[Covers and Parodies Are Appealing Too] Kirin’s Commercial Song [2026]
Kirin is a beverage manufacturer that handles a wide variety of drinks, from alcohol to soft drinks.
In beer, there’s Tanrei and Hon-Kirin; in chu-hi, Hyoketsu; and in soft drinks, Afternoon Tea and Kirin Lemon—its lineup is packed with popular products.
You also see their commercials on TV quite often, don’t you?
Kirin’s commercial songs sometimes use existing tracks as tie-ins, of course, but there are also many cases where the featured performers sing parody versions, or popular songs are reinterpreted as acoustic self-covers—unique versions you can only hear in the commercials.
In this article, we’ll introduce a whole selection of Kirin commercial tracks that many viewers have been curious about.
Enjoy!
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[Covers and parody versions are appealing too] Kirin Commercial Songs [2026] (161–170)
Little Brown Jug
This features Nicole Fujita talking cheerfully about Kirin Ichiban Shibori Yawaraka Shitate.
Because it shows only her happily sharing her impressions, her positive words come across directly.
The background music is “Little Brown Jug,” and its familiar, light melody strongly highlights Nicole Fujita’s bright expressions and narration.
Little Brown Jug
This commercial features Shinichi Tsutsumi and Yuriko Ishida—familiar faces from previous ads—enjoying the Soft Brew, a variation of Kirin Ichiban, Kirin Brewery’s flagship product, introduced in autumn 2023.
The background music is the well-known “Little Brown Jug,” composed by Eastburn in 1869 and made famous by Glenn Miller’s cover.
It’s a beloved jazz standard.
Little Brown Jug
This is a commercial where Tomoya Nakamura and Ryo Katsuji play coworkers drinking Ichiban Shibori at an izakaya.
When Nakamura calls it “an ordinary beer,” Katsuji passionately explains why Ichiban Shibori is anything but ordinary.
Hearing this, Nakamura is convinced, and the ad ends with the two toasting and drinking with relish—an especially memorable moment.
The familiar tune Little Brown Jug is used as the BGM, but this time it’s arranged with a relaxed tempo featuring guitar and brass instruments.
NO EXCUSEB’z
It’s a song included on B’z’s 19th original album, released in 2015.
It was used in a commercial for Kirin’s “Smirnoff Ice” and was written specifically for the ad.
Takahiro Matsumoto, who composed the music, said it was easy to create because the tie-in requested a specific style—“a beat like this,” and so on.
Conversely, Koshi Inaba, who wrote the lyrics, said it was difficult because there were no requests regarding the words.
Blue and SummerMrs. GREEN APPLE
This memorable commercial featuring Mikako Tabe enjoying a delicious-looking beer on a train running through the grasslands is for Kirin Beer’s Tanrei Green Label.
The song that Motoki Omori sings with a guitar in hand in the CM is “Ao to Natsu,” one of Mrs.
GREEN APPLE’s signature tracks.
Unlike the high-energy feel of the original, the acoustic version—highlighted by the gentle sound of the guitar and Omori’s clear, pure vocals—is soothing to listen to.
