The Dark Truth Behind Namie Amuro's Disappearance

[@Pookasoul]

Namie retired. She didn't "disappear". She just retired, and quite publically and officially. And why not? She had earned enough for it and can enjoy her still young years.

[@mauryroblovich]

Shes been in the industry since she was a teen. She's allowed to rest or do nothing at all!

[@NeoVidel]

I agree but dang her music has to disappear too? 😢

[@Renderlesscharacter2454]

a child she began at 8

[@macarenarrieta]

that's not the point. The point is the music should remain.

[@kerronwalker1589]

She's literally retired, there's nothing else to it. You have to remember namie went though everything, and I mean EVERYTHING in the public eye. She went though her mother's death, her divorce, her child birth literally EVERYTHING and the media basically chewed her up during that time, her album sales where slipping and she was being called old news by the time style had come out, so I simply think namie has had enough of fame and just sitting in retirement. She made enough money to live the rest of her life completely in hiding, she never has to sing another note again, and you know what fair enough namie did alot for Jpop during her peak, her music disappearing of streaming is honestly not a suprise at all tbh especially considering how avexs is, biggest Jpop company and even they couldn't secure her rights to her original recordings of her albums hence why she made that karoke album called finally. So she disappeared for a reason and I hope if she does return she does it at her own pace or if she never comes back then that's fine as well.

[@demonicbaby6664]

Exactly what I was thinking when I saw this video I was like tf like let the woman rest and be happy

[@M0ONCommander]

calling finally a karaoke album 💀 you're not wrong, but the shade

[@kerronwalker1589]

@@M0ONCommander girl that whole album was her doing karaoke to her own music you know she was in the recording booth chewing bitches up 🤣 cause AVEX couldn't secure shit for her. Finally was such a success it made enough for her to retire happily into oblivion and never have to think about singing or being famous ever again and if she ever runs out of money all she has to do is release another greatest hits album and she's fine for another 10 years 🤣

[@sientense]

MiSaMo paid such an amazing tribute to Amuro-san.

[@marinadela1361]

I was hoping this would rather address not the 'retirement' but rather her entire catalogue being wiped off the face of the Internet. WE NEED ANSWERS!!!

[@hiroshinagoya2469]

Very interesting information; I don't think it is fair for her entire discography and practically artistic legacy to be erased and pretend her contributions to the Jpop industry never existed. It's a shame this happened, and those who never listen to her music probably never will now.

[@INH-x4c]

This is the only regrettable thing in my mind. She 100% should be able to retire in peace and not associate herself with her career if that’s what she wants. But I also do hope the official versions become available again some day.

[@RC-ud4qo]

Ayumi Hamasaki Namie Amuro Mika Nakashima Ai Otsuka 👸 👑 Queen s

[@neetuh4850]

Not Utada Hikaru? Ami suzuki? Remember speed? There are others.

[@davey6022]

Don’t forget Koda Kumi❤

[@Shenaiscute]

Crystal Kay & BoA as well

[@justincrews5396]

You got a couple things wrong: 1) Her name is pronounced "Nami-eh" (I'm sure I'm not the first one to point that out on here) 2)She wanted to become a Singer after she saw Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" and begged Okinawa Actors School to make an exception to let her go to school there. 3) Super Monkey's weren't that popular until they re-branded as Namie Amuro and the Super Monkey's due to the fact she was doing more publicity work then the other members. 4) And the main thing is she retired it wasn't a sudden disappearance.

[@EasternStars]

more correctly it was the founder / principal of the school offering to Namie to go to his school.

[@keyboardbunny]

Japanese artists always retires. there's so many jpop singer that's young in their peak even retires or they retire because they wanted to get married. Amuro Namie been saying she's going to retire at 40 since she was in her 20s. She basically just did what she said she's going to. I mean why work till you're old and frail. 40 is a good age to retire, she has the money and now she has time to herself to do whatever she want like a free person with all her wealth. I don't know why people think it's a problem or come up with heaps of conspiracy theory about her.

[@chogiwhat8630]

I miss her very much and Im sad I was never to able seeing her live but she deserves her retiring, she's been through so much shit and I hope she's happy and healthy. I'm glad I still have some physical albums and DVD from her.

