The first episode of NHK's evening drama "Kaedama Bravo!" (General TV, Monday to Thursday, 10:45 p.m.), starring actress Kana Kita, was broadcast on January 5th, and the final scene drew attention.
The drama is an original work by playwright and director Ayuka Kishimoto, and is a slightly dark comedy for adults that combines friendship, ramen, and classical ballet. Kita will play the main character, Karina Senbon, who works at an advertising agency and loves ramen.
Amano Hana will play the role of ballet dancer Niki Yumi, Karina's best friend since they were six years old, and Komakine Akita, Nozoe Yoshihiro, and Kintaro will also appear.
In the first episode, Senbon Karina (Kita), who works at an advertising agency, is in charge of the new product launch of a ballet wear brand. With the help of her best friend, Yumi (Amano), a professional ballerina, Karina's preparations go smoothly, but on the day of the event, one of the ballet dancers is unable to attend.
Karina, who has experience in ballet, was suddenly called in to take over as a substitute. The recital went smoothly and was broadcast live online, but at one point, Karina's hair got caught on a male dancer. In her panic, Karina untied her hair and the strings of her ballet wear that were tied behind her neck, causing her wear to fall down in front of her as she performed her final pose after a graceful turn.
As the episode ended there, viewers reacted on social media with comments such as "Shocking ending," "Shocking first episode!!," "Shocking ending lol," and "It ended at an amazing point (lol)." Other comments included, "Wow! It was interesting! I actually laughed at the end of episode 1!", "It was quite a shocking ending... I can't wait to see the next episode...," "With this ending, I can tell this first episode is definitely going to be a fun drama," and "'Kaedama Bravo' is interesting, but it's food terrorism... They shouldn't show such delicious-looking ramen late at night..."
