The scene at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport on Sept. 4 was a madhouse. The all-girl singing troupe SNH48, one of China's top musical acts, was scheduled to return to China after shooting music videos in Paris and Prague. Some particularly devoted fans arrived as early as 10 a.m.-five hours before the singers. When the band finally exited the terminal around 3:15 p.m. and began walking to the waiting buses, hundreds of screaming fans-armed with posters, banners, and signs that lit up, flashing favorite band members' names-rushed toward their idols, sending airport security into full alert.
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