Behind Japan's Fake-Family Industry | ASIAN BOSS

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  • @AsianBoss
    @AsianBoss  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

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  • @xmodmodifier
    @xmodmodifier 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9906

    Would not be surprised if the CEO was rented because the CEO didn't want to be interviewed.

  • @roastingpotato
    @roastingpotato 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11633

    “They might rent parents for their weddings because their real family has disowned them”
    :(

    • @Tryton4551
      @Tryton4551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +639

      Alright that sounds heartbreaking

    • @jaco_21
      @jaco_21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@rintoki
      how a child can get married

    • @japanesesolitude2648
      @japanesesolitude2648 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Rintoki I’ve never seen such a reach in my life

    • @ivi7792
      @ivi7792 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow...

    • @rbanerjee605
      @rbanerjee605 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Jaco everyone is someone else’s child.

  • @kevinmartinez6323
    @kevinmartinez6323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11477

    this is the father who is always on a business trip in the anime

    • @chunghwapuppet6078
      @chunghwapuppet6078 5 ปีที่แล้ว +292

      oh anime's, really reflects their society. does it?

    • @chunghwapuppet6078
      @chunghwapuppet6078 5 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      @Monokuma I know. "missing parents" in anime are not because that happens in real life. such as plane crash, dad is mafia boss, dad got killed by a fox, etc.

    • @chunghwapuppet6078
      @chunghwapuppet6078 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Monokuma no no I'm not upset at all. I try to be funny. can you show me the quote that show I'm upset? I watch anime too and I like to make jokes

    • @chunghwapuppet6078
      @chunghwapuppet6078 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Monokuma I was being sarcastic when I commented about disappearing parents in anime reflects society, which to me relates. and no, of course not. Japan is known for other things too like maid cafe, cosplays, tea ceremonies, Buddhist temples, ninjas, samurai's, idol culture, etc. I love Japanese culture and I try to learn more of it. sorry if my joke offended you, I didn't mean to.

    • @chunghwapuppet6078
      @chunghwapuppet6078 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @Monokuma it's okay. Don't worry

  • @winesoup6907
    @winesoup6907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4750

    Plot Twist: He's actually a rented CEO...the real one is busy spending time with the #1 hostess...

    • @pineapple2848
      @pineapple2848 4 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      OMG THIS ONE SENDING ME😭😭😭

    • @melodiclogic9904
      @melodiclogic9904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Stolen comment

    • @winesoup6907
      @winesoup6907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      @@melodiclogic9904 if you were referring to my comment...I didn't steal it. It was coincidental I didn't even know if there was similar comment before. Don't be carelessly accusing people.

    • @devils_maycry7307
      @devils_maycry7307 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wtf... lmao

    • @Diwaystation
      @Diwaystation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dayuunmnnn

  • @cobalt2257
    @cobalt2257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7932

    Japan just keeps getting more depressing the more I learn about it.

    • @TheLily97232
      @TheLily97232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      I know right...

    • @TheLily97232
      @TheLily97232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +530

      No wonder their pop culture is so pop and colorful and crazy ! You need some spice in your life lest you die

    • @noth606
      @noth606 4 ปีที่แล้ว +318

      Cobalt225 a video about positive aspects doesn't get clicks... I have a Japanese wife and I have a good relationship with her parents, I think. The biggest issue perhaps is that you don't really ever know what people really think, but they treat me really well as have all of her family. But it's probably a lot to do with me stepping up to meet their expectations a lot more than maybe a lot of westerners would, like I committed to and followed through on marrying her right away and very quickly after that we had a son, in fact the first in that branch of the clan/family and I follow and respect their customs completely.
      But they are not accepting of not following their customs, at least not old school traditional people. Like if you have a tattoo you are a criminal and not allowed anywhere near anyone like that, just to pick one thing. Like in the video... they simply don't care about what western people or any people of any other culture do, they judge everything and everyone through their own cultural lens. And you can't hide tattoos from your in laws in Japan because you have to go to Onsen with them eventually and wear sort of small yukata.
      They don't tolerate piercings either for example, or any voluntary body modification, because they see it as an insult to your ancestors who contributed to the way you were born. I understand that attitude from their perspective but it's very difficult for most westerners to understand.

    • @missprettyschannel
      @missprettyschannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Ya. Just when I thought it couldn't get worse then this...

    • @axlecordeta7957
      @axlecordeta7957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      This will be the downfall for Japan's future

  • @Horologica
    @Horologica 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4678

    Imagine being a single parent and getting rejected by kindergartens just for being a single parent

    • @phantomtq
      @phantomtq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +190

      Quite normal here in asia. Its more like ajummas making troubles saying its a negative influence on their kids.

    • @riseevolution
      @riseevolution 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Because of that this idea was great but ONLY for that... Like One person say should BE a company of terapy

    • @emillypereira3005
      @emillypereira3005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Here in Brazil it's so common that nobody cares

    • @somee6823
      @somee6823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      Lara it’s sad.. we should help single parents.. not put them down..

    • @somee6823
      @somee6823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      phantomtq the negative ajumma is actually teaching wrong things to their child..

  • @zainabkhan1823
    @zainabkhan1823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7076

    I feel Japan as a society at large needs to accept that ‘Its okay not being okay.Everything doesn’t need to be perfect.’

    • @SomethingNewAMBW
      @SomethingNewAMBW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      totally agree

    • @zxhack
      @zxhack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      God bless America. Anything is OK here.

    • @KazukiP
      @KazukiP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Mike Tomas if you say so but they’re the ones who are accepting it’s ok to feel lonely

    • @camerongunter6232
      @camerongunter6232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      It largely used to. There is the "wabi sabi" philiosophy of zen Buddhism which states to appreciate the beauties in imperfection, admiring the simple elegance of, for example, a crooked path on a foggy Autumn morning. Perhaps this idea has become lost with Westernization, which admires the perfect symmetry of a 6 pillared state building or the nuclear family. I think a lot of the world would benefit from using Wabi Sabi as a guide to relax and admire the imperfections of life just as the great Japanese philosophers of old did.

    • @icebear4489
      @icebear4489 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@camerongunter6232 as a Buddhist my self..i totally agree with you my friend 😊

  • @sajidcoloma9277
    @sajidcoloma9277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    The interviewer always asks good questions. She's sensitive yet she asks what she needs to know but in a way that it doesn't feel so intrusive.

  • @Joselina197
    @Joselina197 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13648

    When your parent tell you: “you're old enough to know the truth...”
    Rest of the world: “you're adopted”
    Japan: “your dad is rented”

    • @erikasdiary3111
      @erikasdiary3111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +279

      LMFAO

    • @nonochanyeppoyo2490
      @nonochanyeppoyo2490 4 ปีที่แล้ว +439

      🤣 after laughing at your comment I then realise this is sad

    • @lemonpie227
      @lemonpie227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I laughed so hard at thissssss 😂😂😂😂

    • @Abe_Hiroshi12
      @Abe_Hiroshi12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      IM DEAD

    • @PaperCranesAndHaiku
      @PaperCranesAndHaiku 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      There’s actually a recently released movie called ‘Family Romance LLC’ by Werner Herzog! And that’s the gist! You predicted the plot haha

  • @dvessel
    @dvessel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6658

    Maybe this family rental company should expand into family therapy. Seeing a psychologist is viewed negatively in the region but a little rebranding can work wonders.

    • @TioDeive
      @TioDeive 5 ปีที่แล้ว +294

      Completely agree with you. This would give people a chance to mend their relationships, going to the cause or causes of the problem.

    • @princessthyemis
      @princessthyemis 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Good idea!

    • @kseniakrasnova5151
      @kseniakrasnova5151 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I agree

    • @GibranRisnutama
      @GibranRisnutama 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This may works

    • @ledfiction9775
      @ledfiction9775 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      the CEO didn't want to make it more intricated. i guess he just don't care anymore after finishing his jobs

  • @zaegva
    @zaegva 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6299

    "Luke, I'm just your rental dad.."

    • @almamater489
      @almamater489 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      Truly underrated comment

    • @journeybeyondthesea
      @journeybeyondthesea 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Snake right 😂

    • @GeneralChangFromDanang
      @GeneralChangFromDanang 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Luke: "I accept your statement because this is entirely possible in our cultuuuuuure!"

    • @TheMaiah13
      @TheMaiah13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      LOL!

    • @redneckzen
      @redneckzen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Sooooooo ... does that make Leia his rental sister? Which means making out with her is actually cool/hot ...?
      I am sooooo confused right now \('o')/

  • @billysounds6452
    @billysounds6452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2991

    I couldnt stop laughing when he said " even infants " like damn bruh fresh out the womb and got a job already😂

    • @ericw2391
      @ericw2391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +354

      Dude is on Earth for only 2 seconds already have 3 years of job experience

    • @percycat213
      @percycat213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      It's essentially like being a child actor in a movie where a baby appears. It's an acting job, and the mom is also "on set" to watch her baby

    • @billysounds6452
      @billysounds6452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ericw2391 he was watching video assessments in the wound and all lhat 🤣

    • @billysounds6452
      @billysounds6452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@percycat213 but I can't see why would someone rent a baby🤣

    • @kittenmimi5326
      @kittenmimi5326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@percycat213 well in acting everything in the evironment is professionally owned and managed. But the people renting infants are just regular people, not professionaly trained to do anything

  • @jayxfrost8987
    @jayxfrost8987 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2078

    Imagine having a wonderful happy childhood memories with your dad... then you're an adult and find out he was actually a stranger your mom hired to play that part. I would've been devastated.

