Buying the Boyfriend Experience in Japan

For the first time in centuries, young women in Japan are turning away from marriage and relationships. With more Japanese women entering the workforce, earning wages, and enjoying increased economic freedom, gender norms in the country are shifting, giving rise to new economic realities.
In Tokyo, a new wave of services is targeting these women, serving up the ""à la carte"" boyfriend experience. Whether they're craving a shoulder to cry on, a hunk to take shots with, or a late-night cuddle, Tokyo-based women can fulfill their relational needs on demand and by the hour.
Host Karley Sciortino travels to Tokyo to sample the services that are marketed to the country's powerful single women and speaks with the men who make a living catering to that need.
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[@NenaMataHari]

So basically he's more or less a therapist who cuddles.

[@typhon1861]

I would excel at such a job lol

[@darkzerk7]

@@typhon1861 You need to be good looking to get hired. That alone rules out you and 98-99% of men.

[@NelliSmith]

If my therapist was hot I'd cuddle him too lmfao 😂

[@alexsmithey3319]

I'm a therapist who cuddles

[@RegulusIsMyStarboy]

He's a psychiatrist with benefits

[@movieklump]

I'd cry when I got the bill.

[@vishwakarmakshitij7721]

I cry everytime before leaving for work

[@sridevilove1699]

Lol🤣

[@briansounalath]

65 dollars?

[@ChirpyMike]

I cried looking at her face. Woof.

[@enow0049]

I almost cried watching this cringy blonde during the entire documentary...

[@bridgetcooney5085]

I was a bartender for a long time, and this doesn't feel too different from that. I had regulars who were divorced and lonely. They'd buy me drinks and tip well. I'd ask about their kids, and listen to their problems. It's a transactional relationship, but that doesn't mean you don't care. And you do get attached. I was very touched when some of my regulars reached out during the pandemic, when the bar I was working at was closed. Checking in, making sure I was ok. Service industry, whatever service you provide comes with a lot of emotional labor. If you're good at it, you either care a lot, or you're a psychopath and extremely good at pretending.

[@rottenentertainment9518]

This is so true, it had me dying laughing because I am also a bartender. I think I am a psychopath though. I do have regulars that I care about but it is so emotionally laboring. By the time I get home I feel drained I don't have anything to put into my real life.

[@Chriscfish95]

on point

[@yellowcactustvz4929]

@@rottenentertainment9518 Cringe hahahahah

[@soxysoxy3277]

@@rottenentertainment9518 I don't think a psychopath would typically be emotionally drained. It might take a bit of energy from them to engage, but from what i know it wouldn't feel emotionally draining because ur not using your emotions to connect with them. YOu just sound like you are overworked and have too much emotional responsibility

[@tommyrex6648]

I mean to be honest, I hate to say this, but many relationships and marriages are essentially transactional. VERY RARELY do people like, GENUINELY care without either receiving something back in the form of money, attention, fame, status; etc. Most humans especially in today's world with little social interaction, CRAVE a sense of companionship and company so much they will pay for it, and I think many realize it's kind of an illusion, but most everything in life is an illusion when you really, sadly, think about it deeply.

[@johnconnor4184]

"I create an atmosphere that enables people to cry" that's like my dad talking to me and my siblings growing up LMAO

[@annegachanja3468]

😂😂😂omg

[@aru9722]

I can feel you 🙂

[@user-xg3yf4yk6q]

LMFAO

[@gsen7579]

How relatable

[@mattymatt6970]

your father is a great man

[@Noumakara]

I'd cry to death myself if I spent 65$/hour just to cry

[@brigittegabriel6141]

😂😂😂

[@tudorpoenaru5733]

modern life 'struggles'

[@dl-iy8jf]

65$ is cheap. u just can buy food with that money.

[@comeaun6086]

For 65$/hour I'll make you cry. I'll do it for 20$

[@ThaiTran-ly2ok]

if you are dead because of crying, i will cry for you as well T_T

[@taylornezovich7552]

I feel like this would be a great job for my ex. He’s been making women cry in the dark for years

[@AS-ke6co]

Savage

[@AnimaniacPro]

😂👏👏

[@kushalchoudhary3368]

Lol..

[@kamkam1a334]

Taylor Nezovich the shade 😂😂 that dude is getting exposed like the jerk he is 😂😂

[@seoulcity9266]

it's starting to become popular again in korea

[@kookknowsme4725]

He wiped THEIR tears with the same napkin-

[@ashleyoasis7948]

Not surprised Covid came from Asia 😂

[@kookknowsme4725]

@@ashleyoasis7948 you’re being racist

[@ashleyoasis7948]

@@kookknowsme4725 that word has lost all power buying a pillow makes you racist now a days no one is afraid of being called one becuse that word has been categorised by ridiculous standards

[@BadBackBeast]

He probably never cleans it too and then sells a thousand women’s tears to some thirsty guy on the internet haha

[@user-jx9mn1ci3z]

@@ashleyoasis7948 not covid This video was 2 years ago

[@RollEyesDeeply]

Damn. After 3 videos about Japan on this channel I'm convinced Japan has real issues with feelings and being human.

