Australian ads are mostly life insurance/health coverage/bank mortgage ones. It's like: 'Don't leave your family in financial debt. Call now for funeral coverage.' or "Don't drink and drive. It's deadly." XD
I think those ads were the most successful mostly due to Australians overbearing obsession with Bali haha The HBF ads and the Shoulda gone to spec savers are other good ones haha
Note at the end for drinking and eating and stuffs. The rule for health care/weight loss/digestion in my area is the 30 minuet rule. Don't drink 30 minuets before you eat. Take at least 30 minuets to eat and don't drink until 30 minuets has passed. If you drink too soon after eating it will force your food to digest faster and you will just get hungry faster and if you drink AS you eat it will just fill your belly up with liquid more than food. In the end making you hungrier sooner.
Yes, Amber is the quintessential Southern California tomboy, transplanted to Korea, her fashion is definitely her own, she's been remarkably adept at keeping to her own style, in her solo work, too! That said, it does seem that SM is sorta baffled with what to do with her now... She's reached a plateau of recognition, but SM seems to not know how to market her beyond this.
Avdertisement here in Norway tends to be one of two categories: funny, or wannabe inspirational. There are a lot of funny ads, and then there are some ads that try too hard to be funny. As for the wannabe inspirational ads, they tend to include some type of acoustic guitar music or piano and include very dramatic shots of Norwegian fjords and mountains while some voice-over spouts inspirational nonsense to try and fool you into thinking that this cheese commercial is really deep.
chicken field, hehehe... ads in the uk? got a lot for broadband, usually has a twist, like a runner for fast connection... For boobies in commercials, haven't noticed them here in London but when I was in Philippines, our store had posters of sexy actresses promoting alcohol in swimsuit or in the nude. Something else to add for Philippines is the banners or flyers for government officials for election. Back to UK, I did see PSY on a seaweed packet in Tesco(uk supermarket) for a while... Street wise, we have religious groups, local writers handing their books for free. We also have the charity people on the streets, (not really ads) just don't look at them and walk fast, if you get what I mean?
The marketing is designed for a particular segment-boobies and sexy women are for men but more particularly young men (yes, sexy is for young not old). The celebrity endorsement is trying to tie the people with the product by adding a connection with the celebrity. They consider it an emotional advertisement along with heart-wrenching ads. Yes, I have a marketing degree. However, knowing this makes some of the ads and reactions even funnier.
I don't really think Finnish ads are sexual.. At all. The only sexy ads that we have aren't made in Finland. And if we did start to make sexy ads, I'd think it's weird because that kind of sexiness in ads isn't really our thing. We do have some celebrities who endorse products, especially famous athletes endorse milk products(because milk makes you stronger and healthier and if you drink milk like them then YOU'LL be a famous athlete too!! .....) But i think overall, advertisement in Finland really is quite... neutral? And definitely involves a LOT of nature... ps. It's also illegal in Finland to advertise alcohol in public places, so no celebrity endorsments for alcohol here. :D
I've seen Korean refrigerators and they are pretty damn impressive. I remember going to this- well, I don't want to call it a "museum", but they showed this fridge that told you when your food expired, when it ran out, and you could order food from it. They even had a closet where you could virtually try on clothes.
In Germany there are so many car ads ..and actually they often contain good music and I'm like "oh what are they advertising for? It's quite entertaining" .. and in the end a certain car shows up.. but the comercial doesn't have anything to do with the car at all?!
" I see at least nine to ten bands rotating around the chicken field" -Martina I got a very different image from what martina was actually trying to say ._. (Imagines many kpop groups walking in circles around a chicken coop)
So, I'm eating dinner as I'm watching this, and literally right as I take a drink of my water you mention the stuff about not drinking water with a meal. Awesome.
My teacher told me that when he was watching the super bowl this year, he saw a commercial with GD and google I think. I didn't see it myself but needless to say I was excited. .-.
Can you guys talk about the Olympics in Korea? Like which sport is honored the most? I heard figure skating is pretty huge (coming from a skater myself and knowing Yuna Kim). Are parents strict with their kids on trying to push them into becoming champions in sports like in China or Russia? Thanks so much Simon and Martina :) -From a fellow Nastay ;3
Hahaaa,finally realised what was different about Martina - dem eyes. She got brown lenses. p.s. watched this video 4 times till I finally realised,So happy now. One of my greatest achievements in life :)))
I've heard that actors and singers in South Korea do not make the kind of money that their counterparts in North America can. That would explain why they take on endorsement work more often compared to their North American counterparts.
Beyonce makes more money from advertisement contracts than her music. Lady Gaga was once a top cover girl in terms of magazine sales. Lots of pop stars sell their own perfumes.
