NHK Osaka Announces First Performers for Annual Music Show
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NHK Osaka is a Japanese TV company. It has a yearly music show. The show's name is "Waga Kokoro no Osaka Melody." This week, NHK Osaka named the first singers for the show.
The singer T.M.Revolution will perform on the show. A singer named Monaca will also perform. NHK Osaka will name more singers later.
A woman named Ryoko Kuninaka will be a host of the show. This is her first time hosting a music show. She will host with a man named Koji Imada.
Kuninaka is an actress. She is in a TV drama called "Blossom." In the drama, she plays a mother. Kuninaka said she feels pressure. But she also said she is excited.
A music group called fox capture plan will also be on the show. They will perform with Kuninaka.
Vocabulary15 words
- T.M.Revolution
- the stage name of a Japanese singer
- Ryoko Kuninaka
- a Japanese actress
- host
- a person who leads a TV show
- actress
- a woman who acts in movies or TV
- pressure
- a feeling of stress
- yearly
- happening one time every year
- perform
- to sing or play music for people
- drama
- a TV story with actors
- name (verb)
- to say who someone is
- company
- a business
- group
- many people together
- excited
- happy and interested
- singer
- a person who sings
- news
- information about new things
- show
- a program on TV
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1. A music show 2. Ryoko Kuninaka 3. False
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NHK Osaka is a Japanese TV _____. It has a yearly music show. The show's name is "Waga Kokoro no Osaka Melody." This week, NHK Osaka _____ the first singers for the show.
The singer T.M.Revolution will _____ on the show. A singer named Monaca will also perform. NHK Osaka will name more singers later.
A woman named Ryoko Kuninaka will be a _____ of the show. This is her first time hosting a music show. She will host with a man named Koji Imada.
Kuninaka is an _____. She is in a TV drama called "Blossom." In the drama, she plays a mother. Kuninaka said she feels _____. But she also said she is excited.
A music _____ called fox capture plan will also be on the show. They will perform with Kuninaka.
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