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The Cook Do commercial song

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.

Cook Do, Ajinomoto’s Chinese seasoning series, offers a lineup of blended seasonings like mapo tofu mix, twice-cooked pork (hoikoro) sauce, and aromatic flavor pastes.When you think of Cook Do commercials, the memorable images are of families enjoying delicious-looking Chinese dishes, right?Just watching them makes you hungry, and the music that accompanies the ads is great too.In this article, we’ll introduce all the songs that have been used in Cook Do commercials to date.We’ve picked out everything from staple marches and light classical pieces to jazz standards and newly written original tracks, so be sure to check them out.

The Cook Do commercial song

Ajinomoto Cook Do Pork Belly & Eggplant “Makes You Want to Eat More Rice” Edition

Original songHayashibe Akiko

It’s interesting how Cook Do commercials casually use well-known pieces—sometimes classical, sometimes jazz.

There are actually cases where original instrumental tracks are used, too.

The piece in the ad featured here, with Eiko Koike for “Kyō no Ōzara: Pork Belly and Eggplant,” was composed by Akiko Hayashibe.

It’s an instrumental that perfectly fits the CM mold—never intruding on the visuals, yet not getting lost either.

Hayashibe is also a bassist and has worked on many commercial and film scores, and she’s provided music for another Cook Do spot as well—the “Pork Belly and Daikon” version.

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Ajinomoto Cook Do “Usable, huh! Chinjao Rosu” Version

Oh SusannaMatsuo Kenjirō

“Oh Suzanna” (an English song)

Oh SusannaMatsuo Kenjirō

Watching Tomomitsu Yamaguchi and Hana Sugisaki, both hungry, stuffing their faces so deliciously makes you feel hungry too, doesn’t it? Because the production deliberately avoids sound effects and dialogue until the latter half, many people probably found the song—starting with a light, acoustic guitar backing used as BGM—sticking in their ears.

It’s an arrangement by Kenjiro Matsuo of “Oh! Susanna,” composed by Stephen Foster, one of the leading American composers of the 19th century.

The choice to hum “la la la” instead of singing the lyrics also suits this version, which blends an Americana vibe with pop-rock.

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In conclusion

We introduced the songs used in Cook Do’s commercials. In addition to famous marches and classical pieces, selections from jazz masterpieces were also featured. It was also striking how many original tracks were used that blended in seamlessly with those classics. I’m excited to see what kind of music will be featured in the future!