[@sleepysarah.]

Hardly a 'Dark Truth'. Sounds like she's just had enough.

[@davey6022]

Namie is a true icon and sorely missed. I’m so thankful I have all of her physical copies of her music. I just hope she is doing well.❤

[@jesilyncolasito9906]

I love her song Golden Touch.

[@jun4466]

Nami is the One Piece character. Her name is pronounced "Nami-eh;" the E is like egg or elephant. Same goes for Mari-eh Kondo - that "Spark joy by decluttering clothes" girl. It's not Marie, like how everybody perceives it.

[@richiegoff1754]

Yes came here to say this. Why do people makes videos and don’t research the subject’s name 😐

[@neetuh4850]

I knew it was Nami. I didn't know people were saying Marie.

[@H-TownVibes]

I became a fan of hers when I heard “Come” at the end of Inuyasha. Since then I’ve been hooked on her. She got me into JPop and KPop.

[@ination540]

Maybe it’s the content creator who's actually confused here. Namie just wants a normal life, being a mom-nothing too complicated about that. The creator couldn’t even pronounce her name right. Maybe double-check your work and get the basics down before posting.

[@peterkm18]

I miss her so much

[@MsChantalm]

her retirement was no surprised to me...she looked over it and tired in the years leading up to her retring....i remember seeing comments of persons calling her movements robotic or out of it when she was at interviews or variety shows and fans defended her behavior as being mysterious or shy and then she eventually quit interviews and variety shows overall to focus solely on her concerts till she retired......i feel like if she had the chance..she would have retired soon if she wasnt on a 25 year contract ...whatever the reason...i hope she is happy and safe

[@Amplifymagic]

I miss her music so much, such a tragic story

[@ination540]

if you do miss her music so badly, and as a fan i'm sure you've got all of her albums. NO worried

[@Amplifymagic]

@@ination540 no it’s not that easy to have physical copies

[@ination540]

@@Amplifymagic If you’ve got the cash, you can get it online. Just buy the copies, no matter the price-if you’re a true fan of Namie!

[@KansaiTeacher]

Nothing tragic about it at all. She simply retired

[@ination540]

@@Amplifymagic u can have it all if u have money

[@FinalSpace]

Thanks for making this video! To clarify, her name is pronounced as Na-Mi-Eh because it's Japanese, not English as in Jamie lol 😅😅😅

[@Yjinss]

This also makes me think about BoA Kwon's retirement T____T all the queens are leaving the entertainment world..

[@osas_juan_1867]

Thank you so much for making a video on this!! I'm so happy you're covering the news that is not only Kdrama or Korean related news 😊

[@mioyumi1354]

I just hope she's alive and well.

[@Fayewebstar]

i 100% supporrt her decision to retire, I'm just so sad that her music is gone and it's impossible to get hands-on physical copies of her work. I only discovered her a few months ago :(

[@AntonioGG2-8420]

I love Namie Armuo. Queen of J-Pop.

[@moonstarlover17]

She looks like Goo Hara from Kara

[@u2bst1nks]

People have noted that Kara's success in Japan was in some part due to Hara's resemblance to Namie Amuro. Namie was one of the most successful female Japanese singers, and news outlets often highlighted Hara's resemblance. Even on Korean shows, people like Lee Hyori would point out that Hara looked like Namie.

[@geecraze6780]

the reason why Kara become succefull , is due to Goo Hara , resemblace to Namie Amuro

[@gregjaro-mk7zs]

I GUESS SHE RETIRED FROM THE J-POP INDUSTRY & SHE'S NOT MISSING. 🇯🇵💃🏻🎶💿

[@emsbanifufu2642]

I don't know why Western/non-Japanese fans are over-reacting to Amuro Namie retiring. It's actually super common in the Jpop scene for artists, especially female artists, to retire or go on long hiatus after so many years of activity. Nakamori Akina went 9 years from 2014 to 2023 without a public appearance even though she released albums during that time frame. I'm also pretty sure I remember seeing something when Amuro originally announced her hiatus that her music was going to be removed eventually off of streaming sites.

[@neetuh4850]

I'm a western fan. I'm not panicking. I don't know who's panicking. This news was strange to me. She retired and I hope she's living well.

