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Funny Commercial [2021]

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICHane Keisuke
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. After working in a music studio and handling wedding sound, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with a variety of instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in junior high school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on my own musical activities and the experience gained through my work, I produce daily articles, including various song introductions, features on music festivals around the country, and live reports. In music, I enjoy not only rock from Japan and abroad but, lately, a wide range of J-pop as well.

2021 was a year full of memorable commercials! There were lots of ads that left an impression, from those with unique, creative direction to ones featuring fun songs.

In this article, we’ll introduce some of the most entertaining commercials that got people talking in 2021.

We’ve carefully selected works that stuck with viewers—like “That commercial was amazing!” and “This one made me laugh!” Feel free to look back with a sense of nostalgia, or discover masterpieces you might have missed.

You’re sure to find a new favorite!

Funny Commercials [2021] (11–20)

Nissin Cup Noodles: Save the World with the Super Fusion

Save the world with Cup Noodles Super Combination — edition

This commercial starts off with a slightly old-fashioned tokusatsu hero vibe.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nissin’s Cup Noodles, it features a concept where various flavors of Cup Noodles are combined—just like a hero combining parts—in the “Save the World with a Super Combination” version.

Nissin’s commercials are often quirky and funny, and this one, while elaborate, has a relaxed, lightly comedic feel that makes you chuckle.

And true to form, just when you think it’s a gag, they let you know it’s actually being sold for real.

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Nissin Cup Noodles “Parapara Powder” Version

NISSIN CUP NOODLE CHEESE CURRY Commercial “Parapara Powder” Version 30 Seconds

This is the commercial for Nissin’s Cup Noodles “European-Style Cheese Curry,” titled the “Para-Para Powder” version.

It’s a cup noodle featuring European-style curry topped with a powdered blend of three cheeses.

The background music is a parody of Morning Musume’s “Happy Summer Wedding,” swapping in repeated “para-para” to match the “Para-Para Powder” theme.

Three cheeses—Emmental, Parmesan, and Gouda—appear as cute illustrations, grating themselves with a shredder and sprinkling onto the Cup Noodles.

At the end, Tomoharu Shoji appears wearing heavy makeup and shouts “Melty!” in the exaggerated style of his famous “Mikitty!” catchphrase, implying the idea of melting (lol).

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Nissin Yakisoba U.F.O. TV commercial “Chomolungma U.F.O.” editionHiroshi Fujioka

Hiroshi Fujioka CM [Chomolungma U.F.O. Complete!] Nissin Yakisoba U.F.O.

This is the Nissin Yakisoba U.F.O.

commercial titled “Chomolungma U.F.O.” featuring Hiroshi Fujioka.

It introduces an easy hack: pile microwave-heated bean sprouts on U.F.O.

cup yakisoba to resemble Mount Chomolungma (Everest), then just drizzle sesame oil and sprinkle salt and pepper on top.

On top of that, the ad is irresistibly attention-grabbing because Fujioka sings “Chomolungma” to a parody of the Kamen Rider theme song, with eye-catching vocals and moves.

And watching Fujioka devour the yakisoba so heartily really makes you crave it.

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Kansai Electrical Safety Association: The Story of a Man Who Suddenly Became a Kansai Person One Day

A compilation of commercials featuring a man gradually becoming a uniquely Kansai-style Kansai Electric Safety Association person

The Kansai Electrical Safety Inspection Association’s commercial is so familiar to Kansai folks that most people can’t help but start singing the jingle the moment they see the company name.

People even joke it’s cursed so you can’t read it normally (lol).

The story called “The Man Who Suddenly Became a Kansai Person One Day” isn’t about a man who gradually turns Kansai after relocating from the Kanto region for work—it’s literally about him becoming Kansai “all of a sudden” one day.

It’s packed to the brim with Kansai-only in-jokes that make you wonder, “Will people outside the Kansai area even find this funny?” It runs for 12 episodes, unfolds like a drama, and was a hot topic on social media when it was released in 2020.

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