Amuro Namie retired from the music industry in September 2018 and her music is still topping charts.
Her NHK Olympic and Paralympic broadcast theme song “Hero” was used in the Rio de Janeiro broadcast back in 2016, has now jumped back to the #1 position three years later on the USEN Request J-Pop HOT30.
2016.7.27「Hero」
私たちにとって、あなたは永遠のヒーローです。#安室奈美恵 #安室ちゃん #hero pic.twitter.com/5XW4fSt5m9— 【公式】Namie Amuro Memorial 10 Days News 2019 (@na_nws) September 19, 2019
On September 20th, the day of Amuro Namie’s birthday, all her songs are now featured on major streaming services (Spotify, LINE MUSIC, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Rec Music, AWA, KKBOX, Rakuten Music, etc.) and her music continues to be loved by many fans a year after her retirement.