Naoko Noda, who works in a trading company, is called “anego” by her younger co-workers. What is“anego”? It means “older sister”, but in this case it is given as a nickname to Naoko because she is like abig sister to the other workers, who depend on her to give them advice about everything. This drama,based on a popular novel, depicts realistically how Naoko lives her everyday life, including her love life,the problems she faces, and her uneasiness about the future. Naoko, 32, works in the corporate strategydivision. She is single, and has been working hard for 10 years, now she often finds herself in the role oftraining and guiding the younger female workers. Recently she realizes that most of the temporary andcontracted workers’ goals are to find an elite male employee within the company to marry. Naoko alsohopes that the man of her dreams, a prince on a white horse will one day come into her life, but it seemslike her younger co-workers are always the ones who win the hearts of all the elite men. One day, on theway home from work, a handsome man saves Naoko from a drunk man who was bothering her, but shesees the wedding ring on his finger, and feels the emptiness of being single. One day, Naoko goes out toplay golf with the general manager and other co-workers, and there she unexpectedly meets her formerco-worker, Eriko Sawaki. Eriko seems to have a picture-perfect life; she is married to a company president,and already has one child. Naoko gets distracted by Eriko and the happy atmosphere around her, andends up with a terrible golf score. After finishing the round, Eriko’s husband comes to pick her up, andNaoko is surprised when she sees his face. Eriko’s husband is the handsome man who saved her fromthe drunk man. Naoko’s heart starts pounding, and she can’t help but envy Eriko’s happy life. Whenworking women reach their 30s, they start to worry about various things; “How long should I continueworking for this company?”, “Will I marry the man I am dating?” “If I continue living like this what will Ido when I grow old?” etc. In this drama, the main character, who is a 32-year old single woman workingat a prestigious trading company, suddenly finds herself as one of the elders at the office, being a bigsister to her younger co-workers. From the outside, it seems like she is a happy and successfulbusinesswoman, but inside she is insecure and worried about her future. This drama, through the maincharacter, portrays the everyday life of working women realistically; what they are really thinking, theproblems they face, and how they do their best to survive in this world.
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Soundtrack and Theme Songs (1)
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KISS or KISS [Kitade Nana 北出菜奈]
Actor/Actress Cast (9)
Shinohara Ryoko篠原涼子Noda Naoko野田直子 (32)
Akanishi Jin赤西仁Kurozawa Akihiko黒沢明彦 (22)
Tomosaka RieともさかりえSawaki Eriko沢木絵理子 (30)
Kato Masaya加藤雅也Sawaki Soichi沢木翔一 (39)
Yamaguchi Sayaka山口紗弥加Yaotome Kana早乙女加奈 (24)
Toda Naho戸田菜穂Katou Hiromi加藤博美 (31)
Masu Takeshi升毅
Yuki Saori由紀さおり
Ichikawa Miwako市川実和子Hasegawa Manami長谷川真名美 (27)