I had an interview and photo shoot about five days ago. Two days later, I contacted the person in charge on LINE to ask whether I had been accepted, and they replied, “We’d definitely like to introduce you to some clients, so please wait until your registration is complete.” But I still haven’t heard anything. Is this a roundabout way of turning me down?

Aizawa from Universe Tokyo here. First of all, I sincerely apologize for keeping you waiting. If you’ve reached the registration-complete stage, I believe that means you passed the screening. I’m truly sorry for the inconvenience, but could you please contact the branch where you registered once again? Thank you for your understanding. Now, I’d also like to answer those who didn’t pass their interview the first time. Basically, we’re more than happy for you to try again!! However, not passing means the interviewer determined that you didn’t have anything that would make male members want to send you an offer. If nothing changes, there’s a high chance you may not pass again. Please work on yourself—not just your appearance, but also your personality and hobbies—then come back for another interview and prove just how wrong the interviewer who handled your previous interview was. Thank you.