    • @johnmc5935
      @johnmc5935 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lol

    • @_rubyrose10_
      @_rubyrose10_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same 😥

    • @khaikhai4982
      @khaikhai4982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Better than without a dad

    • @Csaykaman
      @Csaykaman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      I think I would be sad at first but thankful too haha

    • @Ren-kp4tz
      @Ren-kp4tz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      I’d rather not have a parent then have a fake parent and be lied to my whole life

  • @FrankM
    @FrankM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4762

    Lack of communication creates a divide between people. It confounds me that Japanese are comfortable renting a family, but are ashamed or reluctant to communicate with their real family.

    • @YouYou-sm8tf
      @YouYou-sm8tf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      It's because of social pressure to be indépendant.

    • @worldpeace1822
      @worldpeace1822 5 ปีที่แล้ว +275

      I have the feeling it’s more about not creating any kind of conflicts. This seems to happen inside a family but is also true when it comes to conflicts that might be taken outwards to save face in front of others. It’s almost as if people can’t take on difficult topics that will effect people’s emotions. Hence they are stuck with their own emotions and can’t solve them because often this would effect another person.
      And it seems logical when you think about what the man in the video said. Often Japanese children are alone at home and the parents are working late. It saves trouble when the children don’t make trouble...but to not stir trouble they lack communication. You can’t use what you haven’t learned....

    • @otakuismybae2700
      @otakuismybae2700 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      vwgenera =-=

    • @worldpeace1822
      @worldpeace1822 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      vwgenera you sound like one of those people wearing a hakenkreuz bind claiming that one should be wary of every Jew, because they all lie, extort and are generally bad bad people. The 18th century is overage and the war clans don’t exist anymore. Yet here we still hear people using the past to talk bad about everyone of another country in a very general way.... this is called culturalism and is just another form of modern racism.

    • @williamssister8804
      @williamssister8804 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@YouYou-sm8tf I really don't think this is the reason. In the USA, we are raised to be fiercely independent. A service like this, in USA would not become popular unlike the Japanese, independence means that you have self-expression and don't allow the society to dictate to you your norms.

  • @SystemBot
    @SystemBot 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2192

    imagine telling your friends you're only single by choice, had 200+ marriage proposals, multiple weddings, and many kids who call you papa.

    • @leecrawford6560
      @leecrawford6560 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      I can't even imagine what his gravestone would look like
      The image idea(cause he could choose to not be buried, When he dies)

    • @janettem3586
      @janettem3586 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Chaos unrelated but, your profile picture made me scream and run down a flight of stairs 😔

    • @irisgonzalez5028
      @irisgonzalez5028 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I wonder if they can ever tell they're acting...

    • @alq95
      @alq95 5 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      to turn down 200+ marriage proposals and 200 emotional attachments....one needs a really tough heart

    • @vwgenera2918
      @vwgenera2918 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Asian countries including Korea hate Japan because they do not apologize to the victims of the past and recognize their poor history compared to Germany. In addition, if Japan continues in this situation, Japan is not able to have a happy future with Japan and other Asian countries because Japanese people are educating Japanese students to misleading history. Poor Japanese people. So sad.

  • @mikhailvillacorta1784
    @mikhailvillacorta1784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +869

    I feel like some of the fake family employees who gets rented are lonely too but they're just more wiser. They get to spend time with other people and get paid instead of paying to have people around them.

    • @wiwisjxkalnz
      @wiwisjxkalnz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lmao

    • @aryank3014
      @aryank3014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      or maybe they understand the pain of loneliness and just want to help people.

    • @learninghowto101
      @learninghowto101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      possible, I wonder if some clients applied as employees too.

    • @macblink
      @macblink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Maybe because they're better at speaking and connecting with people, so the introvert, insecure ones are the ones who hire them

    • @kristinecanuto4846
      @kristinecanuto4846 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes po, same thoughts po

  • @addy3134
    @addy3134 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2540

    Don't like the idea about renting infants though. No matter the situation, you can never trust people with infants. Plus the infant has no say in this contract

    • @bigboomer1013
      @bigboomer1013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      Same. The first thought that came to mind was someone renting the infant for horrible things

    • @AngelDeed
      @AngelDeed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +326

      @@bigboomer1013 Infants can't be rented alone, the mother accompanies them.

    • @AngelDeed
      @AngelDeed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@lucyl15 Dude most infants start out in a hospital... And they could just as easily have visited a real family member.... Family members bring home all kinds of germs, you can't just isolate them. Infants are not made of glass.

    • @Rustyybucket
      @Rustyybucket 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I get what you mean but with regards to the contract, that literally applies to any media content featuring infants. The parents decides, and for the most part until you are 18, the parents decides.

    • @tabbyc3970
      @tabbyc3970 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Agreed. Weirdos out there and infants cannot speak for themselves.

  • @nosoyheineken
    @nosoyheineken 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5937

    I'm so frustrated at how it seems Japan hasn't discovered therapy yet.

    • @spaceylacey83
      @spaceylacey83 4 ปีที่แล้ว +576

      Counselors don't make much money and people who use them are stigmatized. 😔

    • @jinshezzz
      @jinshezzz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +236

      @Radu Cris no offense. But that's wrong. Well it depends if the person even wants to get out of there and how good the therapist is.

    • @QuietlyCurious
      @QuietlyCurious 4 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      It's that notorious Japanese pride. Bushido.
      And Radu Cris, you're right in a way. Clinical therapy isn't the end all. I had to combine counseling with spiritual study for myself.

    • @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790
      @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      We can consider this an alternate form of family.

    • @convitthoi
      @convitthoi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      Therapy in Asian generally is still a myth,people would consider you as a “crazy and scary” person if you go in a therapy session in Vietnam-where I live.

  • @VeralBoni
    @VeralBoni 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4860

    This video shows how ironic it is that having a family is so basic a need but it can be such a tall order for others to have.

    • @seferino
      @seferino 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      True. Some people wish to have a family.

    • @rowanatkinsonn
      @rowanatkinsonn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      woah i cried
      (dont get me wrong, i love my family i just empathize with others)

    • @khonzahanny
      @khonzahanny 5 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      Agree! Once I was really jealous with my friend, she's wealthy, smart, and kind-hearted..but one day I visit her house, it's so quiet there. I felt a little empty inside. She's the only child, her parents divorced
      .. meanwhile I have 6 siblings and I can't imagine life without them. Even with all the wealth my friend have. I'm really grateful to have them

    • @GloRia-yp2tj
      @GloRia-yp2tj 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      vwgenera What is the link with this video?

    • @exstee
      @exstee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Yup. True family is priceless. My parents got divorced when I was young, but I am still thankful to have both my mother and my brother.

  • @elvishassassin1
    @elvishassassin1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +634

    It's so sad that the mother had to rent a fake father figure for her child. I don't think she should have lied to her daughter for 9 years. I think the Japanese obsession with keeping up appearances is going a bit too far and will result in severely psychologically damaged individuals in the future.

    • @teresaw8677
      @teresaw8677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      i agree, she shouldn’t have lied. maybe just been upfront about it. like “i met him at an agency that helps people, and he wanted to help us. so he’ll be living here for a while.. kind of like a father figure.” something like that. i’d be weirded out at first, but if they were nice and we got a long it wouldn’t be weird for too long imo.

    • @samreenbassi4181
      @samreenbassi4181 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Spell Check s

    • @davyroger3773
      @davyroger3773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      When she finds out ( and she will) it wont be at all pretty

    • @TheMewtata
      @TheMewtata 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@teresaw8677 Not easy when the kid is little. What if they blab to the school? Kids are notoriously bad secret keepers.
      Logically, she should at least tell her daughter when she gets older… but based on the information, there must be an incredible amount of shame attached. And so much lying happens already to save face… Maybe it feels easier to just keep up the lie forever 😔
      Sometimes there are only bad options.

    • @yeshuasage3724
      @yeshuasage3724 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ever been to japan?
      They’re already psychologically damaged and everyone is lonely
      You try to befriend a person and talk to them about their hobbies and all they can tell you about is work or work related
      Everyone is like a robot over there, respectful but robotic
      Rest of the world works to live
      Japanese live to work

  • @kjn1451
    @kjn1451 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3321

    just imagine seeing the man who you claimed as a “father” for so long walking down the streets with another family, pretending to be their father.. that’s cruel

    • @quirky-catholic-girl
      @quirky-catholic-girl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      It has probably happened at some poiny

    • @cyberstar26
      @cyberstar26 3 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      They prob think he was cheating, run home to tell mom & be bewildered as to why she isn't upset at the news.

    • @Megan-ii4gf
      @Megan-ii4gf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +236

      I would have prefered a loving father even if it was an act, who wasn't really my father, so that I could at least have that feeling and stability, than a biological father who walked away when I was born and step-fathers who were all abusive.
      I also have a grandfather who is not biologically related to me, but he has always treated me like he treats his own, and I love him dearly. Meanwhile the biological grandfather who he replaces... I don't even know his face, I hardly know his name. I've never met him, and I know nothing about him, yet he's apparently been alive all my life, and I've heard nothing. I don't know if he even knows I exist.
      Feeling loved is the most important thing in this world.

    • @chesspro22k64
      @chesspro22k64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@Megan-ii4gf Well said my friend..... well said.

    • @jra3978
      @jra3978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@Megan-ii4gf Im sorry for the struggles you went through in your life, i know what its like to grow up without a father or male figures. But genuinely curious about your perspective, you really would prefer an actor, even if he wasnt there most of the time, or you found out he was paid when you are older? Idk, I would feel like everything was a lie, and question whether this person really cared or was just acting. Its not the best to grow up without a parent, but I think I have overcome it in my own way and it made me who I am today.

  • @kirara4953
    @kirara4953 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4296

    2018: Son, you're adopted.
    2019: Son, you're rented.
    2020: Son, you're leased.

  • @xelomigo7523
    @xelomigo7523 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2513

    You sure he isnt the hired acting CEO...

