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.
MI CORAZON
安室奈美恵 Lyrics
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欲張っていいこともある
だって愛は逃げやすいじゃない
もういいなんて言ってはいけない
あきらめたような目はやめて
魂が叫んでる
誰かが愛を笑って
流行らないと言っても
MY HEART 生まれた時に
MY LOVE 胸に抱いていた
MY FRIEND あなたのために
MI CORAZON BATE' POR TI'
MY HEART 溢れそうになる
MY LOVE わたしはわかる
MY FRIEND もうもどれない
MI CORAZON BATE' POR TI'
もどらない
ずっといっしょにいたふたり
愛し合うような運命なんて
思いもしなかった
ちがう空を見上げて
ちがう人を愛していた日が
つまんない夢のようね
あなたの生き方や 見慣れた笑顔が
愛しいって気づいたの
MY HEART 熱を持っていく
MY LOVE 広がっていく
MY FRIEND 伝わっていく
MI CORAZON BATE' POR TI'
MY HEART あなたはわかる
MY LOVE 感じ取っている
MY FRIEND かけがえのない
MI CORAZON BATE' POR TI'
あなたでしょ
MY HEART BEAT'S FOR YOU
MI CORAZON
MY HEART MY LOVE MY FRIEND
MY HEART BEAT'S FOR YOU
The lyrics of MI CORAZON express the complexities and conflicts of love. The singer insists that it's okay to be greedy sometimes, because love is something that can easily slip away. The singer might have said "it's enough" in the past, but now they realize that they should never give up on love. In the midst of the difficulties they face in their relationship, the singer urges them to hold on and not to show eyes that seem like they have given up.
The second verse talks about how fate works in mysterious ways, and how the singer did not even imagine a scenario where they would end up loving someone else. However, they gradually recognized the qualities they love about this person, realizing that it's their way of living and their familiar smiles that drew them in. The chorus repeats the message that the singer's heart beats for the person they love, acknowledging that this love is irreplaceable.
Overall, MI CORAZON is a song about the nuances of love and how it's important to keep holding on, even if it gets difficult.
Line by Line Meaning
そうよね 欲しがればいい
It's true, you can want things
欲張っていいこともある
It's alright to be greedy sometimes
だって愛は逃げやすいじゃない
After all, love is easy to run away from
もういいなんて言ってはいけない
You can't just say it's all over
あきらめたような目はやめて
Stop looking like you've given up
魂が叫んでる
Your soul is screaming
誰かが愛を笑って
Someone is laughing at love
流行らないと言っても
Even if it's not popular, it doesn't matter
かまわない 手をのばしたい
I don't mind, I want to reach out my hand
MY HEART 生まれた時に
My heart was born at the time
MY LOVE 胸に抱いていた
I held my love in my heart
MY FRIEND あなたのために
For you, my friend
MI CORAZON BATE' POR TI'
My heart beats for you - in Spanish
MY HEART 溢れそうになる
My heart is about to overflow
MY LOVE わたしはわかる
I understand
MY FRIEND もうもどれない
We can never go back
MI CORAZON BATE' POR TI'
My heart beats for you - in Spanish
もどらない
We can't return
ずっといっしょにいたふたり
The two of us who were always together
愛し合うような運命なんて
We never thought we had a destiny to love each other
思いもしなかった
It never crossed our minds
ちがう空を見上げて
Looking up at different skies
ちがう人を愛していた日が
The days we loved different people
つまんない夢のようね
It's like a boring dream
あなたの生き方や 見慣れた笑顔が
I realized that I loved the way you live and your familiar smile
愛しいって気づいたの
I noticed that I love you
MY HEART 熱を持っていく
My heart is filled with passion
MY LOVE 広がっていく
My love is expanding
MY FRIEND 伝わっていく
It's spreading to my friend
MI CORAZON BATE' POR TI'
My heart beats for you - in Spanish
MY HEART あなたはわかる
You understand my heart
MY LOVE 感じ取っている
You feel it too
MY FRIEND かけがえのない
You are irreplaceable to me, my friend
MI CORAZON BATE' POR TI'
My heart beats for you - in Spanish
あなたでしょ
It's you
MY HEART BEAT'S FOR YOU
My heart beats for you
MI CORAZON
My heart - in Spanish
MY HEART MY LOVE MY FRIEND
My heart, my love, my friend
MY HEART BEAT'S FOR YOU
My heart beats for you
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Sheila E, Tetsuya Komuro, Janice Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda
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