The Kaze,Kaoru.:With viewership exceeding 70% for the fourth consecutive episode, was the scene in episode 28 that captivated viewers the most when Rin protested against Burns?

In the 28th episode (aired May 6th) 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? A minute-by-minute analysis of "attention level" (according to REVISIO, Kanto region, preliminary figures), which indicates the percentage of viewers glued to their screens, revealed a peak of 72.8% at 8:08 AM. This marks the fourth consecutive episode with an attention level exceeding 70%, following the 25th episode (aired May 1st).

" 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 participates in a mock lesson on nursing cholera patients.

In the 28th episode, a mock lesson is held on nursing a cholera patient. Rin (Mikami) approaches the lesson while recalling her past experience of losing her father to cholera, but when Burns (Emma Howard) sees her, she says something harsh to Rin. After the lesson, Rin is dejected, but after talking with Naomi (Uesaka), she reconsiders what nursing is all about and prepares for the mock lesson the next day.

The "attention level," which indicates the percentage of viewers watching the show intently, remained above 60% throughout the day, except for the opening sequence when the theme song plays. There were two peaks in the middle and towards the end of the program, where the level rose to over 70%.

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.

◇The peak was the moment when the students felt a sense of solidarity.

The main highlight of episode 28 is the clash between Rin and Ms. Burns (Emma Howard). During a mock lesson on nursing cholera patients, Ms. Burns observes Rin's nursing technique and correctly guesses, "Rin, you lost family members to cholera, didn't you?" A surprised Rin expresses her regret that she couldn't do anything for her father when he died of cholera. Ms. Burns responds to Rin with harsh words, saying, "Patients are not family," and "You're going to be a nurse. This is shameful."

Rin retorts, "If there's someone suffering right in front of me, I can't abandon them," but Dr. Burns says, "You've just abandoned a lot of people." "What do you mean? Please tell me." Rin's pent-up feelings, directed at Dr. Burns who hadn't explained in detail what nursing is, suddenly burst out.

In response, Mr. Burns simply replied, as usual, "Think for yourself." It was around 8:08 AM, when the day's peak of 72.8%, that Rin said, with red eyes, as if trying to convince herself, "So, think for yourself, huh?"

The next scene is dinner at the dormitory. To cheer Rin up, Tome (Rin Harashima) puts some of her side dish potatoes onto Rin's plate. The other students also start putting potatoes on Rin's plate one after another, until it's overflowing. Naomi laughs and brings the potato that she was about to put on Rin's plate to her own mouth, saying, "You can't possibly eat all of this." "Thank you," Rin says, smiling and starting to eat. It was a heartwarming scene that gave the impression that a sense of solidarity was beginning to blossom among them as comrades who were "fighting" against Mr. Burns together.

◇"This is nursing," Burns said, and Rin smiled.

Incidentally, at 8:12 AM, the approval rating was 70.1%, barely staying in the 70% range. The next day, Rin took part in another mock lesson. Naomi played the role of a patient with cholera, and Rin provided nursing care. Watching this, Dr. Burns said, "This is nursing." He made Rin and Naomi look at each other and smiled. When Dr. Burns asked, "What were you thinking about while you were nursing?", Rin replied, "As a trained nurse, my first priority was to make sure I didn't get infected myself."

Upon hearing this, Dr. Burns finally began to talk about nursing. However, viewer engagement rapidly declined, falling to 64.6% at 8:13 AM and 60.4% at 8:14 AM. Perhaps viewers were satisfied once Dr. Burns gave Rin her "passing grade." (Text by Hiroki Sasamoto/MANTANWEB)