Miyazaki Aoi’s new CM series for “earth music&ecology”

Miyazaki Aoi will star in a new CM series for the apparel brand, “earth music&ecology“, which started airing on October 20th.  The shoot of the CM was held in New Zealand, and Aoi tries skiing while she sings THE BLUE HEART’s masterpiece, “Jounetsu no Bara“.

In total, there are three different versions: “Skiing”, “Walking on the snow”, and “Scoop”.

According to Oricon Style, …


Behind the scenes of Perfume’s latest CM

Take a look at two behind the scenes clips of the previously reported Perfume CM for Natural Beauty Basic!


“BERSERK” releases new CM with a narration by GACKT

Manga creator Miura Kentarou will have a new CM for the 35th volume of his manga “Berserk”.

Miura is a huge fan of J-rock star GACKT and has personally asked him to narrate the CM. GACKT comments, “I suddenly just jumped into the ‘Berserk’ world, and found that it is fascinating. It’s just waiting for more believers.”  The CM will appear on Fuji …


Ueto Aya likes Kato Seishiro

After her break up with V6 member Morita Go, has Ueto Aya found someone new? Yes, but not in
a romantic sort of way.

Ueto Aya has been chosen to be the new face for NEXCO (Central Nippon Expressway Company), together with the incredibly cute child actor Kato Seishiro. They will now be informing the public about the upcoming project and its effects, …


ARASHI’s Matsumoto Jun to appear as a priest in a CM

On September 22, Arashi’s Matsumoto Jun attended an event for the commercial presentation of Daio paper’s newest product, ‘+Water’ tissues.

In the commercial, Matsumoto is clad in priest’s clothes waiting at the altar for people who wish to take the “vow of moisture”. ‘+Water’ boasts 170% more liquid component than previous Daio paper’s product, so it guarantees complete moisture …


Ninomiya Kazunari’s new CM available online

Seems like Arashi’s Ninomiya Kazunari will soon invade the television screens of Japan. His CM for Hitachi’s refrigerator line is going to air not long after his CM for “スープdeおこげ (Su-pu de Okoge)“. This product, which is highly popular among working women, has been endorsed by Ninomiya since 2007.

You can view the CM on …


Behind the scenes of Ninomiya Kazunari’s newest Hitachi CM

Arashi’s Ninomiya Kazunari was chosen to advertise the refrigerators for an eco-friendly line of Hitachi home appliances.  This will be the third CM made for the line, as Sakurai Sho and Aiba Masaki have already released commercials for the line’s vacuum cleaner and washing machine, respectively.

The CM will feature Ninomiya coming into his apartment and finding a …


SMAP collaborates with Ishikawa Ryo for Lotte CM

It was revealed by Oricon that pro-golfer Ishikawa Ryo will star in a new CM for Lotte’s  “Green Gum”, which will use SMAP’s song “Glamorous” as the main theme.

Ishikawa said that he felt honored to be working with such national pop stars and that he had been listening to their songs ever since he was young.  SMAP’s “夜空ノムコウ (Yozora no …


Kiritani Mirei’s attempt to create buzzword through CM

Model/actress Kiritani Mirei (20) attended an event that featured her CM for Bourbon’s “Almondrush” chocolate. This is her first time to appear in a CM by herself.

Whilst promoting “Almondrush”, Kiritani adopted a habit of attaching “-sh” in every word she said in the CM, in an effort to create a new buzzword – like “Otsukaresama desh”. She’s hoping that high …


Eikura Nana to appear in a new Lotte CM

Actress Eikura Nana will once again star in a CM for  Lotte products. The CM shows Eikura, relaxing in a kotatsu while eating Lotte’s “Yukimi Daifuku”, an ice cream wrapped in a thin layer of mochi (rice cake).

Even though the shooting for the CM took place during the early summer, Eikura was very impressed with the set …


Koyuki stars in CM for new Bufferin Product

At the product launch for “Bufferin Kaze EX” in Tokyo today, pharmaceutical company Bufferin officially announced Koyuki (33) as the face of its most recent CM series.

‘Bufferin Kaze EX’ is a fever-reducer and pain reliever and has been sold in Japan since the first of this month.  It is purportedly fast-acting while being easier on the stomach …


New Morning Musume unit promotes Georgia coffee

Nakazawa Yuko (37), Iida Kaori (29), Abe Natsumi (29), Yasuda Kei (30), and Ogawa Makoto (23), the five most popular Morning Musume OG members, have combined to form the new sub-unit, “Afternoon Musume δ“. The said sub-unit will be releasing a new CM promoting the new Georgia coffee drinks on September 9. Koide Keisuke (26), …


Ueto Aya’s “insurance teacher” role

Sompo Japan, a Japanese insurance company, will be airing two new commercials namely, “Informing Insurance Teacher – Faint Love” and “Informing Insurance Teacher – Hot Proposal”, which will star Ueto Aya (24) as an insurance teacher.

Ueto will be portraying a woman called Fun, an “insurance teacher” that men seek to ask for advice about, well, insurances.  Most …


Aoi Yu’s “Blush” CM for Calbee

Actress Aoi Yu (25) is set to appear in a new Calbee Potato Chips CM.

The CM was taped using a high speed camera, and only used two seconds of footage to produce the whole CM. The CM shows Aoi Yu eating the chips with her mouth opened wide and gnawing in very slow motion.

“I feel a little embarrassed,” said Aoi …


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