Batsu Kare
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Details
- Title: バツ彼
- Title (romaji): Batsu Kare
- Also known as: Second Time Around (TBS subtitle) / One Boyfriend Down
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Romance, comedy
- Episodes: 12
- Viewership rating: 11.8
- Broadcast network: TBS
- Broadcast period: 2004-Jul-01 to 2004-Sep-16
- Air time: Thursday 22:00
- Theme songs:
- Main theme song: Love Storm, by Lisa Loeb
- Insertion song: Manhattan Kiss, by Tiffany
- Insertion song: Sweet Memories (English version), by Matsuda Seiko(1)
Synopsis
This is a renzoku for the middle-aged single men and women out there in the world. Kyosuke is divorced and somewhat of a hopeless case. Although considered a loser, he's still a good person. Shoko is in her 30s. Separated with no kids, she is considered by some to be a bit of a loser too which is a stab in the heart for any woman. Men can get away with being useless and still attract women. On the other hand, women who have nothing going for them aren't that appealing. This is a somewhat unusual story about men like Kyosuke and the women that are attracted to him, as well as single women like Shoko and their goal of getting that reliable mate. --groink
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Takahashi Katsunori as Adachi Kyosuke
- Takashima Masanobu as Sakuma Yohei
- Inamori Izumi as Kakizaki Shoko
- Maya Miki as Kawaguchi Natsuki
- Amano Hiroyuki as Yamane Masahiro
- Takizawa Saori as Fuji Manami
- Kitagawa Hiromi as Morishita Mika
- Nakayama Shinobu as Tanabe Hiroko
- Abe Sadao as Kakizaki Toshiki
- Kato Seishiro as Yamane Yuichi
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Komatsu Eriko
- Producer: Ito Kazuhiro
- Director: Imai Natsuki, Yoshida Kenji, Kiyohiro Makoto, Kato Shinden
Episode Information
| # | Date | Subtitle (English) | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004-Jul-1 | Falling in Love with a Divorcè | 15.4 |
| 2 | 2004-Jul-8 | The No-Good Boyfriend | 12.2 |
| 3 | 2004-Jul-15 | The Kiss That Brings the Storm | 11.7 |
| 4 | 2004-Jul-22 | The Accidental Affair | 11.9 |
| 5 | 2004-Jul-29 | The First New Love in 15 Years | 11.3 |
| 6 | 2004-Aug-5 | The Curse of Staying the Night | 10.1 |
| 7 | 2004-Aug-12 | 10.9 | |
| 8 | 2004-Aug-19 | 10.9 | |
| 9 | 2004-Aug-26 | 10.1 | |
| 10 | 2004-Sep-2 | 11.3 | |
| 11 | 2004-Sep-9 | 11.8 | |
| 12 | 2004-Sep-16 | 13.8 |
Notes
- (1) Although TBS does not mention it on the official site, the webmaster confirmed on its BBS that the singer is indeed Matsuda Seiko.
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