    • @salmarahmatia19
      @salmarahmatia19 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      This had me laugh

    • @theresiaalfareja8840
      @theresiaalfareja8840 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      hmmm ... I don't think so, because it's called public fraud and lawlessness there, lol

    • @greatb825
      @greatb825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Woooow hahahaha

    • @sabagisara
      @sabagisara 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      and the girl is fake interviewer

    • @hellenkekana8791
      @hellenkekana8791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I was feeling teary eyed about the video, then this made me laugh

  • @reiiz9942
    @reiiz9942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1287

    Family : having a great time together
    son : *There is an impostor among us*

  • @dungnguyendinh5805
    @dungnguyendinh5805 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4000

    I'm a foreigner working in Japan. And I have to say that Japanese people are kind and polite but not very friendly. Not only with foreigner like me but even with other Japanese coworkers they don't tend to talk much, they just don't care about other's life and don't want to share about their life. They just come to work then leave. I feel so hard to make friend with them :((
    So I think communication is a problem.

    • @hereb4theend
      @hereb4theend 5 ปีที่แล้ว +214

      Have you tried beating them? 😂😜

    • @dungnguyendinh5805
      @dungnguyendinh5805 5 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      no no... lol!

    • @rymc3437
      @rymc3437 5 ปีที่แล้ว +414

      I lived in japan too and its seems like that japanese are really quiet, shy and not tend to start a discussion with their coworkers . They dont really like foreigners, i remember the look on the face of some people when i said i was a korean , they acted oddly after that . Japanese way of life is really stressful too, but its also a great country with beautiful culture, good luck and enjoy your time there👍

    • @deegaming7947
      @deegaming7947 5 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      Shy and communication is a real problem there tho.. idk why, seems they have complicated mind. I mean, they hard for express they own feeling.

    • @valerieothenin-girard9226
      @valerieothenin-girard9226 5 ปีที่แล้ว +285

      I’ve had many personal contacts with young and old Japanese through work and hosting. Unfortunately the problem stems in their culture of politeness at the expense of suppressing true feelings. It has been ingrained in their psyche but the younger generation is becoming more westernised (for good and bad) because of global social media. Each and every culture - yours and mine - is imperfect. I’m a 73 year old Jamaican-born Chinese married to a European and lives in Australia - that’s the background for my observation.

  • @Grimmistired
    @Grimmistired 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2899

    Imo no child should ever be tricked into thinking a paid stranger is actually thier parent. It seems cruel and denying reality

    • @mariasmith2198
      @mariasmith2198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +242

      Its better then what often happens with no father at all in their lives. Even a lie still helps the child have a role model of what a male is like. But best to be honest as soon a spossible, of course. Still, its complicated, and honesty is really not even often the best. Parents have the right to not tell kids things. Because kids are not the ones earning money or raising the household.

    • @susannabonke8552
      @susannabonke8552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@mariasmith2198 since our world is broken a little acting may Help🤷💼

    • @augustsunflower771
      @augustsunflower771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Even when they do accept it it paints a picture that Love and relationships indeed can be brought..What a sick thing to teach a child.

    • @willn8664
      @willn8664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      You know the saying "ignorance is bliss."

    • @boliussa
      @boliussa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yeah it's unnecessary.

  • @theofficialpolitecat7059
    @theofficialpolitecat7059 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1011

    To be honest,I feel that Hiroko is the best interviewer

    • @pjscafe
      @pjscafe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Not to mention she's cute too. 👍👍

    • @megansalt
      @megansalt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      much better than that horny hafu guy

    • @randomuser3561
      @randomuser3561 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@megansalt can you tell me who you are refering to? Like which video is he in?

    • @greenleesuperfan
      @greenleesuperfan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The Official Polite Cat it’s because she is genuinely interested in what the interviewee has to say

    • @mcchoxseno454
      @mcchoxseno454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      true. she feels genuinely interested, makes reactions that make the interviewee feel good and she is polite too and doesnt appear to judge the person.
      Most interviewers especially in other countries would either be sarcastic or show fake interest.

  • @dazvshi1585
    @dazvshi1585 3 ปีที่แล้ว +657

    Imagine this pops up in one of his “kids"' reccomendation and they go: *chotto matte*

    • @jaegerbawmb687
      @jaegerbawmb687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Underrated

    • @didyoustealmyfood8729
      @didyoustealmyfood8729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      "otto-san kore omae jainka nae??!!"

    • @Lilyium
      @Lilyium 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You got me at at chotto matte

    • @VC-kj9yx
      @VC-kj9yx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@didyoustealmyfood8729 Owari da

    • @suduko009
      @suduko009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Kid be like: Naaaaaaaaniiiiii....😲😲

  • @bridget3956
    @bridget3956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2385

    The only thing that's weird is that it's called Family Romance

    • @yukiharu9726
      @yukiharu9726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      Maybe it has a different meaning/vibe to Japanese people. (Could mean like "platonic love")

    • @inoueokaito
      @inoueokaito 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      it sounds like a movie title

    • @Storiesbyniharika
      @Storiesbyniharika 4 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      Actually Japanese people have a really different interpretation of the word romance. They think it is general love between family members. If it's about the word romantic, then they relate it with their partners.

    • @maxzurgaa542
      @maxzurgaa542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it is possibly the best name for the operation , why not

    • @awts..7954
      @awts..7954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      *SWEET HOME ALABAMA-*

  • @kassandracox7047
    @kassandracox7047 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2015

    I'm of two minds.
    1) This is really sad.
    2) This is a romance novel waiting to happen.

    • @acanthocephala
      @acanthocephala 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      there's a romance manga about a guy and a rental girlfriend. it's called 'kanojo, okarishimasu'

    • @lolaispure4296
      @lolaispure4296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      LOOL when she falls in love with her fake dad!!🤣🤣🤣

    • @eryalmario5299
      @eryalmario5299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's already canon though

    • @adam13weishaupt
      @adam13weishaupt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@acanthocephala -- If it's allowed to become real, it's no longer a way to earn a livelihood. The former rented person has to find a different kind of job.

    • @mmxxmxm
      @mmxxmxm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lolaispure4296 lololol

  • @mynametrong5508
    @mynametrong5508 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3270

    I feel like I'd be even lonelier knowing that my happiness was so fake:(

    • @ikigai3232
      @ikigai3232 5 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      Mynametrong, I feel as you do. I would look to invest that money in alternative long term relationships ( dating, hiring housekeepers - with whom I could have a cup of tea and enjoy a nice chat, join social groups that does outings etc.)

    • @toujoursbelle5722
      @toujoursbelle5722 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah I feel so too

    • @74261700002770825
      @74261700002770825 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here dawg

    • @wandas8044
      @wandas8044 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True

    • @Steve_A_R
      @Steve_A_R 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      It's like a pain killer, you need it sometime

  • @DulyDullahan
    @DulyDullahan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    When the husband who lost his wife was explaining how he got angry at his wife for being sick, I immediately recognised he had caregiver burnout. I’ve read plenty of cases where this happens where the primary caregiver starts to get irritated and lash out on the person they are caring for. I just wanted to say that there is nothing wrong with this and just because you are irritable and tired does not mean you are selfish and mean. We’re all humans and the buildup of stress will eventually get to you. I know a lot of caregivers feel guilty about having these thoughts and they end up becoming more stressed out because of it. What I do suggest to those experiencing caregiver burnout is to seek counselling or therapy. There IS therapy made for this so don’t be afraid to reach out.

    • @lzkrishmom
      @lzkrishmom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      His kids should've step in to help. But it seems in Japan, they work 14 hrs 7 days a week.

    • @TheMewtata
      @TheMewtata 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      From the other comments: doesn’t sound like it’s so easy to get that therapy in Japan.

    • @Kitty-JuneOhSixJanTwentyFour
      @Kitty-JuneOhSixJanTwentyFour ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@TheMewtata If you are the primary caregiver to a very sick person, not only in Japan, but it probably would be extremely hard for the person to find time to go for a therapy in any country anyways.

    • @coconutmilch2351
      @coconutmilch2351 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah i felt so bad for him ...

    • @mustafajuventino9964
      @mustafajuventino9964 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@lzkrishmomI work with Japanese clients and I meet a lot of them every day, actually most Japanese people I met work 9-10 hours a day, 5 days a week

  • @piept4651
    @piept4651 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2772

    Wow, imagine being one of his "children" and getting this video in your YT recommendations.

    • @nicapika7970
      @nicapika7970 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      I would have a break down...get my lagguage and go see my dad and give him the biggest hug! Say sorry for being a stupid daughter.

    • @Shimmysoup
      @Shimmysoup 5 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      I actually feel really bad for them.. Like really bad..

    • @Shimmysoup
      @Shimmysoup 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Reto Ware true that

    • @masanobumaou
      @masanobumaou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      I would be super depressed as well. I would rather know that he isnt my real dad but someone like a caretaker, who I can still tell my problems and go out if I want. I would probay still love him but wont get hurt...

    • @SoushinSen
      @SoushinSen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      It's okay, he's pretending to be CEO in this video.

  • @springrollwang4441
    @springrollwang4441 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1439

    I love the fake wife, she said, "we are a real family, right"?
    with strong eye contact, and still in character.

    • @aslam5044
      @aslam5044 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      But its good. They tring hard to keep the family's mood. If in they worktime, they tell they are just pretending. I dont know how will that husband respond.

    • @minnauyeda8002
      @minnauyeda8002 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Wow, Diego, that’s harsh.

    • @angelofdeath275
      @angelofdeath275 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Diego Yobe go to bed

    • @ameerhamsa3329
      @ameerhamsa3329 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Diego Yobe shut up

    • @frostdamage6018
      @frostdamage6018 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      She's not going to do anything to jeopardize the clients buisness with her company and or get herself fired lol.

