[Namie Amuro] The 101st Thread - WE ♥ NAMIE FOREVER -

[roddypii]

Originally Posted by jiarongisme

FEEL is really THAT album. Damn, it's so good. I can't get over how good it is. No weak tracks in sight... okay maybe I'm not too hot on Poison. But damn, what an amazing album.

Let Me Let You Go for me is her worst ballad by far.. I just can't listen to it.

Originally Posted by lfe.

Even in retirement Namie is a trendsetter...

Anyone else feel like Arashi's surprise announcement to go on hiatus was influenced by Namie's retirement? Their reasons sound very similar in this article.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/nhkn...popstararashi/

I do.. they announcing it almost 2 years ahead and making huge buzz about it... and I'm 100% sure they will release an ALL TIME BEST album too.
I know they must be tired and really want to live their lives and they deserve to, but doing this, at this time, just ahead of the Olympic games, yes, they must thank Namie for that.

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by roddypii

I do.. they announcing it almost 2 years ahead and making huge buzz about it... and I'm 100% sure they will release an ALL TIME BEST album too.
I know they must be tired and really want to live their lives and they deserve to, but doing this, at this time, just ahead of the Olympic games, yes, they must thank Namie for that.

MatsuJun said at the emergency press conference that yes they will release a new best album & PV video collection this year as it has been 10 years since they last released both in 2009

Also , the Johnnys fandom are quite crazy & they're not to be trifled with . At least ARASHI gave fans ample amount of heads up time on this , I frankly can't imagine how it will be if they announce it AFTER they finished their 20th anniversary tour , that will be a lot more worst

And they have a lot of stake on the line so I'm sure when they go on hiatus , the numerous variety shows they host , their endorsements , drama/movie dealings will all be affected to some extent group wise

MatsuJun honestly should just go get married when the whole group go on hiatus , it's LONG overdue for this to happen , especially since he has been in a relationship for more than 15 years already o_O

[prussian blue]

Originally Posted by roddypii

Let Me Let You Go for me is her worst ballad by far.. I just can't listen to it.

Have you ever heard the album version of think of me? I found it was pretty much a trainwreck.

[roddypii]

Originally Posted by prussian blue

Have you ever heard the album version of think of me? I found it was pretty much a trainwreck.

Agree, but at least it's fun to watch and she has the past<FUTURE performance that saves the song for me. Let Me Let You Go isn't funny at all and the live performances... well... hahaha

[KarenPang]

I do wonder what do other people felt when Namie announced she was literally closing down everything online from her main website and her other SNS

When that was announced back then I thought it was so extreme & drastic . The only saving grace of sort is that her YouTube account was not deleted . That almost happened but even after it underwent changes , it wasn't the same as before

I understand why Namie wanted to retreat from the public spotlight as she was in showbiz for so long . However , other artistes who have retired or disband over the years due to wide variety of reasons let alone passed away , their main website are still up and running

Anyway I don't know what else to add on , what's done cannot be undone again

[KarenPang]

The 33rd Japan Gold Disk Awards has besotted 2 awards to Namie

- Artiste Of The Year (Japanese music)
- Best Video Release (Japanese music) for namie amuro Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~

https://natalie.mu/music/news/321483

For Artiste Of The Year (Japanese music) , this's the 3rd time Namie received while it's the 2nd time she received back to back

[roddypii]

Don't let this thread die pls ;-;

[mi|kshake]

Originally Posted by prussian blue

Have you ever heard the album version of think of me? I found it was pretty much a trainwreck.

The Love Enhanced version definitely redeems it although it's not one of my favourite Namie ballads.

[Sandy]

Originally Posted by roddypii

Let Me Let You Go for me is her worst ballad by far.. I just can't listen to it.

Hand to God I thought it was a P!NK cover for the longest time. It just sounded like a P!NK song. The ballad would be very nice if pretty much anybody else would be singing it but as it is on the album... It is a must skip for me for that reason alone.