This is a portrayal of a time when Japan was plagued by deep recession, when its people suffered profound depression from constant failure to earn a stable income.

The series also portrays how relationships are made and broken, and explores how people come to depend on each other for solace.

Meanwhile, Sena has a chance of winning a piano competition and going to Boston, joining the symphony orchestra.

[9] On 22 July 2020, Viu announced that they have acquired the streaming rights to broadcast Long Vacation to Southeast Asia with regional subtitles alongside Love Generation, A Sleeping Forest, The Ordinary People, Hundred Million Stars From The Sky and the Hero series.

[10] When the series debuted in Japan, it was so popular with the female audience that the expression The Office Lady disappears on Monday from the city (月曜日はOLが街から消える, Getsuyōbi wa OL ga machi kara kieru) was used to highlight its fanbase.

[11] The series was popular with viewers in Hong Kong thanks to pirated VCD copies sold there before the show was legally broadcast.