The 123rd episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Omusubi " (General TV, Monday to Saturday at 8:00 AM and others), starring Kanna Hashimoto , was broadcast on March 24th, in which Ayumi ( Riisa Naka) makes a big decision, which elicited various reactions from viewers.
In the 122nd episode (broadcast on March 25th), a girl named Uta (played by Oshima in a dual role), who looks just like Maki (played by Oshima Miyu), who died in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, escapes from a self-support home and visits Ayumu. Ayumu lets Uta stay with him for a few days. Ayumu then takes Uta to the office of his fashion brand, "King of Gal," and has her help him with his work.
In episode 123, Ayumi was impressed by Uta's good taste in coordinating the mannequins, and praised her, saying, "That's really good." When Ayumi entrusted the other coordination to Uta, Uta silently faced the work, completing one coordination after another with excellent taste.
That night, Ayumu and Uta returned home together. Exhausted but filled with a sense of fulfillment, Ayumu told Uta, "This is the joy of working." From that day onwards, Uta continued to help out at Ayumu's company, and the two spent their days peacefully eating dinner together after work.
One day, Ayumi tells Yui (Hashimoto) that she wants to take in Uta and become her guardian until she turns 18. "I never thought the curse of the Yoneda family would be activated after we'd come this far," Ayumi laughs. Yui tells her, "Big sis, this isn't the kind of help you've given to people before," and "You'll be taking responsibility for Uta's life from now on."
Yui pointed out, "Maybe... Shi-chan looks like Maki-chan? If that's the reason you decided to marry her, you should give up. She's not the right girl for Maki-chan." Ayumu then declared, "It has nothing to do with Maki-chan," and said, "Shi-chan used to say that she wasn't worth living, but now she seems to be having fun every day and is trying her best to live positively. If she leaves our house, where will she go? I... I can't just leave Shi-chan like that."
Various reactions were made on social media in response to Ayumu's decision, such as "I was moved to tears when I saw Ayumu's determination," "This is a wonderful turn of events that exceeds our expectations," "How determined is he?", "Yui's concerns are understandable," and "Is the upbringing environment okay?"