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TV Show · Drama

Karina Chimoto works at an ad agency and is put in charge of a balletwear launch event. When a dancer cannot make it, Karina is forced to step in because of her ballet experience, leading to a disaster onstage. That same day, her best friend, Yumi Futagi, suddenly says she wants to cut ties. Desperate to know why, Karina searches for Yumi and finds her in an unlikely place, a ramen shop. (C)NHK

2026 · 15m

Starring Kana Kita, Hana Amano, Yo Aoi

Director Yuki Nakashima

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Karina Chimoto, who works at an ad agency, is assigned to a balletwear brand's launch event. With ideas from her best friend, Yumi, a professional ballet dancer, preparations go smoothly. On the big day, however, a dancer cannot make it, and Karina is suddenly asked to fill in because of her ballet background, only to suffer an unexpected onstage mishap that turns her life upside down. (C)NHK
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Karina flees the venue in a panic after a humiliating disaster at the balletwear event she was in charge of. Devastated and reckless, she behaves childishly even toward a crying child in the park. Yumi tries to cheer her up by making Karina's favorite ramen, but the mood takes a sudden turn when an unexpected visitor appears. (C)NHK
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Karina takes out her frustration on her boyfriend, Kouki, who came to comfort her, and hurls cruel words at him. Shaken when Kouki suggests breaking up, Karina hits rock bottom when her best friend, Yumi, who should have been there to comfort her, inexplicably says she wants to cut ties. Then a mysterious fortune teller on the street tells Karina to settle her past. (C)NHK
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Desperate to know why Yumi cut ties with her, Karina visits Yumi's ballet company in an attempt to see her, only to be coldly turned away. She even tries to sneak into Yumi's apartment, but a delivery driver stops her. Seeing cheerful high school girls makes her recall her days with Yumi. Hungry and heartbroken, Karina wanders into Ramen Tameguchi by chance and finds someone unexpected. (C)NHK
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

Karina happens to stop by Ramen Tameguchi and finds Yumi working part-time there. The owner, Machiruda, may not make the best ramen, but he seems kind. Karina presses Yumi about why she wants to cut ties, yet the answer leaves her unsatisfied. Then Yumi even asks Karina to quit the ramen blog that Yumi inspired Karina to start, devastating her. (C)NHK
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

Karina returns to the office after a long absence to cover for Kawazoe. There, she is told she will be transferred to General Affairs, crushing her confidence. She waits for Yumi outside the ballet company but is hauled away by security after being mistaken for a suspicious person. When Kouki comes to pick her up and learns that Yumi cut ties with her, he asks if he can come over. (C)NHK

Kana Kita

Actor
Hana Amano

Actor
Yo Aoi

Actor
Yoshihiro Nozoe

Actor
Yuki Nakashima

Director
Ayuka Kishimoto

Writer