konkatsu means to actively look for a marraige partner..
in this drama, the main character kuni,34,played by a smap member.. lied that he is going to get married soon in order to get hired as a temporary employee by the district goverment. However, in reality, he did not have a fiancee, and he had to frantically go to alot of marriage hunting parties to look for one before his boss finds out about it. The japanese marraige hunting parties usually goes like this..It has a specific theme, like a golf game , high tea, cat hunting, yoga and even pottery making. Actually, i think it is quite fun, contrary to my ' shall never go to such things' mindset..i actually changed my mind after this drama..HAHA!
One of the sub characters in the drama is a ' professional marraige hunter'. And she pratically gives tips to her friend haruno on what to look out for during the golf game. It goes like this..
you can actually tell a person's character by observing how they react during the game..for example because she is a very good golf player so she manage to hit a ball further than one of the guys..and by observing their reaction.. you can actually find out if they do not like girls to be better than them or if they have any graciousness to complement you..
another tip is to find out if they have any initiative to teach you how to play golf when you perform badly..
i was amaze by her professionalism..haha!
To continue about the story..the whole sakura street residents knew about his wedding, and he had to continue his lie in order not to disappoint them and most importantly, keep his job. Alas, he did not succeed in the marraige hunting even though he nearly did. Even though eventually he found a 'cute' partner to be, but it turns out that she is too desperate for marraige and wants to get married after meeting 3 times, so..it failed. What he did not know is that..his childhood friend ( ueta aya) has been secretly in liking him for years...which is sad..because another childhood friend actually likes her..so it is a triangle relationship..however this friend is really nice and decide to help her to confess..so nice and generous!
well..i have 2 episode to go and the special edition..