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[January 2025] A roundup of commercials that caught my attention

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.

Even after entering January 2025, a wave of buzzworthy commercials featuring famous actors and actresses has continued to appear.

From FamilyMart’s ad showcasing Kotaro Yoshida and Rikako Yagi with warm expressions, to JCB Platinum’s commercial highlighting Tori Matsuzaka’s smart presence, this month’s diverse lineup of visuals is capturing our hearts.

In this article, we’ll dive into the appeal of these latest commercials in detail, along with information about the cast and the featured songs.

Latest Commercials [January 2025] (21–30)

GU “WOMEN Slim Flared Jeans” Ad

[GU Official] [WOMEN] Slim Flared Jeans 15 Seconds (Horizontal)

This is an introductory commercial for women’s slim flare jeans.

There’s no narration; instead, it quickly cuts between shots of models wearing the jeans.

It’s a simple production that straightforwardly makes you think, “So cool! I want to try them on!”

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Google Pixel 9 Pro: Taishi Oda ‘Long-Lasting Battery’ / ‘Circle to Search’

Google Pixel 9 Pro: Long-lasting Battery Edition #TeamPixel

Google Pixel 9 Pro: Circle to Search Edition #TeamPixel

This is a Google Pixel promotional commercial featuring wheelchair tennis player Taiki Oda.

It highlights AI-powered battery management for longer life and the convenience of Circle to Search for easily finding clothing and shoes you like.

The ad not only showcases the usefulness of Google Pixel, but also gives a glimpse of Oda outside of his matches.

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Honda SPORTS “Strongest of the two Rs” version

[Honda SPORTS] TV commercial (Web version) “Dual R: The Strongest” 30 seconds

This one, like a concept movie, is a promotional commercial introducing the Civic under the Honda SPORTS banner.

Many Honda fans were surely thrilled by the sight of the Civic tearing around the circuit.

The tagline that appears at the end—“Honda is about driving.

Right?”—is incredibly cool, making it a very striking and memorable ad that will impress any car enthusiast.

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JAL MLB Tokyo Series Boarding Campaign: “Now, It Begins”Shohei Ohtani

JAL MLB Tokyo Series Boarding Campaign 'Now, It Begins' 15 seconds

This is a collaborative commercial between the MLB Tokyo Series, where a Major League Baseball team is coming to Japan, and JAL.

It introduces a campaign where you can enter a lottery to win game tickets by using JAL Group domestic flights.

The footage of Shohei Ohtani in action is cool and really memorable.

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JCB Card ‘JCB Platinum’ EditionTori Matsuzaka

JCB Platinum | TV Commercial Main Version (30-second ver.)

This is a commercial introducing JCB Platinum and the wonderful experiences you can enjoy by having it.

Tori Matsuzaka serves as the presenter to showcase the card’s appeal, emphasizing that JCB Platinum helps you grow as a person.

His calm narration and smart, stylish demeanor leave a strong impression.

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JRA-VAN ‘Excited Kinnikun: Paddock’ version / ‘Nakayama Kinnikun vs. Almond Eye: Workout’ versionNakayama Kinnikun

JRA-VAN TV Commercial: “Excited Kinniku-kun in the Paddock” / JRA-VAN NEXT

JRA-VAN TV Commercial: “Nakayama Kinni-kun vs. Almond Eye – Workout” / JRA-VAN Smartphone App

In the JRA-VAN commercials, which let you enjoy horse racing on your PC or smartphone, Nakayama Kinnikun appears as a racehorse.

In the “Overexcited Kinnikun: Paddock” version, he’s shown walking around the paddock, and in the “Nakayama Kinnikun vs.

Almond Eye: Final Workout” version, he dashes across the track and puts up a good fight against Almond Eye.

As always, commercials featuring Nakayama Kinnikun are full of humor and very entertaining.

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JR Kyushu “JR Kyupo Reward Ticket Starts!!” Version

JR Kyūpo Special Ticket Launch!!

This is a promotional commercial for JR Kyushu’s point system, JR Kyupo.

It explains that you can earn points by using JR Kyushu-related services and use those points to ride the train.

The catchy visuals featuring the mascot character, Kyupo-chan, are really eye-catching!

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