Underplayed Gems

Love Shuffle (2009)

Love Shuffle poster
Original title
ラブシャッフル
Directed by
Doi Nobuhiro, Yamamuro Daisuke, Tsuboi Toshio
Cast
Tamaki Hiroshi, Karina, Matsuda Shota, DAIGO, Yoshitaka Yuriko, Kojima Hijiri, Kanjiya Shihori, Tanihara Shosuke
Genre
drama television series, romantic comedy television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Four neighbors get stuck in an elevator and start talking about whether people have only one soulmate. They decide to swap partners among themselves to test the idea, changing who they date and fall for.

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What happens

Love Shuffle (金曜ドラマ・ラブ♥シャッフル, Kin'yō Dorama Rabu Shaffuru) is a Japanese television drama series that aired on TBS from 16 January to 20 March 2009. The theme song of the series is Fantasy by Earth, Wind & Fire. Usami Kei is a salaryman who has risen in status due to his engagement with Mei, the wealthy daughter of his company's president. Shortly after she breaks off the engagement, a power failure leaves him stuck in the elevator of his apartment building. Trapped with him are three others living on the same floor - Airu, a trilingual interpreter, Ojiro, a model photographer, and Masato, a psychiatrist. While waiting, their conversation hits upon their love lives and the question of whether there is truly only one fated partner for everyone. As a result, they decide to try "shuffling" their relationships with each other. --Tokyograph (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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