[@happycook6737]

Most Japanese aren't using these strange services! Of course we only get to see the strange things of Japan because no one would be interested in all the normal things in Japan. Kind of how Jerry Springer show works, right?

[@Jimmy911ism]

@@happycook6737 hahaha! Jerry Springer! What a shambles of a show that was😆 I recall on a scifi drama called Farscape, how the astronaut from Earth said of his weird group of aliens: "It's a Jerry Springer kind of a family, but it's still a family."

[@sarahalmeida8311]

Really? After 3 videos,,, you think you know enough about a country to conclude this? Im not saying Japan dont have this problem, im saying, do you really make your conclusions after watch 3 short videos on youtube?

[@RollEyesDeeply]

@@sarahalmeida8311 Of course not, but it can definitely swing the spectrum in favor of a perspective that exist. Odd to see someone comment on something from 10 months ago...that's intense in itself. Are people searching for reasons to be mad now a days?

[@matthewJ142]

It's still the aftershock of big boy and fat man. They've never been the same

[@AvatarRedbull]

She's like talking about her problems and stuff and he is just nodding with that cute derp smile not even understanding a word she says until translated .. I laughed so hard during this vid

[@SchwanziniDeKarotta]

Me too haha i tought the same

[@debyanggraini7034]

I feel that they all understand basic English, just not in speaking. So maybe he was not that lost in translation. 😄

[@sejalahrae6331]

LMAO I thought I was the only one who picked up on this.... just casually laying there nodding his head with a derp smile .... Hahahaha f*k

[@DiznilyLove]

F T what if they had earpieces and people translating for them in real time. Doubt they did this while laying down but that would've been cool.

[@RedRider1600]

Just think, there are at least 2 other people in the room with them, hovering over them, the translator and the cameraman. There may also be a sound and lighting guy, and maybe even a director.

[@Pigsbum53ASMR]

Everyone thinks this is weird but this has been available for decades and centuries for men...

[@lukemcright3892]

Wow preach

[@SoleNero21]

Men do it to smash not to cry, there is a difference

[@stargazingloner4449]

@@nonexistent5859 it's not a real emotional connection though. The comfort in having someone you trust and confide in and feel truly comfortable with crying in front of is not the same as paying someone to induce you to cry and wipe away your tears....

[@cool_beans]

Pigsbum53 ASMR miss your videos

[@paolojimenez8078]

@Nonexistent you won't get affection and feel emotionally connected with a random guy you pay to the hour

[@mountainhigh8919]

The "sheep" guy really seems compassionate and gentle.his eyes and smile can comfort women emotionally.

[@axzel4038]

Its needed for his job after all. Look at ted bundy……

[@aspookyspookynight]

​@@axzel4038he's not a killer tho

[@patriciaessl8493]

i really like the reporter. shes so open minded, non-judgemental and very respectful. shes doing a wonderful job

[@angelesrienzovarella4228]

And having a lot of fun...

[@itgetsworse601]

@@angelesrienzovarella4228 I'd have fun too If I were her

[@RipperGand]

The reporter did not do her prior research and in several instances disrespects Japanese customs and ethnics, she is not respectful at all. She does not bow and does not receive his business card with both hands, which is considered extremely disrespectful. You're also supposed to analyze it and thank for it. She acts like every obnoxious American tourist.

[@saadamahmoud8108]

@@RipperGand Are you Japanese ?

[@annaschumann6752]

Totally agree! Love how laid back and open she is. Refreshing to see.

[@DoktorDadel]

so he literally get paid for making women cry by playing some sad videos

[@SamCox40]

Looks like Easy Money LOL

[@runnn943]

That too for 1 hour 🌚

[@meh6953]

Im in the wrong business.

[@sanal.abraham]

thats right.....cool shit

[@johnsamson8784]

Hell i could do that. Hmmm hahahahah ill show them a video of bara closing down. Haha

[@montageandmontage]

id rather cry alone then cry in a room full of other crying people

[@EternalSunrise]

Why do you have to cry alone first before doing it around other people?

[@ashleydel4364]

I agree I also enjoy solitude when dealing with my own issues, adding more people to that process is stressful to me and leaves me uncomfortable with showing my vulnerability.

[@CaliBoyee818]

More like I'd rather cry alone than pay someone 65 dollars an hour

[@jenniferbibi1972]

It's really weird forcing yourself to cry in front of strangers. I honestly don't get it.

[@ashleydel4364]

Exactly my dudes,

[@N0sV0sEl3s]

This dude is the oldest looking teenager ever.

