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Do you know that you were the first love of all the girls in Thailand?

Really?

Yeah!

How do you feel about that?

I wanted to hear that.

I came to Bangkok as a back dancer.

Really?

So you're pretty used to Bangkok then or Thailand?

I love Thai food.

What's your favorite food?

Gapbao rice.

You know you could put...

Have you heard of Bala before?

What's that?

Bala?

Have you tried Loti Sai Mai?

Loti Sai Mai?

Yes!

Cheers!

Cheers.

What's she doing?

Gap?

It's so good.

No!

Okay, okay.

I think it's very, very famous in Thailand, is your show Alice in Borderland.

Oh, yes.

That was a weird experience for me.

Whole screen time, I was naked.

I need to make my, create my body.

So that was pretty challenging because I have to decide how many calories it takes for a day.

So on your concert, you can, let's go.

Sat Baizumashi.

Thank you.

The result of the time he returned to Thailand, so I'm surprised that I'm not a Thai person.

I'm not an intern for the time.

Please welcome Tomohisa or Yamaphisang.

Hello everyone.

Welcome to Thailand.

Yeah, I'm so excited to be here.

How did you travel this time?

Was it okay?

It's great, great.

It's great?

I was worried about floating.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Because, okay, I just want to let you know, usually my show, we film at my house with my dogs and my kid.

But this time because the flooding, so we're here at Renaissance Hotel.

Thank you for making your time.

Of course, thank you for being on our show.

Thank you, thank you.

First of all, I just need to know, do you know that you were the first love of all the girls in Thailand?

I heard a couple of times.

Oh, really?

Because of this trip.

Oh, this trip?

I'm doing promotions.

Oh, wow.

I didn't know that.

You didn't know that before?

Call that.

Back in the days, we would have posters back in the 2000s.

We'd have posters and J -Spy magazines and stuff.

Really?

Yeah.

How do you feel about that?

I wanted to hear that.

And when was your first visit in Thailand?

You've been here before, right?

Yes.

I can't remember exactly, but 2000, around 2000, like 5, 6, 7.

5, 6, 7?

Around that time.

So like 20 years ago?

Yes.

I came to Bangkok as a back dancer maybe.

As a what?

Back dancer.

A backup dancer?

Yeah.

Really?

You were a backup dancer before?

Yes, yes, yes.

Oh, was it when you were in Johnny Jr.? Yes, yes, yes.

Oh, that was the first time.

That you came to Bangkok?

Yes.

So back then, how did the Thai fans welcome you back then?

Was it overwhelming?

Around that time it's very overwhelming in a good way.

That was really hectic time.

We were rushing to the venue to the venue.

So I didn't have much time to hang out.

Oh, okay.

So like a lot of work, right?

Yes.

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So going back talking about your time in Johnny Jr., you started that when you were 11.

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Yes.

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That's really, really young. Is that legal?

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I'm sorry.

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How long are you supposed to be working at 11?

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That's crazy.

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1996 so.

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1996?

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It was kind of wild.

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It was wild?

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So did you always want to be in the industry or?

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Yes.

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Yeah?

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I wanted to be an actor.

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An actor?

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In the beginning.

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How did you, do you mind me asking how you got into the industry?

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Well I just wrote a letter to the big agency.

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Oh.

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And then I went to the audition.

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Oh, so it was like a proposal.

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So you wrote a letter like, hi, Mr. I wanted to achieve something.

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Oh, wow. So auditioning.

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So it was a singing, dancing and everything.

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I just want to know how it works in Japan, you know?

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Yes, just singing, dancing as a back dancer.

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Oh.

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And if you get like getting popular a little bit, and then we will get a job.

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Oh, it's weird.

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It's weird.

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I went to the few acting auditions too.

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Okay.

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So it wasn't your first time?

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When you were 11 though?

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That's pretty young.

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I didn't know anything about it.

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But there's a good manager.

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Oh, okay.

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Not just you by yourself walking around.

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That's amazing.

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Okay, so also, you're known as Yamapi.

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What does that mean?

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Is that your nickname or where did it come from?

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Just nickname.

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Okay.

