Whats so surprising?
it has always been like that in most asian countries
For japan, its due to influx of tourist + raising demand of JP MM and low wages of other work pushing them to do such work
Its the same in china, those top 10% percentile beautiful girls with brain or some conversational skills work as 网红 or in finance.
No skills one go sit in KTV
Even for SG girls
Aiya those in finance also got hired not due to their brain. Moi know a few like that one.
Got 1 ex sia stewardess fresh grad from private uni got into hedgefund as operations exec, basically look pretty.
Another in UK bank sell side, call / meet customers to sell bank investment opportunities. Zero experience and major in non related field from nus. They offered her like $9k internship cuz she talks well and chiobu. After grad get full time role, after 10 years iirc she retired cuz marry amdk.
Another one in family office, basically service hnwi ppl. Got one tio indirect guardian for some indo kid. Like the kid stay alone in sg so she help settle his school / house etc. iirc the kid stay orchard but go sg public school nearby.