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Snow Man Members Host Second "Edogawa Club" Talk on a Boat

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Three members of the group Snow Man made a new video.

Their names are Daisuke Sakuma, Shota Watanabe, and Ryota Miyadate.

They all come from the same place. It is called Edogawa.

They call their talk show the "Edogawa Club".

This is the second time they made this show.

They talked on a yakatabune. This is a Japanese boat with a room inside.

People eat and talk on this kind of boat.

Actor Ryohei Suzuki joined them on the boat.

Actor Masaki Okada also joined them again.

He was in the first show too.

They did not use a script. A script tells people what to say.

They just talked freely on camera.

The video has new pictures from the boat talk.

Vocabulary15 words

Snow Man
a group of singers and dancers from Japan
yakatabune
a Japanese boat with a room, used for parties
Ryohei Suzuki
a Japanese actor
Masaki Okada
a Japanese actor
script
written words that tell someone what to say
trio
a group of three people
Edogawa
a place in Japan
unscripted
not planned with written words
talk show
a program where people talk together
actor
a person who plays parts in movies or shows
join
to go and be with other people
again
one more time
second
number two; comes after first
video
moving pictures you can watch
member
a person who is part of a group

Quiz

1. Where did the three Snow Man members talk?
2. What do the three members have in common?
3. Did they use a script for the talk?

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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Three members of the group Snow Man made a new _____.

Their names are Daisuke Sakuma, Shota Watanabe, and Ryota _____.

They all come from the same place. It is called _____.

They call their talk show the "Edogawa _____".

This is the second time they made this _____.

They talked on a _____. This is a Japanese boat with a room inside.

Actor Ryohei _____ joined them on the boat.

Actor Masaki Okada also joined them _____.

He was in the first show _____.

They did not use a _____.

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