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AKB48 for ASEAN

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Pop group AKB48 led by Rino Sashihara, center, perform during a gala dinner for ASEAN leaders hosted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Saturday night. All-male group Exile also performed for the leaders.

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AKB48's performance surely convinced other ASEAN nations that Japan is a mature and sophisticated world leader.

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You never know, AKB48 could help Japan rule Asia.

Maybe if life were a cartoon...

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But probably not.

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Perhaps they are the real Wild Stallions; they're going to heal the world!

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You never know, AKB48 could help Japan rule Asia.

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I feel really embarassed as a Japanese. This is a faked popularity idol group. Nobody cares about this nonsense!

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Come on guys let's just be nice and happy and proud for them !

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Very nice!

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My brain is bleeding right now...

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Coercion tactics from Japan.

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All of my favorite members have "graduated" to go on to bigger and better things. One of them is even advertising feminine napkins.

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Cute, but what's the point?

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