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Her height is only 158cm, small face, slender figure, looks weak and windy, usually speaks softly and very gently, but once she gets the microphone and walks to the stage, the music sounds, and she immediately becomes a queen.
She is known as a Japanese singer, debuted at the age of 15, married and had children at the age of 20, divorced at the age of 25, retired at the age of 40, and became popular for 25 years, and is the only singer in the Japanese music scene who has had millions of albums for four consecutive generations.
She is not only an idol star, but also a fashion trendsetter and an inspirational figure who has influenced many Japanese women.
She is Namie Amuro.
In her 25-year career as an artist, she has experienced the joy of getting married and having children, the pain of her mother being killed and divorcing and having children, and the confused low tide of the decline of her acting career.
But there was nothing difficult to bring her down, her heart was as powerful as her singing voice, and after reventing herself after crossing the pain and loneliness of life, she lived wonderfully.
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On September 20, 1977, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, a girl was born, and her parents did not know that this child would become the queen of the Japanese music scene in the future, and she was Namie Amuro.
Her childhood was full of hardships, because her parents divorced when she was very young, Ande Amuro followed her mother, and the mother and daughter struggled to survive, but it was this experience that shaped her resilience.
How did Namie Amuro get into the music scene?
She revealed in an interview that it was actually a very old story, and her friend invited her to visit the art school together, and as a result, she was discovered by a scout (also said to be the principal) and entered the industry.
When she first arrived at the school, Namie Amuro didn't know what she was good at, and there were three options at the school: singer, actress, and dancer, and Amuro thought she should be better off as an actress.
As a result, after a few days of class, she realized that she was not an actress.
In the end, Amuro chose to sing, and there were two other reasons for choosing this one, one was because she felt that she was more free to be a singer, and she didn't have to listen to anyone's instructions, like an actor can't listen to the director.
There is also a reason why Amuro's idol is Jenny Jackson. Therefore, after making up his mind to become a singer, Amuro developed in the direction of a singer and dancing singer, and often participated in stage performances in Okinawa.
At the age of 14, she made a life-changing decision to go to Tokyo to develop.
In 1992, the 15-year-old Namie Amuro made her debut in Tokyo with four girls from the art school, with Namie Amuro as the lead singer. Five girls in Tokyo rely on each other and live under the same roof.
Amuro later recalled that because he had so many companions, he did not feel lonely and uneasy at that time, and everyone discussed everything together and had a good time every day.
Gradually, the small team began to get the opportunity to perform in TV variety shows, and every time Amuro did her best, she began to receive attention and accumulated a certain popularity.
However, Amuro slowly felt that there were many limitations as a group, and as one of the team members, everything had to be team-oriented.
She realized that only as an independent singer can there be more room for development.
So, in the third year of her debut, 18-year-old Namie Amuro made another very important decision to leave the team and fly alone.
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Tetsuya Komuro was a legendary music producer in the Japanese music scene in the 1990s, and he brought foreign electronic dance music back to Japan and became the mainstay of Japanese pop music at that time, and Namie Amuro was one of the "beneficiaries".
Namie Amuro, who flew solo from the team, began working with Tetsuya Komuro, who wrote a song for her, "Body Feels EXIT".
On the third day after getting the song, Tetsuya Komuro told Namie Amuro to sing the new song at the concert.
It was the Heisei Music New Legend Concert at the time, with 30,000 spectators singing, and this was the first time that Namie Amuro had participated in such a big performance, and she had to sing a song that had just been in her hands for two days, which really made her nervous.
While waiting, she checked the lyrics over and over again, afraid that she would sing the wrong word or step on the wrong rhythm.
However, Namie Amuro ended up singing the song perfectly, much to Tetsuya Komuro's surprise.
Since then, they have released two singles in February and April 1995, the first being "Body Feels EXIT" and the second being "Chase the Chance".
On July 22, 1996, Namie Amuro released her first album Sweet 19 Blues, produced by Tetsuya Komuro, which sold 2.7 million copies and topped the solo album sales of that year.
In her fourth year of debut, 19-year-old Namie Amuro became a new diva in the Japanese music scene.
At that time, she was really red and half the sky, playing her songs everywhere, talking about her on TV shows, and the streets and alleys were full of advertisements or posters of her, and the girls on the road were imitating her dress.
