Artists names you thought were their lastnames?? :P

[sora-kara]

Originally Posted by Heartplace_007

When I first got into Jpop, I thought that Yaida Hitomi's first name was Yaida. It sounded right as a first name to me bc I actually know a girl named Yaida.

Not to mention, a lot of people call her YAIKO, so that's an easy one to mess up.

Originally Posted by Dustie

omg... Utada's first name is Hikaru????... why they ALWAYS call her Utada?...are you sure about that?...

Most fans call her Hikki. But lately she's been called 'Utada' a lot because that's the name she uses for her English language stuff. (ie. Exodus by Utada)
It's just easier for a Western audience to remember and pronounce. Also....it just sounds really cool......

[Dustie]

omg... Utada's first name is Hikaru????... why they ALWAYS call her Utada?...are you sure about that?... 0_o strange, but i could have expected that...

i guess i was kinda suprised when i found out Kumi is Koda Kumi's first name... Koda sounds kinda better as for a first name...

i'm gonna be soooo confused when i go to Japan *_*

[norain]

Doesn't hikaru sound like a first name to you? That's like saying "Utada has two first names" I call utada by Utada because the only reason why I got interested in her was because I found out she had an english album, other than that I was all AYUMI GOOOOOOOD! And the previous person that said utada was better for the american audience was because if they used like "Hikki, Hikaru" they'd mess that up a lot, and especially HICKEY...lol

I had a problem with Koda Kumi too, I think she should use her full name Kumiko Koda..

and what is BoA's last name....?

[Mirai Noah]

Originally Posted by norain

and what is BoA's last name....?

Kwon