I Want to be Happy! (2005)
Hikari has to take care of her sick mother and two younger brothers. They are informed that their missing father has died, and later find out he left them a huge 10 million yen debt. They are a very poor family. They have no money or food. To pay off the debt, Hikari lands a cleaning job at the UBS TV company. On the other side, there's Masako Nagai, a struggling UBS TV drama producer. The men she works with are somewhat sexist. Through an incident within UBS, Masako discovers Hikari's talents as a creative person with a great imagination for drama writing. With no allies within UBS, she decides to hire Hikari, training her to be an assistant producer. Hikari's happiness is keeping her family fed and paying off her father's debt. Masako's happiness is to gain respect within UBS by excelling as a drama producer.
I Want to be Happy!: Season 1 - 10 Episode s
1x1 - No More Money?! Start of My TV Career
July 14, 2005
1x2 - Employment in the Sex Industry
July 21, 2005
1x3 - Life And Death On-location
July 28, 2005
1x4 - I'll Give You A Hit!
August 4, 2005
1x5 - Don't Fire Me!
August 11, 2005
1x6 - All-Show-and-No-Substance Men
August 18, 2005
1x7 - The Big Stakeout
August 25, 2005
1x8 - Farewell, Mother
September 1, 2005
1x9 - A New Job!?
September 8, 2005
1x10 - Ready, and...ACTION!
September 15, 2005