i met him at the candy store

Its not like Jerry Lee Lewis actually marrying his 13 year old cousin, but despite the fact that this particular January-April romance an obvious promotional scam it's still an astonishing way to sell music downloads, at least to these cynical western eyes. The public response is interesting too. Apparently a shortage of women has not generated fair competition:

On Weibo, both the Chinese Zhang and the Canadian Miki declared their love repeatedly and posted pictures of themselves frolicking on the beach, snuggling on a couch, and playing a duet on the piano (see below). Explained @直播南京官方版, “Akama Miki, Canadian, born in September of 2000, was winner of the 2009 National New Silk Road Child Modeling Competition. In 2012 she began to openly date singer Zhang Yimu. Akama said on her Weibo [page] that when she is 16, she will marry him. In most Canadian provinces, with parental permission, 16 year olds can marry. This world is too crazy, if you can’t find a guy to marry you soon, even girls born after 2000 will have husbands!”

Comments

[john b]

Channelling.

[Seeds]

Didn't have you down as a Shangri La's fan...

[jamie]

first song I ever saw on Top of the Pops. I was four, I think.