I would be in favor of replacing the rule with, "Please format the name as the artist does, Check wikipedia, other maps or ask MAT/BAT"
try that one again please. I'm lost in bad grammar and japanese links.ampzz wrote:
Side note:
In reference to Hatsune Miku; 'her' voice is officially stated to be as aforementioned in the first name, last name English format as stated via Crypton Future Media here who are the proprietor of vocaloid software.
"kagamine" is Surname of course, same as all other asians.ziin wrote:
so kagamine rin and kagamine len have the same first name?
Ampzz is saying that Hatsune is first name, Miku is last name.Scorpiour wrote:
"kagamine" is Surname of course, same as all other asians.ziin wrote:
so kagamine rin and kagamine len have the same first name?
Now i think Surname->Given name would be a good choice because somebody told me that "ah...Rie kugimiya is heard weird if you're a japanese.
So, with another reason that Asians have no middle name, i would like to write artists' names as Surname,Given name as well.
lolziin wrote:
Ampzz is saying that Hatsune is first name, Miku is last name.
This. It's also easy to know by knowing that in Japanese fiction, surnames are typically written in kanji while first names are typically written in katakana, and that is the case here. Also, just to be clear, those pages are referring to the product "Hatsune Miku", not the persona Hatsune Miku. Product names are treated differently than personas and people. It's wonderful, ain't it?Scorpiour wrote:
lolziin wrote:
Ampzz is saying that Hatsune is first name, Miku is last name.
Hatsune = 初音 as surname
&
Miku = 未来 (or ミク)as given name
it could be easily to know via google.....
This makes sense and is obscenely stupid.Ekaru wrote:
Also, just to be clear, those pages are referring to the product "Hatsune Miku", not the persona Hatsune Miku. Product names are treated differently than personas and people. It's wonderful, ain't it?
EDIT: My stance on the rule is, "Who cares?" Just go with what makes the most sense for that artist.
Correct. The artist's preference can be very confusing, and I'm willing to bet they don't really care and the marketing department made the decision anyway.HakuNoKaemi wrote:
not to the artist preference?
I will only agree to 2 methods: Firstname [Middlename] Lastname or a transliteration of the name in the countries origin.
How can we know their preference unless ask them directly?Sakura wrote:
So i hear it should always be last/family name first for asian artists unless they prefer to be called otherwise.
Is anyone ok with this?
The reason why people get troubled when using an eastern song is written in No.2Melophobia wrote:
This had been discussed for a long time and nothing was actually changed. But things ain't what they used to be. Let's discuss this once again.
I've been enforcing this rule upon many mappers but apparently it's quite confusing especially for western people, and honestly I think this rule makes no sense. Also I don't even know why this rule was constituted. Therefore I suggest removal of this rule, because:Sorry for my terrible English. And as I am Japanese, my opinions might be biased. Actually I have no idea about Chinese and Korean (or out of asia). Thus I hope to see some thoughts from you guys. (:
- Now that we have Artist Unicode, so we can respect country-origin without using "surname firstname" format.
- Once osz2 comes out, we can change old ranked maps without a need to unrank.
- Non-asian people are familiar with "firstname surname" format more than "surname firstname", because many public places such as Wikipedia, iTunes are using "firstname surname" format. And furthermore, that format isn't that strange for Japanese. You can tell just by looking at a lot of CD covers using it.
- It's quite strange to use "surname firstname" just for eastern artists as we are all using "firstname surname" for the others. And what sense does it make..?
When searching the info of artist name, people probably see the official website or public place first, then sometimes see "firstname surname" format in English.Melophobia wrote:
Non-asian people are familiar with "firstname surname" format more than "surname firstname", because many public places such as Wikipedia, iTunes are using "firstname surname" format. And furthermore, that format isn't that strange for Japanese. You can tell just by looking at a lot of CD covers using it.
Actually I think this is why the rule shouldn't be in place. If Japanese artists are romanising their names using firstname surname format then why should it be different on osu? There are lots of CDs that use the firstname surname format on the cover and if I buy something from itunes or elsewhere and the artist is listed as firstname lastname why should it be changed just here? If it's the official name the artist is using to sell music then that should be the name used, just like a stage name.Suzully wrote:
When searching the info of artist name, people probably see the official website or public place first, then sometimes see "firstname surname" format in English.Melophobia wrote:
Non-asian people are familiar with "firstname surname" format more than "surname firstname", because many public places such as Wikipedia, iTunes are using "firstname surname" format. And furthermore, that format isn't that strange for Japanese. You can tell just by looking at a lot of CD covers using it.
We usually use "surname firstname" format, but in case we write our name in English(roma-ji), we follow "firstname surname" format.
That's why non-asian people get confused..
I don't think this is true, just to take one example we have 10 maps ranked with the name Hideyuki Fukusawa, which is firstname lastname format, if we search all maps with this artist we find everyone is using this name except 1 map. If that map gets ranked as Fukusawa Hideyuki it will be the only one, and when you search "Hideyuki Fukusawa" in game you won't find the map that uses "Fukusawa Hideyuki". Common sense tells us that everyone knows him as Hideyuki Fukusawa, and in fact that's the romanised version the artist uses. Changing it to lastname firstname causes confusion imo. There are many other examples of this but I don't think it's necessary to list them all.Suzully wrote:
To be honest, I disagree with changing this rule.
In osu!, we have been following this rule for a long time, and "surname firstname" format is NATURAL for us.
What I hope is just to let people know how we follow which format, then which format should be used for the artist in osu!.
If many people know it, I'm sure the problem of setting metadata will decrease.
This makes sense. But I'd say no one has "preferred romanisations" because we are all using "firstname surname" by default whenever we romanize our name. It just causes further confusion I think. Also:peppy wrote:
It sounds better when reading it.
Well.. frankly speaking, I don't want to see someone saying "it's fine according to their CD cover" when I suggest following this rule. :<ziin wrote:
Correct. The artist's preference can be very confusing, and I'm willing to bet they don't really care and the marketing department made the decision anyway.HakuNoKaemi wrote:
not to the artist preference?
'Eastern artists must be written in the proper 'surname firstname' format''' (e.g. Japanese/Chinese/Korean). For artists which have a preferred romanisation, use this one. If you're unsure of your artist's name, then check previously ranked maps, Google, Wikipedia, or ask a BAT/MAT for help.Changed the current general rule to that. New sentences are bold.