[@brennathecatlover4360]

They’re probably in their 20s-30s

[@GabbieZee]

😂😂🤣

[@stephanieg8545]

I feel like cuddling with someone you love and have a connection with is a lot different than cuddling with some stranger

[@FLdancer00]

It is. But scientifically, humans need touch. If you haven't been touched in years, a cuddle is therapeutic and will back you feel better, even if you have no connection to the person.

[@essayellohemee]

I think at some point any touch will do

[@bggbbdg5625]

The cuddling session is after the “sleep”. Male tend to really sleep after the “sleep”. Female would want to talk or attention after that. Sheep boy is a hard work since men tend to fall asleep after that.

[@pr1m3vil3]

The love one can be turned against you when you start regretting being with him. With a Strangers it moves on the same night.

[@missyunisara]

true but when you have no one it does make a little difference i guess for some people

[@pop9900]

My man at the host club lookin' like a Final Fantasy character lol

[@maxim7296]

exactly

[@Sakuya727]

yaaaassssss XD

[@yusuke_3307]

Sisyrinchium angustifolium probably the funniest joke of 2019

[@ItsJustLib]

Your comment just made my day. Straight up. Thank you.

[@nicolen3177]

LMFAO I love this comment

[@maurice5726]

These men hairstyles lookin' like they are cosplaying Final Fantasy characters

[@andrealara7957]

LMAAAOOOOO finally someone said it

[@joshishere96]

Yare yare daze

[@kizunaryuvermillion]

Well most anime or lot of other entertainment cosplay hairstyles do tend to look better than your average persons hair styles in lot of cases (minus some though).. And they are in a business that needs to look good so.

[@maurice5726]

The japanese culture of 2000’s anime hairstyles isn’t dead yet

[@joshishere96]

@@maurice5726 these days people tend to mix it with a skin fade which gives it a neo Tokyo punk look.

[@jiajialiu6219]

The female reporter is literally constantly checking every dude while talking to them lol.

[@InvestigatewithMEMIMI]

Omg! I was purposely seeking a comment listed to the idea on my mind 🤣🤣. She was .

[@beanqueen7494]

When the male host said he drinks every day i felt my own liver failing 😭

[@apoorvakrishniya9046]

$65 an hour for crying... I can do that for free all day. Pay me.

[@luckyduckydaisyflower2344]

Hahahaha yeshh me too

[@gwenminor9244]

Girl you're alright? For what reasons you're crying?

[@breastfeeder4856]

Same here. I got all the tears in the world.

[@ricechido1089]

I pay to cry like wtf

[@tauhidurrahamannabab439]

wanna smile? no payment needed its free

[@elizabethlehuta]

"...if you could would you choose me?" His pause. Girl, I thought this was a professional interview.

[@fizzzzerrrr]

That ‘sheep boy’ is frickin ADORABLE!

[@relivec]

I will be your sheep boy🐑🐏

[@wendyangelicahernandezpaez691]

@Jebran Safidchehri?

[@elvishassassin1]

Yeah he's cute. She was looking at him like she wanted a lamb chop lol.

[@haikalxxfikri]

No he's not, just regular

[@kenkimura840]

@Jebran Safidchehri No, thanks for the offer though

[@LaNoir.]

sheep boy: "You're amazing, just be you and go your own way to happiness." reporter: "Thank you, you're good at lying! Also wow, 0% body fat!"

[@stevenshar1233]

I know, I may sound old fashion but isn't it scary that society has become so transactional? Things like relationships and love used to be "priceless", but this shows that you can put a price on relationship and love. But where is the soul?

[@maltondurai9899]

Its not old fashion dude its right. this is so cringe

[@mijlal.haider]

World is fucked mate. I mean ISIS water crisis global warming and all that shit is scary but this kind of shit is "keeps me awake at night" kind of scary

[@bittersweet5167]

Love and relationship was long been transactional mate we just not realize ut

[@stevenshar1233]

@@mijlal.haider It's dystopian as fuck isn't it. Yes, relationships has always been transctional but there's always an underlying implication that it'll be more than that. But yeah, this is literally pay $X for X amount time to be in a relationship. After that it's over, no attachments, and unfortunately no real human connection

[@richerDiLefto]

The transaction involved in getting a high from reading a romance novel bought from a bookstore I can understand...but a real person?? Hmmm...no.

[@DaRyteJuan]

If something’s completely bizarre, then someone in Japan has turned it into a lucrative business.

[@roshnik5137]

Yes, learn from the Japanese 😊

[@egg-iu3fe]

japan is like that weird, black sheep among countries

[@tiernanwearen8096]

They have no shame

[@tiernanwearen8096]

@@roshnik5137 from the land of the samurai to the land of the simp

[@lapissed9620]

@@egg-iu3fe weirdly they have these ultra-collectivist culture of 'not standing out' or not being the black sheep or you'll get discriminated against

[@rainiminiatures2184]

this is so weird. if i lived in japan and had the money, I'd probably hire a sheepboy for lonely birthdays 🤣

[@pr1m3vil3]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@petercoderch589]

You can't buy a boy's true love, Raini. A woman has to earn it.

