The 17th episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , titled "The Cherry Blossoms in Bloom", was aired on May 4th. Narrator Ayase Haruka made her second appearance in the main story since the first episode, "Arigatayama no Kangarasu" (aired on January 5th), and showed off her topknot.
" UNBOUND (Berabou)" is the 64th taiga drama, depicting the life of Tsutaya Juzaburo(or "Tsutajyu" for short), who is said to have built the foundations of Japan's media industry and pop culture. The script was written by Yoshiko Morishita, known for "Drama 10 'Ooku'" which was broadcast on NHK two years ago and became a big hit.
At the 17th event, Tsutaju (Yokohama) published 10 new books, including the Aohon, all at once, and Koshodo's recognition soared.
Meanwhile, Utsusemi (Karin Ono) and the runaway Shinnosuke (Kai Inowaki) reunite, and in the conversation, they notice a book called Oraimono, which is a book for children to learn to read and write. Meanwhile, Okitsugu(Ken Watanabe) enters the country with Miura (Taizo Harada) to inspect the completed Sagara Castle.
Seeing the thriving castle town, an idea came to him... and so it unfolded.
In the episode, Ayase "transformed" into a town girl and a samurai as Kurosuke Inari, who "disguised himself as a person from the Edo period," and performed alongside Tsutaeju and Okitsugu. Viewers were drawn to Ayase in her samurai costume, and on social media, there was a flood of reactions, such as "Is that Ayase Haruka's topknot?", "Ayase Haruka's topknot is here lol", "The topknot suits her", "Ayase Haruka is so cute with a topknot", "Ayase Haruka with a topknot! It's rare lol", and "Ayase Haruka looks good with a topknot and is so beautiful... she's the best...".
