A: Apart from “Atom Boyz 2,” reality boy band competition show “SCOOL” is another eye-catcher.
B: What’s so special about it?
A: Hosted by South Korean boyband Super Junior’s Lee-teuk, the show’s coaches include Taiwanese singers Show Lo, Shou, and several K-pop stars.
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B: That sounds exciting.
A: And the trainees even received training in South Korea. I can’t wait for the show’s debut on Sept. 28.
A: 除了《原子少年2》以外，實境男團選秀節目《SCOOL》也很吸睛。
B: 有什麼特別的？
A: 該節目的主持人是Super Junior的利特，導師有台灣的羅志祥、婁峻碩、以及多名韓星。
B: 真是令人興奮。
A: 而且訓練生們還被送去南韓受訓，9月28日開播後的表現令人期待。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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