[Namie Amuro] Namie will make you "FEEL" this summer with new album

[Benikari47]

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.

[Lady~Deviance]

Behind the scenes shot. Gorgeous!!!!

source: www.facebook.com/NamieAmuroOfficial

[emi♡]

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

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

Excited! About to watch the heaven PV

[pimenta]

SHE LOOKS GORGEOUS IN THIS PV

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

[Dream]

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

[Pieces_of_SEVEN]

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

[Yumsushi]

Originally Posted by Lady~Deviance

Namie was referring to choosing which language better synchronizes with a song (Japanese vs. English), not choosing the songs themselves.

Namie's July 'S-Cawaii' & 'Sweet' Magazine Interview Highlights:

Namie viewed her 20th anniversary as a "clean break" in her career. She stated that she gained a sense of freedom, and her work feels fresh and exciting again.

Namie felt in previous years she mainly focused on preserving a certain image of herself. Now she's more expressive and desires to portray concepts in her works. (Summer = happiness, cheerfulness, etc.)

She's really happy with the direction her music has taken and wants to continue to challenge herself and try out new concepts. She does not want to stay stagnant with her career.

She also states this is the most summer themed and aggressive album she feels she's ever recorded. She hopes listeners will enjoy it.

She's working with a different team (new producers) to produce her music. She found this challenging since the team is very diverse (International).

She revealed there are more English based songs on the album due to the English (demos) synchronizing with the flow of certain songs better. She felt certain songs on the album when sung in her native tongue did not harmonize well with the original tracks.

Namie has become more laid back in song selection. She points out her lyrics have become more intelligible and less figurative and perplexing. She wants the listeners to focus on the music. Hence titling her album "FEEL".

Credits: tieba.baidu, Mandilinn @ onehallyu.com

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.

[Lady~Deviance]

Originally Posted by Benikari47

She's just miles ahead of everyone right now.

More like light years if you ask me.

Originally Posted by Benikari47

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.

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. 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.

Originally Posted by Yumsushi

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.

*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.

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

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.

[emi♡]

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.

[Yumsushi]

Originally Posted by Lady~Deviance

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.

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

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.

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.

[jiarongisme]

Hello Hot Girls bangs. The Heaven PV is AMAZING. Namie is slaying my life so hard now.

Dailymotion link if Yinyuetai doesn't work for you: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x113qf9_na-h_music

[AyUmIXx]

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

[Benikari47]

Originally Posted by Lady~Deviance

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. 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.

I couldn't agree more! 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 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

[ak.malfoy]

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!

I hope the album leaks REAAAALLY early!! LOL

[lfe.]

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.

[TeamAyu2004]

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

[terra]

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

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

[Zahara]

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

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

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

oh hai you must be new here~


spamming Heaven all day long.