Much-Loved Girl From Candy Ad Revealed to Be Non-Human

Here's an odd little story about a Japanese ad. (I know, big surprise.) A recent spot for Ezaki Glico candies featured the all-girl Japanese theater group AKB 48—and introduced a new member of the group, Aimi Eguchi. She became an overnight sensation. Her profile on the band's website said she came from Saitama, a prefecture on the island of Honshu, that she competed in track and field, and that she had debuted in a photo shoot for Shueisha's Weekly Playboy magazine.