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A roundup of commercials featuring Kento Kaku. These humor-filled ads are a must-see!

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICKeisuke Hane
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. After working at a music studio and in wedding sound engineering, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with various instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in middle school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on personal music activities and professional experience, produces daily articles, including song introductions, features on music festivals around Japan, and live reports. Enjoys a wide range of music, from domestic and international rock to, more recently, a broad spectrum of J-pop.

Since his acting debut in 2007, Kento Kaku has steadily built up his filmography and continued to thrive as an actor.

While he’s praised as a handsome leading man with strong acting skills, one of the reasons for his popularity is also his humorous and approachable personality.

In this article, we’ll showcase all the commercials he has appeared in so far!

There are plenty of fun ads that perfectly match his character.

Whether you’re a fan or not, you’re sure to enjoy this, so take this opportunity to check them out.

Compilation of commercials featuring Kento Kaku. These humor-filled ads are a must-see! (1–10)

Ajinomoto Hondashi “Layered Hot Pot New Reduced-Sodium” VersionKento Kaku

“Hondashi®” Layered Hot Pot TV Commercial 30 seconds New Reduced-Salt Kento Kaku

Some of you might only use Hondashi for miso soup, right? For those people, the Ajinomoto commercial “Kasane Nabe: New Reduced-Salt” features Kento Kaku showing different ways to use Hondashi! In this ad, they layer Chinese cabbage and pork, introduce a hot pot seasoned with Hondashi, and highlight its strength: because Hondashi is made with real bonito dashi, it pairs perfectly with Japanese-style dishes.

Doesn’t it make you want to try it for dinner tonight?

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Kameda Seika Happy Turn Spice “Powder Adults Get Hooked On” versionKento Kaku

Kameda Seika 'Happy Turn Spice: Powder That Grown-Ups Get Hooked On' TV Commercial, 30 seconds

This commercial shows only Kento Kaku continuously eating Happy Turn spice, while also depicting a humorous back-and-forth with a child who wants it.

By clearly portraying it as a powder that adults get hooked on—and his refusal to give it to the child—it conveys the addictive, distinctive flavor.

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KFC Melty Tsukimi Burger and Tsukimi Pie: “A Message to All Egg Lovers Everywhere”Kento Kaku

Gooey Tsukimi Burger: 'A Message to All Egg Lovers' Edition / Tsukimi Pie | KFC

This commercial introduces a variety of KFC items that liven up the autumn season, such as the Tsukimi Burger and Tsukimi Pie.

With a large moon in the background, Kento Kaku addresses all of humanity to announce the arrival of tsukimi season, expressing the rising excitement of egg lovers.

It also clearly highlights the addition of new products, conveying the desire for people to try them in a fun, upbeat way.

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Compilation of commercials featuring Kento Kaku. Don’t miss these humor-filled ads! (11–20)

Kao Attack ZERO 'Laundry Love Trip Imabari' VersionKento Kaku, Shotaro Mamiya

Kao Attack ZERO Laundry Loving Journey Imabari Edition 30-second Commercial — Kento Kaku, Shotaro Mamiya CM

This commercial features Kento Kaku and Shotaro Mamiya interviewing craftsmen at an Imabari towel factory, highlighting how Attack ZERO has become a familiar favorite.

They ask what is required of detergents used for towels and reveal that Attack ZERO has the power to solve those concerns.

Including the craftsmen’s surprised reactions, the benefits are presented in a bright and positive way.

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Kentucky Fried Chicken Red Hot Chicken: “Summer of the 20th Anniversary – 200,000 Pieces Giveaway” EditionKento Kaku, Miyazon

Kento Kaku is stunned by “Red Ogre” Miyazon! He exclaims, “Amazing!” at first sight — Kentucky Fried Chicken Red Hot Chicken new TV commercial and making-of

This is a commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken’s popular Red Hot Chicken campaign.

Kento Kaku appears as Colonel Sanders, and Miyazon shows up dressed as a demon.

The cast eats Red Hot Chicken while sweating—apparently it’s so spicy that Miyazon even breathes fire.

The explosion at the end of the commercial seems to signal the start of the campaign.

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AJINOMOTO Hondashi “Kamatama Pasta” (version)Kento Kaku

"Hondashi®" Kamatama Pasta Version Variety of 3 Dishes TV Commercial 45 Seconds Former Reduced Salt

In the Ajinomoto Hondashi commercial “Kamatama Pasta,” Kento Kaku introduces ways to use Hondashi.

In the first part of the ad, the focus is on kamatama-style pasta, and toward the end it also features pasta made with iriko dashi and kombu dashi.

If you’ve only ever used Hondashi for miso soup or simmered dishes, why not take inspiration from this commercial and try making pasta with it?

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AJINOMOTO Frozen Foods: White Fried Rice “Big on Reduced Salt!” VersionKento Kaku

Kento Kaku becomes the boss of a neighborhood Chinese eatery!? Ajinomoto Frozen Foods’ new commercial for “White Fried Rice”: “Salt Reduction, Goo-ood! Edition”

In AJINOMOTO Frozen Foods’ White Fried Rice commercial, “Big on Less Salt!,” Kento Kaku’s delightfully humorous performance really shines.

Set in a neighborhood Chinese restaurant, Kaku serves fried rice to customers and confidently touts how delicious it is, as if he were the head chef who made it himself.

Then, from the back, the real chef shouts, “Keep those hands moving, newbie!”—a gag that gets a good laugh.

The way Kaku’s demeanor flips the moment the chef calls out to him is a pitch-perfect bit of comedy.

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