On February 17th, Video Research Ltd. released various statistics about the usage of commercials in 2011. As usual, they concentrated their analysis on the three main regions of Japan (Kanto, Kansai, and Nagoya) and the five main commercial networks.
The results show that the amount of commercials slightly decreased in Kanto and Kansai, while in Nagoya the amount slightly increased. Moreover …
On February 12th, popular child actress Ashida Mana (7) made her appearance at a PR event for Canon’s new video camera, “iVIS” at Pacifico Yokohama.
Ashida will act in Canon’s new CF as an elementary schoolgirl who struggles to play tug-of-war, ball throwing, and rolling at a sports day at her school. For the ball throwing competition, her …
AKB48’s Shinoda Mariko is filming a new CM for storage manufacturing company, Yodoko and their product “Yodo Monoki”.
This latest endorsement, titled “Yodo Monooki: Birth of a New Esmo!”, features Shinoda in a fairytale-like setting. She’s flanked by two gentlemen in top hats, and together they dance to a hip-hop version of “Happy Birthday to You” while promoting the new product. …
On January 29th, it was revealed that popular idol group AKB48 will appear in a TV commercial for “Haruyama”, a company that specializes in the distribution of men’s suits and attires. The upcoming endorsement will feature all 12 popular members such as Oshima Yuko in ‘Handsome Men’s Slim Suit’ and even drastically change their usual hairstyles to …
Today, Nissin Food Products released a new commercial for their ‘Chicken Ramen‘, starring popular child actress Ashida Mana as ‘Hiyoko-chan’ (a young chicken).
Ashida was appointed as the new image character for ‘Chicken Ramen’ back in August of 2011. For this new CM, she’s sporting the same cute costume as in the first commercial.
In the CM, Hiyoko-chan is pushing a …
On January 23rd, ‘Seven & I‘ held a press conference for their upcoming “Valentine Fair“. The event was attended by AKB48 members Maeda Atsuko, Takahashi Minami, Itano Tomomi, and Sashihara Rino, who had fun sharing their past Valentine’s Day experiences.
Itano revealed, “Back during 6th grade in primary school, I bought chocolate worth $10 and brought it all the way to …
Mobile broadcast service BeeTV has released a unique commercial for their upcoming drama, ‘L et M: Watashi ga Anata wo Aisuru Riyuu, Sono Hoka no Monogatari‘, starring Sawajiri Erika in a double role.
‘L et M’ is a love story directed by Kanchiku Yuri (‘Tenshi no Koi’, ‘DOCUMENTARY of AKB48′). Its plot revolves around two women named ‘L’ and …
On January 16th, actresses Igawa Haruka (35), Gouriki Ayame (19), and actor Iseya Yusuke (35) attended an announcement event representing au as new image characters.
Their CM is set to broadcast starting on the 21st and will feature the three as protagonists for a popular manga “Kyojin no Hoshi (Star of the Giants)” alongside with Hoshi Hyuuma, the main character of …
On January 10th, a new Fasio CM featuring Arashi’s Matsumoto Jun (28) and actress Kiritani Mirei was broadcasted nationwide.
In this endorsement, titled “Saikyo no Eye”, Kiritani applies on the “Ultra Curl Lock Mascara” to her lashes, which draws the romantic affections of Matsumoto who approaches her and kisses her long lashes. \
At first, the two said they …
Harajuku fashion icon Kyary Pamyu Pamyu recently revealed her latest collaboration with the adorable and quirky Mameshiba characters, advertising her upcoming single “Tsukema Tsukeru“!
The commercial, which began airing on December 28th, features various Mameshibas with legs dance alongside Kyary and her back-up dancers in scenes from her “Tsukema Tsukeru” PV. These specially-designed Mameshibas were created under …
an has just revealed its latest CM featuring charismatic model/singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and her new song, “Kyary ANAN“!
“Kyary ANAN” is one of the B-sides to her upcoming single “Tsukema Tsukeru“, which will be released on January 11th. The commercial itself will start airing throughout Japan on January 7th.
Check out Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s cute new song and commercial …
U-CAN’s new CM campaign begins on January 1st, and to kick off their promotions, Ikimonogakari’s “Itsudatte Bokura wa” has been confirmed as the theme song for their new commercials!
Shibasaki Kou, Mukai Osamu, and Kimura Tae will continue appearing in U-CAN CMs, and will be joined by Takeda Tetsuya ffor the new year. Additionally, brand new content titled “Nice to Meet …
On December 20th, popular unit DREAMS COME TRUE announced that they’ll be collaborating with popular doughnut chain, Mister Donut, for an event called (lengthily), ‘DREAMS COME TRUE X Mister Donut Kokoro wo Maoruku Project’.
For this project, this unit’s new song “Ai ga Tadoritsuku Basho” will play in the background in every single Mister Donut shop nationwide, starting on …
Popular child actress Ashida Mana will be appearing in Sogou Seibu’s new CMs for its latest winter wear.
In the CM, the adorable child star will show off her “adult fashion” in a trench coat, leather boots, and leather gloves, all while driving through a forest far removed from a busy metropolis. Using the phrase, “Days off are happiness”, Ashida aims …
AKB48’s newest sister group, JKT48, has released a CM for ‘Pocari Sweat‘!
Shot on a gorgeous beach, the girls are seen having fun in the sun while performing “Heavy Rotation“.
Rumor has it that they’ll be releasing their first PV fairly soon, so stay tuned to tokyohive for further updates!
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