Masahiro Nakai and Aya Ueto star in upcoming drama about finding a marriage partner

TOKYO —SMAP leader Masahiro Nakai, 36, and actress Aya Ueto, 23, will star in an upcoming Fuji TV drama called "Konkatsu!" – an abbreviated term for "kekkon katsudo" or "marriage-hunting," coined in recent years to describe a pro-active approach to finding a marriage partner.

Nakai plays a man in his mid-30s who is devoted to his work and hasn't given much thought to getting married, but suddenly finds himself out of a job amid the economic downturn. He considers working for the family "tonkatsu" (pork cutlet) business but finds an ad for a part-time position at the local ward office. The ad stipulates they are looking for someone who is already married, and the man lies in his application, saying he is. After this, he starts looking for a partner, and enlists the help of his friends, family and colleagues.

At a press conference to promote the drama, Ueto asked Nakai what three things he wants in a marriage partner, and he said: "I'd like a woman who goes to bed early, someone who can be by herself, and let me be by ..... _{(article cut to save bandwidth)}

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