The four members of the German pop band Tokyo Hotel will be arriving Friday with a fifth and unusual member - a member of the diplomatic staff at the Israel Embassy in Berlin. The diplomatic liaison officer will be chaperoning the four 18-year-old teenager pop stars at their own request.

The connection between the band and the embassy was formed after the Israeli embassy contacted Tokyo Hotel to give them a petition signed by thousands of Israeli fans - most of them teenage girls - who requested they come perform. On Friday in Tel Aviv, they will have their wish, for a mere NIS 220 per concert ticket.

The four pop idols - whom local media has already dubbed "the German Beatles" - accepted the invitation immediately. "The they started asking questions about Israel, including security concerns," said embassy spokesman Aharon Sagi. "They requested we send someone from the embassy to accompany them."