The first extended special episode of the new season of the popular detective drama "AIBOU Season 24" (TV Asahi, Wednesdays at 9pm), entitled "Atone for Itself by Dying," aired on October 15th, and Ukyo Sugishita (Yutaka Mizutani)'s "shocking behavior" became a hot topic.
In "AIBOU," Ukyo Sugishita, a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Special Investigation Unit, uses his genius mind to solve difficult cases with his "partner." Since the show began airing in 2000, four partners have been created: Kameyama Kaoru (Mitsuhiro Oikawa Yasufumi), Kobe Takeru (Hiroki Narimiya), Kai Toru (Narimiya Hiroki), and Kanjo Wataru (Sorimachi Takashi). In season 21, the original partner, Kaoru, returns to the Special Investigation Unit, marking the 11th season of the "golden duo" with Kaoru.
In the first episode, suspicions of a wrongful conviction emerge in a murder case in which the Supreme Court handed down a death sentence. Ukyo and Kaoru begin their investigation separately. In order to investigate the crime scene at the mansion of storyteller Takizawa Seiryu (Kataoka Tsurutaro), Ukyo conceals his identity and becomes an apprentice to Seiryu, a Living National Treasure. As an apprentice, he performs odd jobs while conducting an undercover investigation.
During the investigation, there was a scene where Ukyo "acted scared," during which he screamed at the top of his lungs, "Aaaaah!". On social media, there was a flood of comments such as "!?!?!?!?!", "Ukyo-san has gone crazy lol," "Ukyo-san's acting is too passionate," "I never thought I'd see Ukyo like this lol," and "It's a parade of unfamiliar looks at Ukyo-san."