  • @oooguotang892
    @oooguotang892 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3346

    The 248 dislikes are from people who saw their father appearing as the CEO in this video.

  • @jaimecalatayud8816
    @jaimecalatayud8816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    "How far are we allowed to go to fix something that is broken? Until the remedy is worse than the disease." Movie Morbius

  • @justarandomguy6359
    @justarandomguy6359 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1845

    So in Japan you can get rental parents for high school parent teachers meeting.

    • @maxmustermann5639
      @maxmustermann5639 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      TaeTae LOVE Outsourcing is key! I mean, who’s really interessted in making conversation with the teachers of their kids? As an example ;)

    • @1c2h3e4u5n6g
      @1c2h3e4u5n6g 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😂😂😂

    • @budle89
      @budle89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@maxmustermann5639 parents who care?
      I don't get this mentality how parents are dreading the PTA meetings in America (through social media comments & movies). You get a chance to help your kids develop more and understand them better. But I have never seen what really happened during those meetings there. So, not sure what's the real reason is.

    • @zeze3777
      @zeze3777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂

    • @Storiesbyniharika
      @Storiesbyniharika 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes😂😂

  • @JayHendricksWorld
    @JayHendricksWorld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2134

    This is undoubtedly among the most surreal concepts I've ever encountered.

    • @diegogonzalez7279
      @diegogonzalez7279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Henrik Jørgensen for real like danm , those Asian country’s I always felt there are so advance than western regions

    • @gomorasmith1015
      @gomorasmith1015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Diego Gonzalez if this is advanced I’d rather stay behind lmao. This is beyond depressing, if you watch the video the service is mostly used not out of loneliness but rather out of a need to save face and project a ‘’good” image to society.

    • @maihaiki888
      @maihaiki888 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Damn, you're so right.

    • @justRuwanthi
      @justRuwanthi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Strange what the world has become, isn't it?

    • @JayHendricksWorld
      @JayHendricksWorld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@justRuwanthi Absolutely bizarre but at least in novel and fascinating ways so I guess there's that! :)

  • @tinomasando
    @tinomasando 5 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    The way that client straight up said he's not happy, wow. At least this service is helping him realise he should just talk to his kids, since having a fake family is making him miss his real family.

  • @LukeYoYoRoberts
    @LukeYoYoRoberts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    Seems horrendous that a child would actually be made to believe their rented father is actually their REAL father! I mean even if they were being rented frequently that just seems wrong on so many levels!!

    • @xandercage4499
      @xandercage4499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Better than being a fatherless child

    • @reinstate317
      @reinstate317 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@xandercage4499 no it’s not

    • @alvinleong269
      @alvinleong269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's the rental future🔥

    • @mannaporanna2678
      @mannaporanna2678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@xandercage4499 of course it's not. The feeling of being abandoned and even not knowing the reason is much worse

  • @sleepaholic_6009
    @sleepaholic_6009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +437

    Imagine being a rental dad and seeing the sad faces of little children begging you not to go when you have to leave....Breaks my heart

  • @shivambisht755
    @shivambisht755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3569

    That's the reason anime always focus on love, friendship and bonds because they are lacking it in real life and they want to motivate their viewers to do that in real life

    • @mrxcs
      @mrxcs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +286

      I question my self if this just make it worst, since they just show a perfect version of it, and it does not teach how to deal with real problems since no relationship will have ever be perfect.

    • @megafro6999
      @megafro6999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +234

      @@mrxcs for some reason the only thing that makes this worse is that people get attracted to the anime characters more than real life people lol

    • @kedskies
      @kedskies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      True

    • @rose-qk1xy
      @rose-qk1xy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well said

    • @hmmmmmmm8412
      @hmmmmmmm8412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@megafro6999 yup ,seen lot of Japanese men marrying VR anime girls

  • @stephaniedejesus5704
    @stephaniedejesus5704 5 ปีที่แล้ว +602

    I love how she didn't hold back or was shy about it and she simply asked all the logical questions. Really good interview. I was surprised at the interviewees honestly as well. :-D

  • @nehemiah_illustrates
    @nehemiah_illustrates 4 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    Episode Plot:
    “Parents disown Child for choosing wrong partner for marriage.
    Child goes to rental agency for parents for the Wedding.
    (Plot twist): Parents fall on hard times and sign up to rent themselves out for side income.
    Parents get chosen by Disowned Child for Wedding.”

  • @whyis6afraidof740
    @whyis6afraidof740 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1185

    That's lowkey cruel tho. Like, imagine you find out that your dad isn't your dad but earns money by pretending to be. And that he has a bunch of other fake children. Like, tf. He isn't doing the job a father (biological or not) should do. Those kids will find out and it'll hurt them :(

    • @444pppm
      @444pppm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      I think something like this could really backfire if the child isn’t aware about what’s actually going on

    • @xvenacavax
      @xvenacavax 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Yeah and imagine when they do find out...I was raised without a father and I think it’s less painful than finding out you’ve been lied to this whole time :/

    • @давидцыгановский
      @давидцыгановский 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@xvenacavax their purpose in hiring a dad is probably to have a fatherly influence in the child's upbringing, something very few(if any) mothers can really give. The problem is not which way would be less painful, but how well you can bring up the child since having both parents is optimal. If the child grows up into a well adjusted and strong person then they will be able to take it.

    • @apoptosis_101
      @apoptosis_101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      As an adult, this sounds cruel and unjust. But children are still in their development age where they learn the concepts of the society (morals) and mentally grow. Without these strong foundations and ability to create relationships, the children went be able to lead relatively stable and normal life.

    • @zozoc5795
      @zozoc5795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I can see how he could be a good influence and foundation. It just sucks I guess but if they tell the children in the right way at the right time it will be ok.

  • @TKstorytw
    @TKstorytw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1244

    So worthy of becoming a feature length documentary....one of the best TH-cam videos I’ve seen

    • @paulhoffmann3405
      @paulhoffmann3405 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Check out Werner Herzogs "Family Romance LLC"; its fictional but also kind of a documentary and features the CEO of Family Romance as a main character.

    • @somethingstupidlikeiloveu
      @somethingstupidlikeiloveu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      台客劇場耶!!

    • @Nell_Isabel
      @Nell_Isabel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dear frankie! Such a good movie

    • @cherriseawright6666
      @cherriseawright6666 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes I totally agree

    • @nodnarb5
      @nodnarb5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This was definitely one of the best Asian boss videos I've seen hands down. The more videos you watch, the more pieces get put together on how Japanese society functions and the sort of cultural balance needed between (overt) saving face and (covert) direct honesty.
      It seems like if you're an honest person in Japan you can do really well by becoming a no. 1 host/hostess and when you're older, become a rental family member lol. The concern lies in why "honesty as a business" is such a lucrative industry.
      I wonder what's more profitable in Japan...Honne or Tatemae?
      The actual reason this CEO started this business is quite frankly, surprising, noble and illuminates the systematic disregard for anything that is outside of a nuclear family. I thought maybe a psychologist would help...but Japan has psychologists...and the issues that require Family Romance's services are more 'service' than 'solution'.

  • @ghostHizao
    @ghostHizao 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1529

    This seriously highlighted Japanese's problem with HONOUR and dignity.

    • @milaaquariosoulinc4994
      @milaaquariosoulinc4994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Social constructs that have not changed with reality.

    • @harshmnr
      @harshmnr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      This is totally off topic, but as soon as I saw the word "honor" written in all caps I immediately thought of Zuko from Avatar, if you guys know what I'm talking about. XD
      ~:~

    • @justsophiejane
      @justsophiejane 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Pride is a serious problem.

    • @amethyst1826
      @amethyst1826 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ghostHizao It's just Japanese, not Japanese's, hunny.

    • @tails99
      @tails99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      All this fakeness, it's the opposite of honour and dignity

  • @s.stevens4520
    @s.stevens4520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Most of these clients need therapy, not actors. That is heartbreaking that multiple people think he's their real dad.

  • @sleepaholic_6009
    @sleepaholic_6009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +754

    This video actually made me tear up. Gets me sensitive and sad somehow. Not everyone is born with a loving and wholesome family

    • @TheRubinre
      @TheRubinre 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This is very sad. But lately I've been reading about many cultures experiencing extreme loneliness.

    • @omomo202
      @omomo202 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same! I just left my Japanese boyfriend who I'm in a long distance relationship with and now I'm crying! Lol!

    • @mimi1o8
      @mimi1o8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Queen of Harts crying and Lol there are miss matched emotions

    • @lukitchu2887
      @lukitchu2887 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same. It was sad for me because under all the smiles and the "we are family!" "I love you family." is just an extremely lonely man who is scared to face his children after what he did, so until he has the courage he's replacing them and acting like he never lost them. I hope he made up with them, I know I'd forgive my dad if he at least apologized for his mistakes and expressed that he wanted to do better, and I think a lot of us could say the same.

    • @sarahmontero5692
      @sarahmontero5692 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I thought the same thing as someone who has an abusive family sometimes I wish I could have uncles and grandparents who I could hug and care for. Makes me think If i could i would spend money on this things

  • @heavylurker
    @heavylurker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1761

    The guy should get Oscars from all that acting and hiding his true emotions, for years.

    • @karanraghavan9069
      @karanraghavan9069 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @konliner9286
      @konliner9286 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      But if he won Oscar, then his identity will be revealed publicly.

    • @hangrychris9566
      @hangrychris9566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      thats called being a psychopath

    • @alessbritish228
      @alessbritish228 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@konliner9286 He's already into an interview with journalists.

    • @nicorobin7666
      @nicorobin7666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It seems like all Japanese are brilliant at hiding their emotions and acting.

  • @lalakuma9
    @lalakuma9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1049

    I literally screamed when he said the single mother's 19-year-old daughter still thinks this guy is her father. You can't keep up a lie forever, and she'll be shocked when she finds out.

