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Japanese pop star computer generated

07 July 2011

Source: NME
 
A member of a Japanese pop group has been revealed as not actually being a real human being. Eguchi Aimi, the newest member of girl group AKB48 is a composite of her band mates. The video (below) was released showing how the girls' features were blended together for the publicity stunt.

The group has had eight number one singles in Japan and performs several times a day in their own theatre in Tokyo. The group are divided into four separate teams and feature in the Guinness Book Of Records as the "pop group with the greatest number of members" – currently 58.
 
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