The second episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 a.m. and others), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast on April 1. In the episode, it was revealed that the heroine Nobu Asada's (Nagase Yuzuna) father, Yutaro (Ryo Kase), was in poor health, which caused concern from viewers.
In the second episode, there is a scene where Yutaro, a busy man who works for a trading company and travels all over the place for work, is examined by Takashi's (Kimura Yuki) uncle, Hiroshi Yanai(Yutaka Takenouchi), a doctor.
Hiroshi said, "Let's take your pulse," and touched Yutaro's right wrist. Hiroshi advised, "Your pulse is irregular. Don't push yourself, take a rest every once in a while," but Yutaro laughed and replied, "Doctors tend to exaggerate things." He then said, "Can you push yourself if you're resting? Now is the time to act. Next week I'm going to buy peanuts. I'll buy a souvenir for Hiroshi."
On social media, there were worried voices such as, "Aren't there already ominous signs being raised for Nobu-chan's dad...?", "I'm feeling uneasy about the dad who seems to have a strange pulse... I just have a bad feeling about this," "I hope it's just my imagination," and "Ryo Kase won't be leaving the show so soon, right!?"
Many viewers were also delighted to see the photo of Kase and Takenouchi together, with comments such as "It was such a blissful morning," "My pulse would race if I were to see Yutaka Takenouchi and Ryo Kase examining the patient," "They're such cool older men," and "A feast for the eyes."
