Indonesian girls vie to become S.E. Asian twins of AKB48

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Finalists for JKT48, the first overseas sister group of Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48, pose with Minami Takahashi (C), the latter's Team A captain, during her visit to Jakarta on Oct. 4, 2011.

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