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AKB48

What is AKB48?

Giant Japanese idol group that pioneered the 'idols you can meet' concept.

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Voiture itasha couverte d'illustrations de personnages, exposée lors d'un salon au Japon.
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Oshikatsu: the Japanese culture of supporting your oshi

Oshi, oshikatsu, ita-bag, saidan, ninchi: the vocabulary and rituals of supporting an idol in Japan, and why the banks joined in.

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File d'attente lors d'une séance de poignées de main du groupe AKB48, en 2013.
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Japanese Idols: From AKB48 to Morning Musume

From Tsunku's auditions to Akimoto's Akihabara theater, explore the Japanese idol groups that reshaped pop culture and influenced all of Asia.

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