Masato

can u imagine that Mana went from promoting castlevania to shilling $150 BR-Rws while the true talent quietly waited for her opportunity to hire goddess Kojima?
 
we stan

@Zeus please close this topic

All in all, one should really consider if Japan is to be a short or long term option. Also note that if you are going there in the prime of your youth, you might, or might not meet your significant other and if you are really interested in having a J-husband in the long term. Including overtime, him going to nomikai, possibly hostessbars for work, the woman seen as a stay at home mom, pressure to have children, other values, enternal racism etc...
And you might not even find anyone serious and be the strange gaijin...
 
I actually decided against asia when thinking about these thing when I had to make the decision of where to go. 
Japan would have been fun for a year or so, but not a long time option. 
Now I have a 10 year serious relationship with a scandinavian national of the contry I did my masters in and he is super supportive and totally for equal rights and has no trouble with me earning more and him staying at home.

All in all, one should really consider if Japan is to be a short or long term option. Also note that if you are going there in the prime of your youth, you might, or might not meet your significant other and if you are really interested in having a J-husband in the long term. Including overtime, him going to nomikai, possibly hostessbars for work, the woman seen as a stay at home mom, pressure to have children, other values, enternal racism etc...
And you might not even find anyone serious and be the strange gaijin...
 
I actually decided against asia when thinking about these thing when I had to make the decision of where to go. 
Japan would have been fun for a year or so, but not a long time option. 
Now I have a 10 year serious relationship with a scandinavian national of the contry I did my masters in and he is super supportive and totally for equal rights and has no trouble with me earning more and him staying at home.

🤣 That is tough!

Jewelry knows about me secretly shipping Mitsuki with Kujo ❤️

Check out my profile pic, it's Kisaki. Santa.... 🤣

Bandomen, dame! Zettai!
 
"A song for all the stupid, delusional fans that want to hook up with that bandomen, that's just cool on stage."
 
By Masato

Yeah, let's wait for Kisaki drama 2k19 or 2k20 if the guy is careful. 
 
As of now he is just trolling other bandomen... in a even more douche fashion than Yoshiki 

can this just be closed until anything else is said about it or something...

I know this thread was dead before but just to add on...I've never taught English in Japan before, but I have friends who do or have. From my understanding if you really want to do it, go through JET. And do NOT work for an eikaiwa. You will not have a good time. And from the rest of the replies here I'm seeing the same thing. 😕 If you really want to go to Japan and don't want to teach, my advice is to study abroad. It only lasts a year but it can be a really great experience! I studied abroad in Kyoto for a year and absolutely loved it.

Repent sinners!
Don't you dare look at any bandomen without makeup!

He died today at the age of 87.
He was basically the founder of the japanese male idol groups incl. SMAP, Arashi, Kat-tun and many more.
 
RIP.
 
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190709/p2g/00m/0et/089000c
 

He died today at the age of 87.
He was basically the founder of the japanese male idol groups incl. SMAP, Arashi, Kat-tun and many more.
 
RIP.
 
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190709/p2g/00m/0et/089000c
 

He died today at the age of 87.
He was basically the founder of the japanese male idol groups incl. SMAP, Arashi, Kat-tun and many more.
 
RIP.
 
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190709/p2g/00m/0et/089000c
 

He died today at the age of 87.
He was basically the founder of the japanese male idol groups incl. SMAP, Arashi, Kat-tun and many more.
 
RIP.
 
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190709/p2g/00m/0et/089000c
 

He died today at the age of 87.
He was basically the founder of the japanese male idol groups incl. SMAP, Arashi, Kat-tun and many more.
 
RIP.
 
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190709/p2g/00m/0et/089000c
 

He died today at the age of 87.
He was basically the founder of the japanese male idol groups incl. SMAP, Arashi, Kat-tun and many more.
 
RIP.
 
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190709/p2g/00m/0et/089000c
 

He died today at the age of 87.
He was basically the founder of the japanese male idol groups incl. SMAP, Arashi, Kat-tun and many more.
 
