{"rewrite":{"id":"r_291a16158a9948d2b83a9649","clusterId":"c_b07a4d6d27774017b9596c6e","slug":"m-lk-s-shunta-sono-cast-as-dark-hero-in-kamen-rider-zetts-movie","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"M!LK's Shunta Sono Cast as Dark Hero in Kamen Rider Zetts Movie","summary":"Shunta Sono, a member of the pop group M!LK, will play Shuma Kumon, the villain Kamen Rider Yumemi, in the upcoming film Kamen Rider Zetts. The movie is part of a double feature with Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity, releasing July 24. Sono contributed ideas for his transformation pose and performed full-scale action choreography for the first time.","whyItMatters":"The casting brings a pop idol into a major tokusatsu villain role, with the actor personally shaping the transformation scene that defines the character.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eShunta Sono, a member of the pop group M!LK, will appear as the enemy Kamen Rider Yumemi in the film \u003ci\u003eKamen Rider Zetts\u003c/i\u003e (working title), part of the double feature \u003ci\u003eKamen Rider Zetts \u0026 Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity W Hero Summer Movie 2026\u003c/i\u003e. Sono plays Shuma Kumon, a young elite who chairs the National Public Safety Commission on the surface but secretly transforms into the dark rider Yumemi, who turns the real world into a daydream and controls people's minds. The role required swordsmanship training and full-scale action choreography, both firsts for Sono. He said he discussed the transformation pose with the director and paid close attention to it, drawing on his childhood admiration for the series after watching \u003ci\u003eKamen Rider Hibiki\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKamen Rider Kabuto\u003c/i\u003e. Fellow M!LK member Jutaro Yamanaka, who appeared in \u003ci\u003eKamen Rider Gotchard\u003c/i\u003e, gave him acting advice. The film opens July 24.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shunta Sono (M!LK) is Kamen Rider Yumemi, the dark villain in the Kamen Rider Zetts movie. He did his own action choreography and helped design the transformation pose. Double feature with Gavan Infinity opens July 24.","twitterPost":"Shunta Sono (M!LK) plays the villain Kamen Rider Yumemi in Kamen Rider Zetts. He trained in swordsmanship and contributed ideas for the transformation pose. Fellow M!LK member Jutaro Yamanaka gave acting advice. Opens July 24 as a double feature with Gavan Infinity.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Shunta Sono, a member of the pop group M!LK, has been cast as the dark hero Kamen Rider Yumemi in the film Kamen Rider Zetts. The movie, part of a double feature with Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity, opens July 24. Sono performed full-scale action choreography for the first time and helped design his transformation pose.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime Hack\",\"url\":\"https://anime.eiga.com/news/126546\",\"title\":\"M!LK's Shunta Sono Takes on the Role of the Most Terrifying Dark Hero in Movie \\\"Kamen Rider Zetts\\\": \\\"I Discussed the Transformation Pose with the Director and Paid Close Attention to It\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3703,"outputTokens":695,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826543,"createdAt":"2026-05-23T06:17:39.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-23T06:30:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-23T06:30:16.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b07a4d6d27774017b9596c6e","canonicalTitle":"M!LK曽野舜太、映画「仮面ライダーゼッツ」で最恐のダークヒーロー役に挑戦 「変身ポーズも監督と話し合いを重ね、こだわった」","representativeArticleId":"a_d027349c98d34a17f830185d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"仮面ライダーゼッツ\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"曽野舜太\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-23T04:10:10.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-23T04:10:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-23T06:30:16.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime Hack (anime.eiga.com)","url":"https://anime.eiga.com/news/126546","title":"M!LK曽野舜太、映画「仮面ライダーゼッツ」で最恐のダークヒーロー役に挑戦 「変身ポーズも監督と話し合いを重ね、こだわった」"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["仮面ライダーゼッツ"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["曽野舜太"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Shunta Sono, a member of the pop group M!LK, plays Shuma Kumon, the villain Kamen Rider Yumemi, in the film Kamen Rider Zetts.","The film is part of a double feature with Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity, opening July 24.","Sono performed swordsmanship training and full-scale action choreography for the first time for this role.","Sono discussed and contributed ideas for his transformation pose with the director, drawing on his childhood watching Kamen Rider Hibiki and Kamen Rider Kabuto.","Fellow M!LK member Jutaro Yamanaka, who appeared in Kamen Rider Gotchard, gave Sono acting advice."]}