The final episode of the drama series "Reunion ~Silent Truth~" (TV Asahi, Tuesdays at 9 PM), starring actor Ryoma Takeuchi, aired on March 17th. In that episode, there was a scene in which Junichi (Takeuchi) and his girlfriend Hiromi (Kana Kita Kita) put notes on Tupperware containers of food they had packed at Makiko's (Mao Inoue) house, and Junichi's lines during that scene caused a stir on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers.
In the final episode, it's possible that Junichi wasn't the one who shot and killed the bank robber 23 years ago. The key to uncovering the truth lies in the handgun of a police officer who died in the line of duty, which was taken and hidden from the scene by four classmates: Junichi, Makiko, Keisuke (Koji Seto), and Naoto (Daichi Watanabe), and used in the murder of a supermarket manager 23 years later. After hearing Detective Minami Ryo's (Noriko Eguchi) hypothesis, Makiko turns herself in, desperate to prove Junichi's innocence. She admits to killing the manager and hands over the handgun she was carrying to Minami Ryo.
Then, Junichi, Hiromi, Keisuke, and Naoto, worried about Makiko's son Masaki (played by Kira Miura), went to Makiko's house... and the story unfolded from there.
Later in the episode, Junichi and Hiromi were shown writing notes for the make-ahead meals they had packed in Tupperware containers. Junichi wrote the notes to put on the containers by hand, following Hiromi's instructions such as, "Microwave for about two and a half minutes." When Hiromi said, "It's Chikuzen-ni," Junichi repeated, "It's Chikuzen-ni."
On social media, the appearance of Chikuzen-ni, a dish closely associated with Katsuo, the character played by Takeuchi in the popular TBS Tuesday drama "Jaa, Anta ga Tsukutte Miro yo It," which aired from October to December last year, led to a flood of comments referencing the show. Comments such as "It's Chikuzen-ni!", "They've finally brought out Chikuzen-ni here!", "Stop bringing up Katsuo every now and then, it's making me laugh!", "It reminds me of 'Then You Try Making It'", and "They made Takeuchi Ryoma say 'It's Chikuzen-ni' specifically lol" were posted, generating a lot of buzz.