Vaga Bond We lost in the Olympics against Canada during hockey.... deal was loser takes Beieber... The news said so XD So losing in hockey wasn't the worst part of the deal
I'm curious about having children in Korea. Do you ever feel pressure to have children being a married couple in Korea?s Is being married favoured or is their a high number of unmarried people with children? Is there an aged considered typical or appropriate to have children?
Errrrm in England we have this hair shampoo ad that includes a celebrity washing her hair while moaning erotically, because: "It does beautiful things to your head".
In Indonesia, there (almost) no sexual content in advertisement (no I lied). Yes, celebrity will endorse a product but mostly, TV commercial models are those who not really famous (not starred on a movie or tv series). There also lots of cheesy commercial too like ready-to-eat-sausage commercial or candy. but this type of cheesy commercial stuck in your mind and damn hard to forget the jingle because its annoying. lol. the most interesting about tv commercial in Indonesia is the cigarette commercial. most of them are meaningful and contains interesting pictures and footage. they usually explore the amazing scenery of Indonesia or talk about friendship (which is very meaningful). few years ago you can saw condom adv on TV during the day. but they cut it now and just showed it after 9 PM or above. hahahaha
Medium BANG! Also, I think you guys are really stepping up your game in terms of videos. For a while, you guys got a little lazy and videos weren't really coming out/weren't really of that good quality but lately I'm really impressed! Looking forward to your next video~
That is true everyone that I know including myself has a white refrigerator. For me stainless steal refrigerators are expensive in North America. Are stainless steal refrigerator cheap in Korea?
I was flabbergasted at how Martina didn't think American commercials were more hyper-sexualized than South Korean ones. The ones they talked about were sorta sexy at most. "I haven't been back home fora while to watch TV commercials" didn't they just come back from Canada? Also, T-ara should advertise ramen again. They eat it all the damn time!
I think some/most (i dunno much) parts of Canada had a black out due to the extremely cold weather .. and that was the time when Martina and Simon was there .
Yeah, but they stayed here for like... a month? I know it took some people up to a month to get their power back but that was very, very, very few people.
UK ads I'm pretty much don't give a damn anymore. Hell, we STILL use an ad where two cartoon kids walk in on their parents "in the act" to sell margarine and last year there were TWO ads for two different gambling sites that had implied male full frontal nudity in them. One with three guys dressed in kilts flashing a bus. Gambling websites and loans companies (read "sharks") are the two main things you see on TV here. The most popular ones, though are for price comparison sites. The Compare the Meerkat ads have been running for five years now and still loved by everybody. There aren't any jingles on TV, either. Any songs used by companies are usually existing tunes with changed lyrics or new releases by lesser-known artists that suddenly make it into the charts once the ad airs. One more thing I will say about sexuality in British ads is that it tends to be aimed more at the female audience. So many stereotypically "hunky" men dressed as firemen, lifeguards, etc or just being there and it's somehow WORSE than ads aimed at men since they can get away with a lot more. It's not a new thing, either. It may be more prevalent now, but it's definitely not as extreme as the ones I saw growing up. Pot Noodle for example used to have slogans in their ads like "It's dirty and you want it.", "Have You Got the Pot Noodle Horn?" and "The slag of all snacks." with sleazy promotions to match.
When I think of Australian TV adds... I think of Rhonda and Ketut. And RACQ ads omg... "Charter boat? What charter boat?" Australia seems to be very in with the insurance ads...
loool so funny, the truck advertising approach is the same in Mexico City xD soooo annoying!! but they recorded some guy shouting the product (Tamales are the most common xD) and is the same voice EVERYWHERE!! Different guys with the same voice at the same time in different places... kind of creepy sometimes hahaha
I love, love, love your videos. I just stumbled on your videos by accident and am so happy I did. There are so many things I wonder about Asian countries as compared to America. That is why I think your videos are so great. Keep up the great work. Lisa
In Switzerland, the most common thing advertised are mattresses, things that are related to tourism (*cough* cheese, chocolate and mountains) and retailers. And they're mostly boring as hell. They always look like the producers were trying too hard to come up with an actual concept. Oh, and they're so confusing because they're not always in the same language, sometimes they're in high German or in Swiss German (always in a different dialect though) and, depending where you live, either in Italian or French (same advertisement but different language). As for celebrity endorsements, there are some but the only one I can recall right now is the one for a telecommunication company.
