I’m wondering roughly what percentage of women end up leaving the club without being able to enjoy a satisfying papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan)—either because they receive no offers at all after registering, or only one offer or so.

Kida here—I’ll answer this one. First, regarding how often offers come in: The other day, we held a workshop on interviewing female members, where we compiled the number of offers received within one month for each staff member. Maya Ishii — 60% (Sapporo) Yurina Araki — 53% (Fukuoka) Mayu Teratsuji — 48% (Nagoya) Ai Takita — 47% (Tokyo) Yuna Seki — 40% (Fukuoka) Daisuke Nagano — 37% (Fukuoka) Saya Okada — 37% (Kyoto) Seiya Kurano — 36% (Sapporo) Yukari Mamiya — 35% (Tokyo) Yui Nanase — 35% (Tokyo) Ami Mano — 33% (Osaka) Ena Nakaya — 31% (Osaka) Ren Kurosaki — 30% (Osaka) Miyu Watanabe — 30% (Tokyo) Andy — 30% (Tokyo) Genti Ichinomiya — 30% (Kobe) Masaki Mine — 30% (Osaka) Sumire Mizukami — 29% (Tokyo) Ryo Mishima — 29% (Osaka) Yukina Takeuchi — 29% (Osaka) Minoru Kirishima — 29% (Osaka) Ayano Haneda — 28% (Tokyo) Maya Okura — 28% (Kobe) Ryo Shimoda — 28% (Nagoya) Eita Yamaguchi — 26% (Kyoto) Chihiro Hayakawa — 26% (Omiya) Hayato Oshiro — 26% (Tokyo) These are the top results. The overall average was 26.6%. In other words: “Out of 100 registered women, 26 receive at least one offer within their first month.” The following figures are estimates: - The percentage of women who receive at least one offer before leaving: 46% - The percentage of women who meet a papa (a male supporter) at member-only parties and similar events: 23% - The average number of offers received during the first month by women who received any: 3.2 So, even after being registered for around six months and attending member-only parties and similar events, there is still a 31% chance of not meeting a papa. At the same time, the pattern of popular women receiving lots of offers still holds. Also, most women who don’t receive offers don’t attend parties or similar events in the first place. Some women don’t respond even when they do receive offers. The concept behind the member-only parties currently being held in Tokyo is to highlight women’s value from perspectives other than appearance. Online profiles have essentially become appearance-based auctions, so whether the winning bidder and the woman are actually compatible is about a 50/50 gamble. Given that a long-term “part-time mistress” isn’t necessarily a breathtaking beauty, meeting someone by chance at a party can be a pretty good option too— That was the promotional message behind the event. If you’re worried, you don’t have to register. There are plenty of papas on Paters who offer around ¥15,000.