In the 16th episode (aired April 20th) 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 the screen, and found that the peak was 66.6% at 8:06 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.
◇Suggestion: Sutematsu becomes a trained nurse.
In episode 16, when Naomi (Uesaka) heads to a soup kitchen with Sutematsu (Mikako Tabe, she coincidentally finds Yoshie (Harada Taizo) and Rin (Mikami) also there, preparing food for the community. Suddenly, a boy who has eaten the soup kitchen falls ill. Suspecting an infectious disease, no one tries to help, but Rin and Naomi immediately rush to the child's side. Seeing their actions, Sutematsu invites them to her home and suggests they become trained nurses.
The "attention level," which indicates the percentage of viewers watching the screen intently, peaked briefly in the middle of the program, but remained generally low overall. There were many periods where the level fell below 60%, and there were hardly any moments that strongly captivated viewers.
◇The peak moment was when Rin and Naomi rushed to the boy who was complaining of nausea.
The moment when the level of attention rose sharply was at its peak at 8:06 a.m. (66.6%). This was when a boy who had just started eating the soup kitchen meal suddenly crouched down and began complaining of nausea. Voices rose saying, "Could it be cholera?" and people around him began to distance themselves from the boy, but Rin immediately rushed over to him, asking, "Are you okay?" As she asked, "Do you feel sick?" and "How's your fever?", Naomi also came over to the boy with a bowl of water. Rin took the bowl of water from Naomi and tried to give it to the boy, but Sutematsu stopped her, saying, "Stop it!" Sutematsu warned them, "It's dangerous to touch him unnecessarily. Be careful," and the two of them apologized, saying, "Sorry," and "Excuse me," up until the 6-minute mark.
As we later learn, Sutematsu had received nursing training at an American school, so she possessed knowledge of nursing and hygiene. Seeing the boys' attitude, Sutematsu invites them to become trainee nurses at a nursing school that is being established in Japan. However, their level of attention gradually begins to wane.
When Naomi asked Sutematsu about nurses' salaries, she explained that in America they earn about 30 yen a month. This created a small "peak" at 8:13 AM (61.9%), but the ratings did not rise further before the show ended.
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)