Advertising in Mexico is pretty much the same as in the US , except for one thing I noticed is that they advertise a lot of pharmaceutical and beauty products on TV
I just lost my 2 dogs, and for the hole day i've been so sad, but thanks to Martina I burst in to laugh... thank you thank you so much for always turning my gray days into Sunny -Le me beeing a sone-, Nasty from Mexicali, Mexico
SPEAKING OF FAN DEATH! xD My (Korean) boyfriend and I were watching that video about superstitions back when it first came out. When you guys brought fan death up, he turned to me with wide eyes and was like, "What do they mean? It's a superstition?!" I laughed, thinking he was joking. He laughed too, but was like, "No, I'm seriously being serious. I thought that was true all my life! I thought it was common knowledge! How is it not?! MY LIFE IS A LIE! I THOUGHT IT WAS SCIENCE!" x3 He even posted about it on his Facebook.
"Rotating through the chicken fields." I don't know why that made me laugh. But Martina is right in North America a celeb has to be seen using the product they indorse out side in public but I think it's because American celebs get paid a lot more money(millions) to put their name on a product while Korean celbs usually get paid less so the risk level is different.
I'm from Singapore and the ads there are pretty normal. China's however.. I've been there once on a school trip before and they were advertising sanitary pads on television. Instead of using girls to model, they made MEN wear the pads and run around exercising with happy smiles on their faces. The caption at the end: "If the males find it comfortable, you'll love it too!"
Here in the Philippines, it's pretty much the same. Most ads and endorsements feature local celebrities. From clothing stores, to bath soaps and shampoos, to fast food chains, electronic devices, etc. The more in-demand a celebrity is, the more products they would endorse simultaneously. Sandara Park got her fair share of multiple product endorsements when she first started out in the local showbiz in 2004. :)
OOooo We have those advertising trucks in Puerto Rico too!!! The earliest I've ever heard one is 6am, and it was selling bread. The weirdest one I've heard is for anti allergic pillows.
THANKYOU SOOO MUCH SIMON and MARTINA for refering to Clara Lee as "THAT MODEL" I've been hearing so much annoying and irrelevant news that I don't even give a fuck to know about her. Sighhhh, I'm so glad you guys don't Don't her :)))))))))))))
Simon and Martina, your blogs and videos have changed my mind from studying in the UK to studying in South Korea. I want to know what art colleges are suitable for a UK students. Thanks!
this is really interesting... i was hoping that you guys might address the new thing with gd advertising women's clothing/bags; is that common or is it just gd? (i wouldn't be surprised if it's just him but that's just another reason i love him xD)
Hello! Maybe u could do a tl;dr on mixed race koreans maybe? I've noticed in some Asian countries, the entertainment industry is obsessed with mixed race people, e.g. there a lot of half Thai, half Western people working as actress/actor/in TV ads/models in Thailand etc. is this the same in Korea also? Are there a lot of mixed race koreans e.g. half korean/half something else in the entertainment industry or is it mostly just full Koreans? :)
Yeah I saw the advertisement once I watched hello baby but I still think his passion for fried chicken cannot be contained by just one but by multiple commercials :)
omg, THAT'S where the "you're so beautiful special, girl!" bit comes from?! XD *must go watch it now* i always thought it was funny when you guys did that, but never knew where it originated from... actually, my fridge is black. :P and there have been some fridge ads i've seen like kenmore (i think...) and more notably those sears(?) ones where it seems like there's a new movie or show coming out, but it's actually trolling you because it ends up with the actors somehow running into the refrigerator comically, lol.
i just think it's hilariously great that every single product or brand is using the olympics as a way to promote their products. which is fine because thats normal but when fast food places do it, i find it kind of ironic XD
Advertisements in my country, India, are similar. I mean, most of the advertisements feature celebrities. And we also have men roaming the streets with their carts and minivans yelling at the top of their voice about what they are selling.
Yay! I found an Indian fan. Yeah, i remember the men selling their fish and also ice lollies. You can hear them coo-ing and the mothers will come out to buy the fish. It actually works though so the tradition carries on. India and Korea have a lot of similarities.
that was a joke found myself randomly interested in korea and was lucky enough to stumble on to tl;dr awesome videos been watching them for 5 hours im not joking
I never want to hear Onew and chicken again :( I was reading fanfiction and accidentally started reading a story about Onew.......doing things to a roast chicken O_O and then serving it to the other members >.>
i think u should start to do that comenting on coments stuff in the end of tl:drs that was really nice :D NO WAIT do a whole vid on comenting on the weirdest or nicest comments or smth omg im such a geniuse:D ok you are probably busy but atleast that after tl:dr yea? if u happen to read this... you are the best!
I feel that I have to mention the swedish ICA commersials. They're like 60 second episoes of a sit-com with a reaccuring cast and it's been running for years. I think there's a new one every week or so and I love how the product promotion is left to the cinematographer and the editor so to leave room for plot.
