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VocabJLPT N1

opening act

Noun

Definitions

1. opening performance
2. opening act
3. minor performer

A performer who appears at the beginning of a show to warm up the audience before the main act. The term originates from traditional performing arts like rakugo and is still used today in comedy and entertainment contexts.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I wonder if even the greatest performers were desperate when they were doing opening acts.

Sentence 2

Where exactly does the opening act end and the main show begin?

Sentence 3

That silence is way too heavy for an opening act vibe!

Sentence 4

When we arrived at the venue, the opening act had already started.

Sentence 5

No matter how impressive it is, should you just accept that an opening act is an opening act?