Trying to understand the meaning of LINE ID messages being read but not replied to (quickly or not at all), 15 Germ, my situation's current new development, and working with a rap idol producer

Hi Derek, yeah… The problem with waiting for a response when you saw your post was already read is something that is really annoying. In terms of business, I would say, the person who reads it could be busy and wants to postpone the answer when he has full concentration for it. But I understand after the last days this makes you more nervous than it normally does. In terms of dating… I guess her interest is not the highest. But it was a nice gesture from your friend to introduce her… Your week seems to be successful so far. All these new connections to interesting groups and things you work on is a new fresh breeze for Idol Underworld. Especially since all contain music types which aren´t in the catalogue so far. Getting bigger and having a wider range never is a bad thing. Great to hear you planned Mihos and Kosames Studio recordings for the next weeks. I am so excited for new Miho Music and the first Kosame CD. As you asked for Idols that impressed me… There are lots of them. Miho – for bringing idol culture to a new level of quality. If it´s appearance, her yasashi nature, her loyalty as a friend. She is one of those idols I would nominate for a “supreme idol” title. Kosame – She´s a highly intelligent woman. Very talented with an incredible amount of interests of skills. I don´t count anymore how often she surprised me the few months I know about her. Hanako and Okinawa Saya – for both being exceptional. Hanako mixing punk and Idol to perfection. And Okinawa Saya for literally being talented in Music that´s barely represented in Idol. Sayas Dancing is one of he most beautiful things i´ve ever seen. So far so good. Hope you have a great week and if you wanna chat or talk a little. You know where to find me.

Svensei

Hey Derek! Sorry I'm just jumping into the situation, but I've been listening everything. I'm grouping all my notes here, since these last few podcasts are related. I'm glad Miho was understanding and didn't drop this wonderful cooperation so far. Yes, you made a mistake, but ultimately it didn't have any consequence, and you've already apologised for it, which in a perfect world would be enough to turn the page and carry on. But the way some people still punish you is a culture shock to me. I'd rather prefer a "fuck off" than being given the silent treatment or when they act differently towards you in different scenarios. I can only wish that this is a temporary thing and eventually at least some of them will come back to behaving more normally, but it's totally understandable that this is hard for you. :( No idea either what to think about the ignored/delayed read messages. Perhaps it's another local obscure trait you're not aware of? Or perhaps they also still consider messages in a lower level of importance than, say, a phone call... which wouldn't suprise me as Japan still uses fax machines up to this day, for instance. Personally I try to reply all my messages whenever I read them (not that I have too many either), but I know people who neglect to do it for some time. About dating and all that stuff, I guess I cannot help you much since I've been alone for over 10 years. xD But I really hope luck can smile on you soon. You're a great guy and deserve the absolute best. :) Today a russian guy I know from the Aldious fandom asked me where did I buy the Miho chekis, so I redirected him to IU. I hope he will buy some eventually! Seems the voice is finally spreading around. :) Question: Is there any particular solo idol or idol group that's not on IU so far, but you would like to join more than anything else? Personally I'd be very pleased to see Minnano Kodomochan, or Garuda, or even Shiki Rukawa (who recently left Necroma) among your ranks. ;)

Hey Derek!! About the line messages and rather lack thereof, I think it might just be because it is business. I personally respond very quickly to friends, but when I see a colleague or a fellow student message me about school/work things, I take more time to get back to them. One, because I need some free time from work/school and want that to be seperated and two, because I need more time to think well about how I should respond in a professional way. With messages from friends you quickly read it, type something back and hit send. When it's about school/work, you need to take more time to see if you read everything correctly, write a professional response and send it after double checking it. So it requires more effort and time and thus can't be done quickly on the go. That's just my experience and interpretation though! Love always, Romy