Shadowing Practice: CL Gets Extra Spicy While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Is it hot in here?
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It's hot in here.
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It's a hot one.
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Whew!
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Hey, what's going on, everybody?
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For First We Feast, I'm Sean Evans, and you're watching Hot Ones.
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It's the show with hot questions and even hotter wings.
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And today we're joined by CL.
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She's a global pop music icon who's back with her long-awaited debut studio album, Alpha, which is set to release on October 20th.
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And to hold you over, she has a new single aptly titled Spicy.
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Spicy, she's got the sauce, we've got the sauce.
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CL, welcome to the show.
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Yes, thank you for having me.
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Thanks so much for coming in.
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And while we're on the topic of spicy, what's going through your head as we prepare for this gauntlet?
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Like, are you a fan of hot sauce?
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Honestly, I'm not good with spicy food.
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Yeah, but I do love hot sauce.
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So you just take a bite?
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You just take a bite.
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What a weird date.
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Also, eating on camera, I don't think I've ever done that before.
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Whoa, we got the exclusive.
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Yeah.
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It's good.
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Alpha is produced under your self-managed venture, Very Cherry.
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I'm curious, what sorts of freedoms, an example of a freedom that you think you had making this record
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that maybe you wouldn't have had releasing it under a more traditional record label?
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I come from a very traditional K-pop system.
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And I've learned so much and that's how CL was created.
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So I'm very grateful for that.
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But you know, I've been doing this for a while, so I wanted to have more freedom to explore and expand and learn more with CL.
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Like creating the world for her.
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Was that spicy for you?
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You know, thankfully, this would be a labor for me if that first one hit.
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You know, to me it's just kind of nice, and we work our way to a nice place.
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This next one, kind of a nice color.
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This is the Yellowbird Bliss and Vinegar.
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Okay.
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Let's try it out.
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Let's try this.
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Why are you going for it?
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You're kind of going for it.
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Oh, yeah.
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I'm just trying to hang.
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So you get a lot of due credit for your stage shows and really shine as a performance artist.
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And you once said, dance is not a five, six, seven, eight to me.
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It's just how I meditate.
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If forced to choose, which CL music video do you think has the best choreography?
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Ooh.
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For me, I love the spicy performance that I did recently.
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And you know, Hello Bitches with Paris and her team,
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like that really like created a new category for me.
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So yeah, those are my favorite.
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I can't, yeah I shouldn't, but those two are my favorite.
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How does rapping on the comeback stage at Inkigayo with a parrot on your shoulder?
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I can't believe you said Inkigayo right now.
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I did, I did.
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It's so weird to hear it from you here.
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But love it, yes.
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Rapping with a parrot on your shoulder, how does that complicate a live performance?
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Oh wow, that one.
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Okay, also there were like swans everywhere and like, yeah, lots of, yeah, birds involved.
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Um, it kept biting my hair.
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Yeah, it kept biting it and talking to me.
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It was interesting.
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But yeah, it was like, I would never, I don't know if I'll ever do that again, but it was a fun experience.
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The color looks more red than the others.
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It's a little more intense.
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Yeah.
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I don't feel the spicy, you know what? Be careful.
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Yeah, exactly.
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Be careful about that.
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So believe it or not, we cover fashion quite a bit for a chicken wing talk show hosted by a bald guy in his 30s.
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But for you, for you, we have to.
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Someone who Vogue once described as catnip for photographers.
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And then in 2013, your OG girl group, 21, did a collaboration with Chrome Hearts, which now, almost 10 years later, that's like every rapper's favorite designer.
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How would you explain the aesthetic appeal of that brand to someone who wouldn't know Tom Ford from Tom Hanks?
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Damn, I can't believe you know that first of all.
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I bought my first piece actually in Hong Kong when I was 12.
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I was such a fan of it, so I went there by myself, didn't tell any of my family members,
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and bought my first piece and had it on my special occasions and met Jessie Jo,
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who's the daughter of the Sark's family and became really great friends.
