The 87th episode of the NHK morning drama “Tora ni Tsubasa” was broadcast on the 30th, and many viewers were surprised by the character change of Yuzaburo Takase (Ayumu Mochizuki). On that day, the word “Takase-san” became a trending topic on X (formerly Twitter).

“Wings on a Tiger” is a morning drama that depicts the story based on the life of Yoshiko Mibuchi, Japan’s first female lawyer who later became a judge. Actress Sari Ito plays the main character Torako Sata. The drama is currently airing its 18th week, “Even if you have seven children, you can’t trust a woman?” (episodes 86-90), in which Torako (Ito), who serves as the branch chief of the Sanjo branch of the Niigata District Family Court, is in charge of an arson case trial at the Niigata District Court main office. Kim Hyeon-soo (Heo Soo-cheol), a Korean who runs the smart ball court that caught fire, is arrested, and at the first hearing, clerk Tomoko Ono (Sakai Chiharu) is sitting in the gallery. While his younger brother Kwang-soo (Narita Eiki) is complaining about his brother’s unjust arrest in the gallery, Ono calms him in Korean by saying that he should keep quiet because his brother will suffer.

In the broadcast that day, Torako, who came to work at the Sanjo branch, stopped by the general affairs department and conveyed her gratitude to Ono. Afterwards, the secretary Takase and lawyer Sugita Jiro (Taguchi Hiromasa) met in the branch chief’s office, and Jiro told Torako that it would be better not to let Ono attend the arson case. According to Jiro, Ono had previously been in a relationship with a Korean man named Lee, but her parents were strongly against the relationship, and she had asked Torako for advice on how to get them to break up. Torako admonished him for not talking about Ono’s private life, but Jiro retorted, “It’s her hesitation. Just tell her.” Takase, who was listening to Jiro’s argument nearby, frowned and said, “This idiot is the most annoying thing! This damn old man who really thinks he’s doing the right thing!” in a rage. When Torako called out to her to calm down, she made a gesture with her hands as if to suppress her anger and muttered, “That old man with glasses…”, and asked Torako not to give up on attending Ono’s trial.