Amiyumi [Import]

Puffy Amiyumi | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 18, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony/Epic
• ASIN: B00000ILSL
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,734 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Toku Suru Karada

2. Usagui Channel

3. Sakura Saku

4. Simple

5. Nagaiki Shite Ne

6. Ajia No Junshin

7. Puffy No Hey! Mountain

Editorial Reviews

The Japanese pop superstars' 1996 debut. Seven tracks. Sony.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars puffy's debut "amiyumi", December 25, 1999

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Posniak (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amiyumi (Audio CD)

puffy launched their Japanese pop career with this image-defining mini-album. from the opening rocker "tokusuru karada" to the hit single "ajia no junshin", the whole thing is great. it's not very long, but very good. and a must for the puffy fan. the import price is a little expensive, but if you want it, you won't be disappointed. okuda tamio produces.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great fun from Nihon..., February 18, 2003

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ewomack "ewomack" (MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amiyumi (Audio CD)

Puffy is all about fun. Their lyrics won't send shivers up your spine or change your life, but Puffy is always enjoyable from the first track to the last. They're also derivative, but they're derivative in an interesting way. When they steal, they steal well (anyone raised with western pop will instantly recognize what's 'borrowed'). Puffy does not take themselves too seriously (just look at the CD booklet), and they're able to utilize many musical styles and still sound like Puffy.

This album, their first, is short but good. It's not their strongest or most fun album, but it's a good listen nonetheless. It's great to see and hear female pop that is not sold on the bodies of the singers alone (witness America's pathetically sexualized female pop stars). Puffy is not going for the sexy look (they often wear loose t-shirts, jeans, or rumpled clothing - I've never seen them in spandex or bikini tops). Sometimes they are too cute for words, but this doesn't diminish the music on their albums. It seems to intensify it for some unexplainable reason.

Puffy is for enjoyment. It's fun. It's cute. It's Japanese. Not to mention that the music industry is VERY different in Japan. Puffy have sold just about every conceivable product on Japanese television. Pop, snacks, cars, etc. They even have their own talk show complete with cartoon representations of themselves. They're huge stars, possibly the Pink Lady of their generation.

I doubt they will ever "make it big" in the United States, but if they do it will be too soon for me. Puffy are fine as they are.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ami-chan and Yumi-chan, January 20, 2004

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Zack Davisson "japanreviewed" (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amiyumi (Audio CD)

"amiyumi," the first CD from Japanese duo Puffy is great boppy fun, and a big step above your average j-pop bands like SMAP or Morning Musume. Ami Ohnuki and Yumi Yoshimura are the requisite girl-band cute, and they have some talent as well. While not necessarily big stars in Japan, their one hit "True Asia" is included on this CD.

"amiyumi," while only a short seven songs, does a good job of showcasing what Puffy can do. Quick, synthetic pop on one song followed by quirky guitar rock for another. They have a decent range of styles, all of them clean and enjoyable.

Maybe not the best Puffy album, due mainly to its short length, it is still a welcome CD in any collection.