Ami Nakashima

Ami Nakashima
Native name 中島麻未
Born (1988-05-11) May 11, 1988
Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Other names Ami
Dream Ami
Occupation
Agent
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2002–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website Official Website

Ami Nakashima (中島 麻未, Nakashima Ami, born May 11, 1988), better known by her stage name Ami, is a Japanese pop singer and dancer signed to Avex Trax sublabel Rhythm Zone. She is a former member of the Japanese girl groups Dream and E-girls.[1]

She debuted in music as a member of the eight-member group Dream in 2002 at the age of 14, and she had remained throughout several line-up changes until its disbandment. She gained fame after becoming part of the collective girl group E-girls in 2011. In 2015, she debuted as a solo artist using the stage name Dream Ami, with the single "Dress wo Nuida Cinderella".[2] Widely known for her regular appearances on Japanese television and media,[3] she has been included on Nikkei magazine's annual Talent Power ranking since 2015, reaching a peak ranking of number seven for the female idol category in 2016 and 2017.[4]

Biography

Early life

Ami was born in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture on May 11, 1988, as the youngest child of her family. She has an older brother and an older sister.[5] She liked to sing since she was young, and she wrote, before graduating from elementary school, that her dream was to become a singer.[3] Prior to debuting, she attended the vocal and dance school, Caless, in Osaka.[6]

2002-15: Debut as Dream and E-girls' formation

On July 7, 2002, she was announced to be joining the group Dream as a new member alongside five other girls, after successfully passing the audition held by Avex.[7] The new line-up later debuted with the single "Music is My Thing", used as the ending song for the anime Hikaru no Go in 2003.[8] In 2005, Ami became a part of the special unit a☆girls with Aiko Kayo for the Girl's Box project started by Avex. The duo recorded and performed "Tsuioku no Heroine", a cover of the song by the 1980s duo Wink.[9] Later in 2008, Dream, back then rebranded as DRM, changed management from Avex to LDH, following the departure of one of the original members. They also changed their group name back to Dream and Ami started to use her given name romanized as stage name.[10]

In April 2011, she began her activities as a part of LDH's new joint project, E-girls, with the members of Dream, Happiness and Flower during the live events E-Girls Show.[11][12] On December 28, 2011, she debuted officially as a member of the group on their debut single "Celebration!", holding a concurrent position as a member of both E-girls and Dream.[13] Initially featured only as a performer, Ami made her first appearance as a vocalist in E-girls' line-up on their third single "Follow Me" in 2012.[14] The song was a commercial success, managing to be certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[15] Since then, she had remained one of the main vocalists and the most prominent member of the group until her departure in 2017.[11][3]

In 2013, Ami collaborated with reggae singer Han-kun on Spicy Chocolate's "Free Free!!", lead song of the studio album Shibuya Ragga Sweet Collection 3.[16]

In 2014, she took part in Dance Earth Project's stage play Changes, and participated in the single "Peace Sunshine" as a member of Dance Earth Party alongside other Dream members.[17][18]

2015-present: Solo debut and Re:Dream

On April 29, 2015, during E-girls' final concert at Saitama Super Arena, it was announced that Ami would make her solo debut in the summer under the stage name Dream Ami, while remaining active in both of her groups.[2] Her debut single, "Dress wo Nuida Cinderella", was released on July 29.[19] The following month, she was featured on Tofubeats' single "Positive". The song was released digitally on August 9, and served as the lead single for the studio album of the same name.[20]

On February 24, 2016, it was announced that she would sing the theme song for the Japanese version of the Disney film Zootopia, and provide the voice for one of the characters.[21] The song titled "Try Everything" is the Japanese version of the song of the same title by Shakira. It was released both on the soundtrack album of the movie,[22] and as her second single in a different version, on April, 20.[23] The song was well-received digitally and managed to earn a Gold certification by the RIAJ.[24] In October 2016, she released her third single, "Lovefool (Sukidatte Itte)", a Japanese cover of the Cardigans' song of the same name.[25] It was the first single to include a song, "Jump!", for which she had been credited as lyricist.[26]