[@Cantetinza17]

I turned 40 and was by myself. He would have been handy.

[@itgetsworse601]

@@petercoderch589 sounds like a hard to get person

[@roxmaluto7898]

Me too! 😅

[@Light-oz5pv]

The last scene was so cute. It’s really interesting to see that there’s a market for loneliness out there. And I appreciate the journalist for really carrying the story and helping us understand how it feels to be a part of the community over there.

[@sanitabrown8906]

She had bedroom eyes for him real bad

[@MindBlowing1197]

@Sanita Brown Absolutely right!😂😂👍

[@mike532100]

Oh yeaaa

[@videonautics]

she wants the dddddddddddddddddddd

[@nayah7356]

😗😗😁

[@ashishbasnet3154]

Goog one

[@yyy-hx7tw]

She flirts better than these guys and she is not trying to

[@VentraleStar]

Difference between American flirting and Japanese flirting.

[@Lookischmooki]

@@MrMhtmht Not at all, at least not to me. Interesting how perceptions vary from person to person, isnt it ?

[@trueorigins]

Really? Or is it that these guys are good at making her feel special and wanted. And that she's responding to that. They make money doing this..

[@ankaylance8279]

@@trueorigins yy y is just being prejudiced, there and watched this in a simple way, first, as it was said, people could flirt differently from place to place, for example, a hug to greet a person who recently met, it's the last thing a Japanese would think about, on the other hand, I can see the parts yy y is talking about and she's flirting, it's not she's not trying to do it, she's actually doing it, like when she asked the host if it was on his hands, he'd choose her to host for her or when she says to the owner why we're sat that separated, that bit was a biased comment from yy y to make her look better. I saw one of these documentaries with a Japanese woman who visit those places and it was different to what happened on this, because they needed a translator, plus, the pauses to translate, so, things didn't flow naturally and we don't know if they told them, at least in the case of the hosts, that they had to do what they usually do during the interview, because, the owner just approached that as what it was, an interview about their job, a problem of language barrier, perhaps. The last one, Shingo, handled everything as she was doing and they wanted for this documentary.

[@je7553]

she is a he

[@vyl4650]

When they cuddled in bed and complimented each other that was a moving scene. And the shift to " you have like zero percent body fat" really made me laugh

[@BrianVelez]

What am I doing with my life? I’m in the wrong field! I’ll regrow my hair and become “sheep” real quick! 🤣

[@whawhajasmine]

I dont think anyone would use your service anyway

[@rkv88kanyan39]

@@whawhajasmine smooooooooooooooooosh 😂

[@TheUsername217]

damn bro hasn’t even started yet and his dream career is already over 🥲

[@hk3676]

Too ugly for it

[@nonenothing8648]

Too bad i am a mountain goat

[@kathee288]

There is something just dehumanizing about this video.. no real human connection at all, it's just a show until you run out of money for one more hour to spend

[@esmeraldabravo6205]

Its better than blowing it in the casino I think.

[@shamkand]

@James Franko No, it's not about getting laid that is why this is sad, they can easily get laid but they can't find someone to connect with. And who has problems crying alone? They could just watch sad movies and cry... How bad are they oppressed if they feel they need a guy to help them cry??

[@shamkand]

@James Franko Yes I know there are people in the sex industry, but every time I see a documentary about host clubs, sheep boys and so on, the people that search for this just give me the impression that they are desperate for affection, not only physical needs. Also there are people that don't have partners all around the world... but they don't react in such an extreme way as to blow all their money on this. I feel that in Japan the pressure is so much they just go crazy and exaggerate no matter in what field :)) I don't know how to explain...

[@IhateCCP]

@Lisasasa this is great I think. It's a lot more honest than traditional relationship where you are charged anyway without up front cost. So this is much more honorable and noble.

[@hinduhistory1407]

So if a guy pays on date thats cool and gentlemen behavior...but if women pays its dehumanizing...bahaha😂

[@allahbless2278]

So my dude just shows them KZbin videos of sad Vietnamese/Thai commercials and gets paid for it lol my boi

[@orgyendorje5775]

allah bless

[@25566]

@Jason Lee and plays the chinese ukelele

[@mescaline116]

# 😂😂😂

[@orangehead-9607]

allah bless 😭

[@lordsinister707]

Its genius man

[@ringoisacandyapple]

I’m such a baby I was ready to cry when he said let’s cry together 😂 I didn’t need the video, the stress of life is enough for me lol

[@evaphillips2102]

Let’s cry together🥲😂

[@ancabuchi6043]

😂😂😂😂

[@krisnayasa2787]

It's really amazing how Japanese people stay strongly in serious, deep character in an awkward situation and what it seems to be weird by other people.

