K (&TEAM) on Playing Nagi Seishiro in the Blue Lock Film
K's analysis of Nagi and his account of practicing the character's acrobatic techniques offer a look at how the live-action adaptation approached translating the manga's genius striker to the screen.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
K, a member of the nine-member group &TEAM, plays Nagi Seishiro in the live-action Blue Lock film, his first solo film role. He discussed the character's appeal, his soccer training, and the similarities he found between the Blue Lock project and the audition program that launched his career.
K (&TEAM) takes on Nagi Seishiro in the live-action Blue Lock film, now showing. The role marks his first solo film appearance. K said he joined the project enthusiastically, calling the original work amazing and noting that the dynamism of expressing it with real bodies and actually playing soccer should come across as a unique charm of the live-action adaptation.
He drew a parallel between Blue Lock and the audition program he participated in before debuting. In a closed space without phones or internet, Blue Lock participants could only practice soccer, while he and his peers could only practice singing and dancing, which gave him a sense of familiarity with the story.
On Nagi, K described the character as strong-willed rather than unmotivated, saying Nagi was simply motivated about games before soccer. He credited the character's popularity to a combination of traits, including height, appearance, and the gap between his lazy attitude and his genius plays.
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- Cinema Today K（&TEAM）、陸上経験が生きた『ブルーロック』凪誠士郎役 難技も猛練習でクリア