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I was dating a couple of times.
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I was dating a couple of times.
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It was a very old time.
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What was your relationship?
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I was dating a couple of times.
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You're dating a couple of times.
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I'm dating a couple of times.
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I'm dating a couple of times.
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I'm dating a couple of times.
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I'm dating a couple of times.
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I'm dating a couple of times.
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I'm dating a couple of times.
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I'm dating a couple of times.
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I'm dating a couple of times.
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I think I'm a lot of thinking about it.
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I'm going to eat dinner, I'm going to eat dinner.
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I'm going to eat dinner.
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I'm going to eat dinner.
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I'm going to eat dinner, I'm going to eat dinner.
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I'm going to eat dinner.
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It's really nice to be a good dinner.
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How are you?
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What a beautiful picture.
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What a beautiful picture.
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What a beautiful picture.
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What a beautiful picture.
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How old are you?
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Just 24 years old.
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It's a good feeling.
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It's a good feeling.
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It's a good feeling.
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What?
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What?
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What?
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What?
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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Why?
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Why?
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Why?
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Why?
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Why?
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Why?
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Why?
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Why?
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Why?
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Why?
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Why?
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I'm going to take a break.
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Really?
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I'm going to eat a lot of food.
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I'm going to eat a lot.
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Then I'm going to eat a lot.
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I'm going to eat a lot of food.
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I'm going to eat a lot of food.
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Yes, I'm going to eat a lot of food.
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It's an amazing food.
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I'm going to eat a lot of food.
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I'm going to eat a lot of food.
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I'm going to eat a lot of food.
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I'm going to eat a lot of food.
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I'm going to eat a lot of food.
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I'm going to eat a lot of food.
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I'm going to eat a lot of food.
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Oh Oh What are you doing?
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Who are you?
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What are you doing?
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What are you doing?
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What is it?
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I'm not a guy who's not here
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I'm not a guy who's not here I'm not a guy who's not here I'm a singer and singer manager
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What are you doing?
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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I'm going to be a little bit more.
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That's why I'm so happy.
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That's why I'm so happy.
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I'm so happy.
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I'm so happy.
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Sorry, I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm so happy.
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How long have you been here?
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When I was a member of the U -Kiss, I was a member of the U -Kiss.
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I was so happy.
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I was so happy to be here.
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It's been a long time.
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It's been a long time for a while.
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It's been a long time for me to be a long time.
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But it's been a long time for me to be a long time.
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I'm so glad to be here.
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I'm so glad to be here.
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I'm so glad to be here.
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I'm so glad to be here.
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Why are you so happy?
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Why?
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Oh, it's so good!
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Oh, it's so good!
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It's so good!
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It's so good!
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I'm going to eat it!
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I'm going to eat it!
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It's the best food!
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It's the best food!
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Let's eat it!
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I'm going to eat it!
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It's delicious!
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It's so good!
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It's so good!
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You're not going to go to the manager, but you're not going to go to the manager?
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Yes, I'm going to go to the manager.
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I'm going to go to the manager.
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But why are you so much?
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What's wrong?
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He's been doing it for a while.
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He's been doing it for a while.
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He's been doing it for a while.
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He's been doing it for a while.
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He's been doing it for a while.
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He's been doing it for a while.
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He's been doing it for a while.
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He's been doing it for a while.
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He's been doing it for a while.
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He's been doing it for a while.
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He's been doing it for a while.
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He's been doing it for a while.
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How are you?
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I'm a star.
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Oh, wow!
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I'm so glad you're here.
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How are you?
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I'm a fan of the June.
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I've seen that in the Kupkasting, he's a good mood.
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He's a good guy.
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He's a good guy.
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I'm not a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's
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a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl
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who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a
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girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's
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a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl
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who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a
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girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's
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a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl
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who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a
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girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's
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a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl
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who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a
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girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's
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a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl
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who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's a girl who's I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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You're going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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What?
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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I'm going to go!
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I'm going to go to the first time.
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What is it?
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I'm going to go to the first time.
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I'm going to go to the first time.
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It's not a car.
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It's not a car.
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No, no. It's not a car.
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What are you doing?
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It's not a car.
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It's not a car.
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It's a car.
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It's a car.
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It's a car.
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It's so funny.
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I'm not going to go.
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Why?
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Why?
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Why are you going to go?
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's a bit more interesting.
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It's not a big deal.
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It's not a big deal.
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It's not a big deal.
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It's not a big deal.
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It's not a big deal.
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It's not a big deal.
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It's not a big deal.
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It's not a big deal.
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It's not a big deal.
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It's not a big deal.
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It's a big deal.
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It's a big deal.
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It's a big deal.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go.
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Oh, how are you?
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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How are you?
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I'm so excited.
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You're so excited.
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You're so excited.
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You're going to be a ride.
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You're going to be a ride.
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I know you're the American people.
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You're the American people.
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You're the American people.
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You're the American people.
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You're the American people.
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You're the American people.
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You're the American people.
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I'm the American people.
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I'm the American people.
