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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September 2nd, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Hi Hamasaki-san
Aishiteru^^
I’ll search YOU all over the WORLD
I SWEAR!!!
FIND ME!!! ^^
Aikawa. . .
September 3rd, 2007 at 5:18 pm
I LOVE U. . . HAMASAKI-SAN
September 8th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
hi
my name is malvern . l’m at africa university of zimbabwe. and l’m looking for friends . l live in zimbabwe
October 5th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Ayumi …………..
Im a chinese in indonesia ..
I love you so much since I was on Secondary school .
Gambate ne ..
Minn
October 10th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
She’s my idoru..I like her since i was in hi-school…i never thought i would go for Ayu coz i hated her when i saw her for the first time…then i starts to realize that her songs are nice and cool…I love Ayu til death!!!
October 12th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
i heard ayu-chan would come into Indonesia next years…fu..fu.fu.. i really excited heard that..i think i’m is her heavy big fans caus i LOVE HER so much if i meet with her i’ll do like shopping together, sleep together and many more to do together or she can be my mom..he..he..he…
I hate anyone is hate by ayu-chan…
so…
ganbate…..
ayu….
iru..iru…
mooo………
kiss..kissu…kisss…………………………
October 28th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Have you guys seen Ayu’s video in the YOUTube Where she actually forgot her lyrics! Hehehhehe
October 28th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Ayu is best..I will u win of boA n kumi koda on all years..
December 9th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
i love u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!….cn i be your girlfriend….please………
December 17th, 2007 at 7:51 am
She has a few good songs but she’s highly overrated. Artists like BoA and Koda Kumi have much better singing voices and there’s an articulate distinction in their voice variation.
December 30th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
her voice is really nice…
January 6th, 2008 at 11:06 am
she’s too fake-looking. and her voice keeps quivering whenever she tires to force high notes.
i liked her a lot before loveppears, but after that she turned into a bimbo.
but overall i guess her music is ok.
January 31st, 2008 at 2:03 am
omg…….i love her man she old but damn her voice brings me a smile….
February 13th, 2008 at 2:36 am
she is deserving!
February 14th, 2008 at 5:56 am
i love her songs and she so purdee 4 her age!
February 15th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
OMGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ayu so totally rocks my socks. she is mai favorite singer in the whole wide world, will never get bored of her. and OMG she is soooooo gorgeous. i love her songs and her fashion sense, omg she is the only woman who could turn me straight. lol. newayz, i LOVE LOVE LOVE AYu. I want her to do a concert here in Cali omg that would be so freakin awesome.
March 1st, 2008 at 3:38 pm
i love all her song and i want meet her……
March 5th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
i love the lady ayu so much but most of all her voice ehenn such a nightgale bird if you ask me i wish to meet her face to face just to see her in person that’s ok
thanks
Igor.
from Russia
March 9th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
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April 24th, 2008 at 6:09 am
I want a date , your so hot, keep going!!