query: record_label a song is born 
supports: , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese talent manager, record producer, songwriter, record executive and radio personality. He is the founder and president of the one of the largest music labels Avex Group. He is known mainly for discovering and developing new artists into stars (most notably Ayumi Hamasaki), as well as for reviving Ami Suzuki's career after she was released by her previous record label. "Can You Celebrate?" is Namie Amuro's seventh solo single under the Avex Trax label. Released on February 19, 1997, "Can You Celebrate" is the best-selling single by a solo female artist in Japanese music history with sales of 2,296,200 copies. Kwon Bo-ah (, , born November 5, 1986), commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, is a South Korean singer and actress active in South Korea and Japan. She is referred to as the Queen of Korean Pop. History.
  Two years after Max Matsuura became busy in distributing studio albums from other countries, he and his two co-founders of Avex, Tom Yoda and Ken Suzuki, decided to operate their own label to compete with the older and more experienced labels (i.e. Nippon Columbia, Nippon Crown, Toshiba-EMI, CBS Sony, Nippon Phonogram and PolyGram K.K., etc.). This led to the birth of the Avex Trax label. A Best (stylized as BEST) is the first greatest hits album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on March 28, 2001 by Avex Trax and Avex Music Creative Inc.. Hamasaki had originally planned to release a greatest hits album after her 2002 studio album "I Am...", but the idea was denied by Avex head staff. Instead, Avex released the album in 2001, which caused conflict between the label and Hamasaki. The compilation was released in two formats different formats including a physical and a digital release. Seven different artworks were released in several editions of the album. The album includes one new track, three re-recorded tracks, and the rest previously released singles. Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted in music as an idol with the band Super Monkey's at age 14. Although majority of their releases were unsuccessful in Japan, Amuro's venturing in modelling fashion and acting helped the group gain attention on their single "Try Me ~~". Retitling themselves as "Namie Amuro with Super Monkeys" to achieve further success, they released a studio album and a compilation. She signed with Avex Trax in 1995 to released her debut single "Body Feels Exit", the lead single from her best-selling album "Sweet 19 Blues" (1996). She achieved large success with her single "Can You Celebrate?", which is still the best-selling single from a female artist in Japan. Transitioning into westernised R&B music, she released her third album "Genius 2000" (2000). Former member Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career, and the remaining members then started the "M-Flo Loves..." project working different vocalists for each song over three albums, including the likes of Bonnie Pink, Koda Kumi and BoA. , Fukuoka is Japans fifth largest city, having passed the population of Kobe. , Fukuoka passed the population of Kyoto. Since the founding of Kyoto in 794, this marks the first time that a city west of the Kinki region has a larger population than Kyoto. In ancient times, however, the area near Fukuoka, the Chikushi region, was thought by some historians to have possibly been even more influential than the Yamato region. "Lovin' it" single was made to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Namie Amuro and Verbal from M-Flo recorded this song to the album Song Nation by Tetsuya Komuro. Namie Amuro sang Lovin' it in the Best Tour "Live Style 2006". Lovin' it is the 3rd track of Song Nation, after a song is born by Ayumi Hamasaki & KEIKO and The Meaning of Peace by Koda Kumi and BoA. `` A Song Is Born '' was a collaboration between Ayumi Hamasaki and Keiko ( Globe ) for the Song Nation non-profit project by Avex , which was created to raise funds to help the victims of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center . The song was composed by Tetsuya Komuro , but unlike the other two single releases of the project , `` The Meaning of Peace '' ( a duet between BoA and Kumi Koda ) and `` Lovin ' It '' ( a duet between Namie Amuro and Verbal of M - Flo ) , the lyrics were written by Ayumi Hamasaki . Hamasaki went on to record a solo version on this song , which appeared on her fourth studio album , I am ... . Song Nation (originally known as Various Artists Featuring Song Nation) is a charity compilation album featuring some of the most important Japanese performers from the Avex Trax label. The CD was made to raise money for the September 11, 2001 attacks.
  It was produced by two of the most important record producers of Japan: Masato "Max" Matsuura and Globe's Tetsuya Komuro. A remix album was released titled "Song Nation 2: Trance". It contained an additional disc and additional tracks along with of the original tracks from the first "Song Nation". "A Song Is Born", the track by Ayumi Hamasaki and Keiko was able to peak at #1 on the Oricon chart. Sweet 19 Blues is the second studio album by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. It was released on July 22, 1996 by Avex Trax and their Hong Kong headquarters, her first record with the label after "Dance Tracks Vol. 1" (1995). The album was composed, produced and arranged by Globe musician Tetsuya Komuro, with additional music credits to Cozy Kudo. Additionally, Japanese businessman and musician Max Matsuura, served as the records executive producer. Musically, it is a J-Pop record that incorporates elements of contemporary dance music, acid house and jungle. Lyrically, it delves into love, adolescense and enjoyment. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen in 1993 to pursue a career in singing and acting for her entertainment. In 1998, under the tutelage of Avex CEO Max Matsuura, Hamasaki released her debut single "Poker Face" and released her million-selling record "A Song for XX". The album debuted at the top of the Oricon charts and remained there for four weeks, establishing her popularity in Japan. Her next five albums accomplished over one million shipments in Japan, with her third effort "Duty" selling near three million units, becoming her best selling studio album. "A Best", her first compilation album, is her best selling album, with more than four million copies sold in Japan. In 2009, after her album "Next Level" was released, album and single sales declined due to ongoing competition with new upcoming artists. Throughout her career, Hamasaki has had all her albums within the top five position in Japan and has five million-selling singles, including "Boys & Girls", "A", "Seasons", "M" and "H". In the Oricon singles chart of April 15, 1996, he monopolized all the top 5 positions as the songwriter and producer, a world record. In 1995, he monopolized all top 3 positions of the copyright distribution rankings for the JASRAC Award, a record in Japan's music history. At his peak as a record producer the artists he predominantly produced for came to be known as TK Family and at one time included Namie Amuro, hitomi, TRF, Tomomi Kahala and Ami Suzuki amongst others. As of 2008, records produced by him had sold more than 170 million. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 42 million copies, making him the fourth best-selling lyricist in Japan. , known by her stage name Bonnie Pink, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She speaks English, Japanese, Korean and Chinese (many of her songs are entirely in Japanese). She writes and composes all her songs, and plays guitar and piano. Asada has said that the name Bonnie Pink is random and has no special meaning; she chose it because it was easy to remember and because she thought the words were cute together. Japan ("Nippon" or "Nihon" ; formally "" or "Nihon-koku", means "State of Japan") is a sovereign island nation in Eastern Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, It is lying off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland (east of China, Korea, Russia) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near Taiwan in the southwest.  Genius 2000 is Namie Amuro's fourth original studio album produced by Tetsuya Komuro and Dallas Austin, and her first collaboration with Austin. , known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game "Final Fantasy X-2". Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth studio album "Secret" (2005), her sixteenth single "Butterfly" (2005), and her first greatest hits album "" (2005), reaching the number-three, number-two and number-one spot respectively. "Body Feels Exit" (stylized as Body Feels EXIT) is Namie Amuro's debut solo single on the Avex Trax label. Released nine days after her only album with former label, Toshiba-EMI, "Body Feels Exit" debuted in the top three and would be her first of 24 consecutive top ten solo singles. "The Meaning of Peace" is a single by Japanese R&B singer-songwriter Koda Kumi and South Korean pop singer-songwriter BoA. The single debuted on Oricon and #12 and remained on the charts for twelve weeks. , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sk Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latters Oricon record charts in April 2002.
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answer: avex trax