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But her eyes drifted to the back of the room. There was a man there, older, wearing a faded leather jacket. He wasn't holding an glowstick. He was holding a notebook, scribbling furiously. He looked like he had been dragged there against his will. Every gesture, every glance, every stamp of the
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AKB48 introduced the "meeting-and-greeting" event ( akushu-kai or handshake events). To get a handshake ticket, you must buy multiple CDs. This has led to astronomical sales numbers (millions per single) that are incomprehensible to the Western music industry, but critics argue this has devalued the music itself in favor of a parasocial relationship.