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Kanno Miho’s latest CM for LOTTE’s XYLITOL Gum to begin airing on April 11th. The CM and the making of has been posted on YouTube. In the interview included with the “making of”, when asked about changes in her new life, she said, “Last year, Read More …
Hirose Suzu is promoting the FUJIFILM Corporation’s instax camera, which one can print a photo on the spot. The Christmas Present CM began broadcasting on November 29th and Suzu tells viewers, “don’t just take, give.”.
We love Japanese commercials and I’m sure many of you do too! Here is the latest round of Japanese CM courtesy of JapanThing! [NOTE: Not all CM’s are from 2020]
Did you miss this year’s Japanese commercials? JapanThing has posted the latst in Japanese commercials for the New Year: And if you missed the best of Christmas commercials of 2019, you can watch it here:
So far, every “One Piece” CM that has been made this year has been golden, attracting millions of views online. Nissin’s Cup Noodle Nami CM (released on September 12th) features Nami in an alternate universe type of storyline in which Nami is a hardworking student, Read More …
Earlier this year, Amazon released a commercial featuring a daughter contacting her father on how to cook a duck and it was a humorous commercial well-received in America and comments can be seen on YouTube. But in Japan, a similar type of commercial featuring a Read More …
Actress/singer NON is starring in UNIQLO’s “Curved Pants” TV CM which begins airing throughout Japan on the 22nd. NON said, “I am standing in UNIQLO’s curved pants and throwing a curve ball on a baseball mound. I was very happy to participate in this cool Read More …
Ikeda Akana is featured in several CM’s for the game app “Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine” (a.k.a. “Hachinai”), a game from Akatsuki which has been around since June 2017. The new CM’s are being broadcast on 81 stations throughout Japan starting on August 9th. The CM Read More …
Actress Hirose Suzu and actor Yoshizawa Ryo are featured in another SoftBank CM, this one titled “Manatsu no Bakkyaro” CM. Both also star in the NHK series “Natsuzora”. In the CM, Yoshizawa’s character likes to watch a certain actress on his phone (but in the Read More …
Hashimoto Kanna is featured in the latest commercial for Coca-Cola’s transparent carbonated beverage “Sprite” featuring lemon-lime flavor and comes in a new package which will be released in stores in Japan on June 24th. On July 8th, a new Sprite TV CM will be broadcasted. Read More …
So far, every “One Piece” CM that has been made has been golden, attracting millions of views online. Nissin’s Cup Noodle CM (released on May 26th) featured Roronoa Zoro in an alternate universe type of storyline in which Zoro (without the swords but competes in Read More …
Tommy Lee Jones is back for another Suntory “BOSS” CM, but this one is a special version. In many commercials, Jones has played the role of an alien with high technology observing humans on Earth. He has been doing it since 2006 and is now Read More …
Job placement website Indeed Japan, has unveiled another new “One Piece” themed commercial. The first CM began airing on New Year’s Eve to a lot of fanfare. The CM featured Saitoh Takumi (37) as LUFFY, Izumi Rika (30) as Nanami, Chidori’s Daigo (38) as Usopp, Read More …
Back in 2004, Kimura Takuya and Faye Wong starred in the HK romantic film “2046” directed by Wong Kar-wai. In the film, Kimura’s character Tak was in love with a gynoid assistant played by Faye Wong. Fast forward 15 years later and now Kimura Takuya Read More …
Nissin is collaborating with the anime series “Shin Tennis no Oujisama” (New Prince of Tennis) for their latest Cup Noodle CM campaign. 三船コーチ「まず相手を抱えて草原を走る修行で、一体感を鍛錬！イメージはカンガルーの親子じゃ！全身の筋力アップも狙うぞ！」#新テニスの王子様 #錦織修行中 #大坂修行中@keinishikori @Naomi_Osaka_ pic.twitter.com/Dh8x7CLoV2 — カップヌードル (@cupnoodle_jp) January 11, 2019 Check out the new CM here!