A Lonely Shadow in the Mirror of Night - The Night Job in miniature (2015-2020)

A Lonely Shadow in the Mirror of Night - The Night Job in miniature (2015-2020)

From the late 2010s to the early 2020s, Kabukicho was an era in which the nightlife business changed from mere customer service to "expressive labor controlled by numbers"; self-presentation on social networking sites became a necessity, and sales, nominations, and followers became proof of existence. After the Violence Exclusion Ordinance, while organizational control faded, it became easier for personal feelings to run rampant, and a structure emerged in which violence and threats appeared with the "end of a relationship. With the amendment of the Entertainment Business Law, business hours were lengthened, tourism, distribution, and platform economies intersected, and cast members became exhausted by the emotional labor of constant connection. Customers, too, relieve their loneliness with money and gain approval through purchases. The world of night work is extraordinary, but it is also a microcosm of modern society, where approval and isolation circulate. The "mental illne
ss" behind the smiling faces reflects not individual weakness but the distortion of the times brought about by the achievement principle.