AKB48 dances with Pink Lady’s Mie for new ‘Puccho’ CM

It’s been revealed that AKB48 will dance with ’70s pop duo Pink Lady’s Mie in the new CM for UHA Mikakuto’s popular soft candy, Puccho. The new CM features the janken senbatsu members singing and dancing to their new single, “Eien Pressure“. At the end, the girls eat the candy and turn into Puccho dolls. Mie appears in the CM as the “mysterious member,” who dances along with the girls in the same outfit. The CM will come in two versions:...

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JKT48’s Takajo Aki & Nakagawa Haruka to appear in CM in Indonesia

It was revealed that Takajo Aki and Nakagawa Haruka, who have transferred to JKT48, are making an appearance in a TV CM for “POCARI SWEAT” (Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) that will be aired in Indonesia. This will mark the third “POCARI SWEAT” CM that JKT48 members have starred in, and other JKT48 members Melody and Shania are also appearing in the CM with Takajo and Nakagawa. There will be three different versions for the CM,...

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AKB48’s Kitahara Rie to star in her 1st solo CM

On October 23rd, AKB48 member Kitahara Rie attended a CM presentation event for Koji Honpo’s eye make-up product, ‘Eye Talk‘. As this will be her first solo CM, Kitahara commented, “In AKB, it’s highly unlikely for Kitahara to receive a full 15 to 30 seconds.” Although Kitahara sings rhythmically while calling out “eye dol” in the CM, she confessed, “To tell you the truth, I’m not good at singing…” ‘Eye Talk’ is a liquid type make-up product...

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Ueto Aya remains the CM Queen in the first half of 2012

On August 8th, Video Research Ltd. once again released various statistics about the usage of commercials in the first half of 2012. 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 increased again by 3% in all three regions compared to last year. Especially the number of commercials that...

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Nogizaka46 chosen as new CM characters for House Foods’ “Megashaki”

  On July 18th, Nogizaka46 attended a CM presentation event for House Foods‘ carbonated drink, “Megashaki“, as its new CM characters. Nogizaka46 formed in August of last year as the official rival of AKB48, and made their debut in February. Sakurai Reika expressed, “We have to aim really high. We will do our best to catch up to them as soon as possible.” She also commented on this year’s ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen‘ saying, “If we have a chance,...

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AKB48’s Next Girls star in CM for ‘JOYSOUND’

JOYSOUND’s new CM will star AKB48’s Next Girls! Next Girls is comprised of 16 girls who ranked #33 to #48 in AKB48’s ‘4th General Elections‘, which took place back in June. These members include Iwasa Misaki, Matsumura Kaori, Mukaida Manatsu, Nakaya Sayaka, Nakata Chisato, Miyazaki Miho, Nagao Mariya, Fujie Reina, Kobayashi Kana, Maeda Ami, Fukumoto Aina, Nakagawa Haruka, Tano Yuka, Yamada Nana, Miyawaki Sakura, and Katayama Haruka. The catch...

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AKB48 to appear in upcoming Hewlett-Packard CMs

AKB48 has been made the image character for Hewlett-Packard’s latest Japanese commercials yet again, but this time featuring a new line-up of girls! The group’s last endorsement with HP starred AKB48 members Maeda Atsuko, Shinoda Mariko, and Kojima Haruna, among others, but their new CMs will feature six new girls.  AKB48’s Watanabe Mayu, Shimazaki Haruka, and SKE48 (and AKB48) member Matsui Jurina will be featured in the “Ultrabook” version...

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Ebihara Yuri & AKB48’s Kojima Haruna to star in new “TSUBAKI” CMs

Model Ebihara Yuri and AKB48’s Kojima Haruna are set to appear in the third part of haircare brand TSUBAKI’s latest commercial. Continuing after the commercial Mizuhara Kiko starred in previously for TSUBAKI, a love story set in Paris will unfold, featuring the two lovely ladies as the main characters. The CM is said to feel just like a scene from a romantic movie, with each woman starring alongside their own partner for two separate...

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Glico unveils Sherlock-style AKB48 “Ice no Mi” CM!

Glico has just revealed a brand new advertisement for their “Ice no Mi” confections, featuring the girls of AKB48! The CM will be a drama-style CM, in which all AKB48 members become suspects of a murder case, with Maeda Atsuko as a Sherlock Holmes-like detective. After examining the ‘N’ drawn by Team 4’s Kato Rena at the scene of her death along with the mysterious message ‘23K.24AB’ on her cell phone, Maeda concludes that all 89 members...

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JKT48 – Biore CMs (Ponytail no shushu)

JKT48 – Biore CMs (Ponytail no shushu) Password: AKBgirl...

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JKT48 – New Mio J CMs (Aitakatta)

JKT48 – New Mio J CMs (Aitakatta) Password: AKBgirls48 ...

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