This site is dedicated to the evergreen J-pop Queen Akina Nakamori ［中森明菜］and is jointly run by a bunch of Akina Fanatics + Wannabes* peppered round this beautiful J-pop globe.
Sick and utterly dismayed at the pathetic “Official Site” (note inverted commas; stop robbing and taking Miss AN for a free ride please! Someone fire her web designer quick!!), add to it the lack of an authoritative English-language source, plus rumours that Akina is dead (some of our pals residing outta Japan actually thought her suicide attempt in the previous century was successful! This is what you get when you** keep everything to yourselves and do not share!!), we decided it was time to show them how it’s done properly!
We hope we can gather all the isolated fans around the world outside of Japan (I reckon she sells substantially outside of Japan, so it’s silly to ignore us! We’re sizeable!). New friendships have been forged through this site (what did they say about music being a common language?), a handful of us have met in person and even gone on concert trips together. We’re looking forward to organising the first Akina Fans World Summit in the near future.
You can read a bit more about her highness at Wikipedia.
*Which is by no means a derogatory word. Yes, I'm talking to you, wannabe. ** Yes, you right there. The one with that smug look on the face. Start feeling guilty.
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i like this web. it’s so fun! thank you very mach!
Thank you Natsu! Welcome to VAMP. See you around. =)
Hi there! I’ve been looking for a site like that for a loooong time! You know, my story with japanese music (actually I am a brazilian guy) has everything to do with Akina. The first japanese song I listened and LOVED was Nanpasen (in her appearance at 38º NHK Kouhaku Utagassen, in a gorgeous black dress). Since then I became a FANatic for all Akina has been doing! Really LOVE her!!! (and do hate Matchy and Seiko).
Well… hope to become a part of this fan ring!
Regards,
Daniel
Welcome to the family, Daniel! How come it took you so long to find us? =)
Hi Daniel (from Brazil),
I hope you are the same Daniel that I remember years ago…Mr Watanabe?!?!
If you are, please drop me an email if you remember that you ever send video tapes to Singapore okay?
Cheers,
乱火
Hi,
I’m just glad I found the site. Akina Nakamori is my FAVORITE singer! I’m trying to do an online “comic” and have a character, who is based on my real cat, named after Ms Nakamori. I’m having fun and learning alot though the site is not finished yet. Some may not like it but I think it’s cute. Hope it’s at least enjoyable to some.
See link below for Akina (the cat):
http://www.pinyatahalloween.com/?page_id=116
pinyatahalloween.com
THANKS for your GREAT site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, the Faithway site does her no justice.
Dawn
I´m sorry , I´m Brazilian I live in a small city of Brazil, I always liked of songs of Akina, maybe the song KINKU was the better music her, I don´t know if her is marriage, but I thing so her pretty
many Kisses to Akina
Sérgio
hi hi
i am so happy to have found this fabulous Akina’s fan site in English. i am from Singapore & have been a fan of hers for a long time. The information were very well researched & translated. i’m so happy reading them and catching up with her career, finally i am able to know more because its in english. i am very sure that the album cover created by this site will be 10 million times better. even an old photograph from her high school days will be nicer than the current art work. wishing you all a very happy nakamori year ahead. shin nakamori nen ometetogozaimas.
Dear Akina, i going to talking to you how I started to like you, here in my country (Brazil), had a girl who singing all music your, and I loved see she to sing.
Its happend on so-so on 1985. maybe you don´t will believe, I was fall in love for her until that one day she were contrated by on Toshiba Emi of Japan, and I staied alone and never more I see her.
What happend?, how she go away, I cried always that listean your music.: Kinku, Desire, Mi amore and all another.
Akina I´d like to know if you don´t met her, the her´s name is Alika Fukuhara or Alina Fukuhara.
How said our friend Anthony, we´re happy to have found this Akina´s fan site in English, congratulations
Now I can see my beautiful princess of music japan pop.
I love you Akina Your fan Sérgio
Hi Dan~ This is A Li
Just come here to say Hello!!!
Hey A Li! =) Welcome to VAMP!! And thanks for dropping by. Hope to see you around more, and please join us on VAMP NETWORK. It’s for really hardcore fans like you!! HAHAHA. =)
http://akinanakamori.ning.com/
Hi!
I am the big fan of her since I was kid……^^
I love her and her music!! I am so excited to find your web here…….
The Remix is really sensational and where can we purchase it??
Thank you so much for the dedication you did it for our bloved AKINA!!
Big fan of Akina too
She is one of the best in the 80s and the 90s
My favourite album iof all time is her intoxicating beautiful “Fushigi”
Orfeo2k
Hi ! thanks for this blog. I discovered Akina last year and I wish I could learn more about Akina and share with other fans ! I tried to sign up to the fan group but maybe it doesn’t work ? anyway thanks !