Paige Ferrari Explains Japanese Pop Group AKB48 As you can see from the photo above, we saw this band everywhere. And yes, I am joining the group next year. [via dj]
Mr. Akimoto’s real genius is knowing the power of numbers. Keeping the group big is important. In addition to making promotional duties a breeze, it prevents individual members from becoming too famous and, thus, inaccessible or… perhaps, more importantly, irreplaceable.