KT's started using Bob Ross to advertise its "Qook and Show" service:
The commercial, which mixes footage of 밥로스 아저씨 with some white guy they stuck in a wig, was made last month but has hit the internet, and the forums, recently. As is the norm for Korean TV shows, music videos, and commercials, this also has a "making" video where at the two-minute mark they talk a little with the foreigner they recruited.
Other commercials with celebrity impersonators include Faux-bama for Skylife and Faux-prah for IBK. If they use Mr. Rodgers next I swear to God I'll beat the whole cast and crew with their own Keds.
There are certified "Joy of Painting" contacts throughout the world, and South Korea's is in Cheongju.
8 comments:
Ha, ha, ha! I love it!
You forgot about the faux-CSI for soju.
Step 1: retain a lawyer
Step 2: sue naver assets in the USA for violating laws that protect a celeb's image from being cooped in exactly this fashion.
I never saw the CSI one.
I saw this about a month ago and, being the enormous fan that I am, sent an email to Bob Ross, Inc. No response from them. Such a shame that such a gentle and creative spirit only returns from the dead to hock shitty telephone service.
Yeah, that faux-CSI ad was a hoot.
I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I wasn't sure whether or not that was a Bob Ross impersonator...I kept looking closely and thinking "Is he or isn't he?" Anyway, it was a fun commercial.
UPDATE: The Bob Ross company is aware of and has given its permission for this ad.
pretty cool....
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