The second episode of the TBS Sunday drama "GIFT" (Sundays at 9 PM), starring actor Shinichi Tsutsumi, aired on April 19th, and Keijiro, played by Kyohei Honda, garnered attention.
Set against the backdrop of wheelchair rugby, a parasport, the story follows Wutetsu Fumito, a genius astrophysicist played by Tsutsumi, as he searches for answers to difficult problems facing his underdog team. Through genuine emotional and physical challenges, he learns the importance of friendship and family in this story of bonds and redemption. This is a completely original story, with the script written by Tomoki Kanazawa, who has worked on Netflix dramas such as "Sanctuary" and the TV series "Who saw the peacock dance in the jungle?".
◇The following contains spoilers.
Physicist Go Tetsu (Tsutsumi) uses the rules of wheelchair rugby to create a strategy that allows the "recreational" group, led by Bando (Keita Koshiyama), who wants to enjoy the game for fun, to defeat the "serious" group, led by ace player Miyashita Ryo (Yuki Yamada), who practices diligently. Go Tetsu, who has been appointed as the team's assistant coach, tells Ryo, "You're going to have to quit being the ace."
Then, as a new ace candidate, Gotetsu brings in a young man with a bad reputation, Keijiro (Honda). When Keijiro is told that he will receive 3 million yen if he can score even one try, he takes on Ryo in a serious match, but is defeated at the last moment.
While the fierce battle between Ryo and Keijiro generated excitement on social media, attention also focused on the clothes Keijiro was wearing, with comments such as, "The clothes that Kyohei Honda is wearing look like tattoos," "Kyohei Honda's patterned innerwear looks like tattoos and is scary," and "What kind of clothes are those that look like tattoos?"
