It’s been six months since I registered, but I haven’t heard from the club about confirming my continued membership. I’d like to contact them because I want to improve my profile’s ranking, but would it be too pushy to reach out myself? Do I just have to wait?

I’m Keito Arai from FS5 (Field Sales). If you updated your profile two weeks ago, there’s a good chance it was updated at that time. If you asked to improve its ranking, it was probably boosted then as well. No staff member will think you’re being presumptuous if you actively reach out to us. We can also re-upload your profile with new photos, so please feel free to contact us.

I’m Kida, the representative. Since this is meant to be a casual, tongue-in-cheek take, please forgive the bluntness. If you haven’t received a renewal confirmation, haven’t they already left the club? Did that date three weeks ago go well? If all their previous dates had been negative experiences, then even if they really wanted to continue, they may no longer have been able to. But if they changed their profile two weeks ago, they may have changed the last-updated date at that time. Their listing would have moved up in the rankings then.

I’m Maezawa from Shacho-shitsu, and I’ll answer this as well. I don’t think they’ll check in with someone who received an offer three weeks ago and was contacted two weeks ago. Even without checking, the fact that they were contacted recently means they’re definitely continuing. Anyone who wants to withdraw will contact them and say so. For people who haven’t been contacted or received any offers for a while, the continuation check is to make sure they haven’t simply faded out. That said, I’ve heard the system is changing in 2022, and they’ll start checking with people who were contacted recently as well. Though maybe that starts this month—I’m not completely sure… > I’d like them to contact me because I want to move up in the listing, but would it be presumptuous to ask? If you’d like to have your photos retaken, you don’t need to wait for them to contact you for a continuation check. The six-month period is only a rough guideline to begin with, and if it’s already been nearly six months, you could simply send them a LINE message saying something like: “Would it be possible to have my photos retaken?” I think they’d be happy to arrange it. If you’re in Tokyo, there are several locations, so you can choose somewhere different from last time. Having your photos retaken will move you up in the listings.

I’m Date◎Yume, a male member. I’m not one of the people you asked to answer, but… I’m sure they’ll contact you to confirm whether you want to continue, but you should feel free to reach out proactively as well. I think it’s important to show that you’re genuinely interested in pursuing the relationship. I don’t think your request to change your profile had any effect at all. Although… maybe it did? (lol) If so, I’m sorry…