Genic

In 2013, Amuro established her own record label, Dimension Point, in collaboration with Avex Trax.{{cite web |url=http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2015/01/amuro-namie-transfers-to-avexs-dimension-point |title=Amuro Namie transfers to Avex's Dimension Point |publisher=Tokyo Hive |date=January 14, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2024}} Originally, the singer planned to leave Avex and management company Vision Factory (now Rising Production) after seventeen years. However, Avex confirmed that Dimension Point would be implemented to give Amuro control over her music and personal projects.{{cite web |url=http://aramajapan.com/featured/did-namie-amuro-flip-out-on-avex/1794/ |title=Did Amuro Namie flip out at Avex? |publisher=Arama Japan |access-date=March 19, 2024}} Her first offering from the label was her eleventh studio and second bilingual album, Feel (2013).{{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=Fee l|year=2013 |type=liner notes |publisher=Avex Trax |id=AVCN-99003 |location=Japan}} Following this, she released a succession of stand-alone singles: "Tsuki" (January 2014) and "Brighter Day" (November 2014).{{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=Tsuki |year=2014 |type=liner notes |publisher=Dimension Point |id=AVCN-99005 |location=Japan}}{{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=Brighter Day |year=2014 |type=liner notes |publisher=Dimension Point |id=AVCN-99015 |location=Japan}}

In January 2015, Japanese media reported Amuro's intention to work with American collaborators, with her relocating to Los Angeles, California, to improve her English and incorporate it into her music.{{cite news |url=https://biz-journal.jp/2015/01/post_8743.html |title=安室奈美恵、ロスに拠点移し米国進出へ本格始動 事務所独立騒動で"育ての親"と決別 |website=Business Journal |language=Japanese |date=January 27, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2024}} That same month, she left Vision Factory after 22 years to start Stella88, a private agency through Dimension Point.{{cite news |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2054076/full/ |title=安室奈美恵、個人事務所「stella88」始動 |publisher=Oricon |language=Japanese |date=June 9, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2024}} Amuro confirmed the release of Genic in May.{{cite magazine |url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/a/amuro-namie/101273/news/-/60 |title=安室奈美恵の新作『_genic』全曲試聴が期間限定でスタート |magazine=CDJournal |language=Japanese |date=May 1, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2024}} A visualiser, which included lyric videos for all 12 unpublished recordings, was on trial that same month until the end of the month, and Amuro's website also hosted a special website dedicated to the album's release and promotional campaign.{{cite web |url=http://dimension-point.jp/amuro/_genic/ |url-status=dead |title=Namie Amuro – New Album [Genic] |publisher=Namie Amuro's website |date=May 1, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025011318/http://dimension-point.jp/amuro/_genic/ |archive-date=October 25, 2017}}

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|quote = "I always try to include 'my identity'. I try to not play it too safe... how to put it... I always want to express something that’s a step forward from the previous album. Maybe this time the new 'something' is expressed by things like including only new songs and the word Genic."{{cite magazine |title=Summer White with Namie Amuro |magazine=ViVi |date=July 2015}}

|source =—Amuro discussing the album's overall theme.

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Production on Genic began in mid-2014, while Amuro was on her annual Live Style tour.{{cite journal |title=Love 70s! with Namie Amuro |journal=Sweet |pages=96–101 |date=July 2015}} Amuro told Japanese fashion magazine Sweet that she wanted to create an album that sounded "trendy" at the time, while also drawing inspiration from sounds and aesthetics from the 1970s to 1990s. She stated that her "staff understands my vision and made a selection of demos for me. As always, I chose the songs which instantly felt right to me." Amuro attempted not to "play it too safe" and instead "express something that's a step forward from the previous album."

Amuro and her team received over 200 demo recordings to listen to and choose from. She quickly selected each song based on the intro sections that she thought made an impression on her. However, she was dissatisfied with the full length of the demos and requested that each one be reworked except for the intro, saying, "To be honest, I hardly ever ask for demos to be changed like that. This might be the first time I’ve gone so far. I wanted those intros on my album that much." Two of the songs chosen were collaborations: "B Who I Want 2 B" with Japanese Vocaloid Hatsune Miku (sampled from a piece by British producer Sophie) and a cover of "What I Did for Love" with French DJ David Guetta.Genic formats listed below:

• {{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=Genic |year=2015 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=Dimension Point |id=AVCN-99026 |location=Japan}}
• {{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=Genic |year=2015 |type=CD/Blu-ray liner notes |publisher=Dimension Point |id=AVCN-99025/B |location=Japan}}
• {{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=Genic |year=2015 |type=CD/DVD liner notes |publisher=Dimension Point |id=AVCN-99024/B |location=Japan}}

During the sessions, Amuro decided to include only new recordings on the album, her first since Dance Tracks Vol. 1 in 1995.{{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=Dance Tracks Vol. 1 |year=1995 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=Eastworld |id=TOCT-9100 |location=Japan}} Amuro had previously released "Tsuki" and "Brighter Day", both of which featured B-side tracks on various formats. According to Amuro, her team had discussed including the songs in Genic. However, she rejected the idea because she believed it would interfere with the album's concept, sound, and tempo. Furthermore, each single and its B-side were released as commercial tie-ins, which Amuro was opposed to, putting that decision at risk for Genic.

