On October 19th, a life-sized copy of AKB48's Oshima Yuko was presented at 'Madame Tussauds Tokyo' at Decks Tokyo Beach.

This attraction exhibits various wax figures of international celebrities, and allows its visitors to actually touch them. When seeing her wax doppelganger standing next to Lady Gaga and Johnny Depp, Oshima exclaimed in excitement, "This is amazing!"

To make this figure, the staff flew all the way to Japan and measured Oshima's body in 200 areas. It took three months to build, and is estimated to cost about 19 million yen (approximately $250,000 USD). Made out of wax and glass fiber, the clone wears the outfit from AKB48's "Kohaku Uta Gassen" appearance in 2009.

Oshima said shyly, "It was embarrassing to have my body get examined," and continued, "Please go ahead, give it a hug and enjoy it." Since she turned 23 on October 17th, Oshima also expressed, "I want to change so that people will start to look at me more as a mature woman."

Oshima's figure will be showcased until January 4th.

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Source + Photos: Sanspo