Love Shuffle
S01E04: I Will Be The One to Protect You
Overview
Love Shuffle 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
Episodes
S01E02 Is There Only One Destined Soul Mate?
S01E03 Is This Love or Friendship?
S01E04 I Will Be The One to Protect You
S01E05 My Search For Work and a Poolside Confession
S01E06 The One Who Resembles My Former Girlfriend is You
S01E07 Confession on a Night with a Full Moon
S01E08 A Kiss That's Sudden Like a Blaze
S01E09 The Flip Side of Love is Loneliness
S01E10 For the Sake of Meeting One's Destined Soul Mate
Cast
Karina
Aizawa Airu
Hiroshi Tamaki
Usami Kei
Yuriko Yoshitaka
Hayakawa Kairi
Shota Matsuda
Sera Ojiro
Shosuke Tanihara
Kikuta Masato
Hijiri Kojima
Kamijyo Reiko
Shihori Kanjiya
Kagawa Mei
