[Recruit Agent Commercials] A Look Back at Memorable Ads Over the Years
Those Recruit Agent commercials you happen to catch on TV or your smartphone.
The images of people at work and the messages that resonate with the heart are striking, and many of you have probably found yourselves watching them without realizing it.
In this article, we’ll introduce the actors who appear in Recruit Agent’s commercials, as well as the memorable storylines.
If you’ve ever wondered, “Who was that in the commercial?” be sure to check it out!
[Recruit Agent Commercials] A Feature on Memorable Ads Through the Years (1–10)
Recruit Agent PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS “Reon Konesu” Version / “Ryusei Shinoyama” Version / “Rosco Allen” VersionReon Yonasu, Ryusei Shinoyama, Rosco Allen
Throughout the series, this is a Recruit Agent commercial featuring players from the professional basketball team Kawasaki Brave Thunders.
It showcases each player’s strengths—like steals, leadership, and three-point shooting—through actual game footage.
Watching this ad really makes you think, “What are my own strengths?”
Recruit Agent “An era where you can search on your own?” / “Then we just have to make it, right?”Issey Takahashi, Yuya Yagira


It’s a series of commercials where Issey Takahashi and Yuya Yagira make people who are raring to say, “I’ll handle my job change all by myself, even if I’m busy!” stop and reconsider, saying, “That’s not necessarily the best way.” They convey that there’s information only pros know and that if you leave it to professionals, you can balance it even when you don’t have time—properly supporting people changing jobs.
The two of them striking poses while delivering their lines looks a bit awkward, and their interlude-like back-and-forth, where they cover for each other, is kind of funny, isn’t it?
Recruit Agent Whispering Duo: “Foot Massage” / “Batting Center” / “Escalator”Issey Takahashi, Yuya Yagira



In this commercial, which portrays people struggling with career changes throughout the series, Issei Takahashi and Yuya Yagira appear and mutter “Recruit Agent” at every turn.
The settings vary—from a massage room to a batting cage to an escalator inside a building—suggesting just how many people are worried about changing jobs.
Watching the duo pop up everywhere, you might get the feeling that with Recruit Agent, any worry could be resolved.
Recruit Agent “You’ll find it” version / “From a wide range of possibilities” versionIssey Takahashi, Yuya Yagira


A commercial where Issey Takahashi and Yuya Yagira promote the appeal of job-hunting with Recruit Agent.
It highlights that Recruit Agent has as many as 100,000 job listings and that consulting with an agent during your job search helps you discover a wide variety of opportunities.
Both versions of the commercial include amusing touches that will make you chuckle, so be sure to take a closer look.
Recruit Agent: “Are strengths something only you can understand?” / “Is changing jobs lonely?”Issey Takahashi, Yuya Yagira


The “Are strengths something only you can know?” and “Is job hunting lonely?” versions are commercials that overturn the fixed ideas everyone has about job hunting.
In each spot, as the titles suggest, job seekers appear who believe “I understand my own strengths best” and “Job hunting is something you do alone.” But then Issey Takahashi and Yuya Yagira show up and reassure them that there’s also a way to proceed together with an agent.
The message lowers the hurdles of the job-hunting process and feels encouraging, resulting in a commercial that makes you think, “I want to try using it.”


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