Should the term ‘Super Girl’ be included in the Chinese dictionary? That very question is being posed throughout China of late, with many differing opinions on the issue. This all comes, as one of China’s most respected dictionaries announced that they will not include the term in their upcoming 2007 edition. A statement from the editors, says that they are striving to include terms that are not only popular, but also come with some historical track record of use–which would exclude ‘Super Girl’ of course. This created quite a debate within the public, as the show has been so wildly popular, that many believe it’s future within the language should not be questioned.
Archive for November, 2006
BoA has just started her “Feel BoA at Your Arm’s Distance” tour to completely sold-out audiences throughout Japan. The idea behind the shows, is to offer much more intimacy with fans, which in the past have been typically over 30,000 people at some of her more popular shows. The new venues will be decidedly more intimate, with a mere 2,000 seats available at most. All of that comes at a price, however, with so few seats available, all of them have sold-out quickly. The good news is that TBS TV recently decided to air one of these shows to celebrate BoA’s birthday on November 5, and the broadcast was such a huge success, that word has it that BoA may be considering doing a few more like these sometime soon.
