6W1H－Namie Amuro

Lady Mo

2021/08/04閱讀時間約 32 分鐘

Namie Amuro 25週年全精選專輯《Finally》宣傳照之一

【WHAT】

Finally, 2017
namie amuro 25th ANNIVERSARY LIVE in OKINAWA at 宜野灣海濱公園野外特設會場 2017.9.16
namie amuro Final Tour 2018 ~Finally~ at Tokyo Dome 2018.6.3

【WHEN】：2017、2019

【WHERE】：Avex Trax Online Shop、iTunes

【WHO】：Only with myself, alone.

【WHY】

Being a fan since 1997. Ticket to live concert 2001 in Taiwan purchased, but it was ruined by a typhoon. Live concerts 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013 in Taiwan attended.

【WHICH】

Finally.
Theme song for her retirement.
Stop the music and Good-Night released in July 1995.
Body Feels EXIT and GO! GO! ~Yume no Hayasa de~ released in October 1995.
i was a fool released in July 1996.
To stop dreaming, one has to start dreaming first.
CAN YOU CELEBRATE? released in February 1997.
How to be a Girl released in May 1997.
Dreaming I was dreaming released in November 1997.
Probably, she used to think about getting retired for her marriage and children to be.
Respect the Power of Love released in March 1999.
Leavin' for Las Vegas, STILL IN LOVE, THINGS I COLLECTED, and KISS-AND-RIDE released in January 2000.
HimAWArI released in December 2000.
arigatou released in December 2011.
Beautiful released in March 2013.
Let Me Let You Go released in July 2013.
BRIGHTER DAY released in November 2014.
Time Has Come released in June 2015.
Just You and I released in May 2017.
What is the true reason for her decision of getting retired in 2018?
In two.
She breaks her heart in two, black and baby blue. She wanna take the only brighter half. Then she feels alright. Determination of retiring.
Stranger and Space Invader released in June 2015.
Alive and Poison released in July 2013.
Shut Up released in December 2009.
HANDLE ME released in April 2005.
butterfly released in July 2004.
As Good As released in December 2003.
I WILL released in February 2002.
lovin’ it released in December 2001.
break the rules released in December 2000.
No Communication released in July 1997.
Do it for love.
限界Lovers and REVOLUTION released in September 2015.
Anything and What I Did For Love released in June 2015.
Can You Feel This Love released in July 2013.
The Meaning of Us and Defend Love released in December 2009.
Nobody released in January 2007.
Do What U Gotta Do released in February 2006.
STROBE released in March 2004.
Drive released in March 2003.
baby be mine released in February 2003.
Wishing On The Same Star and Did U released in Sepetember 2002.
better days and no more tears released in December 2000.
ASKING WHY and GIVE IT A TRY released in January 2000.
Super Luck! released in October 1995.
太陽のSEASON released in April 1995.
わがままを許して released in November 1993.
ミスター U.S.A. released in September 1992.
Hope. ~ One Piece
Black Make Up released in December 2015. ~ One Piece
B Who I Want 2 B released in June 2015. ~ Hatsune Miku
Fight Together released in July 2011. ~ One Piece
Four Seasons released in December 2003. ~ Inuyasha
Come released in October 2003. ~ Inuyasha
toi et moi released in July 1999. ~ Pokémon
DANCING JUNK and Rainbow Moon released in May 1993. ~ Nintama Rantarō
How do you feel now.
Christmas Wish released in December 2016.
Dear Diary released in October 2016.
Mint released in May 2016.
Golden Touch, Birthday, Scream, and Fly released in June 2015.
Hands On Me, Heaven, Supernatural Love, and Stardust In My Eyes released in July 2013.
In The Spotlight (TOKYO), NAKED, GO ROUND ('N ROUND 'N ROUND), Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!, and Tempest released in June 2012.
UNUSUAL, Make It Happen, ROCK U, and #1 released in April 2011.
BLACK OUT released in March 2011.
FAKE released in March 2010.
FAST CAR and LOVE GAME released in December 2009.
WILD released in March 2009.
Do Me More released in July 2008.
HELLO released in June 2007.
FUNKY TOWN released in April 2007.
Luvotomy released in March 2007.
Baby Don’t Cry released in January 2007.
White Light and Violet Sauce released in November 2005.
WANT ME, WANT ME released in April 2005.
Do or Die released in March 2005.
GIRL TALK released in October 2004.
ALARM released in March 2004.
Don't Lie To Me and gimme more released in December 2003.
SO CRAZY released in October 2003.
Wet'N Wild and AFTER PARTY released in September 2003.
Put 'Em Up released in July 2003.
shine more released in March 2003.
What's on your mind, Without me, and ain't yours released in February 2003.
Let's not fight released in August 2001.
PLEASE SMILE AGAIN released in October 2000.
NEXT TO YOU released in January 2000.
Concentration 20 (make you alright) and Close your eyes, Close to you released in July 1997.
present released in March 1996.
Showtime.
Strike A Pose released in May 2017.
Fighter released in October 2016.
Hero and Show Me What You've Got released in July 2016.
Chit Chat released in May 2016.
Red Carpet released in December 2015.
Photogenic, Fashionista, and Every Woman released in June 2015.
Neonlight Lipstick and Ballerina released in October 2013.
Damage released in October 2012.
YEAH-OH released in March 2012.
Higher released in December 2011.
Wonder Woman released in April 2011.
Break It released in July 2010.
COPY THAT, Steal my Night, and FIRST TIMER released in December 2009.
BLACK DIAMOND released in May 2008.
NEW LOOK, ROCK STEADY, and WHAT A FEELING released in March 2008.
Hide & Seek and Pink Key released in June 2007.
Queen of Hip-Pop, Wowa, and No released in July 2005.
the SPEED STAR released in October 2004.
Namie's Style released in December 2003.
Say the word released in August 2001.
NEVER END released in July 2000.
Joy released in August 1996.
I'LL JUMP released in July 1996.
Chase the Chance released in December 1995.
GET MY SHININ' released in October 1995.
太陽のSEASON released in April 1995.

