The 18th episode of the NHK Asadora drama series "Kaze,Kaoru " (NHK General, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM, etc.), starring Ai Mikami and Juri Kosaka , aired on April 22nd, and the "true identity" of Naomi's (Uesaka) boyfriend, Lieutenant Kohinata (Kisetsu Fujiwara), was revealed, surprising viewers.
One day, Naomi witnessed Kohinata talking intimately with an unfamiliar woman, their arms linked. When the woman asked why he hadn't been meeting her at night recently, Kohinata explained, "I have a job that looks like it will make me some money." The woman called Kohinata "Kinji," and it seemed that she was taking care of all his living expenses.
As Naomi approached Kohinata, she asked, "Are you off today?" and the two moved to another location. Kohinata saw through Naomi's lie and retorted, "I can tell. You're a con artist, so I can't tell if your lies are bad," and even began giving her advice on how to deceive people. Furthermore, he revealed that he had used Naomi to get into the Rokumeikan. When Naomi showed her anger, Kohinata replied, "If you call the police, I'll tell them about you too. I'm used to it, so I don't mind. Nobody's going to be bothered if their parents died when they were kids."
Naomi was furious, shouting, "Because of scum like you, orphaned children get stones thrown at them! They get looked down on!" Kohinata asked, "Naomi, you don't have parents either?" and praised her, "And you became a maid at the Rokumeikan... You did well." He then told her his real name was Kanta and asked for Naomi's real name. Naomi, who had been abandoned in front of the church, didn't know her real name or what her parents looked like. Kanta left, saying, "You've managed to sneak into the Rokumeikan. Next time, you should go and catch some young man from a noble family."
On social media, there were surprised comments such as, "He's a con artist after all!", "He's a kept man!", "He's the worst!", "He looks so different I didn't even recognize him!", and "The range between Kohinata and Kanta is incredible, seriously!", as well as comments like, "I knew Fujiwara Kisetsu wasn't just some nice young man - awesome!", "Even though he's a con artist, I've fallen for Kohinata (Kanta)...", "He's incredibly sexy", and "He actually seems more attractive now that his true identity has been revealed."
