The final episode of the drama series " Taigan no Kaji ~Kore ga, Watashi no Ikiru Michi~ " (TBS, Tuesdays at 10pm), starring actress Mikako Tabe , was broadcast on June 3rd. The "kusoge" comment made by Imai, a colleague of Leo Matsumoto Reiko (played by Noriko Eguchi), played by Matsumoto Reiyo, became a hot topic.
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When her husband, Ryohei (Kenshiro Kawanishi), was transferred to another location, Reiko had decided to quit her job. Viewers applauded Imai's "passion" in changing her mind.
While Imai was trying to persuade her, Reiko let out her true feelings, saying, "I don't want to quit either." Thinking about her family, she couldn't just get her own way, so she said, "Imai-kun might not understand, though."
"I don't understand! That's why I'm saying it! People who understand the situation wouldn't be able to say anything. So I'll say it, even though I don't understand at all," said Imai. "I don't think that quitting here and now would be the 'true ending' for Nagano. The true ending of the multiple endings, the end that should be, is the true ending," he said, using an analogy to a game to persuade him.
Previously, when Imai had heard about balancing work and family life from Reiko, he thought that "the rules are so crazy that no one can clear the game." "That's what we call a 'crappy game.' Nagano-san, you can't just let it be game over after you've been forced to play a crappy game!" he said forcefully, pleading with Reiko to withdraw his resignation.
Comments on social media included, "Imai's line, 'I don't understand anything, but I'll tell you this,' was really good," "'You can't let the game end while you're being forced to play a crappy game' was great," "Only Imai-kun, who has seen the difficulties objectively, can say that," "Imai's accurate observations were real and I liked it. His kind acting encouraging Reiko warmed my heart," "Imai-kun is such a good guy," and "Everyone was great, but I liked Imai-kun the best!"
