Tsubasa/Synopses
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< Tsubasa- Week 1
A story about a 20-year-old girl, Tsubasa, who dedicates her life to helping her family and their traditional confectionary store. But her peaceful life is turned upside down when her missing mother returns home. She starts to work at a small radio station to repay her mother's debt but in a strange twist of fate, she becomes a DJ. Tsubasa's missing mother, Kanoko, suddenly returns home on the eve of an important festival and drags the family into her trouble over her debt while Tsubasa is out to see her old friend, Shota.
- Week 2
Kanoko insists on mechanizing the confectionary shop to raise production and sales. Chiyo agrees to the idea despite Tsubasa's opposition. But the payment for the machine is swindled which brings the family to heavy debt. Seeing Tsubasa selling confectionary on the streets, Chiyo realizes the importance of maintaining the original taste rather than the brand and decides to give up the store. Saito, a real estate agent and the moneylender, orders Tsubasa to work for him to settle the loan.
- Week 3
Tsubasa is ordered to collect overdue rent from Saito's tenant who talks her into helping him set up a radio station. Meanwhile, Tsubasa's brother, Tomoaki, turns rebellious toward Kanoko who suddenly turns to act like his mother. To restore harmony, Tsubasa searches for the right radio frequency of her family. Kanoko is stressed out with Tomoaki's attitude and runs off from home.
- Week 4
Tsubasa tries to raise funds to operate the radio station. She gets depressed over her friend's plan to tell her feelings to Shota. Kanoko is determined that Tsubasa has a boyfriend while her father worries over Tsubasa's love. Tsubasa tries to help Shota, who sways between his dream of becoming a soccer player and helping his sick mother. Tsubasa offers a hand in carrying a Christmas event in town.
- Week 5
As Tsubasa's feelings for Shota heats up, he is admitted to a professional soccer team in Miyagi prefecture. He asks Tsubasa to come with him and asks her family for their approval. Chiyo strongly opposes to the idea, and Tsubasa cannot make her choice. Tsubasa's father sees Shota in private and asks whether he is really ready for the responsibility. When Tsubasa finally decides to accompany Shota, he apologizes her for his immaturity and ends their relationship.
- Week 6
Desperate for her new job, Tsubasa practices her radio reporting at home. She accidentally comes across a paper mentioning the past relationship between Kanoko and Saito. Tsubasa comes to sense that Saito could be her real father from the writing and Takeo's statement. Saito tries to protect Tsubasa from a stalker which makes Tsubasa realize even more of a warm fatherhood in Saito.
- Week 7
Preparation for launching the radio station is underway, but Tsubasa's poor D.J. upsets Manase. The staff finds it hard to keep up their spirit. Chiyo tells Tsubasa to quit the station. Shota encourages Tsubasa who is stressed over her family affairs and the station. She talks to her station colleagues and learns more about them which makes her to propose that they should all work as D.Js.
- Week 8
Tsubasa's radio show produced with Kanoko's help becomes popular among the listeners and Manase asks Kanoko to join the station. Tsubasa tries to secure her position at work. While trying to get interviews, Tsubasa runs into Manase's daughter, and learns his in-laws had taken care of the girl after his wife passed away. Recalling her motherless childhood, Tsubasa tries to set up their meeting.