IN: Namie Amuro (An Shi Nai Mei Hui , Amuro Namie, born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese recording artist, dancer, model, actress and entrepreneur. A leading figure of the Japanese entertainment industry since the early 90s, Amuro is known for breaking the youthful idol stereotype with her experimentation with different music styles in Japan and throughout the Western world, as well as visual imagery in music videos and on stage. Due to her longevity and resilience within the industry, she is referred to as the "Queen of Japanese Pop" and has constantly been recognized as the Japanese equivalent to leading Western artists such as Madonna and Janet Jackson. Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at age 14 as an idol singer in the band Super Monkey's.

In March 2010, Amuro won the "Best Asian Artist" award at the World Music Awards in Monaco; there, she performed her track "Hide & Seek" from her album Play. On July 28, she released her double A-side singles "Break It" and "Get Myself Back", which performed well on several record charts in Japan. Furthermore, she released the live DVD for her Past < Future tour on December 15, which reached the top spot on the Oricon DVD charts and shifted over 100,000 copies. On April 27, 2011, Amuro published her second collaboration effort Checkmate!. Her first musical release of the year, the record featured nine collaborative tracks that she had participated with throughout her career, and also released four new recordings to promote it; "Wonder Woman", "Make It Happen", "Unusual" and "#1's". The album was a commercial success, reaching the top spot on Oricon and distributed over 500,000 units in Japan. Three months later, she released her first ever triple A-side singles, "Naked/Fight Together/Tempest". Although it reached number two on the Oricon Singles Chart, "Fight Together" was used as the official theme song for the Japanese anime series One Piece, and achieved better sales through digital stores; it was certified Platinum by RIAJ. At the end of July that same year, Amuro conducted her first arena tour titled Live Style, which commemorated her 20th anniversary in the music business; additionally, the tour was to promote her Checkmate! album and some new material taken from her then-upcoming studio record. "Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!" and "Love Story" were the next A-side singles from her studio album, and both premiered on December 7, 2011. Though the physical release exceeded 100,000 units in Japan, the latter track shifted over three million digital copies throughout Japan, one of her highest-selling singles to date. The single also featured two unreleased tracks; "Higher" and "Airigatou". The former track made an appearance on her Live Style tour, whereas the latter recording was made available as a free download on her Facebook page. The final singles, "Go Round/Yeah-Oh!", were released in late March 2012, and continued the 100,000 sales streak in Japan. In April, the singer confirmed the release of her studio album Uncontrolled, which was scheduled for June 27, 2012. The album proved to be commercially successful, reaching the top spot on the Oricon Albums Chart and shifted 500,000 units throughout Japan. Uncontrolled also gave her the highest first-week sales of the year, and her 10th overall number one in the region. On September 16, Amuro was scheduled to host a special concert in her hometown Okinawa, commemorating her 20th anniversary in the music business. However, due to a typhoon warning in the region, this was cancelled and never re-scheduled. After debuting her first digital single "Damage" on October 31, she finished the year by starting her 5 Major Dome tours in Japan, which resulted in being the highest-attended dome tour by a female Japanese artist.

In what year did Namie Amuro toured in Japan?

OUT: 2011,

IN: Killing Joke are an English rock band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England. The original line-up included Jaz Coleman (vocals, keyboards), Paul Ferguson (drums), Geordie Walker (guitars) and Youth (bass). Their first album, Killing Joke, was released in 1980. After the release of Revelations in 1982, bassist Youth was replaced by Paul Raven.

A Killing Joke anthology, Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!, was released in 1992; during its production, Walker became reacquainted with Youth, who suggested that they reform the band with himself back on bass. That same year, two singles (on cassette and CD) appeared featuring the early songs "Change" and "Wardance" in several new versions remixed by Youth, who was by then a very successful producer. Coleman produced the 1993 debut album Churn by the New Zealand band Shihad, and Shihad drummer Tom Larkin played on some of the songs on the next Killing Joke album, Pandemonium. Relations later soured between Coleman and Shihad due to a dispute over Coleman's production fee for Churn. The reactivated Killing Joke released two strong and well-received albums on Youth's Butterfly Recordings label, Pandemonium and Democracy, which saw the band shifting back to the simpler arrangements of their early albums. They also employed young talent like Waxworth Industries for 12-inch remixes in order to provide an alternative inroad to the band's new and evolving sound. Pandemonium (1994) melded a metallic, ritualistic sound with mosh beats and loops, and earned Killing Joke a memorable Top of the Pops appearance for the single "Millennium", which was a UK Top 40 hit (the album itself made the Top 20). The title track was also released as a single and made the UK Top 30. In 1995, the band recorded the song "Hollywood Babylon" for the soundtrack of Paul Verhoeven's movie Showgirls. Democracy (1996) successfully introduced acoustic guitar into the mix, as well as adopting more of a "live band" sound again. The title track was again released as a single and made the UK Top 40. Much of Pandemonium and all of Democracy featured session drummer Geoff Dugmore. He also played live with the band throughout this era. Nick Holywell-Walker joined the band on keyboards and programming for 11 years from 1994 to 2005, notably on Democracy and XXV Gathering. Youth bowed out of live performance early in the Democracy tour and was replaced by Troy Gregory previously of Prong. After the Democracy tour, the band went on an extended hiatus. Coleman and Youth produced a string of well-received orchestral rock albums based on the music of legends such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and the Doors. Coleman became composer-in-residence for New Zealand and Czech symphony orchestras, and made his acting debut with the main role in the film Rok dabla (Year of the Devil) by Czech filmmaker Petr Zelenka.

What happened in 1992?

OUT:
A Killing Joke anthology, Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!, was released in 1992;