Yeah, one of the things that Akimoto Yasushi (the genius behind AKB48) did was create an idol group with girls that have a more down-to-earth and "accessible" image. They perform daily at a theater in Akihabara (the nerd district in Tokyo), and after the performance you get to meet the girls. And they supposedly have had no plastic surgery, which is supposed to contribute to their accessible image in a country where plastic surgery is quite popular in the entertainment industry (though many have said this is a lie and called them 整形B48/Seikei-B48, a pun on their name using the word for plastic surgery).