In the 21st episode (aired April 27th) 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 71.7% 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.
◇Attention is gradually increasing
In the 21st episode, the seven first-generation students gathered at the nursing school were Rin (Mikami), Naomi (Juri Kosaka), Tae (Ikuta Erika), Kiyo (Kikuchi Akiko), Yuki (Nakai Tomomi), Shinobu (Kigoshi Akira), and Tome (Harashima Rin). The dormitory life of these seven girls, each with different ages and personalities, began.
The "attention level," which indicates the percentage of viewers watching the screen intently, was somewhat low at the beginning, but gradually increased from 8:03 a.m. onwards. The graph shows a peak of over 70% towards the end.
◇"Cute? Me? Where?"
The peak of the day was at 8:13 a.m., with 71.7% viewership, when the seven students entered their dorm rooms and began introducing themselves.
The conversation began around 8:13 AM, following the opening remarks by Shinobu Yanagida (Akira Kigoshi), the fourth daughter of a kimono shop owner in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, and then by Tae Tamada (Erika Ikuta) and Rin, who were born into a family that served as court physicians during the Edo period. When Kiyo Izumi (Akiko Kikuchi) explained that she was the oldest of the seven at 32, Tome Kudo (Rin Harashima), the youngest child of a wealthy farming family from Aomori Prefecture, suddenly jumped into the conversation in full dialect, saying, "If you're over 30, you're on my side." When Shinobu replied, "20? That's cute, Tome-san," Tome blushed and said, "Cute? Me? Where?", but she was indeed cute.
However, Naomi, unable to keep up with the atmosphere, is exasperated, saying, "What's with this exchange?", while Tae mutters, "Girls' camaraderie is annoying." The 13-minute mark marks the point where everyone's attention is focused on Tae. Naomi and Tae have been constantly clashing from the start, but it's interesting how they agree on this point.
In the Asadora"The Tiger and Her Wings," the way the heroine Torako and her friends at Meiritsu University's women's division clashed but still studied law and tried to forge their own paths together was beautiful. What kind of drama will unfold with these seven people this time?
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)