The songs chosen were all written in English, with some phrases written in Japanese by previous collaborators Tiger and Emyli. Amuro found the original demo, which included English lyrics, difficult and "were often translated opposite of what I intended". She wanted each song to convey a different message, and she thought that incorporating Japanese into a mostly-English record would be a "puzzle". She said, "I’ll take up the challenge of solving that puzzle because I also have the desire to rattle people more. Also, I think there are puzzles which only the people who bought the album can solve!"

File:David Guetta live @ MTV EMA 2018.png", which was originally released by French DJ David Guetta (pictured).]]

The sound on Genic is divided between 1970s-1980s electronic dance music and 1990s R&B, with lyrics that focus on self-empowerment, fun, glamour, and fashion. According to Lauren du Plessis of Electric Bloom, the album covers all of her career genres: "there's some ultra-fluffy teen pop, flashes of her R'n'B phase, and plenty of popular dance elements."{{cite magazine |last=du Plessis |first=Lauren |url=https://electricbloomwebzine.com/2015/06/namie-amuro-genic-review.html |title=Namie Amuro - _genic - Review |magazine=Electric Bloom |date=June 18, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2024}} Similarly, The Japan Times writer Patrick St. Michel found the album influenced by EDM, but he also noted "diverse" genres such as europop and contemporary pop music.{{cite news |last=St. Michel |first=Patrick |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2015/11/20/music/namie-amuro-returned-form-year-_genic/#.VlGBYS_-QdU |title=Namie Amuro returned to form this year with '_genic' |newspaper=The Japan Times |date=November 20, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122084826/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2015/11/20/music/namie-amuro-returned-form-year-_genic/#.VlGBYC_-QdW |archive-date=November 22, 2015}} In a similar review, Kenichi Shirahara of Utalabo compared the sound to Amuro's previous studio album Feel while also identifying new wave and disco elements in Genic.{{cite web |last=Shirahara |first=Kenichi |url=http://utalabo.com/archives/1148 |url-status=dead |title=安室奈美恵の最新作にして傑作「_genic」。その魅力を司る"6つのジェニック"に迫る！ |publisher=Utalabo |language=Japanese |access-date=December 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229172208/http://utalabo.com/archives/1148 |archive-date=December 29, 2017}}

Genic begins with "Photogenic", an R&B-influenced song with heavy guitar riffs and narcissistic lyrics; the line "Strike a pose" has been compared to "Vogue" by American singer Madonna.{{cite magazine |url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/-genic/4115032484 |title=Namie Amuro / Genic [デジパック仕様] [CD+DVD] |magazine=CDJournal |language=Japanese |access-date=March 19, 2024}} "Time Has Come" is a dance track with 8-bit sounds and varying tempos, starting with a slow keyboard intro and progressing to a fast-paced rock chorus.{{cite web |last=St. Michel |first=Patrick |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/namie-amuro-genic/ |title=Namie Amuro: _genic Album Review |website=Pitchfork |date=June 17, 2015 |access-date=December 29, 2017}} "Golden Touch" was noted for its retro vibe, blending R&B and pop elements, love-inspired lyrics, and a joyful chorus, and was compared to the work of American singer Ariana Grande. "Birthday" is a pop song with a fast-paced rap section that has been compared to the work of American singer Katy Perry due to its upbeat and girly tone. "It" is a rhythmic love song with whistling, handclaps, and bouncy keyboards, using the playground game tag as a metaphor for falling in love.

