Himitsu Chouhouin Erika(2011)

Himitsu Chouhouin Erika is a Japanese drama series following a recently unemployed salariman whose wife, a former dancer, abandons her family to chase her abandoned dreams. Left alone with their young son, he reconnects with Suzuki, an old flame now living a glamorous jet-set lifestyle. As Suzuki reluctantly becomes entangled in caring for them, old feelings resurface—complicated by her current relationship with a younger man named Makoto. The series explores themes of sacrifice, ambition, and second chances as these four lives collide. Caught between past romance and present circumstances, the characters must navigate whether rekindling what they once shared is worth the cost of their current lives.