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This is the "Diary of a Girl Who's Too Excited About Welcome Back Mone" updated every Friday. Choices, decisions, life's turning points... There are times when you want to run away from those things. There was a lot this week. Let's get started and look back on the week's broadcasts. Illustrations and text by Sayumi.
*From here on, spoilers from the 21th week broadcast will be included. If you haven't watched it yet, please return now.
Monday, October 10: Courage to Move Forward
The real battle begins here! Monet will be broadcasting the weather forecast on the radio again today. While listening to the radio, Ayako is consulting with people around her about reopening the guesthouse. By the way, on her way out, she gave them "ganzuki", a food from Miyagi. There are two types of ganzuki: steamed bread type and uiro type, and I prefer the steamed bread type.
The scene changes to the "Fisheries-related Research Exchange Meeting." Mi-chan is wearing a suit and presenting her research. She looks so mature! Although she sometimes has mental breakdowns, I was relieved to see that she is doing her job and producing good results!
At that time, Monet learns that Mi-chan has been invited by a professor at Tokyo International University of Marine Science and Technology to join a university research lab, but has kept turning it down.
Mi-chan's research has been recognized and she has been invited to join a university research lab in Tokyo, while her father has been promoted and is being transferred to Sendai. If they were to pursue what they "want to do as a job," it wouldn't be a bad deal. But to do so, they would have to leave Kesennuma. When they think about what they want to do for their family and their hometown, it feels like their feet are weighing down as they pursue their dreams. But... at times like this, it could be themselves that are weighing down their feet. Like Mitsuo and Su-chan, I think the important thing is to make a choice of your own free will.
I also received a letter from someone who is often asked "Why did you come back?" and said, "Are you worried that people will react coldly?" Roughly speaking, I think this includes a sense of concern that if you were successful in the city, why did you come back to Kesennuma, where things are so difficult? For more information,Letters CornerI'll explain it here! Also, regarding her father, she may have had some parental worries (or hopes?) like, "Did he break up with that guy (Dr. Suganami)?"
Finally, Akari-chan, a middle school girl who looks like a combination of the old Mone and Mi-chan, appeared. "Why did you want to become a weather forecaster?" is the same question that Mone once asked Dr. Suganami, "Why did you want to become a doctor?" This time, Mone is the one answering the question as a senior.
October 10th (Tue) What I Really Wanted to Do
When asked by Akari, a middle school student, "Why did you want to become a weather forecaster?", Monet answers, "Because I wanted to help someone." When Akari responds, "That sounds like a nice thing to say," Monet remembers the same thing Ryochin said to her.
I think it would be disheartening to hear that so many times in a row, but Monet took it to heart. I think I wrote a similar comment before when Riko asked me, "When you say you want to help others, isn't it just for your own sake after all?" I think the desire to "help others" is a dangerous thing. It can be imposed on others, or you can sacrifice yourself in an attempt to be helpful. I think Monet will think about it in her own way and come up with an answer.
And on that day, "Recommended spots for taking photos of the wind storm" were introduced in Monet's weather forecast!It is featured in "Kesennuma Saite Kerain"I wonder if Monet checked it out too? It makes me happy.
That's how Shaved DJ Mitsuo was born. It feels like his past experiences are coming in handy. He wants to think together with people about what life is, so I imagine he'll be getting a lot of life advice. Monet, for her part, will start working in local disaster prevention. It won't work right away, but I think the shortcut to success is to gradually increase what you can do. It's going well!
At the end, Mone goes to pick up the drunk Mi-chan... Oh, I see... "When I invite him, he usually comes, but he always sends me home at this time (early)." Mi-chan and Ryo-chin go out drinking together, but they can't go any further, and Ryo-chin doesn't let them get any further... If I were Mi-chan's friend, I would give her some rough advice at this moment, like "What? Seriously, you should just forget about Ryo-chin and go to Tokyo! You're still young." But I guess that's not right. It's hard to accept...
Wednesday, October 10th: Big sister is nice.
Mone says to Mi-chan, "Do you want to go to Tokyo?" If it were Sayumi's family, the sisters would probably say, "Let's go to karaoke then," but Mone and Michi just went back to the Nagaura family home.
When they get home, Mom happily talks to them about the memories she had with the guests from when they ran the guesthouse. Just when they think Mom really wants to run the guesthouse, they get a call from the fishing association saying that Grandpa "doesn't want to fix the oyster racks."
Grandpa wants to close Nagaura Suisan, Mi-chan wants to take over for the sake of the Nagaura family, Mom thinks she'll do it herself if it means closing it down... And Dad feels guilty about moving to Sendai alone. It's clear that taking over the family business is a form of self-sacrifice, so I don't think Grandpa wants him to force himself to take over...
We also learned that there was a special reason why Ayako quit her job as a teacher. Her mother was asked very early on why she quit her job as a teacher, and there was a scene where she told her two daughters to "do what you love," but now the reason is about to be revealed.
And then there's the scene where Mi-chan tells Monet her true feelings. It's painful to watch, but for me, it's become a regular thing when Mi-chan confronts her sister. "You're so nice," "You're the best," "You've got it all," "You can't possibly understand how I feel," etc. Until now, I've been thinking, "Mi-chan, don't be so blunt!" But now, when Mi-chan says things like this, I'm hooked! What is this feeling? I like girls who don't talk behind people's backs, but confront them head-on, because they're down-to-earth... My personal "habit" has been activated.
