Best English?

[Corvina]

Ayu. Even if Ayu's isnt the best as well.
Most of the time I can't understand what Namie is singing in English (I still don't hear "work the middle" and "legs, arms, shoulders, knees, fingers, toes, hips and belly" in Wild, I swear, she's singing something else and they just want us to believe that it's English o.O )

[teppei_chan92]

I choose of Ayu. I understand what she said in interview. For Namie, I didn't understand what she said in Do Me More lyrics.
'Your red shinin' lips like a queen butterfly'
I heard she pronounced butterfly as butter right.

For Namie fans, please do not mad at me. This is just my OPINION.

[prussian blue]

Originally Posted by Corvina

Ayu. Even if Ayu's isnt the best as well.
Most of the time I can't understand what Namie is singing in English (I still don't hear "work the middle" and "legs, arms, shoulders, knees, fingers, toes, hips and belly" in Wild, I swear, she's singing something else and they just want us to believe that it's English o.O )

exactly, i was when i heard watermelon watermelon watermelon in WILD. ayu has better english from the poll.

there're actually some other artist that has been studying in US/UK that make their english very good, like KOKIA, akeboshi, etc

[~Inori~]

I never heard Namie speak English. Anyone have a clip or something?

[JackieRos]

ayu duuuuuh
namie: I don't think so and no I don't want to crap my hands.
kumi: yeah right

[dreamland2.0]

Well just comparing songs and not actually being able to speak it I'd say Namie has better pronunciation... XD
but Ayu really doesn't use English in her songs all that much anymore...

[Crystal_Ageha]

^ I based this on how I've heard pronunciation. I don't think we can really use either in terms of what they actually know. Ayumi rarely uses English, be it in in person or in lyrics, and Amuro doesn't write hardly any lyrics, so her English words don't count there, hah. Then again...... Ayumi did use quite a bit in the one interview (you know which one I'm talking about! XD). But I don't know if Namie Amuro's ever done something like that for us to compare?

Originally Posted by ~Inori~

I never heard Namie speak English. Anyone have a clip or something?

In most of her songs, she has at least a few words in English, I believe. Every song I can remember at least has the name of the song in the chorus. Personally, of the songs I can think of, FAST CAR and SO CRAZY has some....choice...English, hah.

[ALfromHELLSING]

Ayu's of course. Namie's English isn't worst, but it is veeeeery far from "BEST".

[happiholic★]

Originally Posted by jean-baptiste

90% of the time i think the english in Namie's songs are japanese words.
so i say ayu.

Quoted for truth.

[mcluva420]

Ayu's English is so much more fluent that Namie. Ayu can actually have convos in Eng.
But Namie has muchmuch less accent when she sings English than Ayu.
~Ayu has better english knowledge, but stronger accent

[pommy48]

Lol that reminds me...I was surprised at Namie's Engrish when she sang live.....her Engrish is a lot better live~

[mcluva420]

^I thought Namie's eng was alot worse live

[pommy48]

Well during WILD...I had to watch the screen to realize she says "shoulder"

But the rest....was a lot better than her studio tracks~

[zyoeru]

Can you sell a plate?
Can you kiss me tonight?
We will love long long time.

[Midori-chan]

I'm not a fan of Namie anymore, but I listened to her music a few years ago and her English is really good. I've never heard her talking in English, but in songs her pronunciation is nice.

Ayu's English is VERY good in my eyes, in her songs and in her interviews! And she is constantly improving...so I've to say, Ayu.

[mobius]

Ayu's

[AyUta]

I gotta say ayu.

[rakeru]

I was under the impression that Namie knows little English, whereas Ayu is studying to be fluent.

[ville]

i voted fot namie because her english is much more better than ayu's in SONGS.
she uses english much more in them
i haven't heard ayu or namie speaking english in conversation.

[RyRyMini]

Neither have amazing English, but Ayu's is better definitely. She was able to talk to the fans in London!