Honne said...

Honne at 08:37 PM JST - 8th April

I don't think members of Morning Musume make much cash

Back when she was in Morning Musume, the top members at the time easily earned six figures in USD. Members who had plenty of photobook shoots usually earned the greatest amounts. I think Goto Maki pulled in over $450K one…

Posted in Ex-Morning Musume member Ai Kago plans comeback after smoking scandal, suicide attempt at 08:37 PM JST - 8th April
Honne at 06:51 PM JST - 5th April

[humor]Hmmm, it looks like the other executive is bending way more than the requisite 45-degree angle for a formal apology[/humor].

Posted in Component of weedkiller detected in bottled tea at 06:51 PM JST - 5th April
Honne at 06:36 PM JST - 5th April

[humor]When they relocate them from one place to another (i.e. there is no homeless problem here anymore), they probably conveniently didn't bother recounting. So the original homeless number they are basing this off of was probably from several decades ago. Either that or the ministry's abacus is malfunctioning.[/humor]

Posted in No. of homeless in Japan falls to 16,000 at 06:36 PM JST - 5th April
Honne at 06:29 PM JST - 5th April

Ditto. All I find are the useless 1 yen slugs.

Posted in 10 million yen found in discarded pot in Osaka at 06:29 PM JST - 5th April
Honne at 06:15 PM JST - 5th April

Meh, I know someone who works part-time (up to 4 hours max per evening) as an escort and makes effectively 10,000 yen/hour. How much is the client charged by the front office? 35,000-80,000 yen depending on service (she does get extra for the higher cost services). Sure, they don't see…

Posted in Pimp for teenage girls in Kabukicho busted at 06:15 PM JST - 5th April
Honne at 05:06 PM JST - 5th April

For their shows in Japan, a certain number of tickets were set aside for people coming from overseas

For most concerts (no matter what country), standard procedure by the bands business manager is to always pull blocks of tickets from the allotment for guests, VIP's, etc. These are usually premium…

Posted in X JAPAN to perform at Madison Square Garden at 05:06 PM JST - 5th April
Honne at 09:14 PM JST - 4th April

This is one of those facepalm moments where I also had to LOL. The whole scenario is made so orderly and specific just like an employee instruction manual. Japan "VIP" Quality stuff. You just have to go back to the Kobe quake to see how chaotic things initially were since…

Posted in Millions risk being crushed on streets in big Tokyo quake, simulation shows at 09:14 PM JST - 4th April
Honne at 08:38 PM JST - 4th April

Based on what they announced, they want to bring the stage show experience that existed at Tokyo Dome to whatever concerts they perform overseas. If that is the case, then they are likely going to book the arena. Would not surprise me if Yoshiki is a bit hesitant (thus the…

Posted in X JAPAN to perform at Madison Square Garden at 08:38 PM JST - 4th April
Honne at 06:39 AM JST - 1st April

You know what's really sad? That there is a whole new legion of fans out there who eat up Yoshiki's whole overdramatized bull as if it were reality. That whole first day was so staged. Of course we have these "confirmed" reports that there were "technical" problems and that Tokyo…

Posted in Rock group X JAPAN holds reunion concert in Tokyo at 06:39 AM JST - 1st April