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I'm the American people.
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I'm the American people.
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I'm the American people.
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I'm going to get a lot of water.
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I'm going to get a lot of water.
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I'm going to get a lot of water.
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Can I get a little bit of water?
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I'm going to get a little bit of water.
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I'm going to get a little bit of water.
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This is what?
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What is it?
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It's coffee.
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It's coffee pot.
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It's coffee pot?
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Yes.
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It's coffee.
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Yes.
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I'm going to open it.
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It's not a good thing.
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It's not a good thing.
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It's a good thing.
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I'm really happy.
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I can't see it.
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It's a good thing.
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It's a good thing.
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It's a good thing.
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I'm going to go to the next day, 준영.
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You're going to go to the next day, 준영.
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You're going to go to the next day.
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I'm going to go to the next day.
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It's a good day.
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It's a good day.
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It's a good day.
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It's a good day.
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It's a good day.
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It's a good day.
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It's a good day.
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We're just a natural thing to take a picture.
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But we're going to take a picture.
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It's a gift for you to give a small gift.
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It's cute.
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It's so cute.
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The manager's neck is a little bit.
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What?
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It's a little bit.
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45 seconds.
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I think I'm a little bit like a guy.
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It's not a guy.
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It's not a guy.
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It's a guy who's not a guy.
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It's always been a bit of a joke.
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It's always been a bit of a joke.
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I'm not even a bit of a joke.
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I'm not sure.
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I'm just a kid.
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I'm just a kid.
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I'm just a kid.
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I think I'm a good guy.
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I think he's a good guy.
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He's a good guy.
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He's a good guy.
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I'm so cute.
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But I heard a message that he's all about me.
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I'm a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a
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guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's
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a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy
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who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a
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guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's
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a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy
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who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a
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guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's
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a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy
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who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a
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guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's
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a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy
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who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a
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guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's
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a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a guy who's a He was a good guy.
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He was a good guy.
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But it was very good, but it was very hard.
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Mr. Giga, he was...
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He was a good guy.
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He was really good at it.
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I was like, you know, manager's name is really good.
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But he was like...
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He was like, you know, he's not a good guy.
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He was like, you know, he's a good guy.
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Really?
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Really?
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Really?
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Really?
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Really?
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Really?
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Really?
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Really?
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Really?
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Really?
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Really?
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Really?
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Really?
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Really?
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I was going to go to the next stage.
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We're going to have a conversation with you.
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Like, we're going to have a conversation with you.
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And then after that, we're going to have a conversation with you.
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But the problem is that the people of the group are all different.
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What's the problem?
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It's a little bit more detail.
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It's a little bit different.
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How did you do it?
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I also got a little bit of a little bit of a little bit.
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Then I got a little bit of a little bit of a little bit of a little bit.
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That's what I'm talking about.
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The drama is...
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I'm a man.
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I'm a man.
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I'm a man.
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I'm a man.
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I'm a man.
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I'm a man.
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I'm a man.
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I'm a man.
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I'm a man.
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I'm a man.
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I'm a man.
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I'm a man.
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I'm a man.
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I'm a man.
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I'm going to eat it in the States.
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I'm going to eat it together.
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I'll tell you something.
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I'll tell you something.
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I'm not eating it.
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You can meet the actors.
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You can talk about the actors.
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You can talk about the actors.
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You can talk about the actors.
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I'm not sure.
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I'm not sure how to talk about the actors.
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I'm not sure how to talk about the actors.
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But the actors are so hard.
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I think it's a good thing.
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I think it's a good thing.
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I think it's a good thing.
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I think it's a good thing.
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I think it's a good thing.
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I think it's a good thing.
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I think it's a good thing.
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I think it's a good thing.
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You're the one who's the one who's the one who's the
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one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's
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the one who's the one who's the one who's the one
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who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the
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one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's
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the one who's the one who's the one who's the one
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who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the
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one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's
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the one who's the one who's the one who's the one
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who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the
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one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's
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the one who's the one who's the one who's the one
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who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the
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one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's
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the one who's the one who's the one who's the one who's the I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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Actually, it's a manager's perspective.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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I'm going to be the best.
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What?
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That's the JZ.
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I'm going to go to the car.
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Where are you?
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You and me, you drive me for a drive?
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You drive me for a drive?
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You drive me for a drive?
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I'm okay.
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I'm okay.
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It's a car.
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I'm a car.
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It's a car.
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I'm going to go.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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I'm going to go to the house.
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Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Where do you go?
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Here you go.
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He's really nice.
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He's always nice.
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Yes, I'm so nice.
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There was a meeting where there was a meeting.
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There was a meeting where there was a meeting.
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There was a meeting where there was a meeting.
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There was a meeting where there was a meeting.
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There was a meeting where there was a meeting.
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There was a meeting where there was a meeting.
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There was a meeting where there was a meeting.
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There was a meeting where there was a meeting.
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There was a meeting where there was a meeting.
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Oh, you're so good.
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Oh, you're good!
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He's rising.
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He's really good.
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He's a good guy.
