OMG i love Namie Amuro! I don't follow her anymore and does't know what's new with her! But I remember being so addicted to Hide & Seek, that was my national anthem and on repeat for days!
I think the way she retired was the most classy way possible! She left the game at a high point in her career when most of her peers, save for Utada Hikaru, are flopping. A legend! BTW, I am so pissed at the fact that there are no full versions of How to be a girl and Put em up on YouTube