One of the mysteries I am left with from my recent trip to Japan came when I was walking around Kabukicho in Shinjuku, or even around Tokyo during the daytime.
There are large numbers of advertisements advertising these boygroups or inviduals working in host clubs, even boasting how much money some of these hosts have made.
Walking around Kabukicho, I was struck by how many of these host clubs were there, seemingly many more than the number of hostess clubs in that area.
So I would appreciate if someone knows the answer:
Are they really that popular? And if so, who goes there to make them that profitable? Is it actually women that frequent them and spend that much money there? Is it maybe gay men?
Are they not actually that popular and it’s a front for money laundering?
(Or is it, what my Japanese friend guiding around was saying, that there really are a number of women, girls that are addicted to host clubs and are essentially supporting guys there as their boyfriends with large amounts of money?)
This question has really confused me.
by SlightWerewolf4428