S. Korean stars show their support for Japan

    SEOUL, March 15 (Xinhua) -- South Korean（韩国） movie and music stars, who enjoy wide popularity¹ in Japan, rally² to help victims of Friday's massive³ earthquake and tsunami⁴ in Japan.
    Actor and singer Kim Hyun-joong, who rose to stardom in Japan and elsewhere around Asia thanks to the hit drama "Boys Over Flowers," donated 100 million won, about 90,000 U.S. dollars, to aid Japan.
    Actor Bae Yong-joon, who has become one of the most famous South Korean stars in Japan after his role in the 2003 TV drama " Winter Drama," donated 1 billion won to a relief organization in Japan. "I express my condolences to victims of the earthquake and tsunami and their families. I will look for the best way to help," Bae wrote on his official Japanese website.
    Actor and singer Ryu Shi-won has announced that he will donate（捐赠捐款） 200 million won and plans to visit Sendai in Japan, one of the worst hit areas.
    Other stars Lee Byung-hun and Park Shin-yang also expressed their sympathy for the Japanese people.
    Park Joong-hoon, who starred in the South Korean tsunami film " Haeundae," wrote on his Twitter account that the disaster in Japan "is much.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 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。

2 rally   

n.集会，公路汽车赛；v.集合，恢复，振作

参考例句：

• The grand mass rally was held on the square.广场上举行了盛大的群众集会。
• The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops.队长试图振作部队的士气，但没有成功。

3 massive   

adj.巨大的，大规模的，大量的，大范围的

参考例句：

• A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。
• He drank a massive amount of alcohol.他喝了大量的烈酒。

4 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。