Finally (album)

Finally
Compilation album by Namie Amuro
Publication (s)	November 8, 2017 November 24, 2017 January 12, 2018
admission	2015 to 2017
Label (s)	Dimension Point
Format (s)	3 CDs , Blu-ray , DVD , digital distribution
Genre (s)	J-pop
Title (number)	52
running time	77:52 min. (CD1) 76:49 min. (CD2) 71:17 min. (CD3) 3:45:58 hours (all CDs together) 47:51 min. (Blu-ray / DVD)
chronology Genic Finally -

Finally is the seventh compilation album by Japanese singer Namie Amuro . It was released as their last album before their retirement on September 16, 2018, represents their 25th anniversary on the stage and debuted at number 1 in the first week with 1,113,291 units sold on the Oricon charts in Japan. The compilation album is the first album in almost 14 years that sold more than a million times in the first week of sales in Japan.

Compilation details

The album has a selection of 52 songs (mostly singles), which are among their most characteristic songs based on the respective 25 years. 39 of these songs were new recordings, seven had never been released on an album before and six were new tracks. The video carriers (Blu-ray and DVD) contain twelve titles, starting with the music video Red Carpet , which was released in December 2015, to the seventh title for the last single Just You and I , which was released before this compilation, and then five more new music videos up to the twelfth title Finally , which was symbolically chosen as the last title, around the conclusion and intention of this compilation; to underscore Namie Amuro's retirement.

The first sound carrier begins with a re-recording of the debut single Mister USA , released in 1992 as a member of the Super Monkey’s group , and the last sound carrier ends with the title of the compilation of the same name, to highlight her exit from the music industry.

Digital distribution of the compilation was refused until June 16, 2019. On that day, the compilation was made available for download in full and in part. In addition to the complete publication, which includes all three CDs, the individual CDs were offered separately for download. The first CD was called Finally Vol.1 , the second Finally Vol.2 and the third Finally Vol.3 . The digital versions had an album cover, which, in contrast to the CD release, where you ca n't see a picture of Namie due to the slipcase , was shown with Namie. The cover of the full version, which was just called Finally , had a sepia effect, whereas the separate versions were colored and only differed in the color of the rose she is holding on the cover.

There was a cover for each of the three versions of the compilation, all of which were packed in a slipcase. The slipcases differ only slightly, for example a silver frame adorns the two versions with the video carriers, in which silver letters are written 25 1992–2017 Finally Namie Amuro , the white background. There is only a difference in color, because the individual 3-CD versions have a gold frame and the same-colored font. While you see the video carrier Namie Amuro posing with a close-up on the covers, you can see her sitting thoughtfully in front of a bluish rose bed as a wall on the single 3-CD version.

influence

As part of her 25th anniversary on the stage, Namie Amuro gave two open-air concerts in her hometown of Okinawa on September 16 and 17, 2017 with 25,000 visitors. These concerts were promoted with the concept Namie Amuro 25th Anniversary Live in Okinawa . She took advantage of this attention to announce her long-term retirement for September 16, 2018 on her 40th birthday on September 20, 2017. The news burst through the Japanese media landscape and Namie Amuro's music sales soared in the weeks that followed. International news agencies also reported this announcement. It was often pointed out that she had accompanied several generations and was an influential artist in Japan. This is how the international Vogue described in a headline:

"Namie Amuro," The Madonna of Japan, "Is Retiring, But Her Style Influence Lives On"

"Namie Amuro," The Madonna of Japan "is retiring, but her influential style lives on"

- Janelle Okwodu : Vogue (magazine)

On the day the compilation was released, it was announced that on November 1st, one week before the release, the pre-order number broke the million mark, making her the only Japanese singer who has released at least one album in her four decades of life that is more than has sold a million times.

The album is at # 1 on the annual Billboard Japan Hot Albums of the Year charts in 2017.

