New single : Rule and making the video

This song is used in the movie Dragon Ball Evolution.

Live song : Maria

Gr8 song.

The new single Days

Ayumi present

The new single Green :

Young Ayumi

Enjoy!

Lots of Ayupans

Beautifull lyrics

Evolution (JAP)

sou da ne bokura atarashii jidai o
mukaeta mitai de kisekiteki ka mo ne
nido to wa chotto ajiwaenai yo ne
mou ichido omoidashite

kono hoshi ni umaretsuita hi
kitto nan da ka ureshikute
kitto nan da ka setsunakute
bokura wa naite ita n da
wow yeah wow yeah wow wow yeah

genjitsu wa uragiru mono de handansae
ayamaru kara ne soko ni aru kachi wa
sono me de chanto mikiwamete ite ne
jibun no monosashi de

konna toki ni umaretsuita yo
da kedo nan to ka susundet'te
da kara nan to ka koko ni tatte
bokura wa kyou o okutte'ru
wow yeah wow yeah wow yeah

konna hoshi ni umaretsuita yo
nan da ka totemo ureshikute
nan da ka totemo setsunakute
ookina koe de nakinagara
wow yeah wow yeah wow wow yeah

konna toki ni umaretsuita yo
da kedo kimi ni deatta yo

konna hoshi ni umaretsuita yo
da kara kimi ni deaeta yo

kono hoshi ni umaretsuita hi
kitto nan da ka ureshikute
kitto nan da ka setsunakute
bokura wa naite ita n da
wow yeah wow yeah wow wow yeah

konna toki ni umaretsuita yo
da kedo nan to ka susundet'te
da kara nan to ka koko ni tatte
bokura wa kyou o okutte'ru
wow yeah wow yeah wow wow

Beautifull lyrics

Evolution (ENG)

It's true, isn't it? It seems as though
we're headed for a new century. It's miraculous:

This is something you can only taste once.

Let's remember one more time.

On the day we arrived on this Earth

we were somehow happy,

and somehow it hurt.

We were crying

wow yeah wow yeah wow wow yeah

Reality is a traitor; it's easy

to misjudge things. So with your own two eyes

please decide the worth of this place.

Do it with your own standards.

We've arrived in these times.

But somehow things move on
So somehow we're standing here

and we're living through today.

wow yeah wow yeah wow yeah

We've arrived on this kind of world.

Somehow I'm very happy

somehow it hurts a lot.

While crying at the top of my lungs:

wow yeah wow yeah wow yeah

I've arrived in these times.

But I met you.

I've arrived in this kind of world.

So I was able to meet you.

On the day we arrived on this Earth

we were somehow happy,

and somehow it hurt.

We were crying

wow yeah wow yeah wow wow yeah

We've arrived in these times.

But somehow things move on

So somehow we're standing here
and we're living through today.

wow yeah wow yeah wow yeah.

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Ayu profile

Name : Ayumi Hamasaki a.k.a. Ayu
BirthDate : 2nd October 1978
BirthPlace : Fukuoka Prefecture
Zodiac : Libra
Blood type : A
Height : 156 cm
Weight : 40kg
Measurement : 80-53-82
Favorite Female Entertainers : Keiko (Globe), Rie Miyazawa, Seiko Matsuda
Musical Influences : As a child I listened to rock music (Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple), influenced by a relative. Now I like listening to soul music such as Babyface and En Vogue.
Favorite Actors : Nicolas Cage, Rie Miyazawa
Favorite Movies : The Bodyguard, Betty Blue, Leaving Las Vegas
People I Respect : People who have things I don't have.
People I Dislike : Liars, people who don't say hello.
Current Interest : Collecting white things for my room
Favorite Food : Biscuits (maybe my staple diet!), cakes, chocolates, kimchee (Korean marinated cabbage)
Favorite Things to Read : Most of the fashion magazines. Modern-language translations of the Manyo tanka poems are especially interesting. Poems of Natsuo Giniro, Mitsuo Aida, etc.
Lessons : Piano, Japanese calligraphy (5th rank), abacus calculation, Japanese flower arrangement, Kumonshiki study system
About My Lyrics : I like to try to view my own and my friends' experiences objectively, and put my honest feelings into words. If I write when I'm low, it will be a dark song, but I don't care. I want to be honest with myself at all times.

