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Actor Lin Lin, who plays the villain in TBS’s Sunday Drama Theater series ‘VIVANT,’ shared abusive messages he received on social media via his Instagram. In response to comments like “Don’t ever show your face on TV again” and “That made me sick to my stomach,” he reportedly took it in stride, calling it “the ultimate reward of being an actor.” On 5ch, users expressed shock and disbelief at people who can’t distinguish the character from the actor playing him, citing past examples like the bullying role in ‘Oshin,’ actress Nae Yuuki, and actress Haru, who faced similar abuse — framing it as a problem unique to the social-media era.
‘VIVANT’ Actor Hit With Online Abuse: “Don’t Ever Show Your Face on TV Again” — Staying in Villain Mode Even on Social Media: “It’s the Ultimate Reward of Being an Actor”
Actor Lin Lin updated his Instagram on the 6th.
He revealed the reaction to the villain role he plays in TBS’s Sunday Drama Theater series ‘VIVANT’ (airing Sundays at 9:00 PM) and shared messages sent in by viewers.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
What people said
Couldn't they have come up with something else? (Lin Lin is the name of a famous real-life panda in Japan)
Social media really is a high-precision idiot detector
Showa era, sure, but it's wild that people like this still exist today
Glad to hear he's back to acting
They could easily stretch it to season 8 or so
Like the ones who assume an actor playing a doctor must be smart and admirable
Then when someone plays a villain like this time, they assume he's scary, irritating, disgusting
Something's just not right with them
Honestly, I can still kind of understand that much
But there was a case with a different drama where the official site
posted a photo of the actor getting along with the "villain" off-screen,
and people actually complained about it — that one I genuinely couldn't wrap my head around
Same thing happens in every era
Forget Fuyuhiko
Nae Yuuki is the number one example
there really are some unbelievable idiots out there
It's kind of amazing they can still function in everyday life
Maybe it only works if they don't actually interact much with society
Nae Yuuki
Haru
These are victims of the same thing too
Haru — that was the affair drama, right? Brings back memories
"Wasn't scary at all, and it just made me an even bigger fan!"
Comments like that might actually be what gets through to him
Kind of like the "turns out Egashira's actually a nice guy" thing (a comedian known for a wild, scary stage persona but said to be kind off-camera)
Nope
It's the kind of show you watch live and then forget — there's no real substance to it
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
The phenomenon of actors receiving personal abuse from viewers over the villains they play has come up repeatedly throughout the history of Japanese television dramas — from Nae Yuuki in the 1990s drama ‘Zutto Anata ga Suki Datta’ to the actor who played the bullying role in ‘Oshin.’ In the past, viewer reactions reached actors only as rumors or the occasional letter; what’s different now is that social media lets people send messages directly to an actor’s own account. Within the thread, most commenters expressed disbelief or sympathy toward viewers who can’t separate the role from the actor, though some posts instead mocked the intelligence or character of the people sending the abuse, showing the discussion itself was split on how to frame the problem. There were also complaints about the script itself — a separate point of discussion from reactions to the actor personally.
*This article is composed of excerpts and a summary from the 5ch (Geisoku Hodo+) thread “[Entertainment] ‘VIVANT’ Villain Actor Hit With Online Abuse: “Don’t Ever Show Your Face on TV Again,” “That Made Me Sick”… He Responds: “It’s the Ultimate Reward of Being an Actor”.”
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