Hitonatsu no Proposal (A person's summer proposal)

This is the story of one woman finding her way back into the social scene after losing the “perfect” man she believed would marry her. Getting over her lack of trust in men won’t be easy, but with a lively circle of friends and a youthful, matchmaking mother, her road to receiving the wedding proposal of her dreams is sure to be an interesting one.

Right before her wedding, Megumi got dumped by her fiancee. Broken hearted, she quitted her old job and wandered on the street. Suddenly, the rain started falling, and Megumi had to wait for the rain to stop under the roof of some department store, at which she met a handsome man and got a nice impression of him. One day, her mother brought some of her co-workers at the radio station home when Megumi invited her friends, Akiko and Marie over to her house, and she was surprised to see that one of her mother's collegues was that man in the rain, Kawashima. The problem was, Kawashima didn't remember her and seemed to be attracted to her friend, Akiko... [From Fox's Hitonatsu no Proposal] page at: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/6036/Summer.html ]

[TBS Synopsis]: This is the story of one woman finding her way back into the social scene after losing the "perfect" man she believed would marry her. Getting over her lack of trust in men won't be easy, but with a lively circle of friends and a youthful, matchmaking mother, her road to receiving the wedding proposal of her dreams is sure to be an interesting one. Right before her wedding, Megumi got dumped by her fiancee. Broken hearted, she quitted her old job and wandered on the street. Suddenly, the rain started falling, and Megumi had to wait for the rain to stop under the roof of some department store, at which she met a handsome man and got a nice impression of him. One day, her mother brought some of her co-workers at the radio station home when Megumi invited her friends, Akiko and Marie over to her house, and she was surprised to see that one of her mother's collegues was that man in the rain, Kawashima. The problem was, Kawashima didn't remember her and seemed to be attracted to her friend, Akiko...

Cast: Sakai Maki, Hosaka Naoki, Nakamura Toru, Nogiwa Yoko, Inamori Izumi, Onita Atsushi, Terawaki Yasufumi, Kikuchi Marie, Hirabashi Mayuko and more.
THEME SONG: "Beloved" by GLAY and "One more Kiss" by DOS
NETWORK: TBS
DURATION: Started on July 5, 1997 through Septemer 1997.
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[From FOO SW] I've only read the book(in chinese) but I still LOVE it. The plot twists around real life and in virtual reality; sort of like a "e-mail fish". The predestinated couple in real life was always at odds and couldn't communicate well. Little did they know that they became friends through this virtual fish both of them raised. They started out exchanging tips on raising the "fishes" then they start to confide to each other. I personally like this plot, although I had never ever seen this drama in action before. If you are those who go for love stories that keep you "aching" (as in heart-aching due to the whatever-had-happened to the couple) , this is the one I recommend.