It has been revealed that the number of views for the catch-up streaming of the first episode of the drama series " Shiawase na Kekkon " (TV Asahi, Thursdays at 9pm), starring actor Sadao Abe , which began on July 17th, exceeded 3.08 million views in one week (calculated by TVer DATA MARKETING: July 17th to 24th). This is the highest number of views ever for a program in TV Asahi's GP (golden prime) time slot, including variety shows.
It has become a hot topic, ranking first overall on TVer and also dominating the top spots on Netflix and TELASA.
The drama is an original work by scriptwriter Shizuka Oishi. Harada Kotaro (Abe), a lawyer who has always remained single, is attracted to Suzuki Nerla (Takako Matsu), a mysterious high school art teacher, and they suddenly get married, but Nerla has a serious secret that has her under police watch. Although it is a family drama, it is billed as a "marriage suspense" that questions the love between husband and wife. The first two episodes have been aired so far, and the third episode will be broadcast on July 31st.