

23 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestTae Ukishima works at the front desk for a company. Her dream is to marry a competent man and live as a housewife. Her boyfriend is Shunpei Shiraishi and he works at the same company. They have dated for the past year. To marry him, Tae Ukishima pretends to act like a naive and shy person in front of him. Her real personality though is to speak frankly and making sharp remarks. Tae Ukishima wants to relieve her stress and she decides to purchase Jun Setsuna as her boyfriend. To pay off his debt, Jun Setsuna becomes an obedient boyfriend to Tae Ukishima.
Acting
Mano's razor-sharp delivery when masks finally crack
Writing
Refuses easy redemption arcs for anyone involved
Direction
Kato frames transactional intimacy with uncomfortable clarity
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'rental boyfriend' phenomenon exploded in Japan around this time, with real services like 'Ikemeso Danshi' making this premise uncomfortably timely.