BTS announces four shows at SoFi Stadium

admin 2021年10月26日

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Vocabulary:

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phenomenal /fi-NOM-uh-nl/

[adjective] – extremely successful or special, especially in a surprising way
The Beatles’ music has been an all-time phenomenal success.

leg /leg/

[noun] – a part of a trip, competition, or activity that has several stages
The Southeast Asian leg of Ariana Grande’s upcoming concert was canceled.

sweep over (something/someone) /sweep-oh-ver/

[phrasal verb] – to suddenly affect someone very strongly
The tragedy swept over Kyle’s loved ones.

rollout /ROHL-out/

[noun] – the act of making something, especially a product or service, available for the first time
The vaccine rollout in the country has been successful.

scalper /SKAL-pur/

[noun] – someone who buys things, such as theatre tickets, at the usual prices and then sells them, when they are difficult to get, at much higher prices
We should get our tickets for the show before the scalpers take them all.

Article reading:

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Global K-pop supergroup BTS has added show dates for their 2021 North American tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The phenomenal South Korean group is set to perform live on stage on November 27th, November 28th, December 1st, and December 2nd. The North American leg of the tour was postponed in March 2020 due to the coronavirus.

After a number of virtual staged performances amid the pandemic, this will be the best-selling group’s first in-person concert since “BTS World Tour Love Yourself: Speak Yourself [The Final]” in 2019. The news swept over the members of the “Army” (as BTS’ followers are known), who have long been waiting for the group’s in-person comeback shows. Given the ongoing pandemic, national and regional health regulations and protocols will still be followed at the said shows. The presale and general sale of tickets have started last October 2 and 9, respectively, via Ticketmaster. Meanwhile, several fans took to social media to show their disappointment on the ticket rollout, claiming Ticketmaster’s system allowed scalpers to buy up all the tickets in bulk. The official Ticketmaster Twitter account wrote, “Due to overwhelming past purchaser & verified fan presale demand for BTS Permission to Dance on Stage – LA, all shows are sold out & tickets are not available for the public on sale.”

Discussion Questions:

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Are K-pop groups popular in your country? Please tell me more about it.
Have you watched your favorite artist/group perform live? Kindly share your experience.
Which K-pop group would you like to meet someday?
Do you like K-pop music?
In your opinion, what makes K-pop groups famous worldwide?

Summarization

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global
postpone
virtual
comeback
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