Influencer Criticized After Kissing Video With Boyfriend Present
A popular woman is an influencer. Her name is Reina. People know her from her online posts.
A video showed Reina with a famous businessman. People call him Horiemon. They had a close kiss in the video.
Reina's boyfriend was there too. His name is Daisuke Hori. He saw the kiss happen.
Many people watched the video. They felt uncomfortable about it. This is called 'don-biki' in Japanese. It means people feel shocked or step back.
Reina talked about what happened. She said she wanted someone to stop it. She said, 'I wanted him to stop.'
Some people did not like her words. They thought she was blaming others. This is called a 'self-blame' problem, but here she did the opposite.
People online asked her questions. They wanted to know why she did not stop the kiss herself.
The story became popular news. Many people shared their opinions online.
Vocabulary4 words
- influencer
- a person who is famous online and affects what others think or buy
- uncomfortable
- not feeling good or easy; a bad feeling
- don-biki
- a Japanese word for feeling shocked and stepping back
- self-blame
- saying something bad is your own fault
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Quiz
Answer key
1. A famous businessman 2. Reina's boyfriend 3. False
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A popular woman is an _____. Her name is Reina.
A video showed Reina with a famous businessman. People call him _____.
Reina's _____ was there too. His name is Daisuke Hori.
Many people watched the video. They felt _____ about it.
She said, 'I wanted him to _____ it.'
Some people did not like her words. They thought she was _____ others.
People online asked her _____ why she did not stop the kiss herself.
The story became popular news. Many people shared their _____ online.
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