The fourth episode of the drama series " Shiawase na Kekkon " (TV Asahi, Thursdays at 9pm), starring actor Sadao Abe , aired on August 7th, and one scene at Nella's ( Takako Matsu) house drew attention.
In the story, Kotaro (Abe) and Nella separate. Kotaro runs away from home and starts living again in the apartment he left behind when he was single. A few days later, while Nella is hanging out the laundry at home, her uncle Kou (Takashi Okabe), who has a spare key, arrives with some freshly baked croissants.
Looking at the laundry, Kotaro points out, "Koutarou, you've been away for three days? You don't have any men's clothes. Nerla has three pairs of pants." When Nerla says, "You look like a mother-in-law in a TV drama," Ko, who has acted as a mother figure to Nerla and her younger brother Leo (Rihito Itagaki), replies, "That's how a mother at home feels."
Viewers on social media responded to this scene with comments such as, "It's rare to see women's underwear hung out to dry so clearly in a drama," "This is the first time I've seen a Japanese drama where they've properly hung out panties on the laundry," "Please don't count Nella's panties," "I don't want my family to see my panties hanging out to dry lol," "That old man who can tell when a husband is out by looking at the laundry is so scary. He's definitely up to something," "Counting panties is scary lol," and "Counting your niece's panties in an instant is pretty gross."
