Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki is a JPop singer, she has been popular in Japan for some time now and at one point received the title of "Empress of JPop". Recently she has adapted a kind of rock style to some of the songs. I wonder if anyone here as heard of her and if so discuss your views.

 

I've listened to some of her songs, though i can't remember any of them now, but i think i prefer Utada hikaru. And wasn't she the one who was singing the Teen titans theme along with another singer? Puffy or something.

 

I like Ayumi and Utada as much as each other, I'm not sure what songs she has sung for shows though.

 

Errgh.

I don't like Ayumi that much >: but she's way ebtter than Koda Kumi,I can really say that :3
I like the song "Because of you" , that video is freakin' amazing.

 

The band you're thinking of is Puffy AmiYumi (or just PUFFY in Japan) and no she wasn't in it. The singers' names are Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura, thus the "AmiYumi" in the band name. I'm a fan of them too.

I love Ayu. In fact, my offical introduction to Japanese music was with her song "Moments." My favorite songs are "boys & Girls" and "Memorial Address." She did do the song "Dearest," one of the ending songs for the anime InuYasha. As for the "rock style" in her music, that's not exactly recent. She's been doing rockish songs since at least 2001 when she released "evolution."

Some of her other songs that follow this style are:
"Because of you"
"GAME"
"About You"
"Humming 7/4"
"alterna"
"is this LOVE?"
"Ladies Night~another night"
"Startin'"
"1 LOVE"
"Kiss o' Kill"
"Until that Day..."
and her most recent songs "talkin 2 myself" and "decision"

I do enjoy her music very much and actually used to have her whole discography on my computer (I lost it when I had to have my computer re-formated.) I really can't wait for her new album "GUILTY" to be released on January 1.

 

Same here, I had to have mine re-formatted becuase of adware, I've already pre-ordered the latest album. I've already listened to the previews of the album.

 

I haven't heard many of her songs, but from what I have heard, she is a very talented singer. I think I prefer Utada, but I don't doubt Ayumi is also good.

GAME is probably my favorite of hers.

 

I don't think she's the best but I think she's alright.

 

I can't really say...I mean, I haven't actually listened to a very wide range of JPop artists so I can' t say that she is 'the best'.

Some of her work is just top-notch but some are just...yeah.

>.>

My favourite would have to be Evolution.

 

That's my favorite Ayumi song, as well.

She's not the best, I like Utada more, but she's okay.
Some of her songs just need to be erased...like, now.
Dearest and Heaven are also pretty good Ayumi songs.

 

I admire her perseverance in her singing career even though she's deaf in one ear now.

Music sucks though. xD