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Like one of my friends named me Yamaki.

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Does it have a meaning?

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I don't think so.

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Just one day, like your Yamaki, that's it?

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I kind of like the nickname.

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Oh yeah?

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Okay.

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So you've been in so many shows.

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So I just watched

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Drops of God the other day also.

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And it's also very interesting because you had to work with three languages, right?

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Yes, yes, yes.

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Because it was in French, English, and Japanese.

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How was that for you?

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That was very interesting to me.

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That was pretty challenging for me.

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So when you were acting they would speak French to you

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and you would would you have to learn French and other languages too on the show?

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The French dialogue was very very little.

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Very little, right?

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Do you know any French?

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I can get by.

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You can get by.

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So you've done a lot of roles, iconic dramas like

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Long Love Letter, Queen of Lunch, Dragon Sakura, Nobuta, Cold Blue.

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Yes, yes, yes.

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Is there any specific role that is very special to you or you hold like close to your heart?

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The Cold Blue, I play Doctor.

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So that was overwhelming.

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Because I had to learn how they're going to surgery in the room.

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I need to look at the real surgery.

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I've always been curious about that because in the States, we'd watch Grey's Anatomy, The Pit right now and stuff.

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So you'd actually have to learn all the actual vocabulary?

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The terminology?

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Yeah.

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Did you know anything already?

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So I just searched every word.

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Oh, okay.

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Yeah.

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Like when I, how to say, building the character, like 80 % is just research.

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Oh, okay.

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That's so hard.

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That's a lot of homework, right?

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Study.

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Keep studying.

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So, but okay, coming back about talking about Thailand and stuff.

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So I remember you, you filmed in Thailand before because you've posted about filming in Thailand before.

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Yeah.

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Right?

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What was that for?

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That was Drops of God.

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Oh, Drops of God.

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Oh, so that was too long ago?

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Yeah, I was staying here one month and a half.

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Oh, one month and a half.

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So you're pretty used to Bangkok then or Thailand.

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I love Thai food.

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Oh, really?

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Because that's the best part about Thailand, right?

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It's everyday food for me.

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Everyday?

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What's your favorite food?

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Gapau rice.

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I just ate gapau rice today.

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I just had gapau rice just now too.

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Yesterday too.

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Beef gapau, yeah?

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I picked chicken.

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Oh, okay.

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Today was pork.

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Today was pork.

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You switched it up.

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You know you could put, have you heard of bala before?

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What's that?

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Bala?

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Do you know fermented fish?

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Oh, no, no, no. Okay, so my gapao, this is not in the script, my gapao, I put bala in.

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It's like a Thai fermented fish.

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You should try.

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It's very good.

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I will write it down.

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Okay, back to Thailand.

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So you love Thai food.

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Yes.

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What else?

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Okay, what about back in the day when you came to work here?

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What was like the most memorable thing about Thailand that you remember working here? Which is...

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It's cold inside. But it's hot outside?

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Yes.

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So you would stay inside or outside?

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Usually inside.

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Because venue to venue, I didn't have much time to go out.

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So you haven't even traveled or seen, it's always work here.

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Have you been to Thailand for just personal? For Hangout?

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Yeah, I have a few friends here.

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So I usually, you know, I texted them in advance before I come to Thailand.

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Oh, okay.

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So you're pretty familiar.

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Yeah, they took me, introduced me to nice places.

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Is there a special place you like here in Thailand?

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I went to a rooftop bar.

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Oh.

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Yeah, a couple.

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Couple.

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It's good.

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Have you been to the beaches in Thailand yet?

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Phuket, Phuket.

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And I went to the island too.

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Oh, okay.

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So you've been there at all.

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Okay, so today, I think it's like a gimmick of the show that I must have you try some Thai food.

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It's not something crazy, don't worry.

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I'm not going to scare you with something or anything.

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So usually people would show you mango sticky rice.

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Have you tried mango sticky rice before?

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I think so.

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Have you tried roti saimai?

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Yes.

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I heard that but I'm not sure.

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Okay, so do you want to try some?

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Yes.

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Okay, let me tell you a little bit about this dessert.

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Yes, please.