As for Amuro herself, she said that she was really busy during that time, because Tetsuya Komuro was at the peak of his creative period, and he kept getting new songs for Amuro, and Amuro received them all according to the order:
"I didn't care about anything else, I focused on doing this thing first, I couldn't fail, I couldn't get out of touch, I really fought."
However, no one expected that this thriving little diva would suddenly announce the news of marriage and pregnancy the following year.
Amuro really didn't play his cards according to common sense.
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In 1997, 20-year-old Namie Amuro held a press conference to announce her marriage and three months of pregnancy.
Perhaps because his parents divorced, Amuro's heart desperately longed for a warm home. So when it came to choosing her significant other, she chose a man who was 16 years older than her.
His name is Masafumi Maruyama, a dancer who met Amuro because of his work, and it is said that Masafumi Maruyama has a good family background, and he is also famous in the Japanese dance world.
However, compared with the national goddess Amuro, it is still too far away.
Immersed in the joy of becoming a new mother, Namie Amuro announced a one-year suspension of her acting career for the sake of her children.
However, watching the new music scene emerge, It wasn't long before Amuro began to feel anxious.
It was during that time that she had a lot of time to examine herself, to start thinking about where she was, how outsiders viewed her, and what to do in the future.
After her postpartum comeback, Namie Amuro works with Tetsuya Komuro again, but the songs they released are not as popular as before. Namie Amuro eventually chose to start all over again, believing that was where she really started.
Because she needs to think about what songs everyone likes, which she hasn't had the opportunity to think about before, whether it's when she's in the team or when she works with Tetsuya Komuro, she's passive.
Now, she took the initiative to learn to compose lyrics, and she bought a lot of equipment, but then she realized that composing was not what she was good at.
During this period of low tide in her career, the most painful blow to Namie Amuro was the unexpected death of her mother.
Amuro's mother later remarried, and it was Amuro's stepfather's brother who killed Amuro's mother, which is said to be a family conflict, but it has not been confirmed by Amuro, and it is difficult to imagine how Amuro survived at that time.
In July 2002, Amuro announced that she had divorced Masamune Maruyama and that she had become a single mother.
Instead of running away and feeling self-pity, she worked with her children.
In 2003, Amuro's music career took a turn for the worse, and she worked with the production team who returned to Japan from the United States to record a new record, which gave everyone a refreshing feeling both in terms of style and image.
Since then, Amuro has released new singles or new albums every year, once again achieving millions of sales.
Her concerts are full, and she is also the theme song singer of many film and television works, and the favorite object of many advertisers.
The 30-year-old Namie Amuro became a true pop diva.
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On September 20, 2017, Namie Amuro, who was a popular performing artist, suddenly issued a statement on her official website saying that she would retire on September 16, 2018. As soon as the news came out, it really caused a sensation around the world.
On September 15, 2018, Five days before her 41st birthday, Namie Amuro deliberately chose to hold her final concert in her hometown of Okinawa.
Holding concerts in her hometown was what Namie Amuro wanted to do most when she first debuted.
In 1996, in his fourth year of debut, Amuro held his first concert in Okinawa, where 4,000 fans came to celebrate. The last concert before the retirement was attended by 52,000 fans.
Namie Amuro said goodbye to them in tears after the performance.
In the 25 years since her debut, except for the year of pregnancy and childbirth, Namie Amuro has been almost always active in the Japanese music scene, why did she suddenly retire at her peak?
In the documentary "The Last Confession", Amuro responded to this matter, revealing that after singing for more than twenty years, her vocal cords were almost at their limit, and she had been worried about whether she would sing the vocal cords badly.
She hopes to be able to keep Namie Amuro in good shape in the memory of her fans.
Now, Namie Amuro has retired for three years, shutting down her official website and all her social platforms, completely severing all ties with the showbiz industry.
She bought a house in Kyoto, where she accompanied her son in college.
Last year, Japan's "Weekly Women" broke the news that Namie Amuro was planning a comeback and could return to the music scene in September this year.
But it's now June, and there's no new news from Namie Amuro.
Do you think Namie Amuro will make a comeback?
Guo Jie feels that Namie Amuro is a very assertive person, since her debut at the age of 15, she has always been tightly in control of her destiny, whether it is leaving the team to fly alone, or getting married and having children at the age of 20.
After the divorce at the age of 25, she put down her posture and started again, turning red again, and more red than before.
Even if he retired at the age of 40, he was quite decisive.
Therefore, she can live according to her own wishes, whether it is when she is a queen of heaven sought after by thousands of people, or a life of ordinary people, she will live very well.
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