Shadowing Practice: LISA on New Album Alter Ego, Filming The White Lotus & Doing Karaoke with the Cast - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Our next guest is a massively successful K-pop music star with a new solo album.
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Our next guest is a massively successful K-pop music star with a new solo album.
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It's her first solo album.
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It's called Alter Ego.
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And you can see her playing a very charming hotel worker named Mook on The White Lotus.
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Watch that Sundays on HBO and Max from Blackpink.
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Please welcome Lisa.
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It's very good to see you and to meet you.
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And really, I met you over Zoom one time.
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Yes, I remember.
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You were on the show.
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And I saw you on the Oscars, too.
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You did a fantastic job singing.
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Thank you.
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James Bond theme song.
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I know.
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Live and Let Die you did, right?
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Yes, Live and Let Die.
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And I will tell you something.
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We have something in common.
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Besides both being K-pop superstars, You and I both were suspended from the ceiling at the Oscars.
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When I hosted the Oscars, one of the times I hosted the Oscars, they put me up in the thing and then they dropped me down.
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And it was very uncomfortable, I have to say.
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Yes.
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So I was thinking about you when I saw this on Sunday.
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There you were.
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And it seemed so elegant and graceful.
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But it's kind of scary, right?
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It was really scary.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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I was like, I'm not comfortable doing this.
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And they don't care.
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They'd say, that's too bad.
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You're doing it, right?
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But they really asked me, do you really want to do it?
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Are you OK?
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You feel good?
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I'm like, yeah.
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Right.
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You were lying.
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See, I was complaining the whole time.
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How was your experience?
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It was unpleasant, because they had me in a harness, and then everything, gravity squishes everything down.
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Yeah, you can't really feel your legs and everything.
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That's not the...
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Those were the least of my problems.
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How long were you up there?
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I think more than two or three minutes.
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Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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How about you?
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Five?
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I was up there for quite a bit longer.
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Yeah.
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I'm sorry for that.
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It's okay.
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I'm not here to complain.
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But I am here...
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First of all, you're great on the White Lotus as well.
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Thank you.
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That is a great role for you.
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Thank you.
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And you're very charming in this thing.
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this thing, and a lot of people seem to think that because you are so sweet on the show, you are going to turn out to be the killer.
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Are you the killer?
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Am I supposed to tell you that?
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You should.
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Legally, you should not, but I would appreciate it if you did.
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It would be funny if you did.
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I mean, she's a sweet girl.
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Yeah.
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Because she's really a sweet girl.
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There's no way she's the killer.
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I'm going to be so mad if she's the killer, honestly.
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Why?
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Because she's so sweet, and it would just She would be deceptive if she's the killer.
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And the guy, the other guy, she's got the, he's got the crush on her.
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Taito?
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Yeah.
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And you're like, kind of heartbreaks for him because she's kind of, she thinks he's nice, but maybe is not.
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Are you, is she interested in him, your character?
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Mm.
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I think she wasn't sure.
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She's not sure.
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She was just like, you know, testing the water.
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It's like, let's go on a date and let's see how it's happened.
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Her name is Mook.
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Yeah.
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Which, what does that mean in Thai, Mook?
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Mook means pearl.
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Pearl, OK.
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Because in English, mouk is not a compliment.
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A mouk's like a little, like a dumb little, like, kind of thug, like a mouk, you know?
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Oh.
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It's like one of the guys on the corner is a mouk.
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Oh, no. Oh, yeah, they didn't tell you this, huh?
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No. Nobody mentioned it.
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Well, it's a Thai name, so.
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Yeah, right.
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So you don't have to worry about that in Thailand.
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But here, it's a problem.
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OK, so don't call me mouk here.
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Don't call you Mook.
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And this is a, boy, it's interesting to me how different you look in this album cover, your solo album.
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Thank you.
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It's a concept album.
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And that means what exactly, a concept album?
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So it starts from I came to LA and try a different type type of music for this album.
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And it turns out that I love every single of them.
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So that's why I call this album Alter Ego.
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And I have five different characters.
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Five characters, and you perform as each individual character.
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Yeah.
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What are the characters?
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Okay.
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There's Roxy, Kiki, Sunny, Speedy, and the last main girl.
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She's Vixie.
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Which one is the most like you?
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Mm, these days, I think, Big C.
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Oh, really?
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Yeah.
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Oh, I thought you were more of a speedy.
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Oh, sometimes when I drive.
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Sometimes speedy.
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When I drive, yeah.
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Oh, is it speedy, like driving fast speedy?
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Yes.
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Oh.
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She loves cars, and yeah, she loves to drive fast.
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And you came up with this idea?
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My team.
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Your team came up with the idea.
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And me as well.
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Did it take them a long time to explain what the plan was?
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Like, you're going to be five different characters.
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You're like, uh, but I thought I was doing a solo album.
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Like, no, there are five of you.
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No, it's just like a quick conversation.
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It's like 10 to 20 minutes.
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Like, what do you think about the five-character idea?
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And I was like, I love it.
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I think it's me.
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Well, good.
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Well, that's fortunate.
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You are, I know that on The White Lotus, you guys all live at that hotel when you're shooting the show, right?
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And then you hang out with the other actors?
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Yes, we all have like a meal together all the time if we have, what do you say, the right timing.
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Yeah, if you have enough time to do it.
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Oh, yeah, because sometimes some of you are working.
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Yeah, some of them are working.
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You get together.
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Yeah.
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And you guys sing karaoke.
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Yes, but not every single night.
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No, no, no. No, that would be more of a speedy kind of thing to do.
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But when you're singing karaoke, are there people who are not involved with the production there?
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Like, do people lose their minds when they see you there singing karaoke?
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They don't care.
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They don't care?
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Yeah.
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Why?
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I'm just, like, sitting in the corner of the room.
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I'm just being, like, cheering them, hyping them up.
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Oh, you don't sing?
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I don't.
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Oh, never?
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I'm more like a dance.
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I love to dance.
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You're one of those people who gets up on the stage and kind of in the background and doesn't...
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Really?
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Yeah, I feel weird for me to, like, grab the mic and sing.
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Well, you're a singer.
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Karaoke?
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Yeah.
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No, I understand that.
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Yeah, there's a lot of pressure, right?
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Yeah, a lot of pressure.
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Who's the best karaoke singer in the cast?
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Natasha.
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Oh, Natasha, she was here last week.
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Oh, she is, huh?
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Yeah, oh, she's so good.
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What does she do?
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What songs?
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What kind of music?
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Oh, so many, so many songs that she did, but I don't remember, but everything was good.
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One personality, or does she do five?
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I think she did, like, three.
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Three's enough, you know, for most people.
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Well, congratulations on the show and on your album.
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This is the album.
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It's called Alter Ego.
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Debut solo album.
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Lisa, everybody.
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Watch for All My Life, baby.
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We'll be right back with Wonder Horse.
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Thank you.

