two tragic tales
Ami Suzuki was a big deal. in the late 90s, she achieved platinum with her debut album SA and delivered big hits that rivaled the likes of Ayumi Hamasaki and Hikaru Utada. alone in my room and BE TOGETHER are still sang by fans to this day. she could have continued this success, but, legal troubles put a stop to that. she lost her popularity in 2000 after leaving her label. and yes, that's what you'll find out by reading her wikipedia article. but that's not what this post is about. in the 22nd of august of 2007, Ami Suzuki released a song produced by the god of electropop himself, Yasutaka Nakata, aka Perfume's fourth member. that song was called FREE FREE. in the music video, Suzuki wears a scampy dress and dances around with a strong and impossible to ignore erotic tone. this change in image was shocking, not because of its prudeness, but because it was really fucking cool, and unpredictable. if you weren't a Suzuki believer before that, you are now. you now un...