The Real Thing - Season 1

First aired: 10/15/2019 10 episodes

Attraction spirals into obsession and self-destruction when an apathetic businessman is passionately drawn to a troubled, erratic woman.

Episodes

Aired: 10/15/2019

Two-timing office worker Tsuji becomes deeply involved with a woman named Ukiyo after a chance encounter with her at a convenience store.

Aired: 10/22/2019

Tsuji bumps into Ukiyo, but she runs away from him. After chasing her down and learning where she lives, he gets even more swept up in her troubles.

Aired: 10/29/2019

After Ukiyo almost faints from hunger, Tsuji takes her out to eat. She begins to let her guard down and reveals to him the origin of her name.

Aired: 11/5/2019

Tsuji finds out that Ukiyo is working at a hostess bar. When he offers her a place to stay, things look bright — until he learns a shocking truth.

Aired: 11/12/2019

Hosokawa starts to get jealous of Ukiyo. Things get worse at work when the company learns of the relationship between Tsuji and Hosokawa.

Aired: 11/19/2019

Tsuji tries to forget about Ukiyo by planning a future with Hosokawa. However, his world is turned upside down when Ukiyo suddenly appears again.

Aired: 11/26/2019

Tsuji breaks up with Hosokawa and Minako, but Minako does not take it well. Wanting to know Ukiyo's whereabouts, Tsuji visits Wakita's office.

Aired: 12/3/2019

Living with Ukiyo and receiving a new job offer has Tsuji in good spirits, but it all starts to fall apart when another secret is revealed.

Aired: 12/10/2019

Daisuke makes Ukiyo a proposal after regaining his composure, but she says she needs to think it over. She goes to Tsuji's place but finds it empty.

Aired: 12/17/2019

Four years later, Ukiyo works a door-to-door sales job to look for Tsuji. One day, Wakita appears and offers to sell her Tsuji's address.