    • @asmaehassani9483
      @asmaehassani9483 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @the dead lighter suga uses yes he is famous she must have known his true self

    • @hodannn
      @hodannn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      the dead lighter suga uses yes these days u can just upload a photo on google and find out about them.

    • @jaypark1224
      @jaypark1224 5 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      @ Lala I'm pretty sure she already knows about it already but, still considers him to be her father because of what he has done for her when she was down in the ditches. I'm sure you know places like Japan, when other parents look down upon you even the children start to. She was probably bullied for having a single mother hence why she never wanted to go to school until her mother decided this couldn't continue and did whatever she could at the time to help her only daughter.

    • @iganduyan07
      @iganduyan07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      i think we should request asian boss to follow that girl's life, it would be interesting

    • @nathanielmills4678
      @nathanielmills4678 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's completely inhumane to act as her father. I have a daughter myself and would hate for her to go through such a thing.

  • @skylark9896
    @skylark9896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    My wife passed away only a few months after we married. People always say things like "It's ok to move on", but they don't understand how difficult that it. Even five years later dating someone new seems like a joke. My heart belongs to her. I can absolutely understand how a rental wife would be a thing. There's an inherent need for social intimacy, but you're unable to find it through traditional connections. The illusion is better than being alone.
    When the client said "(I'm) not happy at all. I can't be happy", that really hit hard. My heart goes out to these people. I hope he does find happiness again in his life.

  • @ridgefrost
    @ridgefrost 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2039

    Honestly this feels like a black mirror episode

    • @kingharold7705
      @kingharold7705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      yess thats what i was thinking the whole time

    • @ssychostella
      @ssychostella 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Kinda wish they'd make an episode based on this concept

    • @LovednLoving
      @LovednLoving 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Omg fr

    • @saraquill
      @saraquill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      There is a movie, “Noriko’s Dinner Table,” with a huge focus on rental families.

    • @baindex6861
      @baindex6861 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@saraquill thanks dude for the movie Rex gonna watch it

  • @bs.music.kyi9
    @bs.music.kyi9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +499

    This guy’s intentions were great, but the business has basically turned into getting people to keep up a web of lies for a really long time (for a price), which seems morally grey, but it still probably makes lots of money.

    • @kap849
      @kap849 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yep, sounds very Japanese.

    • @amethyst1826
      @amethyst1826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yet there are businesses like this in the west that, although not exactly the same, will give you a number so your wife, husband or boss can call to check up on you. The wife/husband will get the secretary, boss or workmates who'll say s/he's been there all day or s/he's in a meeting. The boss can be told similar, but from someone pretending to be a wife/husband to say the employee is ill or at a funeral.

    • @SieMiezekatze
      @SieMiezekatze 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah a lot of people like woman would never be considered for any job position if they have a child, Japan sucks

  • @shafwandito4724
    @shafwandito4724 5 ปีที่แล้ว +287

    This is an *actual genius idea to solve loneliness,* but at same time *it is very depressing idea to solve loneliness.*

    • @lemnlime66
      @lemnlime66 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I was actually googling replacement family members recently b/c my parents are a joke. They should totally start a service like this everywhere and I would be their first customer

    • @sadiaadil6423
      @sadiaadil6423 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@lemnlime66 i suffered depression and anxiety attacks cz of livin alone for years in a foreign country and my family wudnt visit.If this service had been available in that country,would hav kept the job,rented parents and live there forever 🤷‍♀️🤔

    • @janiejl
      @janiejl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it’s a catch 22 unfortunately but numbing the loneliness with a lie

    • @Maniacsurvivor
      @Maniacsurvivor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lemnlime66 Don't. It's a hot fix, but not a solution to the problem. You would accept to lie to yourself and as a result hate yourself for doing so. And just like the guy in this video, you wouldn't be happy. You can either search the dialoge with your parents or if it's really bad, distance yourself and get comfort by some of your close friends.

    • @SuperAvocadoo
      @SuperAvocadoo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This doesn't solve loneliness at all. It's just a temporary comfort. At the end of the day the rented family will leave and you know they are just doing their jobs.

  • @blossomlight2719
    @blossomlight2719 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    My jaw dropping by hearing this. People in Japan is so lonely to the point they need to rent strangers to be part of their life 😭

  • @HenachokoFujoshi
    @HenachokoFujoshi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +687

    It looked like the rental family were gently urging this client to make contact with his own family. If this is something the company encourage employees to do then it's potentially a good therapeutic service in some cases.

    • @magnaesca165
      @magnaesca165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      that doesn't look like a sound business strategy though.

    • @springrollwang4441
      @springrollwang4441 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Henachoko Fujoshi the rental daughter has soft heart, way to soft. she's willing to lose her client by helping him. if don't help him, maybe the real daughter will rent a fake dad for wedding as well.

    • @d4dr4g0n
      @d4dr4g0n 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well, there's no shortage of lonely people in Japan. This and the declining birth rates in Japan are obviously symptoms of a serious issue that needs to be resolved.

    • @Bianca_Toeps
      @Bianca_Toeps 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@magnaesca165 True, but the same goes for actual therapists. I once went to a psychologist and she said: "my goal is to make you not need me". We worked on getting me a support system from my friends and family, so that I wouldn't need therapy anymore.

  • @whereeveritgoes
    @whereeveritgoes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2137

    He had to reject over 200 marriage proposals. I want to have this problem.

    • @jiyaji1842
      @jiyaji1842 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      You an Indian?

    • @shiro3940
      @shiro3940 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@jiyaji1842: judging by his name, no, he's indonesian

    • @Theohybrid
      @Theohybrid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      No you don't. Desperate people don't mean emotionally healthy people. Go talk have mutual relationships

    • @Theohybrid
      @Theohybrid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Also, it's based on action, not chemistry so it'll burn out quickly.

    • @NetiNeti-gm5bz
      @NetiNeti-gm5bz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      People can have a thousand soulmate once they unconditionally love themselves first. People are attracted to a balanced soul

  • @jaba06
    @jaba06 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1440

    Interesting topic, quite sad that they feel they have to use this service though.

    • @vwgenera2918
      @vwgenera2918 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Asian countries including Korea hate Japan because they do not apologize to the victims of the past and recognize their poor history compared to Germany. In addition, if Japan continues in this situation, Japan is not able to have a happy future with Japan and other Asian countries because Japanese people are educating Japanese students to misleading history. Poor Japanese people. So sad.

    • @tytube3001
      @tytube3001 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      BS Asian Boss has become boring with all these fake fam fake GF interviews

    • @chinito77
      @chinito77 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      vwgenera F**k off will you? You comment has no relevance to the topic. Stop being so sore about being weak and grow to be strong. Will you start asking Japan for help when China takes over your country?

    • @heartyheart4651
      @heartyheart4651 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@vwgenera2918 Japanese people and japan have so many HIGHLY praise- worthy aspects as well as some NOT praise worthy aspects
      .Many of them seem to be candid and honest in accepting what they do without pretending .Thats why we get to see such amazing videos like this ..
      By the way Korea has some NOT praise- worthy aspects and some HIGHLY praise worthy aspects as well
      ..Every nation has its own superlative and well as some down grading aspects So let us us not judge any country based on certain aspects and form a generalised opinion ..( P.S....I am not a Japanese)

    • @vwgenera2918
      @vwgenera2918 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@heartyheart4651 왜곡된 역사 배우고 머리 빈거 자랑 아니다..나는 나중에 일본 절대 안가야지 더러워서 진짜ㅋㅋㅋ너네가 이럴수록 상황은 더 악화되고, 역사와 진실은 바뀌지 않는다는거 똑똑히 알아두길 바란다. 하여튼 관심 받으려고 지네 종족 욕먹이는 짓 잘도 하네ㅋㅋ🍌바나나나 까쳐먹어

  • @tullyfully5214
    @tullyfully5214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Lol, classic dad just doing an interview about being a CEO of Family Romance again.

  • @bernardprasetyo7456
    @bernardprasetyo7456 5 ปีที่แล้ว +653

    Can't imagine the situation when the old man meet with his fake family members outside renting schedule, will they ignore him completely or pretend to be nice??? Feel so awkward and unnatural to me

    • @PappyMandarine
      @PappyMandarine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +188

      These are professionals. Most likely, they will act as being part of his family (so they don't lose a customer), and then respectfully leave without taking much time (as it is unpaid).
      Probably also have a Pokemon fight or something though

    • @KoopaBOOEY
      @KoopaBOOEY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      Imagine 2 different clients bumping into the same family member they both rented at one point. How does the family member handle both of them? lol

    • @RifkyAHakim
      @RifkyAHakim 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@PappyMandarine that escalate so quickly. (笑)

    • @dimensionalblade2778
      @dimensionalblade2778 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@KoopaBOOEY well just act like how you normally would as a member of the family and meet one of your business clients but I don't know what normal in Japan is.

  • @ocam6690
    @ocam6690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +389

    This made me realize how important having a family is and to never take things for granted.

  • @motormusique
    @motormusique 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1558

    Absolutely fascinating. Thank you Hiroko and Asian Boss for these insightful interviews.

    • @micronesian8015
      @micronesian8015 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      motomusiq has

    • @vwgenera2918
      @vwgenera2918 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A lot of Japanese people come to Korea but the purpose of some of them is not sightseeing. It is said that Japan invented Spy Cam Porn. I saw Japanese men repeatedly arrested for installing spy cam in Korea.
      Japan still uses the Rising Sun Flag. The Rising Sun flag was the flag symbolizing the Japanese army during the period of Japanese imperialism. The flag does mean Hakenkreuz for Asians. These prove that Japanese people have little moral. And Japan is very famous for their Porn Video. We should prevent Japanese Porn culture from breaking our social morals.

