The 93rd episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Anpan " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and other times), starring Mio Imada , was broadcast on August 6th, and the lines spoken in Hakata dialect by Kentaro ( Fumiya Takahashi ) became a hot topic among viewers.
In the 93rd episode, Meiko ( Motoki Omori ), who has been taking singing lessons with Takuya Ise ( Nanoka Hara), arrives at the qualifying round of the "Amateur Singing Contest." Meiko starts singing "Tokyo Boogie Woogie" smoothly, but when she notices Kentaro entering the venue, she stops singing.
Having been eliminated in the preliminary competition, Meiko returns home and tells Nobu (Imada), Takashi (Takumi Kitamura), and Ranko (Yuumi Kawai) that her voice cracked at the crucial moment. At that moment, Kentaro, who had been invited to the after-party, comes over and encourages Meiko, saying, "Next time, I'll be there to cheer you on properly from the beginning," but Meiko replies, "As long as Kentaro keeps cheering for us, we'll keep failing," and tries to run away to her room.
Kentaro chased after Meiko, blaming himself, saying, "I'm such a clueless guy... I never noticed... I'm sorry. I never noticed Meiko's feelings... I really am... lukewarm." When Meiko asked, "Lukewarm...?" Kentaro explained, "It means I'm a bit of a fool."
In this scene, viewers responded to Kentaro's line, "Is the futan lukewarm?" When this line was played in the preview for the 19th week, it was a hot topic, with people saying things like, "What is he saying?" and "What are these mysterious words?"
After the afternoon re-broadcast of the 93rd episode, Hakata Hanamaru, a member of the Fukuoka-born comedy duo "Hakata Hanamaru & Daikichi," updated his account (@okazakihanawo), writing, "Today's Asadora drama Fuutan's Nuruka~ is of a level of difficulty that is on a grand champion level even in the Hakata dialect rankings. I admire Ken-chan for delivering that without feeling cheesy in that confession scene."
Comments on social media included, "Takahashi Fumiya Takahashi's Hakata dialect is great," "Ken-chan's dialect is so cute, I love it," "I was born in Fukuoka but this is the first time I've heard it," "It's been a while since I've heard the phrase 'fuutan nurui' lol, my dad used to say it a lot lol," and "Following 'tasuigaa', a new word has been born: 'fuutan nuruka'."
