Saiai Thoughts and Theories [SPOILERS ahead!]

Hello. I just finished Ep 4 and... YUUUUUUUUU OMG YUUUU 😭😭😭😭 man, they really have me crying for a different character every episode. Our theory has finally been confirmed. When Rio was talking about her brother's illness and the drama kept going back to Yuu's running in slow-motion??? That was one heck of a revelation, they didn't have to say anything and we just knew it, i loooved that part so much, I got goosebumps all over.  And I thought that earpiece he wore all the time was for eavesdropping information but turned out it was a mini camera that is constantly recording because his memory still doesn't work?? Why is that so heartbreaking omg 😭  And the way I screamed out loud when Yuu phoned Daiki and called him Dai-chan... aaaahhh that scene was also so good. 

The crosswalk scene with Daiki and Rio was good as well. The drama was being sly again with not showing Daiki's face when he said those words to Rio, especially after he promised his boss to use Rio. But somehow I still believe him though 😂 I see that he has his doubts, I hope Yuu's video will clear it all up for him. I don't mind if Rio tells him everything, I'm glad she finally felt like she wanted to open up to him about it. He's getting very close to being able to open that black box.

And Kase's relationship with Rio is getting quite... interesting. Seems like Rio felt uncomfortable even when she had dinner with her mom. She can only feel at ease when she's with Kase, to the point she could change her clothes when he's around, that's some high level of trust right there (and he was so flustered when she did that hehe) 😂 It was cute when she had the shrimps for Kase as well, good to see they're both looking out for each other. Ahh but the way Kase insisted that they're just 'family' made me feel like his feelings are much deeper than that but he keeps telling himself that way because of his duties. Not sure if it's a good choice burying your feelings like that though...

Also... Goto's kinda confusing to me. Which side is he on exactly? The side that protects the company but wants to bring down Rio so that he can be the CEO? Because if that's his motive, why is Yuu working for him? Or does Yuu not know that Goto wants to bring down Rio? 

Speaking of Yuu again, he's so damn good looking. that last scene on the rooftop, his hair was so fluffy omg 😭 I was crying but also swooning at the same time, talking about puberty gone right! Also, his password to open the video was "YA55", right? I get that YA is Yuu Asamiya but I wonder if 55 is a reference to a date or some info I miss because I can't make the connection to anything, or maybe I'm just overthinking lol And that part after he ran from Daiki, he was wearing black clothes and then the drama's tone shifted, showing him wearing colored clothes. What was that for? 🤔

And sorry for being late to the thread! I overslept haha 🤣 didn't think that the fansubs would release that early (props to them though!)

Hello guys! I'm so glad we could talk about it here. Anyways, thoughts!!

I'm so glad we got the Yuu theory finally confirmed😭 the last 5 minutes of Episode 4 was so well done tbh, from Saiai's twitter account, it seemed that Producer Arai Junko really made the deliberate decision of removing music from the scene after much thought and it freaking works coz it made the entrance of Utada Hikaru's Kimi ni Muchuu all the more poignant. What an ending.

About the camera and with Goto, I have a feeling that Yuu was set up. In the first few minutes of the episode, Goto called Yuu and asked him to do a background check on Shiori. Yuu was hesitant and Goto said, "You were the one who said that you'll do anything, right?" and that made me think this:

Theory on Goto: What if Goto knew that Yuu is Rio's brother and they had an agreemet regarding Rio? Yuu's compliance is due to his desire to keep his sister safe. And - what if Goto knew about the whole Watanabe issue beforehand and he set Yuu up. What ifYuu really isn't the one who took the video of strangling Watanabe Akira, what if that was just blackmail by Goto, and Yuu didn't know the truth because his memory is still spotty (as evidenced by his use of cameras)? 

Idk, was this theory pretty crazy? Hahaha just taking my chances🤣 but nice catch on the Azusa-Yuu-Goto plot line! Maybe that's what she meant!! I need to revise this theory now and take Azusa into account haha!