"Scream" is an upbeat electronic dance song with heavy club influences that discusses having fun at a nightclub. "Fashionista" is a fast-paced EDM and R&B song that focuses on self-love and empowerment through fashion.{{cite web |url=https://mikiki.tokyo.jp/articles/-/7474?page=2 |title=安室奈美恵、リヴァイヴァルを謳いつつ豪華クリエイターとの刺激的な手合わせを詰め込んだ現在進行形の新作『_genic』 |publisher=Mikiki (via Tower Records) |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=July 17, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2024}} "Fly" is an upbeat EDM track with dubstep and rock influences that lyrically explores the highlights of a luxurious lifestyle. "B Who I Want 2 B" is a collaboration with Hatsune Miku. Miku was initially advertised as the anagram U Hum Speak It when Genic was first announced.{{cite news |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2054032/full/ |title=安室奈美恵が初音ミクとコラボ 謎のフィーチャリング歌手がついに判明 |publisher=Oricon |language=Japanese |date=June 9, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2024}} Sophie created it as a demo track in 2014 and gave it to Amuro during the early production sessions. Musically, it is an electronic track with influences from bubblegum pop and computer music, while the artificial vocal deliveries and sound have been described as having an uncanny valley effect.{{efn|}}

"Stranger" is an aggressive EDM track with elements of trance and subtle dubstep music. "Every Woman" is an upbeat rhythmic dance track about female empowerment, whereas "Space Invader" is a cheerful pop song with R&B and reggaeton elements. The album's closing ballad, "Anything", focuses on Amuro's vocals and acoustic instrumentation. Lyrically, it is an empowering anthem about self-confidence and the value of believing in oneself. "What I Did for Love" is a bonus track on the album that is a cover song featuring David Guetta as the lead artist, but omits the original vocalist, British singer Emeli Sande.{{cite AV media notes |last=Guetta |first=David |author-link=David Guetta |title=Listen |year=2014 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=Parlophone |id=WPCR-16136 |location=Japan}} Musically, it is a dance song with soulful vocals by Amuro.

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|quote = "The album title Genic means a person who flourishes at something. For example, photogenic or videogenic. I want people to decide what kind of genic this album and Namie Amuro represent once they’ve listened to the album. Maybe dancegenic or soundgenic. That’s why I left the (lowercase dash) in front of Genic."

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Dimension Point released Genic on June 10, 2015, in a variety of formats. All formats included 14 songs totalling more than 49 minutes in length. The physical versions included a standard disc with all featured songs, while the DVD and Blu-ray included music videos for "Golden Touch", "Birthday", "Fashionista", "Stranger", and "Anything". Hidden footage on the DVD and Blu-ray versions also included a special selfie video for "Birthday" and a dance-only visual for "Fashionista". The standard version of Genic was then released through digital and music streaming services, and was physically distributed in Hong Kong and Taiwan.{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/genic/998888164 |url-status=dead |title=_genic - Album by Namie Amuro |publisher=Apple Music |location=Japan |language=Japanese |access-date=March 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229231532/https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/genic/998888164 |archive-date=December 29, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7IDULdw83CdaKddzVrZWlL |title=_genic - Album by Namie Amuro |publisher=Spotify |access-date=March 19, 2024}}International formats listed below:

• {{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=Genic |year=2015 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=Dimension Point |id=88875128172 |location=Hong Kong}}
• {{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=Genic |year=2015 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=Dimension Point |id=AVJCD10603 |location=Taiwan}}
• {{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=Genic |year=2015 |type=CD/DVD liner notes |publisher=Dimension Point |id=AVJCD10603/A |location=Taiwan}}

Tisch photographed the album's cover art, which shows Amuro dressed in black and wearing a black-lace veil. Jun Hirota later created the art direction and booklet for the album. Standard jewelcase packaging includes close-up shots of Amuro, whereas digipak versions include various cut-out shapes that hold the booklet but only show parts of Amuro's face; each format includes a different shot of Amuro. The title Genic refers to the title track "Photogenic"; however, Amuro believed that the term "genic" could be interpreted in a variety of ways.

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Amuro had stated that she planned to release Genic without any singles. However, "What I Did for Love" with David Guetta was released as a promotional single on July 1, 2015, across digital and streaming platforms.{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/what-i-did-for-love-feat-namie-amuro-single/1006061545 |title=What I Did for Love by Namie Amuro on iTunes |publisher=Apple Music |location=Japan |language=Japanese |access-date=March 19, 2024}} Despite this, several songs from the album experienced success. Amuro released music videos for "Golden Touch", "Birthday", "Fashionista", "Stranger", and "Anything" on her YouTube channel.{{efn|{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTkvTU0OxFU |url-status=dead |title=安室奈美恵 / 「Birthday」 (from New Album「_genic」) |publisher=YouTube |access-date=December 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609133140/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTkvTU0OxFU |archive-date=June 9, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YstGStmbo0o |url-status=dead |title=安室奈美恵 / 「Stranger」 (from New Album「_genic」) |publisher=YouTube |access-date=December 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609133135/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YstGStmbo0o |archive-date=June 9, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTOJUc-XfFo |url-status=dead |title=安室奈美恵 / 「Birthday」 (from New Album「_genic」) |publisher=YouTube |access-date=December 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609133133/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTOJUc-XfFo |archive-date=June 9, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWkq4FYOdME |url-status=dead |title=安室奈美恵 / 「Anything」 (from New Album「_genic」)|publisher=YouTube |access-date=December 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609133133/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTOJUc-XfFo |archive-date=June 9, 2015}}}} During the album's release week, "Birthday" and "Golden Touch" were successful in Japan, with "Birthday" reaching number 36 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and "Golden Touch" reaching number 43 on the Billboard Japan Radio Songs chart.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2015&month=06&day=22 |title=Japan Hot 100 Chart |magazine=Billboard Japan |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=June 22, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=radio_songs&year=2015&month=06&day=22 |url-status=dead |title=Japan Radio Songs Chart |magazine=Billboard Japan |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=June 22, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043759/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=radio_songs&year=2015&month=06&day=22 |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}

