Seven-Member Idol Group Announces Breakup Three Months After Debut
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A Japanese idol group with seven members has said goodbye. The group is breaking up. They started only three months ago.
The group's agency said it was the reason. An agency is a company that manages singers and stars. The agency said it could not continue its business.
The members wrote a message to fans. They said, 'Thank you so much for supporting us.' Fans were sad to hear the news.
The group had a short but special time together. They will now say goodbye to their fans and stop performing as a group.
Vocabulary15 words
- idol group
- a group of young singers who are famous
- agency
- a company that helps and manages singers or actors
- disband
- to stop being a group
- debut
- the first time a group performs or appears
- fans
- people who like and support a singer or group
- announce
- to tell people something important
- support
- to help someone by liking or cheering for them
- official
- real and made public in the correct way
- business
- work done to make money
- continue
- to keep doing something
- member
- a person who is part of a group
- message
- words sent to tell people something
- career
- the work a person does over time
- perform
- to sing or dance in front of people
- grateful
- feeling thankful for something
Quiz
Answer key
1. Seven 2. The agency could not continue its business 3. Three months
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A Japanese ***** group with seven members has said goodbye. The group is breaking up. They started only three months ago.
The group's ***** said it was the reason. An agency is a company that manages singers and stars. The agency said it could not ***** its business.
The ***** wrote a message to fans. They said, 'Thank you so much for supporting us.' Fans were sad to hear the news.
The group had a short but special time together. They will now say goodbye to their ***** and stop performing as a group.