Hamasaki Ayumi is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter.
With record sales of over 50 million copies in Japan alone，
Hamasaki is one of Japanese music's highest earning performers and a legend in the industry.
Her appearance and style has had a huge impact on Japanese fashion，
even influencing countries in other parts of Asia.
She is also an energetic performer， known for her intricate and flashy live shows.
After a rough childhood， Hamasaki was discovered
by current avex trax president Matsuura Max. Ever since，
she has had numerous number 1 releases and is consistently reinventing
her image.
In 2007 and 2008，Hamasaki expanded outside of Japan by holding 2 concert
tours
with show locations throughout Asia
Hamasaki celebrated the release of her 50th single by leading up to the
release in three parts.
The three-single project began with "MOON / blossom"， followed
by "crossroad"，
and finally concluded with her 50th single， "L".
In August of 2010， the New York Daily News conducted a survey of the 20 richest female singers
of all time-based on contracts，tours and inheritance based on lists from
Forbes magazine.
Profile
Stage Name: Hamasaki Ayumi （浜崎あゆみ）, Hamazaki Kurumi （浜崎くるみ）
Former Stage Name: AYUMI
Birth Name: Hamasaki Ayumi （濱崎歩）
Nicknames: Ayu （あゆ）, CREA
Birth Date: October 2, 1978 （age 42）
Birth Place: Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Blood Type: A
Height: 157cm （61.8 in; 5'1"）
Weight: 40kg （88.18 lbs）
Measurements: 80cm-53cm-82cm （31.5 in-20.9 in-32.3 in）
Favorite Artists: KEIKO （globe）, Miyazawa Rie, Matsuda Seiko, Babyface, En Vogue and Tohoshinki
Favorite City: New York
A City to Live: Los Angeles
Favorite Actors: Nicolas Cage, Miyazawa Rie
Favorite Movies: The Bodyguard, Betty Blue, Leaving Las Vegas, Midnight In Paris
People I Respect: People who have things I don't have.
People I Dislike: Liars, people who don't say hello.
Current Interest: Collecting white things for my room
Favorite Food: Biscuits （maybe my staple diet!）, cakes, chocolates,
kimchi （Korean marinated cabbage）, oden, ramen
Favorite Ice-Cream Flavor: Chocolate mint
Favorite Alcoholic Drink: Wine
Favorite Things to Read: Most fashion magazines. Modern-language translations of the Manyo tanka
poems are especially interesting. Poems of Giniro Natsuo, Aida Mitsuo, etc.
Lessons: Piano, Japanese calligraphy （5th rank）, abacus calculation,
Japanese flower arrangement, Kumon-shiki study system
Labels: Nippon Columbia （1995） avex trax （1998-）
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浜崎あゆみ 7th シングル 「LOVE ～Destiny～」 
1998年４月８日 デビューシングル 「poker face」 リリース
2003年3月15日 フジ 「ayu ready？」 （後藤真希）
2003年４月12日 フジ 「ayu ready？」 （ミニモニ。）
2003年11月７日 ミュージックステーション （浜崎あゆみ）