Strange and Weird (and Cool) Things from Japan
The weird thing here is not only Ronald McDonald’s sudden gender change, nor the stark colors, but actually the fact that European/American McDonalds hasn’t done this long ago: Remember, sex sells. And while Ronald may have been a great tool marketing to kids in the past, those youngsters are over-sexualized these days anyway. Not only in Japan.
Here are three more weird Japanese commercials.
Pokemon Bread:
Now, Pokemon has been a global hit, proving that not only the Japanese are weird. However I think Pokemon bread would not sell here… and the voice at the very end is a classic, too.
More Pretz:
The pretz girl is always nice. Ironically, the two guys have way bigger tits than the chick… and I do find the commercial weird enough for inclusion here, even if it’s not as cool as some of the other Pretz videos.
Lemon soda:
Uhm…. right. One wonders whether to have sympathy for that lemon, or envy it. I am sure G. is in the later camp.
I thought this was actually cute:
It’s not really wacky though - so consider it a bonus. ;)
(Via Weird Asia News.)
I know, I know. I really wanted to post fewer commercials. But we just haven’t run out of material yet. Today, I want to share two commercials for high-tech toilet seats with you:
I guess for the genuine experience you have to add the toilet mp3 player, and use poetry toilet paper when you are done. And for more toilet wackiness, revisit the toilet training video!
Alright, alright. I’ll try to find something besides weird/funny commercials for a change.
I don’t get it…. I guess it’s supposed to be artsy. Either way it’s weird enough for inclusion on this site.