Basic introduction

Ayumi Hamasaki (Ayumi Hamasaki, Hamasaki あゆみ)

, studied in Tokyo Horikoshi High School during middle school (dropped out midway). The company he belongs to is Japan's Avex Entertainment Inc. As one of the most famous Japanese singers in recent years, her influence spreads throughout East Asia and has a certain influence in other parts of the world. The records she released have repeatedly set sales records in Japan, and many of her classic songs are also popular.

The "new leader" that Japanese high school girls believe in - the spokesperson Ayumi Hamasaki entered the Japanese music scene with the song "Poker Face" on April 8, 1998. In the same year, Hamasaki became the first to win consecutive Released 5 single albums, of which the third single album "Trust" won the Newcomer Award at the 1998 Japan Cable Awards and the Osaka Cable Awards. At the beginning of the new year on January 1, 1999, Hamasaki's first solo album "A Song for ××" was released. The entire album's lyrics were composed by Hamasaki herself. The lyrics she wrote herself were like a mirror, Her thoughts and contradictions about life, work, and self are presented truthfully and without reservation. It is precisely because of this true expression of lyrics and the voices of people of the same age that the album has been ranked first in the album charts for 5 consecutive weeks. This is also a good result achieved by a new female singer in 19 years. In 1999, Ayumi Hamasaki released 7 singles and 2 albums; she made her debut at the "Red and White Song Festival" in the same year. At the same time, she also won many awards during this year.

In 2000, she released 9 singles and 2 albums, and held 33 tours across Japan. In addition, she also won 4 awards in the Japan Record Awards: "Outstanding Work Award", "Best Album Award", "Best Album Award" and "Lyrics Award".

In 2001, Hamasaki held a tour in four major cities in Japan (Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo). The total number of people who came to watch the concert exceeded 300,000. In 2002, she participated in Asia's first "MTV ASIA AWARDS 2000" held in Singapore and won the honor of "Most Influential Japanese Artist in Asia".

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So far, Hamasaki has released 28 singles and 4 albums. Not long ago, she also completed her third 11-city concert tour across Japan. A singer, she is also a fashion representative of young people in Japan. The clothes she wears will become the object of imitation by young people overnight. Ayumi Hamasaki plays many roles in the Japanese metropolis, but she has never been able to do so. What has changed is her love for her fans. Let us listen to her songs on September 22 and witness the glory of this Japanese singer who has achieved all kinds of miracles! Honor information

Won the "ALL JAPAN On-Demand Song Award" for 2 consecutive years in 2001

Won the 33rd Japan Cable Award "Japan Cable Award"

Won the 34th Japan Record Sales Award for 2 years Continuously won the "Artist Sales Award"

Won the 43rd Japan Record Awards "Japan Record Awards"

In 2002, he won the "MOST INFLUENTIAL JAPANESE ARTIST IN" of the "MTV ASIA AWARDS 2002" ASIA" Special Award

Won the "Artist of the year" award for two consecutive years at the 16th Japan Golden Disc Awards. Basic information

Nickname: Ayu

Birthday: October 2, 1978

Blood type: Type A

Place of birth: Fukuoka Prefecture

The person I find most attractive as a woman: Keiko ( Globe), Rie Miyazawa (Rie Miyazawa), Matsuda Seiko

About music: Influenced by my elder brother, I started listening to rock music (Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple) since I was a child.

Recently I like to listen to black music such as Babyface and EnVogue.

Favorite actors: Nicolas Cage, Rie Miyazawa (Rie Miyazawa)

Favorite movies: The Bodyguard, Betty Blue, Leaving Las Vegas

Respected people: people who have things they don’t have

Disliked people: liars, people who don’t say hello

Passionate things: collecting related information White accessories in the room

Favorite food: biscuits (can be used as staple food), cakes, chocolate, pickles, raw liver

Favorite books: often buy fashion magazines, ancient poems The vernacular translation of the collection is also quite interesting, as well as the works of Silver Natsuki, etc...

