is a Japanese

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series that aired on

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from 11 January to 21 March 2000.

Synopsis

Setsuko Nakatani (

Takako Matsu (born June 10, 1977) also known as is a Japanese actress and pop singer. Personal life Matsu was born to a family of buyō and kabuki actors, including her father Matsumoto Hakuō II, her mother and businesswoman Noriko Fujima, her uncle, ...

) 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

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

Yūsuke Santamaria , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor and singer. Biography Santamaria appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2003 film '' Doppelganger''. He starred in Katsuyuki Motohiro is a Japanese film director. Filmography *''Odoru Daisosase ...

), pressured by his boss to get married before being entrusted with an important job overseas. Initially, the two are not interested, but after some funny misadventures, they grow to like each other.

Cast

as Setsuko Nakatani *

as Koutaro Hirose *

Tamao Satō is a Japanese actress, voice actress, television personality and model from Funabashi, Chiba, perhaps best known for her role as Momo Maruo in the 1995 Super Sentai series ''Chōriki Sentai Ohranger'', as well as co-hosting ''O-Sama Brunch'', a T ...

as Mika Kawai * Yosuke Kubozuka as Junichi Ohata *

Ayako Kawahara Ayako is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Ayako can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 文子, "writings, child" * 綾子, "twill, child" * 絢子, "kimono design, child" * 彩子, "coloring, child" * 順 ...

as Kyoko Haneda * Masayuki Imai as Kensuke Tanuma

Theme songs

* Opening song: ''First Impression'' by

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* Ending song: '' Sakura no Ame, Itsuka'' by

References

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