Ainori: Laos (2008)

Details:
   * Title: Ainori
   * Also known as: Ride Together / Love Ride / Love Wagon
   * Country of origin: Japan
   * Language: Japanese
   * Broadcast network: Fuji Television
   * Broadcast period: 1999-Oct-11 to 2009-Mar-23
   * Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainori
   * Subtitles: English

Synopsis:
Ainori is a popular television program in Japan where seven young men and women travel the world riding a pink bus. The program is reminiscent of a travelogue; as of December 2008, the show has followed the bus across 90 countries as participants explore both famous tourist attractions and more off-the-beaten-path places.

The show's twist is that the participants are each young, single people whose goal is to find love with another participant and return to Japan as a couple. When a participant has decided they like someone else, they ask the driver for a ticket back to Japan. They then declare their love to the object of their affection, and ask that the two return to Japan together. After a night's consideration, the person who received the love declaration can either answer with a kiss, after which both participants leave the bus for Japan. Otherwise, the jilted participant is left to return to Japan alone.

After people leave the bus, new people are added to the program, to keep the total at 7 members. They are seen on the side of the road with a painted cardboard sign (appearing to be hitchhikers) and brought aboard after a self-introduction. As of March, 2009, 44 couples have found love through the program, and there have been 8 marriages (though one couple has divorced). On March 1, 2005, the first "Ainori Baby" was born, and as of mid-2008 there have been 4 babies born in total.

Cast:
men:
   * Kosuke (Oguri Shun look-alike!)
   * Shrek
   * Umeo
   * Goya
women:
   * Momo
   * Yokko
   * Yamaji

Technical info:
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