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He's like, why?
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He's a good guy.
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I was a few days ago, I had a radio star.
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Really?
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You did it?
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I was like, I'm going to do it.
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What did he say?
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He said, I'm going to do it.
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Oh, right.
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I'm so excited.
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You're so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm not going to be a good guy.
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I'm not going to be a good guy.
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But I'm not going to be a good guy.
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I'm not going to be a good guy.
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I'm not going to be a good guy.
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I'm not going to be a good guy.
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I'm not going to be a good guy.
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I'm not going to be a good guy.
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I'm not going to be a good guy.
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I'm not going to be a good guy.
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I'm not going to be a good guy.
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I'm not going to be a good guy.
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I'm not going to be a good guy.
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It's so good.
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I'm so sorry.
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What is it?
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It's a big shot.
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Big shot.
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It's a big shot.
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It's so good.
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It's so good.
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How are you coming?
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I'm tired of wearing a mask.
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I'm tired of wearing a mask.
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I'm tired of wearing a mask.
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I'm tired of wearing a mask.
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It's a bit of a mask.
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I'm worried about it.
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You're a guy who's a guy.
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You're a guy who's a guy.
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Hello, I'm a guy.
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I'm a guy who's a guy who's a guy.
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He's a manager.
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I'm not going to meet you.
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I'm not going to meet you.
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That's right.
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That's right.
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We're going to do the same thing.
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Oh!
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What is this?
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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It's so good.
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It's so good.
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It's so good.
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It's so good.
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It's so good.
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It's so good.
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It's so good.
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It's so good.
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Why?
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It's so good.
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Why?
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Why?
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I think it's the name of the girl.
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I'm sorry.
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She's the first time.
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She's the first time.
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She's the first time.
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It's the first time.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I'm going to listen to the music.
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I was like, how do you think?
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I was like, I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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It's really good.
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It's delicious.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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I'm so excited.
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How are you?
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I'm going to take a look at the same time.
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I'm going to take a look at the same time.
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It's so sad.
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Why are you talking about the same time?
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I'm sorry.
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I'm actually the first time.
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I'm going to take a look at the same time.
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I'm going to take a look at the same time.
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I'm going to take a look at the same time.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
658
I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
660
I'm curious.
661
I'm curious.
662
I'm curious.
663
I'm curious.
664
I'm curious.
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I'm curious.
666
I'm curious.
667
I'm curious.
668
I'm curious.
669
I'm curious.
670
What is the name?
671
What is the name?
672
I'm going to show you the camera.
673
This is a good thing.
674
I'm going to show you.
675
I'm going to show you the drama.
676
I'm going to show you the drama.
677
I'm going to show you the camera.
678
You're not going to show me the camera.
679
We're going to show you the camera.
680
We're going to show you the camera. Are you?
681
Yes, yes.
682
I'm so excited to be here.
683
I'm so excited to be here.
684
I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
686
I'm so excited to be here.
687
I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
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I'm so excited to be here.
704
You can't see it.
705
Why are you looking at it?
706
There's something there?
707
I'm sorry.
708
You're so funny.
709
You're so funny.
710
We're looking at it.
711
It's an audience.
712
You're a big guy.
713
What's up?
714
What's up?
715
You're going to go and go and go and go and go.
716
Anyway, we'll do it.
717
Let's go!
718
We'll do it again.
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It's like a family.
720
I'm so excited.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “[Sub] Lee Jun-Young: Totally Different Off-Screen!”. This video has 187 sentences and 3437 words to shadow. The speech runs for 24:31. The speaker talks at a steady 140 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 147 of its 187 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
borrow verb/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
awkward adjective/ˈɔk.wɚd/Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
stare verb/stɛɚ/To look fixedly (at something).
adorable adjective/əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
meal noun/ˈmiːl/Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
belong verb/bɪˈlɒŋ/To have its proper place.
delicious adjective/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
relax verb/ɹɪˈlæks/To make something loose.
hilarious adjective/hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.
handsome adjective/ˈhæn.səm/Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
freeze verb/ˈfɹiːz/Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
belly noun/ˈbɛli/The abdomen (especially a fat one).
chin noun/ˈt͡ʃɪn/The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
tone noun/ˈtəʊn/A specific pitch.
pocket noun/ˈpɑ.kɪt/A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
show off verbTo exhibit the best attributes of something.
open up verbTo open.
dress up verbTo put on special or fancy clothes.
end up verbTo bring to a conclusion.
go around verbTo move or spread from person to person.
show up verbTo appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.
call up verbTo retrieve from personal or computer memory.
catch up verbTo pick up suddenly.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Didn’t you say you dated once or twice?
  • Then when did you break up with your boyfriend?
  • Why would you suddenly watch that?
  • Why are you so dressed up?
  • You’re not trying to leave already, are you?

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going onHe's been doing
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhave you been · It's been · I've seen
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe best
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwas dating

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 131 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/, shock /ʃɔk/, occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/
  • Long words — get the stress right: adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/, disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like borrow, awkward, stare.

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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