Aimi Eguchi Explained

Aimi Eguchi
Series:Corporate promotion
First:June 2011
Creator:Ezaki Glico
Voice:Yukari Sasaki
Lbl21:Birth date
Data21:11 February 1995
Gender:Female
Occupation:Japanese idol
Nationality:Japanese

is a fictional Japanese idol. She is a CGI composite of various features of seven existing (all now former) members of the theater/idol group AKB48.[1]

Eguchi was announced as the group's newest member in June 2011. According to an official profile she was 16 years old, born on February 11, 1995, and from Saitama, north of Tokyo. She was featured in the Japanese magazine Weekly Playboy, and appeared in a television commercial for the confectionery company, Ezaki Glico. Suspicions arose amongst AKB48 fans and on June 19, 2011, Glico finally admitted that Eguchi was a fake created by the company, disappointing many fans.[2] [3], she is no longer listed on the official website as a trainee.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainment/view/1136166/1/.html "AKB 48 newest member Aimi Eguchi is a 'virtual idol
  2. http://singularityhub.com/2011/06/22/new-japanese-pop-idol-shocks-fans-with-news%E2%80%93shes-not-real-video/ New Japanese Pop Idol Shocks Fans With News–She’s Not Real
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20110627043935/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2079769,00.html "Japanese Scientists Build a Perfect (and Fake) Pop Star"
  4. Web site: AKB48公式サイト|メンバー情報 (AKB48 Official Site - Member List) . ja. AKB48 Official Website . May 9, 2013. - list is subject to change from graduations and transfers
  5. Web site: June 25, 2013 . Aimi Eguchi "officially" graduates from AKB48 . Nihongogo . 2013-08-27.