[@SmithCaro]

Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh ... No wonder I can't find anything official on KZbin Music ... It's sad, as I really ❤ her music ... I hope she is well ...

[@kennethawesome]

I listened to her music in the mid-90s but never followed her other news. While watching MISAMO's New Look, I saw a few comments on Namie and found this.

[@terence3004]

This reminds me, i still have some of her album in the basement

[@plomezz]

Thank you for making this video. I miss Namie Amuro so much. I find it interesting how the media in Japan hasn't started a hunt to find her. If Madonna or Britney had dissappeared from the public eye for so long, we would have the western media chasing them all over the world.

[@UswahAst]

Nice, ohno Satoshi from Arashi also disappear from public eyes, so sad 😢

[@IraDongBangTan]

I thought Arashi as a whole is still active?

[@UswahAst]

@@IraDongBangTan no, they are in hiatus, just to put it nicely. In fact Ohno just want to retire from entertainment industry, the other four are still active though

[@ashftodette2925]

I just made research about amuro...soo basically she's XG senior? 💀😭..

[@NeoVidel]

Everyone is pronouncing her name wrong. Nah me ay

[@u2bst1nks]

more like Nah-me-eh

[@godbastjr9237]

its a shame that all her music trace is deleted, at least for now

[@Amplifymagic]

I wish this AI voice would pronounce her name right

[@ctpaula]

I understand that she's retired, but it doesn't explain why vanish all her discography from everywhere.

[@Nivimary]

She deserves her retirement. Please let her live her own life peacefully.

[@abolakeshowmustafa4279]

a such an Icon in JPOP did not crossover to KPOP. She could have made it big there and made a name like Sakura of Le Serrafim or MISAMO of Twice, but she choose not to. She is already too big and respected enough to be heard in KPOP that she has become an Inspiration for any KPOP from 1st generation to maybe some 5th gen KPOP idols or to some rising popular JPOP idols like XG or &team of HyBe. hopefully, She’ll resurface and make good music and collaborate with some top idols of today like Jennie of Blackpink that would totally break the internet but I think She simply had enough.

[@kerronwalker1589]

She didn't need them or K-pop tbh, namie was Jpop, Japan and jpop has the 2nd biggest music market in the world only behind America, so she never had to venture outside of Japan really, she did cause she wanted to release songs in English, but realistically namie never had to go abroad to sustain a music career.

[@Girl2TheCity]

Namie did several collaborations into K Pop 😂 one was Namie Amuro X After School- Make it Happen MV Hara from Kara went viral from being pretty much a twin to Namie Amuro it did a lot of good for her Japanese career when she was dealing with her public scandal before her sad demise

[@felipefontes85]

Also, she actually was pretty popular in Korea, she even did some concerts for the So Crazy Tour in Seoul

[@kwaxoo]

she was seen in hawaii a few weeks ago

[@plantgirlnyc]

You pronounce the e in her name - it’s not silent

[@monmon3681k]

She reminds me of Hara of KARA her face. Or I can say Hara looks like Namie Amuro. Rest in peace sweetheart Hara. I love Namie Amuro also but i just noticed the similarity in their face

[@SpeakInScenes]

Second! This girl debuted when my mom was still in highschool though 😂

[@IraDongBangTan]

Omg. Now i feel old. 😂😂 I was 10 then. How young is your mom if i may ask?

[@neetuh4850]

Well me too. I was in high school.

[@LounoirRecords]

she's pronounced nami-ey, not just nami fyi

[@Renderlesscharacter2454]

Namie amuro is so talented, but Ayumi Hamasaki is much more into the showbiz she likes scandals and being in front

[@s2oop436]

ayumi hamasaki is a old hag already; her attention seeking fad wont worked in japanese indeustry. she thinks marrying a foreign actor will make her a madonna like prestige but it backfried cause of japanese conservatice culture. since then he cant return to the spotlight once again

[@fghjfghjk2192]

ayumi is also a flop

[@ultravylette]

Pronounce her name correctly please!!! NA-MI-E

[@MyKey9]

Bruh is this wear the fashion came from?!

[@caroola]

wtf is this.

[@Stardown_kpop]

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