Japan produces a large number of variety shows featuring teenagers, particularly "Chidols" (Child Idols) and teens from famous acting schools (like the prominent entertainment school Toho Gakuen ).
Here is a guide to understanding the controversial, sometimes exploitative, or "guilty pleasure" side of Japanese teen entertainment and media. Japan produces a large number of variety shows
This is “badly entertainment” because it masquerades as skill-based play when it is, in fact, a slot machine. The Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency has received thousands of complaints from parents whose children have stolen credit cards or fallen into "kakekomi dera" (loan shark) debt chasing a digital waifu. The resulting anxiety and shame lead to school refusal ( futoko ) and, in extreme cases, juvenile crime. in extreme cases