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And we performed together when she was back in Korea and it was like a dream to me to collaborate.
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Just making something, creating something new with my friend.
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So it became that, which was more fun.
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And I think it's awesome that it's a big thing now, but yeah.
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It's like I'm a personal fan of the brand and have always been what's your all-time favorite CL fashion moment?
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And then what would you say was your most regrettable red carpet look or wardrobe?
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Don't ask me that what?
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Regrettable and then you're gonna everyone looking on my regrettable Can I be really honest with you?
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Please be honest with me I don't remember
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You remember I know it's in I know it's sitting there right now
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Not regrettable But I was actually the first one To wear John Galliano Margiela Dress as an Asian
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figure and pop star whatever it is musician and it looked like it was like the life-saving tube.
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Like you were drowning in the ocean and they threw...
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Yeah there was a lot of memes after that.
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So not regrettable but that was not what I was going for for sure.
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So as we mentioned in your music videos, they're like a high art form.
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Do song concepts ever come to you first as visuals or is that always a secondary thought?
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First of all, it's what I want to talk about.
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And then it's a character I build.
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Once that message and who she is is created, everything that I want to talk about comes and flows naturally.
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So that's the process of it.
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And then I know that you relish the freedom of being a solo artist, but I'm curious, are there any musical tools
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that you picked up being in a mega famous girl group that still serve you today?
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I think being able to work with three very different types of characters, like together as a group,
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I learned so much from them.
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Like, Homme's vocal is amazing and just learning how she,
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you know, talks even helps a lot just sonically and you're just around that all the time.
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So just things like that, you know, it's just naturally soaked into me and they are a part of me, always.
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They will always be.
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Yeah.
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I am actually doing better than I thought I would.
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You're doing great.
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This one is a little bit of a step up though.
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Right on cue.
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You know what?
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Yeah.
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Damn, I had to say that right before this.
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You're right.
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No, it always happens.
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It always happens.
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You know, what is going on?
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What's in this thing?
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So I'm right with you.
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This is a hot number five.
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One of the hotter fives that we've ever had.
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You have scorpion, you have fire roasted bell pepper.
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It has kind of a buffalo sauce to it, but...
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But I think it's that scorpion pepper that really dominates and kind of shines in this one Yeah, but it's okay CL while you cool down on
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that We have a recurring segment on our show called explain
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that Graham where we do a deep dive on our guests Instagram pull interesting pictures That need more context.
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So I'll pull up the picture on the monitor.
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You just tell us the bigger story
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Your song spicy features narration from John Malkovich
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and it's clear from scrolling the page that you guys have known each other for years It's an intriguing friendship.
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How did you guys become close?
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So, Pete Berg invited me to be a part of his movie, Mile 22.
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And he was my...
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He was the leader of the agency thing.
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The role I was supposed to play.
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I did play.
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Um, and we just got along.
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Because he comes from theater.
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Mm-hmm.
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And I connected to his story so much, and he's my mentor.
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When I was making spicy, for some reason I just sent it to him, and I just had the first verse.
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And he heard that and sent me a five-minute monologue, and I chopped that up and made that intro.
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He was like, yeah, the spicy sauce from Korea.
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Yeah, he just freestyled it and sent me a voice note on, you know, iPhone voice note, and that's how it ended up being in the song.
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Are you ready to move on to the back half?
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Can I say no?
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The last one was really.. it hit me.
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It's jarring, right.
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It spiced on me.
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But nothing Seal can't handle.
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Oh, going, you know, this is on your recommendation.
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Yes, this is the Korean...
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Mmm.
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Um...
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What do you- I don't even know what that is to be honest.
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It's kinda like a yogurt or something.
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It is, it is. But...
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Sweeter and smoother.
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Refreshing.
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Yes.
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It helps the spiciness.
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I might keep this on the table.
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Do- do it. Do it.
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There's another one called Cool Pete piece and I don't think you guys had it here, but that one really works.
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Alright, well I'll try to go deep into the catalog.
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Yeah.
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So I'm often spammed by fan groups online who are angling for whoever they support to be on the show.
