In the second episode (aired March 31st) of the NHK Asadora drama series "Kaze,Kaoru " (NHK General, Monday-Saturday, 8:00 AM, etc.), Ai Mikami and Juri Kosaka , 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 68.7% at 8:13 AM.
" Kaze,Kaoru" is based on the story of two trained nurses, Chika Ozeki and Masa Suzuki, who graduated from the same nursing school. The drama depicts how these two women struggle with how to interact with patients and doctors, clash with each other, grow as individuals, and eventually become the "ultimate buddy duo." Mikami plays Rin Ichinose, and Uesaka plays Naomi Oya.
◇Rin has a fun time at the festival, but...
In the second episode, Rin (Mikami) and Yasu (Kazuki Kitamura Miharu) receive calligraphy lessons from their father, Shin'emon (Kitamura Kazuki), but they are too excited about the festival to concentrate. Rin has a wonderful time at the festival with Kotaro (Kobayashi Toranosuke) and her family, but the cholera epidemic is steadily spreading throughout the village. Meanwhile, in Tokyo, Naomi (Uesaka) is struggling with her meager wages after a series of failures at her job at the match factory. Then one day, Naomi happens to meet Yasu and her mother, Mitsu (Mizuno Miki), who have come to Tokyo.
The "attention level," which indicates the percentage of viewers watching the screen intently, showed two peaks in the graph, one in the middle and one at the end of the program. However, both peaks fell just short of 70%, resulting in a broadcast with significant ups and downs in attention level.
◇Mitsu and Yasu meet Naomi
The peak of the episode was at 8:05 AM with a rating of 67.3%. In a scene at a village festival, Rin and Yasushi arrive at the venue lined with food stalls. Along the way, Rin notices her childhood friend, Takeuchi Kotaro (Toranosuke Kobayashi), and her heart flutters. Yasushi says to her, "Why don't you talk to him? If you don't have to inherit the family business, even a daughter of the Ichinose family might be able to marry into Kotaro's family," and Rin blushes, looking adorable. It's a scene of happy everyday life.
The peak of the day's activity occurred at 8:13 AM, when the highest percentage of the day was recorded at 68.7%. This was immediately after the scene in Tokyo where Mitsu and Yasushi, who had come to Tokyo to advance Yasushi's marriage arrangements, have their wallets stolen by pickpockets. It was around 8:13 AM when Naomi, who happened to be walking behind them, catches the pickpocket, and Mitsushi also becomes aware of what has happened.
After Naomi retrieves her wallet, the pickpocket tries to fight back with a stick, but Mitsu puts him in his place, saying, "You should be ashamed of yourself for pickpocketing when you have parents!" Mitsu also scolds Naomi, who had said to the pickpocket, "If you're going to pickpocket, steal from the rich. It's pathetic that you're stealing from a weak country girl like me," saying, "'Steal from the rich' is also wrong." Mitsu's attitude of speaking her mind to Naomi, who had helped her, is typical of Mitsu, who always strives to be righteous as the wife of a former samurai. It was a rather amusing scene.
"Chorori" spreads throughout the village, and eventually, even the Takeuchi family becomes infected. Perhaps because dark clouds are gradually gathering around the heroine Rin, viewers may have become more interested in the relatively bright and cheerful scenes.
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)
