VIVANT Villain Rinrin Gained 6 kg in Two Weeks for Zhou Role
Rinrin's account puts the show's production scale and its careful handling of the antagonist's motivation in the actor's own words, after a season that already asked viewers to see Shensi as a counterpart to Bekhan rather than stock villainy.
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Rinrin, who plays Zhou Haoran in TBS's VIVANT, gained six kilograms in two weeks to build the subordinate of Shensi boss Han Rinshin. The actor, who works as a company employee while acting in China, said he did not want to make the character simply evil. He also described telling only his wife about the casting, filming on set with Masato Sakai and Kyoko Miyashita, and his children's reactions after broadcast.
Rinrin said he first watched VIVANT with almost no information and was surprised a Japanese serial drama would go as far as car chases and overseas shoots. He called the feeling a signal that Japanese TV dramas are doing big things again. Once cast, he was told filming might run one or two months overseas but not given the title or cast list, and he guessed it was VIVANT. His look changed so much by the time he came home that his oldest child laughed and his youngest hid behind his wife.
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