What is the best Version of Suteki Da Ne?

[Bartz_FFV]

Final Fantasy X

Suteki Da Ne is the first Final Fantasy themesong that is only released in Japanese. Melodies of life have 2 versions on released while the themesong of Final Fantasy X is only recorded in Japanese during the release of Final Fantasy Ten.
I think this song really hits the spot when it comes to the love story between Yuna and Tidus. Yuna is an existing person while Tidus is just a dream of an Imagination.

This is the first version, It was sang by Rikki

Rikki also released another version of the song for her Album:

On recent years different versions of the song had been officially released.

Square Enix released an English version by Linda Calloway:

Korean Singer Lee Soo Young released a Korean version.

 

[Emma kwamboka]

Personally I loved the autumn version.

 

[Seifer_Leonhart]

The English version is cringe inducing because Linda Calloway have pronunciation issues with the single Japanese line. She pronounces Suteki Da Ne as Zoo day key duh neigh. They should have trained her to pronounce that single Japanese term better or they could have fully translated the song into English. Suteki Da Ne means "Isn't it wonderful"

 

[Hova]

I don't know why but I really loved the Japanese version by Rikki, maybe it because it was so genuine.

 

[Emma kwamboka]

I don't know why but I really loved the Japanese version by Rikki, maybe it because it was so genuine.

Totally agree. I felt like it was speaking to my soul.

 

[holmes22]

I did not really know all of that about the English version but I do know I did not really like it. It is kind of nice to know more of the reason behind that now though.

 

[Emma kwamboka]

I did not really know all of that about the English version but I do know I did not really like it. It is kind of nice to know more of the reason behind that now though.

I hate the way they always translate. No offence. I feel it has no umph.

 

[Maestro]

I don't know why but I really loved the Japanese version by Rikki, maybe it because it was so genuine.

I'm with @Hova on this one, the Japanese version was way better than the rest.

 

[Emma kwamboka]

I'm with @Hova on this one, the Japanese version was way better than the rest.

Totally concur with you guys.

 

[Sharon]

Hey hey hey, To be fair with the English version, At least it some originality because the Korean version was a lazy rehash. It didn't even have it's own arrangement. It used the instrumentals of the Japanese.

 

[Addap Earver]

Am I the only one who prefer's Susan's version? I love how raw sounding it is because it is minimalist arrangement and I love Susan's mature voice.

 

[deryan kibeht]

The Korean version sounds like a cheap karaoke cover because it uses the same recording from Rikki's version. If they have no budget they could have gone for an acoustic cover.

 

[Hova]

Totally agree. I felt like it was speaking to my soul.

You are quite right, a lot of people really identified with the Japanese version of Suteki Da Ne.

 

[Hova]

Totally agree. I felt like it was speaking to my soul.

You are quite right, a lot of people really identified with the Japanese version of Suteki Da Ne.

 

[Drake]

A thousand words> Suteki Da ne

I find it more uplifting and inspiring. Suteki Da Ne is depressing as fudge.

 

[Emma kwamboka]

A thousand words>Suteki Da ne

I find it more uplifting and inspiring. Suteki Da Ne is depressing as fudge.

No. It is not depressing. Not at all.

 

[holmes22]

I am not sure I could ever look to one and say it was a lazy rehash but I did get a good laugh from that one. I would say my personal favorite is the English but I am very biased here.

 

[deryan kibeht]

You like the cringy pronounciation of Linda Calloway?

 

[Wiqar Neha]

The Korean version is basically a Karaoke version. It uses the same arrangement.

 

[Zell]

The Korean version is basically a Karaoke version. It uses the same arrangement.

Yeah no effort at all.


I like the Autumn version because it sounds more uplifting even though this song is meant to be sad.