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<h3><span class="strongInContent"> The popular series is coming back!</span></h3>
<p> While most of the commercial sponsors of Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV) are still holding off on their commercials, a sequel to the popular drama series &#8220;The Second Love from the End&#8221; starring Kyoko Koizumi (59) has been decided to be broadcast in its signature drama slot, the Tsuki 9 slot.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> The title of the drama is &#8220;Soku, Soku, Soku kara niban no koi&#8221; (&#8220;Second Love from the End&#8221;). Although some had reported difficulties in filming on location, it has been decided that the series will be broadcast as planned. In addition to Koizumi, the cast includes familiar faces from the series, such as Nakai Kiichi (63), Sakaguchi Kenji (49), Uchida Yuki (49), and Iijima Naoko (57). The script will also continue to be written by Keiwa Okada (66), known for his work on NHK&#8217;s &#8220;Hiyokko&#8221; TV series.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Although viewer ratings for the Tsuki 9 slot have been sluggish recently, this sequel to a popular series is targeting the middle-aged and older viewers who still have TV viewing habits, so it is likely to get high ratings,&#8221; said a TV magazine reporter.</span></p>
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<p> The series is a romantic &#8220;coming-of-age&#8221; comedy set in the ancient capital of Kamakura. The series depicts a mature love story between a 45-year-old single woman (Koizumi) and a 50-year-old single man (Nakai). Both &#8220;The Second Love from the Last&#8221; and &#8220;The Second Love from the Last&#8221; (&#8217;14) were broadcast in the 10 p.m. Thursday slot.&#8217; The average household rating for all 11 episodes in 2012 was 12.4% (according to Video Research, Kanto region, the same below), and the average for all 11 episodes in &#8217;14 was 12.9%.</p>
<p> This will be the first new series in 11 years that fans of the series have been waiting for, and Koizumi&#8217;s first starring role in a Gekkan 9 series in 30 years, since &#8220;Love Has Not Yet Begun,&#8221; also written by Okada in 1995, but the environment surrounding Koizumi has changed dramatically since then.</p>
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<h3><span class="strongInContent">Background of his &#8220;full recovery&#8221; before his 60th birthday</span></h3>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> At the end of January 2006, Ms. Koizumi became independent from the major agency to which she had belonged since her debut. At that time, she proudly declared her relationship with actor Kosuke Toyohara, 59, with whom she was still having an affair at the time. In 2008, Mr. Toyohara&#8217;s divorce was finalized.</span></p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> Koizumi was once known as one of the best drinkers in the entertainment industry, with countless stories of his barroom saga. In a recent interview, however, he revealed that instead of forcibly abstaining from alcohol, he has adopted a lifestyle called &#8220;sobercurious,&#8221; in which he lives a happy and healthy life without drinking, and is leading a full and fulfilling life.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> From the summer of &#8217;18, she saved her acting and singing career for about two years. She has been working behind the scenes, producing a stage production in which Ms. Toyohara plays the lead role, but she is now working hard, perhaps because she has reevaluated her relationship with alcohol. He has made a full recovery before his 60th birthday next year.</span></p>
<p> In the movies released last year, he gave good performances in &#8220;Goban Zanri,&#8221; &#8220;Umi no Silence,&#8221; and &#8220;Muroi Shinji: Ikitsukumonotsu Mono&#8221; (Shinji Muroi: The One Who Lives on and On). Last month, she won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 67th Blue Ribbon Awards, which were selected by the movie journalists of the seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers.</p>
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<p> Koizumi was modest about her feelings when she learned of the award, saying, <span class="strongInContent">&#8220;I was more anxious about whether I had done such a good job,&#8221;</span> but she has been remarkably active in recent years, as seen in her drama &#8220;Danchi no Futari&#8221; (NHK BS), in which she starred opposite Satomi Kobayashi (59) last year.</p>
<p> Fuji is in a difficult situation, but Koizumi is expected to give a masterful performance in the Tsuki 9 slot, which he returns to after a 30-year absence.</p>
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 Kazuhiko Nakamura (1st), Sota Shima (2nd), Junsei Todoroki (3rd)

 The Fuji Tsuki 9 drama series starting in April will be "Setsu, Soku, Soku, Saikakara ni Nibu no Koi" starring Kyoko Koizumi. ...... explains why she is doing so well these days, including winning the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress in February.

Kyoko Koizumi is expected to play the leading role in Gekkan 9 for the first time in 30 years.

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