Namie doesn't have anything to do with it. She wasn't the one dancing that dance...

I wish those people will just think it's a promotion of their culture >.>

So they're upset about paid actors copying their sacred dance? :shrug

I agree with BanaCherry, I wouldn't have known about it had this commercial not come about.

Namie has more scandals in the past few months that the previous 10 years of her career. Crazy..

They need to just suck it up and move on. It's not like it directly insults them.

LOLZ.

But is that a good thing or a bad thing as far as her celebrity status?

I mean, would all of this negatively affect her career? I really hope not.

Its actually the natives of New Zealand. The native of Australia are called aborigines and they have nothing to do with this dance.
Watch out for the correction... Kinda offensive if you're going to say the indigenous of Australia and New Zealand are both the same people.

but ye i know your intention but anyhow...

^Sorry if I offended you. I got careless and misread them as native Australians because the story was "reported by the Australian Associated Press" and I must have mixed up the two countries.

that's alright at least you know now :) well i do admit although Australia and new zealand are both different countries other nations associate their culture and accent to be the same when really they are very different.

lol~ Maori pplz XD ~

Yuh, they get a bit touche about those things, using things from their culture without permission and not expressing it in the 'right way'. XD~
*was studying copyrights etc etc last last year* ....AND I live in New Zealand ... lol~~
I totally get their point though and it's not pointing at Namie if anyone is worried~ It's a cultural thing here~

side note: NZders are always making an 'effort' to distinguish themselves between the Aussies (ie...flag change!!!) lol XD~~

I want to see this CM XD!!!

well i think it said that they listened to the commercial, like...the idea for the commercial, or they were told what is was gonna be, and they said it "sounds like crap" which is soo unprofessional and ridiculous that I really don't care about them being offended.

I wouldn't have cared anyway, since it's really retarded for them to be making such a big deal out of it. Seems to me like they just want to complain for attention...when uh, none of us really care.

No offense.

Since when is that dance copyrighted? o_O Besides, Namie just showed up for the CM, she didn't do the dance nor did she plan it

she looks stunning !!! its a pity she doesnt mention about her european trip to her blog a lot more so fans could have meet her

it's not 'dance copyright', it's cultural violation or whatever word that should be use instead~ XD

Don't worry guys, XD no one is blaming Namie, just the people to made the CM XD~~ her name is in it coz she's in the CM

It's a cultural violation? Um...well is it a cultural violation when Korean singers wear things that popular American singers wear? Or when people learn the language of other people in other countries? Or watch foreign TV shows and subtitle them in their own language? LOL

The whole thing is ridiculous, doesn't make any sense. No offense was intended with the CM and I think the dance came out looking awesome

I couldn't use any other words than you did!
That's exactly how it is.
The CM and the dance in it are great and there is no reason at all to be that ridiculous!^^

now that i understand the issue, i think they have a right to be angry.

if people just got up and started doing a native american dance used for intense battle, or something, they'd probably be angry too.

however, i think it's not that it's being done, but the fact that Japan wasn't respecting their requests of talking things out first before doing it.

and also, you're all aware of japan trying to crack down on sushi making around the world, right? they want it made the "correct, japanese way"--and they wan't to make (or have made?) a certification process for places making sushi.

similar in terms of protecting something which some people might find stupid.

You have a point here.
But bashing Namie like that is not right imo!

people won't care so much actually :rolleyes namie is the most notable person in the CM, of course they will bash her and not the people behind. This is the risk of being an artist

I mean people should respect other culture.
I also believe that they're acting ridiculous but that doesn't mean that they don't have the right to be angry. Yeah I know conflicting xD

nice found! maybe she's got inspired~~ :innocent

You seem to think that every artist on here is inspired. :rolleyes

I think Namie's look was more or less inspired by the Coke colors....but the Electra thing looks a little like it....I doubt she got inspired from such a bad movie though...

^Yeah I think it was just the outfit picked out for the Coke ad to match the colors of the new Coke Zero. That Elektra outfit is :no. The movie ruined the character for me. Kinda like Iron Man among others...


People have taken dances from people's culture and used it in movies lots of times.

Being part Native American, I wouldn't be offended. I'd be happy that a part of my culture is being exposed to people who didn't know about it before. It'd be fine as long as their not mocking it.

What about when other cultures do hip-hop or mimic the African-American culture?

It probably had more to do with them not heeding their requests to talk with them about using what is probably very important to their culture first, like you mentioned.

I agree with the sushi certification issue. They sell it pre-made in Kroger's, H-E-B, Sam's, and it can be days old just sitting there. I don't think the avocado is supposed to look brown, or the cucumber dried out. :/ Something definitely needs to be done about that. :yes

Cover of April issue of Ginger:

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...0421659823.jpg

She looks so natural and innocent ♥♥♥

Namie's Coca Cola Zero CM/Making/Break It song isn't on the official site anymore... :irked You think it has to do with the maori haka controversy?... :(

http://cocacola.jp/zero/tvcm/

@_@ probably....

does that mean that namie will have to film another CM?

(though if she does, I hope it'll be better than the one taken down)

Gorgeous :smitten

^ I love GINGER, their shoots are always Gorgeous! <3
And LOL about the COCA ZERO CM

Well, as long as she releases Break It I'll be happy :yes

^^ Yeah I know right. The GINGER shoot from last year..
this one: http://namienewsnetwork.blogspot.com...ober-2009.html
Is probably my favorite shoot :heart

gorgeous mag cover :heart

oh goodness, something new from her <3 It's awesome.

