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By ERIC TALMADGE TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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A.N. Other
Those young women wouldn't look out-of-place in a Robert Palmer video.
LegrandeRio
Apparently what happened was Beijing requested they alter the lyrics to their songs and not exult Kim Jong-un (by implication) as something greater than the Chinese leaders
Bgood41
At least, N.K. knows sex sell, and with million minion soldiers at his disposal; no one call this "Pimp Un's show" !!!!
Moonraker
"Working for the Self-defense Forces presents boundless dreams - like the earth, ocean and the sea," says Haruka Shimazaki of the all-girl group AKB48 in a new 30-second commercial distributed by the Defense Ministry.
shonanbb
Those are not mini skirts. Those are nurses' outfits.
TrevorPeace
Pretty sad looking and sterile group, and those creepy soldiers standing behind them really must put them at ease,. Not.
Camman80
They look hot in those uniforms....without the furry hats though!
Wc626
At least these performers have back-up if "islamic terrorists" ever tried to shoot up their concertgoers.
Who knows, the way radicals "keep" making their way into western countries, creepy armed soldiers might just need to be posted near the stage.
theeastisred
Babymetal?
Pretty sure the divas had no say in whether the show would go on or not.