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RINO SASHIHARA

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
May 30, 2019
Rino Sashihara: Can one 'idol' beat the system?
An idol group such as AKB48 is designed for members to be easily replaced. The performers existing in these environments constantly get shuffled around and eventually "graduate" — a term used for when they leave. Fans might become attached to a specific member and follow them on their musical journey.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 15, 2018
Popular HKT48 idol Rino Sashihara announces plans to leave next year
Pop idol Rino Sashihara, a popular member of AKB48 affiliate HKT48, said Saturday she will leave the sister group next year after a graduation concert in April.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 8, 2015
Rino Sashihara crowned amid tears and jeers at AKB election
Tears of joy filled Fukuoka on Saturday as Rino Sashihara won pop group AKB48's 41st Single Election, but that didn't stop jeers from flooding online chat forums.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 20, 2014
Not Yet aren't ready to take the AKB48 crown
Not Yet "Already" (Nippon Columbia)
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 10, 2013
Rino Sashihara tops annual AKB48 popularity poll
Rino Sashihara on Saturday captured the coveted No. 1 spot within the all-female pop group AKB48 and its sister groups in this year's popularity vote.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2011
1991 USSR coup attempt's steep cost
Twenty years ago this weekend, a group of Communist Party Politburo members and Soviet government officials attempted a coup d'état. They created an unconstitutional "committee on the state of emergency," isolated the Soviet president and removed him from power.

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