Friday, May 8, 2009

Obsessed with this



A crazy Japanese ad for gum that also has a competition where you can make your own version to win a prize (not sure what the prize is though). I have been watching them all morning. The song is so catchy and the dance is so cute. I especially love the chubby girl in the ad who changes from a mannequin into herself, or from a dog into herself in a dog costume. So unusual to see chubby people on TV over there and I kinda feel that they are seeing chubby as being kawaii and not ugly which is kinda sweet.

5 comments:

  1. AH DANGIT! The computer I'm on right now has no speakers..but I can still tell this is gold. hahaha.

    About the chubby girl..I think she may be a famous comedian in Japan that I have heard of who is famous for imitating Beyonce! I think that same girl was a favorite among Japanese people that they would like to get to know from some survey or something!

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  2. Ahhh... You can always trust the Japanese to make weird ads...

    My all time favs still are the Tommy Lee Boss Coffee ads..

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  3. I too have been obsessed with this ad. I can't stop showing it to people. Half dig it, the other half don't get my obsession.

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  4. The chubby girl is Naomi Watanabe, she imitates Beyonce.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqQtsOwOQ6E&feature=player_embedded

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB9Tyg1eyGg&feature=player_embedded

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