How KFC Became a Christmas Tradition in Japan - Cheddar Examines
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ส.ค. 2024
- Kentucky for Christmas was a chance KFC marketing campaign that evolved into an annual tradition that amounts to 10% of Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan's yearly sales. Cheddar examines the history and success.
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Imagine going to Japan on Christmas holiday and you want to try some real Japanese food and then everyone just starts eating KFC
LOL
When in Rome, eat KFC 😁
Me who is a fan of kfc: I'll allow it
KFC = authentic Japanese cuisine
Well, KFC for Christmas in Japan is authentically Japanese food.
Japan celebrates Christmas more as a festival of foreign origin instead of a religious (or even secular) holiday. It's not surprising that a clever ad would combine Japan's love of chicken in general with their adoption of Christmas as a fun import.
If you are looking for a comparison:
Christmas in Japan is like Cinco de Mayo or St. Patrick's Day in the United States.
At least saying "Merry Christmas" doesn't offend them.
Dubuya Jay yeah, don’t know why some people get offended by it. Yeah, you might not believe in Jesus, but the phrase ‘merry Christmas’ is used as a greeting, y know, not to force religion on you
@@bigdickpornsuperstar the irish potato famine forced many off the island and the ones who who couldnt leave said 'dont forget where you come from' as a result america has more irish people than ireland.
@@dubuyajay9964 I think it's more that people generally get offended when not saying Merry Christmas. Maybe it's different in New York or something.
Thanks for this interesting video!
But as a Japanese, I just wanted to point out few things in here.
0:00 The bucket on thumbnail is Chinese.首推日 is not a Japanese word.
0:15 KFC in Japan don’t serve alcohol (except for two specific stores in Tokyo, “KFC Bar”). I think that wine and mashed potatoes showed in the TV commercial are just props. On the commercial, they are actually saying that you can get 5 original chickens, 5 W pepper chickens, and 10 nugges for ¥2300(≒$23).
1:26 Mitsubishi is “総合商社” which is pronounced SOGO shosha. Not sogA.
3:36 Japanese people don’t celebrate Christmas as a religious event, but quite few of us definatly enjoy Christmas as a fun activity. It is common for us to adopt foreign country’s religious event as just some fun activity (or as a big commercial opportunity) not realizing that they are religious events, such like Saint Valentine’s day, easter, or halloween.
In addition, in Japan we don’t eat whole chicken in daily meal, and since turkey is kind of uncommon in Japan, and they are too big for Japanese to handle, roasted whole chicken is enough special for us.
It’s kind of disappointing that these misunderstandings are so obvious for us that only if just one Japanese person had checked this before publishing!
Wow, I didn’t meant this to be so long, but I just wanted to correct the misunderstanding! Sorry for my broken english and thanks for reading till here!Overall, I enjoyed this video!! Keep it up:)
Great job explaining! +1
I don't see any broken English. Unless my English is broken. Then it might be
Mitsubishi DOES NOT MAKE MOTORCYCLES! they really messed up in this vid
Wow where I am from. Turkey was so cheap growing up we baked a turkey at least once a month. I think I ate more turkey then chicken. Which is why I always find it strange that people say it so hard to cook. Beef was our special dinner. Or fried chicken.
yes, those white people mess a lot of things
Wait a minute, was that the 'Plastic Love' lady?
Yes.
The one and only :))
Mariya Takeuchi!
Nice memory
Yup.
I thought it was kind of weird when I was in Japan too. It also seemed to be more of a couple's thing (like Valentine's Day) instead of a family thing.
Now, my Japanese wife and I live in the US, and we still celebrate Christmas with KFC. People think we're weird but my wife views KFC like a special treat. When I ask her if she wants to order out sushi or KFC, she always picks KFC. I've got no problem with it. It tastes great and it's 5 times cheaper than sushi.
Why’s it gotta be sushi? Racist toward your own wife bro? Wow
@@jacksonrelaxin3425 Are you an idiot or just a troll? Or you can be both.
@@jacksonrelaxin3425 💀
@@jacksonrelaxin3425bru
@@jacksonrelaxin3425 Uneducated.
