The 88th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Omusubi " starring Kanna Hashimoto ), a pharmacist at Osaka Shin-Yodogawa Memorial Hospital where Yui (Hashimoto) works, appeared, and her unique character attracted the attention of viewers.
In the 88th episode, Yui is encouraged by Tsukamoto (Hamada Mari), the head of the nutrition department, to see how the NST (Nutrition Support Team) works, and meets its members. In addition to Tsukamoto, the NST includes doctor Matsuzaki (Nagano Munenori), nurse Kuwabara (Hina Kaze), speech-language-hearing therapist Sugisawa (Inukai Takatake), and pharmacist Shinomiya.
After Tsukamoto introduced the other members to Yui, she muttered to herself about Shinomiya, "That pharmacist seems scary, so I haven't really talked to him much..."
Shinomiya is a character who is not very friendly and has a strong habit of muttering. On the drama's official website, he is described as "a pharmacist with zero cooperative skills who firmly believes that 'medicine is more effective for patients than food'. His motto is 'patients lie, but numbers don't lie.'" When he sees Yui using her natural communication skills to interact with patients, he deadpans and mutters, "This is the first time I've seen a gal," exuding a unique aura.
Nagiko Tsuji, who plays Shinomiya, is a regular actor in many Asadora Asadora . She has appeared in "Beppin-san" (late 2016), "Warotenka" (late 2017), "Manpuku" (late 2018), "Natsuzora" (early 2019), "Scarlet" (late 2019), "Ochoyan" (late 2020), and "Boogie Woogie" (late 2023), and " Omusubi" will be her eighth Asadora appearance.
On social media, comments included, "I've been waiting for this!", "Tsuji Nagiko is playing another unique role lol", "A great supporting actress in Asadora", "He's an interesting character this time", "I'm already crazy about the NST pharmacist", and "I can't take my eyes off this pharmacist who seems to have some pretty quirky personalities (lol)".
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