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#256 Monchicchi is popular overseas

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#2562026/02/09(月)Monchicchi is popular overseas 最近、モンチッチという日本のキャラクターが海外で人気で、特にタイ、中国、韓国で人気があるそうです。モンチッチはかなり昔のキャラクターで、51歳だそうです。実は30年くらい前、私が子供の頃にも流行って、母が「え〜懐かしい!」と言っていたのを、よく覚えています。人気のあるキャラクターは、何度でも流行る力があるんだなと思いました。さいきん、もんちっち という にほんの きゃらくたーが かいがいで にんきで、とくに たい、ちゅうごく、かんこくで にんきが あるそうです。もんちっちは かなり むかしの きゃらくたーで、ごじゅういっさいだそうです。じつは さんじゅうねん くらいまえ、わたしが こどものころにも はやって、ははが「え~なつかしい!」といっていたのを よく おぼえています。にんきのある きゃらくたーは、なんどでも はやる ちからが あるんだな とおもいました。Recently, a Japanese character called Monchhichi has become popular overseas,especially in Thailand, China, and South Korea.Monchhichi is quite an old character, apparently 51 years old.Actually, about 30 years ago, when I was a child, it was also popular,and I remember well my mother saying, “Oh my, how nostalgic!”It made me realize that popular characters have the power to become trendy again and again.【Today’s words】特に(とくに)/ especially かなり/ quite 流行る(はやる)/ to become popular 何度でも(なんどでも)/ again and again ★This post is also available on the broadcast channel (Japanese daily tips) of my Instagram. 【https://www.instagram.com/channel/AbbOi9lyhNtGwo6A/?igsh=enhqNGRyajhobnZ5】

#2562026/02/09(月)Monchicchi is popular overseas 最近、モンチッチという日本のキャラクターが海外で人気で、特にタイ、中国、韓国で人気があるそうです。モンチッチはかなり昔のキャラクターで、51歳だそうです。実は30年くらい前、私が子供の頃にも流行って、母が「え〜懐かしい!」と言っていたのを、よく覚えています。人気のあるキャラクターは、何度でも流行る力があるんだなと思いました。さいきん、もんちっち という にほんの きゃらくたーが かいがいで にんきで、とくに たい、ちゅうごく、かんこくで にんきが あるそうです。もんちっちは かなり むかしの きゃらくたーで、ごじゅういっさいだそうです。じつは さんじゅうねん くらいまえ、わたしが こどものころにも はやって、ははが「え~なつかしい!」といっていたのを よく おぼえています。にんきのある きゃらくたーは、なんどでも はやる ちからが あるんだな とおもいました。Recently, a Japanese character called Monchhichi has become popular overseas,especially in Thailand, China, and South Korea.Monchhichi is quite an old character, apparently 51 years old.Actually, about 30 years ago, when I was a child, it was also popular,and I remember well my mother saying, “Oh my, how nostalgic!”It made me realize that popular characters have the power to become trendy again and again.【Today’s words】特に(とくに)/ especially かなり/ quite 流行る(はやる)/ to become popular 何度でも(なんどでも)/ again and again ★This post is also available on the broadcast channel (Japanese daily tips) of my Instagram. 【https://www.instagram.com/channel/AbbOi9lyhNtGwo6A/?igsh=enhqNGRyajhobnZ5】

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#2562026/02/09(月)Monchicchi is popular overseas 最近、モンチッチという日本のキャラクターが海外で人気で、特にタイ、中国、韓国で人気があるそうです。モンチッチはかなり昔のキャラクターで、51歳だそうです。実は30年くらい前、私が子供の頃にも流行って、母が「え〜懐かしい!」と言っていたのを、よく覚えています。人気のあるキャラクターは、何度でも流行る力があるんだなと思いました。さいきん、もんちっち という にほんの きゃらくたーが かいがいで...

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