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[Izuna]

That was a rather strange advert. Wouldn't pass in the UK that's for sure.

 

[Dice]

Is something wrong with me when all I could think of was "I wonder many cosmetic surgeries have these ladies had..."?

If you only think that when looking at Koreans, yes.

 

[Finaika]

Mods, please change the title.

Please.


How do you say please in Korean?

purisu

 

[Spwn]

If you only think that when looking at Koreans, yes.

200 Pounds of Beauty did this to me.

 

[HIR0]

Clara <3

 

[The Elite]

I was hoping for a gif of this. GAF delivers.


Also, yeah..... gross. This is so.... gross.

 

[PhineBuyM3]

Nothing will ever be as revolting as that extra bag of cornchips motherf***er Drake turning into a robot that got played so many times when I went to the movies.

 

[MThanded]

neck slice?

 

[DonasaurusRex]

lol the girl in the tea commercial ...she needs some bulgogi or something , where's her ass ??

 

[TheContact]

Sex sells virtually every where. Maybe not N Korea but pretty much everywhere. I didn't mind the commercial. That girl was hot

 

[cm osi]

awesome commercials.

 

[Roubjon]

Better than most commercials. They took soda fountain to a whole. new. level.

 

[EVOL 100%]

South Korea.
Not North Korea.



If you have to do lots of takes of the same shot you'll feel like crap by the end of it. It's the same with all food commercials, they'd be barfing by the end if they swallowed.

I'd know, I live here.

http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/phone/news/view.jsp?req_newsidx=114805

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/04/03/opinion/south-koreas-struggle-with-suicide.html?referrer=

Given that the elements of pop-culture involving women are just as(or even more) prevalent in countries that don't outlaw those things, it doesn't seem like there is any causal relationship there.

Not really, since it's been noticeably prevalent after the crackdownn on internet porn started

 

[Shredderi]

Would you say you're an expert on it, and that honor and shame are huge parts of it?

They have alienated an entire market with this.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

That is gross and would get on my nerves too. So sexist.

 

[ryan-ts]

More like Ewzy

 

[CitizenCope]

Those ads are AWESOME! Will be forwarding to friends.

 

[Kinyou]

Japan does it better

http://youtu.be/JTZ17bIiwLQ

 

[MoGamesXNA]

.

 

[Blargonaut]

 

[BGBW]

You know when you've been tango'd... wait wrong drink.

 

[sixteen-bit]

the thought of showering in sprite is enough to put me off soda for life.

 

[NomarTyme]

Holy fucking shit that is hot.

 

[Divius]

just random uncomfortable/lingering closeups on tits/ass.

sex sells yo

 

[BGBW]

sex sells yo

They say that and yet no one is willing to buy my body.

 

[jay]

These commercials are stupid and holy shit that Carl's Junior one is almost softcore porn.

Japan does it better

http://youtu.be/JTZ17bIiwLQ

Now that's a commercial.

 

[genjiZERO]

The only thing that bothered me was that there a couple of girls had tattoos.

 

[Darklord]

I want to drink sprite and go to Korea. Right away.

 

[Fari]

Is it just me or does South Korean culture seems....vapid?

Dubai is even more vapid and insipid, but the women over there have to cover up.

 

[FonkyByNature]

I don't know man, the chicks are HAWT !!!

 

[Scoot2005]

I wish we had more commercials like that in the States.

 

[Awful Falafel]

Ever since kpop has gotten popular I always find the music videos amusing because they look like they looked at a bunch of early 2000s/late 90s hip hop and pop videos and copied them and so it feels like they are a decade behind in terms of music videos atleast.

I don't know, this music video recently came out and if I saw that ten to fifteen years ago my mind would've been blown. It's no Michel Gondry when it comes to cool looking music videos but being outdated definitely doesn't come to mind. Also just for the hell of it here's one directed by Chan-Wook Park. If it's a good enough scene for the guy who made Old Boy it's good enough for me

 

[dramatis]

Kind of says it all about the least common denominator when a bunch of people are saying they wish more commercials were like that.

This Chinese 7up commercial manages to do just fine without the trashy.

 

[Foxy Fox 39]

How do you say me gusta in korean?

 

[Slowdive]

Suzy is hot though.

