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1Hello and welcome to another episode of The Corner. In this episode Marvin and I speak about girl groups and boybands and we give our thoughts about our favourite bands and also about the industry at the moment.
Some words used:
00:14 Recurring
- Something which keeps happening again
00:23 pop culture
- What is popular among young people
1:54 Transcending
- to go beyond the limit
2:02 gratifying
- Satisfying
2:43 re-emergence
- To come back from something
2:44 Dying breed
- Something rare or is starting to disappear
3:32 To a Tee
- Perfectly, exactly
4:11 Brief Skint
- A short time
4:27 Infamous
- Famous for doing something bad
5:26 Cant shake
- Can forget or can’t escape
6:32 Reunite
- Come together again
7:40 Manufactured
- to create something e.g. Some Boybands are manufactured by the record company
7:43 Organically
- Created naturally
8:50 Had a good run
- To be successful
9:12 TRL Period
- TRL or Total Request Live was a TV show on MTV during the late 90s /2000s which would often feature popular artists and groups. The artists would come on the show for interviews and they would show the newest MVs from various artists.
10:43 Synchronised
- To do something at the same time
10:51 Mimicked
- To copy something
13:00 Triple threat
- Someone who is very good at 3 different things
13:50 Persona
- The character which someone has, often different to their real personality
16:54 Heavy Hitter
- The influential/important person
18:53 Hood (adj)
- To act like someone from the rough streets/ghetto
20:53 Claim to fame
- What someone becomes famous for
22:38 Mickey Mouse Club
- A TV show in the early 90s which performers would act and sing. Some famous artists were on the show before such as Britney Speaks, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Gosling.
