She initially debuted in 1992 as the lead singer of SUPER MONKEY'S, with fellow Okinawa Actors School classmates MAX as back dancers. After the group disbanded, she eventually had her solo debut in 1995 on the Avex Trax label with the Tetsuya Komuro produced single "Body Feels EXIT", which was an instant hit. The following singles "Chase the Chance", "Don't wanna cry" and "You're my sunshine" all sold 1 million copies during a short period of time. In 1996, Namie released her debut solo album "SWEET 19 BLUES" which sold 3.8 millions of copies throughout Japan and broke sales records at the time. It is the 12th most selling album of all time in Japan. At the end of 1996 she won the Grand Prix Award, the highest honor at the Japan Record Awards, for "Don't wanna cry". Another monumental release for Amuro was 1997's "CAN YOU CELEBRATE?", which was the best selling release of the year, and remains the best-selling physically released single by a solo female artist in Japan.
In 1997, Namie shocked everyone when she announced that SAM (from the band TRF) and she were getting married and that she was pregnant. Namie took a break from the entertainment business and her son, Haruto, was born on May 19, 1998.
Her comeback single, "I HAVE NEVER SEEN", released on December 23rd the same year, gave Amuro a warm welcome back to the industry. "I HAVE NEVER SEEN" became Amuro's 9th number-one single.
On March 17th, 1999, Amuro released her 12th single, "RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE". On the same day, Emiko Taira, Amuro's mother, was murdered. All promotional activites for the single grinded to a halt as Amuro flew to Okinawa to identify Emiko's body. A short break followed for Amuro to recover.
A few months later, Amuro began to work with producer Dallas Austin, known for his work with American hip-hop/R&B trio, TLC. This shift was in part to Amuro's personal desire to create more R&B and Hip-Hop oriented music. In 2001, Amuro parted ways with long-time producer Tetsuya Komuro, as part of her musical direction shift. From this point on, Amuro always would be in complete creative control of her career. Around this time, Amuro made a few attempts at writing lyrics for her songs, including her single "Say the word", which hit #3 on the Oricon charts, and remained a fan-favorite with Amuro performing the song over numerous tours, including her final tour, which included 20 songs that garnered the most fan votes.
Amuro and SAM would divorce in 2002, and Amuro would completely mmerse herself in her work, hardening her R&B and Hip-Hop sound, collaboriating with a number of artists under a sonic project entitled "SUITE CHIC". "SUITE CHIC" helped empower Amuro to not "be stuck in the past" with her music, as she felt mentally constricted by her name at the time. Feeling liberated after releasing a SUITE CHIC album, Amuro would continue to refine her sound and image with the following albums "STYLE" in 2003, and "Queen of Hip-Pop" in 2005.
"PLAY", released on June 27, 2007, became Amuro's highest-selling studio album since her 2000 album, "GENIUS 2000", sold 540,000 copies, and contained another fan-favorite release, "Baby Don't Cry", which reached #3 on the Oricon charts.
2008 marked a new peak in Amuro's career. In March, she released a new single, "60s70s80s", which became her 10th #1 single, the first one for Amuro since 1998's "I HAVE NEVER SEEN".
Amuro released her third "best of" album "BEST FICTION", on July 30, 2008. "BEST FICTION" proceeded to spend 6 weeks at the #1 position on the Oricon charts, had the highest first-week album sales of any release in 2008, became the #2 best overall-selling album of that year, and has sold more than 1.4 million copies since its release.
Namie started a new arena tour called Namie Amuro BEST FICTION 2008-2009 tour. It ran from October 25, 2008 to May 31, 2009. This was her first tour Amuro held sans songs produced by Tetsuya Komuro.
From 2009 on, Amuro would steadily release chart-topping studio albums. Straying from the traditional methods of the Japanese music industry yet again, Amuro decided to utilize a strategy of focusing on touring as means of promotion, rather than TV and commercial appearances. What resulted was a beneficial business move, while fulfilling Amuro's long-time preference to perform over giving interviews. This cultivated a very loyal and diverse fanbase that would consistently result in sold-out shows whenever Amuro toured.
From 2010 to 2018, as Amuro performed relentlessly long tours every year, Amuro remained consistent and dedicated to giving performances she felt she could be proud of, and in the process, quietly withheld that after a vocal cord injury in 2010, Amuro's vocal cords slowly were deteriorating. Amuro later revealed this was the deciding factor in her retirement, as she did not want to perform at a level she personally could not accept.
After her 25th anniversary concert in Okinawa, Amuro announced that she would retire from the industry on September 16th, 2018. The masses, aggrieved with this announcement, even created the name "Amuloss" for the emotion that was felt, knowing Amuro would leave a great void in the music industry.
