Do you know what people in the AV industry fear most?
Is it actresses taking on private work to film FC2? Or production companies turning their backs on them? Or perhaps their cash cows being maliciously poached? No, none of those. What they fear most is breaking the law, going to jail, and having their names on the news...
And after Yuuki Rumina's (結城瑠美奈) arrest for drug possession, someone else has gotten into trouble today!
Who is it? The president and four employees of "Prime," the agency that produced Aoi Sora, are accused of introducing two women they discovered on Kabukicho Street in Shinjuku to five adult video (AV) production companies between September 28, 2020, and June 15, 2021.
Wow, I don't see anything wrong with that. If the agency doesn't send actresses to the production companies, are they going to send them to my bed?
The five people were charged with violating the Employment Protection Act's provision against "introducing harmful services." So, the question is, they were arrested for breaking the law by acting as talent scouts on the street. The company president said he has been in this industry for 30 years and knows that others in the same line of work have been arrested for the same reason, so he chose to plead guilty. However, he also argued that he acted with good intentions: "Over the years, I've introduced tens of thousands of women into this industry. Initially, of course, it was for money, but now it's become about making women famous..."
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This incident shocked the AV industry. Although the law prohibits soliciting people on the street, AV agencies and talent scouts all do it this way. If it were enforced, everyone would be in trouble. As for why Prime is the one with the problem... This agency is actually quite controversial. Actresses under its umbrella, such as Natsuko Mishima and Kanon Tenn (now known as Mizuki Tenn), have both stated that being a project actress involves working day and night, ruining their health. A retired actress even directly stated that the agency's "boss is a yakuza" and that "he's terrifying when he's angry."
As for the impact of this incident, let's wait and see.