Ami released her fourth single, "Hayaku Aitai", on March 22, 2017. She wrote the lyrics for the title track, used as the theme song for the live-action movie Hirunaka no Ryuusei.[27] The song was said to be popular among teenagers due to its lyrics, topping several digital and streaming charts such as Line Music at the time of its release.[28] On June 5, 2017, it was announced that she was leaving both Dream and E-girls to focus on her solo activities as one of the acts making up the E.G. Family.[1] The two-day live concert "E.G. Evolution" held on July, 15 and 16 at Saitama Super Arena were her last activities as a member of both groups.[29] She announced on her birthday that she would be releasing her fifth single "Kimi no Tonari" on July 12, 2017.[30] "Kimi no Tonari" was used as the ending song for the web show Manatsu no Ookami-kun ni wa Damasarenai, and its lyrics were penned by Ami herself again.[31]

Her first studio album, Re:Dream, was released on October 4, 2017.[32] To support the album, she embarked on her first solo concert tour, titled "Dream Ami 1st Live Tour 2017 Re:Dream", and held in five cities during the month of November.[33]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[34][upper-alpha 1]
JPN
[35]		 JPN
Billboard
Re:Dream TBA TBA

Singles

As a lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (JPN)[34][upper-alpha 1] Certifications Album
JPN Oricon
[35]		 JPN
Hot 100
[36][upper-alpha 2]
"Dress wo Nuida Cinderella" (ドレスを脱いだシンデレラ) 2015 5 7 37,000 Re:Dream
"Try Everything" (トライ・エヴリシング) 2016 6 6 25,000
  • RIAJ (download): Gold[24]
"Lovefool (Sukidatte Itte)" (好きだって言って) 9 9 16,000
"Hayaku Aitai" (はやく逢いたい) 2017 7 7 16,000
"Kimi no Tonari" (君のとなり) 5 15 12,000
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN Hot 100
[36][upper-alpha 2]
"Positive"
(tofubeats featuring Dream Ami)		 2015 60 Positive

Other appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Free Free!!" 2013 Spicy Chocolate, Han-kun Shibuya Ragga Sweet Collection 3
"Positive (Capsule Remix)" 2016 Tofubeats, Yasutaka Nakata Positive Remixes
"Try Everything" Zootopia Original Soundtrack (Japan Edition)
"Try Everything (Zoorasian Philharmonic Version)"

Concerts

Year Title Region Number of shows Ref.
2017 Dream Ami 1st Live Tour 2017 Re:Dream Japan [33]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Zootopia Gazelle Japanese dub [21]
2017 Under the Black Dress Yui Short film [43]

Television series

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2013 Monsieur! CBC Ami Episode 10 [44]
2015 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV Herself (voice) 25th Anniversary TV Special [45]

Variety shows

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2012–14 Shūkan Exile TBS MC
2014–16 High Noon TV Viking! Fuji TV Regular cast Thursday appearances [46]
2014–15 BF Kaigi TV Asahi MC Co-host with Yua Shinkawa and Inuyama Kamiko [47]
2016–17 Good Time Music TBS MC Co-host with Mitsuhiro Oikawa [48]
2017– Rikukaiku Konna Jikan ni Chikyu Seifuku Suru Nante TV Asahi Regular cast Biweekly appearances [49]

Radio

Year Title Network Role Ref.
2013–present Kinoshita Group Beautiful Harmony FM802 DJ/Co-host [50]

Internet shows

Year Title Network Role Ref.
2013 Dam Channel Club Dam MC [51]
2017–present Dam Channel TV [52]
2017 Manatsu no Ookami-kun ni wa Damasarenai AbemaTV Regular cast [53]

Advertisements

Year Title Ref.
2015 Bandai – Karaoke Ranking Party [54]
2016 Bourbon – Oishii Coconut Milk [55]
Kenei Pharmaceutical – Tepika Gel Plus [56]

Events

Year Show Notes Ref.
2012 Girls Award A/W Model [57]
2013 Kansai Collection S/S Guest Model [58]
2014 Tokyo Runway S/S Model [59]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand.
  2. 1 2 Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Dress wo Nuida Cinderella",[37] "Positive",[38] "Try Everything",[39] "Lovefool (Sukidatte Itte)",[40] "Hayaku Aitai",[41] "Kimi no Tonari",[42]

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