's close enough to her fan in a Namie way, every artist is different, just like the way Namie wont wear cute outfits like ayu, b/c she's just she is .

[jiarongisme]

I guess she had to flip her hair because it's kinda too long?

[aloopy]

do the hairflip!

anyway namie doesn's get as close to her fans like ayu does cause i read she's really shy and kinda scared lol

and she's not a diva at all.. she's the most down to earth person ever when she's not infront of a camera or audience lol.

[freedreamer]

^yea..Namie is shy. (and thats what make her so nice!!! and great)
i just find think she has an alter ego on stage HAHAHA

[tomiko8]

Originally Posted by Rocky Raven

Dont u see that she did ask her staff to take the picts of her and everything around by her selfphone? She will post those pict in her blog for her fan t read, u know that right? =/
Actually no one can complain about her attitude to her fans there, she looked really happy and smile alot yesterday, much than the last 2 times in 2004 & 2007, and that's close enough to her fan in a Namie way, every artist is different, just like the way Namie wont wear cute outfits like ayu, b/c she's just she is .

Ok, so she was happy and smiling in a cutesy little clip at the airport, what does that prove? And of course no one can complain about an artist on their blog or website. Avex's headquarters keeps an watchful eye on all their artists websites to prevent nay-sayers from ruining their marketing. That goes for any major record company.

And I've read many a blog about actual fans complaining about her uncanny "Diva" behavior let alone countless reporters. Heck, a friend of mine went to one of her "BEST FICTION" tour concerts in Japan with friends and even they testified to her behavior. Its not like I'm pulling this info right out of my you-know-what. I'm a fan of her too and I'm not going to be biased just because I am her fan. Like I said I'm not judging her I'm just calling it what it is.

Yeah I've heard that she's sweet and shy too but everyone has two sides to their personality, it's human nature. Heck I'm shy in person too and I also have my moments.

[Alessia_Tateno]

Originally Posted by tomiko8

Not surprised though, Namie has a history of behaving like a total "Diva".
Oh well who am I to judge? We all have our faults and downfalls.

Ehm..since when? XD Namie is one of the most down on earth artist I know.

Everyone knows that she is shy and that's why she is nice probably (in every interview you can read about the fact she is shy).

Anyway I also remember some years ago in Taiwan she arrived in the airport and her bodyguards didn't arrive yet so many fans followed her and she needed to run without guards and she hurted herself with a glass door.

PS = I also went to her BEST FICTION tour and so did 2 of my friends, she is absolutely down-on-earth one XD

[tomiko8]

Well of course Namie is going to be loving and caring to her fans in the forefront. But like I said I have read many accounts of her behavior in the past and I did not believe it either until I spoke with a former high school friend of mine who currently attends Sophia University in Japan. And he told me that J artists just like any world artists have their moments and are blasted in the Japanese media for it. Of course the news dies down after a while but fans still gossip about it. No artist is going to act cheerful and polite 24/7 that's just physically impossible. Thinking so is just being plain naive.

I still have respect for her as an artist, watching that clip reminded me of what I my friend told me and what I've read online that's all. No need to bring out the Namie Brigade.

[Alessia_Tateno]

Originally Posted by tomiko8

No artist is going to act cheerful and polite 24/7 that's just physically impossible. Thinking so is just being plain naive.

Completely agree with you, but it's not just the "Artist", but anyone else in this word.

But this is WAAAAAAAAAY far from supposing that "Namie has a history of behaving like a total "Diva"" ^^"

I personally know some dancers who danced with her in tours and videos (some of them were temporary, others were long term Namie's dancers...and some of them are my teachers now) and I can assure you she is a good person and very shy..

They didn't say the same of other artists though XD (Even though they said Koda Kumi is super funny and that's good to hear *_*)

[Kingdom]

Originally Posted by Rocky Raven

she looks sick i hope she's okay. and that best fiction tour didnt take too much out of her

[tomiko8]

Originally Posted by Alessia_Tateno

Completely agree with you, but it's not just the "Artist", but anyone else in this word.

I stated that in my previous post.

But this is WAAAAAAAAAY far from supposing that "Namie has a history of behaving like a total "Diva"" ^^"

It's not an assumption it's a fact. And her dancers let alone anyone else are not around her 24/7 to make that claim.