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.

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安室奈美恵 Lyrics

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他の誰でもない to any other guy but you
私の全てをさらけ出す事はしないの
いつも逢いたくて逢えないそんな毎日だから
今日だけでも思い出の続きを夢の中で見せてね

Gimme more kiss 触れていて
Gimme more you 感じたい
いつでもそばにいて

Gimme more love 私に

Baby more kiss 無防備で
Baby more you 感じたい
ひとりにしないでね
Baby more love 私に

縛られたこの世界から見たこともない世界へ
連れ出してね誰にも秘密の安らげる場所へと

もっと you and me 寄り添って昨日よりも今日が
Baby it's so good 夢から抜け出して現実へと

Gimme more kiss 触れていて
Gimme more you 感じたい
いつでもそばにいて
Gimme more love 私に

Baby more kiss 無防備で
Baby more you 感じたい
ひとりにしないでね
Baby more love 私に

分ち合う光導いてくれるの 2人を
(Gimme more kiss anyone but you)
押し寄せる波が荒く高くても
Baby I love you 守るの精一杯の愛で

Gimme more kiss 触れていて
Gimme more you 感じたい
いつでもそばにいて
Gimme more love 私に

Baby more kiss 無防備で
Baby more you 感じたい
ひとりにしないでね
Baby more love 私に

Gimme more kiss 触れていて
Gimme more you 感じたい
いつでもそばにいて
Gimme more love 私に

Baby more kiss 無防備で
Baby more you 感じたい

ひとりにしないでね
Baby more love 私に

Overall Meaning

In this song, 安室奈美恵 (Namie Amuro) is singing about a special someone who is different from any other guy she knows. Despite wanting to share everything with this person, she is holding back from doing so. She longs to see this person every day but due to some circumstances, she can't, so she asks him to show her a continuation of their memories in her dreams. She wants to have more kisses, more of him, and more love from this particular guy. The chorus repeats this message multiple times.

As the song progresses, she talks about leaving the bound world and going on a journey to an unknown world, taking her to a secret and peaceful place. Namie wants to approach this person closely and spend time with him, making every day better than yesterday. She wants to fulfill her dream and leave it behind, step into reality with this person, with whom she feels secure.

Overall, "Gimme More" is about Namie Amuro's desire for more love, happiness, and togetherness with a special person who is different from anyone else she knows. It's about wanting to leave behind the monotonous routine of life and explore a new and exciting world with a special person who will love and protect her.

Line by Line Meaning

他の誰でもない
To anyone but you

私の全てをさらけ出す事はしないの
I won't reveal everything about myself

いつも逢いたくて逢えないそんな毎日だから
Because every day is like wanting to meet but unable to do so

今日だけでも思い出の続きを夢の中で見せてね
Even just for today, show me the continuation of our memories in a dream

Gimme more kiss 触れていて
Gimme more kiss, just touch me

Gimme more you 感じたい
Gimme more you, I want to feel you

いつでもそばにいて
Always be by my side

Gimme more love 私に
Gimme more love, to me

Baby more kiss 無防備で
Baby more kiss, defencelessly

Baby more you 感じたい
Baby more you, I want to feel you

ひとりにしないでね
Don't leave me alone