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Yeah.
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But nothing, and I mean nothing, compares to the size, scale, and organization of K-pop fans.
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What would you say like distinguishes them from other stan groups elsewhere in the world?
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It's always the simple things that I love, you know?
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It's...
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Because when was the last time we actually wrote a handwritten letter to someone?
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And there's, you know, they do that.
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And yeah, those simple things are the best.
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I came in today, I got two wedding invitations.
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Oh, amazing.
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A fan wedding!
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Yeah, yeah.
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Oh, crazy!
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I never got one of those.
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That's never- Something to aspire to.
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Wow.
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Damn.
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Thanks for the invite, guys.
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What is this?
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This is like, um, there's Scotch Bonnet, you've got Trinidad Scorpion, you've got Ghost Pepper, so it's kind of like a greatest hits of the Super Spices.
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Story checks out.
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Yeah.
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How are you doing?
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Well, you know, I don't...
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My guess is this episode falls in the season somewhere close to the launch of your album.
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I know.
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I know.
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But for me, it's the first shoot of season 16.
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So I've had a couple weeks off.
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So it's always tough to get back on that horse.
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Back into it, yeah.
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Yeah.
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So I'm going through it.
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Just like you.
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Cheers.
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Cheers.
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Yeah, cheers.
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Like, yeah.
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You know what?
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It's their choice.
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People choose to do this to themselves.
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Right.
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And you, yeah.
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Just like you today.
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Yeah. That was my choice.
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Yes.
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Damn.
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Yeah, yeah.
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And wait till you try the next one.
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But before that, this reaction that we're having, it's kind of a lovely segue.
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So I'm curious, as somebody who's traversed the world, how does Korean spicy compare to other cuisines?
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Like, is there something unique about the heat in Korean cooking?
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It's very spicy.
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At the same time, I can't really talk because it's like there's a lot going on right now.
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Yeah.
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Like, I missed your questions.
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Am I, like, high right now?
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You know what?
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Like, am I high off?
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That's not an uncommon response.
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You know, like the endorphins that kind of kick.
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You get kind of a head high off of it.
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I really feel like I'm dreaming right now.
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I will not remember this tomorrow.
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We're floating.
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We're just floating through it.
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And then I see these two hands, Korean-style hot dog chains kind of popping up all over the place now.
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What are your thoughts on the Korean corn dog?
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Overrated or underrated?
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Oh my god.
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Have you tried those?
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Yeah, yeah.
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I've got some funky corn dogs.
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Which one have you tried?
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There's like...
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Well they have all these different kinds, they're deep frying it and sprinkling it with the mustard on the outside and all that stuff.
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I think it's great hangover food.
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And some people eat it for dessert.
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Did you know that?
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They have it as dessert with sugar on it.
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Or cream or cheese.
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There's different types, but I love them.
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Lots of innovation with the corn dog.
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Here we innovate with the chicken wing.
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And speaking of, are you ready to move on to the next one?
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I'm scared of that one.
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You know.
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I've been, yeah.
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You've been told, maybe you've been briefed by people that are like, watch out for Da Bomb.
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I mean, yeah, it says itself.
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Beyond insanity. Are you ready?
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I'm ready if you're ready.
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Okay.
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What?
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Stop.
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I think I took a big bite.
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You did.
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You did.
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You took a big bite.
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What?
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Oh my god!
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I know.
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I know.
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It's crazy.
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Have you tried this before?
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Cabrera is not.
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Oh my god.
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I know.
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You warned me but...
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I don't know. Am I red?
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No, you look great.
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You look great.
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It's a nice.. a nice wing eight glow.
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A nice wing eight glow.
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Damn, that is spicy.
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Crazy.
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Is that the spiciest thing you've ever eaten?
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Yes.
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Officially.
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Are you sure this is like
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Pepper or like it's like
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So what's it's been described as battery acid guests have described it as poison before
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I it is like you almost like want to reject it
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or something I don't I don't think you're supposed to put that on food.
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No, I agree with you.