    • @ALLAHwithdaughterALLAT
      @ALLAHwithdaughterALLAT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      fake taxi, fake bus, fake agent and fake family???

    • @sora6679
      @sora6679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@vwgenera2918 Thank you for making me laugh so hard lol

    • @vwgenera2918
      @vwgenera2918 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sora6679 얘들아 꼬우면 너네가 뭐가 그리 당당한 건지 정말 팩트로 따지고 들면 내가 받아줄게 ㅇㅇ 근데 지들 쫄리고 당당하지 못하니까 찌질하게 역사 왜곡하고 욕만 주구장창 하고 그러는 거잖니? 그게 바로 너네와 우리의 수준차이야 ㅋㅋ

  • @babyarmy7073
    @babyarmy7073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    This is beyond psychologically damaging for children who is being lied to and children told to play apart.

  • @ultrakwon
    @ultrakwon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1100

    Kudos to the interviewer, who asked some terrific questions that probed far deeper than the previous videos about renting a girlfriend in China or oppa in Korea. Some other questions I wished she would've asked are: 1) how safe are the employees? What are the occupational hazards? What's the worst thing that's happened? 2) What does the employee training entail? Do they have to pass background tests and psych evaluations? What do the employees express as the hardest part of the job? 3) When you decline marriage proposals, how do the clients react? Do they feel betrayed and ask for a refund? And do they continue to use your service? Have any of them filed legal action or death threats as a result? If so, do you sometimes think your service could potentially do more harm to the client by somewhat misleading them? 4) Do you have any plans to branch out to other countries like America? Why or why not? 5) Are there any other companies that offer similar services? Who do you view as your business competitors? 5) If lack of communication is really the crux of the problem in Japan, do you think it might be more productive for your clients to seek out a therapist/counselor to get to the root of the familial breakdown?

    • @beth-bi9yv
      @beth-bi9yv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Those are great questions. ...damn, now I want to know the answers! Especially around employee safety and training. ...I have seen documentaries on homecare employee risks, I imagine that these 'families' woukd face similar if not more risk....

    • @alexisjoyigarashi2243
      @alexisjoyigarashi2243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Part 2 interview would be a great idea.

    • @indakgalak
      @indakgalak 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Totally agree that it was an excellent direct-to-the-point interview! Quite a sensitive and intriguing topic, yet conducted in such a respectful and calm manner... Also great additional questions!🌹

    • @bloodsin28
      @bloodsin28 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Agree with those questions. How often are rental spouses abused? Or what happens when your rental child or spouse and customer get into an actual argument / fight? Is there any form of client vetting process? How do they weed out the drunks / abusers / (God forbid) pedophiles or the like? Very interesting overall.

    • @mariafolcan1927
      @mariafolcan1927 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      wowwwww great questions !!!!!! im interested!!!!!

  • @thejanusproject32
    @thejanusproject32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1396

    This...as initially shocking as it is, the CEO seems to have his head in the proper place, the image of company and its services. He's real about it and I did not expect him to actually invite Asian Boss for that last part with the visit.
    But gosh, the CEO, I can't help, his intentions feel so pure and he has a very sharp eye towards the society of Japan and its future inhabitants.
    At first, I thought his company was...odd for doing this. It's really delicate and I feel has to be handled incredibly carefully and with alot of thought.
    That being said, the CEO has checked off all those boxes and more.
    At the end of the video, its a really noble thing I think he is doing, but at the same time, its sad that it is that kind of service. A very Ying/Yang situation here I feel.

    • @NguyenTuan-wc9ep
      @NguyenTuan-wc9ep 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      He sacrificed his happiness for his clients. For me, it's the best noble thing.

    • @sarahmontero5692
      @sarahmontero5692 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      As someone who doesn't have a family I don't find this odd, I relate to wanting to have it, to feel lonely and I'm grateful to know somebody invented this for people who really need it

    • @sarahmontero5692
      @sarahmontero5692 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Its It's really noble and this interview made me so happy somebody is having a chance at something I couldn't

    • @theresiaalfareja8840
      @theresiaalfareja8840 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      A Business/company created from the situation of its environment

    • @Valem0700
      @Valem0700 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I totally agree with you about the ying/yang situation. On one hand we have a person that created a business to make others happy and to improve others' lives, on the other hand the need of a business like that of "rental families" shows the dark side of Japanese society.

  • @arsyadr8570
    @arsyadr8570 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1996

    This looks like a black mirror episode

    • @boomyvoomy
      @boomyvoomy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      They haven't programmed the family route yet.

    • @KuroKitten
      @KuroKitten 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Too true...

    • @ere117
      @ere117 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      PAC

    • @benedite7850
      @benedite7850 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was about to wrote this

    • @PresidentialWinner
      @PresidentialWinner 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Reality is often stranger than fiction

  • @MrWeGe
    @MrWeGe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I'm genuinely curious as to what will happen to Japan in the coming few decades. Will they ever be able to address and fix these societal problems like overworking, face-saving, loneliness, etc. Not saying that every other culture/society didn't have its negatives and positives, but there is certainly something very troublesome beneath the surface of Japanese society.

  • @christynguyen6657
    @christynguyen6657 5 ปีที่แล้ว +565

    In my opinion, these services are not a permanent fix at all, but a temporary band-aid. However, I disagree with people saying that the CEO and his company are only making the problem worse or not helping at all; it'll take a lot to change a whole country's culture surrounding work and loneliness, until then this kind of service can be of help to many people with different situations. Like the woman who needed another parent to get her kid in a good school, yes it's messed up that single parents are looked down upon, but until that societal problem is fixed, is the mom supposed to wait until it does? And the man who rents out a wife and daughter; in a way, they've helped him become comfortable with the idea of contacting his real family again. This service isn't a perfect fix, but I think it's something that can still be helpful.

    • @paoDaoGe
      @paoDaoGe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @
      guess what? seeking mental help is highly stigmatized in Japan as well.

    • @spicygnomesoup
      @spicygnomesoup 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@paoDaoGe Doesn't make it wrong.

    • @Seiferboi
      @Seiferboi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Children of single parents are often bullied for it because it's so stigmatized.

    • @abhimanyudharma21
      @abhimanyudharma21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Christy The Rental family service is good for those who have lost all hope in life and eventually see a bleak future!

    • @epifanny
      @epifanny 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed

  • @jra3978
    @jra3978 4 ปีที่แล้ว +864

    My aunt is mexican and my uncle is japanese. His parents didnt approve of my aunt, so they didnt come to the wedding in mexico. But my uncle had japanese friends he invited to fill that void. If your family is not approving, surround yourself with a support system. Even if they arent blood related, they become ur family.

    • @Noposwowskis
      @Noposwowskis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Defenitely

    • @ts4686
      @ts4686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      But that's normal, to create your own chosen family through friends, even when you have good family relations we have ir blood family, and then our friends family.
      This paying for family is an entirely different story. Especially for the kids who believe rent a dad is dad dad. The levels of wtf and questions and pain this can cause is terrible.

    • @Hamppariranskis
      @Hamppariranskis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@ts4686 im disgusted at the *need* for it. Like the child who couldn't get admitted to a kindergarten because her mom was a single mother? Wtf?

    • @ts4686
      @ts4686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Hamppariranskis Yeah societies have created such absurd human made issues and problems, which have zero to do with existence and living but which make those very difficult to do. Such a pity really. So much unhappiness and so many hardships all due to somebody's (twisted) idea of morality.

    • @AR1GAT0
      @AR1GAT0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Hamppariranskis that's the problem, they created a society where kids cannot go to a good school unless it's a two parent home. I see this guy trying to help fix that, so the kid can get an education the parent wants for their child.

  • @user-kn6vw4sr2r
    @user-kn6vw4sr2r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +377

    How happy are you right now?
    "I'm not happy. But at the very least, I don't feel lonely anymore."
    That should have been the perfect answer.

    • @jackfavvv0280
      @jackfavvv0280 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That would've been contradictory.
      He's not happy because he's lonely.

    • @huemins
      @huemins 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I think I get what you mean. But what he does to not be lonely "on the surface" might make him feel more lonely, knowing it's "fake". They might share genuine conversations but as that CEO said himself: it's first and foremost an act. It's like your romantic partner telling you that they love you only when you tell them to. It's a well intended reaction, but it won't feel like an independent action based on genuine feeling... something like that

    • @Eodum
      @Eodum 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I understand what you mean. But honestly, to me I feel that would be very disingenuous to himself. I feel like his case is different from the others that would rent a family just for appearance. He's still coping with not only the loss of his wife, but also the loss of his family. I feel like his rental family is an attempt to gain strength and courage to reach out to his real family. If you look at his case as gaining help, comfort, and consolation from therapists, you wouldn't expect him to say "Oh, I don't feel lonely when I go to therapy" because that wouldn't be why he's going to the sessions. And you can tell that they're working towards giving him the right direction and motivation, by suggesting for him to reach out to his family.
      I pray that these family rental moments that he spends with them will lead to an abundance of strength and courage for him to reach out to his family and lead them down a road of reconciliation.

    • @NetiNeti-gm5bz
      @NetiNeti-gm5bz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Happiness is a choice. Thusly, that is far from a 'perfect' answer

  • @susan7374
    @susan7374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    By far, this is the most relatable documentaries and best work ever. Well done Asian Boss by bringing this to light.

  • @junehatter8479
    @junehatter8479 5 ปีที่แล้ว +602

    This sounds dangerous if the wrong kind of people get involved, either as employees or clients

    • @nicapika7970
      @nicapika7970 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Exactly...Imagine a client being a Psychopath.

    • @mustdieproductions
      @mustdieproductions 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      It's just about as dangerous as falling in love with a stranger, marrying them and then coming to realize that they and their side of the family are dangerous/toxic to be around.

