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And Finally
Japanese girl group star doesn’t really exist
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 29 June 2011
A recent addition to a Japanese pop franchise called AKB48 was all binary code, it turns out.
AKB48 is a mega girl group enterprise whose members release records, star in TV and stage shows, and even have their own theatre in Tokyo. There are 58 girls involved in total, with different line-ups appearing for different activities.
Eguchi Aimi is the latest recruit to the group, but it was revealed this week she is actually a digital creation taking features from the faces of six other AKB48 members. The group has released a video showing how the digital bandmate was created, as well as releasing an app that lets fans create their own fake pop stars.
See the vid, if you’re interested:
