Of Ikemen and Coffee
Mar. 10th, 2010 10:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
oritsu_luvThis morning, since I am reading my new book 'bidanshi no onedan' ('The price of pretty boys', the tagline being 'How much would you pay for a pretty boy?') I decided to stop at the Ikemen!Starbucks. Sadly, my fav barista was not there, only new!Emo barista, who I've decided is kind of like an old school Mikey Way in an MRC Starbucks AU. Also there were three other Baristas, one who was hunky and nice and actually spelled my name correctly! One was...well...when he came out of the back room I was like...'Ack, this guy shouldn't be working at Ikemen Starbucks!!' The only problem with the fact that I doubt the store actually has a policy to only hire cute boys. LOL
My book, btw, despite the sound of it, isn't about rent boys. It's about the current trend of boys wanting to be pretty and using their prettiness to make money as 'talent', singers, actors, net idols, hosts, etc. It's pretty interesting, although completely unscholarly, because the author didn't actually do any real research and most of the evidence comes from her own life. ('I asked the hosts at the clubs I usually go to, etc,etc.) Which makes it more amusing, I guess. And she does admit as much in the preface.
I'm on the chapter about hosts now, talking about how nowadays being a host is glamorized and more accepted with popular hosts on TV, acting, in music groups, putting out photo books, etc etc, and how many college students list being a host as one of their preferred careers.
My book, btw, despite the sound of it, isn't about rent boys. It's about the current trend of boys wanting to be pretty and using their prettiness to make money as 'talent', singers, actors, net idols, hosts, etc. It's pretty interesting, although completely unscholarly, because the author didn't actually do any real research and most of the evidence comes from her own life. ('I asked the hosts at the clubs I usually go to, etc,etc.) Which makes it more amusing, I guess. And she does admit as much in the preface.
I'm on the chapter about hosts now, talking about how nowadays being a host is glamorized and more accepted with popular hosts on TV, acting, in music groups, putting out photo books, etc etc, and how many college students list being a host as one of their preferred careers.
