The fourth episode of Fuji TV's Wednesday 10pm drama "If This World Were a Stage, Where Would the Dressing Room Be?" (Wednesdays at 10pm), written by Koki Mitani and starring Masaki Suda, aired on October 22nd. The episode featured Juri (Hamabe Minami), a shrine maiden from Hachibun Shrine, standing in front of the WS Theater in her casual clothes, which sparked a stir on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers.
In episode 4, at the WS Theater, where Mitsunari Kube (played by Suda) is scheduled to perform his play "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Rika Koda (played by Fumi Nikaido) and Shogo Horai (Ryunosuke Kamiki) are busy preparing for the opening night. When Rika asks Kube, "So, will everything go well tomorrow?", he replies, "Of course."
Kiyohara (Bando Shingo) from the Association of Shinto Shrines has come to the office of Hachibu Shrine. Juri has reached her limit of patience with the deterioration of public morals and pleads with Kiyohara, saying, "I want to leave as soon as possible." The shrine's head priest, Ronpei (Bando Yajuro), is dejected when Kiyohara tells him that if she leaves, Hachibu Shrine will be closed. Kiyohara says, "The town is changing, so why don't you try a little harder?" and takes out a flyer for "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Ronpei excitedly replies, "I'm looking forward to it," but Juri raises her voice and says, "That's an insult to Shakespeare!"
Meanwhile, due to his overwhelming lack of preparation, Hisabe confesses his true feelings to Horai, saying, "I'm sure I'll fail!" Horai encourages Hisabe by saying, "Let's do our best."
In the episode, Juri is seen gazing at a poster for the opening night performance on the wall of the WS Theater. Juri, who is wearing a headband, vest, and white blouse, is handed a flyer by Fre (played by Satomi Nagano), who says, "If you like it, here you go." She then asks, "Is it interesting?" to which Fre replies, "I don't know. But I've never seen anything like it. It's interesting, isn't it?" and Juri leaves the scene with the flyer in hand.
On social media, Juri's casual outfit was met with a flood of comments describing how cute she was. Comments included, "Minami Hamabe looks cute in a Showa-era look," "Juri looks cute in casual clothes with a headband," "Minami Hamabe looks amazing in Showa-era fashion," and "She looks cute in casual clothes."
