I received an email from the staff suggesting a reshoot to help me get more offers going forward. I’ve only been registered for about a month and have already received a few offers, but does this mean they’re suggesting I get new photos because that isn’t many? Is everyone being offered this?

I’m Maezawa from Shachōshitsu, and I’ll answer as well. Thank you for your question. It’s unusual to hear about a second photo shoot after only one month. As the other staff members have written, perhaps the photo data was lost for some reason, or they weren’t happy with the photos and wanted to retake them as soon as possible. But in that case, I think they would have honestly said something like, “The photos didn’t turn out very well.” So it’s still a mystery. > Is everyone being offered this? No, they’re not. Normally, it’s six months later.

Universe Club Tokyo I’m Aizawa, the sub-chief, and I’ll answer as well. A reshoot after only one month of being registered… That’s quite an ambitious branch… If you’ve already received several offers, it probably isn’t because you’re not getting enough. Many people don’t receive any offers for the first one to three months, so I don’t think that’s the reason. As Nagato suggested, maybe something went wrong with the photos, or perhaps you had a particularly picky staff member who wasn’t satisfied with them… Or maybe they simply sent the wrong photos by mistake… Is it possible that you received offer after offer, causing your profile’s position to be lowered? They may be planning to retake your photos when they put you back on display—and perhaps change your class while they’re at it. I don’t know the full background, so this is all speculation, but it’s certainly not something that happens very often. It might be interesting to ask why when you go in for the reshoot.

This is Nagato from the Tokyo office. Generally, retaking photos once every six months is standard. However, in very rare cases, photos may turn out blurry due to an error on the club’s part. In fact, there was once a time when two-thirds of the photos I had taken were too out of focus to publish. Since you’ve already received an offer, I suspect the reason may be that there’s an issue with your photos as described above. I’m sorry I can’t give you a definitive answer since I’m not from the branch handling your account, but we would appreciate it if you could come in for a new photo shoot.