EXILE's TAKAHIRO Shares Story of Meeting a Famous Musician
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TAKAHIRO is a singer from the group EXILE. One day, he met a very famous musician. This meeting was not planned. It was by chance.
TAKAHIRO felt nervous. But he found the courage to talk to the musician. He said something important to them.
Later, what he said became true. TAKAHIRO shared this story in public.
The story came out at the same time as news about the comedy group Chindori. Chindori wants to find new stars. They want to make a simple talk show.
One member, Nobu, talked about a show called 'Until the T-Shirt Dries'. He said he loves it very much.
Vocabulary15 words
- EXILE
- a famous Japanese singing and dancing group
- courage
- being brave; not afraid
- Chindori
- a Japanese comedy duo; two people who make jokes together
- talk show
- a TV show where people just talk
- musician
- a person who makes music
- chance
- something that happens without a plan
- famous
- known by many people
- nervous
- a little afraid
- public
- where everyone can see or hear
- member
- one person in a group
- comedy
- funny; made to make people laugh
- share
- to tell others
- star
- a very famous person
- true
- real; correct
- group
- many people together
Quiz
Answer key
1. A singer from EXILE 2. He found courage and spoke to them 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
TAKAHIRO is a singer from the group _____. One day, he met a very famous _____. This meeting was not planned. It was by _____.
TAKAHIRO felt _____. But he found the _____ to talk to the musician. He said something important to them.
Later, what he said became _____. TAKAHIRO shared this story in _____.
The story came out at the same time as news about the comedy group _____. Chindori wants to find new _____. They want to make a simple _____.
One _____, Nobu, talked about a show called 'Until the T-Shirt Dries'. He said he loves it very much.