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Old 24th October 2005, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Larisa-chan
Shiina Ringo ^.^* Only earlier this year did I learn that Shiina is her last name.. (though Ringo is part of her stage name >.> but still)

(This is actually an opposite thing for me.. I thought her last name was her first name lol)

I think I read somewhere that Shiina Ringo's real name is 'Yumiko'. It's good that she didn't keep such a boring name.

and just a little Japanese trivia - most of the time the part which ends with 'da' is the surname. eg. Matsuda Seiko and of course Koda, Utada, etc.
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