JOEL CORNEL ello, I'm here in Tokyo, Japan. I'm here to check out something called host bars, which I'm told is a booming industry here. Host bars are something that people can go to to enjoy the company of boys or girls at a cost. The company is platonic. I'm going to meet somebody called Reiji who is the self-proclaimed king of hosts. He owns a place around here, and he's hopefully going to show me what it's all about. It's good that you're here, Akira, because I don't know any Japanese. AKIR K. JOEL CORNEL eah. So you're going to have to help me a lot. AKIR K. JOEL CORNEL s that all right? AKIR eah. JOEL CORNEL ll right, cool. Reiji-san! REIJ ello! JOEL CORNEL ello. REIJ oe? JOEL CORNEL oel. REIJ h, John? JOEL CORNEL oel. REIJ oe?. JOEL CORNEL oel. REIJ h, nice to meet you. JOEL CORNEL ikewise, nice to meet you too, Reiji-san. REIJ SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL eah. Is this OK? REIJ SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL es, I'm very sure. REIJ eart OK? JOEL CORNEL es, my heart, very big. REIJ h. JOEL CORNEL ery big. REIJ SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL K. REIJ SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL ow long have you had Player's Club Dios? REIJ SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL o you're the king of hosts, is that correct? REIJ eah. [SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL ow much does a host make a month now? REIJ SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL ight, OK. So the hosts get presents. REIJ eah. JOEL CORNEL hat do they get, rings and stuff? Clothes? REIJ SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL o you think I could get one? AKIR ars. JOEL CORNEL ars? AKIR eah. JOEL CORNEL nd how long do you have to train to be a host boy? REIJ SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL ill you give me a chance to try and be a host? REIJ SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL K. [MUSIC PLAYING] MASAHIR would like you to make drinks. JOEL CORNEL es, OK. MASAHIR K. JOEL CORNEL reat, I definitely need to learn how to do that. Oh! MASAHIR irst, put the ice into the glass. This is a Japanese alcohol drink. And this is tea. JOEL CORNEL ea. Cheers! MASAHIR SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL SPEAKING JAPANESE] MASAHIR SPEAKING JAPANESE]. JOEL CORNEL o now, I know how to make a drink. What do I do now? What should I be saying? You are beautiful. Of course, that goes without saying. Is there anything that I can't ask them? Age, yeah. OK. Do you want champagne, do I ask her that? MASAHIR es, yes. JOEL CORNEL eah? MASAHIR eah. JOEL CORNEL m I a servant? MASAHIR eah. JOEL CORNEL ou look beautiful. MASAHIR hank you. JOEL CORNEL love you. MASAHIR es! JOEL CORNEL ould you like a biscuit? MASAHIR es. JOEL CORNEL SPEAKING JAPANESE] MASAHIR ou are number one. JOEL CORNEL m-hm. MASAHIR y customer is coming. JOEL CORNEL es. I'm obviously a bit nervous about this situation. MASAHIR h, we'll help you. Teamwork, teamwork. JOEL CORNEL eamwork, OK. Oh! Sorry, sorry. You look beautiful. MASAHIR SPEAKING JAPANESE] -[SPEAKING JAPANESE] MASAHIR hank you, she says, thank you. JOEL CORNEL hat's OK. MASAHIR hat do you want to drink? JOEL CORNEL bottle of champagne? MASAHIR hampagne, OK? -OK. MASAHIR K. JOEL CORNEL K. MASAHIR hoa! You're great. Champagne, yeah. JOEL CORNEL eah! I did not expect that to happen. I did not expect Masahiro to trust me with one of his clients or customers or whatever. I'm not sure if he was being sarcastic when he said great job when I got the champagne. But I think that was pretty good. I was told by the guy in the back that that costs $450 US. To tell you the truth, it actually felt-- I felt really comfortable in there with those guys. The