The 55th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Bakebake " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and others), starring Akari Takaishi , was broadcast on December 12th, and included a scene in which Toki (Takaishi) explains "sleep paralysis" to Heaven ( Tommy Bastow), which became a hot topic among viewers.
In episode 55, Heaven, who has been up all night unable to fall asleep, finally falls asleep, but suddenly wakes up screaming, "Ahhh!" Toki and Ume (Nouchi Maru) rush over to her, and Heaven tells them, "It's a joke. But... I... can't... move! I can't move! It's scary!"
Toki excitedly exclaimed, "But it's sleep paralysis!", and enviously muttered, "That's nice..." Wanting to convey that this was sleep paralysis, Toki lay down on the tatami mat and explained, "This is Sensei tied up. Sensei paralyzed. I can't move." He then instructed Ume to "act like a ghost," and Ume followed suit, approaching Toki and shouting, "You're so mean!"
Toki said, "So... I think it's sleep paralysis, an entrance to the ghost world. That's why I'm so scared... I can't move! I'm being taken away!" Heaven seemed to understand sleep paralysis and said, "I... saw a woman, a human... You... a ghost... I... am... my mother..." and revealed that she had seen the ghost of her mother.
Heaven said, "Mom... I want to see you again!", then chased Toki and Ume out of the bedroom, said "Good night," closed the sliding doors, and tried to go back to sleep, but Toki woke Heaven up, saying that it was almost time for school.
Comments on social media included, "What are these people doing lol," "I burst out laughing lol," "It was like watching a comical play," "The sleep paralysis skit was great," "Laughing at the sleep paralysis demonstration, Ume-chan's ghost was good too," "I think this is the first time in the history of drama that a heroine has said 'that's so nice' to someone who has been paralyzed," "This is the first time I've seen someone envy sleep paralysis! lol," and "Otoki-chan getting excited and envious of sleep paralysis is really funny and cute."
