PART 3 - THE DEVIL MAKES WORK FOR IDOL HANDS
11) AKB48 - Heavy rotation
A debut now, for one of the biggest groups in Japan - in commercial success and sheer numbers. 48 members, and they are gradually rotated for lead performers, and retired, and auditioned, it's a real machine. That makes it hard for me to get invested in them at all, but not for Japan - They've sold mind-boggling amounts of records - 60 million records, including a 40+ string of No.1 singles is still increasing... I don't get it myself, but this is a hot cut.