Japanese TV Drama "Until the T-Shirt Dries" Sparks Fan Reaction
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There is a new TV drama in Japan. Its name is "Until the T-Shirt Dries."
The drama is a Friday drama. This means it is shown on Friday nights.
Two actors are in the drama. Their names are Fumiya Takahashi and Ayumu Nakajima.
In one scene, the two characters have a quiet fight. It is called a silent battle. They do not shout. They just look at each other.
One man talks about a woman called "Sakiko-san." This makes the other man feel small. People call this to mount someone. It means to show you are better.
Then the other man eats a second piece of fried shrimp. He says nothing. Fans think this is very funny.
Many viewers wrote about this scene online. This is called a reaction.
The drama also has a sad part. A character called Naoto goes to an accident scene. He wears black clothes for a funeral. He says he has "other business" there.
Fans are trying to guess why. This is called speculation.
The writer of the drama is Miku Ubukata. She is a scriptwriter. She wrote the story and the words for the actors.
She talked about why the drama has this name. She also talked about a special idea in the story.
Vocabulary8 words
- Friday drama
- a TV show that is shown every Friday night
- silent battle
- a fight without words
- mount
- to show you are better than someone
- reaction
- what people say or feel about something
- accident scene
- the place where something bad happened
- funeral
- a special event when someone has died
- speculation
- guessing about something
- scriptwriter
- a person who writes the words for a TV show or film
Quiz
Answer key
1. Until the T-Shirt Dries 2. Fried shrimp 3. Miku Ubukata
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
There is a new TV drama in Japan. Its name is "Until the _____ Dries."
The drama is a Friday drama. This means it is shown on _____ nights.
Two _____ are in the drama. Their names are Fumiya Takahashi and Ayumu Nakajima.
In one scene, the two characters have a _____ fight.
One man talks about a woman called "Sakiko-san." This makes the other man feel _____.
Then the other man eats a second piece of fried _____.
Many viewers wrote about this scene _____.
A character called Naoto goes to an accident scene wearing black clothes for a _____.
The writer of the drama is Miku _____.
She talked about why the drama has this _____.