The fifth episode of the drama series "Until My T-Shirt Drys" (TBS, Fridays at 10 PM), starring actress Yu Aoi, aired on August 7th and achieved an average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region) of 7.5% for households and 4.2% for individuals. This surpasses the previous week's fourth episode's ratings of 7.0% for households and 4.0% for individuals, setting a new record for the series.
The drama is an entirely original story by screenwriter Miku Ubukata, known for hit works such as "silent" (Fuji TV), and this is her first time writing for a TBS drama. It depicts the "love" and "secrets" of two couples who become involved in a certain accident.
Episode 5 was broadcast under the title "As long as it doesn't bother anyone."
Sakiko (Aoi) visits the address in Nagano Prefecture that was left on Mitsuru's (Kenichi Matsuyama) smartphone. What awaits Sakiko there is... At the same time, Mitsue (Masako Miyaji), a staff member at the children's home where Azusa (Kaho) grew up, learns about the accident and comes to visit Itsuki (Ayumu Nakajima). Time passes, and it's almost a year since the accident. Sakiko and Itsuki have grown to trust each other. Then one day, Itsuki goes to the accident site to lay flowers and encounters a certain person... and the story unfolds from there.