[@maddonotcare]

Am i the only one noticing that she REALLY likes the guy cuddling with her? LOL

[@FrankieJeal]

Yeah i noticed she was giving him all sorts of eyes lol... but he probably missed all those signs with his hair in his eyes.

[@ramonvelasquez8431]

@@FrankieJeal xD Freakin good point there!

[@esmeraldabravo6205]

I really liked him too!

[@qilanis1619]

Who can resist him? Hahaha

[@sanderwenting3310]

Jup

[@sulsul9752]

Japan are stuck with the early 2000’s hair styles

[@donjones2500]

way better than the viking mohawks and Jack Ma korean look or the 2019 methhead look.

[@schoolsucks4887]

Because they came up with it and look the best with it?

[@sulsul9752]

School Sucks Not at all lmaoo

[@schoolsucks4887]

@@sulsul9752 still better than westerners celebrity back when they still use this hairstyle. Or is it just me

[@user-eh5tt8to3s]

Sul Sul better than Mushroom korean hair 🍄

[@akshada]

" the video was essentially a slow motion commercial for sadness" the way she phrased this made me laugh so hard 😂

[@aligensa]

According to some studies, crying itself is not cathartic. Its a social signal to others that you need comfort. So it makes sense to do it with others rather than alone, except if you're ashamed about it. But you also need some comfort afterwards, and Im not sure how far this is provided by the service.

[@ambassadorfluff3083]

I can't tell if this is taking advantage of people's loneliness or just providing a therapeutic service for this lonely epidemic.

[@alaplaya5]

I would recommend you watch Conan‘s video about fake japanese families. One goal of this companies is often to help people out in their real lifes. (Well maybe not the host club/maid cafes...)

[@soumyachandrakar8697]

Probably both. But the customers don't mind it even if the company's just taking advantage of their loneliness. Because that's just how lonely they feel. If they're willing to spend money on it, that already explains how desperate they are to get the love and attention that they don't get from the people that they already have in life.

[@forcommentpurposes]

just another way of legal prostitution

[@deepsarkar4483]

"My vibe ruining your cry vibe" I died of laughter 😂🤣

[@jessicaqu]

I died at “cry vibe”

[@joshlayes3130]

😂😂😂😂bahahaha

[@sherolie]

I really liked this interviewer. She was a natural even though she couldn't speak Japanese, her questions felt genuine.

[@jeetvachharajani3247]

Imagine his response when someone asks him about what he does for a living? - I go to offices to cry!

[@laken1804]

He is an entertainer. Entertain people into crying.

[@jessicar9944]

Yo... I can just watch Thai commercials and cry at home alone...

[@winonadaphne6445]

omg loooooool imagine a whole camera crew and a translator standing in the corner while this interviewer is venting out her worries to this sheep boy

[@ashkan355]

👍😂

[@greymind0072]

@PunchFor Pound that's so true....they come prepared to show some side of story while coming out to shoot....and will do anything to capture that essense.....i mean they're professional.... ofcourse the interaction of host was staged

[@KangleiMovieExplain]

Hi

[@tangerine7068]

Lol I was like hold up she actually gonna talk personal with him?

[@uBenji1234]

Like porn, sort of.

[@Kurobuta35]

living in Japan.. this really hit home! Great content and very well presented! please do more content in Japan!

[@sophiewashere3856]

This is a wattpad story just waiting to happen: Fall in love with your hired boyfriend. I would totally read that

[@kalarajoan9474]

I’m fine crying by myself, I’ll give myself 65 dollars an hour every time I cry 😂

[@mntol]

i like how you think

[@anonymousone9699]

Me too! In fact my novels will make me rich at this point.

[@angeliavera3909]

Agree... lol.. i am about to say the same thing with you 🤣

[@ankaylance8279]

What you didn't get that's not about crying itself, it's about sharing something personal and deep with someone else, what those women can't do with others, so, that's why they hire that kind of service. Why do you think people invite others to celebrate something, why do they share their secrets with someone, why do they want people near them in their saddest moments or in their important days? You can cry alone, because you watched or read something which moved you, but, that's not the same, you're doing it alone and just keeping that for yourself.

[@nayah7356]

Me too

[@Neander1234567]

Is it just me or is the journalist craving for much more than just cuddling? 😂

[@zakkyahbee166]

Yeahhh..she was really at ease with him

[@jomangeee9180]

I am sure they have that kind of service too, you might have to go to an XXX channel for that

[@kookoo4pandas]

whose to say? i'd love to cuddle with men i find super attractive all the time. not everyone wants to have sex with everyone all the time

[@nunyabusiness2597]

oh he totally hit it after the interview

[@sirens4680]

Lol 😂😂

[@cheslynholland1487]

I like this reporter, she is amazing. She always goes above and beyond to share an experience.

[@fridayx1399]

can you imagine the translator sitting there in the room for the last experience trying not to ruin the mood but send the right messages to and fro...

