{{Short description|2006 concert tour by Namie Amuro}} {{Infobox concert | | concert_tour_name = Live Style 2006 | image = LiveStyle2006.jpg | image_caption = DVD artwork | image_size = 220 | artist = Namie Amuro | start_date = August 13, 2006 | end_date = November 23, 2006 | number_of_legs = 1 | number_of_shows = 23 | last_tour = Space of Hip-Pop<br/>(2005) | this_tour = '''Live Style 2006'''<br/>(2006) | next_tour = Play Tour<br/>(2007-2008) }} '''Live Style 2006''' (billed as '''Namie Amuro Best Tour "Live Style 2006"''') was the seventh concert tour by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. It was the first in Amuro's series of ''Live Style'' concerts, which would be held several times throughout her career. The tour began on August 13, 2006 at the Saitama Super Arena, and concluded on November 23, 2006 at the Okinawa Convention Center, in Amuro's hometown of Okinawa Prefecture. It marked Amuro's first national arena tour since the Break the Rules Tour in 2001, and achieved the highest attendance ratings for any of her tours up to that point.<ref name="Tower">{{cite web|title=安室奈美恵がライヴDVD「namie amuro BEST tour “Live Style 2006”」をリリース|url=https://tower.jp/article/news/2006/12/18/100008804|publisher=Tower Records|date=December 18, 2006|access-date=May 12, 2026|language=ja}}</ref>

==Background== In 2005, Amuro released her seventh studio album, ''Queen of Hip-Pop''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Queen of Hip-Pop|others=Namie Amuro|year=2005|first=Namie|last=Amuro|type=Liner notes|publisher=Avex Trax, Avex Taiwan|id=AVCD-17692|location=Japan}}</ref> The album was commercially successful in Japan and marked the beginning of her comeback, and its promotional hall tour had additional shows added due to high demand.<ref name="Barks">{{cite web|title=安室奈美恵、ニュー・シングル発売決定！|url=https://barks.jp/news/585148/|publisher=Barks|date=April 22, 2006|access-date=May 12, 2026|language=ja}}</ref> Following the announcement of her double A-side single, "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick/Ningyo", which was released in May 2006,<ref name="CAN'TSLEEPCAN'TEATI'MSICK">''CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK/人魚'' formats listed below: *{{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK/人魚 |year=2006 |type=Liner notes |publisher=Avex Trax |id=AVCD-31010 |location=Japan}} *{{cite AV media notes |last=Amuro |first=Namie |author-link=Namie Amuro |title=CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK/人魚 |year=2006 |type=Liner notes |publisher=Avex Trax |id=AVCD-31009 |location=Japan}}</ref> it was announced that Amuro would begin a new national arena tour in August 2006. The tour dates were first announced on the March 2006 issue of Amuro's fan club magazine, ''Fan Space''.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=March 2006 |title=Namie Amuro Tour 2006 |url=https://www.amuro.fr/picture.php?/38533/category/715 |magazine=Fan Space Vol. 14 |location=Japan |publisher=Namie Amuro |access-date=May 20, 2026}}</ref>

Unlike Amuro's previous concert tours, ''Live Style 2006'' was not associated with any album or single. The tour was held in celebration of the 15th anniversary of her debut with the Super Monkey's.<ref name="Ameblo">{{cite web|title=安室奈美恵、LIVE DVD発売！|url=https://ameblo.jp/maxmatsuura/entry-10026271548.html|last=Matsuura|first=Masato|publisher=Ameblo|date=February 21, 2007|access-date=May 12, 2026|language=ja}}</ref> Former members Anna Makino, Hisako Arakaki and Minako Ameku attended one of the concerts and reunited with Amuro.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!-- not stated --> |date=2006 |title=Super Monkey's 15 years after |url=https://www.amuro.fr/picture.php?/8854/category/844 |magazine=Namie Amuro Official Tour Book 2006 |location=Japan |publisher=Namie Amuro |access-date=May 20, 2026}}</ref>

==Set list== The set list for the ''Live Style 2006'' tour notably included many songs that Amuro had never performed live before,<ref name="Tower"/> including B-sides and tracks from her Suite Chic project. Additionally, she performed her then-new single "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick", in both original and remixed versions, and several songs from her recent albums.<ref name="Setlist">{{cite web|title=namie amuro BEST tour "Live Style 2006"|url=http://www.namiestyle.jp/live/w_2006_livestyle.html|publisher=Namie Style|access-date=May 12, 2026|language=ja}}</ref>

{{div col}} # "Violet Sauce" # "Handle Me" # "Without Me" # "Fish" # "A Walk in the Park" # "Say the Word" # "Put 'Em Up" # "Alarm" # "No More Tears" # "Strobe" # "Exist for You" # "Four Seasons" # "Ningyo" # "Lovin' It" # "Drive" # "Girl Talk" # "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" # "Do or Die" # "Uh Uh,,,,,," # "How to Be a Girl" # "Want Me, Want Me" # "Shine More" # "The Speed Star" '''Encore''' # <li value="24">"Body Feels Exit"</li> # "Chase the Chance" # "Can't Sleep, Can't Eat, I'm Sick" {{small|(remix)}} {{div col end}}

