Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Freddie Mercury is singing with Japanese lyrics!! How impressive!

Have you heard of Cup-o'Noodles produced by Nissin/日清食品, a Japanese food company which was the first in the world to invent instant noodles? Have you ever eaten them ? Cup-o'Noodles are convenient instant noodles. All you have to do to eat them is just add hot water and wait for three minutes. This product has been very popular among Japanese people since it went on sale in 1971. Although there are various kinds of convenient instant noodles displayed in supermarkets, Cup-o'Noodles still seems to do well. In Japan, some people like eating a Cup-o'Noodle for lunch, and some store them as a sort of emergency provisions. As a matter of fact, they are helpful at disaster sites. When they went on sale in 1971, Cup-o'Noodles were welcomed especially by construction workers standing outside during the cold winter nights. Personally, I usually don't eat them. When I'm working late and on special occasions like this, I eat them.

Anyway, I think that Cup-o'Noodles TV commercials are always fascinating. When this year began, Freddie Mercury started appearing in a new TV commercial. He is singing "I was born to love you" with Japanese lyrics there. Needless to say, the lyrics are made to promote Cup-o'Noodles. I'm very impressed by it. I wonder how the commercial was made, although I'm sure that high technology is used.

According to Nissin, this year, it has been 20 years since Freddie Mercury passed away and it has been 40 years since Queen was formed. This TV commercial is a part of their worldwide advertising campaign, as well.