After generating uproar and surprise when they faked a new CGI member for an ice cream commercial, AKB48 have trumped us again by introducing the "real" Aimi Eguchi. In front of 90,000 fans during a major concert, "Eguchi" joined the regular gals on stage for an encore! It later emerged that we had been fooled again by those dastardly ladies! The performer was in fact 15-year-old Yukari Sasaki, who had been the voice behind the Glico Aimi Eguchi commercial, and was wearing special make-up to make her appear like the idol. That's a tough thing to attempt since Aimi is famously formed of ...

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