Sorry to bother you with a question. I’m a woman who just signed up. Is it still possible to get offers during this time with COVID? Have the number of offers gone down because of the pandemic?

I’m Paper Airplane, a male member. Until the end of last month, things still seemed promising, but lately the quality and level have dropped sharply, with more people from the nightlife industry joining, and the number of new members has fallen quite a bit. I’ve already stopped making online offers, but— Wait, how do you still know all that? Right? Well, the head office emailed me saying, “We would really appreciate the cooperation of Paper Airplane, who has such a good reputation among the women...” They apparently wanted to feature what the online experience is like on their website, so I was also helping select women for it. As for the women I meet, I try to avoid those whose jobs involve dealing with a large number of customers. I do meet women who are currently waiting for work, have strict mothers, or are otherwise in situations like that, as long as we’re a perfect physical match. In fact, I can’t resist meeting them. Thanks to the online offers, I’ve climbed all the way to MAX stage. P.S. Another benefit of online arrangements is that I can pick them up near their homes and take them back near their homes too.

Thank you for your question! Our representative, Kida, would also like to respond. I haven’t compared the exact number of offers, but if Maezawa says it’s 80%, then perhaps it is. However, many women have declined, and many settings have been postponed. My understanding is that only around 20% have actually resulted in dates. I expected the number of women joining to increase, but it has been declining. We have almost completely stopped advertising to both men and women, so I expect membership to decrease even further going forward. Therefore, the members who join from now on will be proactive people who researched various options themselves and ultimately found their way to joining, rather than people who came through advertising. I believe they will have a high level of awareness. I don’t know whether deciding to join during this period will prove to be a good choice, but I feel that those who join now may become the core of the club’s future operations.

I’m Meg, a female member. No worries. I won’t say who, but there’s also a certain respondent who keeps making offers through online dates... lol > Haha! > Hana, you’re doing great☆ > I’m glad to see you’re doing well♪

Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office here as well. The number of offers has decreased, but offers are still coming in. Since a state of emergency has been declared, the number may drop a little further. Even so, I think there are still about 80% as many offers as usual. You could also reason that meeting and dating one-on-one is significantly less risky than commuting to work on a packed train or drinking at an izakaya with a large group. If you’re careful about how you travel and where you meet, it’s still possible to go on dates while keeping the risk of infection down. So, at this stage, there are still plenty of possibilities. I hope you can wait for offers with peace of mind.