The first episode of the Sunday Theatre drama " Mikami Sensei " (TBS, Sunday 9pm) starring actor Tori Matsuzaka was broadcast on January 19th. The theme song by rock band ONE OK ROCK became a hot topic on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers
The story is about a Ministry of Education bureaucrat, Mikami (Matsuzaka), who wants to change education in Japan, who is seconded to a private high school, Rintoku Gakuin. Although it is a demotion, Mikami stands at the podium and leads 18-year-old high school students living in the Reiwa era, confronting authority.
The theme song "Puppets Can't Control You" is an aggressive and dynamic rock number that resonates with the theme of " Mikami Sensei's" challenge, "a stone against the absurdity of society," and is close to the resentment, anger, and burning feelings toward society that arise in the hearts of people living in this country. It was released along with the end credits of the first episode.
Social media was flooded with comments such as, "ONE OK ROCK's ending was so cool!", "The theme song is by ONE OK ROCK so it's so exciting!", and "The music and visuals at the end gave me goosebumps...I'm amazed at how serious the staff are."
Director Miyazaki Yohei posted a photo on his X (formerly Twitter) account saying, "I kept this a secret from the cast until today's broadcast, but Miyazawa-kun's bag has actually had ONE OK ROCK goods on it all this time," revealing that Miyazawa Ryo, a student in class 3-2 played by Yudai Toyoda, had ONE OK ROCK goods on his bag.
On social media, comments such as, "The attention to detail in the production that leads to Miyazawa Ryo's bag," and "Of course the content of the drama is great, but the way the credits are displayed is cool, the theme song is by ONE OK ROCK, and Miyazawa's bag came with merchandise. It's been created with great attention to detail in every single detail," attracted attention.
