The eldest member of six-member idol unit Especia was born in 1989, so when I ask them about life during Japan¡¯s early ¡®90s bubble era they can only imagine what it was like.

¡°I picture people throwing a lot of money around,¡± says Haruka Tominaga, the group¡¯s 20-year-old leader.

¡°My image is someone taking a taxi and paying with a ?10,000 note without taking the change,¡± says 18-year-old Monari Wakita.