The other day someone asked me why it's still Amane Mahina (天音真比奈) and not Hoshi Maria (星まりあ)?
What he means is the work of September 27th "锔っ払った下generation はrift だらけ..." no defense The one I used for "Hしてしまったボク" in the negative one is still Amane's (Amane Mahina) instead of her current stage name "Hoshi Maria". Didn't this busty little pony change her agency?
That's right, but this is the industry standard: works shot with a previous agency use the previous stage name, while works shot with a new agency use the current stage name. So, this September video was shot while she was with 44Group...
So the question is, why did she switch agencies to 8Man?
There are many reasons why actresses switch agencies. Sometimes it's because they don't get along with their original agents, and sometimes it's because they want better opportunities and to earn more money. However, these things are rarely discussed openly because the Japanese prefer harmony. But yesterday, Maria Hoshi posted a very interesting article on Twitter. What did she write? Please see:
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This is a rather serious accusation. The agency failed to transfer the actress's payment on time, which is not good news for the AV industry, which is currently trying to avoid mistakes. It also reveals that the breakup was likely not amicable but rather a bitter falling out. Upon seeing this article, I immediately had two thoughts: first, Hoshi Maria will probably delete the post soon, and 44Group will definitely try to suppress this matter; second, although Tokyo agencies are very resentful of 8MAN's poaching campaign, we should also consider why 8MAN is so successful. Many people might think that running an agency means immediately transferring the actress's payment, right? But it seems some agencies just can't do it...
Finally, some might suspect it's because of the new AV law. Production companies, in order to comply with the new law, plan to pay the fees to the agencies only after the films are released. However, from what I've heard, only films shot after August are subject to the new law (which is why many films now have the tag saying they were shot before the new law came into effect). This shouldn't be the production companies' fault. I just don't know if 44Group is targeting Hoshi Maria or if they haven't released any of the actresses?
