Osaka is next . And then to the world?
From what you have said, it seems that studio management has a different value to you than agency work.
Of course an agency has its own fun aspects, but running a studio is exciting. I'm simply happy to have so many customers using the space I'm working on. While agency work has been my main job for a long time, I am the type of person who enjoys having my own content, so I am very busy developing a variety of other content (laughs).
In a sense, it is like a sanctuary for you?
There's no need to make a lot of profit, and if that's the goal, it's definitely more profitable to make the fee a percentage in the first place. But it is better to make it a fixed fee and have people repeat the service with ease of use, and I think it is better to have people fall in love with Fukuoka or the area.
Do you always like to create places where people can gather?
Yes, that's right. When my friend and I first started the predecessor of "GoOn" in Fukuoka, we had two choices: a studio or a snack bar. As it turned out, my friend was very enthusiastic about the idea, so we decided on a studio, but we were quite serious about a snack bar as well. I was seriously thinking of creating a place where everyone could gather and relax, like a snack bar, and having a funny old lady stand in as a mama (laughs).
So, what do you have in mind for the future of the studio?
Now that more and more customers are recognizing it as a good place, we would like to do our best to make sure that once they use it once, they will be satisfied with it and keep coming back. I would also like to open another one in Osaka by the end of this year. Recently, I have received many inquiries asking if we are going to open one in Osaka, so I would like to open one in Osaka within this year. So I would like to do it within this year. If we do so, we would like to have a tour of Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka, which is not like an artist's tour. In fact, there are already several brands that are doing tours in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. We would like to have a box that can tour the whole country.
Yamashita-san has a close relationship with China and Singapore, so it would be interesting to see what you can do in that area.
Well, I don't know about that. But I am sure that I think globally, so I would like to do a lot of things. We are currently talking about a pop-up in Taiwan, and the other day a British brand actually decided to come to ZOOM for a preview, so it looks like I have some overseas connections. I was surprised myself (laughs).
