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Pre-reading questions:
- Who is your favorite foreign artist and why?
- How often do you listen to YouTube?
Vocabulary:
- simultaneously /sahy-muhl-TEY-nee-uhs-lee/
[adverb] – in a way that is simultaneous (happening or being done at exactly the same time)
The students started their projects simultaneously.
- icon /AHY-kon/
[noun] – a very famous person or thing considered as representing a set of beliefs or a way of life
Muhammad Ali is a boxing icon.
- breakthrough /BREYK-throo/
[noun] – an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem
The new vaccine against COVID-19 is a breakthrough in medicine.
- single /SING-guhl/
[noun] – a record or CD that has a main song and usually a small number of other songs on it
Taylor Swift’s latest single is out on Spotify.
- category /KAT-i-gawr-ee/
[noun] – (in a system for dividing things according to appearance, quality, etc.) a type, or a group of things having some features that are the same
The researchers collected the data and separated them into three categories.
K-pop group BTS slams YouTube’s highest record for the most viewed music video with 101.1 million views in 24 hours. Their song named “Dynamite” is their first ever work written completely in English. It has also broken another record for the largest music video premiere on YouTube, gathering over 3 million views simultaneously last August 21. The nearly four-minute video featured a retro concept with colorful visuals and paid tribute to icons like Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, and Rolling Stones.
The seven-member group consisting of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook told the press that “Dynamite” intends to bring positivity in this coronavirus pandemic. Jimin shared that as artists, BTS felt empty and helpless and that they needed a breakthrough to overcome the emptiness brought by the coronavirus crisis. The boy band performed their single at the recent MTV Video Music Awards and won in four categories: Best Pop, Best Kpop, Best Group, and Best Choreography. It also hit #1 at the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first Asian group to debut straight at number 1 in the chart.
Comprehension Questions:
- How many views did “Dynamite” get in the first 24 hours since its release?
- What other YouTube record has it broken aside from the most viewed music video?
- Which artists did BTS pay tribute to in “Dynamite”?
- Where did they perform “Dynamite” live?
- What awards did BTS win at the MTV VMA’s this year?
Discussion Questions:
- “Dynamite” got 101.1 million YouTube views in 24 hours. What are your thoughts about this?
- What do you know about K-Pop?
- Why do you think more people are becoming more appreciative of non-English songs?
- Who are the popular artists in your country? Are you a fan of them?
- What type of music do you enjoy listening to and why?
[adverb] – in a way that is simultaneous (happening or being done at exactly the same time)
The students started their projects simultaneously.
[noun] – a very famous person or thing considered as representing a set of beliefs or a way of life
Muhammad Ali is a boxing icon.
[noun] – an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem
The new vaccine against COVID-19 is a breakthrough in medicine.
[noun] – a record or CD that has a main song and usually a small number of other songs on it
Taylor Swift’s latest single is out on Spotify.
[noun] – (in a system for dividing things according to appearance, quality, etc.) a type, or a group of things having some features that are the same
The researchers collected the data and separated them into three categories.
The seven-member group consisting of RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook told the press that “Dynamite” intends to bring positivity in this coronavirus pandemic. Jimin shared that as artists, BTS felt empty and helpless and that they needed a breakthrough to overcome the emptiness brought by the coronavirus crisis. The boy band performed their single at the recent MTV Video Music Awards and won in four categories: Best Pop, Best Kpop, Best Group, and Best Choreography. It also hit #1 at the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first Asian group to debut straight at number 1 in the chart.