On November 22nd, AKB48 members Kitahara Rie, Miyazawa Sae, and Yokoyama Yui held a handshake event to commemorate the opening of their official shop in Shanghai.

As their first handshake event in Shanghai, the members appeared in their cute AKB48 outfits and greeted the 1,000 fans in Chinese.

"AKB48 Official Shop Shanghai" is AKB48's forth overseas shop following the Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan branches. This shop was made in the image of AKB48 Theater in Akihabara, and features a variety of items including t-shirts, posters, towels, and other official goods.

Additionally, to celebrate the opening of the shop, the official goods are now available for purchase on their online store throughout China.

Take a look at photos from the event below!

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Source + Photos: Model Press