<p>I haven't gotten to that part of JJBA yet, so this is an educated guess.</p>

<p>Like a number of other characters in the franchise, such as ACDC, Pet Shop, and Jean Pierre Polnareff, Notorious B.I.G. is named after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G." rel="nofollow noreferrer">a real-life musician</a>. In a number of cases, these character names are <a href="https://jojo.fandom.com/wiki/JoJo_Wiki:Name_Variants" rel="nofollow noreferrer">modified</a> in localizations presumably to avoid potential trademark issues. For instance, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely_Dan" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Steely Dan</a> becomes <em>Dan of Steel</em>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Trent_D%27Arby" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Terence</a> D'Arby is <em>D'Arby the Younger</em>, Kenny G is <em>Billie Jean</em>, etc.</p>

<p>I can only assume that something similar happened here. I don't have access to the episode right now, but <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/b6zwto/jojo_no_kimyou_na_bouken_ougon_no_kaze_episode_24/ejoa3q0/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this Reddit user</a> suggests the same thing and reports that some of the animation was changed.</p>

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Not sure if Billie Jean refers to Kenny G. It most likely refers to a song by Michael Jackson whereas Kenny G's songs are of an entirely different genre...Unless it's a nickname of Kenny G's that I'm not aware of. In which case, I would be wrong.
W. Are
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2019-03-31T03:15:40.213Z
Many of the characters are named after bands or singers explicitly in the Japanese version, rather than songs. Billie Jean is one of such [name changes](https://twitter.com/demifiendrsa/status/596834082429931520?lang=en) Maroon mentions. Given his Stand name, it makes more sense.
кяαzєя
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2019-03-31T03:28:43.490Z
@кяαzєя Ah, I see. It just confused me as someone who listens to both their songs because I see no connection between the two, aside from the fact that both are related to music. Kenny G has songs that can be used as someone's name (Baby-G or G-bop) but I guess they probably think it doesn't sound as cool as Billie Jean...
W. Are
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Maroon
<p>Localization. Due to making sure Japan doesn't get copyrighted, they change the names on the subtitles to say something different.</p>

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<p>In episode 24 <em>Jojo Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind</em>, there is a scene where a new stand named <em>Notorius B.I.G</em> appears, but on the wall it's called "Notorius Chase." Why is there this difference? Is it just some mistake in the voice-acting or key animation ? The wiki page also states that the stand Name is officially <a href="https://jojo.fandom.com/wiki/Notorious_B.I.G" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Notorious B.I.G</a>, not "Notorius Chase."</p>

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2019-04-02T16:39:28.607Z
Most likely because of copyright laws outside of Japan. A lot of name changes are in Eyes of Heaven, too
CarbAddict
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It doesn’t make any sense actually why it says chase bc in the English version on Netflix at least has notorious B.I.G written down but he says chase so i reall don’t understand why there’s two versions of the written thing idk
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Why did the stand "Notorious B.I.G" change to "Notorius Chase" in the anime?
# Why did the stand "Notorious B.I.G" change to "Notorius Chase" in the anime?
Posted by: username_0 on 2019-03-31
In episode 24 *Jojo Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind*, there is a scene where a new stand named *Notorius B.I.G* appears, but on the wall it's called "Notorius Chase." Why is there this difference? Is it just some mistake in the voice-acting or key animation ? The wiki page also states that the stand Name is officially [Notorious B.I.G](https://jojo.fandom.com/wiki/Notorious_B.I.G), not "Notorius Chase."

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Most likely because of copyright laws outside of Japan. A lot of name changes are in Eyes of Heaven, too  
> **username_2**: It doesn’t make any sense actually why it says chase bc in the English version on Netflix at least has notorious B.I.G written down but he says chase so i reall don’t understand why there’s two versions of the written thing idk  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_3 on 2019-03-31. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
I haven't gotten to that part of JJBA yet, so this is an educated guess.

Like a number of other characters in the franchise, such as ACDC, Pet Shop, and Jean Pierre Polnareff, Notorious B.I.G. is named after [a real-life musician](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G.). In a number of cases, these character names are [modified](https://jojo.fandom.com/wiki/JoJo_Wiki:Name_Variants) in localizations presumably to avoid potential trademark issues. For instance, [Steely Dan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely_Dan) becomes *Dan of Steel*, [Terence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Trent_D%27Arby) D'Arby is *D'Arby the Younger*, Kenny G is *Billie Jean*, etc.

I can only assume that something similar happened here. I don't have access to the episode right now, but [this Reddit user](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/b6zwto/jojo_no_kimyou_na_bouken_ougon_no_kaze_episode_24/ejoa3q0/) suggests the same thing and reports that some of the animation was changed.
> **Comments:**
> **username_4** (2019-03-31): Not sure if Billie Jean refers to Kenny G. It most likely refers to a song by Michael Jackson whereas Kenny G's songs are of an entirely different genre...Unless it's a nickname of Kenny G's that I'm not aware of. In which case, I would be wrong.  
> **username_5** (2019-03-31): Many of the characters are named after bands or singers explicitly in the Japanese version, rather than songs. Billie Jean is one of such [name changes](https://twitter.com/demifiendrsa/status/596834082429931520?lang=en) Maroon mentions. Given his Stand name, it makes more sense.  
> **username_4** (2019-03-31): @кяαzєя Ah, I see. It just confused me as someone who listens to both their songs because I see no connection between the two, aside from the fact that both are related to music. Kenny G has songs that can be used as someone's name (Baby-G or G-bop) but I guess they probably think it doesn't sound as cool as Billie Jean...  
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### Answer by username_6 on 2020-10-23. Score: 0
Localization. Due to making sure Japan doesn't get copyrighted, they change the names on the subtitles to say something different.
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