A version of Namie Amuro's album "Play."

Japanese pop artist Namie Amuro is set to debut as a voice actress in the computerized anime "The World of Golden Eggs," which has gained popularity on MTV and other media, it has been learned.

Amuro appears in the program as the mystery girl Amura. The animated scenes are set to appear in a special DVD in her new album "Play," which hits shelves on June 27.

"The World of Golden Eggs" is a short story by creative unit "PLUS heads," with each episode lasting about 15 minutes. It is set in "Turkey's Hill," a place made to resemble the American countryside, and features high-school students in low-tension comedy routines. It gained popularity with just two people voicing the parts of over 60 characters. In 2006 the show's characters were used in a promotion for the Society for Testing English Proficiency.

A scene from "The World of Golden Eggs." Amuro plays the character Amura, left.

Amuro said she saw the cartoon when she was producing her album, and enjoyed it. She asked to take part in a joint project, and it was later decided to include her in an episode. In the show Amura makes an appearance with the Okinawan ethnic music group "GushiKen Band," and for some reason complains in an Okinawan dialect that she has "a store stomach ... and that's no lie."

Amuro's album, which retails for 3,059 yen, or 3,990 yen with the DVD, contains 12 tracks including the hit song "Baby Don't Cry" and her newest single "Funky Town."