/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>9210741
Actually seiyuu's are getting somewhat closer to idols these days (many have fan clubs, solo singles, photobooks etc.). Other than that though, learning to sing (a lot of animes have OP/ED or character songs by the seiyuus) and control your voice, act and so on probably helps with their dreams, not to mention the exposure they get as idols.

I suppose a lot of them do it for reasons other than career progression, idols have an expiration date so it's not the most sensible thing to do from the point of one's career in the first place... many people are probably idols out of the love for idols, or because it's rather pleasant work that pays okay. Not compared to what you earn with a university degree, maybe, but for many of our idols that's out of reach anyway (with exceptions of course, such as Nakamata and Hata).

I hear Sawako has an engineering degree from university so I'd suppose if she can't become a seiyuu or runs out of seiyuu work she'll work as an engineer after she graduates.