>>20261475As soon as you possibly can. If you can create produced content before you debut, so much the better. If the quality is good, it generates hype, and the hardest thing to do in this business is generate hype.
>>20261623It honestly depends on the agency. Some agencies watch every video and read every application they get sent, and others only open applications to give the appearance that they have open slots. Why would they do this? To generate hype, of course. You just apply and hope.
>>20261763Like above, it depends on the agency. It even varies between the agencies that actually have open slots. Some are casting for characters they already have models and backstories for, and others are just looking to get the best possible talents they can. The best advice I can give is to showcase EVERYTHING you're capable of in the time you have because there's really no way to know what they're ultimately looking for. Best foot forward and all that.
>>20262116Most agencies are self-aware enough to get the joke if it's a good one. As a rule however, Japanese agencies and managers typically aren't. Save that sort of humor for Phase Connect
