The sixth episode of the Fuji TV drama series "Ramune Monkey" (Wednesdays at 10pm), starring Takashi Sorimachi, Nao Omori and Kenjiro Tsuda, aired on February 18th. The scene in which Yuta (Sorimachi), Hajime (Omori) and Kisuke (Tsuda) lie down together was well-received by viewers.
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One night, while Yuta is spending time with Hajime, Kisuke, and cafe employee Nishino Hakuba (Fukumoto Riko), he notices a suspicious man nearby. At the same time, the man, realizing that Yuta has noticed him, suddenly takes off running.
Led by Yuta, the four pursue the man. However, Kisuke, out of breath and looking exhausted, crouches down on the spot. Hakuba hurries ahead, saying, "Ah, Kinpo-san (Kisuke), let's go first!"
Yuta and the other three continue to chase the man, but Hajime collapses halfway up the stairs of the footbridge. Hakuba says, "Mr. Chen (Hajime), we'll go first!" and lightly climbs the stairs.
Yuta desperately chases after the man, but finally slows down and can no longer run, and when Yuta calls out to him, Hakuba also gives up the chase. When Yuta and Hakuba return the way they came, they find Hajime and Kisuke lying down in the square. Yuta reaches out to help Hajime up, but loses his balance and falls. Now lying side by side, the three of them burst out in laughter, saying, "It's just so pathetic."
On social media, the video became a hot topic, with comments such as, "The three cool guys lying down after getting tired from running are so cute," "A really good scene. The best," "The scene where the guys drop out one by one in the chase and Hakuba-chan leaves them behind was great," "It was nice to see the guys being overtaken by Hakuba-chan, and it was also good to see them lying down and laughing at the end," and "It looks like fun, but there's also a sadness to it...the three guys lying down."
The original story and screenplay for the drama was written by Ryota Furusawa. It is a "youth-recovering human comedy" that depicts the reunion and rebirth of two middle-aged men who were both passionate about making kung fu movies when they were in junior high school in 1988, but now feel like their lives have reached a dead end, thinking "this isn't how it was supposed to be."
