"Did you go to Faleno today?"
This has become the hottest topic among agents and is slowly becoming a focus of discussion among Japanese film fans. After launching several high-quality newcomers, this production company has started aggressively poaching actresses with large sums of money. While people might not have noticed Ayaka Tomoda yet, starting with Nene Yoshitaka, everyone should be able to sense the company's ambition. They're serious and want to make a killing!
"Those actresses are like stars who made their mark at Rodeo and are now transferring to Softbank to sign multi-year contracts..." said the agent who brought Ichika Hoshimiya yesterday. Yes, there's no need to guess where those S-class stars who suddenly graduated, or are about to graduate, will go, because they'll only be going to Faleno. And this production company's targets aren't just the actresses whose names have been leaked; Yua Mikami and Shoko Takahashi are also among their targets.
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Unfortunately, they failed, but even without securing two actresses, their current list of successful poachings is enough to cause a sensation in the industry. The question is, what exactly are Faleno's motives, and how will the studios they poached, such as S1, respond?
Let's talk about Faleno first.
Many people, even the Japanese Wikipedia, were mistaken. Although they entrusted the DVD sales rights and the rights to organize events for the actresses to the SOD Group, Faleno is not part of the SOD Group. The evidence is that they have their own official website, and there's no link to them on the SOD Group's website. Back in last year's TRE, this production company came to Taiwan to greet the organizers; their business card clearly stated that they were part of the U-Next Video Group.
Moreover, their goals are ambitious; they want to challenge FANZA (which is DMM), the largest AV sales website. Although you can still buy Fa... It's Leno's work, but if you go to the U-Next website, you'll find that it has everything except works from Wil Group (Hokuto, formerly CA, which owns S1, Moodyz, and Ideapocket, among others). Clearly, U-Next has become an anti-FANZA alliance…
As U-Next's production company, Faleno naturally needs to grow quickly. Their previous newcomer offensive helped them gain recognition, but to quickly become the focus of attention, they need to poach talent—which is quite interesting. Back when S1 was founded in 2004, besides using thinner mosaics, they also built their lineup by poaching talent. Unexpectedly, they've become the target of poaching now. And how does S1 view Faleno's aggressive offensive?
Initially, they weren't nervous because Mikami hadn't been poached. Although losing one or two independently trained idols was a pity, they felt it was still within their acceptable range. But after Yoshitaka Nene's second and even third actress appeared, this industry leader started to feel uneasy. It's said they've recently implemented protective measures to prevent actresses from being poached one after another.
As for who else will jump ship to Faleno, what conditions they've negotiated, and what Faleno's plans are for each actress? Writing this would probably take another 3000 words. I'll explain everything in detail after the release of the new content.
