Actress Momoko Fukuchi stars in the NHK nighttime drama "Radio Star" (NHK General, Monday-Thursday 10:45 PM). In the third episode on April 1st...
"Radio Star" is a nonstop entertainment drama set in Noto, depicting how ordinary citizens become stars. The cast includes Masahiro Kohmoto, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Shoma Kai, Kaito Oyagi, Shunsuke Kazama Kazama, Tsutomu Tamura, Takako Tokiwa Tokiwa, and Manami Ono from the idol group "Hinatazaka46". The theme song is "Fune Ippai no Sachi wo" (A Boat Full of Happiness), written and composed by Yumi Matsutoya and sung by MISIA.
In the third episode, Kanade (Fukuchi) works hard handing out flyers, but she has trouble gathering members to cooperate with the radio show.
One day, they decide to throw a welcome party for Kanade using the leftover food from a soup kitchen. It unexpectedly turns into a huge feast, with people gathering even from temporary housing far away. The people rejoice at being reunited after so long. Seeing this scene, Matsumoto (Kohmoto) is overcome with emotion and tells Sakura (Tokiwa) and Nishikawa (Shibukawa) once again that he wants to do radio.
