Told you this was getting popular – the Afflac jingle “Manekineko Duck No Uta” has gone from 30-second spot to twee-tastic music video to an actual live experience. Japan Probe has got the video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7_nhovG3Vk&hl=en&fs=1&] Most startling of all is this performance seems to be happening on Music Station, probably the biggest weekly music show…
Takuya Kimura, better known as the dude with long hair in boy band SMAP, stars in an ad for Windows 7. Much to the joy of folks who frown on boy bands, Kimura spends most of the commercial being hurled into a building. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rdJvy3BFwU&hl=en&fs=1&] (First spotted at Japanator)
This Afflac ad starring the apparently famous all over the world Afflac duck and a cat has been running on Japanese TV a bunch since about mid August. It’s got cute music, cute dancing animals and I’m sure great information about insurance. Watch it, it’s charming. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j15ZDcXz3Ds&hl=en&fs=1&] Turns out the “cute music” in the ad…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTolFsb2H1Y&hl=en&fs=1&] So, I guess every college girl’s favorite pop group Backstreet Boys recently played some shows in Japan and appeared on a Japanese TV show. In this clip they talk about how much they love sushi and reveal which cities they thought deserved the Olympics. If Obama was counting on the crucial Backstreet backing for…
A blog focused on discovering the music landscape of Japan wouldn’t be complete without at least a mention of SMAP. I’ve had the chance to listen to a decent amount of SMAP tracks (and have even more to sort through, though I’m in no rush…) and for the most part they aren’t very good. Since…