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The story
On Yomiuri TV’s “Monkumon,” a segment featured a popular comedian asking his wife to “make me a Donbei” (instant cup udon), drawing a wave of “moral harassment husband” criticism from co-stars including Chiaki Horan. The scene was originally introduced as a tangent to a discussion about whether it’s okay to boil pasta and retort sauce together, but it snowballed into a full-blown controversy after airing, reportedly leaving the comedian himself stunned by the scale of the backlash. On 5ch’s Geinou Sports Express+ thread, opinion split right down the middle: some argued “just asking isn’t moral harassment,” while others countered “making her make it AND complaining about the taste or temperature is indefensible.”
Popular comedian’s “make me a Donbei” remark to his wife draws “moral harassment husband” criticism from Chiaki Horan and others… entire cast turns on him, leaving him stunned
Is asking your wife to “make me a Donbei” (instant cup udon noodles) moral harassment? A trivial everyday request has blown up into a full-on debate.
“This happened on the October 18 broadcast of ‘Monkumon’ (Yomiuri TV). The topic that day was whether it bothers you to boil pasta together with retort sauce. In the reenactment footage, the wife boils them together to save time, while the husband expresses discomfort, saying ‘that seems like it’ll change the taste.’” (entertainment reporter)
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Blaming them without knowing anything about their relationship is itself harassment.
That's not really harassment though.
Whether it's a good thing to do is a separate question.
I don't get why he can't just do it himself.
If you get worked up over nitpicky stuff like this, your marriage isn't gonna work lol
If he asked because his hands were tied up with something else, that'd make sense, but…
It's a request, not an order.
Though yeah, nitpicking that the water's lukewarm is a bit much.
And yet here I am, having clicked into the thread anyway.
Makes sense for that generation, I guess.
True that. It's like he's being spoiled by his own mother. Actually, I wouldn't even ask my own mother to do this.
Nah, a middle schooler would just make it himself.
Asking someone else to make you cup noodles is more like, at most, early elementary school level.
It's between the married couple — Horan, this has nothing to do with you lol
Exactly, otherwise it gets soggy.
'Go get 'em at work' counts as full-blown moral harassment too, then.
Yes. It's moral harassment the moment you say 'Dankaaan~.' Whatever comes after that doesn't even matter anymore.
If 'make me a Donbei' has an attack power of 1, the critics are coming in at like 1000.
That right there is the real power harassment.
Hyodo looked pretty down after getting dogpiled by everyone around him.
Finally gone, huh.
Background and the Debate
What the show depicted was an everyday slice of household life, but the term “moral harassment” itself refers to psychological domination through words and attitude, and has no fixed legal definition. That’s why opinions in the thread split over whether “simply asking” is enough to warrant criticism, or whether judgment should hinge on the fuller picture — “making her make it, then complaining about the taste and temperature.” Some also pushed back against the one-sided pile-on from co-stars, arguing that outsiders with no knowledge of the couple’s actual relationship weighing in is itself a form of harassment. In the end, this incident has become less about the comedian’s request and more about how loosely the term “moral harassment” itself gets thrown around.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou Sports Express+) thread “[Entertainment] Popular comedian’s “make me a Donbei” remark to his wife draws “moral harassment husband” criticism from Chiaki Horan and others… entire cast turns on him, leaving him stunned.”
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