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.
NAKED
安室奈美恵 Lyrics
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答えはどこにも みつからなさそう
誰かの都合で 振り回される
グルグル回る それ見て笑ってる
ボスキャラは誰? アチコチに影
敵も味方もわからない 紙一重さ
この問題から 逃げられないから
迎えるしかないの
Let's fight for your right right right
Naked naked take it off
そのマスク もう取らない?
夜空赤く染める 君は butterfly
Face it 迷宮入りじゃ ないから
このまま あの手 この手 使うしかないでしょ
仮装現実 から 今すぐ wake up
Make it up make it up make it up
Make up your mind now
どんなワケだか いつもと違う
ホントはあまり 興味ないのに
あついキャラじゃないのに何故か
カラダが動く 今すぐやれること
あれば教えて だって見てるだけなんてイヤだから
アクション起こすしかない
空元気なら 目でわかるから
その気があるなら
Just follow your heart heart heart
Naked naked スウィッチを付けて
その本能 言葉だけじゃ感じない 心から cry
Chase it 永久的に 夢は追いたい
Gotta get gotta get 掴むしかないでしょ
言い訳だらけな自分は change up
Make it up make it up make it up
Make up your mind now
Naked naked take it off
そのマスク もう取らない?
夜空赤く染める 君は butterfly
Face it 迷宮入りじゃ ないから
このまま あの手 この手 使うしかないでしょ
仮装現実 から 今すぐ wake up
Make it up make it up make it up
Make up your mind now
Make up your mind now
Make up your mind now
Make up your mind now
Make up your mind now
The lyrics of 安室奈美恵's song NAKED are about the struggle of finding one's true self and the courage it takes to reveal it to the world. The singer talks about how everywhere she looks, she cannot find an answer to her questions about who she is and what she should do. She is tired of being controlled by others and wants to take control of her own life. She sees the world as a maze, not knowing who her enemies or allies are. She feels like there is no escaping her problems and that the only way to overcome them is to fight for her rights and be herself, hence the chorus "LET'S FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, NAKED, NAKED, TAKE IT OFF."
She realizes that the only way to find her true self is to take off the mask that she has been wearing and reveal herself to the world, even though it may be scary. The singer encourages us to follow our hearts and not just go through the motions because that's what is expected of us. The line "仮装現実 から 今すぐ WAKE UP" means "Wake up from the false reality and be yourself now." The song ends with the singer repeating "MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW" as she urges us to make a decision about who we want to be and what we want to do with our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
どこ探しても
No matter where I look
テレビを見ても
Even if I watch TV
答えはどこにも
The answer seems nowhere to be found
みつからなさそう
It's like I can't find it
誰かの都合で
Being swayed by someone else's agenda
振り回される
Being tossed around
グルグル回る
Running around in circles
それ見て笑ってる
Watching and laughing at it
ボスキャラは誰?
Who's the boss character?
アチコチに影
Shadows everywhere
敵も味方も
Can't tell who's enemy or ally
わからない 紙一重さ
It's a very thin line I can't discern
この問題から
Because I can't escape from this problem
逃げられないから
I have no choice but to face it
迎えるしかないの
And fight for my right
LET'S FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT
LET'S FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT
RIGHT RIGHT
RIGHT RIGHT
NAKED NAKED Take it off
NAKED NAKED Take it off
そのマスク
That mask
もう取らない?
Aren't you taking it off?
夜空赤く染める
Staining the night sky red
君はButterfly
You're a butterfly
FACE IT 迷宮入りじゃ ないから
FACE IT, because it's not a maze
このまま
Like this
あの手 この手 使う
I have no choice but to use every trick I've got
仮装現実 から
From this masquerade reality
今すぐ WAKE UP
Wake up right now
MAKE IT UP MAKE IT UP MAKE IT UP
MAKE IT UP MAKE IT UP MAKE IT UP
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
どんなワケだか
For some reason
いつもと違う
It is differing from the norm
ホントはあまり
In truth, not really
興味ないのに
Although I'm not interested
あついキャラじゃ
Though I'm not a hot-headed person
ないのに何故か
For some reason I can't explain
カラダが動く
My body moves
今すぐやれること
Tell me what I can do now
あれば教えて
Because I don't want to just watch
だって見てるだけ
Please tell me what I can do
なんてイヤだから
I don't want to keep just looking
アクション起こすしかない
I have no other options but to take action
空元気なら
I've been faking courage and confidence
目でわかるから
Because even I can see it in my eyes
その気があるなら
If I do have that mindset
JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART
JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART
HEART HEART
HEART HEART
NAKED NAKED スウィッチを付けて
NAKED NAKED Flip that switch
その本能
That instinct
言葉だけじゃ感じない
I can't feel it through words alone
心から CRY
Cry from the heart
CHASE IT 永久 的に 夢は
CHASE IT, because dreams are infinite
追いたい
And we want to chase them
GOTTA GET GOTTA GET 掴む
GOTTA GET GOTTA GET, grab hold of it
しかないでしょ
There's no other way to do it
言い訳だらけな
I have a lot of excuses
自分は CHANGE UP
So it's time to change up myself
MAKE IT UP MAKE IT UP MAKE IT UP
MAKE IT UP MAKE IT UP MAKE IT UP
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
NAKED NAKED Take it off
NAKED NAKED Take it off
そのマスク
That mask
もう取らない?
Aren't you taking it off?
夜空赤く染める
Staining the night sky red
君はButterfly
You're a butterfly
FACE IT 迷宮入りじゃ ないから
FACE IT, because it's not a maze
このまま
Like this
あの手 この手 使う
I have no choice but to use every trick I've got
仮装現実 から
From this masquerade reality
今すぐ WAKE UP
Wake up right now
MAKE IT UP MAKE IT UP MAKE IT UP
MAKE IT UP MAKE IT UP MAKE IT UP
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Verbal, Shinichi Osawa
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Namie Amuro
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Nishi Be
大沢氏は最初CD化する予定なくてCM用に冒頭しか作ってなかったのを安室さんが聴いて
「私これ歌いたい。」の一言で完成に至った一曲と聞いて更に惚れた♪
美智子 河口
完璧な歌とダンス。もうこんな歌手は現れないんだろうな。
taku hiro
ボーカリストに負けてない歌唱力…
あんじー
まじ全盛期今でも大好きです。
安室ちゃん大好き
カッコいいとしか言えない
よしこ しこしこ しこらんど
この曲のイントロめちゃ好き。
｢Finally｣に収録されなかったのが勿体ないわ。
さとーーーし#
Marche Pickles
pickmarche1激しく同意www不定期投稿のおとうふさん
Marche Pickles
pickmarche1それなstep step
tempest入れてnakedを抜くのはほんまに意味不明やった