A : I tripped and had an ugly fall during my interview.
B : That sucks. I guess the interview didn’t go very well.
A : On the contrary, my interviewer remembered me because I fell and I ended up landing the job.
B : So it actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
A : 我在面試的場合跌了一大跤。
B : 真糗！我想面試一定不順利吧？
A : 剛好相反，多虧那一跤，面試官對我印象深刻，最後我被錄取了。
B : 還真是塞翁失馬啊。
A: K-pop supergroup Bigbang’s frontman G-Dragon is set to hold three concerts at the Taipei Arena starting tonight. B: His new hit “Too Bad” has gone viral lately. During my visit to Haidilao hotpot not long ago, the chef even grooved to this song while performing a noodle dance. A: Actually, Bigbang member Dae-sung just staged a show in Taiwan last month as well. B: Plus, another member, Tae-yang, also held a concert here last December. A: I wonder when the three members will rock Taiwan as a group again. A: Bigbang隊長、韓流天王G-Dragon權志龍今晚起將在台北小巨蛋嗨唱3場。 B: G-Dragon的新歌《Too Bad》爆紅！連我去海底撈用餐時，廚師表演拉麵秀都在跳這首歌。 A: Bigbang成員大聲6月才剛來台開唱。 B: 該團成員太陽去年12月也曾來台開唱。 A:
A: The summer vacation has just begun, and superstars like South Korea’s G-Dragon as well as Taiwan’s Jody Chiang and Mayday have all launched tours. B: Wow, this will be Jody’s first tour in 10 years since she “sealed the microphone” due to serious illness. A: Her shows will kick off at the Kaohsiung Arena tomorrow, and move to the Taipei Arena early next month. B: Mayday’s tour already started late last month and will run until this Saturday. A: The rock band will set a record by holding eight concerts consecutively at the Taipei Dome. Rumor has
Virtual YouTubers, or VTubers, have become a dominant force in online entertainment. Using avatars as their virtual representatives and motion capture technology to bring these figures to life with their own __1__, they have carved out their own space in the digital world. Alongside VTubers, “virtual idols” have also risen in popularity in recent years, particularly in South Korea. One successful virtual K-pop idol group is PLAVE. A combination of “Play” and the French word “Reve” (dream), their name reflects their __2__ to create a world where dreams come to life. Initially, PLAVE operated in a style similar to
Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日） https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang Besides PLAVE, other types of “virtual idols” have also emerged. AI-driven groups like SUPERKIND __5__ human and virtual idols, while MAVE: consists entirely of AI-generated members. These groups’ different approaches to virtual entertainment __6__ the scope of what virtual idols can achieve. Virtual idols are capturing the hearts of fans for various reasons. Some fans find them __7__ due to their perfect appearance and the absence of real-world scandals. Virtual idols can maintain an idealized image, free from the __8__ that arise among human idols. Others are drawn to their creative stage productions. For instance, virtual idols
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