Launched by entertainment company Cinderella Academy, Kasotsuka Shojo (which means "Virtual Currency Girls" in Japanese) is aimed to spread the word about personal finance and the "wonderful technology" of cryptocurrencies. The new electro-pop group of eight singers in maid dresses and fuzzy masks, each representing a different type of virtual currency, performed their first ever gig on Friday in Tokyo, which was sold out.
© REUTERS / Kim Kyung-HoonMembers of the Japanese girl band Kasotsuka Shojo wearing cryptocurrency-themed masks pose after performing their debut concert in Tokyo on January 12, 2018.
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Members of the Japanese girl band Kasotsuka Shojo wearing cryptocurrency-themed masks pose after performing their debut concert in Tokyo on January 12, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Kazuhiro Nogi The girl band Kasotsuka Shojo (Virtual Currency Girls), produced by Japanese idol agency Cinderella Academy, perform during their live stage show in Tokyo on January 12, 2018.
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The girl band Kasotsuka Shojo (Virtual Currency Girls), produced by Japanese idol agency Cinderella Academy, perform during their live stage show in Tokyo on January 12, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Kazuhiro NogiA fan (bottom left) pays in virtual currency to take a picture with one of his favorite performers after a live stage performance of the girl band Kasotsuka Shojo in Tokyo on January 12, 2018.
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A fan (bottom left) pays in virtual currency to take a picture with one of his favorite performers after a live stage performance of the girl band Kasotsuka Shojo in Tokyo on January 12, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Kazuhiro NogiA member of the girl band Kasotsuka Shojo (Virtual Currency Girls) wearing a bitcoin mask poses with a fan following a concert in Tokyo on January 12, 2018.
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A member of the girl band Kasotsuka Shojo (Virtual Currency Girls) wearing a bitcoin mask poses with a fan following a concert in Tokyo on January 12, 2018.
© REUTERS / Kim Kyung-HoonMembers of Virtual Currency Girls wearing cryptocurrency-themed masks perform onstage in Tokyo, Japan, on January 12, 2018.
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Members of Virtual Currency Girls wearing cryptocurrency-themed masks perform onstage in Tokyo, Japan, on January 12, 2018.
© REUTERS / Kim Kyung-HoonVirtual Currency Girls perform during their debut event in Tokyo, Japan, on January 12, 2018.
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Virtual Currency Girls perform during their debut event in Tokyo, Japan, on January 12, 2018.
© REUTERS / Kim Kyung-HoonMembers of the Japanese girl band Kasotsuka Shojo are seen onstage in Tokyo, Japan, on January 12, 2018.
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Members of the Japanese girl band Kasotsuka Shojo are seen onstage in Tokyo, Japan, on January 12, 2018.
© REUTERS / Kim Kyung-HoonMembers of Virtual Currency Girls wearing cryptocurrency-themed masks perform their debut concert in Tokyo, Japan, on January 12, 2018.
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Members of Virtual Currency Girls wearing cryptocurrency-themed masks perform their debut concert in Tokyo, Japan, on January 12, 2018.