This is something that would be considered trashy if it were a American tradition.
@@irthamepali makes sense
@@irthamepali nice there with the bigotry....
@@Illumirage lol
@Rice Krispies It's not for snooty Millennials like you, I'm glad the Japanese have no problems eating KFC without their noses up.
What the hell does this even mean. The liberal mind is truly a broken device.
Mariya Takeuchi!
Wait - I knew about the tradition but I didn't know they got wine too. Now I want some KFC wine; I'm just curious.
I’m sorry but the wine is just a prop for the TV commercial. Japanese KFC don’t serve alcohols😢
Its made from 11 secret grapes, herbs, and spices
Facts
Eating Japanese KFC is on my "bucket" list!
LOL!! Don't expect mashed potatoes. In Japan..they seem to think the appropriate side is tossed salad. UM..no. Not on my "bucket" list..unless I buy my bucket in the US..with extra mashed potatoes. YUM!!
@@budderkupp1282 Learn to read. What does mashed potatoes got anything to do here? We are talking about the chicken, not mashed potatoes. The OP didn't say anything about mashed potatoes and not everyone like them, or need them added to their KFC meal. My cousins hate it even though they ate KFC since they were children.
@@miyako1909 I hate KFC without mashed potatoes. The Japanese KFC meal is boring as hell to me and many others. I wouldn't buy it!! And..what the hell are you talking about..telling me to learn to read. The topic is the KFC tradition in Japan..and how great it is for some. But for others..like me..not so much. BORRRRRRRRRRING!!!!!! Plus..Japan got the idea of serving KFC from Western culture..as a replacement for turkey. In the US we eat turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy..not turkey, salad and gravy. Plus..KFC in the US doesn't even sell tossed salad. If you are going to copy Western culture..do it right. Mashed potatoes..not salad!!
@@budderkupp1282 take your anti social bullshit somewhere else you freak. Changing the subject 100% is a mental illness issue.
@@miyako1909 < Wow, a rude Japanese person?
*Fascinating!!*
Of course, such a thing is not without precedent. Look at Japanese imperialism, that was finally shut down at the end of WWII. Just ask the former Korean 'Comfort Women'. Or the citizens of Nanjing back then.
Having a romantic dinner at KFC on Christmas Eve. Then going to Love Hotel to spend the long night. Waking up to Christmas morning bliss.
How hillarious! But worth the try to reincarnate as a Japanese in next life.
Mitsubishi... "Far more than air conditioners and motorcycles"...
Motorcycles? :-/
I think you mean cars. They haven't been in motorcycles since 1963!
The Zero was a good fighter plane!
@@IvorMektin1701 it was indeed. No armour at all though.
@@juststeve5542 doesn't matter if you're going to crash it into the enemy
@@James-fw5ew that wasn't in the original design brief, it was kept light so that it was long ranged, fast and manoeuvrable.
It was only later, when things get desperate, that they took to using them as a flying bomb. In fact, a bit of armour, especially frontal, could have been helpful in that role.
And pencils...
Anyone else craving KFC after watching this?
Dude
Not really.
I am
I always am but is broke
I am but the nearest KFC is 50 miles away. And, being Christmas time, I'm broke. Christmas is all about the celebration of poverty, the idea that Jesus was born on Dec. 25 is absurd, it's the pagan winter solstace festival.
I remember living in Japan as a kid. Don’t know why my American family decided to go for the hours long wait for Christmas KFC when we coulda just done a standard Christmas meal.
Am having KFC right now for my christmas eve dinner. And i could not be anymore happier. Merry Christmas y'all.
KFC must really love Japan
My husband and I used to watch foreign commercials for fun. There were these unhinged Japanese commercials advertising strawberry shortcakes from 7-11 and buckets of fried chicken from KFC for Christmas. That seemed to be the popular meal of choice for families in Japan around the holidays. We were tickled and confused! Thanks for explaining the whole KFC for Christmas situation 😂
I'm going to Japan this year for Christmas just for this.
Take me too
The video says it amounts to a third of sales but description says 10 percent
The 10% was xmas weekend, while the third was during the xmas season.
