Japanese Celebrity Mom Shares Dance Video of Her Four Sons
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Japanese actress Airi Taira, a mother of four boys, has shared a dance video of her sons on social media.
In the video, the four boys wear uniforms from the Japan national football team and dance together. Airi Taira jokingly called the group a 'chaos squad' and said they are currently 'really into' the dance.
The post received a lot of attention online. Many viewers left comments saying the boys were 'too cute' and that the video felt healing, meaning it made them feel calm and happy.
Airi Taira is married to Yuto Nagatomo, a well-known Japanese football player. In interviews about raising their four sons, she has described her husband as the family's 'coach' or 'director'. She said he might even be more enthusiastic about parenting than she is.
The video has also been shared in other articles, with some headlines calling the group of boys a 'cute squad' and describing them as 'mini versions' of their father, Nagatomo. Online commenters used words like 'heart-fluttering' and 'adorable' to describe the clip.
This kind of family content is popular in Japan, where celebrities often share glimpses of their home life with fans. Airi Taira's post is part of a wider trend of parents posting playful videos of their children.
Vocabulary7 words
- dance video
- a short film of people dancing
- uniforms
- matching clothes worn by a team
- viewers
- people who watch something
- healing
- making you feel calm or better
- director
- a person who leads or controls something
- enthusiastic
- very interested and excited
- fans
- people who like and follow someone
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1. Japan national football team uniforms 2. As the family's coach or director 3. They said it was cute and healing
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Japanese actress Airi Taira, a mother of four boys, has shared a dance _____ of her sons on social media.
In the video, the four boys wear _____ from the Japan national football team and dance together. Airi Taira jokingly called the group a 'chaos squad' and said they are currently 'really into' the dance.
The post received a lot of attention online. Many _____ left comments saying the boys were 'too cute' and that the video felt _____, meaning it made them feel calm and happy.
Airi Taira is married to Yuto Nagatomo, a well-known Japanese football player. In interviews about raising their four sons, she has described her husband as the family's 'coach' or '_____'. She said he might even be more _____ about parenting than she is.
The video has also been shared in other articles, with some headlines calling the group of boys a 'cute squad' and describing them as 'mini versions' of their father, Nagatomo. Online commenters used words like 'heart-fluttering' and '_____' to describe the clip.
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