Ayumi Hamasaki

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Ayumi Hamasaki's A BEST compilation album. (Image © by 'avex network')

Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎 あゆみ Hamasaki Ayumi, born October 2, 1978) is a Japanese singer originally from Fukuoka. In her homeland she is commonly called by her nickname Ayu 157cm 40kg 24cm. Since 2001, she has been arguably the single most successful J-Pop singer in terms of sales and popularity, though the same can be said about Utada Hikaru. She has an aversion to singing in the English language, and writes her own lyrics. She is one of Japan's most prolific recording artists, having released 26 albums and 54 singles as of January 2005. One reason for this is that her record company releases most of her albums in multiple versions, such as trance remix, eurobeat remix and orchestral versions. Recently she started to write some of her own music with the pen name CREA named after one of her beloved dogs; her single 'M' was the first time she ever wrote music and lyrics altogether.

At one point, four of Hamasaki's albums were among Japan's top ten best-sellers. She is also the only individual to win the Japan Recording Award (日本レコード大賞) three years in a row, in 2001 (for "Dearest"), 2002 (for "Voyage"), and 2003 (for "No way to say").

Before her musical debut in 1998 with the single "Poker Face," Hamasaki was a tarento, a kind of Japanese idol who appears in photo-books, TV commercials and so on. Even though her major label debut was in 1998, she released one album and one single in 1995 featuring her song Nothing from Nothing.

Her record label AVEX Records also commissioned a series of remix albums called ayu-mi-x featuring DJs from around the world.

Contents

Discography

Albums

Compilation Albums

  • A BEST(2001/03/28)
  • A BALLADS(2003/03/12)

Remix Albums

  • ayu-mi-x(1999/03/17)
  • SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix(2000/02/16)
  • ayu-mi-x II version US+EU(2000/03/08)
  • ayu-mi-x II version Acoustic Orchestra(2000/03/08)
  • ayu-mi-x II version JPN(2000/03/08)
  • ayu-mi-x II version Non-Stop Mega Mix(2000/03/29)
  • ayu-mi-x III Acoustic Orchestra Version(2001/02/28)
  • ayu-mi-x III Non-Stop Mega Mix Version(2001/02/28)
  • SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 2(2001/09/27)
  • Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance(2001/09/27)
  • ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Acoustic Orchestra Version(2002/03/20)
  • ayu-mi-x 4 + selection Non-Stop Mega Mix Version(2002/03/20)
  • Cyber TRANCE presents ayu trance 2(2002/09/26)
  • ayumi hamasaki RMX WORKS from SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 3(2003/09/25)
  • ayumi hamasaki RMX WORKS from ayu-mi-x 5 non stop mega mix(2003/09/25)
  • ayumi hamasaki RMX WORKS from Cyber TRANCE presents ayu TRANCE 3(2003/09/25)
  • MY STORY CLASSICAL (2005/03/24)

DVD

Video Clips

  • HAMASAKI AYUMI(2000/03/29)
  • vogue Far away SEASONS(2000/09/20)
  • SURREAL(2000/12/13)
  • M(2001/02/07)
  • evolution(2001/06/13)
  • A clips vol.2(2002/03/13)
  • ayumi hamasaki COMPLETE CLIP BOX A(2004/02/25)
  • Moments(2004/03/31)
  • INSPIRE(2004/07/28)
  • CAROLS(2004/09/29)
  • STEP you/is this LOVE?(2005/04/20)

Lives

  • ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A 第1幕(2000/09/27)
  • ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A 第2幕(2000/09/27)
  • ayumi hamasaki countdown live 2000-2001 A(2001/06/20)
  • ayumi hamasaki DOME TOUR 2001 A(2001/12/12)
  • ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2002 A(2003/01/29)
  • ayumi hamasaki STADIUM TOUR 2002 A(2003/01/29)
  • ayumi hamasaki COMPLETE LIVE BOX A(2003/01/29)
  • A museum ~30th single collection live~(2004/02/25)
  • ayumi hamasaki ARENA TOUR 2003-2004 A(2004/09/29)
  • ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN Live 2004-2005 A(2005/03/02)
  • Ayumi Hamasaki - MY STORY ARENA TOUR 2005 (Date Unannounced)

DVD Audio

  • RAINBOW (2003/07/09)
  • CAROLS (2004/09/29)
  • MY STORY (2005/03/24)

Others

  • A VISUAL MIX (PlayStation 2 software, 2001/12/13)
  • 月に沈む(Tsuki ni Shizumu)(The Sinking Moon)(2002/11/13)

VIDEO

Video Clip Compilations

  • A Film for XX(1999/09/15)
  • A clips(2000/02/23)
  • vogue Far away SEASONS(2000/07/12)
  • SURREAL(2000/12/13)
  • M(2001/02/07)
  • evolution(2001/06/13)
  • A clips vol.2(2002/03/13)

Lives

  • ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A Scene 1 (2000/09/13)
  • ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2000 A Scene 2(2000/09/13)
  • ayumi hamasaki countdown live 2000-2001 A(2001/06/20)
  • ayumi hamasaki DOME TOUR 2001 A(2001/12/12)
  • ayumi hamasaki STADIUM TOUR 2002 A(2003/01/29)
  • ayumi hamasaki COMPLETE LIVE BOX A(2003/01/29)
  • ayumi hamasaki COUNTDOWN LIVE 2004-2005 A (2005)
  • ayumi hamasaki concert tour 2005 A (2005)

External links

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