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So this is one of my favorites.

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Oh, cool.

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Back in the day, it's nothing scary.

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Back in the day, it goes back to like a Uthaya where they would eat in the old capital of Thailand.

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So now they've made it a little bit more accessible to our generation to have it.

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So you can find this in malls and stuff

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and on the side of the road they would sell on little carts and stuff at the market.

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This is called Proti Sai Mai.

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Roti saimais.

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Those very good accents.

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You speak Thai.

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I feel like you speak really good Thai.

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I wish.

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So this part, sorry, I'm just gonna show you.

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This is roti.

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Yes.

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Roti is basically like a pancake.

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Okay.

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Well that one is like, that one is a bite -bally flavor.

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Right?

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Pandan.

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Pandan.

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Pandan flavor.

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And the, and the...

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Yeah?

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It's just normal.

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It smells good.

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What's pandan in Japanese?

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Do you know what is that?

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Panda Panda Panda I understand

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Oh yeah, also if you can use your gloves also

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Oh, okay So they come in, yeah, what you have to do, and this is another part

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This is the Saimai So this is made of The healthiest thing ever, sugar

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Pure sugar

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and what they do is like they pull it so it's like strings oh okay

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like cotton candy yes it's something like cotton candy

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so what you do I'll show you but I'm not gonna put any gloves on because I'm Thai

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and you know that's what we do

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so we put this whichever flavor you want the pandan or the normal flavor oh normal flavor?

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okay you can use your hands so I don't stain them Thank you.

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Wow, it's very tender.

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Yes, it's very good.

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And you can pick your flavor.

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I like to put both in.

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Both, okay.

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So, you can put them in the middle.

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I like a lot because it's very sweet.

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Just bear in mind.

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And wait, I'll mix some green in.

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Sorry.

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Have you ever tried any

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Thai desserts yet?

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What's like something that's wild to you?

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Well, I, you know, I gradually start to like to eat sweet.

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Sweet?

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Yes.

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Oh, okay. So it's...

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So not much dessert.

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Generally, it's good.

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Yeah?

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Okay, so anything is fine.

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So this one, it's actually very hard to find before in the markets because to make this,

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you have to like pull the sugar until it's thin and thin, like a lot of labor.

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So it takes quite a bit of time.

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Okay, so now you have to do is roll it up.

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Okay, okay.

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Roll, roll, like that.

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I put too much stuffing.

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You put so little stuffing.

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I put so much.

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Like this.

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Okay, cheers.

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Cheers. And you.

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What is she doing?

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Too sweet.

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It's so good.

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No!

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Oh!

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No, really, really, really.

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Yeah, it's good.

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It's really good.

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It's really good, right?

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Definitely.

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Okay, wait, I took a big bite.

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It's kind of familiar.

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Hmm?

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It's familiar.

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Familiar taste.

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Oh, familiar?

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Okay, what is it like?

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Is it like anything in Japan?

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Kind of.

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It's close to pancake.

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Oh, pancake.

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No, yeah.

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It's good.

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It's really tasty.

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Mmm, you can take it.

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Maybe you can go back and start a business now.

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Oh, you're having more!

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I'll have a separate box for you after this.

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A new box for your team also.

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So at first I actually wanted you to try another menu.

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But it was actually a favorite menu of mine, which is...

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It's the fermented fish with salmon and wasabi.

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Oh, good.

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Somtam.

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Somtam.

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So it's like a mix of Japanese, not Japanese, it's just the wasabi.

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But yeah, but I was scared that I was going to scare you away too much with my favorite food.

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So maybe if you want to try it during your trip here.

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Oh yeah, sounds good.

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I can actually eat anything.

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You can eat anything?

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Yes, yes, yes.

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Last time I came to Bangkok, I went to a night market.

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Oh yeah.

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I had stuff.

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That means, you know what?

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You have a very strong stomach if you got through Thailand's street food.

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Yeah, I wanna try.

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I wanna try.

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I kinda like the street vibes.

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Yeah, I think that's one of the, what you call it, the hearts of Bangkok is the local street food.

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Like having food in a restaurant, even like chicken and rice, is so different to having chicken and rice on the side of the road.

