Queen of J-pop Ayumi Hamasaki's 10th album titled "Next Level" is released simultaneously in Korea and Japan on Wednesday.

Hamasaki became the first Japanese solo singer and female musician to have 20 consecutive no. 1 singles in the Oricon Weekly Single Chart in Feb. 25 with her release "Rule/Sparkle."

The album features 14 songs in various genres including "Rule," the theme song for a Hollywood movie "Dragonball Evolution," which will be released worldwide in April.

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Stage Name: Hamasaki Ayumi (浜崎あゆみ), Hamazaki Kurumi (浜崎クルミ)
Birth Name: Hamasaki Ayumi (濱崎歩)
Nicknames: Ayu (あゆ)
Birth Date: October 2, 1978
Birth Place: Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Blood Type: A
Height: 157cm
Weight: 40kg
Measurements: 80cm-53cm-82cm