“Thank you so much for your kind thoughts (flower emoji)” Amazon’s “wish list”. This function allows you to register the products you want in advance and let other people know about the products you want. The above is the text written at the top of a certain woman’s wish list… The “certain woman” in question is Masae Otani (42), a former member of Hello! Project’s Melon Kinenbi group. She began her career as an idol with the group Melon Kinenbi, and after the group disbanded she began working as a solo singer. However, from the end of 2020, she received welfare benefits for about six months before filing for bankruptcy. After that, she worked as a nail artist while also working as an artist, creating paintings and pottery…or so she thought. One man who was a fan of Melon Kinenbi said: “Manicurists often quit their jobs and change jobs frequently. According to social media, he is currently earning his living expenses using services such as Timee. However, recently my Amazon wish list has been pretty crazy…” Otani’s wish list is frequently updated with new items, ranging from everyday items like seasonings and batteries to rice and home appliances worth tens of thousands of yen. As of mid-November, three items have been registered: dried fruit, a sweatshirt top and bottom, and another sweatshirt. “As summer approaches, summer items are added, and as winter approaches, winter items are added, so you can really feel the seasons when you look at the list (laughs). It’s not funny.” There are many idols, unknown or “underground,” who publish wish lists for their fans. However, Ohtani’s wish list has fans scratching their heads. “I post on Instagram with the goal of making bread and include in the list the kitchen utensils I use for it. They might write “an oven is a must” and then there’s actually an oven on the list. If you post, “I think I might have a cold,” you get an electric blanket… They communicate their “situation” on social media and ask for what they need. It’s already getting expensive.” Incidentally, in October he posted on Instagram, “Food coming soon.” There was a link to the wish list pasted on it. “We’re almost out of food. I guess they want food to be sent from there, since it’s registered on their wish list.” Otani has reported that rice and side dishes have indeed been sent through his wish list. It’s kind of fans to continue supporting their favorite player even in situations like this, but can we really say that this kindness is in the best interest of the player?
> Wishlist I always thought of this feature as a list of things I was going to buy later I always wondered why there were different items when I put them in my cart.
There were stories of this person borrowing money from fellow members for utility bills and living expenses even back in her Hello! Project days. Rather than having a weird sense of money, it just seems like she’s a social misfit.
>>25 I have millions of yen in savings, but all my underwear and socks have holes in them or the elastic is stretched. My motto is to keep using things as long as I live.
It’s probably better than begging for Super Chats since it’s just a payment in kind, whereas they charge a commission and it’s unclear what the money will be used for.
>I received welfare for about six months from the end of 2020. They often say that it’s difficult for people who can work to get welfare, but as a former idol I was working in the entertainment industry until 2016, so I guess it was easy for me to get it?
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