Amuro Namie Profile
Name: Amuro Namie (Namie Amuro)
Japanese name: 安室奈美恵
Chinese name: 安室奈美惠
Birth name: Maruyama Namie
Birth date: September 20, 1977
Birth place: Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Height: 158cm
Blood type: O
Family member: Son (named Haruto), a brother and two sisters
Profession: Singer
Favorite cartoon character : Sonic the Hedgehog
Favorite colors: Blue, black and white
Favorite drink: Coca Cola
Favorite food: Ramen and BBQ
Favorite artists: Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey
Amuro Namie Biography
Amuro Namie started performing at the age of 12 in a little Okinawan supermarket. At 15, Amuro and 4 classmates from her acting school formed a group called the “Super Monkeys,” and their songs received some public interest in Tokyo.
The Super Monkeys also attracted the attention of music mogul Tetsuya Komuro, who decided to mentor Amuro into a superstar. The remainders of the Super Monkeys were later reformed as a girl group “MAX” and achieved decent success of their own.
Tetsuya Komuro first production for Amuro, “Body Feels Exit,” exploded her into Japanese music scene. Amuro’s music dominated Japanese music charts and became Japanese music top seller in 1996.
Amuro Namie was not just famous for her music, but also her fashion & style. Amuro was a fashion icon among teenage girls with highlighted hair, thin eye brows, tan skin, short skirts and high boots. The trend (or followers) was named Amuras or Amuroers, and can still be seen everywhere in Asia nowadays.
In late 1997, Amuro shocked her fans by announcing her marriage (and pregnancy) with Sam, dancer from popular band TRF, she gave birth to her child Haruto in May 1998.
In December 1998 Amuro made her comeback with single “I Have Never Seen” which debuted as a #1 hit. Things were however not the same again, although still very popular, Amuro was no longer the pop-diva that dominated Japanese music, facing fierce rivalry from then rising star Ayumi Hamasaki.
In 1999, Amuro decided to make improvements with her music and worked with American producer Dallas Austin to bring more R&B into Japan music scene. Before she could produce anything, Amuro was shocked by terrible news that her mother (Japanese-Italian mixed) was brutally murdered and it slowed down Amuro’s ambition in her music career.
Amuro ended her collaboration with mentor Tetsuya Komuro in 2001 and in 2002 she shocked the Japanese music scene again with pseudonym “Suite Chic.” Suite Chic was an R&B project where Amuro worked with numerous Japanese R&B and Hip Hop artist to produce a few singles and an original album.
Amuro Namie divorced with her husband, Sam in July 2002.
Suit Chic project was ended in 2003 with success and Amuro was back to solo. She released her first original album in three years, “Style” end of 2003, followed by series of singles and 2005 album, “Queen of Hip Pop.”
Amuro Namie is also famous for her annual concert tour, she only missed it during her pregnancy, and her concert never failed to attract full house of fans and audience.
Amuro Namie created another record in early 2007 for becoming the first ever artist to have a Top 10 Singles at ORICON chart for 13 consecutive years.
Why I like Amuro Namie
Amuro Namie is one of the pioneer that brings Japanese pop-culture into Asia.
As mentioned earlier, Amuro’s style can still be seen everywhere on streets nowadays, and she was also one of the main reason I started to look into Japanese pop.
I am not a fan of Hip Hop or R&B so I am not that fond of her music now, but her comeback story from a setback career to the peak success is something remarkable, and truely wins my admiration.
Amuro Namie Pictures, Photos and Videos
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March 27th, 2006 at 2:26 pm
She can SING!!!!!
LOVE her SONGZ!
SHEZ HOT TOO!
April 2nd, 2006 at 3:28 am
Absolutely agree SoLiD.. Amuro Namie is still one of the best Japanese singer.
April 3rd, 2006 at 2:10 am
I love her songz. She was the first Japanese artist i heard. After that i always listened to her sing.
May 21st, 2006 at 5:38 pm
[...] Japanese Hip-pop queen Amuro Namie performing live with her song “No.” The song is not my favorite, but I love the performance and I think the dancing are really cool. [...]
May 26th, 2006 at 7:13 pm
that was a great summary of her career…help me understand more about her thank you
May 26th, 2006 at 8:46 pm
You are most welcome Sucin, glad you like it :)
July 3rd, 2006 at 3:19 pm
[...] Favorite sport: Golf and tennis Favorite actress: Audrey Hepburn and Vivian Leigh Favorite singer: Amuro Namie [...]
July 5th, 2006 at 9:21 pm
[...] Japan Hip-Pop diva Amuro Namie is the famous ambassador for Lucido-L series of products. [...]
July 9th, 2006 at 3:40 pm
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i like to ger ger this girl
July 20th, 2006 at 2:17 pm
hi
August 26th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
I’ll force myself to like Amuro although i dont because Liu Yi Fei likes her….juz kiddin..hmm…i juz found out dat i hate animals…
August 27th, 2006 at 12:30 am
What do animals have to do with Amuro Namie or LYF??
August 27th, 2006 at 5:09 pm
No Idea….. I juz HAte Animals juz wondering if Liu Yi Fei or Amuro likes animals?hmm…. yummy, can u plz help me find out?
August 27th, 2006 at 8:31 pm
Not sure if they are really pet lovers.. I did watch a video before that LYF is hugging a cute little lamb and very happy about it.
September 14th, 2006 at 3:51 am
[...] With the collaboration, it’s hopeful that it can open a broader market for Avex Japanese superstar like Ayumi Hamasaki, Koda Kumi, Amuro Namie, TRF etc. [...]
September 21st, 2006 at 4:13 pm
Yes, I’m a bit interested in this Japanese girl because I wanna know the reason why Yi Fei likes her…
:+:Aldaris:+: ,
what is the connection of Yi Fei and those animals you are talking about?!
It seems yhat you are tryying to say something not-so-good, am I right?
I think Yi Fei is a pet a lover because I saw this video in yahoo wherein she’s playing with this dog but I am not sure if she owns that dog but she looks happy.
Wel, I just notice that this is not Yi Fei’s section but I wonder why everyone’s talking about Yi Fei here.
Guys, post the message on Yi Fei’s.
Tha’s all.
September 21st, 2006 at 4:55 pm
Well a fan is a fan, you are a fan of Yi Fei, Yi Fei is a fan of Amuro.. unexplainable isn’t it.
Agree on keeping the Yi Fei discussion back to her section, this is a place for Amuro Namie anyway.
September 30th, 2006 at 3:27 am
Namie can sing. Ayumi has a grating voice.
October 8th, 2006 at 1:18 am
hey are you taiwaness or black
October 8th, 2006 at 1:30 am
Amuro Namie is Japanese.