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Compilation of McDonald’s commercials: a collection of ads featuring popular, captivating performers

McDonald’s, the hamburger chain with the largest market share in Japan.

McDonald’s commercials are produced actively, and when you watch TV or video sites, you often see new spots popping up.

In this article, we’ll introduce all the McDonald’s commercials that have aired so far in one go.

From those that drew attention for their star-studded casts to ones featuring charming, humorous direction, there’s a wide variety to enjoy.

We’ll also highlight the background music used in the commercials, so if there’s a song that caught your ear while watching, be sure to check it out.

McDonald’s Commercial Compilation: A Collection of Ads Featuring Popular Performers (71–80)

McDonald’s Double Burger “Night Mac Manager / Into the Night” VersionSatoshi Tsumabuki, Sairi Ito

[CM] McDonald’s Double Burger “Night Mac Manager / Into the Night” Version, 60 Seconds – YOASOBI

This is a McDonald’s commercial featuring actor Satoshi Tsumabuki and actress Sairi Ito.

The song is one of YOASOBI’s signature tracks, “Yoru ni Kakeru” (Racing into the Night)! It’s a Night Mac Double Burger ad that depicts a romance between Tsumabuki as the Night Mac manager and a woman played by Ito.

The storyline aligns with the lyrics, so be sure to pay attention to the music as you watch!

McFlurry KitKat & Super OREO “Why not have both?!” version

The commercial “Why not have both!?” for McFlurry Kit Kat & Super Oreo featuring Moe Kamikokuryo from ANGERME.

Dressed in a rock-inspired outfit and strumming a guitar, Moe Kamikokuryo sings Tetsu and Tomo’s hugely popular bit ‘Nandearo’ (‘Why is that?’).

Why is it that even after deciding which McFlurry to get, you see the poster in the store and end up torn all over again? And so on… She sings all the whys and how-comes surrounding the two kinds of McFlurry to the familiar ‘Nandearo’ melody.

When there are two choices, you could keep debating forever! It’s a song that captures exactly how people feel when they’re standing in front of those McFlurries.

Chicken McNuggets: “Deliciousness to share with everyone. Nuggets.”

Masato Sakai as a dad shares cute interactions with his kids in a heartwarming McDonald’s commercial: new ad for “Chicken McNuggets 15 Pieces,” ‘Deliciousness to share with everyone. Nuggets’ edition.

This is the McDonald’s commercial featuring Masato Sakai, titled “Sharing Deliciousness with Everyone: Nuggets.” The gentle BGM that perfectly matches the warmhearted image of a father and his sons is “Nikai no Uta” (Song of the Second Floor) by the folk singer Setagaya Poppins.

It’s a song that evokes the quintessential nostalgia of folk music—you can almost picture the townscapes and scenes described in the lyrics.

The song is said to be modeled after a room on the second floor of the family home where Setagaya Poppins once lived.

No wonder it feels so nostalgic.

McDonald’s Commercial Compilation: A Collection of Popular Ads Featuring Beloved Cast Members (81–90)

Double Cheeseburger: “Unchanging, delicious. Double Cheeseburger” Edition

Masato Sakai, Masato Sakai “Unchanging, delicious. Double Cheeseburger” version – McDonald’s

This is the McDonald’s commercial, “Unchanging, Delicious: Double Cheeseburger,” which feels like a drama starring Masato Sakai and Takashi Yamanaka.

It’s a CM that looks back on the two men from their youth to the present.

The music, perfect as a BGM to reminisce about one’s youth or hectic daily life, is an original song written specifically for this CM by composer and musician Akio Izutsu.

It’s a track that evokes a certain sense of nostalgia.

It’s such a shame we only get to hear a little of it in the commercial—you’d really want to hear the full version, wouldn’t you?

McFlurry Super Oreo “DJ McFlurry Appears” version

“DJ McFlurry” is so cool!! McDonald’s commercial

In the McFlurry Super Oreo commercial “DJ McFlurry Arrives,” a cute McFlurry character becomes a DJ and shows off some slick record-spinning.

The cool rap featured in the ad is by hip-hop singer Masahiro Niiyama.

The track asks, “Will you go with the usual McFlurry, or the newly launched, extra-Oreo McFlurry?”—but it’s such a stylish rap that you might not even realize that’s the question at first.

Still, it feels friendly and familiar, and you can’t help but find yourself saying the lines out loud as you decide on a McFlurry.

Hot Apple Pie & Hot Strawberry Pie: The ‘Stability, Adventure, and Pie’ Edition

McDonald’s Commercial: Hot Apple Pie & Hot Strawberry Pie “Stability, Adventure, and Pie” Version, 30 Seconds (2020)

A McDonald’s commercial for the Hot Apple Pie and Hot Strawberry Pie featuring Yoko Maki and Sairi Ito.

The waltz melody played on saxophone in this ad is an original piece.

It has a slightly moody vibe that perfectly suits the ad’s grown-up question: What is it that makes adults happy? At the end, the familiar McDonald’s “ba-da-ba-ba-baa” melody is played on saxophone.

The light, chuckle-worthy exchange between the two actresses is nicely tied together by the atmosphere, leaving a memorable impression.

McDonald’s Japan 50th Anniversary: Together with Family. “The Reason I’m Here”

Yoshiko Miyazaki becomes a delicate young girl! Passionately playing two roles—“50 years ago” and “now”—in McDonald’s new commercial, “The Reason I’m Here.”

“Anata” was used in the TV commercial “The Reason I’m Here,” which aired to commemorate McDonald’s 50th anniversary in Japan.

The touching story—featuring Yoshiko Miyazaki reminiscing about her youth while eating hamburgers with her grandchild at McDonald’s—became a hot topic.

“Anata” was originally a signature song by Akiko Kosaka, released in 1973.

In this commercial, a cover version of the Showa-era classic “Anata,” sung by Aoi Teshima, is used, bringing the beloved old song back to life with the voice of a contemporary singer.