The fifth episode of the TBS Tuesday drama "Jaa, Anta ga Tsukutte Miro yo It" (Tuesdays at 10pm), co-starring Kaho and Takeuchi Ryoma, aired on November 4th. The appearance of Aoko (Natsume Towa), the girlfriend of Shirasaki Rui (Maehara Mizuki), a junior colleague at Katsuo's (Takeuchi) company, attracted attention from viewers.
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Katsuo struggles to make "chicken tempura" for his brother Takahiro (Takashi Tsukamoto). Shirasaki decides to help out, and the three of them, along with Ayumi (Kaho), concentrate on cooking. In the middle of cooking, Shirasaki leaves the kitchen saying, "I'm going to make a quick phone call, so I'll leave the rest to you." The person on the other end of the phone is Aoko. Katsuo wants Aoko to lend him her car so he can take him to the airport to meet Takahiro.
Katsuo and the others head to the airport in Aoko's car. In the car, they talk about Takahiro, who seems to be troubled by something. Katsuo explains, "(Takahiro) got married early, got promoted, and seemed to be doing well, but my father always says that all he has left is his children..." However, he remembers that when he asked Takahiro at an izakaya, "You're about ready to show your grandchildren to (my father), aren't you?" Takahiro looked gloomy, and he holds his head in his hands, thinking, "Maybe I said something unnecessary again."
"I feel like I've done it sometimes too," Aoko began, confessing that when she was a child, she asked her frail aunt why she didn't have any children. "Now that I'm an adult and I think about how my aunt felt, I'll never be able to forgive myself for what I did back then. So, to make sure that doesn't happen again, I want to make an effort to understand and imagine what it's like for other people," she said.
On social media, the topic became a hot topic, with comments such as "Shirasaki-kun's girlfriend, Aoko-chan! So cute!", "A nice guy like Shirasaki-san definitely has a nice girlfriend. Aoko-chan is cute and she's definitely a nice person", "Shirasaki-kun's girlfriend is a good match for him, it makes me feel warm inside", "What Shirasaki's girlfriend said really struck a chord with me", and "Shirasaki's girlfriend says such nice things".
