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The AKB48 juggernaut marches on

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By Mari Yamaguchi

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I love capitalism. There's a market for everybody.

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They will fail if they try to go global like most Talento that try to go international.

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Just more distractions for those middle-aged Japanese businessmen who worship these sweet, young things.

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Their singing and dancing aren’t always perfect

perfect? I have not seen any evidence that they can do either to any capacity. They do look cute though - and if keeps the dribbling 50-year-old male fanbase happy to see girls as young as 12 on stage - good luck to them.

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They sometimes perform in itty-bitty bikinis for video clips or pose for photo books...................................................

JT, if there's no pics, it didn't happen !!

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and some members talk in a cartoon-like, high-pitched sweet voice.

Core fans are mostly men,

Says a lot about the maturity level of Japanese men. Some things will never change.

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People that complain about them being overly sexualized. Welcome to the real world! Men want to see cute girls and women want to see hunky men.

If people who hated these sort of things got their own way we'd be living in a grey world wearing grey suits and unable to show any sort of emotions.

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Says a lot about the maturity level of Japanese men

Herefornow... no different than the sound of EVERY female that controls a register or works in a store. They ALL have that voice and I'm not sure it has anything to do with the maturity level of Japanese men.

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Obviously, all AKB48 critics are simply jealous, feel inferior, or both. :-)

Judging by the numbers alone, AKB48 will make the Beatles look like small fry, probably by the end of the decade if not earlier.....

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AKB48 will make the Beatles look like small fry

As long as you're not talking about artistic achievement, sure.

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Hahaha, they gonna have 48 in Indonesia when they can't even cope with a single Lady Gaga.......... Their heads will explode!

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http://share.youthwant.com.tw/D42002647.html

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AKB48 rules. We all know it. Even their detractors. ;-)

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