The first episode of the TBS Sunday Theatre drama "Reboot" (Sunday 9pm) starring Suzuki Ryohei aired on January 18th. Pastry chef Hayase Riku (Matsuyama Kenichi), who is being pursued by the police, decides to take on the identity of detective Gido (Suzuki) and live his life (i.e. reboot). The drama was met with widespread praise, with many saying, "Matsuyama Kenichi and Suzuki Ryohei's acting was amazing."
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The drama tells the story of Riku Hayase, a pastry chef framed for the murder of his wife, who abandons his beloved family and past to prove his innocence and find the real culprit, and takes on the identity of corrupt detective Gido (a reboot). The script is written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa, who has worked on many hit Sunday Theatre dramas such as "Grand Maison Tokyo," "TOKYO MER: Running Emergency Room," and "My Family."
A detective from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division, Gido Ayumu (Suzuki), comes to the store and informs Hayase (Matsuyama) that a skeletal body discovered in the mountains is that of his wife, Natsumi (Yamaguchi Sayaka), who disappeared two and a half years ago. Based on certain evidence, Hayase is suspected of murdering his wife.
Hayase, who is being pursued by the police, accepts a proposal from Ichika (Erika Toda) to reboot his life by changing his face to Gido's. He takes a leave of absence, pretending to be suffering from depression, and after undergoing plastic surgery, he trains himself on Gido's work and human relationships. He practices Gido's voice and handwriting, and also learns the fighting techniques and gun handling skills of a police officer.
Six months later, Hayase returned to work and tried to act like Gido, but he held his head and said, "Being a detective is hard. Being a detective is hard. Was it okay? Did they notice?" He became angry and said, "I want to whip the meringue. I want to bake the sponge. I want to pipe it..."
Regarding Suzuki, who plays Hayase in the rebooted Gido role, social media has been buzzing with comments such as, "Detective is hard, Hayase in Meringue is too cute," "I loved Meringue so much," "Whoever thought of putting Matsuyama Kenichi inside Suzuki Ryohei is a genius," "Suzuki Ryohei in Meringue looks just like Matsuyama Kenichi, it's amazing!", "I feel like Suzuki Ryohei was trying to look like Matsuyama Kenichi," and "Suzuki Ryohei is good as a confident, rough-looking guy, but he's also good as a panicked, suspicious-looking Suzuki Ryohei."
