How did Dunkin' Donuts, a global donut company and coffeehouse, help propell Japanese actor and model Ryohei Otani into Korean entertainment in 2003?
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Ryohei Otani Ryohei Otani (大谷 亮平 , Ōtani Ryōhei , born October 1, 1980) is a Japanese actor and model. He began his modeling career in Japan, then entered Korean entertainment by being featured in a commercial for Dunkin' Donuts in 2003, followed by Hyundai Motors, Olympus and SK Telecom. His popularity helped him land roles on television, beginning with the 2006 sitcom "Soulmate". Otani's acting career continued to be active in South Korea, starring in television dramas such as "The Road Home", "Dear My Sister", "Hero", and "The Chaser", as well as the period blockbusters "War of the Arrows" and "".
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Dunkin' Donuts Dunkin' Donuts is an American global donut company and coffeehouse based in Canton, Massachusetts, in Greater Boston. It was founded in 1950 by William Rosenberg in Quincy, Massachusetts. Since its founding, the company has grown to become one of the largest coffee and baked goods chains in the world, with more than 12,000 restaurants in 36 countries. The chain's products include donuts, bagels, other baked goods, and a wide variety of hot and iced beverages.
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Ito En Ito En, Ltd. (株式会社伊藤園 , "Kabushiki Gaisha Itō En" ) () is a Japanese multinational drinks company specializing in tea production, distribution, and sales. Ito En is the largest green tea distributor in Japan. The Ito En Group includes subsidiaries based in Japan, the United States, and Australia. Its products include unsweetened, bottled green tea and loose leaf tea. Ito En is currently the fourth largest soft drink producer in Japan, after Coca-Cola, Suntory, and Kirin Beverage. Ito En also produces private label drinks for Seven & I Holdings Co. in Japan . In 2006, acquired Tully's Coffee's business in Japan as a subsidiary. They also have a line of flavored teas called Tea's Tea.
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Mayuko Arisue Mayuko Arisue (有末 麻祐子 , Arisue Mayuko , born January 25, 1992 in Ageo, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese model, actress and entertainer who is represented by the talent agency, Asaikikaku. She also has a business alliance with LesPros Entertainment.
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Utagoe coffeehouse Utagoe coffeehouse (歌声喫茶 , utagoe kissa ) refers to the type of coffeehouses that featured the customers' joining in singing songs together, which was very popular in Japan in ca. 1955-1975.
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Junior idol In Japan, a junior idol (ジュニアアイドル , junia aidoru ) , alternatively chidol (チャイドル , chaidoru ) or low teen idol (ローティーンアイドル , rōtīn aidoru ) , is primarily defined as a child or early teenager pursuing a career as a photographic model. Generally, this means gravure, or "cheesecake", fully clothed shots; but, junior idols can, and some do, eventually enter the AV industry. Child actors, musicians, and J-pop singers (whose musical genre is often termed idol pop) can also be considered junior idols and are often featured in photobooks and image DVDs.
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Sayaka Yoshino Sayaka Yoshino (吉野 紗香 , Yoshino Sayaka ) (born May 14, 1982) is a Japanese actress, model, and television personality. One of the first popular teen model's / idol's known in Japan as "Chaidoru" (a word play on child and idol), she has appeared on numerous TV drama's, commercials, and films.
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Mito Natsume Mito Natsume (三戸なつめ , born February 20, 1990) is a Japanese model, presenter, and singer. She has started modeling since 2010 in several Japanese magazines and later debuted as a singer in 2015 under the production of Japanese musician Nakata Yasutaka with the song "Maegami Kirisugita".
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Cosplay restaurant Cosplay restaurants (コスプレ系飲食店 , Kosupure-kei inshokuten ) are theme restaurants and pubs that originated in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan, around the year 1999. They include maid cafés (メイドカフェ , Meido kafe ) and butlers café (執事喫茶 , shitsuji kissa ) , where the service staff dress as elegant maids, or as butlers. Such restaurants and cafés have quickly become a staple of Japanese otaku culture. Compared with service at normal cafés, the service at cosplay cafés involves the creation of a rather different atmosphere. The staff treat the customers as "masters" and "mistresses" in a private home rather than merely as café customers.
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Stand Up! (Japanese TV series) Stand Up!! (スタンドアップ!! , Sutando Appu!! ) is a Japanese television drama which ran weekly for three months in 2003. The drama, which stars Kazunari Ninomiya of Arashi and Tomohisa Yamashita of NEWS, centers on the lives of the last four virgins left in their highschool as they struggle to lose their virginity over their final high school summer vacation. A 6-DVD Box Set featuring all eleven episodes, as well as six individual volumes were released in Japan on December 18, 2003.
