Korean Job Discussion Forums

venus · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Location: Near Seoul

For me it's a toss up between the 'leh leh lehmonaduh' one; the one where the girl sits on the washing machine and shouts manze, manze; or the music gnb one that looks like a de la soul video with the two guy singing 'oh eh.. oh eh...'

Oh sam sam oh! cashing pro...rushing and cashee....

That's not going down to well either and I'm not sure if I hate the riceburger one or not yet....

give me afn infomercials anyday - but never, never those over indulgent discovery channel travel ones, god I hate them.. I hate the incredible india one too, they're just too sacherine sweet - oooh other cultures are so wonderful and perfect. no they're not, sure I love travel, but they just over do it

Leh leh lehmonaduh

SPINOZA · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Location: $eoul

My favorite is the I-Park ad. I love the music. I think it's Jacques Louissier but I dunno which song, so if someone knows, do pass it on. Cheerz.

Kimchi Cowboy · Joined: 17 Sep 2006

Yeah, there's no shortage of bad, annoying commercials on TV these days:

Dessian - kinda cool harmonies at first, but after about a thousand times (in just one weekend) it gets kinda grating.

Tosca - "My life is brilliant". You're a CAR!

"Prime. Prime Loan. Hyundai Capital Prime Loan." - Creepy, robotic, unblinking cyborg-chick (albeit kinda hot) deliver rote lines devoid of any emotion whatsoever. Which is probably the intent, but it gives me the willies somethin' fierce.

Le-le-lemonad-DUH! You already mentioned it, but it deserves a special place in commercial hell.

It might be getting time to throw out the TV altogether.

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laogaiguk · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Location: somewhere in Korea

The Lemonade ad. That 0330 girl ...

Dev · Joined: 18 Apr 2006

The new Samsung cell phone ads piss me off. There are two. One shows a woman who has just finished her morning jog. "This woman has just finished her workout and has helped 63 international clients." (or something like that).

The other commercial shows some white dude on a bus in India or somewhere messaging away on his cell phone.

The commercial's message is "Look how much work you can get done."
However, their target audience will probably read it as, "Look how much this technology can disrupt your private life. More than ever, your job will be your life."

Tiberious aka Sparkles · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!

변비 비켜!

Hanson · Joined: 20 Oct 2004

I actually don't mind the lemonade one only because my 15-month-old daughter likes it and dances in front of the tv when it comes on.

One I disliked, but haven't seen in a while (thank goodness), is the one where the guy and girl are doing the cartwheel motion through the air, and stop in front of each other. Similarly, the guy and girl walk a line on the street and meet, and must get past each other. (puke emoticon)

Have you seen the one with 'Jang dong Gun" (sorry no Korean keyboard at work) where him and another dude are working in a garage and get ready to go out. They look so gay (sorry flotsam)! My wife says that the premise is that they are brothers.

Finally, if I never see another in the series of the juice commercial (Minyeo) where the guy wears pink lipstick and kisses the screen, I'll be a happy man...

How about the ad in SPINOZA's sig? Does that girl have to be in every second commercial (Ooooh, SK saved you when you were driving around, lost - good for friggin you!)

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

This is the final word on annoying.

JeJuJitsu · Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Location: McDonald's

Most annoying--????

How about any frickin credit card commericial seems to have a white actor mouthing stupid Korean sayings--all the while, actual white people have a hell of a time trying to get a real credit card in korea.

Corporal · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

Wol-hwa-su-mok-gum-to-il, Ha-Oo-Chen NaNo!

Woland · Joined: 10 May 2006 Location: Seoul

Gwyneth - "I love conflict." What were the folks at Beanbrain Int'l thinking? Did no one, not even Gwyneth, tell them that this makes no sense? Did they mean, "I love contrast."? Or what? "I love condoms."? "I love conning the Korean public into thinking I would actually wear this overpriced crap."?

Kimchi Cowboy · Joined: 17 Sep 2006

One more for the ol' puke pot...

BEANPOLE - "London style?"
- "I've always had my own style."

You've got NOTHIN', jerks! Nothin' but just another commercial that makes no sense whatsoever and does nothin' to promote the actual product! P-U-U-U-K-E!

Mowie · Joined: 28 Feb 2003

Definitely the Lemon Drink ad.

Also, Himart ads.

Although not Korean, I like the ad in Chinese that can be seen on CNN with the excited retiree finding out his wife is expecting.

shetan · Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Location: In front of my PC.

I hate the add with the guy poking the chick in the face and it makes a ting ting sound!!

grr... I wish she would stab him in the eye with her fingernails!!!

ting ting ting ting ting ting ting ting