U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy Does ＂Koi＂ Dance

 

This is What’s Trending Today.

Have you heard this song?

It is the theme song for a television show in Japan.

The song is called “Koi.” And the singer is Gen Hoshino. He is one of the actors on the show.

According to reports from Japan, the actors in the show dance to the song at the end of each program. The dance includes moves like tapping your shoulders and wiggling your fingers above your head.

It is catching¹ on in Japan. Its popularity² is similar to the recent mannequin video challenge that spread across the United States.

Some people in Japan are posting videos of themselves doing this dance.

Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu made one of these videos. He won the men’s gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Another person who made a dancing video is Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador³ to Japan.

She and members of her staff made a video of themselves doing the viral dance.

The U.S. embassy⁴ in Tokyo posted it on Tuesday. It has already been played more than 3 million times.

Caroline Kennedy is the daughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

In the video, she is dressed in a Santa Claus suit. Some members of her staff are wearing Uncle Sam-style hats. Others are dressed in holiday clothing.

The Japan Times wrote a story about the 90-second video.

The newspaper said the embassy staff originally planned for the video to be private. But the production turned out so well they chose to post it for the world to see.

A spokeswoman for the embassy said the employees practiced the moves, but not for a very long time. “We do have other work to do,” she said.

And that’s What’s Trending Today.

Words in This Story

theme – n. the main melody⁵ that is repeated in a piece of music

tap – v. to hit (your fingers, feet, etc.) against something lightly

wiggle – v. to move up and down or from side to side with short quick motions⁶

catch on – v. to become popular

staff – n. a group of people who work for an organization or business

1 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

2 popularity   

n.普及，流行，名望，受欢迎

参考例句：

• The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
• Our product enjoys popularity throughout the world.我们的产品饮誉全球。

3 ambassador   

n.大使，特使，（派驻国际组织的）代表

参考例句：

• He took up office as an ambassador for ten years continuously.他连任十年大使。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

4 embassy   

n.大使馆，大使及其随员

参考例句：

• Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
• He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。

5 melody   

n.旋律，曲调，悦耳的音乐

参考例句：

• She struck up a folk melody on the piano.她开始用钢琴演奏那首民歌。
• After she wrote the melody,she asked us for criticisms.她做好曲之后，请我们提意见。

6 motions   

n.（物体的）运动( motion的名词复数 )；提议；通便

参考例句：

• She just went through the motions of being a poetess. 她只不过装成一个女诗人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He always accompanied his speech with motions. 他讲演时总是伴以手势。 来自《简明英汉词典》