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Kōkōsei Restaurant Kōkōsei Restaurant (高校生レストラン , Kōkōsei Resutoran , lit. "High School Student Restaurant") is a 2011 Japanese television series that is based on actual events. This television series stars Masahiro Matsuoka, a member of the J-pop band Tokio, as the lead character.
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KBS World (Indonesia) KBS World is an Indonesian television channel owned by Korean Broadcasting System and operated by Overseas Korean Television Network (OKTN) a subsidiary of Korindo Group, targeting Koreans in Indonesia, as well as Indonesian audience interested in Korean entertainment. Launched on September 2007 at Palapa C2 satellite, but on 2010, It moves to Telkom 1 until now. It share same schedule from KBS World global feed but different advertisements and selected exclusive program available to Indonesian viewers.
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Kouhei Takeda Kouhei Takeda (武田 航平 , Takeda Kōhei ) , born on January 14, 1986, is a Japanese actor, entertainer and model. He is best known for his roles as Kohei Kitahanada in Fuji TV's "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e/Ikemen Paradise" drama, Otoya Kurenai in TV Asahi's tokusatsu series "Kamen Rider Kiva", and the voice of Vaan in "Final Fantasy XII". In 2001, he received the 14th "Super Boy JUNON contest" special jury award. He is a former member of the PureBOYS.
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Our Fragrance Our Fragrance ("Urie Hyanggi") is a 2003 North Korean film written by Ri Suk Gyong and produced and directed by Jon Jong Pal. It falls under the genre of comedy and reflects the period following the 2002 market-oriented economic reforms. Although an initial match-making attempt between Pyongho and Saebyol through their grandparents is unsuccessful, the two are brought together by fate to participate in the Pyongyang spring fashion show. Modelling both the fashion and the virtues of a wedding couple, their families convene to judge the potential unity. However, tradition versus the foreign influence seeping into society becomes the theme as misunderstandings come to create drama between the two families and the young couple.
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Nobuo Kyo Nobuo Kyo (姜 暢雄 , Kyō Nobuo , born March 23, 1979, in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan) is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Cube. He graduated from Ichikawa High School.
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Cafe24 cafe24(카페24)"(stylized without the capital letter and space)" is a global e-commerce platform launched in Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in 1999 by Lee Jae-Suk (이재석). and has 8 branches around the world including the United States, China, Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan. Partners include Amazon.com, Alibaba Group, JD.com, Rakuten, Lazada Group, VIP.com, Mogujie, and other global companies.
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Yeongdeungpo Station Yeongdeungpo Station (Station 139) is a ground-level railway station in Seoul, South Korea. The station is located in Yeongdeungpo Dong, Yeongdeungpo Gu, and is a stop on the Gyeongbu Line, Honam Line and Seoul Subway Line 1. The station is integrated into the Yeongdeungpo Lotte Department Store. Located in the station are Lotteria, Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy Kreme, and KFC.
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Yuji (actor) トーマス・ユージ・ゴードン (Tōmasu Yūji Gōdon , born September 9, 1987 in Miami, Florida, United States ) , better known as ユージ (Yūji ) , is a Japanese actor, entertainer, and model who is represented by LesPros Entertainment.
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Takuya Ide Takuya Ide (井出 卓也 , Ide Takuya , born March 12, 1991, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor and singer represented by Space Craft Entertainment. He is nicknamed Idetaku (イデタク ) .
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Ian Batherson Ian Batherson (born on January 14, 1989 in Berlin, Germany) is a Filipino actor, model and reality show contestant who gained media attention as a finalist on the 5th season of "StarStruck", a Philippine talent show broadcast on GMA Network. He also joined as a contestant on the third season of "". Batherson is also a successful commercial model starring in many commercials such as Close-Up, Greenwich, Samsung, Coke, Ponds: White Beauty and Nestea. He grew up in Japan, Alaska, California, and Guam.
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Tofu Records Tofu Records (東風レコード , Tofu Rekodo ) was a US record label of Sony Music Entertainment Japan that was launched in 2003 to distribute Japanese Sony artists in the United States, and that closed in 2007. Their first signed artist was T.M.Revolution, and they used the anime fandom community to spread the word. T.M.Revolution's U.S. concert debut at Otakon 2003 was successful, drawing an audience of over 5,000.
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Sanrio Sanrio Co., Ltd. (株式会社サンリオ , Kabushikigaisha Sanrio ) is a Japanese company that designs, licenses and produces products focusing on the "kawaii" (cute) segment of Japanese popular culture. Their products include stationery, school supplies, gifts and accessories that are sold worldwide and at specialty brand retail stores in Japan. Sanrio's best-known character is Hello Kitty, a little anthropomorphic cat girl, one of the most successful marketing brands in the world.