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Japanese idol fans get exactly three seconds

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Meeting a pop idol in Tokyo isn't a relaxed affair; fans wait in line for hours just to grip a singer's hand for exactly three seconds before a security guard violently shoves them away.

Japanese idol fans get exactly three seconds
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