NHK Morning Drama Hands Over to New Series 'Blossom'
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NHK is a big TV company in Japan. It has a famous morning drama show.
The old show was called 'Kaze, Kaoru'. This means 'Wind, Fragrant' in English.
A new show is starting. It is called 'Blossom'.
NHK had a special ceremony for the change. This is called a handover.
In a handover, the old show says goodbye. The new show says hello.
An actress named Juri Ueda was there. She is 21 years old.
She was in the old show 'Kaze, Kaoru'.
Juri Ueda took a photo with the new heroine. A heroine is the main woman in a story.
Many people saw the photo online. They wrote nice comments.
One comment said 'A meeting of beauty!' Another said 'This moment has finally come!'
People are happy about the new show 'Blossom'.
Vocabulary10 words
- ceremony
- a special event for an important moment
- handover
- giving something to a new person or group
- heroine
- the main woman character in a story
- drama
- a TV show that tells a story
- actress
- a woman who acts in shows or movies
- fragrant
- having a nice smell
- comment
- words people write online about something
- beauty
- being very pretty or nice to look at
- moment
- a short time; one point in time
- series
- many TV shows that are part of one story
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1. Blossom 2. 21 3. A ceremony
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NHK is a big TV company in Japan. It has a famous morning _____ show.
The old show was called 'Kaze, Kaoru'. This means 'Wind, _____' in English.
A new show is starting. It is called '_____'.
NHK had a special _____ for the change. This is called a _____.
In a handover, the old show says goodbye. The new show says hello.
An actress named Juri Ueda was there. She is _____ years old.
Juri Ueda took a photo with the new _____. A heroine is the main woman in a story.
Many people saw the photo online. They wrote nice _____.
One comment said 'A meeting of _____!' Another said 'This moment has finally come!'
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