It has been revealed that Natsumi Tsunoda, gold medalist in the women's 48 kg judo competition at the Paris Olympics, and Hina Hayata, bronze medalist in the women's table tennis singles competition, will appear in Lawson's new TV commercial "Winter Happy Festival" (broadcast starting December 8th). This will be Tsunoda's first appearance in a commercial.
This is the latest installment in the CM series starring actor Kenichi Matsuyama, promoting the "Hapitoku Festival" (starting December 10th), where you can get a free drink voucher for every 350 yen spent on selected bread in one transaction. Kakuta throws a giant drink, and Hayata performs a powerful smash on the drink.
This was Kakuta's first attempt at a commercial. On set, after performing the Tomoe-nage technique several times, she said, "Oh, maybe I'm really bad at it. Maybe I should rethink it a bit... (laughs)," referring to her unexpected reassessment of her signature technique, drawing laughter.
Ahead of the TV broadcast, behind-the-scenes footage including interviews with Matsuyama, Tsunoda, and Hayata was released on Lawson's official YouTube channel. The three answered questions such as "What do you value in order to overcome pressure and tension?"