That being said, when Mi-chan had to choose between going to college or getting a job, she chose to go to the Fisheries Research Center of her own volition. I think that in the future she saw back then, fisheries research, her grandfather's work, and Ryo-chin the fisherman were all pretty much the same thing. But as she grew up, her dreams became closer to reality and more concrete, and she probably realized, as her grandfather said, that "researching new things and actually growing and shipping them in production are different."
Life is a series of decisions. You make the decisions yourself. It's best not to leave it up to others. The feeling of "doing something for someone" can easily turn into "it's someone's fault" if you succeed, but if you fail, it can easily turn into "it's someone's fault."
At times like these, I would like you to listen to the masterpiece "Yozora no Mukou". The day I heard this song, I thought "That's it, I'm going to change jobs," and wrote my resignation letter. Let's do what we want to do, tomorrow is waiting for us.
Thursday, October 10: The pain that never goes away
At the beginning, Dr. Suganami appears on the phone! He advises Monet that even if it doesn't solve the problem, talking about her pain will make her feel a little better. Dr. Suganami prefaces her message by saying, "These words may be a burden," but he tells her to "hang in there." The fact that the words "hang in there" can turn into courage is due to trust.
Later, Monet reflected on Professor Suganami's advice and spoke on the topic of "The Mind and Weather," saying on the radio, "If you're feeling a little down, try to let out even a little of what's building up inside you."
After the radio broadcast, a middle school student named Akari came over to tell Monet that she wanted to meet Mone's mother, Ms. Nagaura, who was her elementary school teacher.
Akari-chan finally showed her true feelings after meeting Dr. Nagaura (Ayako-san). What she had in her heart was that she "didn't want to come back to Kesennuma" and that she "couldn't tell" anyone, including her father and mother who were happy that she had returned. That doesn't mean she can't go back, but it's good that she was able to tell...
And finally, the time came to learn about Ayako's emotional scars. The reason she quit her job as a teacher was because on that day, "I was worried about the safety of my two daughters, so I tried to leave the children I was in charge of and leave the school." At the time, I'm sure there were many people who continued working without being able to confirm the safety of their families. It must have been a very painful situation, and a difficult decision to make. Now, as I watch this drama, I think that Ayako has no need to blame herself. However, if something had happened to her family, if there had been someone close to her who had lost a loved one, would she have felt the same way?
In reality, no one can understand the experiences of anyone other than themselves. Both Akari and Ayako were able to let out some of the things they had been building up inside, but that alone doesn't solve the problem. But if they can tell just one person what they couldn't tell anyone else, that's a big change. It's moving to think that Suganami counseling has reached Akari and Ayako.
Another thing I thought about this time is that many more people are hurting, even if they haven't lost a loved one. When someone who has been deeply hurt recovers and moves on to the next day, it becomes news and is covered in the media. But I think the majority of cases don't make the news. Maybe that's what it means to get to know and continue to try to understand people who are beyond our imagination, to face them.
October 10th (Friday) Remembering Smiles
The Nagaura family had their usual family meeting. Ayako explained to the family why she quit her job as a teacher, which was revealed last time. As for what to do with the family business of oyster farming, they decided to put aside the idea of reopening the guesthouse for the time being and "try to continue with just the remaining shelves."
Just as the family's future was beginning to take shape, the scene shifted to the seventh anniversary of Grandma's death. It seems that Dad didn't return home and went to Sendai... so perhaps Koji has decided to move to Sendai for work? After the episode where Grandma tells him to "do what you love," Mi-chan appears on screen and laughs a little. So, I thought Mi-chan had also decided to pursue her passion by going to a university research lab in Tokyo. Sorry if I'm wrong...
Looking at the portrait of his grandfather, he says, "I miss him," and the narrator responds, "We'll meet again someday." Yes... From oysters to wooden flutes and then to saplings, if they continue to be reincarnated at this pace, I feel like they'll really be able to meet.
I think the Nagaura family is a good family because they can discuss things at family meetings and they get along well. As an aside, when I used to see happy families on TV dramas, I would often feel depressed and think, "In contrast to that, what about my family..."
If I were younger, I might have had unprocessed feelings of jealousy towards the Nagaura family and Monet. But dramas are fiction to begin with. I don't think that's what this drama is trying to convey. What I want to say is that I sometimes hear comments like "It's painful that she cares too much about her family" or "It's painful that Monet is doing too well," but you don't need to think that way, it's fiction, so there are probably unpleasant things that aren't depicted in the drama... But there are times when she's just too dazzling. That's all I wanted to say for now. That's all for now!
The scene changes and Akari-chan comes back to Mone's workplace. I often get messages about her in the letter section, but Mone's way of speaking is starting to resemble Suganami-sensei's. Especially the way she uses honorific language with someone younger than her is just like Suganami-sensei. Mone then invites Akari-chan to a study session at the Nagaura house. The teacher is, of course, Ayako-mama. I'm glad they seem happy.
When Akari-chan let her hair down as she was leaving, I felt a resemblance to the old Ito Sari... By the way, the actress who plays Akari-chan is 16-year-old Ito Aoi. She is an actress who has been receiving film awards since she was a child actress and is attracting attention!
I'm not like Akari-chan, I've been helped a lot in my life too, but she told me that it's okay. I was grateful. In India, they say, "You live your life by causing trouble to others, so you should forgive others as well."
So, at the end, the father suggested, "We can't open a guesthouse right away, but how about opening a cram school?" Children's smiles are good. Kyoka Suzuki's smile is good too. I saw something good this week. Thank you very much.
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As I continued watching "Welcome Back Mone," I felt that we are entering an era of diversity.
It doesn't matter which one you choose. Whether you take over your family business or not, whether you get married or not, whether you recover or not, it's fine. If that's what you think is good, then that's fine.
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