Tokyo Love Story, first shown in Japan in 1991, was one of the country's best-loved drama serials and made stars out of Yuji Oda, Yosuke Eguchi and Honami Suzuki.
Its breezy, super-popular theme song underlines the brio and confidence of 1990s Japan, a time when J-dramas were trending across Asia.
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Tokyo Love Story, first shown in Japan in 1991, was one of the country's best-loved drama serials and made stars out of Yuji Oda, Yosuke Eguchi and Honami Suzuki.
Its breezy, super-popular theme song underlines the brio and confidence of 1990s Japan, a time when J-dramas were trending across Asia.
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