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Words and phrases
Ê„ÕËù (¤¸¤à¤·¤ç) office
6ÔÂ18ÈÕ (¤í¤¯¤¬¤Ä¤¸¤å¤¦¤Ï¤Á¤Ë¤Á) June 18
×òÄêÄ© (¤µ¤¯¤Í¤ó¤Þ¤Ä) end of last year
½âÉ¢ (¤«¤¤¤µ¤ó) break up
Ôª (¤â¤È) former
5ÈË (¤´¤Ë¤ó) five people
·RÔ«ÎáÀÉ (¤¤¤Ê¤¬¤¤´¤í¤¦) Goro Inagaki
²Ý¤Ê¤®„‚ (¤¯¤µ¤Ê¤®¤Ä¤è¤·) Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
ÏãÈ¡É÷Îá (¤«¤È¤ê¤·¤ó¤´) Shingo Katori
Æõ¼s (¤±¤¤¤ä¤¯) contract
ÆÚégœºÁË (¤¤«¤ó¤Þ¤ó¤ê¤ç¤¦) term expiring
½KÁË (¤·¤å¤¦¤ê¤ç¤¦) end
°k±í (¤Ï¤Ã¤Ô¤ç¤¦) announce
ľ´åÍØÔÕ (¤¤à¤é¤¿¤¯¤ä) Takuya Kimura
ÖоÓÕýŽÚ (¤Ê¤«¤¤¤Þ¤µ¤Ò¤í) Masahiro Nakai
¾A¤±¤ë (¤Ä¤Å¤±¤ë) continue
³ý¤¯ (¤Î¤¾¤¯) exclude
¶ÀÁ¢ (¤É¤¯¤ê¤Ä) go independent
—ÊÓ‘ (¤±¤ó¤È¤¦) consider
ÅÐÃ÷ (¤Ï¤ó¤á¤¤) reveal
ͬÄê (¤É¤¦¤Í¤ó) same year
È¥¾Í (¤¤ç¤·¤å¤¦) attitude
עĿ (¤Á¤å¤¦¤â¤¯) draw attention
ÉꤷÈë¤ì (¤â¤¦¤·¤¤¤ì) request
Êܤ± (¤¦¤±) receive
˜I„Õ (¤®¤ç¤¦¤à) operation
Questions
1) SMAP ¤ÏºÎÈ˽M¤Î¥°¥ë©`¥×¤Ç¤·¤¿¤«¡£
2) SMAP¤¬½âÉ¢¤·¤¿¤Î¤Ï¤¤¤Ä¤Ç¤¹¤«¡£
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Translation
Johnny & Associates announced June 18 that three former members of the pop idol group SMAP, which broke up at the end of last year, will leave the talent agency on Sept. 8, when their contract terms expire. The three former members are Goro Inagaki, 43, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, 42, and Shingo Katori, 40. Former members Takuya Kimura, 44, and Masahiro Nakai, 44, will retain their contract, the agency said.
SMAP broke up at the end of December 2016, after it was revealed in January the same year that four of its members, apart from Kimura, were considering leaving the agency. The actions of the four members were attracting attention.
The agency said that it was ending its management operations after the trio made a request to the agency.
Answers
1) How many members were in SMAP?
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Five members.
2) When did SMAP break up?
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The end of December 2016.
3) What was revealed before the group¡¯s breakup?
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That members, with the exception of Takuya Kimura, were considering leaving their agency.
4) When will the three former members end their contract?
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Sept. 8, when their contracts expire.
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