The fourth episode of the drama series "Kanojo ga sore mo ai to yobunara" (Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV, Thursdays 11:59pm), starring actor Chiaki Kuriyama, was broadcast on April 24th. The plot involved housewife Kinuka Shinoki, played by Eri Tokunaga, being confronted by her husband's lover, which became a hot topic on social media.
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She rings up the cash register at the convenience store, comes home, makes dinner, and eats at the table without any conversation... Until now, Kinuka has fulfilled her role as a wife and mother without any doubts.
One day, a woman (Nishihara Aki) showed up at Kinuka's workplace and told her, "I'm Yazawa Aiko, who is dating your husband."
When Kinuka asked, "What are you planning?" Aiko smiled calmly and replied, "I froze my eggs. I believed Shinoki (Masato) (Shukugawa Atom) when he said he would definitely get divorced, but I'm now approaching the age when it becomes appropriate to give birth at an older age."
Aiko, who has known Masato for nine years, laughed and said, "Today, I wanted his wife to know about me." She continued, "Mr. Shinoki said that his wife's cooking is terrible and her highballs are too weak. She calls the ones I make 'Ai Balls' and she always says they're delicious. It must be sad to be lied to by someone you trusted."
Afterwards, Kinuka tells Masato that Aiko has come to see him. She presses him, "What were your thoughts during the nine years you were together? Did it ever hurt your heart?", but Masato refuses to accept it, saying, "Yasawa is a little unstable. I don't know what he said, but don't take it seriously."
When Kinuka asks, "Are you saying she's lying?", Masato is shown to become angry and reply, "Don't you believe what your husband says!?"
On social media, people posted comments such as, "Neither Kinuka's husband nor her lover are human. They're such scum," "It's hellish that her lover is coming to see her," "An abusive husband and a dangerous lover," "Two or three years would be okay, but nine years is a long way to go. I hope Kinuka is happy," "Kinuka's husband is the worst," "Tokunaga Eri's acting is so realistic it makes my heart ache," and "I was really drawn in by Tokunaga Eri's quiet acting that expressed her emotional turmoil and her powerful acting."
