A: What exhibitions are you going to see this summer?
B: The 100% Doraemon & Friends exhibit is set to open on June 28.
A: The news says there will be a 12-meter-tall giant Doraemon model at the Huashan 1914 Creative Park.
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B: The One Piece Carnival will set sail on the same day.
A: And the D’festa Taipei 2025 – featuring exclusive content from K-pop supergroups such as BTS, NCT and Twice – is also set to begin next Friday. Isn’t that cool?
A: 今年夏天還有什麼展覽可看啊?
B: 「100%哆啦A夢 & Friends特展」即將在6月28日開幕。
A: 新聞說在華山1914文創園區會場,還有12米高的巨型哆啦A夢呢!
B: 航海王「One Piece歡樂派對嘉年華」也將在同日啟航。
A: 而韓流特展「D’festa Taipei 2025」下週五起跑 ,將展出防彈BTS、NCT、Twice等天團的獨家內容。很酷吧?
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張迪)
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