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Right, right, right.

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It's a different feeling.

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So I don't know, maybe in Japan, is there something like that? like maybe and yes there's some food truck around Fukuoka area.

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Food trucks?

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It's very very famous for that.

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Oh okay.

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But that's also like local foods?

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Yeah, pretty much.

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Local foods.

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Okay, I've never been to...

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Wait, I've only been to Fukuoka once, but I went to Unzen.

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You know the town of...

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Unzen?

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Yeah, it's a very.. it's like a volcano.

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Okay.

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Yeah, that's the last time I went to Japan.

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I don't.. yeah, it was crazy because I found out...

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Volcano area.

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Yeah, I found out later that it was called...

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like the hell of hell mountain.

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Oh, probably.

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Jikoku?

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Yes, yes, yes.

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Like hot springtime.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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And I got there and I was like, wait, why am I here?

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Is it haunted?

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But I thought it was because usually every time I go, it's always the city, the city.

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And it was actually very nice to drive from Fukuoka.

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Oh, it's good into the mountain and like have another beautiful scenery

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so that was very nice okay

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so done with the food part I'm not gonna scare you anymore with any weird food

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but I still really do hope you try my pala

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so now off to the next topic I think

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it's very very famous in Thailand is your show Alice in Borderland oh yes

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so did you know that was really famous in haven't?

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Not really.

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Oh you just thought it was only popular in in Japan?

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Oh wow so what about the role

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King of Clubs?

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Oh yes that was a weird experience for me.

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Weird?

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What makes you say it's weird?

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No because it's you know whole whole screen time I was naked.

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I was gonna ask you about that actually um you really stood out and you know.

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That was pretty challenging for me.

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So the whole time and I guess you've probably had protocols on set

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that like no pictures taking no anything oh in the first two hours I was wearing some rope okay but after

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that you know actually I realized actually

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it's good be you know good being naked on the set in the set

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I can focus on my you know character oh really also you're really into every every you know crew

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and the cast got you know uh get used to it after a

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while right yeah so it says

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that you very you were very close to the original character of king of clubs yes

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i read the uh books to comic to manga too oh

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so that's why you you you you how did you feel

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when you got you got this role

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then it must be it must have been no i i kind of like to keep challenging

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and And the timing was I got offer.

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I just left the agency.

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Like ex -agency.

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So I was thinking about it's good timing to do new stuff.

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So I decided to take that role.

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Amazing.

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What was the most challenging part about being the king of clubs?

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I need to create my body so that was pretty challenging

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because I have to decide how many calories it takes for a day

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so that was I was like following the rules okay yeah

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that was pretty pretty hard pretty hard honestly

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so since the show has been out I think

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it's been a couple years now yes yes yes how was the the fan response to to you

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and your role in Alice in Borderland I got a lot of compliment

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Yeah, because that character has impact.

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Yes.

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So everyone kind of remember the guy.

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Yes, I do too.

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I watched it.

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Thank you.

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I love that show.

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So much fun.

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But I don't want to do that again.

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Why not?

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It's too hard.

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Okay, talking about a challenging or a hard role, you've been in the industry for a while, and you've done a lot of roles,

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as you can see, being

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Cold Blue, The Doctor, and King of Clubs and everything.

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Is there a role that you still have yet to do and you want to do?

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Yeah, I'm up for anything actually.

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Is there anything you want, like a challenging one?

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For me, I'm also an actress here in Thailand and I normally get to play the role of a villain.

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I'm always the bad person.

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Really?

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Yeah, look at my face.

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I have a resting bitch face.

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I don't feel that.

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Oh really?

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No, because you see the real me, not the acting me.

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You know like the Thai soap operas?

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They have like the heroine and they have the villain, right?

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And I'm always the villain and I'm in...

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The acting is very, what do you call it?

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Very cliche.

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Very, very, you know, like very...

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Yeah, and there's this face that's in the memes and stuff

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that I do and everyone knows that it's me because I look like...

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I will see that.

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I look like the fish.

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But anyway, for me, I want to play.

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like a deaf person or like a challenged person.

