The ninth episode of the drama series " Sounds of Winter " (Nippon Television Network, Wednesdays at 10 PM), starring actress Hana Sugisaki , aired on March 18th, and it has been revealed that the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region) was 2.7% for households and 1.4% for individuals.
The drama is an original love story directed by Rikiya Imaizumi, known for films such as "What is Love?" (2019) and "Undercurrent" (2023). Novelist Fumina reflects on her past relationships in order to seriously confront her current boyfriend.
Sugisaki plays Fumina Tsuchida, a novelist who, due to various past romantic experiences, avoids "truly loving someone" and "facing someone properly," while Ryo Narita plays Fumina's boyfriend, Yukio Saeki.
Episode 9 was titled "Kindness."
One day, a package arrives for Fumina (Sugisaki), who is knitting a scarf for Yukio (Narita). It contains chairs that she and Yukio had each bought on Christmas Eve. At the same time, a chair arrives at Yukio's house. There, she finds Sae (Kubo Shiori)...and that's how the story unfolds.
