Women with no money or job prospects often become bar hostesses, where the only skill required is an ability to make men part with their money. Lately, the tables have been turning, with male hosts trying to get well-to-do women to buy expensive drinks by engaging them in flattering conversation.
The drama special, "Yao (Night King)" (TBS, Wednesday, 9 p.m. ), shows how one young man attempts to "achieve his dreams" in the competitive world of host clubs. Ryosuke (Tokio star Masahiro Matsuoka) comes to Tokyo from Hokkaido to make his fortune, but ends up failing in everything he tries. Then he meets Remi (Rino Katase), an older woman who assures him, "In Tokyo, your efforts are always justly rewarded."
So Ryosuke starts working at a host club called Romeo. The manager hires him on one condition: he has to secure a patron within one week. It turns out to be more difficult than he thought.