CREA's pronunciation

[Tasked]

I remember alot of people debating how to pronounce CREA (Ayu's nickname and her white chihuahua's name). Well I stumbled on some old video of Ayu at HeyHeyHey where she introduced some of her songs. She pronounces it with 3 syllables: Ku-rei-ya (as the japanese pronunciation of CREA would suggest)... So it's not the 'english' pronunciation with an 'i' (kuriya),
Anyway; when she calls CREA she just says: Kure, Kure, Kure-chan!

thought I'd just mention it to those who were still wondering

[Thulanks]

Wow... now we can sleep peacefully...O__o

[immel]

Wouldn't Ku-rei-ya be Ku-re-i-ya (くれいあ) and 4 syllables?

[tenshi no hane]

LOL I never thought about that XD I always just pronounced the english-way

[suzaku]

Try to watch Honda CM. There is the japanese type of the pronunciation

[chibi_sunny]

Well, that's just the way Ayu says it...and she has a bit of a Japanese accent that twists the pronounciation.
I would believe it is said "Krey-ah".

[Tasked]

yeah it's 4.. but it's pronounced as 3..

[nodoka]

Thank you, I actually was pronouncing it one way without knowing how to really say it...but I kind of thought that it was pronounced that way anyway cause the Japanese have some weird ways to pronounce English like words.

Another Ayu mystery solved.

[Hazuki]

Ooo "Ku-rei-ya" sounds cute!

I always said it "Krey-yah" I guess I'll stick to the Japanese way then xD

It's written クレア (kurea) in Japanese, and pronounced just as such. It's not an English word, so it wouldn't follow English pronunciation rules. I always assumed she got it from the Italian "crea" (3rd person of "creare"), as in "she creates". It made sense as a pseudonym for an artist.

[suzaku]

But isn't the japanese pronunciation from the honda cm the best? The person from Japan pronunce it, it's official...so Ayu is probably using the same rule.

[truehappiness]

Ayu is a very creative person, and probably has been since she was a child..

She harnessed it in the world of music thank goodness <3

Imagine a world without Ayu. This would be like the NAS..

I just pronounce it "kreh-ah"

[alt.total-loser]

I guess it's supposed to be "ku-re-i-ya", but I pronounce it has "cree-ah". It sounds prettier to me.

[Diana]

Thank you... yay.... it`s cute

[STEP you]

Originally Posted by evolusean

It's written クレア (kurea) in Japanese, and pronounced just as such. It's not an English word, so it wouldn't follow English pronunciation rules. I always assumed she got it from the Italian "crea" (3rd person of "creare"), as in "she creates". It made sense as a pseudonym for an artist.

oh wow! that's good! good analysis!

[jeffycue]

hehehe.. this thread is amusing.

kure kure kure kure kuru kuru kuru kuru (Kana - Maid)

[Qt Mashi]

ohh~ yeah i remember hearing it Hey too x3 but couldnt hear it properly xD

[LacusClyne]

i remember hearing her calling 'kure' before. and it don't seem to be from Heyx3...