Now Tokyo can now make a similar claim. Meet Kyoya and Ren of Club A.C.T., suggests Friday (April 10).
Both ladies, each of whom is 20 years of age, endured periods of self-discovery just prior to joining the host club, which is located in the red-light district of Kabukicho.
Kyoya has had an interest in the adult-entertainment trade since entering university. She subsequently took up work as a hostess at a “girl’s bar” and a kyabakura club.
“But while working at both places I noticed that I have an attraction to women,” she tells the magazine. “Working at an onabe place” — where ladies on staff dress as men — “was of course an option but I’ve always wanted to work at a host club.”
Club A.C.T. is run by Takashi Aida, whose father established the popular Club Ai host chain. As a means of reference, staff members at a host club, often dressed in flashy suits and sporting spiky hair, pour drinks and provide pleasant conversation for female customers.
Kyoya joined Club A.C.T. during a recruitment period.
“With nothing to lose, I went for an interview,” says Kyoya, who has long gray hair. “I was told I was interesting, and they accepted me for employment.”
For Ren, she had been dressing as a man since entering college. Like her colleague, she also took up work in the adult-entertainment trade at a bar in Kabukicho.
“I then got invited to join the host club,” she says. “From the start, I was bewildered. It’s a man’s world, and I wanted to try to push this so-called ‘man’s power’ as far as possible. It’s been a month now, and the problems continue.”
Both ladies reside in the club’s dormitory whose rooms accommodate three people.
“In living with the guys, I’ve found that I can be just like one of the boys,” Kyoya says. “There are no problems.”
There is, however, one problem that is continual: Each girl possesses an E-cup chest that must be concealed during working hours.
A bigger issue to Ren is bringing in customers.
“I’ve resorted to picking up women online,” she giggles. “I tell them I’m a host and ask them to stop by.”
Kyoya hopes she can attract fresh, good-looking and interesting women to Club A.C.T, with any success being a reflection of her talent. “I have faith that the demand for a female host is very real,” she says. (K.N.)
Source: “Nihon hatsu!? Kabukicho no onna hosuto ‘bokutachi no shucho,’” Friday (April 10, page 76)
