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Korea to ban young celebs in alcohol ads

April 26, 2015 by Yein Jee

South Korea has passed a bill to restrict people who are younger than 25-years-old from appearing in advertisements for alcoholic beverages.

The bill was proposed when figure skating star Kim Yu-na advertised for a beer in 2012, which created debates on how popular idols could influence young people into drinking, which is becoming a huge concern in Korea.

Koreans do drink a lot. Surprisingly they are not even in the top 20 when it comes to alcohol consumption per capita (data by OECD and WHO)… either the stats are crooked or those countries on top are in serious shit.

The biggest name affected by the news is popular singer IU who’s 21. There used to be more young idols involved (in alcohol commercials) but seems like most beverage companies are self-restraining in this matter for the past couple of years.

Not sure how much this bill could help regardless. Drinking culture in Korea is deeply rooted, youngsters have way too many channels (when they grow up, if not sooner) to get into the habit beside celebrity endorsements.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Drinks and beverages, Korean commercials, Korean pop culture, South Korea

7-Eleven Thailand – 7 Drink commercial

June 17, 2013 by Yein Jee

Cute girls in Thai commercial for 7-Eleven convenient stores (and its beverages)…

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: 7-Eleven Stores, Asian commercials, Asian pop culture, Asian videos, Asian women, Drinks and beverages, Kingdom of Thailand, Thai commercials, Thai Food, Thai pop culture

Beast – Dun.Sum.Cool

May 1, 2013 by Yein Jee

Korean boy band Beast in latest commercial for Dunkin’ Donuts’s cold beverages…

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Asian commercials, Asian Food, Asian videos, Drinks and beverages, Dunkin' Donuts, East Asia, Highlight (band), Korean commercials, Korean Food, Korean pop culture, Korean showbiz, South Korea

Japanese beer foam maker

April 15, 2013 by Yein Jee

Infomercial for Takara Tomy Arts’s Beer Hour foam makers. Hour is pronounced similarly to Japanese word for bubble/foam, a play of words for the product names…

Takara Tomy Beer Hour

The Japanese company is primarily a toy-gadget maker. Many of its products are made for entertainment instead of genuine usability. It can be brilliant at times, just that it’s not something people would use often after the hype.

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Asian commercials, Drinks and beverages, East Asia, Gadget & Gizmo, Japan blog, Japanese commercials, Japanese pop culture, Takara Tomy Group, Toys & Figures

Chum Churum Soju – like the first time

December 12, 2012 by Yein Jee

New Korean commercial for Chum Churum rice wine, featuring young idols Hyuna, Hara and Hyorin. The trio is replacing pop singer Lee Hyori as the brand ambassador… a tough task as Hyori was almost synonymous with the soju for the past few years.

[Read more…] about Chum Churum Soju – like the first time

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: 4Minute Band, Asian commercials, Asian pop culture, Chum Churum Soju, Drinks and beverages, East Asia, KARA Korea, Kim Hyun-ah, Koo Hara, Korean commercials, Korean pop culture, Korean showbiz, Korean women, Sistar Korean Group, South Korea

Santa Miranda Kerr x Lipton Japan

September 6, 2012 by Yein Jee

Lipton Japan [Jp] is working again with Miranda Kerr in a new advertisement. The Australian model charmed the Japanese earlier this year with a Limone iced lemon tea commercial. And she’s back in yellow Santa style with the same fun song.

Miranda Kerr Lipton Japanese commercial

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Asian commercials, Asian videos, Australia Blog, Drinks and beverages, Fun and humour, Japan blog, Japanese commercials, Japanese Food, Japanese pop culture, Lipton Tea, Miranda Kerr

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