{"id":223897,"date":"2026-02-20T00:45:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/ontd-original-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-japanese-commercials-americans-starred-in\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T00:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:45:34","slug":"ontd-original-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-japanese-commercials-americans-starred-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/ontd-original-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-japanese-commercials-americans-starred-in\/","title":{"rendered":"ONTD Original: A look back at some of the Japanese commercials Americans starred in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div> <\/p>\n<p>Japanese companies have used western celebrities in their ads for decades, most of them were during the 80-90s when Japan was a economic powerhouse, the trend seems to have died down now due to their stagnate economic but you might be able to see some former A list stars appearing in them. Here is a look back at some<br \/><a name=\"cutid1\"\/><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1771549200%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262179075%26%26%26youtube%26LE21qQHlOLQ%3A5c3268ce6271dd4db41741946bdc57ea43bed4e1&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=LE21qQHlOLQ&amp;moduleid=2179075&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2179075\"><\/iframe><br \/>in this one Tommy Lee Jones is a new teacher. We get to see him do mundane Japanese teacher stuff like guarding the school entrance from students who are late and getting complained at by teachers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1771549200%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262179076%26%26%26youtube%26jIntO6yCflI%3A1af7fd7236a8a250f2647795a49457b37a234dd6&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=jIntO6yCflI&amp;moduleid=2179076&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2179076\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1771549200%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262179077%26%26%26youtube%26c1JQr30boZA%3Ad1273a89ac36c76c6a25ca0be93e0f899102ded6&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=c1JQr30boZA&amp;moduleid=2179077&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2179077\"><\/iframe><br \/>Here we see Janet Jackson in different everyday Japanese situations, like Janet returning home from her salarywoman job. Janet as a housewife beating her blanket clean over the balcony gossiping about people having phones. Janet out and about in the city talking on her phone.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1771549200%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262179078%26%26%26youtube%26VqSHeBgPjnE%3Af38e437db40405cb0c508e04bba6141ae7b39221&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=VqSHeBgPjnE&amp;moduleid=2179078&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2179078\"><\/iframe><br \/>Here Mariah, is a game character, she fights, plays soccer and races, promoting coffee<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1771549200%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262179079%26%26%26youtube%26Uafnl91Ivy8%3A0841f67148f2b00834aa28925412440c2a30a592&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=Uafnl91Ivy8&amp;moduleid=2179079&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2179079\"><\/iframe><br \/>Jennifer sings in Japanese promoting Japanese stereos i think? The song shown in the ad is only a snippet, she actually did a whole song:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1771549200%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262179080%26%26%26youtube%261jW080b7lkc%3A4dccf1bfbd51148f2ce4613e04209ba3e930f5ad&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=1jW080b7lkc&amp;moduleid=2179080&amp;preview=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2179080\"><\/iframe><br \/><a name=\"cutid1-end\"\/><br \/>Source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LE21qQHlOLQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jIntO6yCflI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c1JQr30boZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VqSHeBgPjnE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uafnl91Ivy8&amp;list=RDUafnl91Ivy8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1jW080b7lkc&amp;list=RD1jW080b7lkc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">6<\/a><br type=\"_moz\"\/> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/131950120.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese companies have used western celebrities in their ads for decades, most of them were during the 80-90s when Japan was a economic powerhouse, the trend seems to have died down now due to their stagnate economic but you might be able to see some former A list stars appearing in them. 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