Awards and records of Ayumi Hamasaki

1999

-Japan Gold Disc Award - New Artist of the Year
-Japan Gold Disc Award - Pop Album of the Year (A Song for XX)
All Japan Request Awards- Grand Prix

2000

-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Pop Album of the Year — Loveppears
-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Song of the Year — A
Record: The only artist to have four albums in Oricon Top 10 simultaneously
-The Japan Record Awards- Best Album — Duty
-The Japan Record Awards- Gold Prize — Seasons

2001

-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Artist of the Year
-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Song of the Year — (M, Seasons)
-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Pop Album of the Year — Duty
-Japan Cable Award- Grand Prix
-The Japan Record Awards- Gold Prize — Dearest
-The Japan Record Awards- The Award — Dearest
-MTV Japan Video Music Awards- Best Female Artist
-MTV World Music Awards- Best Japanese Pop/Rock Artist
-MTV World Music Awards- World's Best-Selling Asian Artist
-130 million people choose best artist award – Best artist

2002

-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Artist of the Year
-MTV Asia Awards- Best Female Artist Award
-MTV Asia Awards- Most Influential Japanese Artist In Asia (special award)
-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Pop Album of the Year — (A BEST, I am…)
-Japan Cable Award- Grand Prix
-The Japan Record Awards- Gold Prize — Voyage
-The Japan Record Awards- The Award — Voyage
-Oricon Awards- Best selling remix album of the year (Super Eurobeat presents Ayu-ro mix)
-All Japan Request Awards- Grand Prix
-130 million people choose best artist award – Best artist

2003

-MTV Japan Video Music Awards- Best Female Video — Because of You
-MTV Japan Video Music Awards- Best Pop Video — No way to say
-MTV Japan Video Music Awards- Best Live Performance Presented by Asahi Super Dry
-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Song of the Year — (Free & Easy, H, Voyage)
-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Rock/Pop Album of the Year — (Rainbow)
-The Japan Record Awards- Gold Prize — No way to say
-The Japan Record Awards- The Award — No way to say
-130 million people choose best artist award – Best artist
-All Japan Request Awards- Grand Prix
-World Music Awards- Best Japanese Pop/Rock Artist
-Oricon Chart Awards- Best Selling Album Title Award
-Oricon Chart Awards- Best Hit Award

2004

-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Artist of the Year
-Hito Awards Taiwan – Best foreign Artist
-Hito Awards Japan – Moments
-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Rock/Pop Album of the Year — (A BALLADS, &, Memorial address)
-130 million people choose best artist award – Best artist
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2005

-130 million people choose best artist award – Best artist
-Hito Awards Taiwan – Best foreign Artist
-Hito Awards Japan – my name's Women
-Japan Gold Disc Awards- Song of the Year — (Moments, Inspire)
-Musicnet Awards – Best Album (My Story)
-Best Selling solo and female Japanese Artist Awards (Worldwide Award)

2006

-No. 2 ranking for Total Female Artist Album Sale
-No. 1 ranking for Total Female Artist Single Sales (more than 20,000,000 single copies)
-Musicnet Awards – Best Artist
-Musicnet Awards – Best Album (miss) understood
-Musicnet Awards – Best Single (Heaven)
-Musicnet Awards – Best Concert Video (Arena Tour 2005 ~My Story~)
-130 million people choose best artist award – Best artist
-The Japanese artist with all Original Albums ranked no.1 consecutively from Debut Album

2007

-4th Best Selling Japanese Artist in history
-Best Selling Japanese Female Artist in history
-First female solo artist in 36 years who have simultaneously occupied the top two positions at -the album chart
-Record: Best Selling Female & Solo Japanese Artist in history
-Japan Gold Disc Awards - Rock/Pop Album of the Year - ((miss)understood, Secret)
-Japan Gold Disc Awards - Million Sales Album Artist Card - (miss)understood
-RTHK International Awards - Best Japanese Song of the Year - Secret
-Hito Awards Taiwan – Best foreign Artist of 2007
-130 million people choose best artist award – Best artist (2007)
-Second Best Selling Artist of 2007
-Highest Earning Female Celebrity of 2007
-Asian MUSIC eXtreme Awards 2007 - 2007 Best Asian female single artist

