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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March 17th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
she thought she are so cute and beautiful meh ?!!! an ugly women .she look like young because of made up only mah …!!!!
April 17th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Actually not my field since I’m a Vivian Hsu fan. But cannot leave that last message unanswered. Hey Mirror, is it jealousy or just ignorance that you speak about a talented and beautiful young lady that disparagingly?
Be honest - have you ever seen Ayumi without makeup?
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:09 pm
She can be an av model.. I wun mind being the guy to act with her..
May 11th, 2007 at 8:25 am
its all fake! plastic surgery people! she wasnt born like that!! err i dunno kno why she did that. she was pretty without the surgery. i was so dissapointed when i found that out but i still love her music ^^
May 15th, 2007 at 8:36 am
i think shes ok~ i think shes pretty though although she had plastic surgery.
but then i like her music though~ i dunt listen to her alot but then when she talk it sound so different from when she sings~~ why is that?
May 15th, 2007 at 10:25 am
It’s normal that there is a slight different when they sing and talk… besides, it’s still recognisable that Ayumi is Ayumi no matther when she talks or sings… the difference ain’t that huge.
May 21st, 2007 at 1:35 am
Seen her picture before the plastic?
ha.
June 7th, 2007 at 12:30 am
ayumi hamasaki is sooo kl she is my favourite singer! but when and why did she hae plastic surgery!?!
alos i wanna ask does anyone know hat is ayus favourite colour?
June 7th, 2007 at 1:16 am
straw~berri… no idea when, and you have to ask her yourself about why. Besides, I am not even certain if she did have plastic surgery.
No idea about her fav. color.
June 9th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
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June 11th, 2007 at 9:14 am
this girl…..grrr…she purdy, but it’s all fake!!!!! too much plastic surgeries…
July 8th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Plastic surgery but she’s still pretty and moreover her songs rox!
….rite?
July 15th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
[...] stars Ayumi Hamasaki and Tomoya Nagase have officially split. Ayumi announced the news on her personal website, while [...]
July 17th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
i have all her 2000 albums including the music videos i really really like her shes so cute ehem! small is cute.my kids name is AYUMI too @ she want to be like ayumi too.
July 17th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
i like her shes so cute i wnt to have kid if she is girl i wll give her name ayumi.
July 26th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
i totally adore Ayumi, she’s really talented, i bought her concerts on DVD and they are AMAZING! that’s what made me love her!
August 4th, 2007 at 9:04 am
I love ayumi hamasaki!for those who claimed that she look beautiful juz becoz of make up.overall wat will made an artist if she came up without makeup?sure they wan to present us with their best looks!plastic surgery is ok for me becoz not every1 is perfect and they have their rights to do the surgery.compare with beauty surgery,i verylook down on those who do breast implant surgery..=.=”
August 22nd, 2007 at 7:04 am
i like ther korean ayumi better.
August 27th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
She’s so cute and very pretty!!!i wanna to marry herrrrr…damn…so cute girl
ever
September 1st, 2007 at 11:24 am
I loph Ayumi Hamasaki
I want married with her
I want to search her everywhere
I want making love with her because she’s very hot^^
I PROMISE^^
FROM INDONESIA
FIND ME AIKAWA^^