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Originally Posted by mochichan
AKB was the first name they threw out there out of all the japanese artists in japan.
obviously they got some mainstream recognition.
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Anecdotally, some Japanese college students visited my Japanese class a month or so ago. I asked one of them, "So what's big in Japan right now?" and she responds, "Hmm... oh, have you heard of AKB48?"
So yeah. Totally anecdotal, of course, but I don't get the impression being an AKB fan is really "niche".