The fifth episode of the TBS Friday drama "Fake Mummy" (Fridays at 10pm), starring actors Haru and Rina Kawaei, aired on November 7th. The smooth English pronunciation of Kujo Reika, played by Noro Kayo, the president of the elementary school parent-teacher association "Ryuwakai", became a hot topic.
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In a school classroom, Kujo, the president of the parent-teacher organization "Ryuwakai," along with secretary Sonoda Miu (Manami Hashimoto) and treasurer Shirakawa Shiori (Nakata Kurumi) surround Motohashi Sayuri (Tanaka Minami). Worried that Sayuri is being manipulated by her co-worker on the events committee, Hidaka Mamie (Hidaka Kaoru, Haru), the three tell her that they can return the events committee to one person.
However, Sayuri confessed, "I'm very grateful for your consideration, but Mamie is my 'teacher'." Reika immediately asked back, "Huh? Teacher?" with clear pronunciation. Sayuri explained that Mamie is funny, reliable, and knows everything, making her the ideal teacher, and insisted that she is an absolute necessity for the events committee.
As Kaoru arrived, Reika once again showed off her fluent pronunciation, saying, "Oh? Sayuri's 'teacher' has arrived."
On social media, comments such as "Noro-chan is too good lol," "Noro-chan's way of saying 'Teacher?' was as expected lol," "Noro-chan's pronunciation is annoying lol," "Noro-chan's pronunciation of 'Teacher' was really cool," "Noro-chan was the best in this scene lol," and "Noro-san's native Teacher is great lol" were widespread.
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.
