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 30th, 2007 at 2:55 am
That’s a pretty seductive look she has in that picture. Mmmmm.
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:11 pm
She looks hot and need me..
June 3rd, 2007 at 5:26 am
i love amuro namie! she had really good songs..=)
June 7th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
she’s the real dancin’ diva of asia…not Jolin..
i mean c’mon, namie’s got the aura and the skills!
June 12th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
[...] star Namie Amuro is releasing her new album “Play” on June 27 in Japan and Korea; this is one of the [...]
July 13th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Namie amuro roxs ^^ She sets her own trends which is amazing
July 24th, 2007 at 10:50 am
she’s the bomb
August 20th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
hey gurl u r really pretty
August 27th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
cute and so sexy,like her
September 12th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Yes, i will not cry ’cause u r so glorious
October 7th, 2007 at 6:26 am
she married such a ugly guy why she still shaking her “beep” when she has a kid at home..what would that kid think when people ask” is that your mom the one half naked on the screen. people these day cares only about themselfs…why she have A kid if shes not goona be a good mom first she took away the kids happiness of having both parent and now she gonna shame the kid putting her kid in a dark spot..how sad..
October 10th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
yeah, she’s getting older…she’s 30yearsold…within 10 years onwards, i don’t think people wanna see her dancing with a minishort skirt in her 40’s..
October 12th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
i think namie is match with Gackto because they both look so match and namie is look like with Gackt in a few meting with him… is Haruto wanna get dady like Gackt and i think Gackt is could be great father for Haruto because CAMUI GACKT more better and great that SAM is fuc* guy… ga tao diri GELI NAJIS GW(GELI=disgust, GW=I’m). i hope they both can be nice couple in over years
October 13th, 2007 at 8:16 am
um gackto don’t want sam trash and he too cool for her,,,he needs a cool girlfriend not a isresponsible woman who can’t take care of her own child. i agree hee she needs to find something els to do..
October 14th, 2007 at 3:41 am
i think gackt matchs utada hikaru when she was still young and skinny and pretty…
who is the prettest japanese singer ? answer: utada hikaru or who ever u like.
October 21st, 2007 at 2:46 am
gackt is cute.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Shes hot
November 16th, 2007 at 4:56 am
Yous are messed up. D:
Of course no one’s gona wana see an old Namie dancin in a miniskirt [unless you like that kind of thing >_>]
But she’s not old now, so let her do what she wants.
It’s not like she’s a slut.
And Gackt matches with Hyde. [nods]
Namie’s awesome as hell. :3
November 19th, 2007 at 11:50 am
she has a kid and is still being revealing? dude thats just not right. what kind of example is she giving her kid? what that he should only be into girls that are wear slutty stuff? well namie amuro’s not slutty but some girls who wear that are and i don’t think he would want a girlfriend in the future that cheats on him every other night.
November 20th, 2007 at 6:15 am
Year i agree ,she has kid.But look at Britney Spears she has kid too and still gets in trouble .She already lost kid to child custody. K- fed now has her kid.