Promotional activities

A documentary series entitled Documentary of Namie Amuro "Finally" has been announced for the period up to her retirement , in which one episode will be broadcast on the video portal Hulu every month until her retirement . In cooperation with Hulu, their song Do It for Love , which is a new title and was recorded exclusively for this compilation, was used as a promotional song for Hulu in Japan. Also, Namie was the lead actress in this commercial.

After Fight Together (2011) was used as the theme song for the anime series One Piece in Japan and became a popular song in Japan, another song called Hope from this compilation has now been released as the 20th theme song for the anime.

Another new song Showtime was used as the theme song for the TBS - Dorama Princess Princess .

The most characteristic song on the album Finally was chosen as the theme song for the Japanese program News Zero on the Nippon TV channel .

The episode for the series Sukkiri ( ス ッ キ リ ) for November 1, 2017 , used the new recording of Don't Wanna Cry from this compilation as the theme song.

For November 2017, Namie was chosen as MTV Artist of the Month by MTV Japan and it gave together with other music channels such as Space Shower TV and Music On! TV Namie-Amuro specials where music videos from Namie's career were shown and topics related to Namie were discussed.

Namie Amuro on the billboard at Shibuya 109 as part of her advertising campaign for NTT DoCoMo in the style of the Japanese 1990s

Another new song How Do You Feel Now? was chosen as the theme song for the mobile operator NTT DoCoMo . The collaboration was named under the concept Namie Amuro x Docomo , as Docomo is also celebrating its 25th anniversary. In addition, Namie has worked with Docomo many times in the past, which is why a new poster from the mid-1990s by Namie for Docomo was shown on the building of Shibuya 109 from a retro perspective on a large billboard. Also How Do You Feel Now? received a music video in which Tetsuya Komuro made a guest appearance in a scene in the recording studio. Together they landed formative musical successes in the 1990s and until shortly after the turn of the millennium in Japan. In the early 2000s it was announced that she would no longer work with Tetsuya, so this guest appearance could have caused a surprise to the audience.

In 2016, Namie collaborated with 7-Eleven for the Magical Christmas campaign with her song Christmas Wish , which is now available for the first time on a sound carrier and is part of the Finally compilation . In 2017, Christmas Wish was used for a new Magical Christmas campaign, in which Namie also appeared again. After almost a year of publication, Christmas Wish got a music video for Finally .

From November 7th to November 19th, the popular 109 department store in Shibuya , Tokyo, in collaboration with Tower Records Pop Up Store, is hosting an exhibition of Namie's clothes that she used for previous covers, her Finally album photo shoot and during her concert series Namie Amuro wore 25th Anniversary Live in Okinawa . In addition, the opportunity was created to offer their entire discography for sale and to play their music continuously as background music.

Track list

CD 1

#	title	translation	text	composer	producer	length
1.	Mister USA ミ ス タ ー USA	Mr. USA	Masao Urino	Minoru Moritada	Minoru Moritada	4:29
2.	Aishite Muscat 愛 し て マ ス カ ッ ト	I love muscatel	Neko Oikawa	Minoru Moritada	Minoru Moritada	4:06
3.	Paradise Train	Train of paradise	Masao Urino	Keizo Nakanishi	Takao Konishi	3:33
4th	Try Me: Watashi wo Shinjite TRY ME ～ 私 を 信 じ て ～	Try me: believe me	Kazumi Suzuki	Hinoky team	Dave Rodgers	4:01
5.	Taiyō no Season 太陽 の SEASON	Season of the sun	Keimi Suzuki	Hinoky team	Dave Rodgers	3:32
6th	Body feels exit	The body feels surrendering	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	4:24
7th	Chase the chance	Chase the chance	Tetsuya Komuro, Takahiro Maeda	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	4:33
8th.	Don't wanna cry	I don’t want to cry	Tetsuya Komuro, Takahiro Maeda	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	5:47
9.	You're My Sunshine	You are my Sunshine	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	5:50
10.	Sweet 19 blues	Sweet 19 blues	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	5:37
11.	A walk in the park	A walk in the park	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	5:39
12.	Can You Celebrate?	Can you celebrate	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	6:21
13.	How to Be a Girl	How should you be a girl	Tetsuya Komuro, Marc Panther	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	4:26
14th	I have never seen	I never saw	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	4:48
15th	Respect the Power of Love	Respect the power of love	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	4:23
16.	Never end	Never ending	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	5:17

