A "share house" is a relatively new concept in Japan: unrelated people sharing a rented residence. The new drama series, "Shea Hausu no Koibito" ("Share House Lovers"; Nippon TV, Wed., 10 p.m.) puts the inevitable romantic spin on it.
Shio (Asami Mizukawa) is 30 and unmarried, probably because she's so low-key. Forced to move because of her job, she takes a room in a share house with some strangers, including the outgoing clown Kawaki (Yo Oizumi).
In episode two, Kawaki prods Shio into making a move on Yukiya (Shosuke Tanihara), the convenience-store clerk on whom she has a crush, but Yukiya, who is even more low-key, doesn't pick up on her interest. Meanwhile, Shio's brother, who's convinced she'll never marry if she stays in the share house, hatches a scheme to get her to leave.