Japanese Idol Michieda Shares Childhood Photo Before Fame
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Shunsuke Michieda is a singer in the group Naniwa Danshi.
He showed an old photo from before he became famous.
In the photo, he looks young and innocent.
He said the photo is a beautiful memory for him.
Seira Anzai is another performer. She talked about his acting.
She said his eyes show strong feelings when he acts.
She watched him act with another star, Rintaro Mizusawa.
She said their acting was very good.
Michieda also appeared on a live broadcast.
On the show, he looked a little clumsy.
His close friend Rintaro Mizusawa was also there.
Mizusawa talked about why he likes Michieda.
He said he likes these clumsy, funny moments.
Fans enjoyed seeing this friendly talk on TV.
Many people in Japan love Naniwa Danshi.
Vocabulary15 words
- innocent
- pure; with no bad feelings; young and simple
- memory
- something you remember from the past
- live broadcast
- a TV show that happens right now, not recorded before
- clumsy
- not careful; making small mistakes by accident
- debut
- the first time someone performs in public
- idol
- a famous singer or performer that fans love
- performer
- a person who sings, acts, or dances for people
- praise
- to say good things about someone
- close friend
- a person you like very much and trust
- acting
- playing a character, like in a movie or show
- funny
- making people laugh
- fans
- people who like a singer or group very much
- group
- several people who work together, like singers
- famous
- known by many people
- appeared
- was seen in a place, like on TV
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1. A photo from before his debut 2. His acting 3. Rintaro Mizusawa
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Shunsuke Michieda is a singer in the group _____.
He showed an old photo from before he became _____.
He said the photo is a beautiful _____ for him.
Seira Anzai talked about his _____.
She said his eyes show strong _____ when he acts.
She watched him act with another star, _____.
Michieda also appeared on a live _____.
On the show, he looked a little _____.
His close friend Rintaro Mizusawa was also _____.
Mizusawa talked about why he likes _____.
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