TL;DR Can you talk about bad skin in Korea? Are people with acne looked down upon and how is it for people who don't necessarily have that "airbrushed complexion"?
It could be because of the chemicals in people's hair, including dyes, and hair pins such as these: media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f1/5d/99/f15d99b18514582efc40a5bc910afe8f.jpg
After seeing those Korean refrigerators, it totally puts my one to shame xD It's still pretty cool though, it looks like a silver wardrobe and has a big screen that I can watch Tv on and it talks if I've left the fridge door open for over 30 seconds xD As for Australian ads...most consist of fast food ads, lotsss of Insurance ads (Rhonda and Ketut lool) and sports/football ads lol
This video explains why Martina cried about her fridge when they left for Japan
"I've seen 9 or 10 bands rotating through the chicken field" - Martina
Did anyone else think this was the best quote ever?
Australian ads are mostly life insurance/health coverage/bank mortgage ones. It's like: 'Don't leave your family in financial debt. Call now for funeral coverage.' or "Don't drink and drive. It's deadly." XD
***** hahah of course XP
***** Rhonda and Katut are the best romance on TV right now.
I think those ads were the most successful mostly due to Australians overbearing obsession with Bali haha
The HBF ads and the Shoulda gone to spec savers are other good ones haha
Well.. I think it's pretty legit if SHINee advertises for chicken xD -coughOnewcough-
Or EXO, because chicken is secretly their style.
Note at the end for drinking and eating and stuffs. The rule for health care/weight loss/digestion in my area is the 30 minuet rule. Don't drink 30 minuets before you eat. Take at least 30 minuets to eat and don't drink until 30 minuets has passed. If you drink too soon after eating it will force your food to digest faster and you will just get hungry faster and if you drink AS you eat it will just fill your belly up with liquid more than food. In the end making you hungrier sooner.
Genius!
What do Koreans think of tomboys? How common is it to see a girl who doesn't wear skirts and heels?
Samantha Cross amber from fx
Yes, Amber is the quintessential Southern California tomboy, transplanted to Korea, her fashion is definitely her own, she's been remarkably adept at keeping to her own style, in her solo work, too! That said, it does seem that SM is sorta baffled with what to do with her now... She's reached a plateau of recognition, but SM seems to not know how to market her beyond this.
Martina >>> Kate Upton.
Hands down.
Avdertisement here in Norway tends to be one of two categories: funny, or wannabe inspirational. There are a lot of funny ads, and then there are some ads that try too hard to be funny. As for the wannabe inspirational ads, they tend to include some type of acoustic guitar music or piano and include very dramatic shots of Norwegian fjords and mountains while some voice-over spouts inspirational nonsense to try and fool you into thinking that this cheese commercial is really deep.
Here's this week's TL;DR, and it has boobies!
Are you two ever going to do a WANK at Caribbean Bay this summer?
chicken field, hehehe...
ads in the uk? got a lot for broadband, usually has a twist, like a runner for fast connection...
For boobies in commercials, haven't noticed them here in London but when I was in Philippines, our store had posters of sexy actresses promoting alcohol in swimsuit or in the nude. Something else to add for Philippines is the banners or flyers for government officials for election.
Back to UK, I did see PSY on a seaweed packet in Tesco(uk supermarket) for a while... Street wise, we have religious groups, local writers handing their books for free. We also have the charity people on the streets, (not really ads) just don't look at them and walk fast, if you get what I mean?
The marketing is designed for a particular segment-boobies and sexy women are for men but more particularly young men (yes, sexy is for young not old). The celebrity endorsement is trying to tie the people with the product by adding a connection with the celebrity. They consider it an emotional advertisement along with heart-wrenching ads. Yes, I have a marketing degree. However, knowing this makes some of the ads and reactions even funnier.
Chicken...lol...
The boobie restaurant?
English subtitles are available now here, too, if you need em. Yay!
Thanks XD I guess haha
+Simon and Martina thanks
what did you cut out!??!
Hahahaha. I've noticed the crazy celebrities-advertise-everything in Japan too. Probably not as much as Korea, but still, lots of celebrities!
Anything advertised by Morning Musume? They are my favorite jpop group.
John Holmes I just searched for it and found a Pocky advertisement. LOL
John Holmes So many Kyary ads, she must be rolling in the yen.
