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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January 11th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
sarah mae is soo ugly!!!
i like namie most beacause namie amuro sings very well!!!!!!!!!
January 13th, 2008 at 6:10 am
umm whos that…
January 31st, 2008 at 10:24 am
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March 5th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
hi .. ur soo very beautiful .. iwant to be like you … 1
April 10th, 2008 at 11:41 am
I WISH ALSO THAT MY GF COULD BE HER ,PUNK U
April 12th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
sexy as hell!! wan a date
April 18th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
sexy yo!
May 9th, 2008 at 5:53 am
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May 19th, 2008 at 4:24 am
hi yummy
rermember me i ask you about the j pop career.
i took you adivce and enter a singing idol at my school.
yea i thought i was really good
but it turns out i’m still really scare when i’m in front of the judge.
when i’m scare i mess on my breathing and my mouth is too shaking to sing.
but that’s the first thing i ever did to help my career..
i will get over my fear and go on until i get there.
it’s okay if u don’t make it on your first time..
if i fall i won’t sit i’m gonna stand up and walk again.
thank you…wish me luck.
May 19th, 2008 at 5:37 am
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May 19th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Good luck luv. If you are serious about your dream, just don’t give up… try other auditions and contests and grow your experience.
July 8th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Seriously, people need to stop judging Namie or writing things they clearly know nothing about. 1. Namie’s image is not slutty or revealing (never once will you see her exposed body besides arms, legs or even rarer belly shots); she is not Madonna, Britney or Koda Kumi (no offense to these ladies either; they have their own style/image); there a difference between sexy and slutty people. Also, her professional, mature “sexy” image is not her private image. Her image is as it is to suit her music and style as part of the artist “namie amuro”.
2. How can you judge her as a parent base on assumptions and preconceive ideas? This whole -she must stay at home and give up her career to be a mom- is BS. As a divorce lady, she has the right to choose her life. A good mother can be an excellent mother while at the same time maintaining her career. She’s strong enough to support herself, her son and her dreams. Also good for us fans that at enjoy her music/performance.
September 15th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Namie Amuro is a really good singer, I love her music & her style
VIVA NAMIE AMURO..!!!!
November 4th, 2008 at 6:29 am
feel so sad for her child…the embassment he have to live with for the rest of his life..if u disagree with me then anwer this how would u feel if you mom was up on stage wearing minis skirts with a bare stomach dancing on stage for all your friends to see. yea pretty shameful you probably would act like u don’t know her anymore…
November 4th, 2008 at 10:07 am
omfg!!! she iss soooo ssexy1!!
November 8th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
she sucks as a mom
why is a mom?
March 5th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
#94. fan heck no
hello, if you can’t even speak English properly, don’t comment about Namie here. it is only SHAMEFUL to see your mum dance on stage wearing minis if your mum is fat and ugly. but if your mum is as hot and skinny like Namie, i don’t see why she shouldn’t flaunt her body. if my mum is that hot, i’ll totally encourage her to go on stage and dance. but she is not, so well..
if i’m her son, i’ll be more than proud to tell everybody that Namie Amuro is my mum. she’s 30+ but looks like 20+, what more do you expect?
and i really wanna emphasize that Namie is not BARING her stomach dancing for all to see. she’s considered conservative compared to other J-pop singers okay.
if you have seen most or even some of her photos, which you should, before coming here to bark like a mad dog when you do not know a thing, the most she had revealed is her thighs and that is all.
and she wears boots frequently, so basically you don’t see much.
lastly, Namie is a good mother. she stopped going to variety shows on New Year’s Day, which she attended for many years, because of her son.
and i believe that she’s working hard just her son. she needs to work to feed her son, to give her son the best, damn you.
singing and dancing are the only thing(almost, i guess) she did most of her life, so what can she do if she quits as an idol and stay at home to look after her son?
do you think her EX-husband would give her money for the rest of her life? dream on.
so *points middle finger* if you try to insult Namie when you dunno anything.
if you think she sucks or can’t sing, seriously just don’t listen to her and close this page.
Namie won’t fail as an idol just because you don’t listen to her and look at her wonderful face.
HURRAY to Namie! :D
March 19th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
shes very beautiful////////////
March 24th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
low how are you??/
April 16th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
why are you telling her to quit dancing and singing?? Shes no slut and dont be mad at namie because you know she can have a kid and still look great. She’s not a bad mother if you want to see one go look at britney spears, she has how many kids now? and shes a stripper so go and bash her. And Namie doesnt look old she looks to me like she could be 23-26 so its gonna be a while til you can go and tell her to hang up the mini skirt, ok?? Hating her isn’t going to make you happy, pretty, or loved so get over your selfs…