Meguro Ren, a member of the popular group Snow Man, stars in Fuji TV's "Monday 9" slot drama "The Beginning of the Sea" (Mondays at 9pm). The synopsis and scene cuts for the 12th and final episode, which will air on September 23rd, have been released.
Natsu (Meguro) wakes up on a futon on the floor, not in bed. Umi (Izumiya Sena)'s school bag and stuffed toys come into view, but Umi is nowhere to be seen. He calls out to her, "Umi-chan," but there is no response, and the room is silent.
Meanwhile, Umi has woken up at the Nagumo house and comes into the living room still in her sleep, calling out to her, "Natsu-kun...", but only Akane (Otake Shinobu) and Shohei (Toshiki Tsuyoshi) are there, and Natsu is nowhere to be seen. Akane tells Umi, "You said you wouldn't go home on your own, didn't you?", leaving Umi at a loss for words.
As Umi lies down in her pajamas, Akane and Shohei say, "Let's have breakfast," but Umi turns away, saying, "I don't want to eat." Akane makes rice balls in the kitchen and offers them to Umi, saying, "You have to eat. You have to live." She then tells him about eating rice balls on the day Mizuki (Furukawa Kotone) died.
Soon, Natsu gets a call from Yayoi (Arimura Kasumi). When Natsu answers the phone, Yayoi tells her that she has a message from Umi...
The drama is a completely original work with the theme of "parent-child love," and is written by Ikukata Miku, directed by Kazama Taiki, and produced by Murase Ken, reuniting the team behind "silent" from the October 2022 season.