 

[Foggy]

Don't worry OP, Chilsung Cider is still the king beverage

 

[Mononoke]

I love how when the main girl finally has her chance to open her sprite it just continues to shoot water all over sexy girls in skimpy clothes rather than men.

 

[Cagey]

I think I'm going to buy a Sprite Zero at lunch today.

 

[Kenshin001]

Is something wrong with me when all I could think of was "I wonder many cosmetic surgeries have these ladies had..."?

No, I feel the same way. It's such a huge industry over there I'm always skeptical of a Korean woman's beauty. Glory Lee, who was a Miss Korea contestant from NY, said almost every other contestant had had plastic surgery.

 

[Valkerionseven]

Meh, how is this any different than any other "sexy" ad in other countries? If were calling out Korea... why not take a second to look at your country's commercials I bet they are the same or worse.

 

[Aquavelvaman]

Meh, how is this any different than any other "sexy" ad in other countries? If were calling out Korea... why not take a second to look at your country's commercials I bet they are the same or worse.

Feel free to make a thread about your country's commercials. This one is about Korean commercials. I see these every day, I have no clue what it's like in another country.

Judging by the attention this thread has received, these commercials aren't humdrum business-as-usual the way people keep saying. If it is so commonplace there wouldn't be so many people fawning over the videos and saying that they wished more commercials were like this, etc.

They are clearly at least somewhat noteworthy in how unnecessarily sexualized they are, which is the point of the thread.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

I'm more likely to buy a Sprite now that they showed me a sexy lady drinking it.

Yes, I'm part of the problem.

 

[Kinyou]

 

[CharlieDigital]

Meh, how is this any different than any other "sexy" ad in other countries? If were calling out Korea... why not take a second to look at your country's commercials I bet they are the same or worse.

At least in the US, there is usually an element of humor mixed in.

I don't know man; I agree that there is just something not quite right about these ads and I can't put my finger on it.

 

[Atraveller]

Asian culture. Being over here in the region I have realized how racist AND sexist they are.

Videos are fine though. Very tame for over here, you should see the electronic expos they hold.

Yes, because USA the greatest country in the world is free of all this problems.

Living a few years in Taiwan doesn't make you a fucking expert on "Asian culture".

 

[Kyuur]

At least in the US, there is usually an element of humor mixed in.

I don't know man; I agree that there is just something not quite right about these ads and I can't put my finger on it.

CharlieDigital
Has No Sense Of Humor

Maybe you just didn't get it.

 

[Atraveller]

At least in the US, there is usually an element of humor mixed in.

I don't know man; I agree that there is just something not quite right about these ads and I can't put my finger on it.

I saw an ad a couple of days ago, hot chick in bikini washing a car, got wet, tits shot, ass shot, and she took a bite out of a hamburger, and another blond chick joined her.

There's no humor in it unless you think exposed skin is funny.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

At least in the US, there is usually an element of humor mixed in.

I don't know man; I agree that there is just something not quite right about these ads and I can't put my finger on it.

They're shit, that's the problem. Even putting aside the shoehorned sexuality the ad is more about some bizarre spectacle than the actual product.

 

[Mononoke]

I saw an ad a couple of days ago, hot chick in bikini washing a car, got wet, tits shot, ass shot, and she took a bite of a hamburger, and another blond chick joined her.

There's no humor in it unless you think exposed skin is funny.

I would say, I think the humor aspect is in a lot of commercials. But we no doubt have some commercials that are just purely for sex. I think what is a bit strange about this one, is how the male is walking around shooting water all over women. And even when the female gets to do the same thing, it just results in water spraying over more women, all for the gratification of the male.

I guess when you break it down, having an ad where a women sells a product with sexuality, is basically the same as this ad. But i think this kind of ad rubs people the wrong way, because of the male guy kind of walking around sexualizing random women with the product. A girl modeling a product feels less like objectification, then an ad where a dude uses the product to get his fantasy.

At least, that's my guess on why this sort of thing would rub people the wrong way. I personally don't care for any of these kind of ads, I'm just taking a stab at why some might not like them as opposed to other ads that do the same thing. I'm open to discussing why the above is wrong (if some of you disagree with it).

 

[farisr]

Ah the good old, drink commercial cliche about getting soaked.

This one is an ad that involves this aspect, that I find the best, just because it's a little fun:

Limca 2010 Ad