A: While hit musical Les Miserables’ concert tour kicks off, South Korean drama Squid Game 3 will be back at the end of this month.
B: New Taiwanese dramas The World Between Us 2 and Zero Day Attack have also gained attention.
A: I heard that Zero Day Attack is a story about the Chinese Communist Party’s People’s Liberation Army trying to attack Taiwan by force.
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B: The drama’s subject is so sensitive that it has sparked a lot of controversy in society.
A: I just hope that such a horrible story will never happen in the real world.
A: 除了神劇《悲慘世界》音樂會開唱，南韓神劇《魷魚遊戲3》即將在月底回歸。
B: 而台劇《我們與惡的距離2》、《零日攻擊》也備受關注。
A: 聽說《零日攻擊》是關於中共人民解放軍，武力犯台的虛構故事。
B: 因為該劇題材太敏感，最近還掀起社會爭議。
A: 希望這麼可怕的劇情，永遠別在現實世界裡上演！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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