Wanted to watch them again! Kirin Ichiban Commercials: A Complete List of CM Songs Through the Years [2026]

While it’s easy to focus on the star-studded cast—starting with Arashi, rising young actor Gaku Hamada, and Ichiro, who drinks beer so deliciously with actor-level prowess—the CM songs also dramatically enhance the presentation.

This time, we’re spotlighting those commercial songs, as well as the direction of the commercials themselves.

Based on reliable feedback from our readers, we researched what’s popular and carefully selected the most highly regarded CM songs.

If you’ve been thinking, “I wanted to watch that one again!” this is for you—please take a look!

Here we go.

Playlist

Wanted to watch them again! Kirin Ichiban Commercials: A Complete List of CM Songs Through the Years [2026]
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Les Champs-ÉlyséesJoe Dassin		Tomoya Nakamura and Kento Kaku portray a senior-junior duo, expressing a relationship of trust.
2	Les Champs-Élysées		A spring scene of a parent and child enjoying beer
3	L-O-V-E (Arrangement)Mori Yuya		Arashi harvests hops in a refreshing beer commercial
4	Twist & ShoutThe Beatles		Promote the features of Kirin Ichiban Shibori White Beer
5	New York, New York (arranged)Okada Mutsumi		Yu Aoi conveys the new sensation of frozen draft beer
6	Being young is wonderful (arranged)Miyakawa Tai		The youthful spirit of enjoying amateur baseball and post-game beers
7	L-O-V-E (Arrangement)Bert Kaempfert		Arashi samples beers from all over the country
8	Little Brown Jug (parody version)Hamada Gaku		Gaku Hamada eats and drinks at an eel restaurant
9	Mr. Blue SkyElectric Light Orchestra		Ichiro Aoi Yū drinks dark beer.
10	Ukiki Watching (Ska Arrangement)Arai Shun		This is the commercial song for Zero ICHI.
11	L-O-V-ENat King Cole		Beer commercial featuring Kazunari Ninomiya and Shinobu Otake
12	Always Look on the Bright Side of LifeEric Idle		Etsushi Toyokawa is being healthy with zero-carb beer
13	Theme from New York, New YorkFrank Sinatra		Origin of the song used in the Kirin Ichiban Shibori commercial
14	Little Brown Jug		A Kirin commercial song that sings about how well Chinese food pairs with beer
15	Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life		Discovering the deliciousness of zero-carb beer
16	Sky of my hometown		A beer sing-along from a Scottish folk song
17	BOY MEETS GIRLTRF		Hikari Mitsushima cheerfully dances to a classic hit by TRF.
18	Twist And ShoutThe Beatles		Introduce the taste of Kirin Ichiban Shibori White in a TV commercial
19	Always Look On The Bright Side Of LifeMonty Python		Etsushi Toyokawa refuses to acknowledge zero carbs and says it tastes good to drink.
20	Little Brown Jug (parody version)		Kirin Ichiban Shibori’s unique commercial
21	SummerHisaishi Joe		Brewing delicious Japanese beer with hops from Tono