The third episode of the TBS Friday drama "Fake Mommy" (Fridays at 10pm), starring actors Haru and Rina Kawaei, aired on October 24th. Hanamura Kaoru's (Haru) "mom friend" Sayuri Motohashi, played by Minami Tanaka, became a hot topic on social media.
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Kaoru and Sayuri are now on the event committee, preparing and running school events. They have a meeting at the store with Kujo Reika (Noro Kayo), the president of the parent-teacher organization "Ryuwa-kai," Sonoda Miu (Manami Hashimoto), the secretary, and Shirakawa Shiori (Nakata Kurumi), the accountant.
Kaoru was shocked at the price when she opened the menu, and thought to herself, "The original tea blend costs 1,800 yen!" Meanwhile, Kujo, Sonoda, and Shirakawa ordered tea one after the other.
Kujo smiled and said, "The tea here is really delicious," while Sayuri confidently declared, "I'll have iced coffee and a fruit sandwich set." Kaoru followed suit, "Then I'll have hot coffee."
Kujo exchanged glances with Sonoda and Shirakawa, then gave a wry smile and said, "Coffee..." "The coffee is good, too. The tea is also good, but this shop has great food," he said, still smiling but showing signs of irritation.
On social media, the pair drew attention, with comments such as, "They were recommended tea but chose coffee, which is pretty tough and cool lol," "They're so tough for going for coffee at this moms' afternoon tea party lol," and "Tanaka Minami and Haru are so tough, they order coffee even though tea is recommended as being delicious, I love them lol."
Regarding Tanaka's role as Sayuri, viewers have long been expressing doubts, saying things like, "There must be something going on if they cast Minami Tanaka," and "Tanaka Minami is definitely not just a nice person!"
Once again, comments such as "She didn't hesitate to order iced coffee and a fruit sandwich, and it's Tanaka Minami, so maybe she's not that easy to deal with...?", "I'm really curious that the usually quiet Motohashi decided to order coffee despite peer pressure," and "The fact that she ordered coffee makes me suspicious about the future. There's no way Tanaka Minami would stay quiet." were posted on social media.
The drama is a serial adaptation of the winning work by Sonomura Mitsuru, who won the grand prize at the first TBS NEXT WRITERS CHALLENGE screenplay competition. Kaoru, who is struggling to find a new job, meets Hidaka Makie (Kawaei), the president and single mother of the venture company RAINBOWLAB, during an interview. Makie asks Kaoru to act as a stand-in for her daughter Iroha (Ikemura Aoi), who is applying to a prestigious private elementary school...
