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Pensioners become pop idols with their band KBG84 playing to sell out crowds, although defibrillators are close at hand at concerts
You’re never too old.
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These women are fabulous; I hope they have the time of their lives performing, the same way the younger set of idols do.
This brings back memories of OJS48 a few years ago, where the average age of the group was over 60 (unfortuantely I don’t know if they are still active; Akimoto productions are not where I invest my energy in terms of Japanese music).
http://www.tokyograph.com/news/yasushi-akimoto-launches-ojisan-unit-ojs48/
http://rudileung.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/OJS48.jpg