Translated by Mandilinn
November 7, 2017

After announcing her that her retirement would be next year on September 16th, singer Namie Amuro’s (40) new all-time best album “Finally” (out in November 8th) has been found to have exceeded 1 million sales on the 7th. This makes her the first artist in Japanese music history to have million sellers in her teens, 20s, 30s, and 40s.

Debuting at the age of 14, she became a big hit in her teen years thanks to the help of producer Tetsuya Komuro (58). The sales of the album “SWEET 19 BLUES”, released when Amuro was 18, sold 3,360,000 copies. “181920” released in her 20s, and “BEST FICTION” released in her 30s, also both sold over 1 million copies.

Thanks to early release in stores on the 7th, combined with pre-orders, “Finally” has exceeded 1 million copies sold. In an age where it’s harder to sell CDs, a record company official said, “The response was greater than expected, we had to respond rapidly to meet demand”.

Out of the 6 new songs on the album, “How Do You Feel Now?” was composed and written by her old producer, Tetsuya Komuro. The music video features the two recording together. The two haven’t been together since January 2001 and the single “No More Tears”.