{"rewrite":{"id":"r_62244461d4dcc2e08dfded10","clusterId":"c_884c5677e59b191362930147","slug":"new-vivant-jamaine-actor-honma-sae-is-the-calpis-commercial-kid","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"New VIVANT Jamaine Actor Honma Sae Is the Calpis Commercial Kid","summary":"The child actor playing Jamaine in the second season of TBS's Sunday Theater drama VIVANT has been identified as Honma Sae, a current first-year middle school student. Honma replaces Mongolian child actor Nandin Erdene Khongorzul, who played the role in the first season. The change drew viewer comments, with some noting that since Jamaine now lives in Japan, it might have been difficult for a Mongolian actor to continue, and others accepting it as a common occurrence with child actors. Honma previously appeared in a 2020 Asahi Beverages Koime no Calpis commercial, playing Nagasawa Masami at age 5. In the ad, she pouts and says, \"No! I want it stronger!\" while pouring Calpis concentrate into a glass. The commercial aired from March 2020, and Honma was selected through audition at age 6. Viewers who recognized her commented, \"Is she the kid from the Calpis CM?\" and \"She's that cute kid who played Nagasawa Masami's childhood; she's grown up.\" Jamaine is a girl from the Republic of Balka who helped protagonist Nogi Yusuke in the previous season and now lives at his house with doctor Yuki Kaoru. The role change was announced as part of the season 2 cast updates, which also included replacing the character Ota Riho with a different actor.","whyItMatters":"The casting swap highlights how VIVANT's three-year hiatus forced recasting of a child role, and Honma's viral Calpis commercial past gives the new Jamaine instant recognition among viewers.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHonma Sae is a current first-year middle school student, per the official website of child talent agency Mondorana Entertainment.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eShe was selected through audition at age 6 for the March 2020 Asahi Beverages \u0026#34;Koime no Calpis\u0026#34; commercial, which ran in 15-second and 30-second versions.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe ad, titled \u0026#34;Taste of Those Days,\u0026#34; showed Nagasawa Masami at a hot spring facility with close friends, with flashbacks to her childhood.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eViewers at the time noted Honma\u0026#39;s cute acting and resemblance to Nagasawa, with comments like \u0026#34;Oh, nostalgic\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;She really looks like Nagasawa.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eJamaine has tetralogy of Fallot and underwent surgery in the previous season; she lost her father Adiel Crassy (played by Tsastchel Khatanzorig) to terrorism.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIn Season 2 Episode 11, Nogi used Jamaine\u0026#39;s name as the surveillance camera password, a detail that became a topic.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe same episode introduced a skinhead villain played by Linlin, a 43-year-old actor active in both Japan and China, who was mistaken for Dondecorte Ginji Watanabe.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLinlin was among 14 new cast members announced on July 19, one week before the broadcast, alongside voice actors Natsuki Hanae and Akira Ishida.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHe previously played Song dynasty merchant Chang Shichang in the 2024 taiga drama \u0026#34;Hikaru Kimi e\u0026#34; and appeared in the 2025 NHK drama \u0026#34;Tokyo Salad Bowl.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIn the related program \u0026#34;VIVANT: Complete Coverage of Masato Sakai\u0026#39;s Challenge,\u0026#34; Tori Matsuzaka named Linlin as a notable new cast member, and Kazunari Ninomiya followed with the character name \u0026#34;Shu-san.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Honma Sae's casting in VIVANT season 2 ties the role to a 2020 Calpis ad where she played Nagasawa Masami as a child, giving viewers a ready-made reference point for her debut.","twitterPost":"Honma Sae's VIVANT role is her first major TV drama part, but viewers already know her from a 2020 Calpis ad as a young Nagasawa Masami.","threadsPost":"Honma Sae joins VIVANT season 2 as Jamaine, replacing Nandin Erdene Khongorzul. She is a first-year middle schooler whose only notable prior credit is a 2020 Calpis commercial playing Nagasawa Masami at age 5, which is why viewers recognized her instantly.","newsletterBlurb":"VIVANT Season 2 swapped its Jamaine child actor, and the new face is Honma Sae, known for a viral Calpis commercial where she played a young Nagasawa Masami. 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