RIP.
 
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190709/p2g/00m/0et/089000c
 

While that is really unfortunate, I feel like this person didn’t really have a good grasp on how things “work” here. Which is not to blame her, but just point out some things to keep in mind.
 
Lying to the BOE or customers about experience is pretty normal for any dispatch company or eikaiwa. I mean, honestly telling your clients/customers you’re taking their money for what essentially is on the job training for a new ALT or instructor through their lessons wouldn’t really set well with anyone. (Would you want to pay a hefty sum of money to be taught by a total newb? Probably not.)
 
Also, when you work for a dispatch company you aren’t actually a proper employee. You’re hired as a subcontractor for the dispatch company, which is contracted by the school to fill xx amount of days work per year.
 
Basically it means you legally can’t accept directives etc from the school - all of that and other communication must all come from the dispatch company. This is why Int*rac was upset she went to the school directly with her concerns. Also I’m sure the Aya chick acted out because the whole debacle made her lose face and/or the company would have rather her quit (accomplished through bullying, etc.) than pay a severance package by firing her if the company or the school had deemed her “problematic” for making waves. (Which seems likely from what she described.)
 
The reason dispatch companies hire ALTs as subcontractors is so the company can get out of giving paid sick leave, paying part of your insurance, contract bonuses, etc. The government is aware of this but they usually turn a blind eye unless a major scandal breaks out or it becomes a labor union case. And, of course, one reason they mostly hire new university graduates with little experience in Japan is so that they’re unlikely to be aware of how badly they’re getting ripped off.
 
So what I mean is that while Int*rac does suck and the salaries, training, and support they offer are abysmal, they aren’t any better or worse than your average dispatch/eikaiwa company here. I’ve worked for them before and at least they don’t work you without a visa and they pay on time. Whether you have a good experience with them or not depends highly on the branch (area in Japan) you get employed under, your attitude, and your school(s).
 
Additionally getting “groped” is pretty normal, especially by younger children. (It’s not uncommon for random strangers to touch my hair or old ladies to have a go at my boobs, too.) In some ways Japanese will respect you more than they do other Japanese, in other ways less, especially where foreigner exoticism is concerned. If it happens at school my advice is to stop the lesson and address it then and there with the homeroom teacher in the room. It becomes harder to “prove” and more of a hassle nobody wants to take on later after the fact if you wait and get more people involved.
 
If anyone is thinking about coming over here make sure to RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH, be really flexible, and be able to pick and choose your battles.  SJW types tend to get fed up really fast because Japan/Asia doesn’t operate on Western values nor will it bend to them. Also working conditions can be crappy, the pay not great unless you hustle multiple gigs, and it can be difficult to make close friends or find a decent s/o (esp if you’re a woman who doesn’t fits “normal” beauty/girlfriend material standards here).
 
I’m not speaking out of bitterness or anything btw. I feel like I’ve done pretty well for myself despite all that (not cutesy and petite, married to a j-dude, have a lot of close friends, speak Japanese fluently, able to find work outside of teaching) but it definitely doesn’t seem to be the norm, especially if you’re only staying here a couple of years before moving on to something else.
 

He died today at the age of 87.
He was basically the founder of the japanese male idol groups incl. SMAP, Arashi, Kat-tun and many more.
 
RIP.
 
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190709/p2g/00m/0et/089000c
 

From my own experience: Small bands mostly use some kind of sponsors, the agencies for Mikaru for example pay the tours from their own pockets partly, also some artists that really want to come over also pay a part of the costs. All the other money comes from ticket sales and merchandise sales. They also stay in a house from the agency to save on hotel costs. I dunno if there's enough left to give money to the artists tho. 
I only helped with one tour so that's all I know for now.

Are they on a break? Did they ban all their fans for attending a Mathilda live?

Are they on a break? Did they ban all their fans for attending a Mathilda live?

I think you can see the best fairly unedited fotos from instore events.
 
Like this here:
 
When you zoom in, they seem so old