节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-01-29
难易度:Medium
关键字:choreography, rap, outskirt, fame, prime minister
Hello, and welcome to Studio Classroom.
My name is Gabe.
I'm Carolyn.
And I'm Nathanael.
And we're glad you could join us for our second day talking about U-KISS:
Conquering the World Music Scene!
Yes, we've already learned a lot about these guys.
And they have gained international fame.
Their music is catching on everywhere.
It is very catchy.
But that just reminds me of a lot of other music that has started to catch on
around the world.
What's another example of some songs or artists that have caught on around the
world?
Well, I can think of one that's pretty popular right now; and it goes: So call
me maybe.
Oh, yeah.
Right. Carly Rae Jepsen.
Call Me Maybe. That's a great song, and lots of people all over the world know
it.
What's another example, Nathanael?
Well, another singer that's very popular in many countries is Adele.
She's been popular for a few years now and has a lot of hit songs.
That's right.
And of course, somebody else is Justin Bieber.
Baby, baby, baby, oh.
His songs have caught on everywhere too.
We've got lots of things to talk about today with U-KISS who is also going
global now.
Let's get started with our first reading for today.
U-KISS: Conquering the World Music Scene!
Going global.
International fans are important to U-KISS as the group has demonstrated
throughout its career.
In 2011 the members spent three months in Japan preparing for the release of
their album Neverland to Japanese audiences.
They worked on choreography that Japanese fans could identify with.
They also learned Japanese so they could sing and rap in their audience's native
language.
In 2012 their Japan tour attracted 25,000 fans.
The group has also toured in the Philippines, and two members were featured in a
TV drama in Thailand.
Well, in yesterday's lesson we found out that they were created for an
international setting, or audience.
And today our title of this section is called Going global.
They are going across the globe.
What does that phrase mean, going global, Nathanael?
"Going global" just means that they want to reach an audience that's not only in
their own country but across the globe.
Of course, the globe is the world, all the world.
They want an international audience.
That's right.
Sometimes you can use this word "global" to talk about the world.
We usually... or we see that word "globe" in the word "global," which is not the
whole world, it's just a little model of the world.
But when we use this word as an adjective, it is talking about the real world.
They are going global.
We start by seeing:
International fans are important to U-KISS as the group has demonstrated
throughout its career.
They have demonstrated this.
How do you demonstrate something, Carolyn?
Well, if you demonstrate something, then you give a demo, you give a real-life
example.
And here it looks like they have real experience and have shown that they do
have an international audience.
That's right.
And they have an international fan base.
We find out: In 2011 the members spent three months in Japan preparing for the
release of their album Neverland to Japanese audiences.
Have either of you uh, heard anything from this album Neverland?
I haven't, but it sounds like a very fairy tale type album.
Neverland makes me think of Peter Pan.
Yeah, it kind of makes me think of Peter Pan too.
So if uh... it should be an interesting album.
And we continue to see that they worked on choreography that Japanese fans could
identify with.
We see that word there.
It's from the Word Bank: choreography.
Nathanael, can you tell me a little bit about choreography?
Well, choreography here, I think, refers to dance, dance choreography.
You have to have the same movements when you dance so that you're dancing
together.
And sometimes we would say "in sync," dancing together and having dancing
choreography.
I like that, in sync, S-Y-N-C, dancing together.
It's very important for a group of especially this many people to be able to
dance together well.
The best dancers can do everything almost exactly the same.
So they should have good choreography.
That takes a good choreographer, the person who is leading these dances or
teaching the dance moves.
So we see this other phrase here: to identify with.
Carolyn, what does that mean when you identify with something?
Well, if you identify with something, then you understand it or you feel like
you're on the same page, the same level as something, so.
You might say: Oh. Well, you know, we have a lot in common.
I can really identify with you.
All right.
You can identify with somebody.
Maybe someone is having a bad day.
Something horrible happened, and the same thing happened to you.
And so you can say: Well, I understand.
I can identify with you.
I know where you're coming from.
Can you use this phrase in another way, Nathanael?
Sure.
Since I grew up in Asia, I feel like I identify with the Asian culture.
So whenever I meet someone else, maybe even in America, that's Asian, I
immediately want to go and talk to them.
All right. So you can identify with people even if they are not from the same
place that you are or if they don't look the same as you.
Everyone has different backgrounds, but you can identify with people from almost
everywhere on something.
We continue.
They also learned Japanese so they could sing and rap in their audience's native
language.
And we see a key word right here in this sentence.
It is "rap." Rap is a kind of music.
But really, the people who are rapping don't usually sing a melody.
Usually they're speaking the words.
And usually I think they're speaking them pretty quickly or to a certain rhythm.
Do either of you listen to rap music much?
Well, I don't listen to a whole lot of rap, but I have a lot of friends who are
very fond of it.
All right.
What about you, Nathanael?
Well, yeah. Rap is very popular.
I'm not a big fan, but I do admire rappers because I don't think that it's very
easy to do.
No, it isn't.
But it seems like U-KISS is tackling this challenge of also incorporating rap
into their music.
Well, we continue.
In 2012 their Japan tour attracted 25,000 fans.
That is a big fan base in Japan.
The group has also toured in the Philippines, and two members were featured in a
TV drama in Thailand.
Well, it seems like they're making their way all over Asia anyway.
I think right now we have to spend some time with Steve and Ken in the
Information Cloud.
They want to share something important with us about Korean pop music.
Hi, teachers.
Hey, guys.
Back in the early 1960s, the United States experienced something called the
British invasion.
it was a time when a wave of British pop music bands dominated the American
music scene.
Because of their success, these British pop idols had great influence in the
fashions and social norms of American teenagers.
Well, something similar is happening today.
This time, though, the cultural invasion isn't coming from England.
It's coming from South Korea.
And for the last 20 years or so, it's been slowly spreading across East Asia and
beyond.
Do you know what it's called?
It is called hallyu, which literally means Korean wave.
And don't think hallyu is just another fad with a short shelf life; it's not.
It is still spreading.
With its music, clothing fashions, video games, movies and TV dramas, the Korean
pop culture wave just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
If you want proof, look no further than the phenomenal success of the K-pop boy
band U-KISS.
Their multilingual members give them an international appeal that has given
hallyu even more force and energy.
So friends, keep an eye on the Korean culture wave, or you, too, might get swept
away.
(Chinese).
Thanks, Ken and Steve.
The Korean wave is definitely very interesting.
Now let's go to the Language Lab and see what Michelle has for us today.
Hey, Michelle.
Hi, Michelle.
Hi, everyone. I'm Michelle.