The 76th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Omusubi " starring Kanna Hashimoto was broadcast on January 20th, and featured the reappearance of Yui (Hashimoto) and her gal pal from Fukuoka, Ruli (Miricham), attracting the attention of viewers.
In episode 76, Luli suddenly visits Yui's house. Luli apologetically confesses, "I'm sorry, Musubin... help me. I've become a poo." When she hears her story, she learns that the apparel company she worked for in Fukuoka went bankrupt, and she moved to another apparel company, but that company also went bankrupt. She moved to Tokyo and worked at "109" in Shibuya, but quit because she felt that "the gals are not what we think they are," and applied to an apparel company in Osaka, but that company also went bankrupt.
Ruli laments, "What's wrong with me? Am I a poverty god? A woman who brings misfortune?" and asks for help, asking to stay at Yui's house for one night. Yui consults Ayumu ( Riisa Naka), who introduces her to "Girlies," a second-hand clothing shop run by Chanmika (Matsui Rena). Chanmika welcomes Ruli, saying, "One of the employees just quit, and we were looking for someone to help us." Ruli, who has no place to live, ends up staying at Yui's parents' house until she saves up some money.
On social media, people were saying things like, "It's so sad that every workplace he went to went bankrupt," "He's had a string of bad luck," "It's like the time of the Lehman Shock...," "In the end, it's human connections that help him," and "They're all such warm-hearted people, and it's really wonderful that they're willing to help Lurie out when he's in trouble."
