/jp/ - Otaku Culture

This is going to be a TL;DR, so bear with me. Also, if Homicidols etc. pick up on this, you know where they got the scoop.

-Zenkimi management doesn't pay the members any money save for the pic related who's been with the agency before the group was formed (unconfirmed, but could be true.)
-Knowing this, a group of fans start to give them loads of gifts instead of buying CD's and so on(Confirmed)
-The boss takes out "preferred customers" to eat (confirmed)
-These fans start to get preferential treatment from some members (longer cheki sessions, more intimate cheki's, loads more twitter replies) (confirmed)
-Rumours start swirling that some members have begun hanging out with this set of fans outside of events (confirmed with the picture leak)
-When the boss was confronted about this, he didn't care. When the girls are happy, business is good.

How the fanbase is taking this? Those who heard the rumours, got confirmation. A lot of unhappy guys, many have decided not to support them. It's developing as it is, but this is not good news.

Why? You spend a lot of money and then these kids come in and get much better treatment without even paying.

Sources: Twitter, a smaller anonymous board and things i've heard from japanese fans. Don't own property in Japan.]

I'm glad I don't spend a single yen on idols

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