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My July Recommendation Drama
Watch this because recommendation challenge from 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕. Let’s discuss drama…
Tsumugi Aoba and Sou Sakura first meet in high school, where they quickly grow close through their shared love of music and Sou's warm, soothing voice. As their friendship blossoms into first love, they become inseparable, dreaming of a future together. But not long after graduation, everything changes. Without warning, Sou ends their relationship with a brief text message before disappearing from Tsumugi's life entirely. Left with no explanation, Tsumugi is heartbroken and, over time, slowly learns to move forward.
Eight years later, Tsumugi is living a quiet life in Tokyo, working part-time at a music store. She is now in a stable relationship with Minato Togawa, a kind and dependable man who also happens to be Sou's former best friend from high school.
A chance encounter at a train station brings Sou back into Tsumugi's life. Hoping to finally understand why he left, she reaches out to him, only to uncover the painful truth. Soon after high school, Sou was diagnosed with early-onset bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. As his hearing rapidly deteriorated, he withdrew from everyone he cared about, convinced that he would only become a burden and unable to face the loss of the world he once knew.
Refusing to let silence keep them apart, Tsumugi begins learning sign language so they can communicate once again. As they reconnect, old feelings begin to resurface, but so do new challenges. Sou struggles with his changing identity, caught between the hearing world he has lost and the deaf community he is still learning to embrace. At the same time, Minato finds himself torn between supporting the woman he loves and standing by his lifelong friend.
Alongside them is Nana Momono, a young woman who was born deaf. She became an important source of support during Sou's difficult transition and quietly developed feelings for him.
Together, the four must face lingering regrets, unspoken emotions, and the difficult choices that come with love, acceptance, and finding the courage to truly connect beyond words.
So, how does life ultimately bring them to this final crossroads…
Who will Tsumugi ultimately choose: Sou or Minato?
Can the three of them truly find their way back to one another, whether as friends or partners, or will the silence between them prove too wide to ever cross?"
That's pretty much the story without giving anymore spoilers.
What I like:
+ The real portrayal of someone who suddenly becomes deaf. It’s not easy to accept nor navigate the world of silence…
+ Love how Tsumugi learns to accept Sou just the way he is…
What I don’t too like:
- Even though I admire how Tsumugi tries her best to adapt to Sou's life, I think she takes it too far. Her statement about being ready to give up everything for him feels way too extreme.
- The way Minato just gives up everything like that feels a bit too good to be true. Honestly, no one is ever that selfless in real life.
The funny thing for me is, I really wish for more BL… Haha… I think there’s something more about the friendship between Sou & Minato than the relationship between Sou & Tsumugi itself…
Overall this quite interesting drama to watch…
Tsumugi Aoba and Sou Sakura first meet in high school, where they quickly grow close through their shared love of music and Sou's warm, soothing voice. As their friendship blossoms into first love, they become inseparable, dreaming of a future together. But not long after graduation, everything changes. Without warning, Sou ends their relationship with a brief text message before disappearing from Tsumugi's life entirely. Left with no explanation, Tsumugi is heartbroken and, over time, slowly learns to move forward.
Eight years later, Tsumugi is living a quiet life in Tokyo, working part-time at a music store. She is now in a stable relationship with Minato Togawa, a kind and dependable man who also happens to be Sou's former best friend from high school.
A chance encounter at a train station brings Sou back into Tsumugi's life. Hoping to finally understand why he left, she reaches out to him, only to uncover the painful truth. Soon after high school, Sou was diagnosed with early-onset bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. As his hearing rapidly deteriorated, he withdrew from everyone he cared about, convinced that he would only become a burden and unable to face the loss of the world he once knew.
Refusing to let silence keep them apart, Tsumugi begins learning sign language so they can communicate once again. As they reconnect, old feelings begin to resurface, but so do new challenges. Sou struggles with his changing identity, caught between the hearing world he has lost and the deaf community he is still learning to embrace. At the same time, Minato finds himself torn between supporting the woman he loves and standing by his lifelong friend.
Alongside them is Nana Momono, a young woman who was born deaf. She became an important source of support during Sou's difficult transition and quietly developed feelings for him.
Together, the four must face lingering regrets, unspoken emotions, and the difficult choices that come with love, acceptance, and finding the courage to truly connect beyond words.
So, how does life ultimately bring them to this final crossroads…
Who will Tsumugi ultimately choose: Sou or Minato?
Can the three of them truly find their way back to one another, whether as friends or partners, or will the silence between them prove too wide to ever cross?"
That's pretty much the story without giving anymore spoilers.
What I like:
+ The real portrayal of someone who suddenly becomes deaf. It’s not easy to accept nor navigate the world of silence…
+ Love how Tsumugi learns to accept Sou just the way he is…
What I don’t too like:
- Even though I admire how Tsumugi tries her best to adapt to Sou's life, I think she takes it too far. Her statement about being ready to give up everything for him feels way too extreme.
- The way Minato just gives up everything like that feels a bit too good to be true. Honestly, no one is ever that selfless in real life.
The funny thing for me is, I really wish for more BL… Haha… I think there’s something more about the friendship between Sou & Minato than the relationship between Sou & Tsumugi itself…
Overall this quite interesting drama to watch…
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