AND AAAAA yes Rio and Daiki!!! The way I screamed at their scene haha. I'm happy as qell that Rio still wanted to open up to him! And tbh, I think that crosswalk scene is very telling. See how Rio and Daiki were both motivated after that little exchange? Even with all those years of separation and with Rio keeping her secrets close, she was still able to find strength in his belief in her. Daiki, in turn, began running greater lengths (literally lol) to help prove her innocence. It's very endearing albeit painful at the same time haha.

I feel like Rio views Kase as more of a family member, but Kase has buried feelings for her.... and I think that it will come bite him back in the butt later on.

That Apartment 803-killed on 8-03 bit is interesting!

I love this show so much!! I want to talk about it so much haha

First off when Daiki was going to the apartment to watch the video Yuu told him about I thought for sure it was going to be the video from when Yuu killed the son! So when it was the video from the father's murder I was pretty surprised. Yuu knows a lot about computers and stuff, when he left the house he still had his old phone so I believe he probably figured out a way to recover the deleted video and that's how he found out about what he did.

Goto and Yuu... good catch with Azusa! I think she probably did have Goto looking after him. From the previous episodes I thought it was possible Yuu was working with Goto knowing that he wanted to take Rio down, possibly because he thought maybe her not being president would bring his old sister back to him or because he didn't want her creating the drug because maybe he felt happier not having his forgotten memories or because he thought she could be happier without all of this weighing on her. BUT after this episode I don't think that's the case, I think Goto led him to believe by helping him he would also be helping Rio and left out the bit about him wanting to take over as president.

I feel like Azusa is a bit of a mystery right now. I've seen people with theories that she's running everything and responsible for anything bad that's going on. But I'm not sure. Is she a bad person? Or is she just old fashioned/conservative like Goto and wants her daughter to constantly prove herself to her just like she probably feels she had to prove herself to her father. She is so ok with seeing her children so miserable. I wonder about the feelings Kase and Goto have towards her. Originally I thought maybe Kase liked HER romantically and so that's why he views Rio as family but that's looking less like the case, he seems to see her for what she is. I think it's possible her and Goto are in a relationship.

About Yuu being set up, I think it's a really interesting theory. It would HAVE to be by someone very familiar with his injury, who knows he loses his memory completely, who knows he can become violent at times and then forgets about it, and knows he uses that camera to record his memories. It also would have had to happen during an exact time that he would lose his memory of... it's that part that seems a bit of a stretch, he doesn't lose ALL of his memories, things would have to happen so at that specific time he would lose the memory of what happened. Maybe there's something that can trigger his memory loss?

I don't know. We're only on the 4th episode here if everything is as it seems right now how will they fill the rest of the episodes? Will it just be Rio and Daiki finding ways to cover for Yuu? For sure there needs to be more twists and turns coming up.

Yes I saw the episode again and observed that. It was the file 803. I read about the apartment in someone's tweet.

I think Yuu already knows that Goto wants to bring Rio down cuz he clearly says that he's going to continue till he can crush her.

Azusa, did she smile a little looking at that article when Masanobu left after complaining? Probably it's just her usual expression.
I don't think Goto and Azusa are in a relationship though. Neither of them seem interested in anything but the company. Also in the beginning Goto said that he has nothing other than the company that is precious to him.

 I was wondering, whose house did Tachibana go to? One of her parent may be? Cuz they were mentioned too. She is def going to be a part of the mystery from next episode.

We still have the division head and Kuwata. As per the producer, each character has a secret. Those two should be no exception.

And they mentioned in the first episode that the trigger for Yuu's memory to go all hazy was anything that would excite him, that would release adrenaline. That would obviously be the case if he saw Watanabe Akira grabbing his sister.

First off, I'm so happy that many of us are here talking about this drama haha! @nhii I'm going wild with the theories again here🤣

Yuu being set up: about him being set up by someone familiar with him, I can't help but think of the track and field members. There's no way they aren't important to the story, especially Okayama Amane's character, Fuji. I've been lurking in the Saiai tag and local viewers have been speculating that he's the murderer of Kosuke. Hmmm. He's alsoa police now, isn't he? 

