What was the scene that most captivated viewers in the 110th episode (broadcast on March 6th) of the NHK Asadora drama "Bakebake " (General TV, Monday to Saturday, 8:00 AM and other times), starring actress Akari Takaishi ? When we looked at minute-by-minute trends in "attention level" (surveyed by REVISIO, Kanto region, preliminary figures), which indicates the percentage of viewers glued to the screen, the peak was 70.5% at 8:10 AM.
" Bakebake" is the 113th morning Asadora. The heroine, Toki Matsuno, and her husband, Lefkada Heaven, are based on Setsu Koizumi, the daughter of a fallen samurai from Matsue, and Lafcadio Hearn(Yakumo Koizumi), known for his works such as "Kwaidan." The drama boldly reconstructs the characters, changing some of the names of characters and organizations to create a fictionalized portrayal.
◇The highest value was 70.5% at 8:10 a.m.
Episode 110 focuses on the day Toki (Takaishi) gives birth. Praying for a safe birth, Heaven (Tommy Bastow Okabe), Tsukasanosuke(Takashi Okabe), and Masaki (Yukito Hidaka) repeatedly perform the sumo game of "teppo" against the pillars of the house. With Fumi (Chizuru Ikewaki), Kuma (Toru Natsume), and the midwife (Fukiko Hara) watching, Toki and Heaven's child is finally born. The Matsuno family is smitten with the two adorable children. Meanwhile, Masaki realizes that Heaven is not registered in the Matsuno family register.
The graph for "attention level," which shows the percentage of viewers watching TV who were paying close attention to the screen, showed a steady increase from the beginning of the show as time went on. However, it peaked at 8:10 a.m., earlier than the previous two episodes, the 108th and 109th, and then dropped slightly before leveling off.
◇The peak wasn't "childbirth" but "because I'm clumsy"
The first half of episode 110 was the birth scene, which was in some ways the highlight of the day, but it didn't garner much attention. The ratings hovered around 60%, rising slightly to 64.1% at 8:06 AM. Heaven receives her newborn baby boy from Fumi, and sees his face for the first time. It's a heartwarming scene in which Heaven introduces the family to the child: "Grandpa" (Tsukasanosuke), "Grandma" (Fumi), and "Mom" (Toki).
After that, the scene shifted to one in which Masaki pointed out the issue of the family register, but the attention rate dropped to below 60%. Then, at 8:10 a.m., it suddenly rose to 70.5%, but in fact, it was a scene that had nothing to do with the birth.
Heaven returns home in a rickshaw pulled by Nagami (Onishi Nobumitsu), her rickshaw driver from Matsue. As she is about to enter the front door, he turns around and suddenly announces, "Nagami-san, you're fired." Heaven then takes out a thick package from his pocket, which has "Pension" written on it. Heaven imitates Nagami's catchphrase, "Pension...Desuken," and hands the pension to Nagami.
"My family is important. Let's be happy together," Heaven said, bowing, and Nagami also bowed deeply and expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much for all your help!"
In episode 107 (broadcast on March 3rd), Nagami revealed to Heaven that he had left his wife and children behind in Matsue, and the scene where he tearfully said, "My wife is...more clumsy than me. If I leave Matsue, I'll be unhappy," is still fresh in our memory. The way he said "fired" was a bit shocking, but it turned out to be a kind gesture by Heaven towards Nagami, who clumsily loves his family. The viewers' emotions were so great that it seems that the interest in the show skyrocketed.
The data used is REVISIO's proprietary indicator "Attention Level" (Kanto region, preliminary figures) published by the company that surveys TV program and commercial viewing habits in 2,000 households in the Kanto region and 600 households in the Kansai region. A dedicated device equipped with a human body recognition sensor constantly measures whether people are looking at the TV screen, and calculates the percentage of people in front of the TV who are paying close attention to the program. (Text by Sasamoto Hirozai/MANTAN)