    • @b1yuzx94
      @b1yuzx94 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ghost Machine their*

    • @JigmaySLama
      @JigmaySLama 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      unlikely with the country with the lowest crime rate

    • @nicapika7970
      @nicapika7970 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @zadose It's not just about emotional attachments, but the danger that lurks with this kind of Jobs. What if you get a mentally unstable client and would plot to kill all of you.

  • @megann1685
    @megann1685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +838

    Am I the only person imagining an Asian drama whereby the CEO of a family rental service falls in love with one of his clients?

    • @JeeMeeVee
      @JeeMeeVee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      looks like a great concept for a kdrama

    • @tete8151
      @tete8151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@JeeMeeVee There is a Kdrama about that actually a CEO saw a child get bullied for lack of parents he confronts the older sister and says that he will be their rental dad and then they fell in love I saw it one month ago

    • @RinA-ht3ps
      @RinA-ht3ps 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@tete8151 drama name?

    • @freyayumang
      @freyayumang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@tete8151 we need the name of that kdrama

    • @Ana-yh8ek
      @Ana-yh8ek 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tete8151 mame?

  • @RealH0rr0rsh0w
    @RealH0rr0rsh0w 5 ปีที่แล้ว +739

    Take a drink every time "disowned" is said. I could go for an Asian Boss video about disownment in Japanese culture. Interview people who have been disowned by family or disowned a family member, talk about why, if they regret it, will there be rapprochement, etc.

    • @doejohn6197
      @doejohn6197 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Graphic
      Yea I wanna learn more about that ....

    • @ggishallou
      @ggishallou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I second that!

    • @chicatwigz
      @chicatwigz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Yes, Asian Boss please cover this, very interested in why disownment in Japan is so common. Many of your interviewees from your previous Japan-based videos have mentioned they have been disowned by family as well.

    • @namefinder
      @namefinder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was wondering the same!

    • @Rezzmari
      @Rezzmari 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Good topic. But for Asian culture it is usually about saving face, so if you bring shame upon your family they'd rather cut you off than deal with the repercussions of said shame. It varies from culture to culture just how extreme they are about it, but yeah.

  • @teilorsoares8864
    @teilorsoares8864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Not having a "traditional family" can turn you in an outcast on almost every country in the world, but Japanese are so efficient that they decided to create a service to fix the problem. I'm not sure if this is problematic or not; from a western point of view sounds really problematic.

    • @daviddufresne343
      @daviddufresne343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Westerners pretend to be progressive with all the SJW stuff, but in reality they are incredibly judgmental. A lonely westerner will just end up committing suicide or doing a slow version of one through pills, alcohol poor eating etc. Japan also has a suicide problem, but it is lowering while it is skyrocketing among men in the west.

    • @isaiahsimmons5776
      @isaiahsimmons5776 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      FAMILY IS ABOUT SUBJUGATION. IT ALL BECAUSE OF CIVILIZATION. CIVILIZATION NEEDS TO DIE. IF CIVILIZATION CANT DIE THAN LIFE ITSELF MUST DIE.

  • @johnsmithee6660
    @johnsmithee6660 5 ปีที่แล้ว +794

    'I'm just worried that my fake son, will run away with my fake wife' - Conan O'Brien, 2018

    • @hwnight2985
      @hwnight2985 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      That fake family video from Conan 😂😂😂

    • @mockiemockiz
      @mockiemockiz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      that kind of story that I would love to see in JAV hahahaha

    • @richelgeorge2844
      @richelgeorge2844 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol

    • @i_hate_rock_and_metal
      @i_hate_rock_and_metal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MR *WTF NTR 😢*

  • @aqua-mina
    @aqua-mina 5 ปีที่แล้ว +628

    Ironic how we live in times where there are so many communication tools and yet communication is so lacking.

    • @worldpeace1822
      @worldpeace1822 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Mina in Japan because those tools are often cutting those emotional chunks and cues away. That’s why they are quick but not complete.

    • @BlackfireGG
      @BlackfireGG 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@worldpeace1822 accurate! I kind of hate talking to friends and family when it's an emotional topic via phone since it is not a complete conversation, lack of gesture and facial response and you can easily fake your emotions while on the phone.

    • @Rezzmari
      @Rezzmari 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I don't know, it indeed is a strange thing. I'm not Japanese but I am Asian, and even in my own family we don't really talk about our feelings or anything that is really bothering us. We kind of just deal with it silently until we no longer can endure it alone, and that is the only time it is spoken about.

    • @chinito77
      @chinito77 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It’s really horrible here! I see young couples all the time sitting at a restaurant or park and not even looking at each other, just at their phones. I worry about the next generation of Japanese.

    • @sara1coco
      @sara1coco 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@worldpeace1822 not just Japan. It's a severe world problem that's increasing at high speed and should be acted upon as soon as possible. The more ppl delve into social media and the newest technology, the more likely they feel lonely on the inside. Not long ago a statistic was released in my country that said, due to smartphones, ppl are less likely to want sex and be affectionated with one another. There was also a campaign on the radio where children pleaded that their parents put the phone away and play with them instead. They are lonely. And there is a rental grandparents service in my country. Usually the take care of the "grandchildren" while their parents are at work and signed up due their own children not caring, being lonely or having non. They are happy if their service is rented and feel like they finally have a purpose again and role fullfil. It's beautiful and saddening at the same time, I think.

  • @kaanertugrul82
    @kaanertugrul82 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2590

    There's going to be a generation of emotionally damaged kids lmao.

    • @jackculler1489
      @jackculler1489 5 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      Japan has been producing them even before World War 1

    • @taerium3019
      @taerium3019 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      UNknOWN N/A
      well, true.

    • @VerenaShadowy
      @VerenaShadowy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      There is a generation of emotionally damaged kids and not just in Asia.

    • @yap7656
      @yap7656 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@althea1315 just stick to your opinion

    • @pamelaraney4654
      @pamelaraney4654 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Kaan Ertuğrul look into how Chinese children are being subjected to. Soul wrenching

  • @kungfuwife
    @kungfuwife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you, Asian Boss for bringing this story to light. I appreciated the CEO's comments regarding how society deals things have consequences to human beings. It was really insightful and helped to understand some of difficulties in Japanese as well as what all people deal with. Thank you.

  • @yeonbeom
    @yeonbeom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +439

    If I ever find out that my father is just a CEO of a company that rents families I would be devastated.

    • @mimi1o8
      @mimi1o8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      sansi uwu , that’s a recipe for long term therapy I’m afraid 😟

    • @shirleywong4333
      @shirleywong4333 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      u should be happy his helping others

    • @yeonbeom
      @yeonbeom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@shirleywong4333 Lies are never the solution.

    • @shirleywong4333
      @shirleywong4333 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      they want fakes as their real ones don't care . so may well feed their need . yes lies but they don't have the truth .

    • @yeonbeom
      @yeonbeom 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shirleywong4333 sad but true.

  • @TheRubsi
    @TheRubsi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1351

    "she still thinks i am her father"
    *Shows himself publically on youtube.*
    Makes sense.

    • @sharonho6298
      @sharonho6298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      Plot twist: the CEO hired someone for the to do the interview for him.

    • @zula2218
      @zula2218 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      I am 100% that he is a hired (by the actual CEO) actor

    • @mrtortoisekun4962
      @mrtortoisekun4962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Plot twist: someone who hired by ceo hired someone to act as ceo

    • @Adele5554
      @Adele5554 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Bruhhh

    • @Lotusheart19
      @Lotusheart19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      He tells them that he’s just an actor playing a CEO, and they believe him. So the real mystery is whether he is hired to play the CEO or he’s actually the real CEO pretending to be an actor?!?

  • @iamawesome2811
    @iamawesome2811 4 ปีที่แล้ว +765

    Plot twist : the actual CEO hired a fake CEO for the interview .

  • @illsaywhatifoundright
    @illsaywhatifoundright 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I should show this to my mom who always told me you can't get a family with money from market😂
    Japan can turn anything to business

  • @alnmespns
    @alnmespns 4 ปีที่แล้ว +800

    This is disturbingly sad. Never had thought services like this exist.

    • @musicMA144
      @musicMA144 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hy

    • @mrleon5607
      @mrleon5607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this is the reason why manga kanojo okarishimasu exist

    • @musicMA144
      @musicMA144 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi

    • @clutterbot7279
      @clutterbot7279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      mildly concerned by the man trying to get ur attention 2 months in a row 0_0

    • @Smoove_J
      @Smoove_J 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think it sounds fantastic. I wish we had something like this in America.

  • @HeIIokiwi
    @HeIIokiwi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +906

    So a single mother can’t send her daughter to kindergarten.. wow like that’s literally who needs it most you have no one else to watch your kid

    • @phantomtq
      @phantomtq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@xdlr22 naah its same for single father too. Its more like ajummas shun nonnormal families? By their standarts.

    • @kimmiewise1044
      @kimmiewise1044 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It was a private kindergarten. That’s like complaining you need to be Catholic to attend a Catholic school...
      Some places have this thing called a standard. And evidently single parents OF ANY CREED OR SEX is not up to their particular standard.
      While the woman wanted the best life for her child, she can’t provide it without a husband. This is even scientifically proven that 2 parents one of each sex is more likely to have a good upbringing than gay or single parent houses.
      There are unfortunate circumstance but that doesn’t mean you get the cream of the crop services.

    • @aZnchuux3
      @aZnchuux3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      @@kimmiewise1044 please don't rashly refer to "scientifically proven facts" here, the result of research always depends on who it was funded by and by the size of the group the research was done on. majority of research is not unbiased.

