Attractive Presentation
Target: Physical Characteristics
by Manae
Introduction
A worker’s body shape is quite important in making money. As a profession that is easily viewed by men in terms of looks, worker’s body is a commodity for the customer. Scouts scan girls’ bodies and scrutinize whether they can be a potential worker to bring prosperity to their business.
Body Type
A study conducted by Fujise (2003) to investigate the man’s ideal body type of a women revealed that nearly half of the Japanese male group, which participated in the study, chose “healthy” and “normal” as the body type of women they find attractive. This demonstrates how the conception of Japanese society towards female bodies is heavily influenced when scouts approach on girls.
Targets have body types of underweight, slender, or hourglass, which are widely considered to be “feminine” or “sexy” in Japan.
Feminine body types are more attractive to scouts.
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Recruiting females with sexy body types will bring prosperity to Kabuki-cho.
Body Types of Targets
Height
Girls who are taller than scouts were never targeted. Scouts always have their criteria in mind when approaching girls; the criteria of whether male customers will find this girl “attractive.”
Regardless of the gender, people with larger bodies, tall or over weight, have a strong presence and look strong.
“In height, a form of nonverbal information, taller people attract more attention from others and have a more intimidating effect on others (Matsuda, A., et al. 2018).”
When approaching vulnerable targets, scouts usually invade targets’ space to talk to them. Scouts find it difficult to invade a taller girl’s space and additionally persuade them.
Conclusion
Through analyzing the physical characteristics of targets in Kabuki-cho, it is clear that scouts are approaching girls while understanding the needs of both their customers and business. Scouts are constantly scanning and examining girls as they look for hints whether they can contribute to their business. Although there is the question of whether all girls working in the industry need to be in shape like models or bikini models, this was not the case. Targeted girls could be categorized into underweight, slender, and hourglass body types; not a body that women would absolutely adore.