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| | BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Taiwan 'boy band' rocks China |
 | | The group, F4, have attracted a mass following in China over the past few months, despite the banning by the Chinese Government of the TV series which made their name. |
 | | When F4 appeared at a Shanghai shopping centre at the weekend, an estimated 10,000 fans, mostly girls between the ages of 12 and 16, queued for up to 15 hours to see them. |
 | | The band, made up of four previously unknown actors, have provoked hysteria across Asia since starring in the Taiwanese TV series, Meteor Garden, in which they play the disaffected student sons of four of Taiwan's richest families. |
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