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Because I feel like you can express everything with words and acting, but what if you can't speak, what if you can't see,

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what if you can't hear?

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I think it would be interesting for me.

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I don't know, for you, I think.

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I want to learn about medical stuff too.

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And also the TBC is called Code Blue.

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after the streaming in the real world

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there's a lot of helicopter how do you say increase oh

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yeah number of helicopter rescue helicopter oh yeah yeah increase got increased

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so I feel like really how is the owner oh yeah

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that I was take part of the yeah TV series

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so I want to do that again in the future oh

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so like you want to make an impact basically right yeah and then it's different

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aspect but I felt I helped for the society a little bit through the TV series

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so maybe it's good to back to the character sometimes.

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Oh definitely.

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You know what I mean?

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Yeah yeah yeah like you basically help the society or whatever.

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It's amazing if I help something.

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Yeah yeah you create a good cause also.

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Yeah yeah yeah.

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Amazing.

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And I also want to learn real medical stuff.

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Yeah, so it's a win -win.

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Going back to one of the first series that was very popular of yours in Thailand, it was Queen of Lunch.

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Oh, really?

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So that was back in the J -Spy era.

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Wow.

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Yeah.

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So I was like a teenager.

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You were a teenager?

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Yeah.

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17. Who were you playing and how was that for you?

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Oh, no, just like, you know, there's like four brothers.

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And then the other, I was the youngest.

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The other, like, the old brothers are just helping me.

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So I just, you know, remembering my dialogue.

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And then the other brothers helped me how to act.

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Because around that time, I couldn't, you know, act well as now.

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So that was just good memory for me.

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Good memory.

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Was that one of your first series?

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No, no, no. That's maybe third or fourth.

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Oh, so it was like in the beginning of your acting career.

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Wow, that's good to know.

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I'm so glad that I was part of your...

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I didn't know that show was in Thailand.

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Yeah, it was very popular.

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That's how they all know you actually.

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Is that how you know?

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Yeah, because during a time back in the day, it was the Japanese series started to come into Thailand.

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So this was one of the very popular ones since you were 17.

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That's cool.

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Now you're back in Thailand with your new concert, Dreaming Tomohisa Yamashita, right?

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Thank you.

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So I saw the other day you went to visit the Thai fan projects.

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Did you go see the projects?

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Oh, yes, yes, yes.

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Did any fan clubs come up to you and say hi and greet you? so many?

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not really because i went there like uh i was we were trying to hide that oh

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but i was very very excited to watch what you didn't

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know is you probably went to visit like you were hiding

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but you know that you were filmed right

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and the thai fans also still spotted you

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and i was surprised yeah they were very excited in a good way yes yes yeah i appreciate

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that you know they made time for me to come.

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They made time to come visit and see me.

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I appreciate it.

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No, they just want to make sure that you know

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that the Thai fans that met you and and they were looking at your poster and then you were standing there.

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They were still very excited to see you.

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They still would love.

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Every time I come to Bangkok they're welcoming me.

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I'm so happy.

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So can you tell us a little bit about the concept of this new tour of yours?

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Just dreaming.

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But it's kind of important thing.

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Is it okay to talk about it in Japanese?

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Yeah, please.

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I want to create a concept of a dream.

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I want to create a concept of a dream.

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Yes, I understand.

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I understand.

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I learned a little bit.

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Please, slowly.

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Thank you.

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I'm scared to speak Japanese because if you speak Japanese back and me, you'll be like, oh, I don't understand.

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But yeah, so have you, for this streaming tour of yours, have you prepared anything special for the fans in Bangkok this time?

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Or you can't say?

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I was thinking about to wear some special costume, traditional Thai costume or something.

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That's what the one of the, you know, the crew told me.

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Today.

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Okay.

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So I'm thinking about something unique here.

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Oh, that's very interesting.

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Something for only Thai fans.

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You would look really good one, for sure.

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I will research.

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Okay.

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And is there a song that you especially would like to perform?

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I want to sing a kind of nostalgic song to the new.

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Oh, so ever since it's all the old songs even?

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Yes, yes, yes.

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Oh wow, okay that's very interesting.

