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Footballer Takefusa Kubo Marries Actress Haruka Fukuhara

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Footballer Takefusa Kubo is 25 years old. He got married to actress Haruka Fukuhara. She is 28 years old.

The couple said they want a warm home. They said they want a home full of smiles.

Kubo plays football. He plays for a team in Europe. Many people in Japan know him.

Fukuhara is an actress. She is in many Japanese TV shows. Many people like her acting.

Kubo's teammate is Kotaro Itakura. He is also a footballer. Itakura said he felt very happy about the wedding.

Actor Katsunori Takahashi also said congratulations. He worked with Fukuhara before. They played father and daughter in a TV show.

Takahashi shared his ideas about marriage. He said a good husband feels happy for his wife.

Many fans are happy for the new couple. They hope the couple will have a good life together.

Vocabulary10 words

Takefusa Kubo
a Japanese football player
Haruka Fukuhara
a Japanese actress
Kotaro Itakura
a football player and Kubo's friend
Katsunori Takahashi
a Japanese actor
married
when two people become husband and wife
actress
a woman who acts in movies or TV
footballer
a person who plays football as a job
couple
two people who are together, like a husband and wife
congratulations
words you say when something good happens to someone
teammate
a person who plays on the same team

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1. How old is Takefusa Kubo?
2. What job does Haruka Fukuhara have?
3. Did Kotaro Itakura feel happy about the wedding?

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Footballer Takefusa Kubo is _____ years old. He got married to actress Haruka Fukuhara.

She is _____ years old.

The couple said they want a _____ home.

They said they want a home full of _____.

Kubo plays football for a team in _____.

Fukuhara is an _____. She is in many Japanese TV shows.

Kubo's _____ is Kotaro Itakura.

Itakura said he felt very _____ about the wedding.

Actor Katsunori Takahashi also said _____.

Takahashi shared his ideas about _____.

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