Chinese actor Guo Qilin (郭麒麟) has become a hot topic for significantly losing weight for his role in his latest starring drama, and the released photos have surprised netizens.

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Guo Qilin, known for popular dramas such as "My Heroic Husband" ("贅婿〜ムコ殿は天才策士〜") and the "Joy of Life" ("慶余年") series, recently wrapped up filming for his latest sci-fi drama "Cong Hong Yue Kai Shi" ("従紅月開始"). While his diet for the role had been a topic of discussion since filming began, photos taken on set show his facial contours have become sharper and his body is slender, leading to continuous expressions of surprise from netizens, with comments like "he looks like a different person" and "I wouldn't know it was him unless I was told."

In "Cong Hong Yue Kai Shi," Guo Qilin plays an ace combatant who awakens to special abilities in a futuristic world and is pushed to his limits, both physically and mentally, due to exhaustion. He reportedly chose to express the character's exhausted state through changes in his own appearance, avoiding reliance on makeup and special effects as much as possible. Guo Qilin has revealed that his peak weight in the past was close to 100 kilograms, and Chinese media reported that for this drama, he underwent strict physique management during the approximately four-month filming period and lost weight down to about 60 kilograms.

Due to the weight loss, his facial contours have become sharper, leading to comments online that his profile resembles actor Zhang Ruoyun (張若昀), with whom he co-starred in "Joy of Life" ("慶余年"). (Mathilda)