{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0c64edb6d10f6675ae282d47","clusterId":"c_0a05cdc6ebd9229fccb932e0","slug":"vivant-thai-actor-pattarapon-kantapot-says-he-looks-like-tomoya-nagase-and-kazuma-kiryu","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"VIVANT Thai Actor Pattarapon Kantapot Says He Looks Like Tomoya Nagase and Kazuma Kiryu","summary":"Pattarapon Kantapot, the Thai actor who plays the tattooed agent Gern in the TBS drama VIVANT, posted on Instagram that fans tell him he resembles Tomoya Nagase and Kazuma Kiryu. He shared comparison photos and thanked fans in Japanese, drawing responses that agree he looks like both.","whyItMatters":"The actor directly acknowledged the viral comparison to Nagase and Kiryu, confirming the fan reactions reached him and inviting continued attention on his still-silent VIVANT character.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePattarapon Kantapot, who plays the tattooed Thai agent Gern in VIVANT, responded on Instagram to fans who say he resembles Tomoya Nagase and Kazuma Kiryu. He posted a fierce close-up of himself alongside images of the two, writing in Japanese that he is often told he looks like both and thanking fans for the support.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGern, who first appeared at the end of Episode 12, helped capture and interrogate two former Public Security investigators in Episode 13, though he has yet to speak any lines. Viewers have commented that his black short hair and light stubble make him look like both Nagase and Kiryu, and some added he would fit a Rider or Sentai role.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Pattarapon Kantapot, the tattooed Thai agent Gern in VIVANT, posted that fans say he looks like Tomoya Nagase and Kazuma Kiryu. He shared comparison photos and thanked fans in Japanese. The resemblance comments keep coming.","twitterPost":"VIVANT's tattooed Thai agent Gern, played by Pattarapon Kantapot, addressed the fan comments: he posted he looks like Tomoya Nagase and Kazuma Kiryu, thanked fans in Japanese, and shared comparison photos.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"VIVANT's tattooed Thai agent Gern, played by Pattarapon Kantapot, responded to fan comments that he looks like Tomoya Nagase and Kazuma Kiryu. He posted comparison photos on Instagram, thanking fans in Japanese. The actor has yet to speak lines in the drama.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Magmix\",\"url\":\"https://magmix.jp/post/371398\",\"title\":\"Looks Just Like Tomoya Nagase! Thai Actor from 'VIVANT' Shares 'Comparison Photos' and Fans Rejoice\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4527,"outputTokens":571,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788003230,"createdAt":"2026-08-29T11:30:50.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T11:31:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T11:30:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0a05cdc6ebd9229fccb932e0","canonicalTitle":"「長瀬智也そっくり！」『VIVANT』出演のタイ俳優が明かした“比較写真”にファン歓喜","representativeArticleId":"a_7ca88b6f02ca224cd5641c6f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"VIVANT\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"長瀬智也\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-25T04:05:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-25T04:05:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T11:31:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Magmix","url":"https://magmix.jp/post/371398","title":"「長瀬智也そっくり！」『VIVANT』出演のタイ俳優が明かした“比較写真”にファン歓喜"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["VIVANT"],"studios":[],"people":["長瀬智也"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}