The third episode of the popular TBS Sunday Theatre "Reboot" (Sundays at 9pm) starring Suzuki Ryohei was broadcast on February 1st. A former Takarazuka top actress and actor, Aiki Reika, made a guest appearance and captivated fans. She left a strong impression, with comments such as "She was beautiful," "She's beautiful and has a great voice," and "She's just like Takarazuka."
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Aki plays Hijikata Yuri, a detective in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Second Investigative Division. She has her eye on the dark side of Go-Six Corporation and suspects the relationship between Fuyuhashi (Nagase Ren), who has ties to the company, and Gido.
In episode 3, Hijikata and Inspector Makita (Hideaki Ito) appear before Hayase (Suzuki), who is disguised as Gido. "It seems that Chief Gido has a close relationship with Wataru Fuyuhashi," he begins, revealing the state of the investigation. "While this is still speculation, we believe that GoSix's president, Wataru Goroku (Yukiya Kitamura), may be using Fuyuhashi's group to carry out large-scale money laundering." Hijikata asks for information about the relationship between Fuyuhashi and GoSix Corporation, but Hayase refuses, saying, "I've never heard of it."
When asked by Makita what he thought of Hayase's reaction, Hijikata pointed out, "As Inspector Makita predicted, isn't it true that he's been bought out by Fuyuhashi's group?"
On social media, people were excited, saying things like, "She's so intelligent and dignified, with a beautiful voice and great posture! I was wondering who she is, and it's Aiki Reika. She's a former top actress in the Takarazuka Revue's Moon Troupe, as you'd expect," "Aiki Reika. As you'd expect from Takarazuka, she's so beautiful," "She's definitely from Takarazuka," "Not only does she have great looks, but her voice is great," "Her voice is easy to hear and is really good," and "Aiki Reika was really beautiful. With Toda Erika and Kuroki Meisa... what a beautiful collaboration that makes you ask, what the heck's up with the casting for this drama!"
The drama is a suspense story about Hayase Riku, who is framed for the murder of his wife, abandoning his family and past, rebooting himself into the face of corrupt detective Gido, and pursuing the real culprit.