We have those annoying nightmare icrecream truck guys in arabic countries as well. They get up at the asscrack of dawn
UchihaxWarrior we have those .. but they sell vegetables
AOMGstan omg i remember that when i went to tunisia
I don't really think Finnish ads are sexual.. At all. The only sexy ads that we have aren't made in Finland. And if we did start to make sexy ads, I'd think it's weird because that kind of sexiness in ads isn't really our thing. We do have some celebrities who endorse products, especially famous athletes endorse milk products(because milk makes you stronger and healthier and if you drink milk like them then YOU'LL be a famous athlete too!! .....) But i think overall, advertisement in Finland really is quite... neutral? And definitely involves a LOT of nature... ps. It's also illegal in Finland to advertise alcohol in public places, so no celebrity endorsments for alcohol here. :D
I've seen Korean refrigerators and they are pretty damn impressive. I remember going to this- well, I don't want to call it a "museum", but they showed this fridge that told you when your food expired, when it ran out, and you could order food from it. They even had a closet where you could virtually try on clothes.
I really like the contacts that Martina is using in this video
In Germany there are so many car ads ..and actually they often contain good music and I'm like "oh what are they advertising for? It's quite entertaining"
.. and in the end a certain car shows up.. but the comercial doesn't have anything to do with the car at all?!
" I see at least nine to ten bands rotating around the chicken field" -Martina
I got a very different image from what martina was actually trying to say ._. (Imagines many kpop groups walking in circles around a chicken coop)
Lol! For some reason I found this comment extremely amusing. . . hehehe. :D
So, I'm eating dinner as I'm watching this, and literally right as I take a drink of my water you mention the stuff about not drinking water with a meal. Awesome.
My teacher told me that when he was watching the super bowl this year, he saw a commercial with GD and google I think. I didn't see it myself but needless to say I was excited. .-.
THAT WAS MEDIUM BANGGG!!! HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAAA THAT KILLED AND TROLLED MA LYYYYF!
I'd like to upsize my medium bang... kkk :3
hahahaha
Thanks for laughing at my joke lol
Can you guys talk about the Olympics in Korea? Like which sport is honored the most? I heard figure skating is pretty huge (coming from a skater myself and knowing Yuna Kim). Are parents strict with their kids on trying to push them into becoming champions in sports like in China or Russia? Thanks so much Simon and Martina :)
-From a fellow Nastay ;3
Yesss please! Eat Your Kimchi
SO unfair to Yuna Kim....she was robbed. PLEASE do this Eat Your Kimchi !!!
Haha this made me laugh so much!
2pm are like the kings of advertisements...
Hahaaa,finally realised what was different about Martina - dem eyes. She got brown lenses. p.s. watched this video 4 times till I finally realised,So happy now. One of my greatest achievements in life :)))
they're actually pink xD and yeah, she does look different, still amazing as usual of course :3
The Caribbean Bay ad is like the bestest thing ever!!
I've heard that actors and singers in South Korea do not make the kind of money that their counterparts in North America can. That would explain why they take on endorsement work more often compared to their North American counterparts.
Beyonce makes more money from advertisement contracts than her music. Lady Gaga was once a top cover girl in terms of magazine sales. Lots of pop stars sell their own perfumes.
2pm, the king of advertisements. truth.
I was so expecting a Onew pic and chicken when they talked about k-pop idols adversting chicken
Me too! I was thinking maybe they'd mention how fitting Onew is for a chicken advert! Since SHINee endorsed a chicken brand before. HAHA.
I like this new format! KEEP DOING IT!
I was having a pretty bad day and this made me laugh........thank you!
God im becoming so obsessed with +Eatyourkimchi videos. I watch you guys everynight before sleeping. I learned soooooo much
In Australia, all our celebrities have gone to the US. So, no celebrity advertising for us. Unless they're American.
Please take Justin Beiber back, we don't want him
thesiiiiickest He's Canadian actually. And the Canadians don't want him back. You guys can keep him : )
Vaga Bond We lost in the Olympics against Canada during hockey.... deal was loser takes Beieber... The news said so XD So losing in hockey wasn't the worst part of the deal
I am so sorry for your loss.
Peggy Schlagel If you're referring to USA's loss in hockey, then thank you. It was a very sad couple of days trying to cope.
hahaha it's so true that they advertise everything! G-Dragon even advertises women's handbags!
I'm curious about having children in Korea. Do you ever feel pressure to have children being a married couple in Korea?s Is being married favoured or is their a high number of unmarried people with children? Is there an aged considered typical or appropriate to have children?
Errrrm in England we have this hair shampoo ad that includes a celebrity washing her hair while moaning erotically, because: "It does beautiful things to your head".
Is it the Herbal Essence one... or was it Aussie... anyways, I think we have that one in Canada too LOL
Jongsuks Wife Yep, Herbal Essence xD It comes on the tv everytime I eat with my family so it's...awkward ._.
Omg yes, its so awks like why the heck do they even make disgusting commercials like that..........
