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" Can You Celebrate ?" is Namie Amuro ' s seventh solo single under the ___MASK92___ label . Released on February 19 , 1997 , " Can You Celebrate " is the best - selling single by a solo female artist in Japanese music history with sales of 2 , 296 , 200 copies . Sweet 19 Blues is the second ___MASK76___ by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro . It was released on July 22 , ___MASK62___ by ___MASK92___ and their Hong Kong headquarters , her first record with the label after " Dance Tracks Vol . 1 " ( 1995 ). The album was composed , produced and arranged by Globe musician Tetsuya Komuro , with additional music credits to Cozy Kudo . Additionally , Japanese businessman and musician Max Matsuura , served as the records executive producer . Musically , it is a J - Pop record that incorporates elements of contemporary dance music , acid house and jungle . Lyrically , it delves into love , adolescense and enjoyment . Song Nation ( originally known as Various Artists Featuring Song Nation ) is a charity compilation ___MASK74___ featuring some of the most important Japanese performers from the ___MASK92___ label . The CD was made to raise money for the September 11 , 2001 attacks . It was produced by two of the most important record producers of Japan : Masato " Max " Matsuura and Globe ' s Tetsuya Komuro . A remix ___MASK74___ was released titled " Song Nation 2 : Trance ". It contained an additional disc and additional tracks along with of the original tracks from the first " Song Nation ". " A Song Is Born ", the track by Ayumi Hamasaki and Keiko was able to peak at # 1 on the Oricon chart . , known by her stage name Bonnie Pink , is a Japanese singer - songwriter and musician . She speaks ___MASK70___ , Japanese , Korean and Chinese ( many of her songs are entirely in Japanese ). She writes and composes all her songs , and plays guitar and piano . Asada has said that the name Bonnie Pink is random and has no special meaning ; she chose it because it was easy to remember and because she thought the words were cute together . `` A Song Is Born '' was a collaboration between Ayumi Hamasaki and Keiko ( Globe ) for the Song Nation non - profit project by Avex , which was created to raise funds to help the victims of the 9 / 11 attacks on the World Trade Center . The song was composed by Tetsuya Komuro , but unlike the other two single releases of the project , `` The Meaning of Peace '' ( a duet between BoA and Kumi Koda ) and `` Lovin ' It '' ( a duet between Namie Amuro and Verbal of M - Flo ) , the lyrics were written by Ayumi Hamasaki . Hamasaki went on to ___MASK34___ a solo version on this song , which appeared on her fourth ___MASK76___ , I am ... . " The Meaning of Peace " is a single by Japanese R & B singer - songwriter Koda Kumi and South Korean ___MASK96___ singer - songwriter BoA . The single debuted on Oricon and # 12 and remained on the charts for twelve weeks . Genius 2000 is Namie Amuro ' s fourth original ___MASK76___ produced by Tetsuya Komuro and Dallas Austin , and her first collaboration with Austin . , known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto , known for her urban and R & B songs . Having debuted in 2000 with the single " Take Back ", Koda gained fame for her seventh single , " Real Emotion / 1000 no Kotoba ", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game " Final Fantasy X - 2 ". Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth ___MASK76___ " Secret " ( 2005 ), her sixteenth single " Butterfly " ( 2005 ), and her first greatest hits ___MASK74___ "" ( 2005 ), reaching the number - three , number - two and number - one spot respectively . , established in 1999 , is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in ___MASK71___ . It started as , which was founded by Sk Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts . Oricon Inc . was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter  s Oricon record charts in April 2002 . Kwon Bo - ah (, , born November 5 , 1986 ), commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA , is a South Korean singer and actress active in South Korea and ___MASK71___ . She is referred to as the Queen of Korean ___MASK96___ . Born in Naha , Okinawa , Amuro debuted in music as an idol with the band Super Monkey ' s at age 14 . Although majority of their releases were unsuccessful in ___MASK71___ , Amuro ' s venturing in modelling fashion and acting helped the group gain attention on their single " Try Me ~  ~". Retitling themselves as " Namie Amuro with Super Monkey  s " to achieve further success , they released a ___MASK76___ and a compilation . She signed with ___MASK92___ in 1995 to released her debut single " Body Feels Exit ", the lead single from her best - selling album " Sweet 19 Blues " ( 1996 ). She achieved large success with her single " Can You Celebrate ?", which is still the best - selling single from a female artist in ___MASK71___ . Transitioning into westernised R & B music , she released her third album " Genius 2000 " ( 2000 ). " Lovin ' it " single was made to honor the victims of the September 11 , 2001 attacks . Namie Amuro and Verbal from M - Flo recorded this song to the ___MASK74___ Song Nation by Tetsuya Komuro . Namie Amuro sang Lovin ' it in the Best Tour " Live Style 2006 ". Lovin ' it is the 3rd track of Song Nation , after a song is born by Ayumi Hamasaki & KEIKO and The Meaning of Peace by Koda Kumi and BoA . " Body Feels Exit " ( stylized as Body Feels EXIT ) is Namie Amuro ' s debut solo single on the ___MASK92___ label . Released nine days after her only album with former label , Toshiba - EMI , " Body Feels Exit " debuted in the top three and would be her first of 24 consecutive top ten solo singles . Born and raised in Fukuoka , she moved to Tokyo at fourteen in 1993 to pursue a career in singing and acting for her entertainment . In 1998 , under the tutelage of Avex CEO Max Matsuura , Hamasaki released her debut single " Poker Face " and released her million - selling ___MASK34___ " A Song for XX ". The ___MASK74___ debuted at the top of the Oricon charts and remained there for four weeks , establishing her popularity in ___MASK71___ . Her next five albums accomplished over one million shipments in ___MASK71___ , with her third effort " Duty " selling near three million units , becoming her best selling ___MASK76___ . " A Best ", her first compilation ___MASK74___ , is her best selling ___MASK74___ , with more than four million copies sold in ___MASK71___ . In 2009 , after her ___MASK74___ " Next Level " was released , ___MASK74___ and single sales declined due to ongoing competition with new upcoming artists . Throughout her career , Hamasaki has had all her albums within the top five position in ___MASK71___ and has five million - selling singles , including " Boys & Girls ", " A ", " Seasons ", " M " and " H ". , Fukuoka is ___MASK71___  s fifth largest city , having passed the population of Kobe . , Fukuoka passed the population of Kyoto . Since the founding of Kyoto in 794 , this marks the first time that a city west of the Kinki region has a larger population than Kyoto . In ancient times , however , the area near Fukuoka , the Chikushi region , was thought by some historians to have possibly been even more influential than the Yamato region . ___MASK71___ (" Nippon " or " Nihon " ; formally "" or " Nihon - koku ", means " State of ___MASK71___ ") is a sovereign ___MASK12___ nation in Eastern Asia . Located in the Pacific Ocean , It is lying off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland ( east of China , Korea , Russia ) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near Taiwan in the southwest . A Best ( stylized as BEST ) is the first greatest hits ___MASK74___ by Japanese singer - songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki . It was released on March 28 , 2001 by ___MASK92___ and Avex Music Creative Inc .. Hamasaki had originally planned to release a greatest hits ___MASK74___ after her 2002 studio ___MASK74___ " I Am ...", but the idea was denied by Avex head staff . Instead , Avex released the ___MASK74___ in 2001 , which caused conflict between the label and Hamasaki . The compilation was released in two formats different formats including a physical and a digital release . Seven different artworks were released in several editions of the ___MASK74___ . The ___MASK74___ includes one new track , three re - recorded tracks , and the rest previously released singles . Former member Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career , and the remaining members then started the " M - Flo Loves ..." project working different vocalists for each song over three albums , including the likes of Bonnie Pink , Koda Kumi and BoA . History . Two years after Max Matsuura became busy in distributing studio albums from other countries , he and his two co - founders of Avex , Tom Yoda and Ken Suzuki , decided to operate their own ___MASK5___ to compete with the older and more experienced ___MASK58___ ( i . e . ___MASK98___ , Nippon Crown , ___MASK94___ - ___MASK49___ , CBS Sony , Nippon Phonogram and PolyGram K . K ., etc .). This led to the birth of the ___MASK92___ ___MASK5___ . In the Oricon singles chart of April 15 , ___MASK62___ , he monopolized all the top 5 positions as the songwriter and producer , a world record . In ___MASK1___ , he monopolized all top 3 positions of the copyright distribution rankings for the JASRAC Award , a record in Japan ' s music history . At his peak as a record producer the artists he predominantly produced for came to be known as TK Family and at one time included Namie Amuro , hitomi , TRF , Tomomi Kahala and Ami Suzuki amongst others . As of 2008 , records produced by him had sold more than 170 million . Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 42 million copies , making him the fourth best - selling lyricist in Japan . , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese talent manager , ___MASK34___ producer , songwriter , ___MASK34___ executive and radio personality . He is the founder and president of the one of the largest music ___MASK58___ Avex Group . He is known mainly for discovering and developing new artists into stars ( most notably Ayumi Hamasaki ), as well as for reviving Ami Suzuki ' s career after she was released by her previous ___MASK34___ label .