On March 22nd, Talent, Hirako Risa (41) was in attendance at the “BlackBerry” new product presentation in Roppongi. She showed her model senses while holding the tough business smartphone and said, “Just about any outfit could go with this.”
The presentation was for the “BlackBerry Bold 9900”. Up until the 9900, the BlackBerry only featured QWERTY keyboards and this series is …
After a year and a half, DREAMS COME TRUE has announced that they will be releasing a new single on May 16th titled, “MY TIME TO SHINE”.
“MY TIME TO SHINE” has also been chosen as the new CM song for “FANCL”. The vocalist Yoshida Miwa will be featured in the CM and it will begin airing on March 22nd.
“Ai ga …
On March 15th, AKB48’s Itano Tomomi appeared as a secret guest at BIC CAMERA’s Yurakucho shop for an event being held for the release of E Access’s high speed service, “EMOBILE LTE”.
Itano appeared wearing the same mini skirt she wore in the CM, “The service is very user-friendly, because it is fast you don’t have to wait”.
When …
Actress Ishihara Satomi has been appointed as the image character for the popular shochu brand ‘Kyogetsu‘ (Suntory Shurui) and will star in their new CM.
In the CM, Ishihara can be seen as a woman who is having a drink with a friend while relaxing on a terrace. Suddenly the said friend is confessing his love to her. She’s surprised and …
The members of AKB48 have filmed a new CM for UHA Mikakuto’s popular soft candy ‘Puccho‘.
In the new CM the members perfectly showcase what it means to share your ‘Puccho’ with others. They are all sharing ‘Puccho’ among themselves and what could be a better method than doing it via a mouth-to-mouth relay? However, the seemingly innocent CM is causing …
Five-member idol group KAT-TUN’s Kamenashi Kazuya has been chosen as the new CM character for KIRIN’s “Gogo no Kocha Espresso Tea“, and he appeared at the press conference held on March 12th.
The CM tells the story that when a regular old business man takes a sip of the espresso tea, he transforms into Kamenashi. Regarding the content of the CM, …
AKB48 member Maeda Atsuko will be starring in g.u.’s CM once again. This time, she will sport this spring’s fashion trend, ‘loose pants’.
Maeda commented, “I want to go to the zoo in this outfit. You can walk actively in ‘loose pants’, so I think they will be enjoyable to wear.”
In the CM, Maeda poses in front of the …
A new CM, featuring Arashi, for Japan Airlines titled “JAL ARASHI LABO Gakuya + Sora Tobu Juutan” has began airing on March 10th.
The CM starts with the members’ in their dressing trailer discussing their desire to go on a vacation. Then Ohno Satoshi brings a flying carpet for the members, and they go on an imaginary trip riding on the carpet.
Check out the …
Seven-member group Kis-My-Ft2 has been chosen as the CM characters for “Watering KISSMINT Gum“, and they appeared at the press conference held on March 8th.
Reportedly, there will be two versions of new CM; “male version”, and “female version” where all members disguise themselves as women. About their cross-dressing experience, Fujigaya Taisuke made a self-praise comment, “I think we look extremely …
On March 5th, Yamashita Tomohisa attended sports brand PUMA’s press conference as the image character for its “PUMA SOCIAL Campaign“.
Wearing a blue PUMA jersey and jeans, Yamashita commented, “I’ve worn PUMA since long ago. It’s a nice surprise to be chosen as the image character for a world-known brand.”
During the photo shoot, Yamashita got to wear PUMA’s latest …
Lotte just released a new CM for their popular ‘Zacrich‘ ice cream. The new CM is called ‘Zachrich Girls’ and stars the beautiful gravure idols Yoshiki Risa, Sugihara Anri, Rola Chen, Tsugihara Kana, Kato Sayaka, Noda Ayaka, and Nanoka as seven tempting ice cream flavors you just cannot resist.
As typical for the Zacrich commercials, the girls themselves become Zacrich ice …
Back in February, AKB48 broadcasted 90 solo member’s CMs for Asahi’s ‘Wonda Coffee Morning Shot’ and has now received a Guinness World Record for broadcasting the “Most Number of Same Product Television Endorsement within 24 Hours”! The broadcast of all 90 versions of the CM (restricted in Kanto, Kansai, Tokai region) took place on February 28th, …
On March 5th, actress Kitagawa Keiko attended a press conference for ‘Kirin Namacha‘ as it’s newest image character.
Kitagawa, who will be celebrating her 26th birthday this year, revealed, “My friends already consider me to be ‘around 30′“. She also commented on the CM shoot stating, “During this CM shoot, I tried to make expressions of maturity“.
For this year’s goals, Kitagawa …
It’s been revealed that AKB48’s Sashihara Rino will be starring in the new CM for Kaou’s toilet cleaning sheet, ‘Toilet Quickle‘.
Sashihara, who says that this was her first time cleaning a toilet, expressed, “If I had known it would get this clean so easily, I would’ve done it sooner. From now on, I want to set an example.”
In the new …
On February 28th, actress Gouriki Ayame attended a press conference for the “Mandatory Vehicle Liability Insurance PR Campaign” as its new campaign character.
Although she’s yet to obtain her driver’s license, Gouriki commented, “I want to go to the beach by myself. On my first drive, I want my friend to be in the passenger seat. With my friend, …
