Ayumi Hamasaki

Hamasaki Ayumi

  • Name: Hamasaki Ayumi
  • Native name: 浜崎あゆみ
  • Also Known as: Ayu, Crea, 浜崎くるみ, 浜﨑あゆみ, AYUMI
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: October 2, 1978
  • Age: 46
Hamasaki Ayumi is a Japanese recording artist, lyricist, model, and actress. Ayumi has been dubbed the "Empress of J-Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. She has sold over 60 million albums, making her the best-selling solo artist and the only solo artist to sell more than 60 million in total in Asia.

Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to pursue a career in entertainment. In 1998, under the tutelage of Avex CEO Max Matsuura, she released a string of modestly selling singles that concluded with her 1999 debut album A Song for ××. The album debuted at the top of the Oricon charts and remained there for four weeks, establishing her popularity in Japan.

She married the Austrian actor and model, Manuel Schwarz, in the United States on January 1, 2011, and divorced in 2012.

She then married an American medical student 10 years her junior on March 3, 2014, and divorced on September 30, 2016.

She had her first child at the end of 2019, and on May 1, 2021, she announced the birth of her second child. Edit Biography
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1996 Yami no Purple Eye
Japanese Drama, 1996, 11 eps
Morishima Yuka (Support Role)
11
Morishima Yuka
Support Role
8.0
1995 Miseinen
Japanese Drama, 1995, 11 eps
Tabata Hitomi (Support Role)
11
Tabata Hitomi
Support Role
7.4
1995 Shonan Liverpool Gakuin
Japanese Drama, 1995, 24 eps
(Ep. 24) (Guest Role)
24
(Ep. 24)
Guest Role
0.0
1994 Journey to the West
Japanese Drama, 1994, 17 eps
Karin (Ep. 11) (Guest Role)
17
Karin (Ep. 11)
Guest Role
4.5
1993 Twins Kyoshi
Japanese Drama, 1993, 11 eps
Tachibana Momo (Support Role)
11
Tachibana Momo
Support Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2002 Tsuki ni Shizumu
Japanese Movie, 2002,
Minamo / Kagari (Main Role)
Main Role
6.2
1996 A Class to Remember Season 2: The Learning Circle
Japanese Movie, 1996,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.7
1995 Like Grains of Sand
Japanese Movie, 1995,
Kasane Aihara (Main Role)
Main Role
7.2
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
2000 Hamasaki Ayumi ~Hikari to Kage~
Japanese Special, 2000, 1 eps
Hamasaki Ayumi (Main Role)
1
Hamasaki Ayumi
Main Role
8.0
1995 Nanashi no Tantei 11: Glass no Shojo
Japanese Special, 1995, 1 eps
Kawakubo Nami (Guest Role)
1
Kawakubo Nami
Guest Role
0.0
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2023 The Weekly 99 Music
Japanese TV Show, 2023, 60 eps
[Location Shoot] (Ep. 44) (Guest)
60
[Location Shoot] (Ep. 44)
Guest
0.0
2022 Girl's Barking Night
Japanese TV Show, 2022, 110 eps
(Ep. 39) (Guest)
110
(Ep. 39)
Guest
0.0
2020 CDTV Live! Live!
Japanese TV Show, 2020, 125 eps
(Guest)
125
Guest
8.0
2008 Shabekuri 007
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 610 eps
(Ep. 323) (Guest)
610
(Ep. 323)
Guest
8.2
2005 J-Melo
Japanese TV Show, 2005, 576 eps
(Guest)
576
Guest
0.0
2004 Shin Domoto Kyoudai
Japanese TV Show, 2004, 454 eps
(Ep. 81, 115, 148) (Guest)
454
(Ep. 81, 115, 148)
Guest
8.1
1998 Channel A
Japanese TV Show, 1998, 573 eps
(Regular Member)
573
Regular Member
8.0
1996 LOVE LOVE Aishiteru
Japanese TV Show, 1996, 214 eps
(Ep. 187) (Guest)
214
(Ep. 187)
Guest
8.3
1994 Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
Japanese TV Show, 1994, 745 eps
(Guest)
745
Guest
8.2
1993 COUNT DOWN TV
Japanese TV Show, 1993, 1300 eps
(Guest)
1300
Guest
7.6
1986 MUSIC STATION
Japanese TV Show, 1986, 1328 eps
[Performer] (Guest)
1328
[Performer]
Guest
8.1
1964 Music Fair
Japanese TV Show, 1964, 3000 eps
(Guest)
3000
Guest
7.0
1951 Kouhaku Uta Gassen
Japanese TV Show, 1951, 75 eps
(Ep. 50-64) (Guest)
75
(Ep. 50-64)
Guest
7.6
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Hamasaki Ayumi

Ayumi Hamasaki
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  • First Name: Ayumi
  • Family Name: Hamasaki
  • Native name: 浜崎あゆみ
  • Also Known as: Ayu, Crea, 浜崎くるみ, 浜﨑あゆみ, AYUMI
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: October 2, 1978
  • Age: 46

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