The Bachelor Japan

Hirotake Kubo, a University of Tokyo graduate and young businessman with several successful business ventures under his belt, has been chosen as the first Bachelor in Japan. Seeking marriage with him are 25 beautiful girls with different personalities. How much can each enamor herself to him with so little time? A Cinderella story unfolds amidst a fierce battle between the contestants!

This time, we’re privy to a group date on which only certain women chosen by the Bachelor can go! Both the cruising date and the one at the Robot Restaurant are exciting. However, the three women who are not invited to either of the dates cannot hide their disappointment or puzzlement. Accusations fly about! Moreover, an unprecedented event takes place during the concluding Rose Ceremony!

“Active women who can enjoy being outdoors are ideal.”A change of scenery moves the action to Fuji. The theme is: the outdoors. The women demonstrate their culinary prowess at the evening barbeque party. As their thoughts and feelings bubble over during the group dates, the first one-on-one date, on Segways, while horse-back riding, and even when fishing, which two women will be left behind?

The scenery shifts from Mount Fuji to Okinawa. The program’s first two-on-one date is decided! One woman will receive a rose, while the other will be sent home. Two women who were on good terms are nominated to go on the first two-on-one date. What of friendship? What of love? These are the most trying dates of the Bachelor series. Let the dating begin!

The women are having a blast on a beautiful, uninhabited island! Aika hatches a plan to bring herself skin-on-skin with the Bachelor. The Churaumi Aquarium plays background to a one-on-one date. Yuriko can no longer hide her impatience and confesses her love to the Bachelor. Despite being rivals, a sense of comaraderie is born amongst the women. The fateful Rose Ceremony yields surprising results.

The setting for love moves to Yokohama! A single one-on-one date is prepared for the women, but they have to decide who will go on it by debating amongst themselves. The women kick off a special project called “surprise present from the ladies." The Bachelor tears up seeing the heartfelt presents prepared by the women! At the Rose Ceremony, a very memorable woman finally parts with the Bachelor.

The setting moves to snow-covered Hokkaido. The Bachelor admits that, “As their numbers gradually dwindle, I have to give up on the tendency to treat everyone equally.” Food coordinator Ayumi Kashiwabara sneaks off early in the morning on a secret date. Ai Aokawa goes on a one-on-one date with the Bachelor. Two women are sent home, as the Rose Ceremony bears incresingly harsh results.

The Bachelor and the women enjoy being outdoors in snow-covered Hokkaido. This time, the person to go on a date will be nominated by someone who has already gone on one herself. Two ladies will go on a mixed hotspring date with the Bachelor! The one woman who had yet to be invited on a date until now decides to confess her love for the Bachelor during their one-on-one date on the snowy plateau.

The story has finally reached its climax! The women and the Bachelor arrive in Thailand. Yuki Kimura spends time with the Bachelor like real lovers would. The series of romantic dates continues for Akane Koga. Sae Morita enjoys a date she won’t forget. Ai Aokawa and the Bachelor have a massage together. At the Rose Ceremony, Hirotake makes a wrenching decision regarding to whom to say goodbye.

The Bachelor arrives together with four ladies at a luxurious hotel on Phuket Island. On this trip, the remaining four will have one date day which they will have to make as memorable as possible. Hirotake admits that he has fallen in love with all four of the women, but he only has three roses to give. All of their thoughts intertwine. At the Rose Ceremony, he says goodbye to one of the ladies.

With only three women remaining, the Bachelor returns to Japan. Kubo visits the women’s hometowns and meets their families. He does so because he considers that "marriage doesn’t only concern the two people married,” and that "the relationship with the rest of the family is also important.” Having learnt of their upbringing and met their families, the Bachelor decides who the last two women are.

Koji Yamada hosts this special talk show. His guests are the ladies whom we’ve said goodbye to thus far on the show. The Bachelor faces an onslaught of questions from the women who want to know: “Why did you eliminate me?” The woman who left the show at the end of the previous episode is also present today, and, alongside the other women, she picks apart the Bachelor’s half-truths.

In the beginning, there were 25 roses, and now, only one remains. The Bachelor is acutely aware that, being the last two selected women out of 25, they would each have the potential to make him happy. The Bachelor, forced to make his final, tormenting decision, and the two women awaiting the fateful day... Who will say goodbye? Who will swear eternal love? The last Rose Ceremony is about to begin!

It's a special talk show regarding the Bachelor Japan! The woman whom the Bachelor could not give a rose to in the last episode is also present in the studio. The Bachelor who, in the end, has found his match and the woman fated to be his love come onto the stage. A certain person will surprise them by appearing in the studio, giving the program a new, unexpected ending!