I've contacted a talent agency in Tokyo called Freewave. I have an appointment to go meet with them next week and they told me to bring 500 yen and my bank card. The money is for the registration fee and the bank card is for them get my info to pay me. Is this standard procedure? Can anyone give me advice on how talent agencies go in Japan and what to watch out for? This is not for hostessing or nude modeling at all. Also, if you know anything about Freewave, could you let me know? Thanks so much for your help!
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2006-09-30, 03:39 PM #1Member
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Modeling work for foreigners
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2006-10-03, 12:38 AM #2Sensei
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With 2000 people registered I would hardly call it a front room operation!!!
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2006-10-03, 12:14 PM #3ekuGuest
you should try putting something in the classifieds.
maybe you will get an answer there.
just posting and posting new threads until you flood the forum, wont get you noticed in the right way...
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2006-10-03, 01:55 PM #4Member
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sketchy?
Thanks for your responses!
Francesco, just wondering if your observations are based on personal experience? Also, do you know if Freewave's contracts allow for freelance or are their contracts exclusive? i'm going to stop in at another agency this week/next
Hey, did you guys see the article in metropolis this week? what a coincedence, huh?? It does mention freewave in the article, so that gives me some peace of mind at least. at least, i don't have to worry anymore that it really is going to be some weirdo alone in his house with a casting couch, right?
http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/recent/feature.asp
i don't think that it's possible to be serious about modeling unless you're a real model - meaning, 5'10" and 110/115 pounds, which I am definitely not. Sucks for "short" people. at 5'6" I'm tall compared to most Japanese women, but still only avg. in States.
i'm just trying this out as a way to make extra money over here. the only thing that makes it possible here is that i don't look japanese. do you think it's realistic to view this as just a side, extra money thing?
also, how much potential money is there out there for regular jobs - i am definitely not looking into anything remotely seedy.Last edited by missmiki25; 2006-10-03 at 02:00 PM.
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2006-10-10, 09:59 PM #5SupremePot
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One of the translation agencies I work for has a homepage that says it has like 900 registered translators, and a picture of a huge building with people in suits talking in boardrooms and s. But when you go to the office, you find out it is just some old bat working out of a residential apartment filled with printouts and old computers from floor to ceiling.
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2006-10-10, 10:01 PM #6SupremePot
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Why does it cost you 500 yen to register with them? Shouldn't they pay you for your time? Originally Posted by missmiki25
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I know about one of their talents the fantastic Yamagami Brothers a pair of Kid musicians who often appear on TV. Originally Posted by missmiki25
The Link is here.
http://www.f-w.co.jp/e/talent.html
any job where you have to pay the employer be extremely cautious.
glen twentyLast edited by Glen Twenty; 2006-10-10 at 10:20 PM.
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2006-10-10, 10:23 PM #8SupremePot
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LOL! Maybe we have the same client. Does her company have a French sounding name? Originally Posted by 5 Elements Style
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2006-10-26, 10:23 PM #9
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wondering about the same thing
Are there any agencies in Kyoto? I know there are some in Osaka (I've already emailed them), but even a small agency in Kyoto would be great for me. I just want some side work and I modelled in Canada, so I want to continue doing that here.
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2006-11-27, 08:51 PM #10SupremePot
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No, but the business model is probably more widespread than we realized. Maybe they have the same webmaster Originally Posted by Derukugi
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2006-11-27, 11:52 PM #11Sensei
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Well, as you said, you're not tall or skinny enough as you would need to be in the USA, and I agree that it shouldn't be taken seriously if you're not "model material". Personally, I wouldn't bother if it was me. Especially since although I'm slim in Australia, I'm a lot heavier than most Japanese women! Originally Posted by missmiki25
However, I've heard that it's relatively easy to land jobs as movie extras and such in Japan when they need foreigners in the scenes! A guy even once told me he got invited to do this right off the street one day, just because he was Caucasian! I think you'd have more luck applying to movie producers and studios, because I'm sure they'd need foreigners for extra parts fairly often, and there shouldn't be any "tall and skinny" requirement for those! I just thought that would be a nice alternative to consider if you don't have luck on the modelling front. (I think being a movie extra would be more fun, too, because you get to act instead of just posing!)
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