The 39th 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 21st, and viewers were particularly interested in the interaction between Rin's (Mikami) younger sister, Yasu (Miharu Hayasaka), and Shimaken (Masaya Sano).
In episode 38 (aired on May 20th), Yasu falls in love at first sight with Soichi (Shuhei Uesugi), the older brother of Makimura (Yuta Hayashi). Noticing Yasu's feelings, Mitsu (Miki Mizuno) immediately asks Shimaken to act as a go-between.
In episode 40, Shimaken visits the Ichinose family and informs Mitsu (Mizuno Miki) and Yasu that he has made arrangements for a meeting with the Makimura family. Mitsu and Yasu thank Shimaken and invite him to dinner, but Shimaken says he has work to do and leaves.
As Shimaken was leaving, Yasuda thanked him again, saying, "Thank you so much." When Shimaken mentioned that the Makimura family seemed to have a very open and friendly atmosphere, Yasuda breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "That's good..." but then confessed, "Ideally, I would have preferred the second son, but he's not so great..." Shimaken laughed and said, "Is that so? Even so, Makimura's novel was recently featured in a magazine review that said it was 'interesting'."
Yasui said, "You never know what the future holds for a novelist. But I'm sure my sister wouldn't care what kind of job a man does, or whether he's the eldest or youngest." When Shimaken replied, "Oh...", Yasui laughed at his reaction and said, "Shimaken, you're lying to yourself," before going back inside. Shimaken muttered, "Huh?" looking confused.
On social media, comments included: "Great assist, An-chan!", "An can see right through Shimaken's heart", "Is he finally starting to realize his feelings after An-chan tells him...!?", "Notice your feelings, Shimaken!!", "Shimaken's expression is so cute", and "He's as oblivious as ever, but still adorable".
