The seventh episode of the Fuji TV Getsuku drama "Second to Last Love 3 " (Monday 9pm), starring Kyoko Koizumi and Kiichi Nakai , was broadcast on May 26th. Sakuma's (Shusaku Kamikawa) "confession" became a hot topic among viewers.
◇The following contains spoilers
Mariko (Uchida Yuki) goes out drinking with Mitsui (Kubota Maki) and Iida (Hiroyama Shiba). As they are talking about the drama, Sakuma comes in. "Sakuma-sama, please sit here," the chef invites Sakuma to sit near Mariko and her friends.
When Mariko confessed that "writing a script is difficult," Iida advised her to "write something about yourself." He continued, "Mariko's feelings for Chiaki (Koizumi) are the ultimate unrequited love. A very sad unrequited love," and suggested that she write a drama about unrequited love.
When Mariko responded, "Who on earth would find something like this about me interesting...", Sakuma shouted, "Just write it!" He pleaded, "Please write it. I think so too. I want to read it, I want to watch it. Please write a drama about unrequited love that may not be reciprocated, but that makes you want to root for the person."
Sakuma further expressed his passion, saying, "The expression on your face when you look at Yoshino (Chiaki) is the cutest in the world. I love watching it. I want the viewers to feel the same way I do. Please write that!"
In the midst of this, the chef brought the food, saying, "Sakuma-don, your Inaniwa udon is waiting for you!", to which Mitsui and the others retorted, "Not now!"
This scene garnered attention on social media, with comments such as, "Sakuma's encouragement was wonderful," "I'm glad that it was Sakuma who gave Mariko the push she needed. I don't know what he's usually thinking, but I never knew he had such passionate feelings," "Sakuma-dono is so cute," and "I really love when the now-defunct chef says, 'Sakuma-dono, please look forward to your Inaniwa udon.'"