2008

-Record: Only female and solo artist with 30 number-one singles
-Record: Only female and solo artist with 40 TOP 10 singles
-Record: Artist with most #1 singles withing consecutive years (10).
-Musicnet Awards – Best Artist
-Musicnet Awards – Best Album (A Best 2 [White/Black]
-Musicnet Awards – Best Single (talkin' 2 myself)
-Musicnet Awards – Best Concert Video (Asia Tour 2007 A ～Tour of Secret～)
-Hito Awards Taiwan – Best foreign Artist of 2008

Filmography

-Battle Spirits Ryûko no Ken (1993)
-Sumomo mo Momo (1995)
-Miseinen (1995)
-Like Grains of Sand (1995)
-Gakko II (1996)
-Tsuki ni Shizumu (2002)

Compilation Albums

-2001: A Best
-2003: A Ballads
-2007: A Best 2 (White/Black)
-2008: A Complete: All Singles

New Years countdown concerts

-2000—2001: Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2000-2001A
-2001—2002: Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2001-2002 A
-2002—2003: Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2002-2003 A
-2004—2005: Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2004-2005 A
-2005—2006: Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2005-2006 A
-2006—2007: Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2006-2007 A
-2007—2008: Ayumi Hamasaki Countdown Live 2007-2008 Anniversary

Concert tours

-2000: Ayumi Hamasaki Concert Tour 2000 Vol.1
-2000: Ayumi Hamasaki Concert Tour 2000 Vol.2
-2001: Ayumi Hamasaki Dome Tour 2001 A
-2002: Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2002 A
-2002: Ayumi Hamasaki Stadium Tour 2002 A
-2003—2004: Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2003-2004 A
-2005: Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2005 A: My Story
-2006: Ayumi Hamasaki Arena Tour 2006 A:
(Miss)understood
-2007: Ayumi Hamasaki Asia Tour 2007 A: Tour of Secret
-2008: Ayumi Hamasaki Asia Tour 2008: 10th Anniversary

Studio Albums

-1995: Nothing from Nothing (pre-Avex mini-album)
-1999: A Song for XX
-1999: Loveppears
-2000: Duty
-2002: I am...
-2002: Rainbow
-2003: Memorial Address (mini-album)
-2004: My Story
-2006: (Miss)understood
-2006: Secret
-2008: Guilty

Other activities

As well as serving as background music for television advertisements, some of Hamasaki's songs have been used as themes for video games, television shows and motion pictures. "Depend on You" and its B-side "Two of Us" were the opening and ending theme respectively of the video game Thousand Arms; the video game Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams used "Startin'" and "Rainy Day" as its opening and ending theme respectively. The dorama My Little Chef featured "Voyage"; the anime InuYasha featured "Dearest". The movies Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, Confession of Pain, and Kaidan used "Heaven", "Secret", and "Fated" as themes respectively.
In 2001, Hamasaki launched her own brand of clothing, MTRLG (Material Girl); the clothes were sold at MTRLG boutiques and at Mise S*clusive stores. On October 12, 2002, Fuji Television began airing Ayuready?, a talk show, on Saturday nights from 11:30 to midnight, hosted by Hamasaki and often featuring her performing songs with guests, among whom were Goto Maki, Puffy, and Akina Nakamori. To promote the program (and her album Rainbow), Hamasaki opened a restaurant, Rainbow House, on Shōnan Beach; it was occasionally used in episodes of Ayuready?. After less than two years, the last episode aired in March 2004. Also in 2002, Hamasaki created Ayupan, a cartoon version of herself that appeared in a line of merchandise (mainly figurines) and in a 2003 cartoon. In 2007, Hamasaki and Sanrio created a line of merchandise called Ayumi HamasakixHello Kitty; the products, featuring Ayupan and Hello Kitty together, were sold at Hamasaki's 2007 tour Tour of Secret and also online at mu-mo.net. The merchandise consisted of cell phone straps and Lumix cameras decorated with a picture of Hello Kitty behind Hamasaki's "A" logo;[ the former product was a result of a collaboration with Sanrio and Japanese fashion brand Ash & Diamonds, the latter a collaboration with Sanrio and Panasonic.