【HOW】

《REFERENCES》
https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2017/09/21/namie-amuro-announces-plans-retire-next-year
https://www.vogue.com/article/namie-amuro-tokyo-fashion-week-muse
https://zh.cn.nikkei.com/columnviewpoint/tearoom/32036-2018-09-04-05-01-33.html
https://www.thenewslens.com/article/104243
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2017/09/20/amuronamie-what-we-were-in-1996_a_23217199/
https://www.nhk.or.jp/seikatsu-blog/800/281997.html

Namie Amuro’s retirement announcement.

《DATA》

〈namie amuro 25th ANNIVERSARY Live in OKINAWA〉 scheduled and held on September 16th & 17th, 2017.

Retirement announced on September 20, 2017.

Last Album, Finally, released on November 8, 2017.

〈namie amuro Final Tour 2018 ～Finally～〉 scheduled and held on the following dates:

February 17th & 18th, 2018 at Aichi, Japan
February 24th & 25th, 2018 at Fukuoka, Japan
April 14th, 2018 at Hokkaido, Japan
April 21st, 22nd, 25th & 26th, 2018 at Osaka, Japan
May 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 6th, 2018 at Tokyo, Japan
March 17th & 18th, 2018 at Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
March 31st, 2018 at Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
May 19th & 20th, 2018 at Taipei, Republic of China, Taiwan
June 2nd & 3rd, 2018 at Tokyo, Japan

〈namie amuro Final Tour 2018～Finally～〉live DVD & BD released on August 29th, 2018.

〈WE♥ NAMIE HANABI SHOW 前夜祭～I ♥ OKINAWA／I ♥ MUSIC～ supported by Seven-Eleven〉 held at Okinawa Japan on September 15, 2018.

Officially retired on September 16, 2018.

《DECLARATION》

The tickets to her 2018 live concerts in Taipei got sold on February 28th, 2018. That’s the day declaring that I was not a chosen fan to participate in one of my favorite activities. Within few minutes after the ticket selling website went online, no seat was available anymore. How hatred and sad it is!

