The 10th 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 10th, and the preview for the third week, "The First Sign of Spring," which was released after the main episode, attracted the attention of viewers.
In the 10th episode, Rin (Mikami) and Tamaki (Miyajima Ruka) are taken to a soup kitchen by Naomi (Uesaka). Rin leaves the exhausted Tamaki in the care of Naomi and Yoshie (Harada Taizo) and continues her search for work, but she can't find any. Feeling lost and without a place to go, Shimizu Usaburo (Bando Yajuro) approaches Rin and the story unfolds from there.
In the preview for the third week, released after the broadcast, Kenjiro Shimada, a mysterious young man played by Masaya Sano of the popular group " AAe! group," made his first appearance. He was shown wearing glasses and traditional Japanese clothing, and speaking French, saying "Excusez-moi" (Excuse me).
Sano plays Shimada, a character who is well-versed in newly coined words and foreign languages, and who becomes a good confidant for Rin.
On social media, comments included: "Shoya-kun will be appearing in the Asadora starting next week!", "An unbelievably handsome guy appeared in the preview and I was like, 'Who is he!?'", "I was startled by just a split second in the preview", "My heart rate is rising", "He's so incredibly handsome", "I'm excited because it seems like a new breeze is about to blow", "I was already smitten by the preview lol", and "A handsome guy with a great voice suddenly appeared and I was like, 'Whoa!'"
