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Ayumi Hamasaki, a.k.a. "Ayu", is dubbed "the Empress of Japanese Pop". She is hugely popular in Japan and is one of the country’s few singers ever to become known overseas. She was born in 1978 on Japan’s southern island Kyushu. She moved to Tokyo when she was 14 because she wanted to become a superstar. After a brief spell as a model, she got into singing.
濱崎步（a.k.a.或"Ayu"）被稱之為“日本流行音樂皇后”。她在日本大受歡迎，并且還是幾位為數不多的日本國際巨星之一。1978年，她出生于日本南部的九州。她想成為超級巨星的夢想讓她在14歲時搬到了東京。在進入流行音樂圈之前，她還有過短暫模特經歷。
In 1998, she released several singles that did OK in the Japanese charts, but did not give her the fame she desired. Her 1999 debut album ‘A Song for XX’ debuted at number one in the music charts and stayed there for four weeks in a row. Ayu had arrived and her adoring fans loved her. She quickly became an icon anda style sensation.
1998年，她發表了幾張單曲，在日本公信榜的排名也算不錯，但是還沒有達到她預期的目標。1999年，她的首張個人專輯《A song for XX》排在了音樂榜單的第一名，并連續四周排名榜首。濱崎步的時代來臨了，粉絲們非常喜愛她。不久，她就成為了偶像人物，并引領了自己的風格。
She has sold over 50 million records, making her one of Japan's best-selling singers ever. She holds the record for a Japanese female having the most number-one singles and for having a number-one single every year for ten consecutive years. Her music videos are the most extravagant and expensive ever made by a non-American.
她的專輯銷量達到了5000萬張，這使她成為了日本有史以來銷量最好的歌手之一。她還保持著日本女歌擁有單曲排名第一最多的記錄，她還能夠連續十年都擁有一首排名第一的單曲。她的MV是除美國藝人以外制作經費最高，最華麗的。
In 2008, Hamasaki revealed that she had become totally deaf in one ear, and that her condition was permanent. Despite this setback, she stated that she would continue singing. She told her fans that she would "not give up" on them, and that "as a professional", she would like to "deliver the best performance for everyone".
2008年，濱崎步稱她一只耳朵永久性失聰。盡管遇上這樣的挫折，但是她稱她要繼續唱歌。她告訴歌迷她不會放棄他們，作為職業歌手，她希望能夠為所有人奉獻最出色的表演。
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
