The final episode of the Tuesday drama "I Wanna Punch That Scumbag!" (TBS, Tuesday 10pm) starring Nao was broadcast on December 10th. The ending of the relationship between Hokomi (Nao) and Kairi (Tamamori Yuta) became a hot topic on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers
Hokomi decides to continue boxing and resumes training to fulfill her promise to Kairi to have her picture taken. She begins intensive training.
On the day of the match, Hokomi is reminded of the fear she felt during her previous sparring session and is knocked down by a punch from her opponent.
Kairi appeared at the match venue and called out, "Stand up, Hokko!" When Hokkomi heard his voice and stood up, Kairi shouted, "Hokko hit me over and over again. That's why I was able to change. Hokko will be fine. Hokko is the strongest in the world. Put your feet forward, Hokko!"
Hokomi overcomes her fear and faces her opponent. Kairi follows her with his camera. Kairi hugs Hokomi after her stunning victory and says, "Congratulations. That was a good punch. As expected of Hokomi. I took a proper photo." He shows a cut from the match. Kairi hugs Hokomi again and congratulates her, saying, "Congratulations." The two look at each other, foreheads touching...
Three months later, Kairi holds a photo exhibition. Kairi and Hokomi are seen visiting the exhibition, holding hands and talking happily.
On social media, comments such as "The final episode made me cry. Kairi was all so cool, from running to the venue to taking photos to hugging Hokomi. It was the best happy ending ever," "It was the best final episode," "I'm completely missing that scumbag, Kairi," and "Now that it's over, I feel an incredible sense of loss" were posted.