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I agree with you What our show my god, where would our show be at without it?
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They were like so excited about this me being here.
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Yeah Yeah, death stare.
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Death stare to the couch.
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Oh my god.
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They look downright gleeful, I gotta say.
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They're enjoy- Oh my god, you guys are enjoying this?
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Way too much.
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They are enjoying it way too much.
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I don't know what to do.
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It's alright.
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It's alright.
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We're almost- we're almost to the finish line.
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I'll just kind of- I'll try to gas pedal it.
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Am I trying?
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You look great.
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You look great.
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But here's what I'll say.
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Just be careful around your eyes.
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Because that's sometimes a mistake people can make.
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You know, just don't touch your eyes.
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Don't touch your eyes.
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Son, I'm on a mission to learn how to say that's spicy in as many languages as I can through this show.
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How would you describe, like, what you just ate?
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BELLA!
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What does that mean?
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Spicy.
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BELLA!
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How are you feeling?
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I'm dreaming.
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I'm floating.
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It's all surreal.
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Yes.
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It's abstract.
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What a bizarre interview.
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Oh my god.
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I will never forget this interview for sure.
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This next one is Cranked.
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It's from our friends at Hellfire, as you can tell by the cover art.
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You know, after that...
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Right, how bad can it get?
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Mm-hmm.
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I feel my face like swelling up.
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Yeah.
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I feel it.
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I'm almost like numbing.
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Maybe I'm like going down or something.
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Yeah, my lips are numb.
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Yeah.
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Like I'm to a point where I'm like calm.
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Yeah.
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Now, you know?
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You know when you're like very angry you become calm?
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Yeah, well, alright, I'm just gonna keep an eye out in case the table gets flipped or something.
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Just kidding.
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Just kidding.
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Um, oh my god.
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Yes.
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So during season two of the FX show, Dave, in your appearance, you go into this tinted black car and you put on an LED face mask.
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Is that just for the show or can you personally speak to the benefits of light therapy?
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Um, I'm pretty sure I can.
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You should have asked me that question a couple sauces ago.
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But yeah, do it.
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Let's take care of ourselves.
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That's all I can say right now.
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Like all the data is like numbed right now in my brain.
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But yes, I do that and it's great when you travel and you know, but yeah.
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What am I talking about?
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It's going great, you're doing great CL.
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And then you get assassinated in that Peter Berg directed action thriller, Mile 22.
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What are the mechanics of doing that perfect going limp and falling to the floor after taking a headshot?
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Oh wow, you know...
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Yes, we were giggling after that happened.
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And I was with John.
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And also, like, more than you think you are moving, the action needed to be bigger when I was filming that.
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Alright!
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Okay.
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Last one.
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The last one.
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Whew!
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This is the last dab, we call it the last dab because it's tradition around here to put a little extra on the last one.
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You don't have to.
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Okay.
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If you don't want to.
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No, it's...
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Whew.
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You know what, I know what the bomb tastes like now.
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Tastes like nail polish.
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That's a first, and I think that's accurate.
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Right?
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Mm-hmm.
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I mean, never tasted it before, but I think that's how it would taste.
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But you know, see all the coconut palette?
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I can find the coconut and then sauce number two Yeah.
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Can find the nail polish and sauce number eight.
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Yeah.
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Whew.
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You put a lot on it.
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You know, I'm not trying to be a showman or anything.
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I think I just, uh, I think I just got the shakes with the bottle.
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It happens to me a lot over here, actually.
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You'd think I'd be better at this by now.
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Oh my god, okay.
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Cheers.
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Cheers, last one.
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That one is spicy too!
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You know, as advertised, that's kind of the show, but you know what?
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But you know what?
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What?
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CL, thankfully though, it is the last stop aboard the Scoville Express
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and we want to close with an obsession that's close to your heart.
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You told Women's Weekly Singapore, I love Disney.
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To be honest, my mother told me I used to love Dumbo and Bambi.
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She said I watched it 5,000 times, and on my playlist these days is Disney music.
