As a testimony to their youth, Shuji and Akira team up and decide to "produce" her, to make her popular.

Shuji has to cope with his loss of popularity after he is caught out lying about Mariko and does not assist when a classmate is beaten up.

In the final episode, Shuji discovers that he and his family must move out of Tokyo because of his father's job.

The end of the drama sees all three characters being able to "live wherever [they] are", having learned the meaning of friendship and love.

The drama centers around three main characters: Shuji Kiritani, Akira Kusano, and Nobuko Kotani.

Constantly on a soy milk high, Akira always finds ways to get on Shujii's nerves.

With no intention of following the footsteps of his father, the president of a company, Akira is a free spirit who would rather live his a life as a "dime in the street" and enjoy his youth.

He demonstrates a high prowess in karate easily beating up a bully and smashing through a set of tiles.

Mariko Uehara (上原 まり子) brings lunch for Nobuko every day, which shows her determination to have her as happy as all the other students.

Later on, Kasumi learns an important lesson about friendship and redemption, and is given a chance to turn over a new leaf at Nobuko's grace.

The theme song is "Seishun Amigo" by Shūji to Akira, a special group consisting of KAT-TUN's Kazuya Kamenashi and NewS' Tomohisa Yamashita, named after their drama counterparts.