Silly Hikaru Utada Question About Her Name

[sora2522]

that's why in her pvs it's AYUMI HAMASAKI


btw, it's weird how it's AYUMI HAMASAKI, but then there's KODA KUMI...(then again, kumi koda sounds weird O.o; )

[Beauty4123]

i call her utada. i hardly say hikki, lol.

[sora2522]

actually, i do too ._.

when i'm speaking though
hikki sounds too much like the other word her nickname was based off of, and that's kinda mean =(

[taskinillusion]

Originally Posted by Partino

sorry ... no offence to you, your family and friends ... but most people I had the pleasure to meet sounded like that ... but that's another story

but HI KA RU ... who hard can it be to pronounce that ... ^-~

Haha naaah it's okay, I just hate that stereotype that all southerners sound like Larry the Cableguy because it's so not true! I'm from as south as you can get in Mississippi of all places and most of us don't have southern accents. So how Deep South are you talking?! The only deeper you can get is Florida and that's mostly Spanish/Key West type of area.

YAY for southern people on AHS!

[dayumi]

I always call Utada, Utada Hikaru or Hikki, Hikaru Utada sounds weird to me

[Luv ~Venus~]

Originally Posted by taskinillusion

Haha naaah it's okay, I just hate that stereotype that all southerners sound like Larry the Cableguy because it's so not true! I'm from as south as you can get in Mississippi of all places and most of us don't have southern accents. So how Deep South are you talking?! The only deeper you can get is Florida and that's mostly Spanish/Key West type of area.

YAY for southern people on AHS!

I always thought that Alabama was the state with the most Deep South accent! Like task said, we really don't sound that southern but, I know that slang is used alot in the south (ie Memphis, TN,USA)

Back to topic:

Hikki seems easier say..it rolls right off ur tongue! lol

[taskinillusion]

Originally Posted by Luv ~Venus~

I always thought that Alabama was the state with the most Deep South accent! Like task said, we really don't sound that southern but, I know that slang is used alot in the south (ie Memphis, TN,USA)

Back to topic:

Hikki seems easier say..it rolls right off ur tongue! lol

I went to college on the coast of Alabama and while some people had accents, the majority didn't.

[Rurutia]

so hikaru is her first name?

and utada is her last name?

or is it the other way around

[Partino]

^yup ... HIKARU = given name .... UTADA = family name

[Luv ~Venus~]

Originally Posted by hotaruchan

so hikaru is her first name?

and utada is her last name?

or is it the other way around

Yup, It's as Partino said!

LOL! I was confused about her for a LONG time....and wiki really confused but I went to her old site and they told me her name (in the correct way..lol) It was the same for BoA but except I thought BoA was a stage name and not her real name!

[Luv ~Venus~]

Originally Posted by hotaruchan

so hikaru is her first name?

and utada is her last name?

or is it the other way around

Yup, It's as Partino said!

LOL! I was confused about her for a LONG time....and wiki really confused but I went to her old site and they told me her name (in the correct way..lol) It was the same for BoA but except I thought BoA was a stage name and not her real name!

[sora2522]

Originally Posted by hotaruchan

so hikaru is her first name?

and utada is her last name?

or is it the other way around

in japan, the last name goes first. same with china, and most other asian countries


she chose to use utada hikaru, even though she was born in new york



which reminds me:

does she have an ENGLISH name?? (if not, she should XD like hillary or something )

[DA1SUK1DAY01691]

I find it easier to say it japanese style for everyone...

Occasionally, I would say "ayumi hamasaki", but I usually say it the other way around.

[taskinillusion]

Originally Posted by sora2522

in japan, the last name goes first. same with china, and most other asian countries


she chose to use utada hikaru, even though she was born in new york



which reminds me:

does she have an ENGLISH name?? (if not, she should XD like hillary or something )

Hahaha! I don't think she does... at least I've never heard of that before! (But not Hillary!! She can do a little better than that I think! Hillary Utada? )

[Luv ~Venus~]

^Light Utada?! XD

[Keishi]

Utada sounds more commercial. Just like Koda instead of Kumi, and Ayu instead of Ayumi. I mean a lot of people rather say DBSK instead of TVXQ, Tohoushinki, etc, because it sounds more attractive than the rest.


Of course, this also based on personal opinions, mindset, and habit.

[ayumisrael]

As for me I call her hikki, ayu - ayu and kumiko - kumi because I have special affection towards them!
if I would only respect them (and not listen to them) I would call them hikaru, ayumi and kumiko xD

[Luv ~Venus~]

^Well, I just call them by their nickname (except for Kumiko) regardless. It's like their codename or somethin'. lol

[Keishi]

btw, BoA is her real name. Her full name is Kwon BoA.

[Luv ~Venus~]

Blah...now BoA's a different case. Kwon BoA is just to ugly to say like that.....BoA by itself isn't! XD