Chocoball is a Japanese chocolate brand made by morinaga and co since 1967 being somewhat popular in the US due to their strange commercials. But in 1967 when the candy debuted the first and now lost commercial was made. Thanks to the official chocoball history website it featured kyoro Chan and singer former Peggy hayama who passed away in 2017. The commercial itself seems to of been animated in stop motion and advertised manga stamps as prizes which were probably given the same way they do toys nowadays with 5 silver angels or 1 gold angel. As for how we can find it we might need to contact morinaga and co as I don’t know anyone who would have it outside of them with the only connected person we know being Peggy but again she passed away. We also can’t rely on vhs recordings as this ad was made at a time when home recording tech was expensive
Post by sakuraradiochan on Jan 25, 2024 5:53:06 GMT
There are a couple channels on Youtube that post Japanese home videotape recordings from as early as 1966. Theoretically, one could spend time going thru their uploads. If you search something like 1966 or 1967 CM you can find the compilations, like this one for example.
Found a sold listing for a vhs tape that has the commercial. Provides new screen shots. If we can find this vhs we could potentially find the lost commercial page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g1106087595
Edit: I looked up the name of the tape and found a listing that is currently available. If anyone has the ability to deliver it to the us and post it online please do so as I can’t aucfree.com/m/items/b173183646
Found a sold listing for a vhs tape that has the commercial. Provides new screen shots. If we can find this vhs we could potentially find the lost commercial page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g1106087595
Edit: I looked up the name of the tape and found a listing that is currently available. If anyone has the ability to deliver it to the us and post it online please do so as I can’t aucfree.com/m/items/b173183646
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"oooh, you're a- a freaked out child in the woods..."
Found a sold listing for a vhs tape that has the commercial. Provides new screen shots. If we can find this vhs we could potentially find the lost commercial page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g1106087595
Edit: I looked up the name of the tape and found a listing that is currently available. If anyone has the ability to deliver it to the us and post it online please do so as I can’t aucfree.com/m/items/b173183646