The 9th episode of TV Tokyo's serial drama " Otto yo, shinde kurenai ka " (Mondays 11:06pm), starring Yumi Adachi, Saki Aibu and Sayaka Isoyama , was broadcast on June 2nd. In the episode, there is a scene where Maya (Adachi) talks with a mysterious man named Senda (Kubota Yuuki) who she met at her favorite bar at a batting center, and Senda's facial expression after breaking up with Maya caused a stir on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers.
In episode 9, Maya, who suspects that her husband Mitsuhiro (Takezai Terunosuke) is having an affair with Yurika (Isoyama), asks the police to investigate. However, this leads to the police discovering a SNS fakery aimed at killing Yurika's husband Tetsuya ( Takashi Tsukamoto).
Later, after finishing work, Maya goes to a batting center, where she meets the mysterious man, Senda, again...and so the story unfolds.
Maya complains to Senda, "I want to just drop everything and run away." Senda responds, "Run away... can I do that?" He continues, "Even if you run away, it won't be like it never happened. You'll get hurt one day."
Afterwards, Maya leaves the batting center with Senda, and Senda grabs her arm as they say goodbye. However, when Maya says "I'm sorry... goodbye" and starts walking away on her own, Senda, watching her back, gives her an eerie grin.
On social media, comments about Senda's smirk included, "That's so scary!", "He was grinning," "That's scary! Senda-san!" and "It's just disturbing."