The fifth episode of the TBS Friday drama "Fake Mummy" (Fridays at 10 PM), starring actors Haru and Rina Kawaei, aired on November 7th. The question posed by Haru's character Kaoru became a hot topic among viewers, with some saying it was "the most impactful one I've heard in a while."
◇The following contains spoilers
Kaoru receives her first message from Kuroki Ryuma (Koji Mukai), the vice president who co-founded the venture company "RAINBOWLAB" with Maika (Kawaei). When she heads to the location specified by Ryuma, who says he has something to discuss with her, it turns out to be a stylish restaurant.
As soon as Kaoru sat down, Ryuma revealed his worries, saying, "What should I do? Mamie has been acting sloppy lately." He complained that no one understood how he had supported the company, and confessed that he had received an email from a headhunter scouting him. He said that he had no intention of quitting "RAINBOWLAB," but that he was happy that there were people who appreciated him.
Kaoru, who has experience as an office worker, expressed understanding, saying that she could understand his feelings to some extent, but then looked him straight in the eye and asked, "Maie needs you, Ryuma. That's an indisputable fact. Do you have to have someone tell you your own value?"
On social media, comments such as "'Do you not believe in your own value unless someone tells you?' are the words that have resonated with me the most in recent times," "These words really hit home," and "Kaoru is so cool" spread.
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, the company president and single mother, at an interview at the venture company RAINBOWLAB. Makie invites Kaoru to a parent-child interview as a stand-in for her daughter Iroha, who is applying to a prestigious private elementary school.