Western media highlighted the video for “Golden Touch”, which was hailed as her international breakthrough.{{efn|{{cite news |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/nickguillory/poke-your-screen-while-watching-this-video-and-become-instan#.rqK160pEmo |title=Poke Your Screen While Watching This Video And Become Instantly Hypnotized |publisher=BuzzFeed |date=May 28, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}}{{cite magazine |last=Bayani |first=Oliver |url=http://www.adobomagazine.com/global-news/namie-amuros-golden-touch-cleverly-simulates-touch-screen-interaction |title=Namie Amuro's "Golden Touch" cleverly simulates touch-screen interaction |magazine=Abodo |date=June 8, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}}{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Erin |url=http://www.theaureview.com/asia/videos/new-music-video-namie-amuro-golden-touch-japan-2015 |title=Hello Asia! New Music Video: Namie Amuro – "Golden Touch" (Japan, 2015) |publisher=Hello Asia |date=June 3, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230520/http://www.theaureview.com/asia/videos/new-music-video-namie-amuro-golden-touch-japan-2015 |url-status=dead }}{{cite magazine |last=de Magalhaes |first=Victoria |url=http://www.elle.fr/Loisirs/News/L-anti-blues-dimanche-soir-un-mix-de-surf-et-de-moto-a-plus-de-80-km-h-2956964 |title=The anti-blues Sunday night: a mix of surfing and motorcycle, more than 80 km / h! |magazine=Elle |location=France |language=French |date=June 7, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}}{{cite news |url=http://www.japantrends.com/namie-amuros-interactive-music-video-golden-touch/ |title=Namie Amuro's new interactive music video "Golden Touch" will have your finger tapping (the screen) |publisher=Japan Trends |date=June 3, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}}}} Several publications featured the music video. Elle compared the video to the sensation of optical illusions, describing it as "Colorful, fun, gay ... but especially interactive." According to Japan Trends, they felt "Golden Touch" is "a good marketing stunt for a dying industry, and overseas media has picked up the story too". British publication Creative Review named it their music video of the month.{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Eliza |url=http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2015/june/music-videos-of-the-month-9/ |url-status=dead |title=Music Videos of the Month |work=Creative Review |date=June 2, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516192515/http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2015/june/music-videos-of-the-month-9/ |archive-date=May 16, 2016}} On June 5, "Golden Touch" premiered in North America on SiriusXM Hits 1 as part of their YouTube 15 schedule, hosted and chosen by American YouTube personality Jenna Marbles.{{cite web |last=Chiocchio |first=Corey |url=http://blog.siriusxm.com/2015/06/08/youtubes-top-tunes-little-mix-robin-schulz-more-652015/ |title=YouTube's Top Tunes: Little Mix, Robin Schulz + More (6/5/2015) |publisher=Sirius XM |date=June 3, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-date=March 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327235359/http://blog.siriusxm.com/2015/06/08/youtubes-top-tunes-little-mix-robin-schulz-more-652015/ |url-status=dead }} Following the original music video's 10 million views on YouTube, a second video featuring Amuro premiered.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wak6ptsnALA |title=安室奈美恵 / Golden Touch -10 Million Views New Edit- |publisher=YouTube |date=August 25, 2015 |access-date=December 29, 2017 |archive-date=April 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417151704/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wak6ptsnALA&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=dead }}

In October 2015, Amuro and Hatsune Miku appeared as computer-generated characters on the cover of fashion magazine Nylon.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2060705/full/ |title=安室奈美恵×初音ミク、全編CGでMV共演 "休憩中"映像も制作 |publisher=Oricon |language=Japanese |date=October 14, 2015 |access-date=March 19, 2024}} With their appearance, Amuro confirmed that the two would collaborate on a music video. That same month, Nylon TV premiered the music video for "B Who I Want 2 B", which featured the singers in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional animated form.

