Japanese TV Drama 'Hadakanbou-tachi' Airs New Episode and Spin-off
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"Hadakanbou-tachi" is a Japanese TV drama. It is a story with actors on television. Episode 3 came out on October 17.
The name of episode 3 is "A Woman Who Is Not a Girlfriend, Not Anything." You can watch it for free on TVer. TVer is a Japanese video app.
A woman named Aika Kanda is in the show now. She plays a café worker. This is her first time in a TV drama. Before, she did other kinds of TV work.
Genta Matsuda is the main actor in the drama. Aika Kanda said she was surprised by him. She said he was "really like an actor."
There is also a new spin-off show. A spin-off is a new show from an old show. Yuya Takaki is the main actor in the spin-off. He plays a man named Ishiba. Ishiba is a good and honest man. The story shows his pure love.
Vocabulary5 words
- drama
- a TV show with a story and actors
- app
- a program on your phone or computer
- café
- a small place to buy coffee and food
- main actor
- the most important actor in a show
- spin-off
- a new show made from an old show
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1. A Japanese TV drama 2. TVer 3. Café worker
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"Hadakanbou-tachi" is a Japanese TV _____. Episode 3 came out on October _____.
You can watch it for free on _____.
A woman named Aika _____ is in the show now. She plays a _____ worker.
_____ Matsuda is the main actor in the drama.
Yuya _____ is the main actor in the _____. He plays a man named Ishiba.
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