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Super Senior
They joke about knocking on heaven's door, but a Japanese 'girl band' with an average age of 84 have become unexpected pop idols.
Hailing from the remote, coral-fringed island of Kohama in Okinawa, KBG84 - a play on the name of popular teenyboppers AKB48 - admit to being slightly bemused by their success after cutting their first disc and completing a sellout Japan tour.
"When I first heard someone call us 'idols', I thought an idol meant someone who had lived a long life and was at the gates of heaven," pint-sized Tomi Menaka, 92, told AFP.
"But in Tokyo they told me it was an entertainer - which was a relief because I thought it meant I was on my way to heaven."
- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/lifestyle/super-senior#sthash.wx6GpvNG.dpuf