Tachibana Shiori: Episode 4 revealed a bit about her background, and Yuu found that she took a year off from university in 2006.... which is also the year when Kosuke was killed. Do you guys think that she's somehow connected? Perhaps she's also an acquaintance that became a victim as well? Or someone close to Kosuke and wanted to know the truth about what happened?

Azusa: She's right, she sucks at being a parent haha she doesn't know how to handle her children. Pehaps this is why she chose Rio to  be her successor, as a way to atone for her not being present as a mother for her during the past few years? Her secret might be that she deliberately kept Yuu away from Rio. She seemed upbeat and carefree enough but I feel like she's sneakier than she lets on. She's the former president of the company, after all.

Goto;  In episode 4, Azusa mentioned that Goto was supposed to be the successor to the company as per her father.... so maybe this is another thing that prompted Goto to do the things he did. Aside from protecting the company, he holds bitter feelings towards Rio for snatching everything away "through connections" (which is true, but Riomade effort to get this place as well, right?). The company is all he said he had so this makes sense.

Kuwata and Chief Yamao: Some viewers have mentioned that the placement of theirhands on the posters (Kuwata hiding her left ear, Yamao hiding his right eye) may mean them turning a blind eye to Rio/Daiki's relationship/dynamic, but considering their natures, this may be too reaching? But possible haha. Also, Kuwata seemed to be passionately speaking out against Kosuke in the 2nd episode (or was it the 3rd?) so....maybe the secret she's hiding is that she was also a victim, probably not of Kosuke, but of assault and harrassment?

Good catch with the contusion on Watanabe's head, though! I'm hoping it's not Yuu as well. But if ever he really is the murderer, I feel like there's a chance that he only did either of the two and not both. Aside from Yuu, For Watanabe Kosuke, the most probable suspects are from the track and field team, while for Watanabe Akira, the most probable suspects are from Sanada Wellness (even Kase). Hmmmm.

Oh... good catch with Tachibana taking a year off  in 2006! It was shown that her break started from September 2006. But her hometown was a different place and her college was in Tokyo, I wonder if there was any connection. Did they state exactly which month Kousuke went missing? I feel like they did but I can't find it anywhere in E01.

And I agree that there are still so many unanswered questions about the case 15 years ago. I've been assuming that Yuu killed Kousuke and then Tatsuo hid the body and evidences. But they never let us know what exactly Tatsuo did, what actually happened when Rio passed out or how her amulet ended up near Kousuke's body. There could be a plot twist about all that. And yes... adding Fuji to the current storyline seems to be intentional as well, so far he's the only dot that doesn't connect to anything apart from being in the same track & field team, that alone seems fishy lol

@freakintrash: the thing in the washing machine was the university's cheering banner, at around 36:00 mark in E02 you can see Kousuke use it to hold the blood. I think it was wise of Tatsuo that he chose to wash it (and maybe return it to the original place later) instead of disposing it along with Rio's bloody clothes. If that banner went missing, it would cause questions among the university. 

@Aimer_is_life: Hello! I think Rio's just too traumatized at that point, which is why she irrationally deleted the video. It's something that I think she would want to forget no matter what, hence she deleted it. It's an important evidence though so I'm hoping they could retrieve it!

I feel like someone's trying to set Yuu up, somehow I feel like this could be done by someone who has ill feelings o r intentions towards Rio.... kinda like, they're trying to get to Rio through Yuu. Most sus as of now are Goto and her older brother.

And yeah, personally I feel like Yuu did work with Goto to protect his nee-chan, in a way. That kinda explains why he looked tired when Goto asked him to research about Rio again at the end of episode 1, kinda like a "you're making me research about my nee-chan again?" look haha. Considering that we're only halfway through the series, I feel like there's really a lot more in store for us.... a lot more to the story than what we see👀 

Sameee, I can't wait to watch it! But I'm getting sentimental coz we're already at the series' halfway point, it feels just like yesterday when the cast was first announced.