Something strange has happened. Despite having said that AKB48 just had no genuinely sexy members -- except, perhaps, at a push Haruna Kojima -- I've been changing my mind recently about at least one of the ubiquitous girls.
She might not be as famous as the main ladies but in my humble opinion, she is far better looking in both a cute (kawaii) and genuinely sexy way. This is a hill I am willing to die on.
This lady is none other than Rie Kitahara.
Rie was born in 1991 in Aichi, a pretty dull prefecture, it must be said. Well, she's left that all behind her now and, although she hasn't yet ...
