Yae, an unremarkable girl working in a café and living with a friend, finds herself unable to afford rent when her friend suddenly gets married, and she loses her job in the same day! It’s only when her boyfriend dumps her that she finally hits rock bottom.
She’s at her wits’ end when her childhood friend Takumi suddenly reappears into her life. Takumi suggests that Yae take on a part-time job as his “fake wife” for the next six months. He has his reasons for wanting people to think he’s married. Yae has no other choice but to accept his proposal, and in return receives housing and living expenses for playing the role of his “fake wife.”
So begins a “fake marriage” with a time limit. Unbeknownst to Yae, she was Takumi’s first love, even though she thinks of him as nothing more than a childhood friend. Takumi struggles awkwardly but earnestly to win Yae’s heart and find true love. Even though their marriage starts as a sham, will the day come when this couple can become something more?
She’s at her wits’ end when her childhood friend Takumi suddenly reappears into her life. Takumi suggests that Yae take on a part-time job as his “fake wife” for the next six months. He has his reasons for wanting people to think he’s married. Yae has no other choice but to accept his proposal, and in return receives housing and living expenses for playing the role of his “fake wife.”
So begins a “fake marriage” with a time limit. Unbeknownst to Yae, she was Takumi’s first love, even though she thinks of him as nothing more than a childhood friend. Takumi struggles awkwardly but earnestly to win Yae’s heart and find true love. Even though their marriage starts as a sham, will the day come when this couple can become something more?
The main characters in both dramas (Hotaru and Arisugawa) are a little dense and silly about their love life. They both start relationships with a superior at their job. In Hotaru no Hikari the male lead is more harsh, while in Tokyo Alice he is much more gentle and is often timid as well, despite his appearance. But in both dramas the main character's love interest is a good man, who has deep feelings for an innocent girl, who is silly to the point of being plain stupid sometimes.
Hayami Honoka works in the sales department for a major consumer electronics company. She is excellent at her job and is respected by her colleagues. She seems like a clean freak at work and her colleagues think she is a perfect person to marry. But, in her private life, her home is a complete mess. Things there are unorganized and dirty. On the flip side, when she arrives at work, she looks perfect.
Meanwhile, Yamamoto Chihiro is Hayami Honoka's co-worker in the same department. He joined the company 3 years after Hayami Honoka. When he was a child, Yamamoto Chihiro and his two brothers did the housework at his home, while his mother was busy with her job. Because of this, Yamamoto Chihiro is excellent at doing household chores. Due to a case, he happens to learn that Hayami Honoka's home is a mess. He begins to stay with Hayami Honoka on the condition of doing the house work.
Meanwhile, Yamamoto Chihiro is Hayami Honoka's co-worker in the same department. He joined the company 3 years after Hayami Honoka. When he was a child, Yamamoto Chihiro and his two brothers did the housework at his home, while his mother was busy with her job. Because of this, Yamamoto Chihiro is excellent at doing household chores. Due to a case, he happens to learn that Hayami Honoka's home is a mess. He begins to stay with Hayami Honoka on the condition of doing the house work.
After his sudden rise to stardom, the actor Liu Yu Ming, nicknamed Bian Dang (Lunch Box), overruled his agency's objections and decided to get married. When the news spread, chaos reigned. His fans were very upset about his impending wedding and fights broke out outside the church. Then, they found out... the bride was a no-show. In the ensuing chaos, Bian Dang and his makeup artist, Xiao Qing, put on disguises and sneaked past the paparazzi.
The aggressive paparazzi forced Bian Dang to go into hiding. With no home to go back to, Xiao Qing introduced him to a strange place called "The Escape Pod." Everyone there wanted to run away from their old lives. There was Poki who tried to escape his debt in Japan, Wen Zi Yu (Fish) who was running away from home, and there was the owner of The Escape Pod, Chuan Tou (The Captain). In this place, they began a magical love story of running away from and being ran away from.
The aggressive paparazzi forced Bian Dang to go into hiding. With no home to go back to, Xiao Qing introduced him to a strange place called "The Escape Pod." Everyone there wanted to run away from their old lives. There was Poki who tried to escape his debt in Japan, Wen Zi Yu (Fish) who was running away from home, and there was the owner of The Escape Pod, Chuan Tou (The Captain). In this place, they began a magical love story of running away from and being ran away from.
Kusaka Haru, a girl with no dreams or goals, finds herself inexplicably drawn to Fujiwara Rio, a customer she meets at her part-time job. Acting on impulse, she visits the share house where he lives and tells him she wants to move in. Rio agrees, but with one condition: “Don’t fall in love with me as a man.” Even as Haru grows increasingly aware of her deepening feelings for him, she resolves to keep them hidden in order to stay by his side. But the two share an ambiguous yet strangely comfortable bond — and it’s about to quietly begin to shift.
Kozue Fuyuki is a corrections officer defined by discipline, rigor, and an unwavering adherence to her own strict code.
Within the high walls of the detention center, she is known for being unsparingly tough on both those around her and herself. Her controlled world shatters the day she encounters a new prisoner: a convicted murderer who holds a profound connection to a long-buried secret from Kozue's past.
This devastating meeting throws her life completely off course and into a spiral of moral compromise. Inspired by a shocking true story, this is a tale of forbidden obsession and descent. Will she find salvation in love, or total despair?
"If it's with you, I don't care if I end up in hell!"
Within the high walls of the detention center, she is known for being unsparingly tough on both those around her and herself. Her controlled world shatters the day she encounters a new prisoner: a convicted murderer who holds a profound connection to a long-buried secret from Kozue's past.
This devastating meeting throws her life completely off course and into a spiral of moral compromise. Inspired by a shocking true story, this is a tale of forbidden obsession and descent. Will she find salvation in love, or total despair?
"If it's with you, I don't care if I end up in hell!"
Kagiya Shino is the daughter of the president of "Kajiya Foods", a long-established confectionery manufacturer and is currently working in the company under the PR department. Shino's father arranged a political marriage and has Shino engaged to Tachibana Hajime, an aces in the Sales department. Based on his looks, personality, qualifications, Tachibana seems to be a perfect fiancé, but three years have passed since their engagement, and Shino is still frustrated by the lack of progress beyond a kiss. One day, a new employee, Hanazawa Yui, is assigned to the Sales department, and Shino feels a stirring in her chest when she sees Tachibana interacting with Yui as her supervisor.
Maria, struggling financially, juggles a low-paying day job with nighttime shifts at a cabaret to fund her sister Nana's eye operation. Tragedy struck their family when a young Maria accidentally caused a fire, resulting in Nana's blindness and their father's death. Shiro, a discontented concert pianist, crosses paths with Maria in a traffic accident, leading to his hospitalization. Adopting a false identity and amnesia, Shiro seeks refuge at Maria's home, eventually becoming a cabaret pianist. Unbeknownst to them, fate weaves a complex web, revealing that their lives were never meant to intersect.