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| concert_tour_name = Namie Amuro Livegenic 2015–2016

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| image_caption = Official DVD and promotional artwork.

| artist = Namie Amuro

| album = Genic

| start_date = September 5, 2015

| end_date = March 26, 2016

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| number_of_shows = 47

| last_tour = Live Style 2014
(2012)

| this_tour = Namie Amuro Livegenic 2015–2016
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| next_tour = Live Style 2016–2017
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Prior to its release, Amuro promoted Genic on various Japanese radio stations.{{cite web |url=http://namieamuro.jp/news/2015/detail_20150529radio.html |url-status=dead |title=全国のラジオ局が、それぞれのラジオステーションにとって"_genic"な1曲を選曲！|publisher=Namie Amuro's website |language=Japanese |date=June 5, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015041742/http://namieamuro.jp/news/2015/detail_20150529radio.html |archive-date=October 15, 2015}} In June 2015, she announced her Livegenic tour, which included flyers of the tour in the album booklet. The Livegenic tour included 47 shows across Japan, starting on September 5 at the Saitama Super Arena and ending on February 10 at the Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Chiba Prefecture.{{cite web|url=http://top.tsite.jp/entertainment/j-pop/i/27709665/index|script-title=ja:安室奈美恵の最新ツアー“LIVEGENIC”が、レンタル限定で2枚組ライヴCDに！|publisher=T-Site News|date=February 20, 2016|access-date=December 29, 2017|language=ja}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She expanded her tour to include two shows in Taiwan and one in Hong Kong. Dimension Point hosted a special website featuring photos, digest films, and other tour-related content.{{cite web |url=http://dimension-point.jp/detail.php?id=1011291 |url-status=dead |title=Dimension Point |publisher=Dimension Point |language=Japanese |access-date=December 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229172947/http://dimension-point.jp/detail.php?id=1011291 |archive-date=December 29, 2017}}

A live video was recorded at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium on December 8 and released in a variety of physical formats on March 2, 2016.Livegenic 2015-2016 formats listed below:

• {{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=Livegenic 2015-2016 |year=2016 |type=DVD liner notes |publisher=Dimension Point |id=AVBN-99029 |location=Japan}}
• {{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=Livegenic 2015-2016 |year=2016 |type=DVD liner notes |publisher=Dimension Point |id=AVXN-99030 |location=Japan}} The track list features 29 songs from the show, including two bonus tracks "Break It" and "Arigatou" recorded at the Miyagi Super Arena, and a hidden video track of Amuro's song "Birthday". The live releases achieved success in Japan, topping the Oricon DVD and Blu-ray charts, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for exceeding 100,000 units in the region.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/products/1165026/1/ |title=Namie Amuro Livegenic 2015-2016 - Namie Amuro |publisher=Oricon |language=Japanese |access-date=March 19, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/products/1165028/1/ |title=Namie Amuro Livegenic 2015-2016 - Namie Amuro |publisher=Oricon |language=Japanese |access-date=March 19, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201605.html |title=ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2016年5月 - Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (May 2016) |publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan |language=Japanese |date=May 20, 2016 |access-date=December 29, 2017}}

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1. "What I Did for Love"
2. "Close Your Eyes, Close to You"
3. "Fly"
4. "Photogenic"
5. "Naked"
6. "Time Has Come"
7. "Space Invader"
8. "Brighter Day"
9. "It"
10. "B Who I Want 2 B"
11. "Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!"
12. "Say the Word"
13. "Sweet Kisses"
14. "Golden Touch"
15. "Get Myself Back"
16. "Black Diamond"
17. "Grotesque"
18. "Revolution"
19. "Dr."
20. "Red Carpet"
21. "Tsuki"
22. "Black Make-Up"
23. "Every Woman"
24. "Stranger"
25. "Scream"
26. "Fashionista"
27. "Birthday"
28. "Anything"
29. "Fight Together"
30. "Arigatou" {{small|(Miyagi Sekisui Heim Super Arena [Bonus track])}}
31. "Break It" {{small|(Miyagi Sekisui Heim Super Arena [Bonus track])}}

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{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Billboard Japan

| rev1score = (positive){{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/490711 |title=Namie Amuro - _genic |magazine=Billboard Japan |location=Japan |language=Japanese |access-date=March 19, 2024}}

| rev2 = CDJournal

| rev2Score = (positive)

| rev3 = Electric Bloom

| rev3Score = (positive)

| rev4 = The Japan Times

| rev4Score = (positive)

| rev5 = Pitchfork

| rev5Score = (6.7/10)

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Genic received positive reviews from music critics. Billboard Japan praised the album's "colourful" mix of genres, describing it as a "whole body of work". Japanese magazine CDJournal praised Amuro's decision not to release any singles from the album, giving it an overall "bullishness" quality. They called the album "smart" and praised the collaborations with Guetta and Miku. Lauren Du Pressis of Electric Bloom described the singer as a "chameleon force in the music industry" due to her musical exploration and mature image. Despite criticism of the album's "repetitive" nature and collaborations, Du Pressis recommended it for J-pop listeners seeking a more mature sound; "You can't hide from an album this infectious."

