[Namie Amuro] The 103rd Thread - WE ♥ NAMIE FOREVER -

[roddypii]

Any news about it? Anything? We can do anything... we can be anything we want~

[minkAYuko]

^ I guess she lied... and we believed her

[love in music]

Her music and videos being gone from everywhere for this long is really weirding me out.
Has this ever happened with any artist before? I've never heard of anything like this.
I've seen speculation that Namie may want all of her music wiped and inaccessible and if that's true it just really has me questioning why.

I know it's weird, but I really don't want one of my favorite artists to be so ashamed of their music they don't want anyone to listen to it anymore and I hope that's not the case.

[brener]

is it still trending on twitter? contracts can surely be affecting it, and yet it is a short period considering what happened with taylor and spotify back in 2014
we should be aware of how things happens mostly off records in japan

ps: her stuff is still available @ CDJapan

[thinkingoutloud89]

It's still available to buy. The CDs are just not in print anymore and most big sellers like amazon probably got rid of the stock by now.

As for the streaming services: Its a contract revision thing. It can take a while depending on how important people in charge deem it to be. There's nothing we can do other than someone writing a mail to her distributer (whoever is holding the rights of her music by now, I still find this confusing after DSP was founded) and straight up just ask them. If not, all we can do is wait.

[roddypii]

So... no news about her music on streaming services? No news about herself? No fan have found her after 2020 just to say she's alive and well? :\

[ShiniTakashi]

Someone posted on Threads that they saw Namie out for a run somewhere a few months ago. She's still around, just living the peaceful life she wants.

[mi|kshake]

Not really Namie related but I'm currently playing the Tomb Raider remasters which reminded me of when I was playing the TR Anniversary, I used to listen to Play on my CD player. If only her music was still on Spotify, I could put on Play for the nostalgia.

[visionfactory]

Went to Tokyo last month I was so happy to see well stocked Namie shelf on Tower Records Shibuya!

On other stores you could only find Finally though

[visionfactory]

Any news about Namie's discography on digital platforms? I've been forced to listen to her CD albums lol (Maybe that's what their want?)

[brener]

i keep checking apple music weekly to see if her discography is up again, but no...

part of me wants to buy her albums

[roddypii]

I love having CD's and I really wish I had her whole discography. I only have past<FUTURE album ;-;
But I don't have money so... this is an impossible dream for me right now :\

[CeReSu]

I have all her albums since Best Fiction <3
I'm happy to have them now, since we can't listen to her via streaming anymore

[thinkingoutloud89]

Originally Posted by CeReSu

I have all her albums since Best Fiction <3
I'm happy to have them now, since we can't listen to her via streaming anymore

They will be back sooner or later.
Do you know which I would have to contact? like who is managing her music after she left. Is it still dimension point or avex?

Originally Posted by roddypii

I love having CD's and I really wish I had her whole discography. I only have past<FUTURE album ;-;
But I don't have money so... this is an impossible dream for me right now :\

I think I have 1-2 albums double from my last trip to Tokyo since I always forget which editions I own. They ar usually just 300 yen used. They would be up for grabs.

[mi|kshake]

Been watching Live Style 2011 and, phew, what a run of songs from What A Feeling to Top Secret!

[roddypii]

Originally Posted by mi|kshake

Been watching Live Style 2011 and, phew, what a run of songs from What A Feeling to Top Secret!

That Defend Love choreo is so amazing. This tour made me love Uh,,,Uh,,,,,, too


BTW, Janet Jackson made a show in Tokyo this week. So if there was a place ANYWHERE in the world that we could see Namie Amuro, is there. Any news about it? I'm 100% sure she attended Janet's tour.

[ChiisaiHana]

Originally Posted by CeReSu

I have all her albums since Best Fiction <3
I'm happy to have them now, since we can't listen to her via streaming anymore

It broke my heart! So what I ended up doing is buying a Sony Walkman MP3player, used, from a website that sells used items, for 25 euros + shipping. I dug my old hard drive with all my ripped Namie CD's and put them on it. I carry it around in my make-up bag

[kumis]

I get that I'm litigating a discourse that has probably been had a long time ago but... how come her international fans refer to her by Namie Amuro when Amuro Namie works better for her? At least with last name-first name you are not enunciating three vowels in a row

[thinkingoutloud89]

Originally Posted by kumis

I get that I'm litigating a discourse that has probably been had a long time ago but... how come her international fans refer to her by Namie Amuro when Amuro Namie works better for her? At least with last name-first name you are not enunciating three vowels in a row

Thats a weird question. Saying the last name first is just a culture thing most westerners are just not used to. Has nothing to do with what sounds better (as for me, there is not really a difference).