is a drama

Japanese television drama

, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...

 of Fuji TV

Fuji Television

is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....

, first aired in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 from 11 January to 21 March 2000.

Synopsis

Nakatani Setsuko (Matsu Takako) quit her job as a stewardess in order to marry her boyfriend at the time, Hiroshi. As it didn't work out, Setsuko's parents, worried that time is passing her by, decide to introduce her to someone using Omiai

Omiai

or is a Japanese traditional custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage. Since this "Miai" or "Omiai" was sometimes translated as "arranged marriage" in English and other foreign languages, which is a total misnomer, some foreigners...

, the Japanese meeting custom for marriage prospects. She meets Hirose Kōtaro (Yusuke Santamaria

Yusuke Santamaria

, born , is an actor and singer born March 12, 1971 in Ōita Ōita Prefecture, Japan who premiered primarily on Japanese networks such as JDTV and JHJ. He was best known for his work on many popular game shows, television programs, and shorts. He is also known simply as "Yūsuke"...

), pressured by his boss to get married before being entrusted with an important job overseas. The in-between is the boss' wife who arranges marriages as a hobby. Initially, the two are not interested, but after some other meetings through common friends, they begin to respect each other.

Cast

• Matsu Takako as Nakatani Setsuko
• Yusuke Santamaria
  Yusuke Santamaria
  , born , is an actor and singer born March 12, 1971 in Ōita Ōita Prefecture, Japan who premiered primarily on Japanese networks such as JDTV and JHJ. He was best known for his work on many popular game shows, television programs, and shorts. He is also known simply as "Yūsuke"...
  
   as Hirose Koutaro
• Sato Tamao as Kawai Mika
• Kubozuka Yosuke as Ohata Junichi
• Kawahara Ayako as Haneda Kyoko
• Imai Masayuki as Tanuma Kensuke

Theme songs

• Opening song: First impression by YAEN
• Ending song: Sakura no Ame, Itsuka
  Sakura no Ame, Itsuka
  is a single of the Japanese actress and J-pop singer/songwriter Matsu Takako, her most successful single recorded with Universal Music. It featured as the ending theme of the drama Omiai Kekkon ....
  
  by Matsu Takako