Behind the Scenes of Japanese Drama "Hadakanbo-tachi"
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Genta Matsuda is an actor. He is in a group called Travis Japan. He is in a new TV drama. The drama is called "Hadakanbo-tachi".
In the drama, Matsuda plays a man named Sabazaki. He has a bed scene in the story. People want to know more about it. Matsuda talked about this scene.
Matsuda also had to dance in the drama. He did not know the dance before. He had to learn it fast. This is called a "last-minute request".
Another actor in the drama is Yuya Takaki. He chose a dress for the show. He said it is a dress that women want to wear.
Takaki said he feels very driven right now. He is working with an experienced actor. He is learning a lot from this actor. He wants to show this new skill in the drama.
The makers of the show also told fans about episode three. This is called the plot. People are excited to watch the new episodes.
Vocabulary15 words
- drama
- a TV show with a story
- dress
- clothes that a woman wears
- driven
- wanting very much to work hard
- plot
- the story of a show
- Travis Japan
- a group of singers and dancers
- experienced
- having done something for a long time
- episode
- one part of a TV show
- actor
- a person who acts in shows
- scene
- one small part of a story
- select
- to choose something
- fans
- people who like a show or person
- skill
- the ability to do something well
- character
- a person in a story
- co-star
- another actor in the same show
- costume
- special clothes for a show
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1. Genta Matsuda 2. A dress 3. The episode three plot
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Genta Matsuda is an actor. He is in a group called _____. He is in a new TV _____.
In the drama, Matsuda plays a man named _____. He has a bed scene in the story.
Matsuda also had to _____ in the drama. He did not know the dance before.
Another actor in the drama is _____. He chose a _____ for the show.
Takaki said he feels very _____ right now. He is working with an _____ actor.
The makers of the show also told fans about episode three. This is called the _____.
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