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AKB48, Arashi account for all top 10 bestselling singles in 2010
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The all-women pop idol group AKB48 and the five-man pop idol group Arashi took every slot in the top 10 bestselling singles software ranking list of 2010, entertainment information provider Oricon Co. Said.
AKB48 had four titles in the top 10, including the CD "Beginner" Which came top with 950,000 copies sold, while Arashi took the remaining six places, Oricon said Sunday.
Music analyst Takashi Usui attributed the brisk sales of idol group songs to ardent fan support. (AP) Source: Source 1

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The strange world of Japan's AKB48

AKB48 is not exactly a band. It's an army of girls-next-door, ranked by its fans, and after taking Japan by storm it's getting ready to go global. Ref. Stuff.co.nz

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Slasher attacks Japan pop girl group AKB48 at fan event

A man wielding a saw slashed and injured two members of Japanese female pop group AKB48, rated by Guinness as the world's biggest such group, at a fan event in Japan, leaving the country stunned at the extremely rare violent crime. "This sort of thing is unimaginable," One fan told Japanese"¦ Ref. Source 5

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Maybe not related but with all the blood filled magna and anmie over there I'll bet there are many crazies walking around looking to fill in a fantasy.