In the fourth episode (aired April 2nd) 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 8:03 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 single-handedly nurses Shin'emon, who has contracted cholera.
In the fourth episode, it is discovered that Shin'emon (Kazuki Kitamura), who suddenly collapses, is infected with cholera. Shin'emon asks to be taken to an isolation hospital, but Rin (Mikami) refuses and tries to nurse him herself. Meanwhile, Mitsu (Miki Mizuno) and Yasu (Miharu Hayasaka), who have returned from Tokyo, find that the village has been sealed off and they cannot go home. Mitsu is stunned when Nakamura (Takashi Kobayashi), a former retainer of the Ichinose family, informs her of the situation.
The "attention level," which indicates the percentage of viewers watching the screen intently, did not reach its peak of over 70% on this day either, but it remained in the 60% range for most of the time and did not drop significantly. What will happen to Shin'emon? Perhaps viewers' attention was drawn to that point throughout the program.
◇The peak is when Shin'emon locks himself in the barn and isolates himself.
In the fourth episode, viewership peaked twice at roughly the same time, at 8:03 AM (68.7%) and 8:13 AM (68.1%). Both peaks were related to scenes concerning Shin'emon's illness.
Around 8:03 AM, Shin'emon, while Rin was trying to nurse him, secluded himself in the barn as if to isolate himself. He pushed Rin down when she tried to stop him, even going so far as to say, "Don't come in! If you come in, I'll cut you down!" It was probably a parent's concern to prevent infecting his daughter, but it was a scene that made even the viewers feel sad, and it recorded the highest score of the day.
Meanwhile, around 8:13 a.m., Rin, feeling uneasy about her father's condition, tries to go into the barn, and Shin'emon speaks to her for a while, saying things like, "You can surely...create a gentle breeze..." Then, saying, "Just a little...just a little rest...", Shin'emon collapses. Rin goes into the barn and stands there for a while, calling out "Father!" over and over again, but Shin'emon, lying on the floor, does not respond.
This leads to a scene around 8:14 AM where Rin, holding Shin'emon's still-warm hand, bursts into tears, saying, "It's warm... I made a mistake again... I made a mistake again..." Although there was a slight premonition, the shocking development of the heroine's father dying as early as episode 4 seems to have increased the show's popularity.
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)