Specialties: piano, five-part calligraphy, abacus, ikebana symbols

In some of the records and works released by Hamasaki Ayumi, several special symbols often appear (see right) Figure), similar to the English letters A, H and M. Each of Hamasaki's careers has different symbolic meanings. The first "A" appeared on the 10th single "A" symbol, which was used on the cover and as a replacement for all regular letter A's. This single later brought Hamasaki to the first peak of her singing career. (A thus sold for 1.63 million), and according to Hamasaki herself, this symbol also represents her name. The second "A" is modified from the first "A" and first appeared on the back cover of the second album "LOVEppears", the two best albums "A BEST (A Selection)" and "A BALLADS (A)" "Lyric Collection" also used this symbol, which has been used ever since. In addition to being used in the title of her album, it is also the trademark of various products launched in her name (including concert souvenirs). These albums named after this were all hits of the year. The third "A" appears on the sixth album: "MY STORY (Private Story)". The fourth "A" sold 11.3 million copies and was her last million-dollar album. The "A" symbol appears on the seventh album: "(miss)understood ((step) solution)". This album also sold more than 870,000 copies. "M" is in the song title of the 19th single, and this single is Hamasaki's fourth million-selling single. Unlike the "A" symbol, this symbol is applied to any record containing the song "M". "H" appears on the 27th single "H" symbol. This single was also the last million single.

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"" appeared in the 29th single "&" symbol. Popular style

With Doraemon in Japanese comics, With a similar status to Japanese dramas, Ayumi Hamasaki is also regarded as one of the symbols of contemporary Japanese pop music. She is also regarded as one of the symbolic figures in Japanese pop culture that is popular throughout Asia. As the fashion representative of Japan's younger generation (especially women between the ages of 10 and 30), it leads the fashion trends in Japan and even Asia. It plays a mainstay role in Japan's ever-changing pop culture. In Asia, Gao. The well-known Ayumi Hamasaki has been given many famous titles, including "Japanese pop leader", "Japanese diva", "Variety diva", "Asian diva", "Step sister", among which "Japanese pop leader" and "Japanese pop diva" "Bujie" is the most common. Some comments also pointed out that Ayumi Hamasaki has the most profound influence on the Japanese pop music industry's way of promoting and managing female singers and its definition of so-called idol singers.

Her frequent and regular appearances on the covers of Japan's famous popular magazines such as "ViVi", "SCAWAII", "Cawaii" and "Popteen" have made her an indicator of fashionable clothing. She has also appeared in the international fashion magazine "Vogue" and served as a model for the famous brands Bulgari and Dolce&Gabbana (D&G). She also modeled for another famous brand Christian Dior. ) jewelry endorsement.

She has also won many awards in Japan's beauty and clothing competitions. In the 2006 Oricon survey, she was selected as the female singer with the most popular taste. In terms of clothing and accessories, she is famous for often using products from famous brands such as Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, CHANEL, etc. By the way, the first brand for which Ayumi Hamasaki, who liked and was influenced by Shibuya 109, came up with a design proposal behind the scenes was "Material Girl". It's on the 6th floor of Shibuya 109! However, Hamasaki did not design the brand herself (she came up with the design plan). Now, it has been outsourced to other girls to plan and design the brand's clothing. Top Ten Trends

