kram987 Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Enchanted_Elixir said: Your reply and the reply of others on this thread just demonstrates why these host bars target the local market instead of the farang market. We are agreed. Quote
Enchanted_Elixir Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago On 1/16/2026 at 10:16 AM, spoon said: Although, ive had heard guys from fake club do went with customer after bar closes. As with any working guys, things can happen if there is mutual attraction, physical or monetary. Perhaps, its much easier to "date" one of the guys in host bars than say random guys we found in restaurants or construction site? Hehe. I stopped pursuing my beach chair attendance at pattaya when he is attached, sadly to a girl lol If we are thinking about the same place, then Fake club is huge (1000 square meters) and is primarily a dance and entertainment venue for a younger crowd inspired by Korean aesthetics. Men do parade on stage and bartenders do invite you to invite some of them for drinks. The vibe is completely different from the Silom shops, with perhaps the exception of GASS. It is possible to arrange something after hours if the chemistry is right. Quote
Keithambrose Posted 48 minutes ago Posted 48 minutes ago On 1/16/2026 at 4:23 AM, PeterRS said: The basic concept may have come from Japan but if you are used to Jomtien host bars, don't go anywhere near one in Japan. The reason is twofold. First the best known Tokyo ones are in Shinjuku's Kabukicho district where they are virtually all for young girls. More importantly, you'll need several credit cards and thousands in the bank - of $$ not ¥! The whole point of these bars is not to get close to a girl outside the confines of the bar and not to have sex with the customers - although both occasionally happen. The aim is to develop a relationshp with a girl who will come back to spend time and oodles of cash on booze with you as often as possible. As a host on one youtube video says "These bars are creating Disneyland for customers and they end up believing they need to revolve their whole lives around this Disneyland." This vdo below has been included in these columns before. So it is slightly out of date. It features the No. 1 host in Japan about 7 years ago, but the principle is exactly the same today. The video starts off with the host arriving at his bar in a new white Lamborghini, a present from a customer. Cost? Probably around US$370,000! He makes tons of cash every month from commissions on the huge mark-ups on premium booze. One 19-year old girl who technically cannot drink alcohol in Japan gladly tells the camera that the most expensive bottle of booze she bought in the bar was a Magnum Decanter of Louis XIII Cognac. For this she paid US$110 - in cash! "One 19-year old girl who technically cannot drink alcohol in Japan gladly tells the camera that the most expensive bottle of booze she bought in the bar was a Magnum Decanter of Louis XIII Cognac. For this she paid US$110 - in cash!" That seems very cheap for a host bar! Quote