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Engaging with this YouTube video featuring K-pop star Lisa offers a unique opportunity for English learners to practice speaking in a lively and relevant context. The video showcases a conversation filled with humor and personal anecdotes, making it engaging and relatable. By utilizing the shadowing technique, learners can improve their speaking abilities by mimicking the natural rhythms and intonations of the speakers. This approach not only enhances vocabulary acquisition but also boosts overall confidence in spoken English. Practicing speaking with genuine dialogues like these helps learners to absorb real-life conversational styles, making it easier to express themselves fluently and naturally.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

Highlighting specific phrases and sentence structures from Lisa’s conversation, we can identify valuable examples for English learners. Here are three key expressions to note:

  • "It's very good to see you and to meet you." - This phrase effectively combines greetings and demonstrates polite expressions, useful in both formal and informal settings.
  • "I will tell you something." - This structure is a great way to introduce a personal story or anecdote, encouraging engagement from listeners.
  • "They don't care." - The use of direct speech here conveys strong sentiments, which can emphasize feelings in conversations, useful for expressing emotions or frustrations.

These examples not only enrich learners' grammar knowledge but also enhance their ability to engage in lively discussions.

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As with any engaging conversation, certain words and phrases may pose pronunciation challenges. Here are some common traps highlighted in the video:

  • "Oscars" - The final "s" sound in "Oscars" can be tricky. It’s crucial to practice this to ensure clarity when discussing events or awards.
  • "Suspended" - The "s" in the middle might be pronounced too harshly if not practiced properly. Focus on softer transitions between sounds.
  • "Gravity" - This word’s pronunciation may vary depending on accents; practicing will help improve overall English pronunciation.

By paying attention to these pronunciation nuances while using the shadow speech method, learners can significantly enhance their clarity and communication skills, especially when they learn English with YouTube videos like this!

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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