The first episode of the seventh season of the TV drama "Mr. Housekeeper" starring TOKIO's Matsuoka Masahiro (TV Asahi, Tuesdays at 9 p.m.) aired on January 14th. Miho Nakayama, who passed away suddenly on December 6th last year, made a guest appearance and attracted attention.
The latest in a series of thrilling human dramas, Matsuoka plays a cross-dressing, large housekeeper named Mitazono Kaoru (nicknamed Mitazono-san) who solves the problems of the families he is sent to by "peeking" into them one by one. Nakayama appears as the main guest in the first episode along with Yoshida Eisaku. All filming had been completed before his death.
Reiko (Nakayama), a web writer who is troubled by her cold marriage, reunites with Hachioji (Yoshida), her first love from middle school, who is now the president of a plumbing repair company. When Hachioji confesses to her that he wants to become a family with her, Reiko regains her former excitement... This is how the story unfolds. During the broadcast, related words such as "Miporin" and "Nakayama Miho" became trending topics one after another on X (formerly Twitter), attracting attention.
Another scene that became a hot topic was the scene that was shown after the end of the main story. Mitazono, standing in a pure white space, placed a flower on a white table and a caption reading "Thank you Nakayama Miho" was displayed on screen. X viewers left comments such as "Uuuh... I'm crying..." "What a classy ending", "The memorial screen was too beautiful", "I got goosebumps at the end. I was moved. Thank you", "I was able to hold back, but I was so moved at the end I couldn't take it", "Mitazono (Matsuoka) said he liked Miho..." and "It must have been hard for Matsuoka too".
