2017-8-9: Yua Mikami 三上悠亜 "One-shot" star?
A gossip mag [most likely a Taiwan publication] reports that Yua Mikami was offered a big sum of money [almost 7000 USD] for a one-night sex service, through a middle-man. Further according to the middle-man, a even higher sum [16500 USD] was offered previously to no prevail. Supposedly the reason for rejection was that (she) was afraid the matter would be exposed to the public.
The magazine article kind of went all over the place in the middle. I carefully and painfully read the article all the way to end only to learn that it's all smoke and mirrors. The closest person "middle-man" managed to reach was only a local translator who previously receive marching order from the agency [probably meaning multiple connected parties of JAV side] that no questions of the AV side will receive any response. So the translator simply block the inquiry without relaying it any closer to Yua or her representative.
Oh my goddess. The reporter [and magazine editor] huffs and puffs to attract eyeballs to the idea that Yua Mikami might whore herself to Taiwan customers. But all there is to the article is that someone had some wet fantasy but fail even to express the offer to anyone remotely connected Yua Mikami. Fake news!!!
Anyway, while I feel it's my civic duty to debunk a fake news report, it's fair enough to consider if Yua Mikami is available to the suitable customer.
To quote directly a bona fide agent/manager from the same agency representing Yua Mikami: "pretty much every AV idols have a monetary price (for sex)"
Furthermore, Yua Mikami's own current manager 青木亮 was accused by an AV idol 香西咲 who formerly was managed by him. 香西咲 accused 青木亮 of forcing her to provide sex service to customers.
So AV idols selling sex is a definite "thing", or at least there's much talking about.
While AV idols are frequently doing gigs in Hong Kong and Taiwan, several "middle-man" are roaming the circles to sell idol sex service. One well circulated offer is "Yui Hatano is selling sex" [the most likely reason she got named is that she's the most popular, in-demand idol in Taiwan for many years]
So once, out of curiosity, I inquire about Yui Hatano's price at a brothel in Japan. [problem is, if the inquiry is only for curiosity, how likely it is the brothel would give a sincere meaningful reply?] The asking price turned out to be 5 million yens [46000 USD] followed quickly by "Japanese law enforcement is very tight lately, so if you are really interested (say you have the money in hand) you might still have to wait a while"
So really... is the 5 million yens price a serious price point? Or is it just outrageous number to get rid of trouble makers? Personally speaking with 5 millions yens in hand, I would spend it on many other things before blowing it for a 2-minutes release with even the lovely Yui Hatano.
So we might extrapolate this case to Yua Mikami. The reality is that prostitution is illegal in Japan [so while it does happen frequently if both the service provider and customers learn to keep a low profile], the authority is actively monitoring and catching some case of sex-for-sale. So any high-profile personality, especially AV idols [the authority have very little love for AV industry lately], would be wise to be very careful about this kind of matters.
As long as Yua Mikami is raking in the big money with legal activities such as shooting AV and doing public gigs in Taiwan and elsewhere, it's in her interest to stay "clean" from prostitution and protect her AV career.
So my personal view is that while Yua Mikami might have a price she would agree to sell her body, but it might be meant to scare away customers rather than expecting to make a deal. Even if some customers were to show up with the money, only other excuses would be used to give him the runaround. The thing is she could make just as much money doing a few more gigs to Taiwan, zero risk and she already shows she's very willing and comfortable about making money that way. So why would she take the legal risk?
But I can also tell my readers that it does happen that AV performers do come to Taiwan to perform paid sex service. Only it's nothing like what the magazines write about and it's a whole different story. [what I take the writer to mean is that it does happen that performers are selling but any "members of the public" is pretty hopeless to make the connection to close the deal, meaning, money alone, no matter how much, will not buy you a night with your fav idol]
