Ayumi Hamasaki Profile
Name: Ayumi Hamasaki (Hamasaki Ayumi)
Japanese name: 濱崎 歩 (浜崎 あゆみ)
Chinese name: 滨崎步
Nickname: Ayu
Birth date: October 2, 1978
Birth place: Fukuoka, Japan
Blood type: A
Height: 156cm
Profession: Singer and lyricist
Hobbies: Piano playing, flowers arranging and drawing
Favorite food: Biscuits, cakes, chocolates and kimchee
Favorite actors/actress: Nicolas Cage, Rie Miyazawa
Favorite movies: The Bodyguard, Betty Blue, and Leaving Las Vegas
Favorite singers: Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Babyface, En Vogue, and Keiko (Globe)
Ayumi Hamasaki Biography
Ayumi Hamasaki was raised by her mother and grandmother, her father left them when she was 2. Ayumi started modeling when she was 7 to help raised money to support her family.
Ayumi Hamasaki later pursued full time modeling in Tokyo when she was 14. She also starred in a few low budget movies and TV dramas using the pseudonym Kurumi Hamazaki.
Ayumi’s modeling and acting career didn’t kick off because her height doesn’t meet the general trend of a supermodel. Ayu dropped out from high school and spent her days wandering the streets of Tokyo, shopping at Shibuya and dancing at clubs in Roppongi.
Ayumi Hamasaki however was given a chance in singing when she released her first album in December 1995, “Nothing From Nothing.” The rap album failed to hit the charts as there’s no promotion budget, and Ayumi was released by her talent agency back then.
Ayumi Hamasaki was later discovered by Masato Matsuura (better known as Max Matsuura) when she’s singing at a karaoke bar in Velfarre nightclub, owned by Avex Trax Label, the recording company that Max worked for.
Matsuura offered Ayumi a contract, and after some hesitation Ayu agreed to sign with Avex simply because she had nothing else to do that time.
Ayumi Hamasaki had to undergo vocal training in Tokyo but she’s not really interested with the teaching methods and began to skip classes. Matsuura had then decided to send Ayu to New York for vocal training, and that’s when Ayumi began to shape into a talented singer.
It’s also during her stay in New York that Ayumi was encouraged into writing, where she communicated with Matsuura by mail. When Ayu was back to Tokyo, Matsuura suggested her to write her own lyrics, and she did. (Ayu wrote most, if not all of her song lyrics.)
In 1998 Ayumi Hamasaki released her 1st single with Avex, “Poker Face” that debuted #22 on the ORICON chart. Ayumi’s got her first ORICON Top 10 with her 4th single “Depend on you.”
Ayumi Hamasaki finally got her first #1 spot on the ORICON charts with her debut album “A Song for XX,” released on January 1, 1999. During the same year her single “Love ~ Destiny” became the number 1 song for ORICON.
Ayumi Hamasaki never look back, she continue to release best selling singles and albums, winning numerous music awards and break records after records. Ayumi is probably the best selling female artist ever in Japan music history.
Ayumi’s rivalry with another pop diva Utada Hikaru was often the talk of the town, with both singers having similar success in terms of record sales and musical awards.
Other than her music, Ayumi is famous for her fashion sense. Ayu led the Japan fashion trends for years and even has her own brand of boutiques and clothing.
Ayumi released her 39th single in early 2006 and broke the record for most #1 singles in Japan for a solo female artist previously held by Seiko Matsuda.
Why I like Ayumi Hamasaki
I like Ayumi Hamasaki for simply for her music. Her pop style is a bit different from the West; it’s more like trance with the element of pop, vice versa… pretty cool.
I like Ayumi’s dressing taste, she has good clothing sense but I don’t really like her overall appearance. I felt that she has overdone her hair and makeup.
Overall, Ayumi is a great artist and I like her.
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August 28th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Ayumi is the best singer of my life….
She’s so great. I really like her.
~ No rain, Can’t get a rainbow ~
September 3rd, 2006 at 11:05 am
[...] A-nation 2006 started on July 29, and 7 concerts were held across 5 cities in Japan. The last concert in Tokyo was packed with superstars like Ayumi Hamasaki, Ami Susuki, Hitomi, TRF, Ai Otsuka, Tamaki Hiroshi and BoA etc. [...]
September 3rd, 2006 at 2:28 pm
I love her songs!
September 14th, 2006 at 3:48 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 16th, 2006 at 7:14 pm
hi! ayumi hamasaki is a favorite singer of mine……. she’s awesome and cool…….
she rox!!!
September 20th, 2006 at 12:13 am
Ayu is my number 1 favourite singer for years!! i can never get bored of this Ayu~
her lyrics and her songs are wat i love about her most!
September 20th, 2006 at 12:15 am
This girl is damn awesome, her songs are so catchy, she’s my favourite singer!
October 17th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
I love AyuMi HaMaSaki song very much coz she had a very special sound and her sound is differend them others singer.Besibe that she’s my most favourite singer in my whole life.For me, Forever AyuMi Hamasaki fans.Hope Ayumi will success in her life no matter what she had done.
October 27th, 2006 at 12:26 pm
OMFG!!!! SHE IS SO DAWN HOTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 31st, 2006 at 9:33 am
[...] In February 2006, BoA released her 4th Japanese album “Outgrow” and top the ORICON chart again and became only the 2nd singer to have 4 consecutive album topping ORICON chart. (The first artist to do this is Ayumi Hamasaki) [...]
December 3rd, 2006 at 11:48 pm
[...] Utada’s musical success is often compared to another Japanese pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki, especially in the early 2000s. Their rivalry is not as fierce now with the rising of other Japanese pop stars. [...]
December 4th, 2006 at 3:07 pm
[...] Japan pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki will be singing the theme song for Hong Kong movie “Confession of Pain,” starring Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Shu Qi and Xu Jinglei. [...]
December 7th, 2006 at 9:43 pm
she is da booooooooooooooooooom so beautiful wont mind havin her as ma gurlfriend
December 21st, 2006 at 3:32 pm
[...] Movie “Confession of Pain” premiered in Hong Kong on Tuesday, December 19. The premiere was attended by the main cast of Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Shu Qi, Xu Jinglei; and guest like Ayumi Hamasaki and Denise Ho etc. [...]
December 28th, 2006 at 8:25 am
the most artis that i adore, i hope in the future live she whuold be my sister, thank for displaying ayumi profile, arigato gozaimasu
January 11th, 2007 at 7:06 am
Love your music and your voice. From an American who spent some time in Japan.
January 14th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
Before,I never really liked Ayumi.The first songs I heard from her are Trauma and Still alone.I really didn’t like those songs,I said wtf is this?
But after some time I heard Never ever,Voyage,I am… and M and I liked them.But when I heard her song YOU,I was so addicted to it!!!
I still love to listen that song anyways it almost passed 5 months.
After YOU I heard alot of Ayu’s songs and Iove them!!!!
Ayumi is definitely the best female singer!
January 17th, 2007 at 5:04 am
This is not boa hea
January 17th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
This is Ayumi Hamasaki… her musical achievement is still much greater than BoA actually.
January 19th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Ayu
is the BEST!!