She looks gorgeous :heart

GINGER's cover is prrrrretty. :)

Wow. She looks gorgeous once again. I really like how soft she looks here.

..all of her shoots are the amazing ones :laugh

i spy hitomi's drink next to the magazine :yes the mag cover looks nice but..it's just so typical namie.

Namie looks cute though :yes

LOL i didnt realize that!

GINGER magazine and GINGER drink, a fans of ginger, perhaps?

Cover of April issue of Gisele:

http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/...7L._SS500_.jpg

Better quality Cover of April issue of Ginger:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...nL._SS500_.jpg

^ I take back what I said about her photo shoots, that gisele one looks like it's going to be pretty bad o_o She looks like she needs a lot of rest and anti-aging creams.

At least her hat is cute and well made!

She doesn't look old to me? She looks pretty.

Wow these 2 magazine covers are really not pretty imo O_o
I'm shocked...

well hopefully the pics inside will make up for the covers

you never know :shrug

Hopefully they will^^

But compared to Ayu and especially Kumi I think Namie's photoshots are not that interesting most the time.
But they use to be nice and not like these 2=(

What in her face looks like she needs anti-aging creams? It's just the picture. Have you not seen her behind-the-scenes? Sheesh.

I like both of these photoshoots. Namie looks very natural to me in both of them. She looks like she haven't been a victim of hard photoshopping this time. :p

It feels like a lot of her covers have been pink+white @_@
like with Ray.....

I think she looks better on the ginger cover :)
but the photoshoot looks natural to me ummm
I hope somebody scans the pics!

i think she looks so stylish in the GISELE cover. :LOVE i like her scarf, lol.

why is everyone always complaining about Namie's and Ayu's magazine shoots?!These covers are perfectly beautiful! Please, I'm sick of hearing the complaints....

it's just people's opinions, it's not like anyone said

"OMMG SHE SUCKS! I HOPE SHE NEVER MODELS AGAIN! SO UGLY"

All that people said was that it doesn't look as nice as her previous covers~

I love the Gisele one! :luv2

I dunno, I feel like it's a different look for her, kind of nice to see something different. The other one just looks like all of her "innocent" "soft" covers. But still very pretty. :yes

The GISELE cover looks like she's going to Australia! Or maybe Texas XD
I don't know but I like her hat and scarf :)
The Ginger one is really nice.

The Gisele cover ain't looking too hot. Maybe the inside pictures will be better.

i love the gisele cover

:rolleyes put us all on your ignore list then.


I really liked the ginger cover when I saw the small one...but yeah...her face is...I dont know...really badly done....but we'll see with the HQ scans.

I don't really like the expression on the Gisele cover...but I think I need the HQ for that too.

Why do people suck at photoshop? :/

not everybody I see have perfect/great magazine covers/shoots to begin with :shrug

I don't like those 2 covers of Namie but I'm hoping the pics inside will make up for things

Not everyone is always going to love and praise everything.

Welcome to life.

I don't know but something is off about her cheeks and lower lips.

I'm not liking the covers, the first shows her age in a bad way, the second looks like her face is drooping, or they used the liquefy tool and pulled her face out and down a tad too far.

She looks like a bunny.

Previews of April issue of Ginger:

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...010/imgphp.jpghttp://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...0425631469.jpghttp://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...0425810605.jpg

Coca Cola Zero promo in mag:

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...0425811040.jpg

:luv2 :luv2 :luv2

oh I'm so relieved that the pics inside Ginger are way better than the cover

whew :heart

she looks great in that black dress too <3

Truely Beautiful, just that <3

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i like ginger's cover (or well, i don't hate it...it's pretty average namie *shrug*)
but gisele is... o_O.

GINGER previews are gorgeous. She seriously has the best photoshoots
Yeah the ones with the black dress = :heart

btw fanspace scans are up on NNN !! :heart
http://namienewsnetwork.blogspot.com...arate-vol.html

Namie is gorgeous <3

so.. do you think she's copying?

LOL

don't forget: "I think"~~ :)

Ginger is nice. D: The white dress and the black one are gorge.

AMAZING!!!!!!!:yes

Namie has been looking a lot like A list actress Jennifer Tilly lately.

It's good just what I expect from Namie... I wish she'll try something different.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THAT DRESS :thud

^ haha me too!
i love how busty she looks :roflmao

I like the dress too! She looks absolutely beautiful :).

nice dress. I would wear that myself. :3

her boobs look gigantic in that white dress, lol

She looks like Mariah Carey D:

:laugh

OMG, yes.

:grumpy say it ain't so, ho.

Lol I'm watching this documentary on alan and there's this one part where she holds up a Vivi cover with Namie and say this is a beautiful woman as she pointed to the cover :roflmao

Ooh! I wanna see!

Total sales: 545,929 (10 weeks)

it outsold PLAY ^^

Cover of Commons&Sense Issue 38:

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...2038/90866.jpg

Previews of April issue of Gisele:

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...1267076484.jpghttp://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...0428751671.jpg

:luv2

♥ the inside pics are always better than the cover!

I really like the cover for Commons&Sense (lol at the title)

Gisele previews look very cute!!

Oh! I really like the cover too :yes It's cool :cool.

Commons&Sense seems nice, but Gisele is really boring looking... :(
She looks especially tired in that disgusting floral dress.

*gasps* you dare to diss the great queen Namie! you will be shunned :rambo

Lol, I kinda agree :yes But Namie looks good anyway...