Public image

Hamasaki's influence extends into other aspects of pop culture, including fashion,and she is often considered an icon and trend-setter in fashion, a status attributed to her tight control over her image. As well as appearing in fashion magazines such as ViVi, Popteen, and Cawaii, Hamasaki repeatedly wins awards such as "Best Jeanist", "Nail Queen" and Oricon's "Most Fashionable Female Artist". This status has led to Hamasaki's shaping of Japan's fashion scene; many aspects of Japan's fashions—including clothing, hair, nails, and accessories—have in some way been influenced by her. As with her music, trends Hamasaki started have spread to Asian countries as Taiwan, China, and Singapore. Because of her "trendy image", Hamasaki has been sought by numerous brands to endorse their products. Throughout her career under Avex, she has promoted products ranging from electronics (Tu-Ka cell phones and Panasonic) to various snack foods. Among the products she has advertised on television are the Honda Crea, Kosé cosmetics, Mister Donut donuts, and Boss coffee. Although Hamasaki initially supported the exploitation of her popularity for commercial purposes, saying that it was "necessary that [she is] viewed as a product", after the 2001 incident in which Avex forced her to release A Best, she protested Avex's decision to market her as a "product rather than a person".

Lyrics and themes

Hamasaki's lyrics, all her own, have resonated among her fans, who praise them as being honest and "expressing determination". Because she has "trouble voicing her thoughts", Hamasaki uses her lyrics as an outlet; she "draws from her own experiences and emotions" and tries to put them "honestly into words". She has stated that honesty is essential to her lyrics, saying, "If I write when I'm low, it will be a dark song, but I don't care. I want to be honest with myself at all times." Because of this, she did not use English lyrics until her album Rainbow, as she had felt that she could best express herself in Japanese. As with her musical style, the themes of her lyrics have varied: although "loneliness and confusion" were frequent in her earlier albums, she has branched out to wider themes such as faith and peace; themes in her later albums have included love and the struggles of women. Hamasaki draws inspiration for her lyrics from various sources. A story told to her by her friend about a saint named Mary served as the basis for "M", while the September 11 attacks inspired "A Song Is Born".

Style and influence

Because of the widespread influence of her music, Hamasaki has often been compared to Madonna, whom Hamasaki cites as one of her influences, along with soul musicians Babyface and En Vogue and rock bands Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. She also admires Michelle Branch, Kid Rock, Joan Osborne, Seiko Matsuda, Rie Miyazawa, and Keiko Yamada; these diverse influences have led to the variety of her own music.
Having released over 100 songs (not including remixes), Hamasaki's musical style has changed over time; her music spans styles including dance, metal, R&B, progressive rock, pop, and classical. She uses different instruments and techniques including piano, orchestra, gospel choirs, guitars, traditional Japanese strings, music boxes, and effects such as yells, claps, and scratching. She frequently employs others to compose; as she has explained, "I'm not a professional; I lack even basic knowledge about writing music." However, when writing "M", none of the melodies composed by her staff appealed to her, and she decided to compose. Thinking that this let her get closer to what she had in mind.
Hamasaki is often involved in the artistic direction of her live performances; as a result, they are often lavish productions that use a variety of props, extravagant costumes, and choreographed dances. She has used large video screens, fireworks, simulated rain drops, trick stage floors, and suspended devices. As with her live performances, she is involved in the artistic direction of her promotional videos and tries to convey the videos the meanings or feelings of their respective songs. The themes of the videos are varied; she has made "sad and fragile" or "emotional" videos ("Momentum", "Endless Sorrow"), " "refreshing summer" videos ("Blue Bird", "Fairyland"), and "humorous" videos ("Evolution", "Angel's Song", "Beautiful Fighters"). Some of the videos are lavish as well: those of "Fairyland", "My Name's Women", and "Jewel" are among the top twenty or so most expensive music videos, making Hamasaki the only non-anglophone to hold such a distinction.