Abe plays the single Takagi Mamoru, an employee at a stationery maker. He ends up becoming the guardian of his deceased friend's twin children, played by Ashida and actor Suzuki Fuku. The show is primarily a home drama about the three of them gradually becoming a family, but it also contains an element of fantasy, as the two kids find a dog that can speak (played by a male Miniature Schnauzer).

he story centers on investigations into insurance claims and frauds.

Soo In has a timid personality and is easily frightened, but he stands up for justice and does not cower in fear when he feels that he has been wronged. Early on in his military career, he becomes disillusioned with the falling standards and poor morale in an institution that supposedly practices strict discipline. This leads him to leave the military. In his new civilian life, he gets hired by a foreign retail distribution company and becomes the head manager of a large retail store. The retailer he works for slashes labor costs by firing part-time workers before they can qualify for benefits and higher wages. He cannot tolerate the company's poor and immoral treatment, so he decides to fight against the management. However, as he faces pressure from the company, he is forced to seek help from a labor counseling center and meets Go Shin, the center's manager. His only way to win the case is to utilize the Labor Act like a sword in his mission to fight against corruption and illegal corporate behavior. He boldly 'pierces into' the society that suppresses individual people with tyranny, just like an awl that bores a hole into the stiff wall... Soo In's lone fight to reclaim the labor rights workers have forgotten is about to begin!

Mei Fangcao, an ordinary girl from Vietnam, takes a leap of faith by coming to Singapore as a "bride", hoping to raise medical fees for her mother and find her long-lost sister. She meets Zhong Shijie, who was recovering from a devastating car crash. With her sincerity and resilience, she convinces Shijie to accept her as his bride. As their fates intertwine, Fangcao's life takes a dramatic turn.

Kagawa Eiji is a detective who looks more like a gangster. He previously worked at the Metropolitan Police Department investigating organized crime groups, but he was recently demoted to the Sakuramachi Chuo Police Station without given a reason why. Kagawa Eiji desires to return to the Metropolitan Police Department to get answers. Meanwhile, he works with Detective Hasumi Kosuke at the Sakuramachi Chuo Police Station. Detective Hasumi Kosuke carries a big secret that has never been revealed.

A case comes up, where a housekeeper, working at a professor's house, is stabbed to death. At that time, a rookie detective, Mizuki Nao, begins to work with them. Kagawa Eiji and Hasumi Kosuke are bothered by her. She is the daughter of the assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan Police Department. They begin to work together.

Adapted from the novel "Keishicho Outsider" (警視庁アウトサイダー) by Kato Miaki (加藤実秋).

NHK's Taiga Drama for the year 2000 is James Miki's dynamic and colorful tale of three generations of the Tokugawa dynasty--from its founder Ieyasu to Iemitsu, the third Shogun who solidified the Tokugawa power base. The drama and excitement of one of Japan's most glorious eras unfolds in epic scale each week with an all-star cast that includes Tsugawa Masahiko, Nishida Toshiyuki, Iwashita Shima, Emori Toru, Tamura Ryo, Kurosawa Toshio and Kusabue Mitsuko.

After their epic live show, before they could have their major debut, the music band, SHARK had to suspend their activities due to Mizuki's problems with his throat.Irie Saku is the leader of the 4-men rock band, "Cloud Five". Before they made their debut, vocalist Sato Yuto is busy going round winning over their female fans. In the meantime, to make them more marketable, the music producer Matsuyuki Hisashi decides to launch them as indies with a song that he had composed. Guitarist Shindo Kota, who is Saku's buddy, is very unhappy over the direction their music is taking. He stubbornly believes the song is not in line with the usual ballads they have been performing. Soon after, Kota is involved in a fight, betraying the childhood promise he had made to Saku.

Ji Seok and Do Jin meet Hyeon Woo during high school at a judo competition between high schools in Seoul.

Hyeon Woo, who is obsessed with fighting despite knowing that he will get hurt, uses reckless techniques against his opponent to win. In the end, Hyeon Woo ends up on a stretcher, but she can't hide his joy at the feeling of having managed to win. Ji Seok and Do Jin are curious about Hyeon Woo from that day on. Do Jin follows Hyeon Woo to the same school and meets Hyeon Woo again at the judo club.

As the elite prospect of a family of judo medalists, Do Jin, who swept the current judo championship, is bullied by the jealous superiors of the judo club. Hyeon Woo wisely saves Do Jin, and in the process, the two become close.

Ji Seok approaches Hyeon Woo with the intention of being a friend and ends up becoming a lover. Do Jin is called to a competition between athletes in a situation where he is falling in love with Hyeon Woo.

Hyeon Woo, who receives Do Jin's confession before leaving for the competition, rejects his confession and prays for Do Jin's Olympic victory.

Six years later, Do Jin, who became a gold medalist, meets again with Hyeon Woo and Ji Seok, who are in their third year of college, and are struggling with their time together.