[Namie Amuro] The 98th Thread ♛ Final Album, Tour & Retirement ♛

[Maemi]

♛ The Last Album 「Finally」 November 8, 2017! ♛

Spoiler:

Finally is the sixth compilation album released by Amuro Namie. It will be released in three versions: a 3CD+DVD edition, a 3CD+Blu-ray edition, and a 3CD edition. Since "Mister U.S.A." to "TSUKI" have been re-recorded for the album. The album comes with six new songs (the last six songs included). The song "Showtime" was used as theme song for the TBS series Princess Princess; "Hope" was used as the 20th opening theme for the anime ONE PIECE; "Do It For Love" was used as theme song for the Hulu CM; "Finally" was used as theme song for the Japan TV series NEWS ZERO; "How do you feel now?" was used as theme song for the NTT docomo 25th Anniversary CM.

Disc 1
01. ミスターU.S.A. (new recording)
02. 愛してマスカット (new recording)
03. PARADISE TRAIN (new recording)
04. TRY ME ～私を信じて～ (new recording)
05. 太陽のSEASON (new recording)
06. Body Feels EXIT (new recording)
07. Chase the Chance (new recording)
08. Don't wanna cry (new recording)
09. You're my sunshine (new recording)
10. SWEET 19 BLUES (new recording)
11. a walk in the park (new recording)
12. CAN YOU CELEBRATE? (new recording)
13. How to be a Girl (new recording)
14. I HAVE NEVER SEEN (new recording)
15. RESPECT the POWER OF LOVE (new recording)
16. NEVER END (new recording)

Disc 2
17. Say the word (new recording)
18. I WILL (new recording)
19. SO CRAZY (new recording)
20. GIRL TALK (new recording)
21. WANT ME, WANT ME (new recording)
22. CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK (new recording)
23. Baby Don't Cry (new recording)
24. FUNKY TOWN (new recording)
25. NEW LOOK (new recording)
26. ROCK STEADY (new recording)
27. WHAT A FEELING (new recording)
28. Dr. (new recording)
29. Break It (new recording)
30. Get Myself Back (new recording)
31. Fight Together (new recording)
32. Tempest (new recording)
33. Sit! Stay! Wait! Down! (new recording)
34. Love Story (new recording)

Disc 3
35. arigatou (new recording)
36. Damage (new recording)
37. Big Boys Cry (new recording)
38. Contrail (new recording)
39. TSUKI (new recording)
40. Red Carpet
41. Mint
42. Hero
43. Dear Diary
44. Fighter
45. Christmas Wish
46. Just You and I
47. Hope (new song)
48. In Two（new song）
49. How do you feel now?（new song）
50. Showtime (new song)
51. Do It For Love（new song）
52. Finally（new song）
全 52曲を収録

DVD・Blu-ray
・Red Carpet
・Mint
・Hero
・Dear Diary
・Fighter
・Just You and I
・Christmas Wish
・In Two
・How do you feel now?
・Showtime
・Do It For Love
・Finally

♛ NEWS! ♛

Spoiler:

Finally

1st day sales - 459,094
2nd day sales - 222,295
3rd day sales - 126,753
4th day sales - 91,700
5th day sales - 71,876
6th day sales - 95,753

Total - 1,831,854

http://tieba.baidu.com/p/5424661965?pn=9


showtime PV: http://aramajapan.com/news/musicvide...time-mv/82324/

In Two PV: http://pv755.com/in-two
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/5417523728


How do you feel now? PV: http://pv755.com/how-do-you-feel-now%EF%BC%9F
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/5417556689

Christmas Wish PV: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/5417460495

Fanclub versions of Finally: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/5417258186

'Finally' Promotional photos -> http://namienewsnetwork.blogspot.rs/...al-photos.html

Vote here: http://namieamuro.jp/25thanniversary/pc/vote/

♛ LINKS & CREDITS ♛

The Previous Thread
The Official Site
Wikipedia
generasia
Namie News Network
The Official Facebook
The Official Youtube

♛ POLLS ♛

The Best Album Cover?
Favorite [Finally] Cover?
Which Studio Album Is The Best?
Which Compilation/Best Album Is The Best?
Favorite Anime Theme Song?
Favorite B-Sides?
Favorite Drama Theme Song?

[Maemi]

Finally: Total Reported Sales: 1,831,854*

NEWS

Originally Posted by KarenPang

Namie will appear on this year's Kouhaku !

http://www.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/topics/topics_171219.html
https://natalie.mu/music/news/261770
http://namieamuro.jp/news/2017/20171219_nhk/

She will be making a special appearance on the show and the last time she was invited to perform at Kouhaku was 2003

Originally Posted by Spiral

chapter 1 of the NHK interview english subbed.

Originally Posted by Spiral

FRAU: NAMIE AMURO – 25 YEARS CHRONICLE (Part 2: English Translated Akemi Nakano Interview)

Upcoming interviews:
Part 1: Composer, Lyricist, and Producer Tetsuya Komuro
Part 2: Hair&Make-up Artist Akemi Nakano
Part 3: Composer, Lyricist, and Producer Nao'ymt
Part 4: Music Journalist Koremasa Uno
Part 5: HEY!HEY!HEY! Producer Masaru Sasaki

Originally Posted by Spiral

FRAU: NAMIE AMURO – 25 YEARS CHRONICLE (Part 1: English Translated Tetsuya Komuro Interview)

Upcoming interviews:
Part 2: Hair&Make-up Artist Akemi Nakano
Part 3: Composer, Lyricist, and Producer Nao'ymt
Part 4: Music Journalist Koremasa Uno
Part 5: HEY!HEY!HEY! Producer Masaru Sasaki

[oaristos]

I'm extremely late to the party, but I just listened to Christmas Wish for the first time...


