The fifth episode of the drama series "Chihayafuru: Meguri" (NTV, Wednesdays at 10 PM), starring actress Ami Touma, aired on August 6th. Meguru (Touma), who has decided to quit the Umezono Karuta Club, and her club members are participating in a tournament. The episode depicted Kaze (Jun Saito)'s outstanding performance in the first round against a strong opponent, sparking a stir on social media.
*The following contains spoilers.
In episode 5, Meguru, who had lied to her family to attend the training camp, is confronted by her mother, Touko (Yuki Uchida), and father, Susumu (Jun Kaname), who slaps her. Meguru leaves the training camp with only the final day remaining, and Kanade (Mone Kamishiraishi) and the others see her off with mixed feelings.
With her parents not allowing her to continue playing karuta, Meguru decides to quit the club after the next Musashino tournament. To the dejected Umezono members, Meguru tells them, "That's why I want to practice more than ever in the remaining time, so that I can play as many karuta matches as possible with everyone." Meguru and the others begin intense training, but in the first round of the Musashino tournament, they face an unexpected and tough opponent, Adore Girls' Academy.
In the first round, Umezono showed the results of his training from the beginning, and Meguru and the others took one card after another. However, when Sota (Soma Santoki) had a dispute with Adore and gave up the card to his opponent, Umezono lost his pace and was put at a disadvantage.
With Adore gaining momentum, the Umezono Karuta Club finds itself in a pinch. Meguru's cards are taken one after another, and she instinctively looks down and closes her eyes, but then Fuki, who is sitting next to her, calls out, "Umezono, one win!". Upon Fuki's victory, Meguru calls out, "Shirano... nice!", and Kusata encourages the others, saying, "Let's keep going from here!" Inspired, Meguru and the others seem to have regained their momentum as they take their cards one after another from their side.
On social media, there was a flood of excited comments about Fuki's "one win." Comments such as "Amazing!", "Shirano! Nice!", "I burst into tears when I heard 'One win for Umezono!'", "The mood has changed!", "It's so precious I could cry", and "It's great to hear Shirano shout out" were posted, attracting a lot of attention.
