The third episode of the TBS Tuesday drama "Mirai no Musuko" (Tuesdays at 10pm), starring actress Shida Mirai, aired on January 27th. The scene where Masao, the leader and director of the theatre company "Albatross" played by Shiono Akihisa, spies on Yuta (played by Kotaki Nozomu), caused a stir on social media.
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Masaki, who highly values Mirai's (Shida) talent, selects her for the lead role in the theater company's next performance. However, Mirai has recently been arriving late and leaving early. Curious, Masaki secretly follows her and finds her having a friendly conversation with Yuta.
The thought crossed Masaki's mind that Mirai might be being manipulated by Yuta. On another day, he put on a hat and sunglasses and headed to the place where Mirai and Yuta had been talking again. Yuta showed up at the right time, so he began to tail him. Seeing Yuta having fun with the nursery school children in the park, he was relieved and thought, "He seems like a nice guy."
Meanwhile, when Masaki finds out that Yuta is looking after his "future child" at a nursery school, his face changes color.
Afterwards, Masaki heads over to where Mirai and Souta (Amano Yuu) are staying. He is shown declaring to Mirai, "Why didn't you tell me? No, you couldn't tell me. Souta is my child, right?"
On social media, the incident became a hot topic, with comments such as "Masaki mistook him for someone and followed him lol," "Masaki spying on Mark lol, so suspicious lol," "Masaki is doing something cute lol," "In Masaki's mind, it seems like Mirai is giving money to Mark lol," "Masaki is kind of suspicious and funny," "Why did he interpret it as him being his kid? lol," "It was funny that he thought it was his kid lol," and "It's so cute how Masaki jumps to conclusions when he remembers what happened five years ago."
The drama is based on the popular manga "My Future Son: A Son Came Down From Heaven After 10 Years of Singles!" written by Kumiko Aso and illustrated by Hajime Kuromugi. Mirai, who is unsure about love, work, and dreams, suddenly becomes a mother. Through raising a child, she learns about living with others and supporting each other, and the story depicts her rekindling her life.
