Posted by fanmail on 2006/6/28 5:04:06

how is her name pronounced? some people say "ootada" and some say "you-tada" which one is it? i say "you-tada"

Posted by X_Utada_x_rocks_X on 2006/6/28 5:52:31

I say ootada... I have never really heard anyone say it like you-tada

Posted by gato2000 on 2006/6/28 11:56:44

haha i say you-tada to i alwayz forget its oo-tada

Posted by IceAngel on 2006/6/29 16:16:55

I used to say you-tada until I read it was supposed to be said oo-tada. I still slip up sometimes though.

Posted by berryz on 2006/6/29 23:59:17

its ootada, but im used to Utada cause it sounds more cool.
if you think about Naruto and Sasukes name, its Oochiha and Oozumaki.

Posted by fanmail on 2006/6/30 4:32:04

it's like Namie's namie it's said "Namiya (Nam-ee-ya)" i saw a video of a Hikki inerview and i remeber her saying "OOtada Hikaru" and i though she said it wrong

Posted by hexe on 2006/6/30 5:42:12

i think its ootada.. i guess she misinterpret it saying ootada

Posted by enemyxwithin on 2006/6/30 10:46:11

I say oo-tada also. I didn't know that people said it you-tada.

Posted by infinity on 2006/6/30 12:13:16

i say it as "ootada"..

& i think it's the proper way of saying it...

if you could see the alphabet or their pronounciation of letters in japanese the "yutada"pronounciation is spelled "yutada" too..like "yutari" or "yuki"

vowel sounds are clearly spoken in their language, though sometimes the vowel "u" is not pronounced when placed at the end of a word like: "gozaimasu" - it is read as "go-say-mas"...

get it?!....

but if you prefer her name to be pronounce the other way around, i suggest that we call her "hikki" or "hikaru" instead...besides that's really her first name anyway....

Posted by ChiSin_Jong on 2006/6/30 13:29:26

Yea 'Hikki' Sounds the coolest.
Utada is only her family name