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A bunny girl cosplay shot by former Keyakizaka46 (now Sakurazaka46) member Aika Shida has become a hot topic. After a reported hyperventilation incident during a Kohaku Uta Gassen appearance and reports of her dating a tattooed man, an article now claims she’s moved into hostess club work and is earning “10 times” what she used to. On the 5ch Entertainment/Sports News+ thread, discussion drifted away from the article itself and toward tangents: updates on what other former group members are up to now, parallels between idol work and hostess work, and observations that the hostess/nightlife industry itself is shrinking.
《Even had a “hyperventilation incident” at Kohaku》 Former nationally-beloved idol’s “where do you even look” bunny girl look goes viral… reports of a “date” with a tattooed man behind her absence from an anniversary live show → now a hostess earning “10x her old salary”
A former nationally-beloved idol’s bunny girl cosplay has the internet buzzing.
This post stands out for its bold outfit and the striking gap from her idol days.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Wonder what Pe-chan and Nagasa-kun are up to these days.
Pretty sure there was news that Rika Watanabe gave birth recently.
Checking Instagram,
looks like all the members still get together.
Pe got married, Akanen moved to a small agency and is doing low-key work, Na-komon-chan and Oda Nana are on TikTok, Nijika streams on Pococha,
Shi-chan still does the occasional solo art show, Fu-chan became a backstage choreographer, Yone-san got a job at a cosmetics company, and the ones who vanished from the public eye are Risa and Mu-san.
Some places work social media well and pull in customers and staff from a wide area, so they're cashing in,
but the industry overall is down to about 20% of its peak revenue — it's a sunset industry shrinking fast.
Wait, how is this any different from being an idol?
Regularly messaging customers to get them to come back to the shop,
greeting them with a business smile and a light touch when they show up —
it's basically the same job, minus having to memorize songs and choreography 🙄
"10x as a hostess" just makes you wonder how low her original income must have been.
No matter how big Keyakizaka46 got, the pay was split 46 ways anyway.
Just don't end up like Anri Sakaguchi (a celebrity known for a very public personal/financial downfall) though.
Nagasawa-kun does some streaming on TikTok.
She was just in a group that happened to be nationally popular, right?
I don't recognize a single Keyakizaka member.
Cosplay feels more lewd and tacky than a swimsuit or lingerie, don't you think?
Though given how she was forced out, I get why she'd feel the need to put up a brave front.
Background and Talking Points
Aika Shida was a first-generation member of Keyakizaka46 (now Sakurazaka46), and was a frequent subject of discussion during her time in the group — from a hyperventilation incident during an NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen appearance to reports that she was dating a tattooed man around the time she skipped an anniversary live show. The “10x income” figure cited in the article isn’t something Shida announced herself — it’s the outlet’s own framing — and on the thread, commenters questioned the basis for the number, asking just how low her original income must have been. There were also remarks noting that the hostess/nightlife industry has shrunk to roughly 20% of its peak-era revenue, pointing to a gap between the high-income image and the industry’s actual trajectory. Notably, much of the thread drifted away from evaluating the article itself and toward sharing updates on former groupmates — marriages, livestreaming, choreography work, and other paths they’ve taken since.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Former Keyakizaka46’s Aika Shida — “Where do you even look” bunny girl photos go viral… now a hostess earning “10x her old salary”.”
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