Japanese pop idol has a big secret: she is not human

[J T]

Eguchi Aimi of the japanese girl group AKB48 revealed recently to stunned fans that she is actually not a real person. She is a composite CGI character created from the other girls that make up the group. Though Japanese fans have come to know and love her, she is actually just pixels on the screen and nothing more.

Full story at Gizmodo:
http://gizmodo.com/5814813/can-you-fall ... tiful-girl

[yomomma1]

she is actually just pixels on the screen and nothing more.

Doesn't matter, if people claim they are in love with an anime/manga/video game character, this probably doesn't change their opinion much.

[o.pwuaioc]

Still pretty crazy.

[Xeogred]

Only Japan.

[Gamerforlife]

I thought this was a common thing in Japan actually from what I've heard. The artist known as she also has a fake female gracing album covers and singing songs

Fake pop idols is a normal thing over there

[Mechblue]

Only Japan.

This is what I always say. Is any one still surprised to hear about crazy stuff in japan?

[BRIK]

Kind of like Gorillaz then.

[AmishSamurai]

After Gorillaz and Vocaloid, this isn't surprising.

[brunoafh]

It's not really surprising in this age (which is kind of unsettling), but it is absolutely hilarious and completely insane.

[o.pwuaioc]

Gorillaz was two guys pretending to be a band. This is a whole different ballgame.