They air that here in the U.S as well. It's so awkward, "YES! YES! YESSS!" Um... XD
Jongsuks Wife Ikr...especially condom adverts .n.
this tldr was so funny XD
Korena fridges look way sexier than American fridges! I mean, BUTTONS to open the fridge?
Those trucks are the same in Mexico, even at the city they pass early in the morning selling food or offering to buy scrap metal.
I love Martina's make up, hair, and clothes!!
Onew should be the only idol allowed to endorse fried chicken. He KNOWS his chicken.
In North America, we have this... By far my most favorite commercial!
Funny Sears Commercial! the Holidays
Good morning
Hi babes you are very sexy xxxx
"That wasn't Big Bang-
that was MEDIUM BANG!!"
LOVE the new comment bit at the end, you should totally keep it!! :D
In Indonesia, there (almost) no sexual content in advertisement (no I lied). Yes, celebrity will endorse a product but mostly, TV commercial models are those who not really famous (not starred on a movie or tv series). There also lots of cheesy commercial too like ready-to-eat-sausage commercial or candy. but this type of cheesy commercial stuck in your mind and damn hard to forget the jingle because its annoying. lol. the most interesting about tv commercial in Indonesia is the cigarette commercial. most of them are meaningful and contains interesting pictures and footage. they usually explore the amazing scenery of Indonesia or talk about friendship (which is very meaningful).
few years ago you can saw condom adv on TV during the day. but they cut it now and just showed it after 9 PM or above. hahahaha
Love how you guys talked about the comments afterwards. You should definitely keep that part! :D
At 6:06, it looked like Simon expected Martina to laugh at his "medium bang" joke
Medium BANG!
Also, I think you guys are really stepping up your game in terms of videos. For a while, you guys got a little lazy and videos weren't really coming out/weren't really of that good quality but lately I'm really impressed! Looking forward to your next video~
That is true everyone that I know including myself has a white refrigerator. For me stainless steal refrigerators are expensive in North America. Are stainless steal refrigerator cheap in Korea?
my sisters fridge is black... because she painted it
ktay95 LOL may I should be doing that too!
my refrigerator has wood-facade v.v it fits perfectly with the rest of the kitchen but i always wanted one, where you could put magnets on
missbrauchbar lol mines white....at least it use to be white and now its like a nice light dusty grey color
Martina's eye makeup is so pretty
I was flabbergasted at how Martina didn't think American commercials were more hyper-sexualized than South Korean ones. The ones they talked about were sorta sexy at most. "I haven't been back home fora while to watch TV commercials" didn't they just come back from Canada?
Also, T-ara should advertise ramen again. They eat it all the damn time!
I think some/most (i dunno much) parts of Canada had a black out due to the extremely cold weather .. and that was the time when Martina and Simon was there .
Yeah, but they stayed here for like... a month? I know it took some people up to a month to get their power back but that was very, very, very few people.
Oh my goodness- so I found you guys yesterday and have only viewed your recent Japan vids..
This is like viewing your baby 👶 pictures!!!
WoW
2pm's Coway song is my favorite thing on the internet!
The truck that drive around and advertise are all over the place in Mexico!:)
Its not big bang, its medium bang. Omg I laughed too hard at that
LOL didn't simon say in the last WANK that they should talk about "manly things like boobs" ahaha how appropriate!
UK ads I'm pretty much don't give a damn anymore. Hell, we STILL use an ad where two cartoon kids walk in on their parents "in the act" to sell margarine and last year there were TWO ads for two different gambling sites that had implied male full frontal nudity in them. One with three guys dressed in kilts flashing a bus.
Gambling websites and loans companies (read "sharks") are the two main things you see on TV here. The most popular ones, though are for price comparison sites. The Compare the Meerkat ads have been running for five years now and still loved by everybody. There aren't any jingles on TV, either. Any songs used by companies are usually existing tunes with changed lyrics or new releases by lesser-known artists that suddenly make it into the charts once the ad airs.
One more thing I will say about sexuality in British ads is that it tends to be aimed more at the female audience. So many stereotypically "hunky" men dressed as firemen, lifeguards, etc or just being there and it's somehow WORSE than ads aimed at men since they can get away with a lot more.
It's not a new thing, either. It may be more prevalent now, but it's definitely not as extreme as the ones I saw growing up.
Pot Noodle for example used to have slogans in their ads like "It's dirty and you want it.", "Have You Got the Pot Noodle Horn?" and "The slag of all snacks." with sleazy promotions to match.
When I think of Australian TV adds... I think of Rhonda and Ketut.
And RACQ ads omg... "Charter boat? What charter boat?"
Australia seems to be very in with the insurance ads...
