Yoshitaka Yuriko stars in the NHK Taiga drama "To You, Shining" (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others). The 35th episode, "Tears of the Empress," aired on September 15th, depicted the tearful confession of Empress Shoko (played by Mikami Ai), as the subtitle suggests, and viewers were moved.
In the 35th episode, Michinaga (Emoto Tasuku) goes to Mt. Ontake with his son Yorimichi (Watanabe Keisuke) to pray for the pregnancy of Empress Shoko (Mikami).
However, plagued by a steep journey and bad weather, they have difficulty reaching their destination, Kinpusen-ji Temple, when Ise (Miura Shohei) makes some ominous moves with his warriors... Meanwhile, Emperor Ichijo (Shiono Akihisa), who has become interested in the stories Mahiro (Yoshitaka) writes, asks Mahiro about the true meaning of the stories and compares them to his own circumstances.
One day, Mahiro, who found out Akiko's true feelings, advised her, "Chugū-sama, why don't you tell the emperor that you want to be his true wife?" and "Please tell him what is really in your heart."
Just then, Emperor Ichijo appeared at the perfect time. With tears streaming down her cheeks, Akiko spoke, "Your Majesty, I adore you!"
On social media, viewers responded with comments such as, "Akiko-chan out of the blue?!" and "She said it!!" In addition to comments such as, "Akiko-chan is quite the impulsive type," "Akiko-sama! Mahiro made her heart open up. I'm glad she was able to speak her true feelings," and "Akiko-sama has completely awakened," there were also comments such as, "Wait, Akiko-sama is really cute. She gets cuter with each episode...!" and "The changes in Mikami Ai's expressions are really fascinating."
As for Emperor Ichijo, although he was shaken by Shoko's sudden confession, it was clear that he was moved and he told Michinaga, "I will be visiting Fujitsubo tonight," and that night he warmly welcomed Shoko.
"'I will be visiting Fujitsubo tonight' Wow!!" "Going to Fujitsubo tonight. Kyaaa!" "It's here!" "I'm dying..." and other viewers were excited at this point as well.