CD 2

#	title	translation	text	composer	producer	length
1.	Say the word	Say the word	Namie Amuro	Ronald Malmberg, Thomas Johansson	Kazuhiro Hara, Keīchi Ueno	3:56
2.	I will	I want	Namie Amuro	Hiroaki Hayama	Hiroaki Hayama	5:36
3.	So crazy	So crazy	Full Force, Jennifer "JJ" Johnson, Michico, Tiger	Full Force, Jennifer "JJ" Johnson	Cobra Endo	4:33
4th	Girl talk	Girl talk	Michico, T. Kura	Michico, T. Kura	T. Kura	4:23
5.	Want me, want me	Want me, want me	Michico	Michico	Sugi-V	3:12
6th	Can't Eat, Can't Sleep, I'm Sick	Can't eat, can't sleep, I'm sick	Michico	Michico, T. Kura	T. Kura	3:49
7th	Baby don't cry	Baby don't cry	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	5:22
8th.	Funky Town	Funky city	Michico	LL Brothers, Michico, T. Kura	T. Kura	3:48
9.	New look	New look	Holland – Dozier – Holland , Michico	Holland – Dozier – Holland, Michico, T. Kura	T. Kura	3:57
10.	Rock steady	stable skirt	Aretha Franklin , Michico	Aretha Franklin, Michico, Muro	Muro	3:31
11.	What a feeling	What a feeling	Irene Cara , Keith Forsey , Michico	Giorgio Moroder , Michico, Shin'ichi Ōsawa	Shin'ichi Ōsawa	3:49
12.	Dr.	doctor	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	5:48
13.	Break it	Break it!	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	3:24
14th	Get myself back	Come back to myself	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	4:35
15th	Fight together	Fight together	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	4:20
16.	Tempest	Storm	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	4:41
17th	Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!	Seat! Stand up Wait! Get down!	Michico	Michico, T. Kura	T. Kura	3:17
18th	Love story	Love story	tiger	Nervo (duo) , T-SK, Tesung Kim	T-SK	4:42

