Nakashima Ami (中島麻未), better known by her stage names Ami and Dream Ami, is a Japanese pop singer and performer. She is a former member of the girl groups Dream and E-girls. She was also a member of the 2014 line-up of DANCE EARTH PARTY.
She made her solo debut on July 29, 2015 with the single "Dress wo Nuida Cinderella", using the stage name Dream Ami.
Biography
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Early Life
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Ami was born on May 11, 1988 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Prior to debuting as a singer, Ami attended CALESS vocal and dance school.
2002-2011
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On July 7, Nakashima was announced as one of the new members of dream, joining alongside Takamoto Aya, Ai Risa, Yamamoto Sayaka, Nishida Shizuka and Abe Erie.
In 2005, Ami was part of the unofficial duo a☆girls, which recorded and performed "Tsuioku no Heroine", a cover of 80's idol duo Wink's song at Girl's BOX concerts with soloist Kayo Aiko.
In 2008, with DRM changing their name to Dream, Nakashima started to use her given name romanized, Ami, as stage name.
On December 28, 2011, she debuted as member of E-girls, having a concurrent position between the group and Dream.
2014
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In January, she was announced to be the new Dream leader.
In April, she participated on the line-up of the unit DANCE EARTH PARTY, participating on the single "PEACE SUNSHINE" alongside the Dream members. She also participated on DANCE EARTH's project Changes.
2015
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On May 11, day of her 27th birthday, it was announced her solo debut with the single "Dress wo Nuida Cinderella" as Dream Ami. The single was released on July 29.
2016
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On April 20, she released her second solo single "Try Everything". The song was used as theme song for the Japanese airing of the movie Zootopia. Ami also dubbed Gazzele on the movie.
On October 19, she released her third single "Lovefool -Suki Datte Itte-".
2017
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On March 22, she released her fourth single "Hayaku Aitai". The song is her first self-written single.
On June 5, with the reformulation of E-girls as E.G.family, she announced to be leaving Dream and E-girls after the E-girls LIVE 2017 ~E.G.EVOLUTION~ concerts in July to dedicate herself as a soloist.[1]
On July 12, she released her fifth single "Kimi no Tonari".
On July 16, at the last E-girls LIVE 2017 ~E.G.EVOLUTION~ concert, it was announced her first studio album Re: Dream, released on October 4.[2] It was also announced her first solo tour Dream Ami 1st. Live Tour 2017 ♡ Re: Dream, that went through the month of November.[3]
2018
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On April 18, she released her sixth single "Amaharu". The single includes a footage of her first tour held on November 21 in Tokyo.
On September 7, she released the digital single "NEXT". The song was used as ending song for the Netflix animation movie Next Robo.
On October 24, Ami released her seventh single "Wonderland". The song was used as theme song for the movie Ozland Egao no Mahou Oshiemasu.
2019
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She will be participating of E.G.family's first tour E.G.POWER 2019 ~POWER to the DOME~ that will go through from February 22 to May 18.
On March 13, she will be releasing her eighth single "Good Goodbye". The song will be pre-released on January 30.
Discography
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- Main article: Dream Ami Discography
- Main article: List:Dream Ami Discography Featured In
Albums
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- [2017.10.04] Re: Dream
Singles
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- [2015.07.29] Dress wo Nuida Cinderella
- [2016.04.20] Try Everything
- [2016.10.19] Lovefool -Suki Datte Itte-
- [2017.03.22] Hayaku Aitai
- [2017.07.12] Kimi no Tonari
- [2018.04.18] Amaharu
- [2018.10.24] Wonderland
- [2019.03.13] Good Goodbye
Digital Singles
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- [2016.08.24] Try Everything (Y&Co. Remix)
- [2017.05.03] Hayaku Aitai (Acoustic version)
- [2018.09.07] NEXT
- [2019.01.30] Good Goodbye
Pre-released Digital Singles
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- [2015.07.15] Dress wo Nuida Cinderella
- [2016.04.15] Try Everything
Collaborations/Others
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- [2013.09.18] SPICY CHOCOLATE - Shibuya RAGGA SWEET COLLECTION 3 (#2 FREE FREE!! feat. HAN-KUN & Ami (Dream / E-girls))
- [2015.08.09] tofubeats - POSITIVE feat. Dream Ami
- [2017.10.25] Various Artists - Thank You Disney (#5 Kagayaku Mirai)
Concerts/Tours
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- Tours
- [2017.11.09-2017.11.29] Dream Ami 1st. Live Tour 2017 ♡ Re: Dream
Concerts Featured In
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- [2016] E-girls LIVE TOUR 2016 "E.G. SMILE"
- [2017] E-girls LIVE 2017 ~E.G.EVOLUTION~
- [2019] E.G.POWER 2019 ~POWER to the DOME~
Works
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Music Video Appearances
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- [2017] EXILE TAKAHIRO - "BLACK BEANZ"
Gallery
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- Main article: Ami/Gallery
Trivia
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- She was Dream's youngest member and the one with the highest voice.
- Former Representative Number: 05
- Former Representative Color: Yellow
- Favorite Animal: Killer whales
- Favorite Food: Chocolate, Fried potatoes, Dumplings,
- Hobbies: Work, Watching Movies
- Charm Point: Smile
- Shortcoming: Has a strange 'serious face'
- Dream: Filial piety
- She revealed that her blonde hair is her trademark.
Honorary Titles
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Leader of Dream |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Longest serving member of Dream |
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Preceded by |
Youngest Member of Dream |
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References
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- ↑ 応援してくださっているみなさんへ。
- ↑ 1stアルバムタイトル&発売日決定! Dream Ami 「Re: Dream」
- ↑ Dream Ami 1st Live Tour 2017 ♡ Re:Dream 初の単独ソロ・ツアー開催決定‼
External Links
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Dream Ami | |
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Dream · Category · Dream Ami songs template | |
Discography | |
Albums | 1. Re: Dream |
Singles | 1. Dress wo Nuida Cinderella · 2. Try Everything · 3. Lovefool -Suki Datte Itte- · 4. Hayaku Aitai · 5. Kimi no Tonari · 6. Amaharu · 7. Wonderland · 8. Good Goodbye |
Digital Singles | 1. Try Everything (Y&Co. Remix) · 2. Hayaku Aitai (Acoustic version) · 3. NEXT · 4. Good Goodbye |
Featured Songs | POSITIVE |
Concerts & Tours | |
Tours | 1. Re: Dream |
Concerts Featured In | E-girls LIVE TOUR 2016 "E.G. SMILE" · E-girls LIVE 2017 ~E.G.EVOLUTION~ · E.G.POWER 2019 ~POWER to the DOME~ |
E-girls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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E-girls Pyramid · Trivia · E-girls songs template | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DANCE EARTH PARTY | |
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Category · DANCE EARTH PARTY songs template | |
Members | |
Current Members | EXILE ÜSA · EXILE TETSUYA · Dream Shizuka |
Former Members | EXILE NESMITH · Crystal Kay · Kobayashi Naoki · Sekiguchi Mandy · Dream Aya · Dream Ami · Dream Erie |
Discography | |
Albums | 1. Ⅰ |
Singles | 1. Inochi no Rhythm · 2. PEACE SUNSHINE · 3. BEAUTIFUL NAME · 4. DREAMERS' PARADISE · 5. NEO ZIPANG ~UTAGE~ · 6. POPCORN |
Digital Singles | 1. To The World · 2. HEART OF A LION · 3. WAVE |
Units & Other Acts | |
Associated Acts | Dream · EXILE · EXILE THE SECOND · Crystal Kay · Sandaime J Soul Brothers · GENERATIONS |