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The World of Hosts
Unlike hostesses many times hosts go out and try to recruit
customers to come and drink at their club. While some of the
more famous clubs have enough exposure and can be more selective
about their customers many less known clubs actively recruit outside of their establishment, on crowded street corners and outside train stations.
They usually start recruiting around 7 or 8 at night and are
fully dressed in their designer suits, hair gel, etc. The world
of hosts was recently idealized by the hit Japanese "telebi
dorama" (tv series) Yaoh, which can be translated as "Kings of
the Night". The fictitious series depicted the life of an ideal
host, one who believes that the job of a host is to make women
happy, not a job to have sex with customers or cause
customers to use obscene amounts of money. At some point the
host is challenged and must become "number one" within the next
three months or else he will be fired. The series follows the
host throughout the three months full of situations that
threaten his ideals in his battle to win the top position.
In real life however the number of respectable hosts such as the one depicted in Yaoh are relatively few. There are few managers in the host world that strictly monitor the
actions of their employees like the Mama-san of a hostess. However, despite this reality there are several hosts and host clubs that do not allow shady practices as a way of increasing revenues.
Kakkoii is
essential
For most male host clubs the scene is like one high-class party. The sounds of corks flying from
champagne bottles and hysteric laughing fills the air.
For hosts, a projection of "kakkoi" (loosely translated as cool,
charming or a combination of both) is very important to be a
crowd pleaser. Another important characteristic of a successful
host is to be an "ikemen" (good-looking or hot). One last
characteristic of a successful host is the projection of status
or money. This is usually achieved by wearing expensive designer
suits, watches, suits, and by always keeping plenty of cash in
their wallet to impress the ladies. It's not uncommon for a
"number one" host to be spotted carrying 1,000,000 yen (around
10,000 dollars) around in his wallet.
Like the hostesses, hosts are relatively respected in Japan and many Japanese female celebrities are known to frequent male host clubs.
There are also a handful of hosts that have been spotted dining and dating Japanese celebrities.
Just as Geisha were once misunderstood by foreigners as being
prostitutes rather than entertainers, both the host and hostess industries are
also quite often misunderstood. However, within Japan these
industries seem to be quite accepted and understood. Just by turning on the TV or by listening to the news one can see that this industry is increasingly being followed by reporters and being dramatized by television shows to the point that it is becoming infused into modern Japanese culture.
While this article cannot speak for the entire industry as a whole and of course there are several instances that contradict this article, it is my hope that this information provides a better insight into the world of hosts and hostesses.
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