"DOPE" Takahashi Kaito in a leopard print sweatshirt becomes a hot topic

The fifth episode of the drama series " DOPE " (TBS, Fridays at 10pm), co-starring Takahashi Kaito of the popular group "King & Prince" and actor Tomoya Nakamura , aired on August 1st. The scene in which Takahashi, who plays the Special Investigation Division's Saiki, "disguised" himself in a leopard print sweatshirt became a hot topic on social media.

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The members of the Special Investigation Division infiltrate a nightclub for a new sting operation to crack down on dope. Murasakibara ( Yudai Toyoda) disguises himself as a rapper who lost the first round of a freestyle battle, Jinnai (Nakamura) as a sound engineer after staying up all night, and Watanuki (Araki Yuko) as a slutty woman who is cheating on her husband. They begin their investigation.

Jinnai was shocked to see Saiki (Takahashi) wearing a leopard print sweatshirt from head to toe, and asked, "What's that? Cats?" Saiki calmly replied, "Huh? It's my casual clothes from my school days."

On social media, people were talking about how Saiki looked stylish in leopard print, and how it made him look stylish in a complete turn. "Saiki-kun is wearing a leopard print sweatshirt from head to toe, but somehow he looks cool," "It's amazing how Takahashi Kaito can look so good in leopard print from head to toe," "His top and bottom aren't matching, but the leopard print is slightly different, but he didn't look bad (in fact, he looked cool), as expected," and "Kai-chan is amazing, he looks cool even in leopard print, even though he suits it so well!"

The story is based on the novel of the same name (Kadokawa Bunko) by Kizaki Chiaki, who made her debut as a novelist after winning the Grand Prize at the 20th Dengeki Novel Awards for her work "Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens." Set in a near-future Japan where a mysterious new drug called "DOPE" is rampant, the story follows rookie drug enforcement officer Saiki Yuto of the Narcotics Control Department's Special Investigation Division and his trainer Jinnai Teppei as they attempt to solve a mysterious case.