I suppose that would make sense if she actually pronounced it that way in the vid. She pretty clearly said "Oh-bama," which doesn't sound like "ooo-tada," which was how she herself pronounced it in the same sentence.

...or is this like the "l" and "r" thing and those who primarily speak Japanese have a hard time telling the difference?

i'm pretty sure she is pronouncing it in a japanese way cuz she is JAPANESE RIGHT??

Hikki's so cute! And I get the "name" thing. Funny when she said that.

Haha that was very enjoyable. Maybe she didn't think of it properly but I understand how she can get a bit annoyed if people couldn't pronounce my name correctly. No one can pronounce my nickname properly, I have to correct them to.

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That's not in contention. What's confusing is that she pronounced two names completely differently while trying to argue that they sound the same.

Again, I don't think it's a big deal, and she really just wanted to underscore that there's no "y" sound at the beginning of her name. It's just funny/curious is all.