In the 27th episode (aired on May 5th) 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 peak was 71.9% at 8:07 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.
◇Erika Ikuta, who plays "Tae," is growing increasingly dissatisfied with Burns.
In episode 27, the students, who were forced to change their hairstyles to Western styles, are now told to make aprons. Tae (Erika Ikuta) expresses her dissatisfaction to Burns (Emma Howard), but Burns remains unfazed. On a day off, Rin (Mikami) invites Naomi (Uesaka) and Tome (Rin Harashima) to go out into town, where they hear a strange sound.
The "attention level," which indicates the percentage of viewers watching the screen intently, remained above the high 60% range except during the opening sequence when the theme song plays. While the 26th episode the previous day saw three episodes exceeding 70%, the 27th episode only achieved this once, in the middle of the program.
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 scene where "Mitsu" Mizuno Miki appeared.
In the 27th episode, the viewership rose to over 70% at 8:06 AM (71.1%) and at the peak of the day at 8:07 AM (71.9%), for a total of two minutes. The scene takes place on a holiday, with Rin, Naomi, and Tome visiting Nihonbashi in Tokyo. Tome, who has become better at hearing distant sounds because she pays attention to the sound of approaching footsteps from Mr. Burns every day, begins walking in the direction of a sound that catches her attention. It is the sound of a koto. She arrives at Usaburo's (Yajuro Bando) shop, "Mizuho-ya," where Rin's mother, Mitsu (Miki Mizuno), is demonstrating the koto to a foreigner in front of the store.
Around the 7-minute mark, Mitsu, having finished her performance, answers a question from a foreigner in Japanese, using gestures and body language. The fact that she can somehow communicate with him is something that Usaburo, who is watching, exclaims in admiration, "Is it her passion?" When Mitsu sees Rin with her Western-style hair, she points it out in her usual manner, "Rin, that hairstyle?" Rin hastily explains, "My teacher told me to do this..." to which Mitsu replies, "Well, it's not bad." The 7-minute mark ends with Rin being surprised by this unexpected reaction and saying, "Eh?"
Just when it seemed like Mitsu would cause a fuss by repeatedly mentioning that she was "the daughter of a former chief retainer," she readily accepted her Western-style hair. Perhaps viewers were captivated by her somewhat anticlimactic reaction. (Text by Hiroki Sasamoto/MANTANWEB)
