Japanese Music Show 'Song Thanksgiving' Features Ayumi Hamasaki and Snow Man
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A Japanese TV show is called "Song Thanksgiving".
The show has many hosts. Two of them are Shota Watanabe and Manami Higa.
Singer Ayumi Hamasaki sang on the show. She sang a big hit song. The song is 20 years old.
Ayumi Hamasaki heard that Watanabe was the host. She said this to him.
Watanabe felt very happy. He said he was moved.
People online were also happy. They called her song a "god song". This means a great song.
Some fans said they finally saw Ayumi Hamasaki. Her nickname is "Ayu".
The show also had a timetable. This shows the order of the performances.
A group called Snow Man opened the show. They sang three songs in total.
Vocabulary5 words
- host
- a person who leads a TV show
- hit
- a song that many people like
- moved
- feeling strong happy emotion
- god song
- a way to say a song is amazing
- timetable
- a list that shows times and order
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1. Song Thanksgiving 2. 20 years old 3. Snow Man
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A Japanese TV show is called "Song _____".
The show has many hosts. Two of them are Shota Watanabe and Manami _____.
Singer Ayumi Hamasaki sang on the show. She sang a big _____ song.
The song is _____ years old.
Ayumi Hamasaki heard that Watanabe was the _____.
Watanabe felt very happy. He said he was _____.
People online called her song a "_____ song".
Some fans said they finally saw Ayumi Hamasaki, whose nickname is "_____".
A group called Snow Man opened the show and sang _____ songs.
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