[@valeriadelrio-rodriguez4953]

I feel the vibe through my screen that she wants to make out with her sheep

[@user-kn6vw4sr2r]

Valeria Del Rio-Rodriguez she's falling for him to the point that she made their picture the cover photo of the video.

[@kyapello]

0% body fat

[@abigalerichard3679]

and sleep.. like literally i'm pretty sure from thejetlag

[@jy4141]

He prematurely ejaculated when she touched his chest

[@stellarluminocity4361]

I think he looked horny too tbh...

[@JM-iu2ss]

Honestly I feel like we need to appreciate the cameraman like he/she had to follow this weird ass women and watch her flirt with Japanese men and continued to get good shots and not be fazed 👏👏

[@leylights6867]

So true, props.

[@Predestinated1]

I like her

[@wiseguy01]

@Johana Almeida for doing their job very well regardless of the uncomfortable situations... yes.

[@KAvanAlten]

Who said it is a he? Sexist!

[@Crystalsnowprincess]

@@wiseguy01 they choose the job no one else to blame for it

[@agent_277]

Shout out to the "Sheep boy" in the end. Really liked him 👏

[@angelesrienzovarella4228]

It seems that she also liked him, for the look in her face.

[@hteekay]

You know Thai's ad is the SHIT when even a crying consultant use it as his crying material. That sheep boy is damn good. She's totally bought into it, despite there's a cameraman and translator with them.

[@baruakapitalis]

This is like drinking sea water. The more you drink, the more thirsty you get.

[@Chuar1]

False, drinking sea water will kill you

[@cristaldollpink]

But first you get very thirsty...later you die

[@totallynormalperson1104]

Damn

[@Alibern7]

TotallyNormal Person what is with this profile pic

[@totallynormalperson1104]

@@Alibern7 Join our army and praise to our savior Maximilianmus

[@exotwerps]

I love the way he pretend to understand her talking. Surely both had to wait for translation.

[@dancingnachos3634]

Not necessarily. I work with the Japanese and some of them understand English perfectly but reply only in Japanese. (I understand Japanese but if I didn't, then I would need a translator)

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

The dude is a PROFESSIONAL at this.

[@dorsia6938]

@@punchforpound2808 in my opinion vice is 80-90% bullshit but its still entertaining.

[@chile_en_nogada2090]

@@punchforpound2808 its not strange its just good

[@chile_en_nogada2090]

@@punchforpound2808 i believe you. I wanna know. I agree vice is weird af. This blond chick is weird af.

[@elvishassassin1]

The way she was looking at the sheep boy...lol. She wanted a lamb chop for sure. XD

[@TheBeauella]

This is so fascinating! I’m currently writing my MA paper on whether intimate services constitute as “real relationships” through the lens of Japan and this video pairs really well with it!

[@trillionare7]

i think she wants some of that sheep boy

[@anweshakar146]

I do too 😋

[@candygirl20048]

I think so too. "You have, like, zero percent body fat." LOL

[@SuperAustingreen]

4:17

[@Peertje304]

6:00

[@user-kn6vw4sr2r]

She's falling for him to the point that she made their picture the cover photo of the video.

[@avgvstvs96]

This is the horniest reporter I've ever seen 😂

[@Sara-jy2bt]

Omg it's so awkward to watch lol

[@coolcat5798]

She probably got laid when the cameras were off

[@thewhitene9746]

@@coolcat5798 😂

[@wittydrolls]

That's because she is not a regular interviewer, she is Karley from Slutever... She literally has been writing about sex and relationship for years and is well-known for it. I think I first read her blog in 2010.

[@awaazmahal]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mountainhigh8919]

love the reporter.she took reporting into a whole new level.

[@shainasingh5406]

"My vibe, was ruining your cry vibe" LOL 😂

[@lettiewilliams6389]

Am I the only one thinking that this could be an amazing Black Mirror episode?

[@thirstaefortae5057]

Lettie Williams I feel like Japan is the place that most resembles Black Mirror

[@sexyffuckinshit]

"You have like 0% body fat" 🤣🤣🤣

[@s.a.8548]

She really enjoy that huh

[@Q_QQ_Q]

all abrahmic religions literally treats women as property ... Islam who ruled many of big places in past , have had rules clearly stating women as property . Islam , christianity , jews etc all abrahmics are same .

[@kenzashenna]

@@Q_QQ_Q could you provide proof please? Because especially islam gave women so many rights they never had before (such as working, speaking in court etc, and it banned child killings)!

[@Q_QQ_Q]

+KeepingUpWithKenza property of enemy belong to winner including every islamic monarchy dynasty ever .

[@nlawson2004]

Truth is, once women get to that point, where they’re lying down with someone willingly, beyond extreme deal breakers, i.e. body odor, obesity, humorlessness, etc., they pretty much will _backwards rationalize_ things they suddenly like about whoever is lying there with them, regardless of the specific dude. Even if a day before she expressed the exact opposite, like “I’m not into scrawny guys,” now it is “wow you have 0% body fat”. If he was chubby it would be the same deal. “Wow, you’re so cuddly and warm, like a teddy bear,” yada yada yada. Hilarious.

