What life is like as a foreigner in a Japanese idol group
Unpacking Japan · Produced by ZenStudio
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Show Notes
Meet Heidi, American member of Japanese underground idol group Merkmal Mermal, who sits down to talk with us about the origins of Japan's idol culture, as well as her own unique challenges as a foreigner in the idol scene.
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