1. The leopard print trend swept across Asia. In September 2000, Hamasaki released her third album "Duty". She transformed into a jungle-flavored leopard girl, full of It is as charming and attractive as a little devil, and naturally exudes a unique and gorgeous atmosphere that is bad to the bone. The creativity of this leopard girl was completely created by Hamasaki. She used flaming red lips and pointed nails studded with rhinestones to match the unique wild and mysterious temperament of leopard print. Under her interpretation, leopard print abandoned frivolity and showed The noble and fashionable side. Leopard print triggered a leopard print craze in the Japanese fashion industry at the end of 2000. From underwear to mobile phones, products of all sizes rushed to be labeled with leopard print. The leopard print mobile phone manufactured by Tu-ka and designed by Hamasaki personally sold for 40 Ten thousand yen, in Shibuya, the most prosperous city in Japan, giant advertisements of Ayumi Hamasaki's "Leopard Girl" can be seen everywhere. Even the credit card company invited Hamasaki to specially design a limited-print leopard print credit card. From celebrities to ordinary people, to home accessories, and even car interiors, leopard print has occupied a mainstream position, and this trend has expanded from Japan to Asia. On New Year's Day in 2008, Hamasaki released a new album "Guilty" and once again wore a leopard print skirt to reproduce his image mark, which can be said to be a tribute to himself. 2. Fox tail In February 2001, the leopard print fever had not yet faded, and Ayumi Hamasaki contributed another popular item to Japan. In the MV for the single "Evolution", a fluffy fox tail suddenly hung diagonally from the waist of Hamasaki's jeans as a decoration, which quickly became a hot accessory in early 2001. This accessory, we later saw countless changes in various tails around her waist. 3. Since the debut of blonde Barbie, Hamasaki said goodbye to her black hair and dyed her hair blonde. In March 2001, Ayumi Hamasaki showed off a dazzling blonde Barbie look in the album "A BEST", whether it was "Fly High" or Surreal, with long blonde hair and thick bangs. The look shows Ayumi Hamasaki's innocent and innocent doll face, and this iconic blond hair is the key to her transformation into a doll look, which made the manufacturers of Barbie dolls excited. In 2001, they awarded Hamasaki the "2001 Barbie Award 2001. The blonde curly hair with thick bangs is still a model for artists to imitate to this day. 4. Big eye makeup When Hamasaki was at his peak, when you walked to the streets of Shibuya, there would be a pair of Hamasaki's big eyes staring at you everywhere. In addition to Ayumi Hamasaki's natural big eyes, her original big eye painting method has also attracted the attention of the whole Asia. For a time, everyone wanted to have a pair of Hamasaki-style big eyes, which are the best representation of girls who aspire to become a princess. To this day, Ayumi Hamasaki's big eye makeup has become a must-have teaching in makeup classes alongside the smoky eye makeup. In addition, the popularity of colored contact lenses also started with Ayumi Hamasaki’s big eyes. 5. Flower headwear In 2004, Hamasaki tried a summer single "Inspire" full of Thai style. On the cover, she wears a red rose headdress and a long skirt of the same color, looking sexy and gorgeous. In fact, the Flower headgear has long been a popular must-have item for Ayumi Hamasaki. Flowers, once a symbol of love and peace in the 1960s, are used to decorate the body, which is full of hippie style and is quite chic and stylish. Ayumi Hamasaki used flowers of different colors to create different atmospheres to add to the popularity. Either bright and bright, delicate and cute, relaxed and bright, or sexy and blurry. 6. Improved kimono In 2002, when the mix album ayu-mi-x 4 series was released, Hamasaki wore an improved kimono for the first time, and with a coquettish appearance with a strong Japanese style, it immediately attracted people's attention.

