I’m a Platinum male member living in Kansai.

I’m Maezawa from the President’s Office, and I’ll answer as well. > I understand that Universe Club reorganized its structure around March–April this year, so has the workload among frontline staff been balanced out? I can’t share the details until the official announcement, but we’re still in the middle of making changes, so things haven’t settled down yet. On top of that, the new graduates have finished training and will be assigned to their respective departments, which will also require manpower to teach them the job. I think the busy days will continue for some time. This is a bit off-topic, but it’s nice to be a company that attracts new graduates. (I figured the other dating clubs probably don’t have any, so I just wanted to brag a little. Haha.) > I seem to recall an answer suggesting that it’s difficult to lower a woman’s class because staff feel hesitant to go against the person who originally assigned it. If that’s still the case, it’s very disappointing. I may have worded it that way, but I think of it as being similar to the system of a single-judge court. Other judges don’t criticize a judgment made by one judge. They don’t say the judgment was wrong. (Appeals are a separate matter.) In the same way, since the staff member who conducted the initial interview takes responsibility for assigning the class, other staff members may find it difficult to challenge that decision. That’s how I see it—similar to the court system. That said, Universe Club isn’t a court, so I think supervisors should be free to order a class to be lowered or raised when necessary. Incidentally, I feel that the class assignments in Tokyo are skewed too low. Men probably won’t complain when women are assigned a lower class, since they’re happy about it. (Though I’m sure they’d complain in the opposite situation.) There are quite a few women who seem like they should be Platinum but are listed as Gold. And some who seem like Gold are listed as Standard. There are also quite a few women receiving a flood of offers. As you said, we should be raising women’s classes more aggressively. Although perhaps you were saying that classes should be lowered. I did write: “The Black woman listed in the Osaka area at ¥120,000 for Platinum is, in my view, an appropriate measure that takes supply and demand into account.” So yes, we should probably be raising classes much more boldly. (Haha.) You may not have looked at many women in Tokyo, but if you search Tokyo next time, I think you’ll see what I mean. You’ll notice that Tokyo’s class assignments are generally set one class lower than they should be. That’s just my personal impression, though.

I’m Chikuwa, a male member. I do think dynamic pricing would be a rational approach. There’s no need to introduce an especially sophisticated system—we could simply set rules such as raising the price when someone receives a certain number of offers in a month, or lowering it when they receive fewer than a certain number. If we look at the data so far, we should be able to determine the likely future offer volume for someone who has received a certain number of offers within a given number of days after joining. Then we could adjust prices to maximize revenue. However, this could lead to a dramatic increase or decrease in the number of black-tier female members compared with the current situation, causing major changes. For existing members, it might be such a drastic measure that it would be too disruptive.

I’m Hikoki, a male member. You make a lot of valid points, but it’s actually quite difficult to decide which option is better. The reason is that unless you become a Black member, you won’t really understand the need for it or the difference. I think you only truly appreciate the privileges and benefits once you’ve actually become one. The difference from Platinum is that men up to the Platinum level can’t make offers. As a result, a woman who might receive 2–30 offers in a week if you were Platinum may get only a fraction—or one-tenth—as many if you’re Black. Sometimes, you may even get zero offers from a woman you find absolutely captivating. The advantage is that it’s much easier to build a calm, long-term relationship. If you’re Platinum, you’ll probably receive countless offers even while you’re already seeing someone, so it’s difficult to increase how often you meet. And naturally, you’ll constantly be compared with other men. That said, popular women who are Black members have gained enough experience to exercise a certain level of judgment, so they can assess things calmly. From a man’s perspective, that can also be reassuring. Was that what you were asking? > Is it a little too extreme? You’re just being selfish. Did you join Offer Club? Uni-Va is a club for enjoying relationships.

I’m Taro, a male member. The question is pretty long, so I only skimmed it, but I think the member’s opinion is valid. I really think they should introduce something like dynamic pricing. I’ve said that several times already. Human-assigned tiers are bound to get things wrong, so letting market forces determine them would be fairer and probably lead to more offers too. If the number of offers increases, women, men, and the company all win, right? In this age where scale leads to success, it seems like an incredible waste not to make use of all those members, offers, and the various behavioral data that precede an offer. It’s enough to summon the ghost of wasted potential. I’d probably get scolded by Maezawa-san, so I’ll leave it at that, haha.

I’m Kazu, a male member. I think this issue would be resolved quickly if the person asking became a black member. Reducing the number of black female members would lower the incentive for male members to remain black members. So I don’t think it would necessarily lead to maximizing the club’s profits or improving member satisfaction.