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5 unique services for solo customers

Dec 27, 2023

Yes. I'm a loner during the Christmas and New Year's holidays.
During the year-end period, when it used to be common to have fun together, more and more people spend their time alone.
 
Do people want to be alone?  I think it's a good thing that there are more diverse ways of living.
 
I'm glad that the world has become kinder to single people like me and that life has become easier.
I also feel that the single-person market is expanding.
 
This time, I made a video about "Services for Solo that I would like to try."


Expression point


I have put together a list of expressions related to solos.

① （時を）過ごす/ spend time
It seems more and more people stream live instead of spending time with their families or watching TV during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
クリスマスや年末年始の休暇中に、家族と過ごしたりテレビを見たりする代わりに、ライブ配信をする人が増えているようです。

② おひとりさま向けサービス / Services for solos
Services for solos are now a huge market.
おひとりさま向けサービスは今や巨大な市場となっている。

③ 需要がある / be in demand
Solo karaoke seems to be in demand.
ソロカラオケは需要があるようだね

④ 好きなだけ / as much as you want 
The appeal of solo karaoke is that you can sing as much as you want. 
一人カラオケは好きなだけ歌えるのが魅力です。

⑤ ～することなしに / without ～ing
You can train without being seen by others. 
他人に見られることなくトレーニングできます。

⑥ ～に申し訳なく思う / feel sorry for
This service seems to be needed, as terrible players often feel sorry for the people they play with.
へたくそなプレイヤーは一緒にプレイする人たちに同情することが多いため、このサービスにはニーズがあるようです。

⑦ きまずい / awkward
It would be a little awkward if others participated with their family or lovers when you were on a tour alone.
一人でツアーに参加しているのに、他の人が家族や恋人と一緒に参加するとちょっと気まずいですよね。

⑧ 気遣う / be concerned about
There's no need to be concerned about others.
他人のことを気にする必要はありません。

⑨ おひとりさま市場の拡大 / solo market continues to expand
I think the solo market will continue to expand.
おひとりさま市場は今後も拡大していくだろうね。




Solo activities I would like to try

I usually eat out alone.

Thanks to dramas like "The Solitary Gourmet,'' it has become easier to enjoy eating alone.
I go to ramen, conveyor belt sushi, and izakaya restaurants by myself, but I have never experienced yakiniku alone. I absolutely must do this!
 
I introduced solo table tennis in the video, which was originally played by two people.
I would like to try it.
 
Also, traveling alone. I go abroad even by myself, but it's always a little scary to go somewhere where English isn't spoken. Riding a camel in the desert... See the aurora... I don't feel like I can do this alone.  I would like to participate in a solo tour.


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