Season 1 • Episode 10
Latest30-year-old Takao Matsumoto is single and a salaryman. He loves rock music. His girlfriend is Makiko and they have dated for 3 years. Due to Takao Matsumoto's spendthrift ways, his girlfriend dumps him. In hopes of getting her back, Takao Matsumoto begins to economize on everything like food and his electricity bill, but Kota Inaba approaches Makiko.
Acting
Tatsuya Ueda commits fully to pathetic-but-lovable disaster mode.
Writing
Surprisingly sharp on broke millennial economics.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reflects Japan's 'herbivore men' phenomenon—30-something guys prioritizing hobbies over traditional salaryman ambition.
Tatsuya Ueda is an actual KAT-TUN idol; casting a real musician to play a wannabe rocker adds delicious irony.
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