CD 3

#	title	translation	text	composer	producer	length
1.	Arigatou	Thank you very much	Michico	Michico, T. Kura, Tatsuya Maruyama	T. Kura	4:11
2.	Damage	damage	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt, Midnightsuns	Nao'ymt	4:50
3.	Big Boys Cry	Until the big boys cry	Kanata Okajima, Nermin Harambasic, Anne Judith Wik, Ronny Svendsen, Hayley Aitken, Eirik Johansen, Jan Hallvard Larsen	Nermin Harambasic, Anne Judith Wik, Ronny Svendsen, Hayley Aitken, Eirik Johansen, Jan Hallvard Larsen	DSign Music	3:24
4th	Contrail	contrails	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	Nao'ymt	4:16
5.	Tsuki	moon	tiger	Fast Lane, Lisa Desmond, Zetton	Zetton	3:38
6th	Red carpet	Red carpet	Matthew Tishler, Paula Winger, Stephanie Lewis, Tiger	Matthew Tishler, Paula Winger, Stephanie Lewis	Matthew Tishler	3:43
7th	Mint	mint	Maria Marcus, Andreas Oberg, Emyli	Maria Marcus, Andreas Oberg	Maria Marcus, Andreas Oberg	3:49
8th.	Hero	hero	Sunny boy, Ryosuke Imai	Sunny boy, Ryosuke Imai	Sunny boy, Ryosuke Imai	5:37
9.	Dear Diary	Dear Diary	Tishler, Felicia Barton, Aaron Bewared, Tiger	Tishler, Felicia Barton, Aaron Bewared, Tiger	Ats-	3:30
10.	Fighter	fighter	Emyli	Emyli, Reason '	Reason '	3:28
11.	Christmas Wish	Christmas wish	Emyli, Marcus, Niclas Lundin	Marcus, Niclas Lundin	Cobra Endo	4:00
12.	Just You and I	Just you and me	Emyli, Franky Mio	Jenna Donnelly, Kiyohito Komatsu, Uchu Yoshida	Kiyohito Komatsu	3:38
13.	Hope	hope	Kenichi Anraku, Miofranky, Ryo Ito, Tomo Low	Kenichi Anraku, Miofranky, Ryo Ito, Tomo Low	Tomo Low	4:12
14th	In Two	In two	Adam Kapit, Kenichi Anraku, Ryo Ito, Sorano	Ben Charles, Felicia Barton, Matthew Tishler	Adam capt	3:57
15th	How Do You Feel Now?	How do you feel now	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	Tetsuya Komuro	3:50
16.	Show time	show time	Miofranky	Maria Marcus, Samuel Waermo, Susumu Kawaguchi	Miofranky	3:06
17th	Do it for love	Do it for love	Sunny boy	Chris Leon, Francis Cathcart, Jerry Barnes, Kathrine Nicole Tucker, Kevin Nicolas Drew	Chris Leon, Francis Cathcart, Jerry Barnes, KDrew	4:21
18th	Finally	At last	Ben Charles, Emyli, Felicia Barton, Matthew Tishler	Ben Charles, Felicia Barton, Matthew Tishler	Matthew Tishler	3:39

Blu-ray / DVD

#	title	director
1.	Red carpet	Hisashi Kikuchi
2.	Mint	Naokazu Mitsuishi
3.	Hero	YKBX
4th	Dear Diary	Ryōhei Shingu
5.	Fighter	Hiroaki Higashi
6th	Christmas Wish	Kanji Sutō
7th	Just You and I	Kuroda Ken
8th.	In Two	Hiroki Yokoyama
9.	How Do You Feel Now?	Akihiro Tamura
10.	Show time	YKBX
11.	Do it for love	Takeshi Maruyama
12.	Finally	Hiroki Yokoyama

publication

date	country	format	Catalog numbers	Label
0November 8, 2017	Japan	3CDs 3CDs + Blu-ray 3CDs + DVD	AVCN-99055-7 AVCN-99052-4 / B AVCN-99049-51 / B	Dimension Point
November 24, 2017	Hong Kong	3CDs + DVD	19075810222
	Taiwan	3CDs 3CDs + DVD	AVJCD10682 / 4 AVJCD10682 / A	Avex Taiwan
January 12, 2018	South Korea	3CDs		Windmill Ent.
June 16, 2019	Worldwide	Digital distribution		Dimension Point

Sales figures and chart positions

Charts

Charts	Positions
Daily Oricon album charts	1
Oricon weekly album charts	1
Oricon monthly album charts	1
Annual Oricon Album Charts (2017)	1
Oricon Annual Album Charts (2018)	1
Weekly Oricon Download Album Charts	1
Weekly Billboard Japan Hot Albums	1
Weekly Billboard Japan Top Album Sales	1
Billboard Japan Hot Albums of the Year 2017 charts	1
Billboard Japan Hot Albums of the Year 2018 charts	1
Weekly G-Music Asia Music Ranking (Taiwan)	1

Sales

Charts	Period	Sales figures	Chart stay
Oricon Album Charts (CDs)	First day	459.094	114 weeks
	First week	1,113,291
	November 2017	1,687,820
	2017	1,777,850
	2018	638.939
	All in all	2,456,850
Oricon Album Charts (Downloads)	All in all	138.027	-

