In the 119th episode (aired March 19th) of the NHK Asadora drama series "Bakebake " (NHK General, Monday-Saturday 8:00 AM, etc.), starring actress Akari Takaishi , what scene captivated viewers the most? We examined the minute-by-minute changes in "attention level" (according to REVISIO, Kanto region, preliminary figures), which indicates the percentage of viewers glued to their screens, and found that the highest value was 68.8% at 8:13 AM.
" Bakebake" is the 113th morning Asadora. The heroine, Toki Matsuno, and her husband, Lefkada Heaven, are modeled after Koizumi Setsu, the daughter of a fallen samurai family in Matsue, and Lafcadio Hearn(Yakumo Koizumi), known for his works such as "Kwaidan." The drama boldly reconstructs these events, changing some of the character and organization names to portray them as fiction.
◇Heaven continues his job search,
In episode 119, Heaven (Tommy Bastow) continues his job search, but it's proving difficult. He hasn't received a reply to his letters from Eliza (Charlotte Kate Fox) or anyone else he's contacted, and his anxiety is growing. Meanwhile, Toki (Takaishi) wishes Heaven success and begins making a replacement doll for the voodoo doll that Heaven lost. Then, one day, letters start arriving for Heaven one after another.
The "attention level," which indicates the percentage of viewers watching the show on television who were paying close attention to the screen, showed a slight improvement from the low level of the previous day's 118th episode, and reached peaks of nearly 70% twice towards the end of the episode.
◇Peak asked, "Could you write a story that I can read?"
The peaks in the final stages were at 8:10 AM (68.5%) and 8:13 AM (68.8%). The 8:10 AM peak occurred immediately after Heaven, who had not been able to confide in anyone except Tsukasanosuke(Takashi Okabe) about being fired from the Imperial University, finally told Toki, who was worried about him. Since his monthly income of 400 yen had suddenly disappeared, it must have been a huge problem for Heaven's family.
But Toki gives an unexpected response: "Oh, really...? Well, that's good then." She smiles and says to Heaven, "You'll finally have time. You can write as much as you like. Write a lot. You're a writer, after all."
After this, the ratings dropped slightly to the 65-66% range at 8:11 AM and 8:12 AM. Even though she lost her monthly income of 400 yen, Toki declared to Heaven with conviction, "It's alright. My family won't fall apart over something like that," and Heaven, relieved, hugged Toki. Tsukasanosuke said to Heaven, "That's good for the old me," but Toki and Fumi (Chizuru Ikewaki) looked puzzled and asked, "The old me?" This might not make sense if you don't know the exchange between Heaven and Tsukasanosuke in episode 117.
The level of attention returned to the 68% range, reaching its highest point of the day around 8:13 AM. As Heaven struggled to find ideas for her writing, Toki showed a look of having come up with something. Toki hesitated, but Heaven pleaded, "Go ahead, please," to which Toki, though bewildered, suggested, "Well... for my next book... would you write a story that I can read?"
Toki's somewhat unexpected words have cleared the fog that had been hanging over Heaven and are starting to move things forward. In particular, the idea of a "book that even Toki can read" is important. In the 118th episode the previous day, the eldest son, Kanta (Wendland Asada George), had requested, "I hope it's a book that even I can understand!", which resonated with people online. A book that even Toki, who is "uneducated," and even a child like Toki can read. This seems to be the keyword that will lead into the 120th episode the following day. Viewers who noticed this reacted vividly to Toki's "I can read" story, and it seems that the show's popularity has also increased.
The data used is REVISIO's proprietary "Attention Level" index (Kanto region, preliminary figures), which surveys 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 recognition sensor constantly measures whether people are looking at the television screen, and calculates the percentage of people in front of the television who were paying close attention to the program. (Text by Hiroki Sasamoto/MANTAN)
