In the ninth episode (aired Getsuku ) 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 67.7% at 8:12 AM. While it had exceeded 70% for four consecutive episodes, it fell just short on this day.
" 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.
◇The peak was 67.7% at 8:12 AM.
In episode 8, Rin (Mikami) and Tamaki (Miyajima Ruka) head to Tokyo to rely on their uncle, Nobukatsu (Saito Yoichiro). Meanwhile, Mary (Anya Floris), the missionary who has been watching over Naomi (Uesaka) at the church, is leaving Japan. Naomi asks to be taken along, but is refused.
"Attention level," which indicates the percentage of viewers watching the screen intently, was somewhat low from the beginning to the middle of the program. It rose slightly towards the end, peaking at 8:12 a.m.
◇ Rin and Naomi are drawn together by a windmill
In the eighth episode, Rin, having run away from her husband's family, Okudaya, heads to Tokyo with Tamaki, but realizing that Nobukatsu is unreliable, she begins searching for live-in work. However, with a child to support, unable to reveal her name or hometown, finding work is not easy.
Naomi learns that Mary, a missionary who is leaving Japan, is being transferred to India. Naomi asks to go with her, but Mary refuses, and Naomi runs out of the church.
The peak time of the day, 8:12 AM (67.7%), was the scene where the two heroines, Rin and Naomi, happen to meet on a street corner in Tokyo. Naomi, who ran away from church, and Rin, who is looking for work with her child but can't find any, are both walking along, muttering "What should I do?"
"What should I do? I should do this." As the fortune teller Makaze (Naoko Ken), who also provides the narration, mutters this, the pinwheel that Tamaki was holding is suddenly blown away by the wind and lands at Naomi's feet. Naomi picks it up and hands it to Tamaki, who has come over with Rin. Noticing that Tamaki is hungry, Naomi shares some bread she brought from the church with her, and this all happens around 8:12 AM.
After 8:13 a.m., Naomi tells Rin that there is a soup kitchen nearby, but Rin hesitates and gently declines. Then Naomi says, "What a stupid display of pride... You're from a samurai family, aren't you? I want to feed this child, not you. You're a mother, aren't you? Aren't you ashamed?"
Rin burst out, "It's embarrassing... It's so embarrassing. To make my daughter feel this way. I'm ashamed of my mother too, I'm sorry, I feel pathetic, and I'm so frustrated. I was boasting about becoming a wife..." Naomi tried to stop her, asking, "What are you talking about?" and tried to leave after only telling her the location of the soup kitchen. The episode ended with Rin stopping Naomi, saying, "Just... wait a moment."
The drama ended with a decent level of attention, although the ratings gradually decreased from 65.8% at 8:13 AM to 64.6% at 8:14 AM. The two heroines met for the first time. What will Rin bring up? I'm looking forward to seeing where the second week, which saw a dramatic and rapid development, will lead.
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)
