Born on 9 February 1982 in Zama, Japan, the popular singer and actor Ami Suzuki
(鈴木亜美, Suzuki Ami) rose through the ranks of the Japanese entertainment industry
during the late 1990s after being discovered as a teen idol on the televised
talent show Asayan. She first captured the public's attention at the age of 14
when she signed with Toshiba-EMI and dropped her debut single, "Love the
Island," in 1999. The song, which went to number five on the Oricon chart, was
repurposed to promote tourism on the Japanese island of Guam, which helped to
boost its profile. Next, she went on to...