During this period she appeared on the cover of Time magazine, also wearing a modified kimono. In addition, she also attended the MTV Awards held in Singapore wearing an improved kimono with the English words "Forever and Hope" embroidered on the sleeves. This outfit was designed by Hamasaki herself. Kimonos exude sensuality here at Ayumi Hamasaki. Since then, artists have had a new choice on the red carpets in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Even Lanvin's 2006 spring and summer designs incorporate the characteristics of improved kimonos. 7. Face Stickers Unlike artists who often use tattoos to express their fashionable and punk sense, Hamasaki prefers to use stickers of different colors or styles to add style to his look. Red peach hearts, colorful butterflies... She made girls understand that it is not necessarily the case that only makeup can change the face. 8. Beggar Jeans In Japan, the male idol Takuya Kimura and the female idol Ayumi Hamasaki have joined forces to push the trend of beggar jeans to the extreme. From April to June 2000, Hamasaki released three singles "Vogue", "Far Away" and "Seasons" for three consecutive months. At that time, Hamasaki was already the fashion leader of young Japanese people. Through these three singles, The first well-produced single sparked another craze - beggar jeans. Ayumi Hamasaki, who often remodels jeans by herself, emphasized that using a little tattered effects can often bring out a unique personality. For this reason, she won Japan's "Best Jeans Celebrity Award" for the fifth time and became the first to win the "Best Jeans Celebrity Award". The female artist who will always be the best spokesperson for jeans. 9. The pursuit of perfection in gorgeous tutu skirts is Hamasaki’s fashion magic weapon. In the magazine *** commemorating ten years since her debut, she once again wore a super exaggerated and gorgeous tutu inlaid with crystal diamonds. This is Hamasaki's most common look on stage. But this is not an easy look to control. Whether it is a medieval Juliet court dress, a diamond-encrusted tutu in a fairy tale world, or a light green chiffon dress on the stage, Hamasaki is very smart The high-waist design is emphasized, elongating the entire body proportions. 10. Nail painting When nail painting was still only a thing for Europeans and Americans, Hamasaki was the first to use nail painting to connect it with her own dressing style. She discovered the secret of matching between nail art and fashion, which also led to the popularity of nail art. Popular in Japan, as a top figure in the nail art industry, she is Japan's "Nail Art Queen" three times in a row. She is known as the artist who drives the nail art trend and knows best how to match nails and fashion. Whether it's summery candy-colored nails, intarsia nail polish with rhinestones, or crystal manicure, every color and style she changes attracts admirers to follow her. More and more people understand that manicure is like a woman’s second face, and the variety of this detail can attract attention and create topics. Related comments

She is not tall, nor does she have a hot figure, but it is this delicate-looking woman who has set off waves of fashion waves in Japan and even Asia. She has straight bangs and big black hair. Her sexy and cute looks make her an out-and-out "pop leader". Although she has a top-notch styling team at her service, she still likes to dress and decorate as she likes. She hardly reads fashion magazines and TV shows now. Her fashion statement is "Fashion, I have the final say." She will change an average of three sets of clothes every day, even more if there are performances and announcements. She will choose different types of clothes according to her mood, weather, and occasions. For example, for performances, she will choose some more exaggerated outfits. On weekdays, What can't be worn can be displayed on the stage; and in press conferences or publicity occasions, she often does not wear too strong makeup or have strange styles, but is pure and simple, just like when she attended a concert in Taiwan a few days ago During the promotional activities of the event, she appeared in a white dress, as pure as a princess; when she was in a bad mood or on a cloudy day, she would choose brightly colored clothes. She said that this would give herself and her friends a sense of security. Bringing a good mood will make life more colorful. She likes shopping, and shopping is the best way for her to relax. As long as she is free, she will fly abroad to go shopping, because if she appeared in Japan, even walking would be a problem, let alone shopping, and she would be surrounded by fans. Therefore, she prefers to stay relatively Buy clothes in free Europe and other places.

The most exaggerated time was that she bought more than 70 pairs of shoes, mostly high heels, during a few days of vacation. Another time, she even had someone drive a truck to load the clothes she bought. "I admit that I am a I am a shopaholic, I like to buy enough at one time, but I am not a person who is only obsessed with famous brands. Compared with those expensive world brands, I prefer things with unique designs and their own personality, which is more in line with me. Taste and style. "Every time she drives on the fashionable streets of Japan, she will pay close attention to the dressing of young men and women on the roadside. When she sees many girls imitating her own dressing style, she will be very proud because This is the best affirmation and praise for herself. At the same time, she will often tell those girls who chase fashion, "You must choose what suits you. Blindly following the most elementary fashions, find what really suits you, and have your own style." The design and breakthrough are the real fashion. ”