Here is the Grand Ad-Awards 2005 site. It's great. I am very impressed by this "EDF" winner of the public choice award. This Amnesty International one has a "dark" and strong message too; these guys are trying to snuff the fire of Amnesty's logo. I like this Rexona, it would be hard to live in such an extreme world.
After watching those ads, this "Mikado" made me smile. Mikado is Ezaki Glico's products, the Japanese original name is Pocky. Here is Japanese Pocky TV ads. Hmm I like French much more. In a similar case: the setting is Japan, but this Toyota TV ad is made by the UK creators group "neo." I really love this "human touch" ad!!
In Japan, Nissin Cup noodle collaborated with Katsuhiro Otomo who is the creator of "AKIRA"and the TV ad series "Freedom". It has just started, you can see only the prologue in the CM part. The story is..."it is the 23rd century, people live on the moon. People can't have two freedoms: one is science study, one is going to the earth." Hmm, it will be interesting, I will update later.
These are not interesting TV ads, but Shiseido features the hottest actresses in Japan for their new product "TSUBAKI." Rena Tanaka (GF of KEN of L'arc en ciel), Takako Uehara, Yuiko Takeuchi (she appeared in Haru no Yuki with Tsumabuki), Yukie Nakama (She appeared in Gokusen and Taiga drama: Komyoga Tsuji now), Ryoko Hirosue (I wrote about her in the movie "Naoko"), and Arisa Mizuki. Wow, what pomp! Tsubaki means camellia in Japanese. The production notes say "rethink Japanese women's beauty." I think the Japanese identity is a sort of trend in Japan.
No, Mari, you are wrong. Your list is missing one key moment in TV advertising history. This link will lead you to a REALLY GREAT ad:
http://www.bigad.com.au/
;)
Posted by: Martin | Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at 10:52 AM
Hi Mari
In the UK we have the Rexona ad, but the product is called Sure. I like the Toyota one, it's a bit weird, but it kinda grabs your attention.
Gokusen! I loved that series when I lived in Japan, I didn't understand much though. Yukie is SO cute! it was series 1 when I was there, of course.
Claytonian: I thought that ad was great too!
Posted by: Mike | Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at 06:17 AM
The voices ad is my favorite:
http://www.ad-awards.com/commercials/winners/2005/medias_-_entertainment/ajinomoto/commercials-7-116.html
Posted by: Claytonain | Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at 01:49 AM