Profile of Ami Suzuki on Famous Like Me

Ami Suzuki (born February 9, 1983 in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan) broke into the Japanese pop market with her debut single under the Sony record label, "Love the Island" in 1998. Most (if not all) her songs under Sony were produced by hit producer, Tetsuya Komuro, who also produced hits for tops acts such as Namie Amuro and hitomi.

Ami Suzuki was released from her record label, Sony, after many legal problems regarding her contract and her managament company. During her time at Sony, Ami was one of the most successful recording artists there. Since her dismissal, Mika Nakashima and Sowelu have filled the void that was left by Ami. Now, Ami is signed to record label Avex Trax, along with many other popular artists, including rival Ayumi Hamasaki. She released her major comeback single, also her first Avex single, "Delightful" in early 2005 which reached #2 on the Oricon. Since then, shes released two other singles with a fourth and fifth on the way, as well as an album out on October 12, 2005.

Latest News

Ami's first album under Avex Trax, AROUND THE WORLD, was released on the 12th of October. After one week of sales, it came in at #5 on the Oricon charts with sales over 35,000 copies. Her limited editon single by the same name came in at #19 with sales over 5,000 copies. It has also been announced that Ami's next single will come out on November 30th. According to CD Japan, the single is set to include 4 all-new ballads with at least one music video, if not more.

Notes

• Was given the nickname "Amigo" by her classmates. Amigo means "Friend" in Spanish.
• Made a some-what of a comeback in April 2004 when she released a photo book ("Tsuyoi Kizuna" aka "Strong Ties") and in August 2004 with an album on independent record label Bungei Shunju. The album made it to 21 on the Oricon charts.
• She gave a rare performance at her school's, Nihon University, annual festival in autumn 2004. Avex producer Max Matsuura attended and signed Ami after her performance.
• Disappeared from the public-eye after her parents sued her management/production company, AG Communications, in 2001 to end her contract. At that time, AG Communications was convicted of tax evasion. The Suzukis won in court, but afterwards, her radio show was cancelled, her role in a TV drama was taken out, she lost all of her endorsements, and her record label, Sony, dumped her.
• In November 2003, her legal problems ended when her contract dispute with Sony Records was settled out of court.
• Ami Suzuki has achieved total sales of over 8.6 million copies of all her albums and singles from her days with Sony to her present career with Avex Trax.

Discography

Singles

Every single by Ami Suzuki seperated by her time with Sony (1999-2001) and her time with her current label, Avex Trax (2005+).

Sony

• from SA
  • Love the Island - 288,000 copies sold
  • Alone in my Room 353,000 copies sold
  • All Night Long - 396,000 copies sold
  • White Key - 503,000 copies sold
  • Nothing Without You - 411,000 copies sold
  • Don't Leave Me Behind/Silent Stream - 273,000 copies sold
• from Infinity 18 (vol. 1)
  • BE TOGETHER - 870,000 copies sold
  • OUR DAYS - 467,000 copies sold
  • HAPPY NEW MILLENNIUM - 364,000 copies sold
  • Don't Need to say Goodbye - 346,000 copies sold
• from Infinity 18 (vol. 2)
  • THANK YOU FOR EVERY DAY EVERY BODY - 234,000 copies sold
• from Fun for Fan
  • Reality/Dancin' in Hip-Hop - 211,000 copies sold

Avex Trax

• from AROUND THE WORLD
  • Delightful (March 23, 2005) - #2 - 97,000 copies sold
  • Eventful (May 25, 2005) - #7 - 37,000 copies sold
  • Negaigoto (August 17, 2005) - #13 - 20,000 copies sold
  • AROUND THE WORLD [limited release: only 10,000 copies] (October 12, 2005) - #19 - 5,559 copies sold
• from Upcoming Album
  • Untitled (November 30, 2005)

Albums

Every album by Ami Suzuki seperated by her time with Sony (1999-2001) and her time with her current label, Avex Trax (2005+).

Sony

• SA - 1,879,000 copies sold
• Infinity 18 (vol. 1) - 1,063,000 copies sold
• Infinity 18 (vol. 2) - 427,000 copies sold
• Fun for Fan (Best of Collection) - 379,000 copies sold

Avex Trax

• AROUND THE WORLD (October 12, 2005) - #5 - 35,609 copies sold

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