Patrick St. Michel wrote two reviews for Genic. Writing for Pitchfork, he praised the album's "confident" and "inspired" vibe, and felt this was her best EDM offering after her previous efforts, which he described as "cheap replicas". Despite his reservations about her English delivery and some productions, such as "Every Woman", "It", and "What I Did for Love", he concluded that Genic{{'}}s best moments were the "most straightforward". For The Japan Times, he wrote, "Her busy EDM songs don't always work and her English delivery still needs practice, but Genic is a solid collection of catchy pop tunes... It’s a heck of a comeback, and a well-earned one at that."

Amuro received numerous nominations and accolades for Genic. "Anything" won the DOTD category at the Design Awards Asia, the Design Award at the FWA Design Awards, and the Best Innovative Integration Bronze Award at the Spike Asia Awards in 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.designawards.asia/namie-amuro-anything-for-google-chrome/ |title=Namie Amuro "Anything" for Google Chrome |publisher=Design Award Asia |access-date=June 9, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thefwa.com/site/namie-amuro-anything-for-google-chrome?month=2015-06 |title=FWA Awards – Winners June 2015 |publisher=FWA Awards |date=June 15, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.spikes.asia/winners/2015/digital/entry.cfm?entryid=1906&award=4 |title=Spikes Asia 2015 – Bronze Winner |publisher=Spikes Asia |date=September 2016 |access-date=May 11, 2016}} For the Design Award Asia awards, it received three specific ranking strategies: creativity (8.4 points), its content (8 points), and its visuals (7.8 points). "Birthday" was nominated for Video of the Year, and won Best Female Video, at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan.{{cite web |url=https://natalie.mu/music/pp/mtvvmaj2015/page/2 |url-status=live |script-title=ja:「MTV VMAJ 2015」ノミネート作品 |trans-title="MTV VMAJ 2015" Nominees |website=Natalie |language=Japanese |date=December 11, 2015 |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211118031514/https://natalie.mu/music/pp/mtvvmaj2015/page/4 |archive-date=November 18, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://natalie.mu/music/pp/mtvvmaj2015/page/4 |url-status=live |script-title=ja:「MTV VMAJ 2015」受賞作品一覧|trans-title="MTV VMAJ 2015" Winners List |website=Natalie |language=Japanese |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211118031514/https://natalie.mu/music/pp/mtvvmaj2015/page/4 |archive-date=November 18, 2021}} "Golden Touch" won the DOTM category at the Design Awards Asia, and was awarded silver for the Top Japanese Gold Songs ranked by RTHK International Pop Poll Awards.{{cite web |url=https://www.designawards.asia/%E5%AE%89%E5%AE%A4%E5%A5%88%E7%BE%8E%E6%81%B5-%E3%80%8Cgolden-touch%E3%80%8D/ |title=Namie Amuro "Golden Touch" |publisher=Design Award Asia |access-date=June 9, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://app4.rthk.hk/special/poppoll27/ |url-status=dead |title=The 27th International Pop Poll Awards |publisher=Radio Television Hong Kong |access-date=June 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606152234/http://app4.rthk.hk/special/poppoll27/ |archive-date=June 6, 2019}}

Nielsen SoundScan Japan (now Luminate) predicted that Genic would top the Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan{{'}}s Top Albums Sales chart, surpassing the work of Japanese acts Mr. Children and Superfly.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/29050/2 |script-title=ja:【先ヨミ】安室奈美恵 話題曲満載の新ALがトップ、ミスチルもまだまだセールスを伸ばす |magazine=Billboard Japan |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=June 11, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}} As expected, Genic topped both the Top Albums and Top Albums Sales charts, and spent 25 weeks on both charts.{{efn|{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2015&month=06&day=22 |title=Japan Hot Albums Chart |magazine=Billboard Japan |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=June 22, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2015&month=06&day=22 |title=Japan Hot Albums Sales Chart |magazine=Billboard Japan |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=June 22, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2015&month=12&day=07 |title=Japan Hot Albums Sales Chart |magazine=Billboard Japan |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=December 7, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2015&month=12&day=28 |title=Japan Hot Albums Chart |magazine=Billboard Japan |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=December 28, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}}}} Genic then debuted at number one on the Oricon daily chart, selling 81,491 units.{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/d/2015-06-09/ |title=Oricon CD Daily Albums Chart |publisher=Oricon |language=Japanese |date=June 9, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}} Furthermore, it debuted at number one on the weekly chart, selling 160,474 units, her third lowest first-week sales since Break the Rules (2000) and Style (2003).{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2054349/full/ |script-title=ja:【オリコン】安室奈美恵、アルバム13作目首位 初週売上は今年ソロ1位 |publisher=Oricon |language=Japanese |date=June 16, 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/products/1127059/1/ |title=_genic(DVD付) - Namie Amuro |publisher=Oricon |language=Japanese |access-date=March 19, 2024}}

