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Old 2008-06-10, 18:08   Link #61
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I'm pretty sure Utada was born in NY and grew up stateside
Her family would move back and forth between the two.

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Old 2008-06-10, 21:14   Link #62
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from what i read in the previous comments, you guys are pretty hash on jap singing english words, i agree that they are kind of mess up sometimes and hard to pick out, but i think alot of the time, the song itself is what counts, as long as it sounds good, i said who cares.
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Old 2008-06-11, 00:02   Link #63
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from what i read in the previous comments, you guys are pretty hash on jap singing english words, i agree that they are kind of mess up sometimes and hard to pick out, but i think alot of the time, the song itself is what counts, as long as it sounds good, i said who cares.
i think you'll have a different perspective if you're ever fluent in both languages and tutor/teach both languages and have to listen to horrible pronunciations in both languages frequently :|
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Old 2008-06-11, 00:47   Link #64
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i think you'll have a different perspective if you're ever fluent in both languages and tutor/teach both languages and have to listen to horrible pronunciations in both languages frequently :|
i know what you mean and i speak two languages too. anyway when i listen to j music i simply treat everything as japanese until i can pick out "janglish", if they pronounce the english words really bad, then the song becomes bad for me.

some examples of j-artist sings good english, lia, utada hikaru, olivia, rie fu
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Old 2008-06-11, 05:45   Link #65
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For English songs sung by the Japanese.. I've only listened to rie fu's(Life is like a Boat & I Wanna Go to a Place...). I think she's really good.

I seem to recall TMR singing an English song too, don't know whether it's good though.
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Old 2008-06-12, 01:30   Link #66
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If the songs are good, and the artists performing actually know what they're doing, then it's quite fine. I also like artists that try to learn English as well as they could before releasing an entire album in English, like HYDE from L'arc~en~Ciel for example.
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Old 2008-06-17, 16:09   Link #67
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Also may want to take a look at The Seatbelts. They did all the songs for Cowboy Bebop and several of their songs are all in English and they give an amazing performance (I would NOT believe my friend when he told me they were all Japanese jazz musicians. That actually seemed an oxymoron to me at the time). "Call Me" and "Rain" from the series and "No Reply" from the movie are all good tracks.

I have one of Maaya Sakamoto's albums where she does a couple English songs, and she does a good job, IMHO.

IMHO, English is not the easiest language to speak fluently and with a natural accent, especially coming from a language that has no "R" (as in arr), no "L", and no hard "F" sound.

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Old 2008-06-17, 20:13   Link #68
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Maaya Sakamoto's English pronunciation is wonderful considering that she speaks very little English.
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Old 2008-06-23, 00:50   Link #69
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It's not the accent that's the problem, it's the lyrics. Unless they were penned by a native speaker, they're probably bad. Have you listened to any of the tracks off Utada's English album? It's like being raped in the ear.
Agreed.
The funny thing is she actually has fluent English. Only problem is her lyrics suck.

Even M-flo and their featured artists have questionable english.

The only artist i know of who has perfect english is Jyongri.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGqpMIMt8K4
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Old 2008-06-23, 01:49   Link #70
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Agreed.
The funny thing is she actually has fluent English. Only problem is her lyrics suck.

Even M-flo and their featured artists have questionable english.

The only artist i know of who has perfect english is Jyongri.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGqpMIMt8K4
It's not like Hikaru has bad English, it's just that her English lyrics are too Japanese. By that I mean that in Japanese songs you can conversations and the like, but English songs are mostly statements.
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Old 2008-06-23, 03:58   Link #71
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I have to admit, it is pretty awesome

Though at times I heard 'wif or widouchew', it is still within acceptable range since I have heard similar ones from some other english bands. I suppose it has something to do with accent.
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Old 2008-06-23, 18:35   Link #72
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The English in the Gurren Lagann insert songs (i.e. Libera Me from Hell) was pretty good from what I remember.
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Old 2008-06-24, 15:28   Link #73
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from what i read in the previous comments, you guys are pretty hash on jap singing english words, i agree that they are kind of mess up sometimes and hard to pick out, but i think alot of the time, the song itself is what counts, as long as it sounds good, i said who cares.
For sure. "It's only the Fairy Tale" in Mai-HiME is a perfect example. The English grammar is poor and the pronunciation/accent of the lyrics is definitely noticeable, but the song itself is awesome, and if you can get past the poor grammar, the lyrics are pretty chilling (and perfect for the series). Plus the singer has a beautiful voice and the music is very moving, so it's still one of my favorites.

Added: The theme song for Hoshi no Koe: Through the Years and Far Away is very similar. The grammar is actually pretty good in the lyrics, but again, the lyrics are very heartfelt (esp considering the plot of the anime) and the singer/music is exceptional.

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Old 2008-08-30, 00:05   Link #74
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I don't see why people hate Utada Hikaru's English album (Exodus, not the crappy one she made when she was 13). It's pretty deep, with some fresh new melodies and interesting background instrumentals. The lyrics have a deeper layer of meaning than most of the songs in the US, and take more than one listen to get used to.

And her English doesn't hurt my ears.
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Old 2008-08-30, 06:14   Link #75
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Galneryus,awesome Power Metal band from Osaka. If you like X-Japan,Sonata

Arctica,Stratovarius,I guarantee you wiil like them.("Alsatia / Cause Disarray" are

featured on the anime Mnemosyne as the opening and end theme)



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Old 2008-09-03, 00:46   Link #76
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Here are a few I can think of right off.


the band apart - Higher
Oblivion Dust - Never Ending
Straightener - Discography
Dragon Ash - Face to Face
Nature Living - Far Side of the Sun
Oceanlane - Walk Along
Crystal Kay - Kirakuni
Capsule - You are the reason
Yamani Mai - Blue
Bonnie Pink - Walk With You
Fake? - Boom Boom Everyone

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Old 2008-09-11, 05:59   Link #77
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Anyone mention Summer Days by Do As Infinity yet?

I didn't know that it was in English till I went and read the lyrics but it's only one song among their other great songs so no reason to stop listening to them.
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Old 2008-09-29, 04:43   Link #78
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Abit unclear about your post.Just seiyuu ? Singers also applied ?
I think riefu is good at it.She's a singer who sang the bleach ending song,Life is like a boat.I'm not so enjoyed with her music video though.

[edited:grammar mistakes,thanks for pointing me out =D]
yeah rei fu is pretty good at that kind of stuff
and i'm kinda move on that song because
its really beautiful
even the song i wanna go to a place
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Old 2008-09-29, 10:13   Link #79
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Old 2008-10-02, 00:04   Link #80
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yeah rei fu is pretty good at that kind of stuff
and i'm kinda move on that song because
its really beautiful
even the song i wanna go to a place
Why even? Because it's from GSD?

Well, Kanon has pretty fluent english. I couldn't tell that she was Japanese when I heard her song.

Leah Dizon, although not Japanese but sings Jap songs, also speaks English like a natural, well, prolly because she is. .

And Utada Hikaru's songs are awesome man, why do you people dislike it so much?

And if any of you here watched School Rumble Nigakki, I would say whoever was singing Karen's song was pretty good. The lyrics don't make much sense, but it is still alrite. . .
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