Web links

• Namie Amuro's official website (Japanese)
• Official 3CDs Oricon Profile (Japanese)
• Official 3CDs + Blu-ray Oricon Profile (Japanese)
• Official 3CDs + DVD Oricon Profile (Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Oricon 【オ リ コ ン】 安室 奈 美 恵 ベ ス ト 初 週 111 万枚 で 1 位 前人 未到 4 年代 ミ リ オ ン の 金字塔 In: Oricon (Japanese), accessed November 15, 2017
2. ↑ Namie Amuro's official website LIVE In namieamuro.jp , accessed on August 28, 2017
3. ↑ Namie Amuro, on September 20, 2017 フ ァ ン の 皆 様 へ In Namie's official website (Japanese / English), accessed on September 21, 2017
4. ↑ Janelle Okwodu, October 20, 2017 at 9:24 pm Namie Amuro, “The Madonna of Japan,” Is Retiring, But Her Style Influence Lives On In Vogue , accessed November 10, 2017
5. ↑ Oricon, on November 8th at 4:57 a.m. 安室 奈 美 恵 ベ ス ト ア ル バ ム 発 売 前 に ミ リ オ ン セ ー ル ス ( Memento of the original from November 11th 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In Oricon (Japanese). Retrieved November 10, 2017 
6. ↑ Billboard Japan, December 7, 2017 Namie Amuro, Gen Hoshino Top Billboard Japan's 2017 Year-End Charts In: Billboard , accessed December 8, 2017
7. ↑ Official website, on September 18, 2017 Documentary of Namie Amuro 10 月 1 日 よ り Hulu で 配 信 決定 !! From Namie's official website (Japanese), accessed November 10, 2017
8. ↑ Official Website, September 29, 2017 Hulu 新 CM に 安室 奈 美 恵 の 出演 が 決定！ さ ら に 、 新 曲 「Do It For Love」 が Hulu CM ソ ン グ に！ On Namie's Official Website (Japanese), accessed November 10, 2017
9. ↑ Billboard Japan, September 15, 2017 Namie Amuro's New Single, 'Hope,' Will be Theme Song for Japan's 'One Piece' In Billboard , accessed November 30, 2017
10. ↑ ARAMA! JAPAN, November 7th, 2017 at 12:47 PM Watch the full version of Namie Amuro's “Showtime” MV In Arama! Japan , accessed November 30, 2017
11. ↑ Official website, on September 26th, 2017 新 曲 「Finally」 が 日本 テ レ ビ 系 「NEWS ZERO」 テ ー マ 曲 に 決定 !! From Namie's official website (Japanese), accessed November 10, 2017
12. ↑ Official website, November 1, 2017 「Don't wanna cry」 が 日本 テ レ ビ 系 「ス ッ キ リ」 11 月 テ ー マ ソ ン グ に 決定！ In Namie's official website (Japanese), accessed November 10, 2017
13. ↑ Official website, on October 16, 2017 MTV 「MTV ARTIST OF THE MONTH」 に 決定！ In Namie's official website (Japanese), accessed on November 10, 2017
14. ↑ Official website, October 16, 2017 MEDIA 情報 更新！ In Namie's official website (Japanese), accessed November 10, 2017
15. ↑ namie amuro x docomo. NTT DoCoMo (Japanese), accessed November 10, 2017
16. ↑ New CM "Magical Merry-Go-Round" Preview. In: Amuro In World , November 6, 2017, accessed November 10, 2017
17. ↑ "Namie amuro × 109 × Shibuya Tower Records Pop Up Store". In: Amuro In World , November 3, 2017 (English), accessed November 10, 2017
18. ^ Finally (Amuro Namie album). In: generasia , accessed on November 10, 2017
19. ↑ Namie Amuro - Album Ranking. In: Oricon (Japanese), accessed February 7, 2015