A heartbreaking story reminiscent of the Korean drama masterpiece “Goblin”, “Because You Gave Me Your Heart” has viewers crying non-stop.Despite struggling in terms of viewership ratings, “Because You Gave Me Your Heart,” Fuji TV’s flagship Monday 9 p.m. drama slot, ranked second in TVer’s favorite subscribers.“It’s just too dark. Watching a continuous drama about a heroine, Mei Nagano (24), who grew up being abused and lacks any sense of self-esteem and success, giving up on her dreams due to a disability, and losing her senses one by one in order to save her deceased lover, Yuki Yamada (33), who died in a traffic accident, feels quite harsh,” said Oyama.
While the evaluations from watchers are harsh, TV insiders generally view the drama favorably.
“It’s clear that Monday 9 p.m. is committed to sticking to the romance genre. With the expansion of the drama slot, Fuji TV aims to increase its viewership among young audiences, positioning it as the flagship drama,” said a commercial broadcasting programming staff member.
TV Asahi is rallying behind “Ossan’s Love -Across the Sky-,” which ranked third in TVer’s favorite subscribers despite its late-night time slot.
“In the fourth episode, guest star Dean Fujioka (43) jokingly said, ‘I still feel like this is all a prank,’ but the excitement within the station about who the next guest will be is palpable. With trends like X becoming number one in the world, and off-shot photos of the cast being printed and distributed as ‘Let’s all do our best until the end bento,’ this excitement is something we haven’t seen in a while,” said a TV Asahi staff member.
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