Catherine Zeta-Jones touts Lux shampoo

Thursday 19th June, 06:15 AM JST

TOKYO —

Unilever Japan will air a new TV ad for its Lux shampoo brand featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones, 38, from June 23. Zeta-Jones previously appeared in Unilever’s TV commercials in Japan in 1999 and 2000.

The company has so far featured Brooke Shields, Jennifer Connelly and Penélope Cruz for its TV ad campaigns in Japan. The new commercial will feature rock group EXILE’s latest song, “Super Shine,” which was created just for the ad.

14 Comments

raymech1 at 10:21 AM JST - 19th June

These actors have been doing this for years in Japan and now its making news?
himasan at 10:43 AM JST - 19th June

EXILE are not rock! Theyre manufactured boyband pop garbage.
presto345 at 11:41 AM JST - 19th June

Catherine will be perfect for the job!
thepro at 11:41 AM JST - 19th June

It's hillarious that 2 members of EXILE sing, and the other 5 or so just dance. Great 'rock group.'
rjd_jr at 12:07 PM JST - 19th June

Amazing what plastic surgery will do for ya.
papasmurfinjapan at 12:46 PM JST - 19th June

Oh Catherine, I'm so disappointed. I always imagined you as a Pantene girl. Did Michael make you switch?
Notginger at 01:00 PM JST - 19th June

Looks like her lucks in.
blvtzpk at 01:11 PM JST - 19th June

Very beautiful and obviously talented for shampoo commercials.
some14some at 02:45 PM JST - 19th June

Lux : i liked Brooke Shields the most !
Statistician at 03:23 PM JST - 19th June

Wow! Hot news.
Pukey2 at 09:37 PM JST - 19th June

I always thought she'd done LUX already. I'm sure I've seen her in LUX ads before. Anyway, I remember the good old days when she was the girl next door, the sweet daughter of Pop and Ma Larkin. I guess Hollywood and marriage to a rich elderly guy has made her head bigger. Is she embarrassed of her former Welsh accent (as Sheena Easton is of her Scottish accent)?
capone at 10:04 PM JST - 19th June

plugging a plug...could this be a first ?
zaichik at 07:50 AM JST - 20th June

Is she embarrassed of her former Welsh accent

I think she suffers from the same problem as a lot of Welsh people who leave Wales - their accent tends to disappear and only reappear at times of stress, happiness, drunkenness or talking to other Welsh people. I sound quite upper crust most of the time when calm and sober, apart from slightly lengthened vowels in some words.

But that Welsh-American hybrid accent is quite amusing.

BTW, did anyone see Dawn French's take-off of CZJ at the comedy gala to raise money for the Tsunami victims a few years ago? Absolutely hilarious!
cleo at 09:53 AM JST - 20th June

Why on earth would anyone be embarrassed of their Welsh accent?? It's one of the most beautiful accents in the English language, with the Scots and West Country accents not far behind. But Welsh-America hybrid?....eeeuooghh