Word: nobutora
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...manic enthusiasm of the crowd at Top Dandy, one of the most popular host clubs in Kabukicho, could make you wonder whether Japan's bubble ever really burst. The clients are entertained by 50 hosts, most sporting an identical Rod Stewart-inspired hairdo. "Quite slow today," says Nobutora, No. 1 host at Top Dandy, the best-looking guy on their 'otoko' menu of male hosts. In less than an hour, there have been three "champagne calls" (when a customer buys a bottle of champagne, hosts gather around the table and cheer in the club's signature performance...
...Nobutora's customers, a 31-year-old nailist from Shizuoka named Yukari, had no sleep the previous night, having caught the first train in to Tokyo at 3 a.m. The average $3,000 she spends on a visit is almost her entire monthly income, most of it spent on good wine for Nobutora, and a reasonable bottle of shochu for the young hosts who keep her company while Nobutora services other tables. Yukari has broken her own rule of coming to the club only once a month - this is already her third visit this month. And meeting Nobutora, she says...
...just want to meet Nobutora to talk, being healed, receiving courage and power for life from him, which makes me feel that I can work harder," she says. "When I look at Nobutora working hard, that makes me feel that I should try harder. I feel safe with him. He is the kind of guy to protect me. He listens to me and he opens up and talks to me. If I have a problem and I cannot tell other people, I can talk to Nobutora about...
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