In Turkey, there are also those cars which are selling fruit/veggies/water etc xd like ggwabaegi in korea :p
ive never watched any of your videos before but you guys are hilarious!!!
made me LOL for real hahahaha
loool so funny, the truck advertising approach is the same in Mexico City xD soooo annoying!! but they recorded some guy shouting the product (Tamales are the most common xD) and is the same voice EVERYWHERE!! Different guys with the same voice at the same time in different places... kind of creepy sometimes hahaha
I love, love, love your videos. I just stumbled on your videos by accident and am so happy I did. There are so many things I wonder about Asian countries as compared to America. That is why I think your videos are so great. Keep up the great work. Lisa
In Switzerland, the most common thing advertised are mattresses, things that are related to tourism (*cough* cheese, chocolate and mountains) and retailers. And they're mostly boring as hell. They always look like the producers were trying too hard to come up with an actual concept. Oh, and they're so confusing because they're not always in the same language, sometimes they're in high German or in Swiss German (always in a different dialect though) and, depending where you live, either in Italian or French (same advertisement but different language). As for celebrity endorsements, there are some but the only one I can recall right now is the one for a telecommunication company.
Advertising in Mexico is pretty much the same as in the US , except for one thing I noticed is that they advertise a lot of pharmaceutical and beauty products on TV
Those contacts are super awesome on Martina
I just lost my 2 dogs, and for the hole day i've been so sad, but thanks to Martina I burst in to laugh... thank you thank you so much for always turning my gray days into Sunny -Le me beeing a sone-, Nasty from Mexicali, Mexico
SPEAKING OF FAN DEATH! xD My (Korean) boyfriend and I were watching that video about superstitions back when it first came out. When you guys brought fan death up, he turned to me with wide eyes and was like, "What do they mean? It's a superstition?!" I laughed, thinking he was joking. He laughed too, but was like, "No, I'm seriously being serious. I thought that was true all my life! I thought it was common knowledge! How is it not?! MY LIFE IS A LIE! I THOUGHT IT WAS SCIENCE!" x3 He even posted about it on his Facebook.
I'm binge watching old Simon and Martina videos
"Rotating through the chicken fields." I don't know why that made me laugh. But Martina is right in North America a celeb has to be seen using the product they indorse out side in public but I think it's because American celebs get paid a lot more money(millions) to put their name on a product while Korean celbs usually get paid less so the risk level is different.
True, I think Kpop idols get payed very well, but I don't think it's quite as much as American celebrities.
I'm from Singapore and the ads there are pretty normal. China's however.. I've been there once on a school trip before and they were advertising sanitary pads on television. Instead of using girls to model, they made MEN wear the pads and run around exercising with happy smiles on their faces. The caption at the end: "If the males find it comfortable, you'll love it too!"
Jesus Christ if I had a Korean fridge i'd never leave the kitchen
Here in the Philippines, it's pretty much the same. Most ads and endorsements feature local celebrities. From clothing stores, to bath soaps and shampoos, to fast food chains, electronic devices, etc. The more in-demand a celebrity is, the more products they would endorse simultaneously. Sandara Park got her fair share of multiple product endorsements when she first started out in the local showbiz in 2004. :)
LOL EXO should be the group to advertise Chicken. they eat it so much. xD
OOooo We have those advertising trucks in Puerto Rico too!!! The earliest I've ever heard one is 6am, and it was selling bread. The weirdest one I've heard is for anti allergic pillows.
Maybe in a couple of years 2PM will be advertising stethoscopes and singing ♪♫ listen to my heart beat ♫♪ XD
omg you guys are getting awesome video by video.. just love the martina's dance for the beach shower.. thank you guys i wake up everyone in my home
THANKYOU SOOO MUCH SIMON and MARTINA for refering to Clara Lee as "THAT MODEL" I've been hearing so much annoying and irrelevant news that I don't even give a fuck to know about her. Sighhhh, I'm so glad you guys don't Don't her :)))))))))))))
Simon and Martina, your blogs and videos have changed my mind from studying in the UK to studying in South Korea. I want to know what art colleges are suitable for a UK students. Thanks!
