The eighth episode of the drama series " Sounds of Winter " (Nippon TV, Wednesdays at 10pm), starring actress Hana Sugisaki Hana, was broadcast on March 11th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 3.0% for households and 1.6% for individuals.
The drama is an original love story directed by Imaizumi Rikiya, known for films such as "Love is Hard" (2019) and "Undercurrent" (2023). Novelist Fumina looks back on her past relationships in order to seriously confront her current partner.
Sugisaki will play Tsuchida Fumina, a novelist who, influenced by her various past romantic experiences, has avoided "falling in love properly" and "facing people properly," while Ryo Narita will play Fumina's boyfriend, Saeki Yukio.
Episode 8 was broadcast under the title "Light Blue and Fever."
It's Fumina's (Sugisaki) birthday. Fumina goes on a hot spring trip with Yukio (Narita). In the hot spring town, a group of children gather around a large white dog. Yukio runs over and joins the children, happily playing with the dog. Fumina watches from afar. The next morning, Fumina is given a light blue cardigan as a gift, and promises to knit a scarf for Yukio by his birthday.
A few days later, Fumina catches a cold and contacts Yamada (Uchibori Taro) to come and take care of her, but the real reason she called Yamada is different...
