Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki has written on her fansite on Friday (Jan 4) that she would continue singing despite losing her hearing in her left ear.
Ayumi said that an ear examination last year has confirmed her hearing loss… she started to lose the hearing in her left ear in the summer of 2000 when momentary deafness forced her to cancel several concerts.
Ayumi will start her Asia concert tour in April to mark the 10th anniversary of her singing career.
Japanese celebrity couple Ayumi Hamasaki and Tomoya Nagase have split after 7 years of relationship.
Ayumi announced the split on her official website; the actual reason of the separation is not revealed, but it’s said that they split peacefully and will remain friends.
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Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki was in Hong Kong to film a music video for her latest single Glitter/Fated. Ayu arrived at Hong Kong airport on Saturday (June 1) and is expected to stay until June 8.
Singer Koda Kumi is the highest earning Japanese female artist for the past 12 months; she made an estimated USD20 million over the period.
2nd on the list is Ayumi Hamasaki, 3rd is Hikaru Utada.
Yukie Nakama tops the actress list with estimated USD3 million (far behind Koda Kumi). 2nd on the list is Kou Shibasaki, while Korean actress Choi Ji-woo is 3rd.
Japanese pop star Ayumi Hamasaki held her Shanghai concert on Sunday night (Apr 22).