'''Notes'''<ref name="Setlist"/>

* During the Yamagata concert on August 27, the Nagoya concerts on September 2 and 3, and the Tokyo concert on September 18, Amuro performed "You're My Sunshine" during the encore. * During the Osaka concert on November 5 and the Okinawa concert on November 23, Amuro performed "Never End" during the encore. * Additionally, during the final concert in Okinawa on November 23, "Go! Go! (Yume no Hayasade)" and "Can You Celebrate?" were also performed.

==Tour dates== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+Tour dates<ref>{{cite web|title=namie amuro BEST tour "Live Style 2006"|url=http://www.livefans.jp/groups/2120|publisher=Live Fans|access-date=May 12, 2026|language=ja}}</ref> |- ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Date (2006) ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance |- |August 13 |Saitama |Saitama Super Arena | rowspan="9" |— |- |August 19 | rowspan="2" |Chiba | rowspan="2" |Makuhari Messe Event Hall |- |August 20 |- |August 26 | rowspan="2" |Yamagata | rowspan="2" |Yamagata Prefectural General Sports Park Gymnasium |- |August 27 |- |September 2 | rowspan="2" |Nagoya | rowspan="2" |Nagoya Rainbow Hall |- |September 3 |- |September 9 | rowspan="2" |Sendai | rowspan="2" |Kamei Arena Sendai |- |September 10 |- |September 17 | rowspan="2" |Tokyo | rowspan="2" |Yoyogi National Stadium First Gymnasium | rowspan="2" |20,000<ref name="LiveReport">{{cite web|title=安室奈美恵 【namie amuro BEST tour“Live Style 2006”】|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/special/detail/59|last=Hiraga|first=Tetsuo|publisher=Billboard Japan|date=September 18, 2006|access-date=May 12, 2026|language=ja}}</ref> |- |September 18 |- |September 23 | rowspan="2" |Hiroshima | rowspan="2" |Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall | rowspan="3" |— |- |September 24 |- |September 30 |Sapporo ||Makomanai Ice Arena |- |October 7 | rowspan="2" |Tokyo | rowspan="2" |Yoyogi National Stadium First Gymnasium | rowspan="2" |20,000<ref name="LiveReport"/> |- |October 8 |- |October 14 |Fukuroi |Ecopa Arena | rowspan="7" |— |- |October 21 |Fukuoka |Marine Messe Fukuoka |- |October 28 | rowspan="4" |Osaka | rowspan="4" |Osaka-jō Hall |- |October 29 |- |November 4 |- |November 5 |- |November 23 |Ginowan |Okinawa Convention Center |}

==Live recordings== {{Infobox album | name = Namie Amuro Best Tour "Live Style 2006" | italic_title = no | type = video | artist = Namie Amuro | cover = | alt = | released = February 21, 2007 | recorded = September-October 2006 | venue = Yoyogi National Stadium First Gymnasium, Tokyo | studio = | genre = {{flatlist| * Pop * R&B }} | length = | label = Avex Trax | director = | producer = | prev_title = Space of Hip-Pop: Namie Amuro Tour 2005 | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = Namie Amuro Play Tour 2007 | next_year = 2008 }}

The concert was released as a live DVD titled ''Namie Amuro Best Tour "Live Style 2006"'' on February 21, 2007.<ref name="DVD">{{cite AV media notes|title=Namie Amuro Best Tour "Live Style 2006"|others=Namie Amuro|year=2007|first=Namie|last=Amuro|type=DVD liner notes|publisher=Avex Trax|id=AVBD-91466|location=Japan}}</ref> The footage included on the DVD was recorded during the Tokyo concerts at the Yoyogi National Stadium First Gymnasium.<ref name="Tower"/> It also includes an interview filmed in Okinawa as bonus content. The release was commercially successful, peaking at number 2 on the Oricon DVD chart and remaining on the charts for 46 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|title=NAMIE AMURO BEST TOUR "LIVE STYLE 2006"|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/191925/products/694038/1/|publisher=Oricon|date=March 5, 2007|access-date=May 12, 2026|language=ja}}</ref>

Additionally, the performances of "Go! Go! (Yume no Hayasade)", "Can You Celebrate?" and "Never End" from the Okinawa concert on November 23, 2006, which were not included on the DVD, were made available for streaming for free on Yahoo! Video for a limited period of time from February 21 to March 20, 2007.<ref name="Ameblo"/>

=== Charts === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Chart (2007) ! Peak<br>position |- | align="left" | Japan Weekly DVD Chart (Oricon) | 2 |- | align="left" | Japan Year-End DVD Chart (Oricon) | 12 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Namie Amuro}}

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