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Chinese fans wait for AKB48, Japanese popular pop idol group concert to begin at the Shanghai Japan Week 2011 in Shanghai, China on Sept. 24, 2011. The sixteen members performed at the
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Japanese girls pop group AKB48 members shake hands with Chinese fans after performing at a concert in Beijing on Feb. 17, 2012. The six members of the group, appointed a goodwill ambassador
![Japanese singer and actress Haruna Kojima, center, of Japanese idol group AKB48 is followed by a crowd of fans after landing at the Hong Kong Internat Stock Photo - Alamy Japanese singer and actress Haruna Kojima, center, of Japanese idol group AKB48 is followed by a crowd of fans after landing at the Hong Kong Internat Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W86CXW/japanese-singer-and-actress-haruna-kojima-center-of-japanese-idol-group-akb48-is-followed-by-a-crowd-of-fans-after-landing-at-the-hong-kong-internat-W86CXW.jpg)
Japanese singer and actress Haruna Kojima, center, of Japanese idol group AKB48 is followed by a crowd of fans after landing at the Hong Kong Internat Stock Photo - Alamy
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48RH (Fan Account) on X: "「AKB48 Group CIRCLE JAM 2023」 Event Report The concept of this event was to bring members and fans of AKB48 and its overseas sister groups together for
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Japanese singer and actress Haruna Kojima, center,, former member of Japanese idol group AKB48, poses for photos with fans during a promotional event Stock Photo - Alamy
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