A greatest hits album, "Finally" would be released in November of 2017 and would go on to sell over 2.5 million copies and be the best-selling album in Japan for both 2017 and 2018. Starting in March 2018, "namie amuro Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~" would result in Amuro breaking both ticket and Blu-ray/DVD sales records. With shows in all 5 major Japanese domes, including and a handful of shows outside of Japan, nearly 800,000 were in attendance. Pre-orders alone for the Blu-rays/DVDs would exceed the best-selling concert video release at that time. Combined DVD and Blu-ray sales for "namie amuro Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~" have sold over 1.74 million since its release in late August 2018.
Beautiful
安室奈美恵 Lyrics
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傷を癒す術すら we don't know
Everybody wants to know how to be stronger
なのに涙さえ we can't control
But it's true どんな時も Just the way you are
We can make it through 誰もがそう
輝ける like a star
In my heart 静かに
In your heart 溢れる
この笑顔できっと we can change the world
その笑顔でもっと you can heal the world
You're beautiful You're beautiful
Don't have to be strong そのままで
Being right or being wrong 構わない
何一つ出来ないような 日もあって
It's no surprise It's no surprise
It's true この胸は Aching all the time
But let's move on 一歩ずつ
踏み出していこう you and I
In my heart 静かに
In your heart 溢れる
この笑顔できっと we can change the world
その笑顔でもっと you can heal the world
You're beautiful You're beautiful
そう答えはいつも Blowing in the wind
探し続けよう rain or shine
変わる事のない愛
In my heart 静かに
In your heart 溢れる
この笑顔できっと we can change the world
その笑顔でもっと you can heal the world
You're beautiful You're beautiful
You're beautiful You're beautiful
The lyrics of the song "Beautiful" by 安室奈美恵 depict a message of hope and self-acceptance. The opening verse talks about how everyone has at some point in their life felt like a stranger, and how we don't know how to heal our wounds. The chorus then goes on to reassure that, no matter what happens or how hard life may get, we are all beautiful just the way we are, and that we have the power within us to make it through anything. The bridge in the song talks about how we may feel like we can't do anything right, but that it's okay and that we can take small steps to move forward. The final chorus reinforces the central message of the song, which is that we are all beautiful and capable of changing the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Everybody's spent a night feeling like a stranger
Everyone has experienced feeling like a stranger at least for one night.
傷を癒す術すら we don't know
We don't even know how to heal our wounds.
Everybody wants to know how to be stronger
Everyone wants to know the secret to becoming stronger.
なのに涙さえ we can't control
But we can't control our tears.
But it's true どんな時も Just the way you are
It's true, no matter the circumstance, you are enough just the way you are.
We can make it through 誰もがそう
Everyone can make it through, any hardships or difficulties.
輝ける like a star
You can shine like a star.
In my heart 静かに
Silently in my heart,
In your heart 溢れる
Overflowing in your heart,
この笑顔できっと we can change the world
With this smile, we can surely change the world.
その笑顔でもっと you can heal the world
With that smile, you can heal the world even more.
You're beautiful You're beautiful
You are beautiful, you are beautiful.
Don't have to be strong そのままで
You don't have to be strong, just as you are.
Being right or being wrong 構わない
It doesn't matter if you're right or wrong.
何一つ出来ないような 日もあって
There are days where it seems like there's nothing you can do.
It's no surprise It's no surprise
It's not surprising, it's not surprising.
It's true この胸は Aching all the time
It's true, this heart is aching all the time.
But let's move on 一歩ずつ
But let's move on, step by step.
踏み出していこう you and I
Let's take a step forward, you and I.
そう答えはいつも Blowing in the wind
Yes, the answer is always blowing in the wind.
探し続けよう rain or shine
Let's keep searching for it, rain or shine.
変わる事のない愛
Love that will never change.
You're beautiful You're beautiful
You are beautiful, you are beautiful.
Writer(s): Ehrlich Dimitri, Noorbergen Katrina Anne
Contributed by Tristan T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
りりりひひー
2022年になってもまだ毎日安室ちゃんが好き❤
jtdgtwdam
2023年になってもまだ毎日安室ちゃんが好きです。
レクレク
ライブで披露されなかった唯一のシングルA面曲。生で聴きたかったな。
1JZ JZX90
めっちゃPV見たい😢
yu yu
一部とはいえMVあったのか！！！！
ポケモンウォルガ
｢Beautiful｣のMVあったんだ！初めて知った！
そういえば別のシングルだけど｢Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!｣のMVも、もしかして存在するのかな？
もしそうだとしたらどちらのMVもリリースして欲しい。
step step
そっちはユニバで撮影予定だったけど体調不良で撮れなくなったんじゃなかった？
Capitano Koizo
安室ちゃん、なんと・・・
神々しい😭💖✨
arigataidigimaniaxx
え？新曲？と思って一瞬テンション上がった・・・
Final Space
ミーノ:
なんでPVないんだろ？ これはちゃんと作ってる感じだよね？見たかったなあ 美しい 幻想的な感じになってるんだろうなあ