Shohei Otani's lookalike appears in the drama "Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective"

The eighth episode of the TV drama " Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective " (TV Asahi, Tuesdays at 9pm), starring actress Kanna Hashimoto , aired on June 17th, and featured a look-alike of Shohei Ohtani, a player for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball, which became a hot topic.

The real identity of the lookalike is Shohei Otani (Yoshiaki Ideguchi), a celebrity who is famous for his imitation of Otani. He appeared in the scene of the hospital softball tournament. He was wearing a blue uniform with the number "17". Above the number, the word "OHTANINI" was written.

He appeared as a batter and faced off against pitcher Manatsuru ( Nozomi Sasaki). He then appeared as a pitcher, demonstrating his "two-way" style just like Otani himself.

Otani just returned to the mound as a pitcher in a game on the 17th (Japan time). On social media, comments such as "Oh, Otani lookalike appeared at a time like this?", "The scene with Shohei who looks like Otani was funny because it even included the sound of a dog barking (forehead flick)", "OHTANINI? Does it say he looks like Otani?", "Otani joke is inserted lol", and "I laughed when Shohei who looks like Otani appeared casually lol" were posted one after another.