Characters of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" have finally been happily and safely retired and that includes Data the android who has finally reached his desired goal of being fully human. We Trekkies can return to those old scenes of TNG and look fondly on Data when he was still grasping on what it meant to be human and causing unwitting embarrassment and humour. The character, just like Mr. Spock and Constable Odo, was just one of many of the "alien" crew members on the various shows in the "Star Trek" franchise to point out the strengths, weaknesses and idiosyncrasies of humanity from the outside.
I never saw the drama myself but I think the premise that I described above for "Star Trek" was what has been imbued into the 2003 manga and then its 2008 live-action adaptation "Zettai Kareshi"（絶対彼氏。...Absolute Boyfriend）, starring Mocomichi Hayami（速水もこみち）as the titular robot created to be the ideal beau for anyone.
Strange thing is that I've known Hayami more as a handsome fellow with mad cooking skills on his own NTV show, "MOCO's Kitchen", whipping up all sorts of wonderful goodies.
Anyways, getting back to the drama, singer-songwriter Ayaka（絢香）was the one who performed the theme song for "Zettai Kareshi". "Okaeri" (Welcome Home) had struck me even before I knew about its status as a drama theme tune as something that was probably used in that fashion. It just sounds so wistful and uplifting. Ayaka was responsible for words and music with Yoshihiko Nishio（西尾芳彦）also helping out on the composition. Released as her 8th single in May 2008, "Okaeri" peaked at No. 6 on Oricon. It was also a track on her 2nd album "Sing to the Sky" which came out a month later.
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