The sixth episode of the drama series "Galaxy Vote" (Kansai TV/Fuji TV, Mondays at 10 PM), starring actress Haru Kuroki, aired on May 25th. The outcome of the "forbidden SNS strategy" planned by Mari (Kuroki) and the exposé YouTuber Tohru (Keisuke Watanabe) became a hot topic on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers.
In an effort to increase Akari's (Noro Kayoko) popularity, Mari asks Tohru for his cooperation. They decide to stream a "punishment video" featuring a "bumping old man" who targets women and bumps into them as they pass by. The script is staged, showing Akari lecturing the bumping old man and making him change his ways.
However, the man who appeared at the scene that day bumped into not only Akari, but also other women one after another. Akari tried to stop him, but was pushed away. This man was not the "bumping man" used in the video, but the "real thing."
The man tried to attack Akari and the others with a knife he had hidden. When Tohru tried to stop him, the man stabbed him in the left leg, leaving him seriously injured. What was supposed to be a scripted shoot unexpectedly escalated into an assault, causing a stir on social media with comments such as "A real-life troublemaker has arrived," "This is a real incident, it's crazy," "I never expected it to turn out like this... By the way, is he okay after being stabbed?", "An unexpected real-life violent criminal," and "I never thought it would turn into such a serious incident when it was supposed to be staged."
The drama is an "election entertainment" story in which Mari Hoshino scouts Akari Tsukioka, a bar owner with no political experience, to be her election strategist, and together they take on the Tokyo gubernatorial election.