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And how does it feel to be back in Thailand and meet your Thai fans again?

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When was the last time you had a concert in Thailand?

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No, it's a long time ago, over a decade, 10 years ago.

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So I'm so excited, finally I made an opportunity to back to Bangkok and do a concert.

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Yeah, so what was the question?

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That was the question, that was good.

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So before we wrap up today, do you have a message for your Thai fans who've been following you since Queen of Lunge?

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Oh, yes.

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All these years that they're looking forward to seeing you this time.

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I can't thank you guys enough.

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You just made this opportunity.

617

So I shouldn't take this for granted.

618

I really appreciate it.

619

So everyone has their own dreams please come see mine on December 90th.

620

So since I've heard that you've been to Thailand a couple times now, I want to test your Thai.

621

Just kidding.

622

I'm not testing your Thai.

623

I want to teach you.

624

Okay.

625

So now it's the Gen Z era, right?

626

And they say, you know, like back in my days, you say like, what's up when you say hi, or like, let's go in Thai.

627

So there's a Gen Z version of like, let's go, let's do it sure or you know mmm

628

so it's that I can't even doing this you have to say sad by some are she

629

so by some of us sad sad by by some are

630

she some are she some are she some are she yeah side by some are she

631

so by some of she

632

so on your concert you can let's go like sat by some machine okay my summer

633

she yeah it also means like you can share this like please share the concert or show everyone

634

yeah like all right like yeah sure let's do it show everyone sat by smash

635

I'm gonna bore you that much for today.

636

Thank you so much.

637

Thank you so much for having me

638

So good so good so fine a Heidi now hi

639

Yeah, the song coming concert and I had dreaming Tomohisa Yamashita The car 2026 live in Bangkok.

640

No, ha the government T Sip Gow can walk home in a house a month.

641

Ha ha home on time.

642

Dine a Harley was super

643

So my show is called Sampadu.

644

Can you say Sampadu for me?

645

Sampadu?

646

Sampadu.

647

Sampadu.

648

Sampadu.

649

No, you have to say it.

650

Sampadu.

651

Sampadu.

652

Thank you so much.

653

Thank you so much.

654

Enjoyed.

655

Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Exclusive Interview ”ยามะพี“ รักแรกของสาวไทย”. This video has 653 sentences and 4415 words to shadow. The speech runs for 28:53. The speaker talks at a natural 153 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 145 of its 653 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
flavor noun	/ˈfleɪvə/	The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
dancer noun	/ˈdænsəɹ/	A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
scare verb	/skɛɚ/	To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
venue noun	/ˈvɛnjuː/	A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
cheers	/t͡ʃɪəz/	A common toast used when drinking in company.
naked adjective	/ˈneɪkɪd/	Bare, not covered by clothing.
poster noun	/ˈpoʊstɚ/	A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
helicopter noun	/ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/	An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and…
nickname noun	/ˈnɪkneɪm/	A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.
villain noun	/ˈvɪl.ən/	A vile, wicked person.
dessert noun	/dɪˈzɝt/	The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
audition noun	/ɑˈdɪʃən/	A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
litter noun	/ˈlɪt.ɚ/	Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
mango noun	/ˈmæŋɡəʊ/	Any of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees.
everyday adjective	/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/	Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
find out verb		To discover, as by asking or investigating.
go back verb		To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
go back to verb		To stem from; to originate in.
come up to verb		To approach.
get through verb	/ɡɛt ˈθɹu/	To overcome; to endure.
go out verb		To leave, especially a building.
look forward to verb		To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
stand out verb		To jut out, protrude (from a surface etc.).

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

How do you feel about that?
What's your favorite food?
You didn't know that before?
What's like something that's wild to you?
What makes you say it's weird?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	Have you heard · Have you tried · You've been
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is called · is made · was called
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	were rushing · were acting · was staying
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	the best · the most memorable · The healthiest

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 93 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: audition /ɑˈdɪʃən/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, smash /smæʃ/, cliché /kliˈʃeɪ/
Long words — get the stress right: helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/, accessible /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, terminology /ˌtɝ.məˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

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 flavor, dancer, scare.

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.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?