The 56th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Bakebake " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and other times), starring Akari Takaishi , was broadcast on December 15th, and included a scene in which Toki (Takaishi) explains exorcism to Heaven ( Tommy Bastow) in broken English, which became a hot topic among viewers.
In episode 56, Heaven has been experiencing sleep paralysis for days. Toki urges Heaven to have an exorcism performed, but he has difficulty communicating in Japanese. Nishikori (played by Ryo Yoshizawa) also avoids Heaven for some reason and refuses to come to pick her up, leaving Toki helpless. However, a few days later, Nishikori visits Toki before she goes to work.
When Toki arrives at work, she reads out to Heaven the English phrase Nishikori taught her: "Let's exorcise. Exorcism is a Japanese ceremony at the temple to remove... ghosts that possess." Hearing this, Heaven bursts into laughter and says, "Okay, okay. I understand," and agrees to be exorcised.
Toki's broken English caught the attention of viewers, and "Exo Shijimi" became a temporary trending topic with an X. Comments on social media included, "Exo Shijimi is trending. Heaven was good at understanding it lol," "My stomach hurts this morning," "I'll be energized for Monday lol," "I can't get it out of my head," "Toki's English explanation was way more than just broken," "He got it?! Why? Is he too used to Japanese English?? lol," and "It was adorable to see him trying so hard to communicate in his poor English."
