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.
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.
You're my sunshine
安室奈美恵 Lyrics
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I'm your sunshine!
この夏を待つ
成熟が 絵に描いた様に 見えるよ
You're my sunshine!
この足が鳴る
いつの日か あなたと
絵日記眺めて 微笑む
I'm your sunshine!
この夏を呼ぶ
奔放が 手のひらで 転がってる
You're my sunshine!
あなたの胸は いごこちがいい um
そうしていて (そうしていて Ah!)
(You're my sunshine! Ah!)
(My sunshine!)
(Sunshine)
(Sunshine, you're my sunshine)
(Wanna be around you all the time)
(On a cloudy day make me feel fine)
(Give me your glow and blow my mind)
(Sunshine, you're my sunshine)
(Just for you love I'll walk the line)
(Hit me in my heart 9 times)
(I live in your glow just to blow my mind)
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
汗ばむ 肌を見せつけ
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
激しさと 妖さしさ覚える
いつまでも いつまでも
見送って手を振っていたよ yo!
1日中 夢にまで
楽しい記憶がよみがえってたよ
どこまでも どこまでも
歩いていけそな 海辺を yo!
あなたと 夜明けまで
言葉少なめに過ごした
きっと 隠してた
ずっと 想うこと
大人に なる為に
頼っちゃ いけないって
Long, long time ago
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
揺らぐ気持ちの時も
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
泣くわけにいかなかったよ
ひかえめな 思春期とひきかえに
夏をあげたい yo!
誰より 幸せな 太陽を一人占めして
あの頃と これからは
確かに何かが変わってく yo!
出会いとか めぐり逢い
そんな事があるから
ずっと 待っていた
絆も なくたって
だけども いつからか
そっと 歩き出してる
Long, long time ago
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
(Sunshine, you're my sunshine)
(Wanna be around you all the time)
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
(Sunshine, you're my sunshine)
(Just for you love I'll walk the line)
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
誰より経験生かして
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
無駄には出来ない oh my way
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
汗ばむ 肌を見せつけ
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
激しさと 妖さしさ覚える
I'm your sunshine!
この夏を待つ
成熟が 絵に描いた様に 見えるよ
You're my sunshine!
この足が鳴る
いつの日か あなたと
絵日記眺めて 微笑む
I'm your sunshine!
この夏を呼ぶ
奔放が 手のひらで 転がってる
You're my sunshine!
あなたの胸は いごこちがいい um
そうしていて
この夏を待つ
成熟が 絵に描いた様に 見えるよ
You're my sunshine!
この足が鳴る
いつの日か あなたと
絵日記眺めて 微笑む
I'm your sunshine!
奔放が 手のひらで 転がってる
You're my sunshine!
あなたの胸は いごこちがいい um
そうしていて (そうしていて Ah!)
(You're my sunshine! Ah!)
(My sunshine!)
(Sunshine)
(Sunshine, you're my sunshine)
(Wanna be around you all the time)
(On a cloudy day make me feel fine)
(Give me your glow and blow my mind)
(Sunshine, you're my sunshine)
(Just for you love I'll walk the line)
(Hit me in my heart 9 times)
(I live in your glow just to blow my mind)
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
汗ばむ 肌を見せつけ
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
激しさと 妖さしさ覚える
いつまでも いつまでも
見送って手を振っていたよ yo!
1日中 夢にまで
楽しい記憶がよみがえってたよ
どこまでも どこまでも
歩いていけそな 海辺を yo!
あなたと 夜明けまで
言葉少なめに過ごした
きっと 隠してた
ずっと 想うこと
大人に なる為に
頼っちゃ いけないって
Long, long time ago
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
揺らぐ気持ちの時も
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
泣くわけにいかなかったよ
ひかえめな 思春期とひきかえに
夏をあげたい yo!
誰より 幸せな 太陽を一人占めして
あの頃と これからは
確かに何かが変わってく yo!
出会いとか めぐり逢い
そんな事があるから
ずっと 待っていた
絆も なくたって
だけども いつからか
そっと 歩き出してる
Long, long time ago
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
(Sunshine, you're my sunshine)
(Wanna be around you all the time)
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
(Sunshine, you're my sunshine)
(Just for you love I'll walk the line)
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
誰より経験生かして
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
無駄には出来ない oh my way
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
汗ばむ 肌を見せつけ
I'm your sunshine!
You're my sunshine!
激しさと 妖さしさ覚える
I'm your sunshine!
この夏を待つ
成熟が 絵に描いた様に 見えるよ
You're my sunshine!
この足が鳴る
いつの日か あなたと
絵日記眺めて 微笑む
I'm your sunshine!
この夏を呼ぶ
奔放が 手のひらで 転がってる
You're my sunshine!
あなたの胸は いごこちがいい um
そうしていて
The song "You're my sunshine" by Amuro Namie is a sweet and sentimental track that expresses the feelings of the singer for her loved one. The chorus repeats "You're my sunshine," signifying that the person she loves brings joy and light into her life. The first verse describes the summer, how the singer sees "maturity" like a painting, and how the sound of her feet makes a sound. She wants to look at an illustrated diary with her loved one and smile. The second verse talks about how she remembers good memories with the person she loves and how she cannot cry when her feelings are undulating. The third verse is about how she wants to give her love a summer, monopolize the happiest sun, and how her feelings have changed from childhood to now.
Overall, the song is about how the person she loves is everything to her, and the world is a brighter place because of their presence. The lyrics evoke the warmth of the sun, the memories of summer, and the longing for love.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm your sunshine!
I am the light in your life that brightens up your day
この夏を待つ
I am eagerly waiting for this summer
成熟が 絵に描いた様に 見えるよ
I appear to be mature just like a picture depicts
You're my sunshine!
You are the light in my life that brightens up my day
この足が鳴る
My feet are getting restless with anticipation
いつの日か あなたと 絵日記眺めて 微笑む
Someday, I want to look at our picture diary and smile with you
汗ばむ 肌を見せつけ
I want to show you my sweaty skin
激しさと 妖さしさ覚える
I remember both intensity and enchantment
この夏を呼ぶ
I am calling for this summer to come
奔放が 手のひらで 転がってる
I have the freedom to roll around in the palm of my hand
あなたの胸は いごこちがいい um そうしていて
Your chest feels comfortable to lie on and that is how it should be
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Tetsuya Komuro
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