tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post3535047724621462317..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Somebody Kill Me! They Now Have AKB48 Dolls for Sale! All 90 of the Girls are Now Dolls!mike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-30604679760207933752012-02-15T13:30:01.992+09:002012-02-15T13:30:01.992+09:00Thanks Anonymous,
The idea that these idol girls d...Thanks Anonymous,<br />The idea that these idol girls do not have boyfriends is not true. They are not supposed to because it is difficult to keep it a secret. They certainly can't publicly have boyfriends. I know what I am talking about here (in the music business it is common knowledge). I've worked very closely with some over these years... Public image and real life are, of course, often very different.<br />As far as girls liking AKB48 I'm sure there are many. But the VAST majority of AKB48 fans are Otaku. I have three daughters and the youngest is in high school. She says none of her friends like AKB48... Younger Japanese girls seem to like Korean boy bands...<br /><br />Thanks!mike in tokyo rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-41778164121869708832012-02-15T12:20:18.997+09:002012-02-15T12:20:18.997+09:00"What makes this particularly disgusting is t..."What makes this particularly disgusting is that girl's do not like AKB48, just geeky fat nerds in Japan."<br /><br />Actually, many Japanese girls do in fact like AKB48, maybe not in the "I'll buy a doll of them" way, but many girls will buy a magazine or product if an AKB48 member is in it or endorses it. AKB48 wouldnt have gotten to where they are today if they were just liked by otaku. <br /><br />Even though I am a huge idol fan, I actually do not really like AKB48, music and idol wise. However I think AKB48 and the idol industry in general has a many positive aspects to it. For instance what else would these girls be doing? Probably rotten their brains away in a public school and then once they graduate they would just end up as some boring OL. Since they are idols, they have skills that will last them a lifetime. Many former idols end up as models, or TV personalities, or actresses. Also being an idol comes with a fanbase. A fanbase that can also, last them a very long time. some of these girls when they are long retired will probably be able to have fan events and what not and make quite a lot of money off of them. Furthermore, I have had girlfriends before(Japanese ones), and none of them have come close to the purity that idols are. Idols can not have boyfriends, and with that comes loyalness. They are always loyal and express many of the good charactics that a good woman should have(note, I do not think AKB48 holds many of these attributes as just recently two, now former members were recently caught to be messing around with boys)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-81416627825882805702012-02-13T09:49:31.888+09:002012-02-13T09:49:31.888+09:00Ka-ching! Money-making scam or what? I pretty outf...Ka-ching! Money-making scam or what? I pretty outfits to change their costumes! <br />It's a pity these dolls will never be seen in mint condition owing to all of the stains that will be tossed upon them.Andrew Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063234777548462157noreply@blogger.com