The ninth episode of the drama series "The Hot Spot" (Nippon TV, Sunday 10:30 pm), starring actress Ichikawa Mikako, was broadcast on March 9th. In the episode, there is a scene where aliens Takahashi (Kakuta Akihiro) and Kiyomi (Ichikawa) hold a strategy meeting to expose the corruption of hotel owner Haraguchi (Akihiro Kakuta), and the number of people who know Takahashi's true identity suddenly increases. It became a hot topic on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers.
In episode 9, the business hotel where Kiyomi works will soon be demolished, and the hot springs that are Takahashi's source of life will be gone. According to Murakami (Fumiyo Kohinata), a man from the future, the city will buy the land around the hotel site and build a new facility such as a multi-purpose facility.
So Kiyomi, Hazuki (Suzuki Anne), Minami (Hiraiwa Kami) and others start a strategy meeting. Kiyomi and the others go to a bar run by their classmate Noriko (MEGUMI) with Ayano (Kinami Haruka) to consult with Shinichi (Tamura Kentaro), Ayano's husband who works at the city hall.
Kiyomi and the others thought that it was necessary to reveal to Shinichi and Noriko that Takahashi was an alien, so they asked Takahashi for permission, and he reluctantly agreed, saying, "That's special." In front of Shinichi and the others, he performed his familiar ability to bend a 10 yen coin.
Later, when Kiyomi and her friends find out that Haraguchi and the mayor Umemoto (Rinko Kikuchi) are likely committing fraud in the purchase plan for the hotel site, they decide to consult with their classmate and lawyer, "Minoken" Minoda Kenji (Maeno Tomoya). Kiyomi also thinks that she needs to reveal Takahashi's true identity to Minoken, so she starts by saying to Takahashi, "When Minoken comes, I'll ask him for advice, but when he does..." Before Kiyomi can finish her sentence, Takahashi agrees, saying, "That's special."
On social media, Takahashi's repeated use of "You're special" became a hot topic. Comments such as "You're getting more and more relaxed lol", "The bar for being special is too low", "You're getting more and more careless with your "You're special" lol", "How many times has he said "special"?!", "Takahashi doesn't really care about "special" anymore lol", "The alien thing is spreading more and more, lol", "Alien confessions are on sale now", and "It's not special anymore lol" were posted and excited the discussion.
