U-KISS: Conquering the World Music Scene (1)

These K-pop stars have a global audience in mind
Amidst the many successful Korean boy bands, U-KISS is rising to the top - at home and abroad. U-KISS stands for "Ubiquitous Korean International Idol Super Star," a filling name for this world-famous group. They were created by NH Media and got their start in 2008. A little bit pop, dance and R & B, U-KISS' sound is modern and catchy. Their first single was "Not Young," in unusual title for a group in their late-teens and early 20s. But age wasn't a problem for the members of U-KISS, in 2009 their single "Man Man Ha Ni" spurred them on to success. They've been famous ever since.
An international start
From the beginning, U-KISS was created for an international audience. Although the seven members are all Korean, U-KISS was a joint project between Korean and
Japanese media groups. And the members have a skill most other K-pop bands don't possess: They're multilingual. Several of them have lived and studied overseas. Among them, they can speak Korean, English, Japanese and Mandarin, thus winning them a wide audience in Asia.

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boy band
如New Kids on the Block(NKOTB)街頭頑童合唱團，於1980年代至1990年代前期風靡流行樂壇。
Backstreet Boys(BSB) 新好男孩 、Jackson Five(積遜五人組)也是早期的boy band.
UKISS則是近代亞洲的boy band.

Grammar Gym
* The members have a skill most other K-pop bands don't possess. They're multilingual.
* There is a reason why John doesn't want to go into the pool. He can't swim.
* Trent and Ashley made the announcement yesterday. They're finally getting married!

Language Lab
amidst prep.在...之中、在...中間
* My missing mobile phone was finally found amidst piles of books.
我遺失的手機，終於在成堆的書中被找到了。
* Amidst many contestants, Renan stands out as the most talented.
在眾多的參賽者中，Renan很明顯的是最有才華的。
spur on 鞭策、激勵  spurred/spurring
* The rise of the stock market spurred on the real estate market.
股市上揚，刺激房地產市場的景氣。
* Spurred on try the success of their previous album, the band will release another album next month.
受到上一張專輯成功的激勵，這個樂團下個月會發行另一張專輯。
joint adj.聯合的、共同的  n.關節、接合點
* U-KISS was a joint project between Korean and Japanese media group.
* The joint project of the two companies was a great success.
這兩家公司共同合作的企劃，成就斐然。
* The joint of his left knee got hurt when he went hiking.
他去爬山時，左膝關節受傷了。
possess v.擁有、具有
possession n.擁有、具有
* Annie possesses a keen sense of fashion.
Annie具有對時尚的敏銳度
* The man was charged with illegal possession of weapons.
這位男子被控非法持有武器