this is really interesting... i was hoping that you guys might address the new thing with gd advertising women's clothing/bags; is that common or is it just gd? (i wouldn't be surprised if it's just him but that's just another reason i love him xD)
hahahaaa when you talked about the truck, it reminds me of those in Mexico yelling out with a monotone voice "TAMAAAALEES"
Hello! Maybe u could do a tl;dr on mixed race koreans maybe? I've noticed in some Asian countries, the entertainment industry is obsessed with mixed race people, e.g. there a lot of half Thai, half Western people working as actress/actor/in TV ads/models in Thailand etc. is this the same in Korea also? Are there a lot of mixed race koreans e.g. half korean/half something else in the entertainment industry or is it mostly just full Koreans? :)
This was the question I really wanted to ask, so lucky, that you already made a tl:dr on it. Made my day :)
Hey guise, I heard people attributed characteristics to bloodtypes in Korea. Maybe you could do a tl;dr on this? ~Michael from the Netherlands
That does exist here in korea but it's mostly for fun
AHHH!! I DIED when I saw the picture of the 3 members of Beast in one of the Korean chicken ad pictures you showed! LOVE BEAST SO MUCH!!!! ^-^
I think Onew should totally advertise chicken if he doesn't already
shinee already has, back in 2010
Yeah I saw the advertisement once I watched hello baby but I still think his passion for fried chicken cannot be contained by just one but by multiple commercials :)
omg, THAT'S where the "you're so beautiful special, girl!" bit comes from?! XD *must go watch it now* i always thought it was funny when you guys did that, but never knew where it originated from...
actually, my fridge is black. :P and there have been some fridge ads i've seen like kenmore (i think...) and more notably those sears(?) ones where it seems like there's a new movie or show coming out, but it's actually trolling you because it ends up with the actors somehow running into the refrigerator comically, lol.
i just think it's hilariously great that every single product or brand is using the olympics as a way to promote their products. which is fine because thats normal but when fast food places do it, i find it kind of ironic XD
Could you do a video on where you guys go shopping for your clothes in korea? because you guys have some mad style!
Advertisements in my country, India, are similar. I mean, most of the advertisements feature celebrities. And we also have men roaming the streets with their carts and minivans yelling at the top of their voice about what they are selling.
Yay! I found an Indian fan. Yeah, i remember the men selling their fish and also ice lollies. You can hear them coo-ing and the mothers will come out to buy the fish. It actually works though so the tradition carries on. India and Korea have a lot of similarities.
Hello! Where are you from, in India? Yeah, both Asian countries after all... :)
Sakura Bell I'm from Kerala. And you?
Fellow South-Indian! :D I'm from Andhra Pradesh. Or Telengana, I guess, now that the state is getting divided.... Hyderabad. :)
that was a joke found myself randomly interested in korea and was lucky enough to stumble on to tl;dr awesome videos been watching them for 5 hours im not joking
Haha, Onew is related to chicken, he can advertise that!
Shinee did over 4 years ago ^^
***** ^.^ must have felt so natural filming it :D
There was an ep on Hello Baby...bts on a CF filming. Onew said he loves Chicken more than the baby....lol ^^
***** I watched that one XD
I never want to hear Onew and chicken again :( I was reading fanfiction and accidentally started reading a story about Onew.......doing things to a roast chicken O_O and then serving it to the other members >.>
i think u should start to do that comenting on coments stuff in the end of tl:drs that was really nice :D NO WAIT do a whole vid on comenting on the weirdest or nicest comments or smth omg im such a geniuse:D ok you are probably busy but atleast that after tl:dr yea? if u happen to read this... you are the best!
Well, in Singapore both celebrities and normal people advertise stuff
I feel that I have to mention the swedish ICA commersials. They're like 60 second episoes of a sit-com with a reaccuring cast and it's been running for years. I think there's a new one every week or so and I love how the product promotion is left to the cinematographer and the editor so to leave room for plot.
TL;DR Can you talk about bad skin in Korea? Are people with acne looked down upon and how is it for people who don't necessarily have that "airbrushed complexion"?
"A nightmare version of an icecream truck"
THAT WAS SO FUNNYㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The EXACT explanation
Why do they have to wear swim caps?
Because supposedly the hair gets caught in the drainage something I dunno why
Oh thank you!! :) i love your videos! :) your so funny. ^^
It could be because of the chemicals in people's hair, including dyes, and hair pins such as these:
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Here in Canada, there is a lot of hair product commercials, and car repair commercials. Those are the most frequent.
Here in Brazil like 60-70% are humor ads.
After seeing those Korean refrigerators, it totally puts my one to shame xD It's still pretty cool though, it looks like a silver wardrobe and has a big screen that I can watch Tv on and it talks if I've left the fridge door open for over 30 seconds xD
As for Australian ads...most consist of fast food ads, lotsss of Insurance ads (Rhonda and Ketut lool) and sports/football ads lol
Um? Is Shinee advertising lipstick?
Yea xD Boygroups or male celebreties do advertise lipsticks or make up. Get the lipstick -->get the hot kpop idols
Oh my goodness I'm laughing so hard I can barely breathe! Your videos are amazing and funny!!