The 25th 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 May 1st and featured a scene in which Naomi (Uesaka) reveals her background to Rin (Mikami), which became a hot topic among viewers.
Rin and Naomi, who were late for curfew, are ordered to clean the dormitory as punishment. When the teachers and their classmates are asleep, Naomi stops cleaning and says, "They won't find out if I don't do it." Rin sits next to Naomi and tries to get her to open up.
Rin was curious about the amulet Naomi was wearing around her neck and asked Naomi, "Is that a secret...?" Naomi then confessed that although she grew up in a church, she couldn't truly believe in God. "Parents, family, money, school, work, America, marriage. No matter how much I prayed, I never got anything I wanted," she revealed.
Naomi, who found the item abandoned in front of the church, explained, "This isn't a good luck charm... It's the only thing my parents gave me. It was the only thing around my neck when I was abandoned." She then revealed, "My name, 'Naomi,' was just a random name given to me by the pastor, inspired by the Bible."
After a moment of silence, Naomi began, "My mother seems to have been a prostitute," and continued, "Just as you said, I cut ties with myself along with my hair, and confessed from the beginning that I was an orphan... I intended to do well here, but I couldn't tell anyone that I was the daughter of a prostitute... It's ugly, isn't it?" Rin wiped away her tears and said, "You don't have to say it. Anything you don't want to say. I don't think it's always right to be completely honest." "So, I don't really believe much of anything," Naomi said, putting on a brave face, to which Rin gently comforted her.
On social media, comments included: "It seems like something has been resolved," "It's great that Naomi now has more people she can talk to about her feelings," "It's heartwarming to see how Rin's honesty has changed Naomi," "A bond has been formed between Rin and Naomi," "It's heartwarming to see the two of them take another step closer," "The distance between them has narrowed even further," "They're practically glued together. The emotional distance and the physical distance... are shrinking," and "They're both very similar in their kindness as people."
