Sounds of Winter — Season 1

Aired 14 January 2026 • 50 min

At a laundromat one winter night, novelist Ayana meets a man who initiates a friendly conversation after hearing the music coming from her earphones.

Aired 21 January 2026 • 50 min

Ayana and her boyfriend Yukio enjoy Christmas Eve together. But later, when he asks her to consider living together, she is unable to give an answer.

Aired 28 January 2026 • 50 min

Ayana returns to her hometown for the end of the year and attends a mini-gathering with old friends, which ends up including her ex-boyfriend.

Aired 4 February 2026 • 50 min

A popular novelist who Ayana once dated and who inspired her to start writing comes to an event for her novel seven years after they last met.

Aired 11 February 2026 • 50 min

In her third year of university, a pure-hearted Ayana tells her friend to leave a toxic relationship. Ayana's classmate tells her that he likes her.

Aired 25 February 2026 • 50 min

Ayana shows Yamada a long message she sent to a musician she used to have feelings for, and who is the reason she avoids seriously falling for people.

Aired 4 March 2026 • 50 min

Ayana is touched by Yukio's kindness when he makes a comforting meal for her after the funeral. Worried about hurting him, she speaks with Yamada.

Aired 11 March 2026 • 50 min

Ayana goes on a hot springs trip with Yukio for her birthday. After he gives her a cardigan, she promises to knit him a scarf for his birthday.

Aired 18 March 2026 • 50 min

While knitting Yukio's scarf, Ayana receives one of the chairs she ordered with him on Christmas Eve. Yukio receives the other chair while with Sae.

Aired 25 March 2026 • 50 min

On Yukio's birthday, Ayana reveals her concerns and honest feelings before giving him the completed scarf and saying she wants to be with him.