    • @MusiicRoolz
      @MusiicRoolz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@kimmiewise1044 it's NOT scientifically proven, you just read that it was on the internet, and there's no reason that a straight couple would raise a child better than a single parent or gay couple

    • @arberkraja2492
      @arberkraja2492 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, didn't thought of that , you showed me my weakness.

  • @40EntrepreneurDrive
    @40EntrepreneurDrive 5 ปีที่แล้ว +939

    The client looks like he's enjoying the moment. Thats whats most important.

    • @RifkyAHakim
      @RifkyAHakim 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      a "short-happiness". idk get it but some people fine with it.

    • @gracewood6768
      @gracewood6768 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      But the problem is that thats a short term happiness. In fact we heard that he is not happy at all. Probably someday he will have the realization and guts to communicate with his daughter...

    • @RifkyAHakim
      @RifkyAHakim 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gracewood6768 thx u, im tryin to reply like this. 👍 i just dont know the right word for it.

    • @hq3802
      @hq3802 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Building up fake emotions just for them to et destroyed someday
      Is worse

    • @sunnijin3272
      @sunnijin3272 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Temporarily

  • @Minty_Blitz
    @Minty_Blitz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I feel like this is the equivalent of putting a band-aid on a wound that requires stitches. They're not attacking the problem which I believe would end up doing more wrong that good :/

  • @paulachi2303
    @paulachi2303 5 ปีที่แล้ว +509

    working as a fake family member must really be emotionally tiring

    • @deamondoll
      @deamondoll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Or rewarding, depending on how you look at it. It can make them happy to see them happy.

    • @MissGenie0607
      @MissGenie0607 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Being a real family member for one family is emotionally tiring enough

    • @Boris_Chang
      @Boris_Chang 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Some people pay $80/hour just to talk with someone with a degree on the wall. Probably not a huge difference.

    • @Aiumy91
      @Aiumy91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The difference is the one with a degree doesn’t pretend to be your friend or family but tries to let you face the world and feel better

    • @willn8664
      @willn8664 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Aiumy91 they try to make you feel better by prescribing meds and pretending to understand. They deal with a lot of clients. Do you really think they will understand everyone?

  • @JoachimderZweite
    @JoachimderZweite 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1134

    Long ago I knew a girl who rented herself out as a daughter to a rich old businessman while we were both in University. She moved in with him but she continued her studies in history eventually earning a doctorate in Russian History and language. After graduation she continued to live with him as well as working for the State Department as she passed the Foreign Service Exam with very high marks. Eventually her "father" became confined to a wheelchair but she still looked after him and would take him on trips almost every weekend. When he died he left her 7 million dollars, a house in George Town, a chalet in Gstaad and a beautiful apartment near the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva. She never married but she lives with a nice Japanese man. My mother said "there was just something about her that made things so peaceful while she was present." Sometimes I miss her.

    • @stellla7045
      @stellla7045 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Aww so sad.

    • @shravanivak8898
      @shravanivak8898 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Woahh

    • @maki5978
      @maki5978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      Woah. This makes me want to apply as a rental daughter. How did she do it?

    • @boooomerwang
      @boooomerwang 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@maki5978 apply to family romance

    • @doyituyoi
      @doyituyoi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +147

      This could become a novel or a movie script. Make it happen

  • @MrPain-zr3mr
    @MrPain-zr3mr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    The guy who rented a wife and a daughter: "After my wife got sick, I decided to quit my job so I could take care of her. At the beginning, I made 3 meals every day and look after her. But as time passed, I got tired of caregiving because I had to dispose of her waste and vomit right after she had eaten. Now, looking back it was also my fault, but I said some awful things to her. Like, "why did you have to get ill?" "If you hadn't gotteb sick, I would've never had to quit my job and, "I didn't have to go through this."
    Me: I cried a tear. Sad reality

    • @zomyaalt6565
      @zomyaalt6565 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      i dont agree but I can see it happening.

    • @edennis8578
      @edennis8578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      Being the lone caregiver is very hard. If the son and daughter couldn't pitch in, they should have hired someone to do it at least once a week so that he could get out of the house.

    • @ruchikaluchmun8265
      @ruchikaluchmun8265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      Full time caregivers go through as much mental struggle as a nurse working overtime so I can understand his reaction at that time!!

    • @amethyst1826
      @amethyst1826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Yeah, like the children couldn't help after work?! They're as much to blame, as their dad never got a break!!

    • @muhammadhilmy2230
      @muhammadhilmy2230 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@amethyst1826 agreed

  • @integerrandom
    @integerrandom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Remind me of a story about a young boy who brokenhearted when he learn that his baby sitter is actually paid and not there simply to hang out with him.
    Imagine if it's your dad...

  • @nanicardenas4944
    @nanicardenas4944 5 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    Once the fake family leaves, that person will go back to feeling lonely.

    • @taiwanesejapanesegreentea
      @taiwanesejapanesegreentea 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Or even lonelier

    • @maksymtt
      @maksymtt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      It's not a cure to loneliness, it's just meant to fulfill a need for a while. Kinda like a drug...

    • @springrollwang4441
      @springrollwang4441 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nancy Cardenas Lozano It just made me feel so privileged , when something so annoying for me is something so dear for others to hold on.

    • @Cr0ssUP
      @Cr0ssUP 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      spend more money

    • @Mugen_Gem
      @Mugen_Gem 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Lucy Towey damn

  • @TinyFlav
    @TinyFlav 4 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    With so many lonely people why can’t they find each other? So sad.

    • @TheLily97232
      @TheLily97232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      They're lonely because they can't communicate with each other

    • @leogazebo5290
      @leogazebo5290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Reasons

    • @maxzurgaa542
      @maxzurgaa542 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      that s impossible for someone then this happens

    • @rei9269
      @rei9269 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      whatever_ImAGirl everyone’s repressed to even talk

    • @datle2863
      @datle2863 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TheLily97232 their minds are busy with considering what others think about them. They rarely think for themselves. They really need to be exposed to Western individualism.

  • @undefinedtimes807
    @undefinedtimes807 5 ปีที่แล้ว +755

    Me: mom, what’s dad occupation?
    Mom: he’s a rental husband.

    • @wonghow
      @wonghow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      haha that funny. You think you live in a real society? well, everything is fake and is rented. that is Sad.

    • @retard1643
      @retard1643 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@wonghow we live in a society

    • @pix_d20
      @pix_d20 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@wonghow we live in a society

    • @rvind000
      @rvind000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@wonghow we live in a society

    • @mimp3486
      @mimp3486 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@wonghow we live in a society

  • @flwrden
    @flwrden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    love the interviewer! she asks all the great questions!

  • @dajoler
    @dajoler 5 ปีที่แล้ว +404

    I kind of feel sorry for the dad they interviewed.
    It's actually a pretty common thing and it's called caregiver stress. There are some illnesses or conditions that can affect the whole family dynamic and it affects both the patient and the caretaker.
    I hope he and his kids patch things up; all they have is each other.

    • @BlueMeaney49
      @BlueMeaney49 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Exactly. I have been taking care of my mom for many years now. The last year after she developed dementia has been increasingly stressful. I get NO help from my 2 rich sisters...they don't even visit her, let alone sit with her so I can have some time to myself. Friends have slowly disappeared, last one also just passed away. I'm burned out. I would LOVE to have a group of people around me, just for a short time, to be supportive, helpful and upbeat and help me move on.

    • @dajoler
      @dajoler 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@BlueMeaney49 Sorry to hear about your mother, that sounds really tough to deal with. It sounds impossible right now but you'll get through this alright.

    • @naritruwireve1381
      @naritruwireve1381 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's human to get burnt out and frustrated at things you aren't supposed to and that are out of your control. To not get tired of taking care of a disabled/ill person after awhile is nearly impossible because no one wants this burden on their back for that long.

    • @psychichanajima1405
      @psychichanajima1405 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Ikr...i work in the healthcare setting and have seen and heard many stories of burnt out caregivers...thats why I understand the dad and couldn't blame him for lashing out... At least he has the sense to reflect what he did and he obviously regretted... Tbh it's not like the dad abused the kids or what... I feel the children should really visit their dad one day...its time to forgive and cherish the remaining time tgt.... Really hope this family do not miss the chance to redeem themselves... Everyone of them not just the dad

    • @jonniejonnie5710
      @jonniejonnie5710 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BlueMeaney49 I hope your fine and Thank you that there are still people like you. I know its hard especially your all alone doing things for your mom, but for sure your mom is thankful to have you and for sure she loves you. I know its hard emotionally especially. Me and mom taking care of dad (who had health problems) but a relative and friend also help us, also other relative support and Im super Thankful to have them. I Hope your all fine especially your mom, will pray for you guys.

  • @liyangau
    @liyangau 5 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    I can feel the loneliness just by watching this video. I feel really sad for them

    • @ankitcoolvideos
      @ankitcoolvideos 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I also want fake family now... Or i m drunk

  • @Razear
    @Razear 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1794

    Lol @ the CEO leading double lives. It must really suck if the 19-year-old daughter found out that her "dad" was a fraud for the past two decades.

    • @T3m33p
      @T3m33p 5 ปีที่แล้ว +262

      It's not that simple. He also offered the girl a better childhood.

    • @Ride-With-Me-69
      @Ride-With-Me-69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +300

      Double life? He's living in hundreds life!

    • @TheICEgirl6100
      @TheICEgirl6100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@T3m33p better? sure she's less things blocking her path, but she has an absent"father" who doesn't care. i feel like it's just bad in an other way

    • @AndrewHadi07
      @AndrewHadi07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@TheICEgirl6100 just out of curiosity. Do you think having no father figure at all in your life is better then having a flawed one?

    • @spicygnomesoup
      @spicygnomesoup 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@AndrewHadi07 Depends on how she feels if/when she finds out. A flawed father comes in many forms. Some worse than others. An absent father is just one form...absent.