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.

a walk in the park
安室奈美恵 Lyrics

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(Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow)
(Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow)
(Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow)
(Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow)
(Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow)
(Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow)

さみしかったよって口に出せない

逢えなくなって手もつなげずに
Ooh いたのにね ooh
冬のポケットリップクリーム
貸してあげたねかわいかったね
Ooh キスしてね

想いが届けば
それから答えが欲しくなる

A walk in the park
一人きり二人とは違うけれど
A walk in the park
地球は私にも今日は優しい

空を仰いで両手伸ばして
考えてみたたとえば私
Ooh 雲の様 ooh
何かに見えてまたすぐ変わって
どこかに向かい形になって
Ooh 消えてゆく

気持ちが届いて
でもまた遠くて

A walk in the park
必ず誰かは優しい
A walk in the park
本当はあなたにもそばにいて欲しい

A walk in the park
A walk in the park
A walk in the park
必ず誰かは優しい
A walk in the park
本当はあなたにもそばにいて欲しい
A walk in the park
一人きり二人とは違うけれど
A walk in the park

地球は私にも今日は優しい
A walk in the park

Overall Meaning

The song "A Walk in the Park" by Namie Amuro features a sense of longing and nostalgia. The lyrics describe a feeling of loneliness and sadness at being unable to see someone close, but also a sense of hope and optimism that the world is still a beautiful place, as expressed in the line "the earth is kind to me today." The opening lines suggest that the singer has trouble expressing their feelings, particularly around the person they long to see. They remember a time when they loaned this person their lip balm in winter, and express a desire to be kissed by them.

The central theme of the song appears to be connection, both in the longing for connection with another person and in the connection the singer feels to the natural world around them. The motif of walking in the park suggests a desire to escape from the pressures of everyday life and to find solace in nature. There is a bittersweet quality to the song, as though the singer is trying to hold onto a precious memory or emotion that is slipping away. By the end of the song, the singer has accepted that the person they miss may not be coming back, but they still hold onto the hope that they are not truly alone in the world.

Line by Line Meaning

(Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow)
The song starts with a repetition of the word 'Wow'.

さみしかったよって口に出せない
I couldn't bring myself to say 'I was lonely'.

逢えなくなって手もつなげずに
We couldn't hold hands anymore since we couldn't meet.

Ooh いたのにね ooh
Oh, even though I was here.

冬のポケットリップクリーム
A lip balm that was in my pocket during winter.

貸してあげたねかわいかったね
I lent it to you, it was cute.

Ooh キスしてね
Oh, please kiss me.

想いが届けば
If my feelings reach you

それから答えが欲しくなる
I'll want an answer then.

A walk in the park
Going for a walk in the park

一人きり二人とは違うけれど
Though alone and not with someone