Makes sense now
Third of sales in Japan alone, not worldwide.
When I drove a taxi in Reno at Christmas all the usual Christian tourists stayed home and the town filled up with Asians taking pictures of all the Christmas decorations.
Lmao
Did you talk to any of the turistas?
@@dubuyajay9964yes
@@mikebtrfld1705 Did the conversations go well?
@@dubuyajay9964 fairly well yes
Ah, Christmas Day. Almost time for my American family to sit down and eat the traditional bucket of fried chicken.
I need to finish an assignment due tomorrow.
KFC in my hometown stands for Knife Fight Central. Tempers flare when they have to wait for more chicken to cook.
I had to watch this for school
SaME
Mitsubishi made the Zero.
Thanks, Captain Obvious
Wait, THE Mariya Takeuchi of Plastic Love fame also sings the Kentucky Christmas song?
Mitsubishi makes motorcycles???
Nob
My uncle drives one
They made fighter planes, too.
Mitsubushi did make a series of motor scooters from the 40s to 60s
Great video as usual!
It seems like KFC is popular in Asia (Japan, China, and the Philippines)
but not in the US.
👍 Another great mystery solved! 🎅🐓🍗⛩️🇯🇵 Thanks, Cheddar! 😎
God bless this whole story. No joke I think it’s awesome. KFC is pretty tasty, as an American, I’m glad they enjoy it.
KFC:why are you so obsessed with me Japan I wanna know 😎
We worship Colenel Sanderson
Colonel Sanders.
Colonel is a difficult word to spell correctly, with it not even having an R in it, yet clearly having an R-sound. A lot of people think that word is "colonial" when they first read it.
I wish that KFC wouldn’t just sell this Christmas menu in Japan
Takeshi Okawara that's a man who strove for greatness. He saved a company & made a true nostalgic tradition. Sharing a a Special meal with family & friends. The true essence of Christmas Dinner. Brilliantly done Mr. Okawara. Need an example of Vision, Effort Education all coming together? Look no further.... Happy Holiday to you sir.
Christmas in Japan without KFC just doesn't feel like Christmas.
"Deck the hahs wit bows a horrry!"
(Oh, wait, that was duck.)
Odd things like this are why I love Japan.
I would love to have KFC for Christmas !! Then wash it back with sake, or ramune. 🎄🍗🇯🇵👍
@@fredtracy1673 Going to Japan is my dream, but a 20 hour flight is hard.
@@infinitecanadian no way, me too!!!
@@fredtracy1673 Ever since I started watching anime, I couldn't help but love Japan.
@@infinitecanadian I have Akira on DVD, and I love the original Voltron from the 1980's.
As a weeb from Kentucky I am proud
Saying "most of Japan doesn't even celebrate Christmas" isn't *exactly* true . While there are few Christians in Japan, the holiday is celebrated on a smaller scale. Christmas Eve, however, is a pretty big holiday, where it's treated a lot like the western Valentine's Day. They do celebrate Valentine's Day as well, but it's more like the American "Sweetest Day" (with a follow-up "White Day" one month later where the boys give gifts to girls).
They didn't mention mitsubishi built aircraft that fought us in WWII!!!
Thanks for the KFC history
KFC in Christmas is one of Japanese culture, greatest marketing plan ever, other country people should do that.
Sounds good to me, if the nearest KFC wasn't 50 miles away. If there was one close by I would tell the wife to forget the turkey, I'll just go get a few buckets of Sanders.
My closest of that was open for like 50 years closed down just before COVID. Now they're re opening it attached to a pizza hut and removing the pizza hut diner that has been there for 32 years... No more all you can eat pizza buffets...
As a non Japanese speaker I wish I knew what she was signing at 3:28...
“Christmas is coming again this year, as it erase the sad events...”
0:22 The bucket says “happy Christmas” on it. Gtfo
That's what *everyone* says in England. You do realize that the War on Christmas was invented by the Fake News Channel specifically for their viewers to get offended by it, right?
Thank you
I wish KFC was opened on christmas in America
@LagiNaLangAko23 everything almost closes on christmas
Jaxson Davis72 Some places are open the 25th
Idk maybe it should be limted hours so its not as bad for tge workers.
