安室奈美恵 (Namie Amuro), born September 20, 1977, is a Japanese retired pop ar… Read Full Bio ↴安室奈美恵 (Namie Amuro), born September 20, 1977, is a Japanese retired pop artist from Okinawa, Japan. She is one of the best-selling artists ever in Japan with total sales of approximately 38,000,000 singles and albums. She has released 12 studio albums, 7 compilation albums and 47 singles, as of November 2018.

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.

Every Woman
安室奈美恵 Lyrics

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Walking down on the street
with my ladies
On a mission
and no one can stop this
Midnight, beautiful sky
Represent you and I
So divine like
the goddess of venus

All the boys in the world
wanna meet us
Midnight, beautiful sky
Everything beautified
We dance together
put your hand in mine
And celebrate
we run the world tonight
Wanna go and go
and we never stop
Put your hands
in the air turn the music up
This is This is for every woman
Don't really care
where you coming from
All the girls
in the world you're beautiful
This is This is for every woman
Break it down we burning
with passion
Everything
that we do it's fashion
Spotlight, baby got style
Going all in tonight
Don't stop, keep it up,
baby twerk it
Be yourself you already perfect
Full 10, beauty within
Heavenly feminine
We dance together
put your hand in mine
We're celebrating
every woman tonight ...
Wanna go and go
and we never stop
Put your hands
in the air turn the music up
This is This is for every woman
Don't really care
where you coming from
All the girls
in the world you're beautiful
This is This is for every woman
Every woman
Every woman
Every woman
Every woman
This is This is for every woman

Wanna go and go
and we never stop
Put your hands
in the air turn the music up
This is This is for every woman
Don't really care where you
coming from
All the girls
in the world you're beautiful
This is This is for every woman
Every woman
Every woman
Every woman
Every woman
This is This is for every woman
Every woman
Every woman
Every woman

Every woman
This is This is for every woman

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 安室奈美恵's song "Every Woman" celebrates the empowerment of women and their ability to conquer the world. The song is an anthem for women that showcases their beauty, passion, and strength in every aspect of life. The song emphasizes the feminine spirit and urges girls to be themselves because they are already perfect and beautiful. The lyrics showcase the experiences of women walking on the street, dancing together in celebration, and burning with passion, fashion, and style.

An important aspect of the song is how it celebrates sisterhood and the importance of female friendship. The line "Walking down on the street with my ladies, on a mission and no one can stop this" is a testament to the strength and connection that women share with each other. The song also emphasises diversity and inclusivity, as it doesn't matter where you come from or who you are, every woman is beautiful and deserves to take centre stage.

Line by Line Meaning

Walking down on the street with my ladies
I am with my female friends, strolling on the road.

On a mission and no one can stop this
We have a goal and nothing can prevent us from achieving it.

Midnight, beautiful sky Represent you and I
It's a beautiful night with stars shining brightly, symbolizing both me and my friend's presence.

So divine like the goddess of venus
We are like goddesses with ethereal beauty and grace.

All the boys in the world wanna meet us
Men from everywhere wish to interact and spend time with us.

Everything beautified We dance together put your hand in mine
The night is even more lovely, and we dance holding each other's hands.

And celebrate we run the world tonight
We celebrate because it feels like we have control of the night.

Wanna go and go and we never stop
We have the desire for endless fun and adventure.

Put your hands in the air turn the music up
We raise our arms and increase the volume of the music to heighten our enjoyment.

This is This is for every woman
This song is a tribute to every woman around the world.

Don't really care where you coming from
We don't care about your background, we accept you for who you are.

All the girls in the world you're beautiful
Every single girl in the world is gorgeous.

Break it down we burning with passion
We express our enthusiasm by showing off our dance moves.

Everything that we do it's fashion
Everything we do is stylish and trendy.

Spotlight, baby got style Going all in tonight
We are stylish and ready to enjoy the night to the fullest.

Don't stop, keep it up, baby twerk it
We encourage each other to keep moving and show off our best moves.

Be yourself you already perfect
You should be yourself because you are amazing the way you are.

Full 10, beauty within Heavenly feminine
We are perfect and beautiful inside and out.

We dance together put your hand in mine
We dance and hold hands, showing our friendship and unity.

We're celebrating every woman tonight ...
Tonight we celebrate all women, their beauty, and their strength.

Every woman Every woman Every woman Every woman This is This is for every woman
This song is for every woman, every single one, no matter where they come from.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Chris Meyer/Barbi Escobar/Kevin Charge

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