other boy hosts, they made me feel so welcome. Like, they were really lovely. I'm very ready to be a host tomorrow night. Reiji's going to take me up to Masahiro's house. MASAHIR elcome, welcome. JOEL CORNEL hank you. So how many of you live here, just two? REIJ es, two. -[SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL ould you bring a girl back here after working? MASAHIR h, no, no, no. NARUM o, no! -[SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL 'm going on my date tonight with a girl. MASAHIR SPEAKING JAPANESE] NARUM ho? [SPEAKING JAPANESE] MASAHIR eah. NARUM K. JOEL CORNEL don't know. I don't know what she looks like. I've never met her. Really? Whoa. Check that out. That's my date. NARUM hoa! JOEL CORNEL eah? NARUM SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL eah. NARUM K, OK. JOEL CORNEL h, yeah, it's the big day. Hopefully the stylist is going to be here to do up my cravat. MASAHIR o, no. Today, yukata. JOEL CORNEL m? MASAHIR ukata, no suits. Today's costume. JOEL CORNEL h, thank you. MASAHIR K, OK, yes. JOEL CORNEL hat's fine, that's great. MASAHIR ou try! YUD onichiwa. -[SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL eiji-san, yeah? I think she is. Customer? MASAHIR ou ready? JOEL CORNEL eah. I'm nervous. MASAHIR eah, OK. JOEL CORNEL eah. MASAHIR et's go. JOEL CORNEL onichiwa. YUD h! Konichiwa. JOEL CORNEL h, hang on! This flower is for you. YUD h, thank you. JOEL CORNEL t's a present. YUD es, thank you. Oh! JOEL CORNEL SPEAKING JAPANESE] Joel. YUD oel, yes. JOEL CORNEL hat is your name? YUD udi. JOEL CORNEL udi? YUD ice to meet you. JOEL CORNEL ice to meet you. You are very beautiful. YUD hank you. JOEL CORNEL t's OK! Do you think that I'm beautiful? YUD m? JOEL CORNEL h. How was your day? JOEL CORNEL ou walked? YUD eah. JOEL CORNEL ou worked? YUD eah. JOEL CORNEL K. Um, uh, [NERVOUS LAUGHTER]. Um, sorry. YUD t's OK. MASAHIR rink, drink! JOEL CORNEL rink. Would you like a drink? YUD h, champagne. JOEL CORNEL hampagne? YUD eah. JOEL CORNEL K! Great, my favorite. All right, I'll go get some champagne. I'm so nervous. Champagne glasses. -Yeah, champagne glass. JOEL CORNEL o do I bring the bucket over? OK, I have champagne. YUD h, thank you. JOEL CORNEL hoa! YUD h! JOEL CORNEL ere you are. YUD h, thank you. JOEL CORNEL SPEAKING JAPANESE]. YUD SPEAKING JAPANESE], cheers. JOEL CORNEL heers. YUD heers. JOEL CORNEL come from Australia. Back home, I am a musician. I play in a band. YUD h! That's great. JOEL CORNEL o you have any favorite bands? YUD h, Led Zeppelin. JOEL CORNEL ed Zeppelin? YUD eah. JOEL CORNEL h, yeah, Robert Plant. YUD love Jimmy Page. JOEL CORNEL eah, Jimmy Page. Yeah, I'm a guitarist. YUD h! JOEL CORNEL hat movies do you like? YUD eah, I like movies, I love-- JOEL CORNEL hich ones? JOEL CORNEL eah, of course. Well, I like action movies. YUD h, action. JOEL CORNEL o I like Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Do you think I look like Bruce Willis? YUD LAUGHTER] JOEL CORNEL SPEAKING JAPANESE] Do you like cocktails? YUD es JOEL CORNEL eah? YUD m-hm. JOEL CORNEL o you think you'd allow me to make you a cocktail? YUD h! JOEL CORNEL eah? YUD SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL nd it's called a Shochu sunrise. YUD es. JOEL CORNEL ellow, red. YUD h, image. JOEL CORNEL eah, yeah. YUD h, thank you. JOEL CORNEL 'll go make it now. YUD SPEAKING JAPANESE] -[SPEAKING JAPANESE] YUD SPEAKING JAPANESE] JOEL CORNEL t's OK? OK, I have a Shochu sunrise. YUD hochu sunrise. JOEL CORNEL or you. YUD es. Mm! JOEL CORNEL t's OK? YUD ood, mm. JOEL CORNEL hochu. YUD hochu, mm-hm. JOEL CORNEL s obviously Japanese. In Australia, we call them vodka sunrise. So east meets west. YUD ice idea. JOEL CORNEL h, thank you. REIJ SPEAKING JAPANESE] [MUSIC PLAYING]