<a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/06/08/entertainment-us-japan-music-akb-idINBRE85702L20120608"><a href='http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/06/08/entertainment-us-japan-music-akb-idINBRE85702L20120608' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/06/08/entertainment-us-japan-music-akb-idINBRE85702L20120608</a> </a><br/><b>"These girls start from the amateur level and are unskilled in singing and dancing. But the thing is that they grow together with the fans," said Hidetomi Tanaka, a professor at Joubu University. "The <span style="background-color:#ffcc00;">narrative</span> can be called the growth of an idol."</b><br/><br/>What does <span style="background-color:#ffcc00;">narrative</span> mean? Does it mean a story that is told or written (<a href="http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/narrative"><a href='http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/narrative' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/narrative</a> </a>)? Mmm, I still don't understand.