[@amanagarwal6531]

Okay, can I just say The video was so hilarious, how does anyone cry to such a funny video!!!!!!!!😂😂

[@Ljounieh]

Yeah crying's not what I had in mind when they said "boyfriend experience"

[@shubhamsharma14]

Everything is a business idea in Japan

[@benjunior338]

That is why they are far ahead of india in any field. Ashame of you

[@labinot1565]

@Peter Aremone At least they have toilets.

[@loveydovey4566]

And then you complain about us Jews making a business out of everything...

[@aashna369]

@@benjunior338 it was just a joke chill jealous bag :)

[@benjunior338]

@@aashna369 only 3rd world people get jealous about 1st. So now who is jealous

[@boltoms]

16:27 *She might be a little too much into this...*

[@hanbulban3131]

boltoms yeah that was awkward AF, he even was like WTF

[@truejacky632]

I thought the same thing ! She’s enjoying it

[@twosaxy4myshirt]

Or maybe she's just the right amount of into it...

[@andreaevans5671]

@@GreenKC what is a baby D? that sounds illegal, be careful with the laws anywher ein the world.

[@unsettledramblings6756]

well she did pay for this... or rather i should say vice did.

[@shailjathakur2855]

This is one of the best documentaries I have seen in a long long time. I could connect a lot to many things being an independent woman myself.

[@takea_breath]

I used to do this by myself when I was younger LMAO, searching heart breaking short films on KZbin and crying my eyes out 💀

[@nenediallo138]

when ur job is to make women cry lollll

[@dzenk19]

there are 2 main ways to do that, one is a bad one and the other one is a good one.

[@NazifaTasneemchesirecat]

isn't that most men tho

[@Alibern7]

Mr. IcY - MooD what’s the good one

[@yslnnn3162]

Then my exes would be rich

[@robinpadilla4782]

@@dzenk19 only big black cook feel woman bad

[@softsix]

That journalist needs to CHILL.

[@calvind4976]

I’m here for it

[@shanty6953]

LUL

[@koopapro]

0% percent body fat 😅😅😅

[@renee7528]

One of my guy friends suggested I watch emotional KZbin videos, like family members coming home from the military, to cry when I need to and I can’t. Most times it works 💛

[@soldecle]

"i create an atmosphere that enables people to cry" my father with his yearly family gather in one room where he asks us to talk about our worries one by one😭😭 (it's like a crying contest in there)

[@alicet23at]

I think KZbin suggested this to me as a wake up call

[@SpiceRackProductions]

💀😂😩

[@ninoskajones4952]

i do feel the same

[@Alrucards]

Just go out and start a chat with someone or someone will come to you. Just have to go out and try.

[@apathetixx6184]

Me and my social anxiety: y’all hear smthn?

[@gigglypuff3589]

The world is becoming increasingly sad..

[@bioches]

would you rather we go back to nuclear warfare? or how about a world at war, twice?

[@akifimran9780]

because everyone wants materialistic things nobody cares about anything else...Rather than enjoying life it has become a race..i suggest u look into quran lectures from nouman ali khan...he is a really gifted teacher...most muslims don't follow the text so don't look at them and assume that ,that what islam is ...u will have thoughts against this idea ...but let me ask u this what have u got to lose...u could take ur time

[@Chpimpas]

Shruti Reddy that’s not true

[@Aayushman_Yen]

@@akifimran9780 dont make your religion propagandas here

[@ShyamSundars94]

Well sadness to one might be happiness to other. As the narrator of this video puts it in the end people have evolved and I think it is a solution devised by god(if such kind of a thing or person ever exists) to control population. Who knows. There is a good and bad in every thing and also depends on the one conceiving the idea.

[@Mark-ro5lf]

I really love the presenter Vice videos, she looks so natural and professional when doing her job.

[@galleon8129]

This is the most interesting documentary I’ve ever watched 😆

[@imdjc4]

"You have like zero per cent body fat" - such an American girl comment. The only thing missing was the "Oh ma gawd" at the beginning.

[@abigailescobar1001]

yeah cringe

[@bigfootswatching9986]

@@abigailescobar1001 Typical white girl's comment!!

[@StevieSparkZ]

I lol'd at this comment, thank you imdjc4

[@chaizan9733]

@@bigfootswatching9986 literally! 😂😂😂 twitterwhitechick.jpg

[@kaavi1391]

@@bigfootswatching9986 that's racist

[@minaa9399]

she sure seemed to be enjoying herself lol

[@sanitabrown8906]

Cornerdisc5504 so was she LOL

[@tiagonascimento3645]

Everyone enjoys touching cuz it releases dopamine.