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I know this puts you on the spot, but as a pop music icon, what to you is the single best Disney motion picture original soundtrack of all time?
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Under the sea.
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It always puts you in a happy mood, under the sea mood with Sebastian.
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You got Ariel, The Little Mermaid.
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And let me tell you, CL, Being under the sea, an ice cold sea, that would feel good right about now.
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Right now.
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But you know what, Ciel?
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That's what it is.
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You made it through the wings of death, taking them on, challenging yourself.
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The spiciest wings that you've ever eaten in your life, the spiciest food that you've ever had in your life.
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Yes.
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But you know what?
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You didn't quit.
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You marched forward.
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You stayed on top.
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And now there's nothing left to do, Ciel, but roll out the red carpet for you.
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This camera, this camera, this camera.
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Let the people know what you have going on in your life.
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I have my new single out, Spicy, and my album, Alpha, October 20th.
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And I'm actually making kimchi powder, too.
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So I'm excited about that.
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I'm gonna send it to you guys so you could try it, Sean.
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I will look forward to it.
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See y'all.
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Thank you so much.
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Great job.
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Thank you.
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I powered through this with you!
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Oh my god, I had so much fun.
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I don't remember like in the some parts, but yeah, this is made it through in the dream state.
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Yeah Hey, what's going on everybody?
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This is Sean Evans.
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I just wanted to say thank you so much for watching today's episode
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And as you know every season it's out with the old
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and in with the new hot sauce lineup and I know you've been watching this episode and wondering to yourself, I wonder if I would cry like that.
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Would I sweat?
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Would I scream?
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Well, now you can find out because the Hot Ones 10-Pack is available at heatness.com.
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That's heatness.com to get your hands on the Hot Ones 10-Pack.
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Remember with the last dab, you don't have to if you don't want to.
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Keep milk on hand.
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Keep ice cream at the ready.
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You can do this.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “CL Gets Extra Spicy While Eating Spicy Wings”. This video has 456 sentences and 3492 words to shadow. The speech runs for 23:20. The speaker talks at a natural 150 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 71 of its 456 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| spicy adjective | /ˈspaɪsi/ | Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. |
| regrettable adjective | Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret. | |
| cheers | /t͡ʃɪəz/ | A common toast used when drinking in company. |
| whew | /hwjuː/ | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
| pepper noun | /ˈpɛp.ə/ | A plant of the family Piperaceae. |
| scorpion noun | /ˈskɔɹ.pi.ən/ | Any of the order Scorpiones of arachnids related to spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting at the end. |
| numb adjective | /nʌm/ | Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation. |
| float verb | /fləʊt/ | To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object). |
| corn noun | /ˈkɔːn/ | Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region. |
| parrot noun | /ˈpæɹət/ | A kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae. |
| thankfully adverb | In a thankful manner; giving thanks. | |
| dessert noun | /dɪˈzɝt/ | The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc. |
| coconut noun | /ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/ | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| stare verb | /stɛɚ/ | To look fixedly (at something). |
| glow verb | /ɡloʊ/ | To emit heat and light without a flame. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| get along verb | To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble. |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
| look forward to verb | To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to. |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Was that spicy for you?
- Why are you going for it?
- I don't feel the spicy, you know what?
- Don't ask me that what?
- Is that the spiciest thing you've ever eaten?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been doing · you've been watching |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've ever done · I've learned · have always been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is set · is produced · was created |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | Alpha, which is · Someone who Vogue · someone who wouldn |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 105 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thriller /ˈθɹɪ.lə/, aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shine /ʃaɪn/, narration /ˌnæɹˈeɪ.ʃən/, relish /ˈɹɛlɪʃ/, showman /ˈʃəʊ.mən/, refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: assassinate /əˈsæs(ə)nˌeɪt/, choreography /ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/, hangover /ˈhæŋoʊ̯vɚ/ ~ /ˈhæŋɔʊ̯vɚ/, collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, overrated /ˌəʊvəˈɹeɪtɪd/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like spicy, regrettable, cheers.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.