The Japanese drama "Code Blue3" is launched. Can it save the sluggish monthly viewing?

We have analyzed the reasons why the September 9 drama has become increasingly unpopular in recent years. In addition to fewer and fewer young people watching TV dramas, the most important thing is that the quality of the September 9 dramas itself is getting worse and worse. Those September 9 dramas that say they will be made for young people do not reflect the aspirations of young people.

"Code Blue3" starring Tomohisa Yamashita, Yui Niigaki, and Erika Toda, achieved an average rating of 16.3% for the first episode.

As once the golden sign of Japanese TV dramas, Japan's Fuji TV's September 9 drama has been in a slump for a long time.

The so-called September 9th drama refers to the Japanese drama broadcast at the Golden Theater on Fuji Station at 9 p.m. every Monday. A large number of classic Japanese dramas such as "Tokyo Love Story","Long Vacation","Hero","Galileo","Symphony Lovers 'Dream", etc. are all broadcast on the September 9th.

In the past three years, the reputation and ratings of Yue Jiu drama have declined quite sharply. Especially since the broadcast of "Remembrance of Tears" in January 2016, the average ratings of the September 9th drama have continued to fall below 10%, which is only in single digits. Due to the long-term sluggish ratings, the industry has also frequently reported that Fuji TV intends to end the ninth broadcast of the month. You know, the September 9th drama "HERO" starring Takuya Kimura once set a record average rating of 34.2% in 2001.

We have analyzed the reasons why the September 9 drama has become increasingly unpopular in recent years. In addition to fewer and fewer young people watching TV dramas, the most important thing is that the quality of the September 9 dramas itself is getting worse and worse. Those September 9 dramas that say they will be made for young people do not reflect the aspirations of young people.

However, the Japanese drama "Code Blue3", which was just broadcast on July 17, seems to have a trend to remedy this situation.

"Code Blue3" stars Tomohisa Yamashita, Yui Niigaki, and Eri Toda. This TV series is a sequel to "Code Blue", which was previously broadcast on Fuji in 2008, and "Code Blue2", which was broadcast in 2012. The average ratings for the first episode of the TV series reached 16.3%, a record high in three years since the ninth episode of the month.

"Code Blue" is a medical drama. It tells the story of helicopter emergency doctors going to the front line to snatch life. The burning and tear-inducing plot is its most attractive part. In the first season of the TV series, the characters played by Tomohisa Yamashita, Yui Niigaki, and Erika Toda were all fledgling interns. While they encountered setbacks, they went all out to save lives. By the third season of the story, they have all grown into real doctors on their own.

The return of "Code Blue3" is regarded by many people as a "lifetime". On the one hand, this "lifetime" refers to the good reputation of the work, and on the other hand, it is a sigh at the reunion of these popular actors. The theme song of the TV series also chose "Hanabi", which has continued from the first one to the present. This song was sung by the famous Japanese rock band Mr. Children, which can be said to play a sentimental card.

Before "Code Blue3", Fujiatai had just encountered a huge Waterloo. The spring broadcast of "Aristocratic Detective" is a commemorative work commemorating the 30th anniversary of its release on the ninth day of the month, but it has also become the last straw that crushed Fuji TV's president Chihiro Kameyama.

"Aristocratic Detective" is adapted from "Aristocratic Detective" by Japanese mystery novelist Yusuki Maya and its sequel "Aristocratic Detective vs. Female Detective". The TV series tells the story of the confrontation between an "aristocratic detective" who only allows a housekeeper, maid and driver to reason in his place and has the lofty status of a mystery, and a fledgling female detective.

Despite Fuji TV's vigorous promotion and shouting for this drama, the gorgeous cast and high investment still failed to save the ratings. The mismatch in casting selection and the boredom of the plot made the average rating of the TV series only 8.77%. In May this year, Chihiro Kameyama, president of Fuji TV, who was dissatisfied with Japanese audiences, also officially stepped down.

The current performance of "Code Blue3" can be said to have helped the sluggish Fuji Taiyue regain a game in the ninth gear. However, although Japanese audiences still buy this sentiment card, the next ratings still depend on the screenwriter's skills.

Editor: Xiongwei