[@arfaaafathima4047]

Very interesting! I really didn’t know these

[@inspektaswaib]

When you're crying then you unintentionally fart 😥😭😂🤣🤡

[@martinturna197]

why dont the lonely people (like me) just cuddle with each other...isnt there any dating app or something??

[@avemariella]

bc the boundary isn't clear enough

[@thinkngskeptic]

Maybe they're afraid of commitment.

[@natan5069]

+ most people have preference and shit to do

[@SuperAceguy]

I'll tell you correct answer (I've been living in Japan over 10yrs) Because they don't want to communicate. They just want to consume the one to jack off their emotional wastes.(sexual desire as well) It's kinda like a question of 'why so many handsome men are just buying whores not trying to date/sex with women?'

[@martinturna197]

@@SuperAceguy aah that makes sense..

[@Wundbaum]

"But men are randomly good at other things besides making women cry". Amazing quote to take out of context

[@iankamuri9090]

I like REALLY enjoyed watching this. This is my kind of reporting😄

[@mightytrOjan]

Getting paid $65/hour just for playing sad videos to depressed women so they can cry? I need to move to Japan as soon as the pandemic is over so I can work in this field.

[@aqilfahad4842]

Me too

[@yelenazerk]

Omg this is so dramatic. I wanna laugh lol " My cry vibe was ruining your cry vibe" bahahah

[@kakashi0429]

😂😂😂😂

[@onwun4292]

A little tip for you guys : 13:16 this is a wrong way to receive and hold a business card from a person in Japan and in Asia. If someone hands you something with both hands, receive it with both hands, especially when it's a business card ! It represents the person in front of you ! After receiving it, continue to hold it like gold ! (little bit exaggerated haha XD)

[@LittleSparklingStars]

she doesn't know japanese, let alone she would know about business cards.

[@onwun4292]

@@LittleSparklingStars Yeah but this is not a reproach, it's just a tip for foreigners.

[@LittleSparklingStars]

@@onwun4292 Also, if you're foreign, they don't mind as much if you do it wrongly.

[@MonsterBeeziee711]

Thank you for the advise. I'm going to incorporate that into how I greet and give certain things to others where I'm from starting now, so the day that I visit Japan, that gesture comes more naturally. I tend to just mimic everything someone from another country does and speak in the same manner as to cause anyone getting offended. Thank you.

[@briankelly1817]

@On WUN So is it true that putting the business card (while they're watching) in your back pocket is like sitting on their face? Maybe it's just a myth. When I lived in Japan, I was always wondering if they'd be horrified if I did that.

[@vant3a]

Haha lol I love how the host was so comfortable with the interviewees

[@cjrichards4359]

How are these conversations so smooth when they have to be translated back and forth

[@lion2610]

I am available for free

[@abhishek.chakraborty]

😂 mind u ... u can't go beyond cuddles :P

[@immortalassassin4456]

Now they would say your cheap if your free so make i would say DONT BE CHEAP charge them some big asss amount

[@patrolmanmalik3121]

I am free for everything let me know anytime anyplace.

[@Aayushman_Yen]

@@patrolmanmalik3121 ok when

[@Aayushman_Yen]

Ok

[@abyssal3604]

the interviewer : * talking about her stress * the guy : * waiting for the translation * hMmHmm

[@edna8170]

I think non-sexual services should become more popular. For women and men. In a documentation a prostitute said, that not every man comes for sex. They are also craving social contact and some one to share their problems with. So maybe this would also be a way to shift sexual services in whole. And for the better also for the sex workers.

[@jessicalee3272]

Anyone knows the name of the clip they watched specifically, the bride being stood up in the altar?

[@castrochristian103]

Imagine people asking you what's your profession and you respond by saying I'm a professional crier😭

[@mageswaren6765]

😂😂

[@hornkraft9438]

In Ye Olde England, they were known as the Town Crier!

[@ofentsefefe04]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Feanorlike]

this whole video is a meme

[@8thousevirgin]

I teared up with laughter 😹😹😹😹

[@andynguyen4832]

Is a translator with them when they are on the bed ? Pretty Weird

[@Skywohka]

Think of this as acting. We fall in love with fictional characters all the time anyhow haha

[@damien1781]

Japanese people are taught English in school from a very early age. He probably understands and was told to repeat things back in Japanese.

[@oliviaandrade8350]

It would be weird even without the cameraman lmaooo

[@Alibern7]

3000 Wattz they should do that in America

[@Alibern7]

3000 Wattz no wonder Americans are dumb lol (some)

[@UnseenSpirit]

You're always at a stage in life to make a decision. People will advise you to go one way or the other, but perhaps its always best to go with your gut and heart? How you feel is the most important thing so please stay true to yourself. I'm not saying that every decision you make will be the perfect one that works out, but it surely is the right one. To the interviewer, you're doing just fine :)

[@allaricsensei4931]

Services like this is Japan are crazy! I heard you can also hire people there just to accompany you and do nothing.