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.
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安室奈美恵 Lyrics
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This is not fake come on
最近どんな感じ?
気付けば在り来たり
髪型変えても nothin'
Boy tell me what you're thinkin'
噂も I don't give a damn
それでも見え透いた game
したいならそう go away
Clap it, clap it, clap it (like that)
Shake it, shake it, shake it (like that)
Work it, work it, work it (like that)
詰まらない事ならば
I say no, yeah I say no
Yeah I say no no no, yeah I say no no no no
How you feel tonight my baby
今夜はもっと rock the party
Shake your booty, move your body
Hey let's go don't you know
On the floor so come on
さあ今夜はどんな plan
ねえ誰が No.1 fan?
手を上げたら up an down
俯いたら drop your crown
体を揺らして like this
全でを忘れて like this
目が醒めたら read my lips
"How about some sweet peach?"
Clap it, clap it, clap it (like that)
Shake it, shake it, shake it(like that)
Work it, work it, work it (like that)
詰まらない事ならば
I say no, yeah I say no
Yeah I say no no no, yeah I say no no no no
How you feel tonight my baby
今夜はもっと rock the party
Shake your booty, move your body
Hey let's go don't you know
On the floor so come on
Hey DJ, more hot, come on
If you wanna dance with me?
Show time
Say N-A-M-I-E
Say N-A-M-I-E
Say N-A-M-I-E
Say N-A-M-I-E
Shh
Say N-A-M-I-E
Say N-A-M-I-E
Say N-A-M-I-E
Say N-A-M-I-E
Say N-A-M-I-E
Say N-A-M-I-E
Say N-A-M-I-E
Say N-A-M-I-E
Say N-A-M-I-E
詰まらない事ならば I say no, yeah I say no
Yeah I say no no no, yeah I say no no no no
How you feel tonight my baby
今夜はもっと rock the party
Shake your booty, move your body
Hey let's go don't you know
On the floor so come on
I say no, yeah I say no
Yeah I say no no no, yeah I say no no no no
How you feel tonight my baby
今夜はもっと rock the party
Shake your booty, move your body
Hey let's go don't you know
On the floor so come on
Na na na na na na
The song "No" by Japanese singer Namie Amuro was released in 2005, and is an upbeat dance-pop track. The opening lines of the song describe the feeling of being unimpressed with the current state of things and asking someone what they are thinking. The chorus of the song repeatedly says "I say no" as a way of emphasizing that the singer isn't interested in something, but also encouraging people to let go and enjoy themselves on the dance floor.
Throughout the song, Amuro encourages listeners to shake and move their bodies on the dance floor, and the lyrics include references to lifting one's hands up or dropping one's crown. The bridge of the song includes a call-and-response with "Say Namie", encouraging listeners to chant the singer's name as part of the party experience.
Overall, "No" is a empowering song about standing firm in one's decisions and not being afraid to let loose and have fun. The lyrics encourage people to pursue what they want and not worry about what others think.
Line by Line Meaning
最近どんな感じ?
How have you been feeling lately?
気付けば在り来たり
Life has been mundane and uneventful lately.
髪型変えても nothin'
Even changing my hairstyle hasn't brought any excitement.
Boy tell me what you're thinkin'
Tell me what's on your mind, boy.
街を歩けば your friends
Walking around town, you would see your friends.
噂も I don't give a damn
I don't care about the rumors.
それでも見え透いた game
But I can still see through the game.
したいならそう go away
If you're going to keep playing these games, then go away.
Clap it, clap it, clap it (like that)
Clap your hands like this.
Shake it, shake it, shake it (like that)
Shake your body like this.
Work it, work it, work it (like that)
Work your body like this.
詰まらない事ならば
If it's something boring,
I say no, yeah I say no
I refuse, yeah I refuse.
Yeah I say no no no, yeah I say no no no no
I definitely refuse, no no no.
How you feel tonight my baby
How are you feeling tonight, my baby?
今夜はもっと rock the party
Let's rock the party tonight!
Shake your booty, move your body
Shake your booty, move your body.
Hey let's go don't you know
Hey, let's go, you know.
On the floor so come on
Come on and dance on the dancefloor.
さあ今夜はどんな plan
So, what's the plan for tonight?
ねえ誰が No.1 fan?
Hey, who's the number one fan?
手を上げたら up and down
Put your hands up and down.
俯いたら drop your crown
If you bow your head, you'll drop your crown.
体を揺らして like this
Move your body like this.
全でを忘れて like this
Forget everything and move your body like this.
目が醒めたら read my lips
When you wake up, read my lips.
"How about some sweet peach?"
"How about having some sweet peach?"
Hey DJ, more hot, come on
Hey DJ, play something hotter, come on.
If you wanna dance with me?
If you want to dance with me?
Show time
It's showtime!
Say N-A-M-I-E
Say my name, N-A-M-I-E.
Shh
Shh, quiet down.
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na na.
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Written by: Nao'ymt
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