The ninth episode of the Fuji TV drama series " Soda Master " (Wednesdays at 10pm), starring Takashi Sorimachi, Nao Omori, and Kenjiro Tsuda , aired on March 11th. An unexpected comment made by Riko Fukumoto, who plays the cafe employee Hakuba Nishino, was well-received by viewers.
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While investigating "Matilda" Miyashita Michiru (Kiryu Aso), Yuta received warnings from someone, including the back of his wife Emi's (Nonami Maho) coat being slashed with a knife. Hakuba was also followed on a dark street, and was constantly in danger.
Meanwhile, Yuta and his friends decide to look at the contents of the videotape "No. 12," which is thought to contain the truth about Matilda's case.
Thinking that he couldn't drag Hakuba any further into this, Yuta told Hakuba not to watch the video, saying, "I really should have gotten you to leave sooner. Thank you for everything."
After pondering for a while, Hakuba blurted out, "Yun (Yuta)... I'm going to blow your mind! Who do you think helped those useless old men get this far? It was me! I believe that my feelings for Matilda and my hatred for the culprit are the same."
Social media was abuzz with comments such as, "What an unexpected statement from Hakuba lol," "'I'll blow you away' was the best!", "It was so funny to see Hakuba, who has led these useless old men to this point, snap and say 'I'll blow you away!' lol," and "I get the feeling Hakuba isn't just a college student who got caught up in it. Maybe he's Matilda's grandson?"
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."
