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A roundup of commercials featuring Kento Kaku. These humor-filled ads are a must-see!

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.

Since his acting debut in 2007, Kento Kaku has steadily built up his filmography and continued to thrive as an actor.

While he’s praised as a handsome leading man with strong acting skills, one of the reasons for his popularity is also his humorous and approachable personality.

In this article, we’ll showcase all the commercials he has appeared in so far!

There are plenty of fun ads that perfectly match his character.

Whether you’re a fan or not, you’re sure to enjoy this, so take this opportunity to check them out.

Compilation of commercials featuring Kento Kaku. These humor-filled ads are a must-see! (1–10)

Meiji Probio Yogurt R-1 “Commuter Bus” VersionKento Kaku

Meiji Probio Yogurt R-1 “Commuter Bus” Version (30 Seconds)

This commercial depicts Kento Kaku reflecting on how managing his health feels especially challenging in winter, and conveys that R-1 helps support that management.

Because he’s speaking on a commuter bus—an environment that poses health risks—the seriousness of his concerns comes across more strongly.

The ad then introduces the effects of R-1 and calls on viewers to start managing their health with what they can do.

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Kentucky Fried Chicken Red Hot Chicken: “Summer of the 20th Anniversary – 200,000 Pieces Giveaway” EditionKento Kaku, Miyazon

Kento Kaku is stunned by “Red Ogre” Miyazon! He exclaims, “Amazing!” at first sight — Kentucky Fried Chicken Red Hot Chicken new TV commercial and making-of

This is a commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken’s popular Red Hot Chicken campaign.

Kento Kaku appears as Colonel Sanders, and Miyazon shows up dressed as a demon.

The cast eats Red Hot Chicken while sweating—apparently it’s so spicy that Miyazon even breathes fire.

The explosion at the end of the commercial seems to signal the start of the campaign.

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AJINOMOTO Hondashi “Kamatama Pasta” (version)Kento Kaku

"Hondashi®" Kamatama Pasta Version Variety of 3 Dishes TV Commercial 45 Seconds Former Reduced Salt

In the Ajinomoto Hondashi commercial “Kamatama Pasta,” Kento Kaku introduces ways to use Hondashi.

In the first part of the ad, the focus is on kamatama-style pasta, and toward the end it also features pasta made with iriko dashi and kombu dashi.

If you’ve only ever used Hondashi for miso soup or simmered dishes, why not take inspiration from this commercial and try making pasta with it?

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Compilation of commercials featuring Kento Kaku. Don’t miss these humor-filled ads! (11–20)

AJINOMOTO Frozen Foods: White Fried Rice “Big on Reduced Salt!” VersionKento Kaku

Kento Kaku becomes the boss of a neighborhood Chinese eatery!? Ajinomoto Frozen Foods’ new commercial for “White Fried Rice”: “Salt Reduction, Goo-ood! Edition”

In AJINOMOTO Frozen Foods’ White Fried Rice commercial, “Big on Less Salt!,” Kento Kaku’s delightfully humorous performance really shines.

Set in a neighborhood Chinese restaurant, Kaku serves fried rice to customers and confidently touts how delicious it is, as if he were the head chef who made it himself.

Then, from the back, the real chef shouts, “Keep those hands moving, newbie!”—a gag that gets a good laugh.

The way Kaku’s demeanor flips the moment the chef calls out to him is a pitch-perfect bit of comedy.

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Kameda Seika Kameda Kaki no Tane “I Karitto YOU Dance” Version / “I Karitto YOU Umashio” Version / “I Karitto YOU Dance & Umashio” VersionKento Kaku

Kameda Kaki no Tane “I Crunch, You Dance” TV Commercial, 30 seconds

Actor Kento Kaku also appears in Kameda Seika’s Kaki no Tane commercials.

In the “I-Karit-to YOU Dance” version, he shows off his moves to the classic chanson Hymne à l’amour, and in the “I-Karit-to YOU Umashio” version, he introduces the newly released Umashio (savory salt) flavor.

Both commercials have a friendly vibe that makes you want to keep watching.

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JR Central: “To Everyone We Want to See” (Version)Kento Kaku

JR Central TV commercial: 'To Everyone You Want to See' 60-second version

This commercial, which uses footage of many people reuniting, is JR Central’s “To Everyone You Want to See” spot.

Coupled with UA’s song “Ai ni Ikou,” which also serves as the Shinkansen onboard chime, the result is a deeply moving ad.

At the end of the commercial, Kento Kaku, having gotten off the Shinkansen, seems to have met someone important to him and wears a gentle expression.

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KFC Chicken Tatsuta Burger: “A New Era of Tatsuta Burgers”Kento Kaku

Chicken Tatsuta Burger “A New Era of Tatsuta Burgers” | KFC

The person appearing dressed as Colonel Sanders is the actor Kento Kaku.

Is it a press conference venue? Many photographers are surrounding him.

Then he takes the stage and passionately begins to talk about KFC’s new item, the “Tori Tatsuta Burger.” With Kaku’s impassioned words, the phrase that it took eight years, and the footage of tatsuta frying with the sound of oil, it really makes you wonder what it tastes like.

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