Despite this, Genic became the best-selling album by a female artist in 2015, surpassing White by Superfly.{{cite web |title=Namie Amuro Oricon Sales |url=http://news.biglobe.ne.jp/entertainment/0616/nrn_150616_3888000254.html |publisher=Biglobe |language=Japanese |date=June 16, 2015 |access-date=June 16, 2015 |archive-date=June 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624101739/http://news.biglobe.ne.jp/entertainment/0616/nrn_150616_3888000254.html |url-status=dead }} By the end of June, the album had reached number two on the monthly chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2015-06/ |title=Oricon CD Monthly Albums Chart |publisher=Oricon |language=Japanese |date=June 2015 |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704192308/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2015-06/ |archive-date=July 4, 2015}} By the end of the year, Genic had sold 246,269 units, making Amuro the best-selling solo artist and female artist of the year.{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2015/p/2/ |title=Oricon Yearly Albums Chart |publisher=Oricon |language=Japanese |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420065217/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2015/p/2/ |archive-date=April 20, 2016}}{{cite news |last=Yu |first=Johnny |url=http://www.helloasia.com.au/news/japans-oricon-charts-publish-sales-rankings-for-2015/ |title=Japan's official sales chart Oricon has unveiled their annual sales ranking for 2015 |publisher=Hello Asia |date=January 10, 2016 |access-date=May 11, 2016}} The album was certified platinum by the RIAJ for exceeding sales of 250,000 units.{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201506.html|title=ゴールドディスク認定作品一覧　2015年6月|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ)|language=Japanese|accessdate=June 22, 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711171000/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201506.html|archivedate=July 11, 2015}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Genic track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| all_lyrics =

| total_length = 49:00

| title1 = Photogenic

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Andreas Oberg|Emyli|Maria Marcus}}

| extra1 = Marcus

| length1 = 3:28

| title2 = Time Has Come

| note2 =

| lyrics2 = Erik Lidbom

| extra2 = Marcus

| length2 = 3:46

| title3 = Golden Touch

| note3 =

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Andy Love|Joacim Persson|Johan Alkenäs|Nikki Flores|Tiger}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Persson|Alkenäs}}

| length3 = 3:31

| title4 = Birthday

| note4 =

| lyrics4 = Emyli

| extra4 = {{hlist|Jakob Hazell|Svante Halldin}}

| length4 = 3:08

| title5 = It

| note5 =

| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Bárður Háberg|Hiten Bharadia|Óli Jógvansson|Raphaella Mazaheri-Asadi}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Háberg|Mazaheri-Asadi}}

| length5 = 2:45

| title6 = Scream

| note6 =

| lyrics6 = Erik Lidbom

| extra6 = {{hlist|Lidbom|Jon Hällgren}}

| length6 = 3:44

| title7 = Fashionista

| note7 =

| lyrics7 = {{hlist|Emyli|Jenna Donnelly|Scott Stoddart}}

| extra7 = Stoddard

| length7 = 3:33

| title8 = Fly

| note8 =

| lyrics8 = {{hlist|David Wade|Mike Hunnid|Skylar Mones|Sunny Boy}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Mones|Sunny Boy}}

| length8 = 3:22

| title9 = B Who I Want 2 B

| note9 = featuring Hatsune Miku

| lyrics9 = {{hlist|Mitchie M|Sophie}}

| extra9 = Sophie

| length9 = 2:52

| title10 = Stranger

| note10 =

| lyrics10 = {{hlist|Marcus|Shikata|Sky Beatz|Tiger}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Hiro|Sky Beatz}}

| length10 = 3:37

| title11 = Every Woman

| note11 =

| lyrics11 = {{hlist|Barbi Escobar|Chris Meyer|Kevin Charge}}

| extra11 = Charge

| length11 = 3:02

| title12 = Space Invader

| note12 =

| lyrics12 = {{hlist|Cait La Dee|Gennessee Lewis|Michael McGarity}}

| extra12 = Mighty Mike

| length12 = 3:15

| title13 = Anything

| note13 =

| lyrics13 = {{hlist|Anthony Franks|James "Keyz" Foye}}

| extra13 = Foye

| length13 = 4:51

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{{Track listing

| headline = Special track

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title14 = What I Did for Love

