Actor Faces Viewer Reaction After Playing "Bad" Character on TV Show
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Asuka Kudo is an actor. He is in a TV drama called Blossom. In the drama, he plays a man named Shimamura. Shimamura is not a good man in the story.
Kudo went on a TV show called Asa-Ichi. He was a guest on the show. Some people watching were angry about his character. One comment said, 'How can you sit there calmly?'
Kudo said sorry many times on the show. He said, 'It really hurts my heart.' He also said he wanted to talk more. He said, 'I have a lot to say.'
The show's team shared news about Kudo's visit on Instagram. Many fans and viewers saw the post and talked about it online.
Vocabulary15 words
- guest
- a person who is invited to be on a show
- drama
- a TV show with a story and actors
- character
- a person in a story or show
- comment
- words someone writes or says about something
- apologize
- to say sorry
- viewer
- a person who watches TV
- post
- something shared online
- react
- to show feelings about something
- online
- on the internet
- actor
- a person who plays a part in a show
- role
- a part an actor plays
- fan
- a person who likes something or someone a lot
- calmly
- in a quiet, relaxed way
- share
- to show something to other people
- hurt
- to feel pain or sadness
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1. He is an actor 2. A not-good man 3. He said it hurts his heart
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Asuka Kudo is an _____. He is in a TV drama called Blossom. In the drama, he plays a man named _____. Shimamura is not a good man in the story.
Kudo went on a TV show called Asa-Ichi. He was a _____ on the show. Some people watching were angry about his character. One comment said, 'How can you sit there _____?'
Kudo said _____ many times on the show. He said, 'It really hurts my heart.' He also said he wanted to talk more. He said, 'I have a lot to say.'
The show's team shared news about Kudo's visit on _____. Many fans and viewers saw the post and talked about it online.
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