LagiNaLangAko23 Yes. You’re lucky if you can find a gas station open, never mind a KFC!
@Cheddar you should flip those books around on the desk and put custom-printed book covers on them!
Source?
Its an ad but, im not disappointed.
Answer is at 1:59
This is so funny ^^
And wine?
My god, why not here
I’m confused about how you can say they don’t celebrate it and then say they buy KFC for their Christmas parties? Maybe they don’t celebrate the same as Americans and it’s obviously a bigger deal for us but it’s obviously ingrained into their culture now too. Obviously there is no religious connotation to it over there but it’ still seems like it’s a time to decorate eat and spend time with loved ones.
Kentucky for Christmas is not an event for pescatarians or those who don't eat meat. It could be the most voguish seasonal order on KFC's menu!🐔
What a story!
More Watchman River brought me here.
And Jamaica….there wasn’t really a campaign per say but it just happened
Battery cages are illegal in Germany.
Mitsubishi makes motorcycles? 🤣
KFC is the past, it’s all about POLLO CAMPERO now!!!! Lol
Theres a Mitsubishi Chemical Plant in my town. Always thought it was weird.
Most people are like: KFC? I want JFC!
What does JFC stand for?
You guys are like Cracked (RIP) or Vox without all the annoying politics just good videos about KFC lol! Please don't change you're perfect the way you are!!!!
We used to but it was sooooo unhealthy ... Now we cook or own hearty healthy delicious Christmas feast
You forget the best part!!! *"IT WAS **_LIE!"!!!!_*
This guy seams good
I got a KFC ad before this video...
Mitsubishi is three diamonds
i'm eating KFC while watching the video
First! To the Christmas party.
In what bizarre world are motorcycles something Mitsubishi is known for? Like the Silver Pigeon?
so like 2.8% of people do it? doesn't seem like much
Thank god in my country we only have jolibee for christmas not kfc
Listen I just experienced this…tried buying KFC chicken here in Japan on December 25th and I had to find out the worse way possible!!! Alllll chicken is sold out!!!!!
KFCs in Japan offer french fries, not mashed potatoes.
Wine?
hahaha this just makes me laugh
God bless America
I....what?!
3:42 Calling Shintoism "no religion" isn't exactly correct. Shintoism is a broad term that includes various spiritual beliefs that have to do with spirits, luck, and ways of living. It can be considered a religion, depending on who you ask.
SAMC: Animator they weren’t saying Shinto is the same as no religion, they were just saying at least 50% practices either Shinto or no religion
The more incorrect thing would be that it wasn't mentioned that most of Japan identify as being both Shinto and Buddhist. It's a very common thing.
Wait a damn minute.
.WINE IN KFC????
REALLY????
DAMN KFC GET THIS GOING IN THE STATES!!!!!!
What the crap. Japan git there shit together in fast food.
Bro. America is dropping the ball
In Japanese KFC means very delicious 😋
The same thing is happening in Mexico
I'm not religious and I still celebrate Christmas.
I might move to Japan when iam at least 30 to 35 years old
I kinda feel bad for the employees around that time... Can you imagine the nightmare it must be during Christmas? Unless Japan treats its KFC peeps better... Kinda doubt it though.
They probably do.
Awww. No sound. Kfc you suck for copyright silencing this
Can you use the metric system?
lame
No, the Stonecutters keep it down.
"Black people love Fried Chicken is a stereotype" but Asians why do you love fried chicken so much? lol
Is the audio off or is my computer's bluetooth messing up again?
Why just why
Why not?
Cameron
Ghani
Belqis
Dominick
You don’t have to be Christian to celebrate Christmas.
taste is different, 味がちょっと違うかな、。。どうだろうねえ📌
I want some kfc
Through programming. Nothing else.
İ think they eat diffident foods
Graduates Harvard and becomes manager at KFC, good luck with them student loans brah
Christmas is not a holiday in Japan, so I think celebrating Christmas at KFC the night after work is convenient for Japanese people who are preparing to go back to work the next morning.