I remember once chatting with my agent, and he proudly told me, "The existence of our industry is to give certain girls the opportunity to make a lot of money."
I didn't like the look on his face when he said that, but I couldn't argue with him. Because he was telling the truth—the "certain girls" he mentioned included several types. The first type were girls with low education levels, struggling careers, or unable to adapt to the workplace. For example, Hasumi Claire mentioned in her book that she was fortunate to have the AV actress job, which allowed her to earn more than the average person. Another type was the so-called "mentally challenged" girls, who already had difficulty finding work, so…
Having organized several events and actually interacted with AV actresses, I genuinely felt that several of them had unstable mental states, but I didn't dare ask. However, now someone has openly admitted to having mental health issues: Linx's new AV actress, "Shirayuki Saya":
I remembered this name because I saw her singing Teresa Teng and Ouyang Feifei's songs on Twitter. Good heavens, such a young girl liking songs from over thirty years ago! She's even better than Kano Yura, who many jokingly call the "Showa era singer." After scrolling through her Twitter, I have mixed feelings and don't know how to describe this actress...
To put it simply, Shirayuki Sayo is classified as having a level three mental disorder in Japan, has a certificate, and is required to wear a "rescue charm" when going out. She joined the adult film industry as an AV actress because she "wanted to be famous," but there's also a hint of resentment towards her mother involved.
Why? This leads us to Shirayuki Sayo's past: a music school graduate with a troubled past, her first sexual experience occurred at age 13, and to this day she still doesn't know the perpetrator's name because she was raped. Although Shirayuki Sayo believes this sexual experience didn't leave her traumatized, she feels something is wrong with her. From then on, she not only cries easily during sex but also became a "public bus girl" in high school, attracting the attention of the school authorities, who called her parents to the school to address the issue.
This angered her mother, who scolded her: "Since you like messing around so much, you might as well become an AV actress!"
As a result, Shirayuki Sayo actually became an AV actress. Although she said it was all because of the pandemic, she also said she didn't regret her decision. However, she cried again during the photoshoot for her first experience with pornography, and her makeup was a mess...
Having written this, I wonder what your thoughts are?
Whether it's a congenital mental disorder or a consequence of being raped, I don't know. But judging by Japan's standards for diagnosing mental disorders, there's probably not much that Shirayuki Sayo can do. Although her face, 151cm height, and F-cup breasts (which Japanese fans suspect are inflated) aren't particularly outstanding, I still wish her success in her nude scenes, and I hope her agency takes good care of this newcomer.
