| Before debut |
| The group was originally part of a larger 15 member group Club Heart including the future lead singer of Super Monkeys, Namie Amuro. Their name was changed to Super Monkeys before their official debut. In a magazine interview, Amuro revealed that the Super Monkeys were supposed to debut as a co-ed group with 5 female members and two male members. The concept was changed and the Super Monkeys made their debut as a five piece all girl group with members Namie Amuro (安室奈美恵), Anna Makino (牧野アンナ), Hisako Arakaki (新垣寿子), Nanako Takushi (澤岻奈々子), and Minako Ameku (天久美奈子). |
Super Monkeys (1992-1993) |
| The Super Monkeys officially debuted on September 16, 1992 with the double a-side single, “Koi no Cute Beat / Mister U.S.A.” on the Toshiba EMI label. Their debut single was a moderate hit debuting within the top 30 of the Oricon charts. Anna Makino, who was considered their leader, left the group in December that year. She was replaced by Rino Nakasone (仲宗根梨乃). |
Super Monkey’s 4 (1993-1994) |
| The group released their second single, “Dancing Junk” in May 1993 under a new name, Super Monkeys 4. It was not as successful as their first release. Following the release of the single, the group took part in an ensemble singing unit, PJG, for NHK music show, Pop Jam, with several other teen idols. A third single, “Aishite Masukatto” was released in November that year and peaked in the top 70. |
Namie Amuro with Super Monkey’s (1994-1995) |
| As Amuro began to gain notoriety from acting and modeling gigs, the group name was changed again to Namie Amuro with Super Monkeys. The group became regulars of the karaoke TV program, Yoru mo Hippare in April, 1994. They released their fourth single, “Paradise Train” in July, 1994. The single was the group’s worst performing single failing to reach the top 100. The single has no official ranking as Oricon only monitored the top 100 releases at the time. Hisako Arakaki left the group shortly after the release of the single and was replaced by two new members. Reina Miyauchi (宮内玲奈) and Ritsuko Matsuda (松田律子) joined the group in late 1994 and made their official debut with the group on January 25, 1995 with the release of their fifth single, “Try Me ~Watashi o Shinjite~.” The song, a Japanese language cover of Lolita’s “Try Me,” was a major hit peaking within the top 10 and selling over 700,000 copies. It was the first of three singles produced by Max Matsuura. |
 
NAMIE AMURO / MAX |
| After the success of the single, Matsuura brought the idea of forming their own group to the remaining members of the Super Monkeys. In April, the group released “Taiyou no Season” accredited solely to Amuro. The other members, Nanako, Minako, Reina, and Ritsuko formed the group MAX, named after Matsuura, and signed to fledgling dance label, Avex Trax. They released their debut single, “Koi Suru Velfarre Dance ~Saturday night~” in May. The group released their final single together, “Stop the Music” in July and their debut album, Dance Tracks Vol.1 in October. Days following the release of their debut album, Amuro released her first single under the helm of producer, Tetsuya Komuro, “Body Feels Exit.” |
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"Untitle"
Released: 27.06.2012
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"Go Round/ YEAH-OH"
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"Sit!Stay!Wait!Down! / Love Story"
Released: 07.12.2011
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"Sit!Stay!Wait!Down! / Love Story"
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recentprojects
Namie Amuro 20th Anniversary Live in Okinawa
Special Live
Status: Announced
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WOWOW 'LIVE HISTORY& DOCUMENT
OF NAMIE AMURO'
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KOSE ESPRIQUE 'Summer Campaign'
Commercial
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Tempest 3D
Movie Theme Song 'Tempest'
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KOSE ESPRIQUE 'Adult Baby Skin'
Commercial
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amuroschedule
| 12 Mar | (Magazine) 'Sweet' April |
| 21 Mar | (Single) 'Go Round/ YEAH-OH' |
| 16 Apr | (CM) ESPRIQUE 'New Products' |
| 23 May | (Magazine) 'ViVi' July |
| 28 May | (Magazine) 'GISELe' July |
| 02 Jun | (WOWOW) 'LIVE HISTORY& DOCUMENT OF NAMIE AMURO' |
| 07 Jun | (Magazine) 'BLENDA' July |
| 07 Jun | (Magazine) 'GLAMOROUS' July |
| 07 Jun | (Magazine) 'InRed' July |
| 12 Jun | (Magazine) 'Sweet' July |
| 20 Jun | (Magazine) 'mina' August |
| 27 Jun | (Album) 'Untitle' |
| 16 Sept | (Live) 20th Anniversary Live in Okinawa |
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'Checkmate!' Special Site {Proceed}
Past< Future Tour 2010 Special Site {Proceed}
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