'My Ex-Husband Spread a False Rumor' Episode 6 Recap: A Clipped Recording and a Second Lie

The facts

Episode 6 Recap (No Spoilers)

The next day at noon, in the HR office. Kenta has clipped audio he secretly recorded during his interview and spread a false rumor on social media: that his ex-wife, the interviewer, rejected her ex-husband out of revenge. When Misaki plays the post, the audio cuts off partway through. Complaints keep coming in to the company, and job applications have stopped.

Nakamura comes to her desk and states that he was the one who decided the rejection. Misaki asks for the post's audio to be compared with the company's interview recording, and then asks that she herself be investigated from scratch as well. Nakamura decides on a fair investigation by someone outside the company and names the outside lawyer Onodera as the person in charge. Misaki accepts being taken off hiring work during the investigation.

When she opens a new social media notification, another false post has arrived: that Misaki only passes people she knows. Misaki points to the interview audio and voices her suspicion of Kenta, and Nakamura answers that an investigation will make things clear. The poster has not been formally identified, no detailed verification of the editing has been released, and no official findings about the rumor have been announced.

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Main Characters and Where They Stand

Misaki Takahashi is the hiring manager in HR. She notices that the audio in the post her ex-husband Kenta spread cuts off partway through, and asks for it to be compared with the company's interview recording. She further asks to be investigated from scratch herself and accepts being taken off hiring work during the investigation.

Koji Nakamura is the department manager. He comes to Misaki's desk, states that he decided the rejection, and tells her that complaints keep coming in and applications have stopped. Rather than reaching a conclusion on his own, he decides on a fair investigation by the outside lawyer Onodera.

Kenta is Misaki's ex-husband. He clipped audio he secretly recorded during the interview and spread the false rumor on social media that his ex-wife, the interviewer, rejected her ex-husband out of revenge. Onodera is a lawyer outside the company; his name and role are given as the person handling the investigation, but he does not appear.

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Analysis

What to Watch: The Clipped Audio and the Lies That Pile Up

The core of Episode 6 is that the posted audio cuts off partway through. When Misaki plays it, it stops right after her actual line from Episode 1, and the words that follow are not heard. Even if the voice is hers, that does not establish the post's claim as fact, and the episode carefully shows this clipping through the moment the playback stops.

Another highlight is that Misaki does not stop at denial. She asks for a comparison with the company's recording and offers herself for investigation from scratch. Nakamura likewise does not conclude on his own and decides on a fair investigation by an outside lawyer. The tension comes from responding with records and procedure rather than a clash of emotions.

Near the end, a new social media notification brings another false post claiming that Misaki only passes people she knows. Misaki voices her suspicion of Kenta, and Nakamura answers that an investigation will make things clear, ending Episode 6. The poster has not been identified and no findings have been shown, leaving the story open for what comes next.

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How the Video Version Differs From the Novel Version

At the start of the novel version, Misaki says the post's claim out loud, and the way the playback stops partway is written alongside the dialogue. The scene where she says aloud that there is no continuation and that it was Manager Nakamura who made the rejection, and the exchange where Nakamura confirms the voice is indeed hers, are told in text.

In the video version, the moment Misaki plays the post and the audio cuts off, and the gesture of pointing her phone at Nakamura to indicate the interview recording, are shown on screen. While the novel version moves through dialogue and inner description, the video version presents clues such as the stopped playback and the notification vibration through sound and image.

Both keep the line that even if the voice is hers, the post's claim is not established as fact, and both lead to the need to examine records rather than conclude from denial alone. The words that sit as text in the novel version ring out as Nakamura's reply in the video version.

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Who This Is For

This is for viewers who want a modern drama set in a workplace that confronts social media rumors. It suits those who want to follow, within a short runtime, the fear of a voice or recording being clipped and spread, and the concrete fallout such as complaints and stalled applications.

It also suits viewers interested in a setup where an ex-couple's past casts a shadow over present work, and those who prefer a story that faces a problem through comparing records and an outside investigation rather than an emotional showdown. Episode 6 depicts the stage before the poster is identified or findings are released, so it is one to watch along with what follows.

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Questions

How does Episode 6 end?

The poster has not been formally identified, no detailed verification of the editing has been released, and no official findings about the rumor have been announced. Misaki voices her suspicion of Kenta, and Nakamura answers that an investigation will make things clear, ending Episode 6. Check the video for the ending.

Did Misaki really reject her ex-husband?

The post claims that his ex-wife, the interviewer, rejected her ex-husband out of revenge, but Nakamura states that he decided the rejection. The audio in the post cuts off partway through, and Misaki denies any revenge. As a matter of the story's facts, the post's claim has not been established.

Is there a novel version?

The opening of the novel version has been released. You can read the same Episode 6 scenes from the video version through dialogue and description.

Sources

• 『私を捨てた夫が、私の会社に面接に来た』第6話「元夫が、嘘の噂を流した」 (bun-cho.work)
• YouTube: 元夫が、嘘の噂を流した (youtube.com)
• 小説版: 元夫が、嘘の噂を流した (bun-cho.work)