The fifth episode of the drama series "Confession - The Secret of 25 Years -" (Nippon Television Network, Saturdays at 9 PM), starring Hokuto Matsumura of the popular group "SixTONES" and featuring Sae Okazaki as the heroine, aired on August 8th, and it has been revealed that the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region) was 4.6% for households and 2.6% for individuals.
The drama is a love suspense story that depicts the space between love and obsession. Matsumura plays Yukimura Sota, the protagonist who works in the general affairs department of "Nose Cosmetics" and has been secretly in love with Nose Mariko (Okazaki), the founder's granddaughter, for 25 years.
Episode 5 was titled "Sota's love life begins to move. His 25-year history starts to be revealed."
Sota confronts Mariko's stepmother, Sayuri (Mizuno Miki), for whom he has a crush. Sayuri, who is trying to bring down Mariko, makes a certain demand of him. Meanwhile, Mariko feels as if she has known Sota for a long time... and that's what the story was about.