...and I didn't know it was such an anthem. My Christmas is complete now.

[chocopockymaster]

Originally Posted by oaristos

I'm extremely late to the party, but I just listened to Christmas Wish for the first time...


...and I didn't know it was such an anthem. My Christmas is complete now.

Welcome to the light I've had it on repeat lately too!

[Xianghua]

I've only listened to Christmas Wish a few times but whenever I see it being mentioned I hear "MY LUCKY, LUCKY" in my head over and over again so thanks guys

[~angel*ayumi~]

Originally Posted by Xianghua

I've only listened to Christmas Wish a few times but whenever I see it being mentioned I hear "MY LUCKY, LUCKY" in my head over and over again so thanks guys

Yeah it rly gets stuck in your head xD

[Baco__]

Result of the lottery is out. I couldn't get the ticket again T.T gosh, am I not going to see her? Hahaha

[Celaphorce]

^ same here -_- deeply saddened as I was hoping one of my entries would at least go through.

[Baco__]

I'm a bit afraid that the tickets are all sold out because of the fanclub and they're making a fool of us hauehauhe

[chocopockymaster]

gaaah I didn't win either of my entries either

[thinkingoutloud89]

Why didn't all of you join the fanclub? It seems like everybody got a ticket there and it wasn't that expensive...

[Celaphorce]

I didn’t have money at the time. Was in between jobs so the little I did have was to cover expenses.

[KarenPang]

According to Apple Daily Taiwan , they wrote that Namie will be singing 20 minutes on Kouhaku which will be the longest performance done by a single artiste on the show o_O

Apple Daily Taiwan quoted their own sources from Sponichi Annex and they said it as so with this being Namie's last time performing on Kouhaku , she's treated like a VIP in this exception case

https://tw.entertainment.appledaily....71220/1262639/

Sponichi Annex news article



https://twitter.com/sponichi_hanbai/...12578993733634

[SunshineSlayer]

Yep, I saw that on another Japanese source as well, so it could be legit. 20 minutes would be amazing. Don't know how they'd have time for everyone else though. Or they can just cut a lot of the crap between the artists; that would be nice. lol

What's unclear is whether she will be in the hall with everyone. It sounds like the performance might be elsewhere.

[Baco__]

Originally Posted by thinkingoutloud89

Why didn't all of you join the fanclub? It seems like everybody got a ticket there and it wasn't that expensive...

I did. Got the tickets, my card was blocked :C now I feel like I've just wasted my money T^T

EDIT: was this warning there when we applied for the fanclub and FINALLY vouchers?

*Please note that seat may be difficult to see the whole stage or part of the performance.

I don't remember seeing this and am afraid they are saying this because the seats that were reserved for general sales are sh*t uhahuauh

EDIT2: ARGH I CAN'T APPLY FOR THE TOKYO FINAL T^T since I applied before and didn't win they've blocked me :'( I officially hate my dad for the rest of my life. guess I'll have to wait for resales and pay like a thousand dollars for final's tickets? :'(

[love in music]

I've been out of the J-pop/Namie loop for a bit. I did see an announcement on facebook a while back she was retiring but didn't take it seriously and thought it was a joke so I just scrolled past and went about my day. I had no idea it was true. I respect her decision and hope she feels it's the right one, but will miss her! Then I saw she had a new best album but had NO idea it would be as amazing as it is. Honestly, this is THE best best album ever, in my opinion of course, before y'all jump on me. I always had an issue with best albums as the majority don't seem to have that much new content, it's just reselling old songs - but the fact that each song on here was updated in some way, is absolutely amazing! I loved some of namie's older songs when she sung them live but had some issues with her vocals in the original songs - any issues I had are gone with these new versions, she did a fantastic job in each of them.

I mean, some of the resung songs on disc 2 seem pointless but I still appreciate the effort anyway. Also, the updated version of Dr. I enjoy much more than the original, like damn. I also enjoy all the new songs, "How Do You Feel Now?" being my favorite of the bunch. "Christmas Wish" is perfect for the holidays and already a classic in my eyes.

I just think it's so interesting to listen to all these songs and listen to how they changed them, and how her voice is different. This is how you do a best album. Unfortunately I don't think many artists will do them this way, I feel like it must have taken so much time, effort, and money for all of this. I really respect Namie for putting this out as her last work. Congratulations to her for the amazing sales as well, very much deserved!

[KarenPang]

@ Baco - doesn't mean you're in the fanclub & won the ticket balloting it means that your seats will be great

It all depends on luck . You could apply for the general ticket balloting & yet your seat might end up better than a ticket obtained from a fanclub

Knowing that this's a Dome tour , it's hard to say as the venue's so big . It's different unlike an Arena , Hall & let alone a Live House venue

[ShiniTakashi]

My friend tried applying with my CD code, but didn't get a ticket either. Seems like a lot of people weren't successful with the CD codes.

Edit:

Also, for those holding out hope, the most recent Hulu episode confirms that "Finally" is indeed her final album. So, unfortunately, there won't be any more new music from her ever again.

[Xianghua]

I think the reason is that the CD lottery had more people entering than the fanclub lottery. So there was more competition which results in a lower success rate.

[Miduhyo]

Originally Posted by ShiniTakashi

Edit:

Also, for those holding out hope, the most recent Hulu episode confirms that "Finally" is indeed her final album. So, unfortunately, there won't be any more new music from her ever again.

I mean, I knew that but at the same time I was still one of the people kind of wishing that maybe--just maybe--there would be just one more thing. It's nice to have confirmation though. Bittersweet, really.