| note14 = featuring David Guetta

| lyrics14 = {{hlist|Breyan Stanley Isaac|David Guetta|Giorgio Tuinfort|Jason Evigan|Sam Martin|Sean Douglas}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Guetta|Tuinfort}}

| length14 = 3:50

|}}

{{track listing

| headline = DVD and Blu-ray content

| extra_column = Director(s)

| title1 = Golden Touch

| note1 = Music video

| extra1 = {{hlist|Kenji Yamashita|Masashi Kawamura}}

| length1 =

| title2 = Birthday

| note2 = Music video

| extra2 = Haruka Furuya

| length2 =

| title3 = Fashionista

| note3 = Music video

| extra3 = Daichi Yasuda

| length3 =

| title4 = Stranger

| note4 = Music video

| extra4 = Yasuda

| length4 =

| title5 = Anything

| note5 = Music video

| extra5 = Wataru Saito

| length5 =

| title6 = Birthday

| note6 = Making video

| extra6 =

| length6 =

| title7 = Fashionista

| note7 = Dance video

| extra7 =

| length7 =

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Genic.

Locations

• Recorded at ABS Recordings, Bunkamura Recordings, LAB Recorders, and Prime Sound Studios in Tokyo, Japan. Mixed at Daimonion Recordings in Tokyo, Japan. Mastered at Sterling Studios in New York City.

Musicians

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• Namie Amuro – main vocals, background vocals
• Gary Adkins – chorus vocals
• Alisa – chorus vocals
• Namie Amuro – main vocals
• Olivia Burrell – chorus vocals
• Jeroen de Rijk – tambourines
• Sean Douglas – keyboards
• Emyli – chorus vocals additional background vocals
• Bardur Haberg – all instruments
• Hatsune Miku – vocals
• Breyan Stanley Isaac – vocal background
• Singo Kubota – guitar
• Jocab Luttrell – vocal background
• Sam Martin – keyboards
• Neue Philharmonic Frankfurt – orchestra
• Andreas Oberg – guitar, synth bass guitar
• Candace Shields – vocal background
• Giorgio Tuinfort – piano

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Imagery

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• Wakana Chiba – creative coordination
• Jun Hirota – design
• Eichi Matsunaga – manicurist
• Akemi Nakano – hair, make-up
• Akira Noda – stylist
• Toshiyuki Suzuki – art direction
• Tisch– photographer

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Production

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• Johan Alkenas – producer
• Sky Beatz – track producer
• Kevin Charge – producer
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Dimension Point – sound production, A&R
• D.O.I. – mixing
• Hiro Doi – music producer
• James "Keyz" Foye – producer
• David Guetta – instrumentation, producer, programmer
• Bardur Haberg – producer
• Jon Hällgren – producer
• Kohei Hatakeyama – vocal recording
• Svante Halldin – producer
• Jakob Hazell – producer
• Hirofumi Iwanaga – Hatsune Miku vocal production coordination
• Erik Lidbom – producer
• Maria Marcus – producer
• Raphaella Mazaheri-Asadi – vocal arrangement, vocal production
• Mighty Mike – producer
• Mitchie M – Hatsune Miku vocal production
• Skylar Mones – producer
• Wataru Namiusa – vocal recordin
• Joacim Persson – producer
• Wataru Sasaki – Hatsune Miku vocal production coordination
• Sophie – producer
• Stella88& – management
• Scott Stoddart – producer
• Sunny Boy – producer
• Giorgio Tuinfort – instrumentation, producer, programmer
• Sam Wheat – recording engineer

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{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry |region=Japan |artist=安室 奈美恵 |title=Genic |type=album|award=Platinum |refname="RIAJ" |relyear=2015|certyear=2015|certmonth=7}}

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• List of Oricon number-one albums of 2015

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{{reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20151121174641/http://namieamuro.jp/discography/album17.html Genic] on Namie Amuro's website (archived).
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20180813044837/http://contents.namieamuro.jp/3d_camera/sp/index.html "B Who I Want to B"] special website.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20150618102451/http://anything.namieamuro.jp/school/ "Anything"] special GIF website.
• [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/namie-amuro-anything-for/cblcjlbncaihhifebompdkdibfpjnfeg?hl=en "Anything"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924074336/https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/namie-amuro-anything-for/cblcjlbncaihhifebompdkdibfpjnfeg?hl=en |date=2016-09-24 }} Google Chrome extension download at Google Play.

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