TV Star Shimazaki Talks About Celebrities Who Disappear from TV
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Wakako Shimazaki is a famous Japanese TV personality. She talked about celebrities who disappear from TV.
She spoke on a TV show called "All Star Thanksgiving Festival." This show happens two times every year.
Shimazaki said she sees a common point between celebrities who stop appearing on TV. She said, "Isn't that strange?"
The TV show also had special guests. Medal winners from the Asian Games joined the show. They came very quickly, at the last minute.
The show also had a new game. It was called "Heart-breaking Hill 300m Race." People ran up a hill in this new game.
Another TV star, Koji Imada, also talked about the show. He praised the technical staff of the show. He said they work like a "secret team." He said this with a laugh.
Imada and Shimazaki both talked about the hard work behind the show. They showed respect for the people who work behind the scenes.
Vocabulary15 words
- TV personality
- a famous person who often appears on television
- common point
- something that is the same between two or more things
- Asian Games
- a big sports event for countries in Asia
- technical staff
- workers who use equipment and machines to make a show
- secret team
- a hidden group that works quietly on something special
- scenes
- the parts of a show that people do not usually see
- medal
- a prize given to a winner, often in sports
- guest
- a special person invited to a show
- praise
- to say good things about someone
- disappear
- to stop being seen
- famous
- known by many people
- race
- a competition to see who is fastest
- respect
- a feeling of thinking someone is good or important
- hard work
- effort put into doing a job well
- joined
- came to be part of something
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1. Celebrities who disappear from TV 2. Asian Games medal winners 3. Yes
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Wakako Shimazaki is a famous Japanese _____. She talked about celebrities who _____ from TV.
She spoke on a TV show called "All Star Thanksgiving Festival." This show happens two times every _____.
Shimazaki said she sees a _____ between celebrities who stop appearing on TV.
The TV show also had special _____. Medal winners from the Asian Games joined the show.
The show also had a new game. It was called "Heart-breaking Hill 300m _____."
Another TV star, Koji Imada, also talked about the show. He _____ the technical staff of the show.
He said they work like a "_____ team." He said this with a laugh.
Imada and Shimazaki both showed _____ for the people who work behind the scenes.
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