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HKT48 Member Produces Voice Actress Idol Competition With 13 Finalists
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Former AKB48 member and current HKT48 idol group member Rino Sashihara participated as the producer in a voice actress idol competition on April 29. The contest was the third stage in the competition, and it narrowed down 103 participants aged 12-20 to 13 finalists. The average age among the finalists were 16-17 years old.
The competition judged participants through singing, dancing, and interviews. The finalist group will be named =LOVE (pronounced "equal love"), with a planned debut in summer. The finalists will be taking lessons until their debut. The production staff have already planned a song for the group. Sashihara stated that she wanted to make a group that can stand next to, and one day surpass AKB48.
Sashihara previously guest starred in the Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Ora no Hikkoshi Monogatari ~Saboten Daishūgeki film, which opened in Japan in April 2015.
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