During the tour, there were fans, who got no ticket, gathering outside of the places and listening to the music leaked from inside. How hatred and sad it could be!

I’ve been to several places around the world, and one of them is Okinawa. It’s never been an option on my list. A short chat with a friend of mine got us visited there. She noticed me the news of the live concerts in Taipei, and I told her that if I could get the ticket, I would definitely get myself there even though I would cry from the beginning to the end. Probably, it is hatred and sad enough, so my Gods and Goddesses changed the future of me attending one of my previous favorite activities.

To me, it’s a pity that I didn’t make it to the concert hall at the end. Tears appeared on the day retirement got announced, and they should disappear in one of the places outside of Japan. Mainland China and Hong Kong used to be options, but my schedule and budget were not available. Therefore, those tears are still kidnapped by the hatredness and sadness. The feelings should be erased as the tears want to be rescued. Truth or Dare game is calling it quits.

Truth: As a fan since 1997, I’ve seen her dancing while singing for a very long time. She is definitely a pro. However, the reality demands challenges. Among the same type of singers around the world, is she professional enough to keep herself in good shape for dancing while singing all the time? Her music were made for live performance. Except her music, she has no extra word for any attendee to her live concerts. So, live performance defines her singer and dancer career. Compare to other beaties, who are and are not capable of dancing, she needed to maintain herself with heavy volume of exercises, so there is no need to keep her beautiful in public with too much medical care, makeup, fashion accessories etc. A celebrity gets more than one role in industries. She is a boss, an employee, and a physical product maker. Myself as a normal resident needs privacy, holidays, day-offs, and retirement. She is not actually that special. A sexual partner who would not betray, a marriage which is not easy to break, a group of friends without industrial financial connections, a lifestyle without hiding her faces, to name a few. Retirement in her fourties is not that suprising, to be honest.
Dare: Where was the spotlight after the retirement announcement went public? There were lots of activities launched by her. There were different reports in different media platforms. What’s in common is the review of her career. As a long-term and senior consumer, I sensed something unuasul to myself. For the strategy of getting retired, she became a dancing singer I have never met before. “Retirement” is not an easy topic for celebrities and their followers. According to her arrangement, the marketing topic was sadness but the phenomenon and atmosphere were glorious and excitement. “Finally” was the slogan of the strategy. “How do you feel now?“ marked the end of her dancing singer career. Was she a betrayer to all of her fans? What would be a better movement for her to get off the entertainment industry? Longer gaps between singles and albums; fewer schedules for each live tour; more magzines, advertisements, and other activities as income sources; time spent on exploring what’s new in life and gently shifting to another future, etc. Is all of her fans her friend or foe? Were purchasing her relevant products and buying tickets to participate in her live concerts the worst investments I have ever made? If I knew about her idea and planning of getting retired at the very beginning, would I still decide to become a fan? She is probably the first one in history to retire under such an arrangement. Is it good or bad to retire under such an arrangement?

The last year of her career began and ended both at OKINAWA on September 16th, but in 2017 and 2018 seperately. Am I the only one seeing the duration as the funeral? It’s a western and eastern integreted style funeral. The eastern part connected with all the money contributed to all relevant services and products provided by her. The western part connected with the entire strategic planning. In the east, people paying money when attending a funeral tends to show their willingness of helping the remaining family members to get through the hard time. So, it‘s impossible to have fun or make fun of the dead in such an occasion. In the west, people could deliver speeches for the dead and create a less serious ceremony for all attendees. How hatred and sad it was, wasn’t it?

To me, some nobody as her fan since 1997, Namie Amuro as a Japanese dancing singer is not just retired. I saw myself a friend to her, but feel like a foe to her at the end. Namie Amuro as a Japanese dancing singer had died at my end in 2018. From then on, Namie Amuro is just a normal Japanese resident. My role of Namie Amuro’s fan has marked “1997-2018” forever. Period.

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