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Mongolian Yokozuna Asashoryu, 28, will appear in Coca-Cola Japan's new TV commercial for Fanta from Jan 14, the Japan Sumo Association announced Tuesday. Asasyoryu will play the role of a 13-year-old exchange student from Mongolia “FanTaro,” wearing a school uniform. The role is “a boy who looks scary but is actually a gentle student,” Coca-Cola said in a statement
Asasyoryu has appeared in a TV commercial once before -- for NTT DoCoMo in 2006.
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Samantha Ueno
Lies?
http://www.scotsman.com/world/Sumo-master-ready-for-a.2549992.jp July 2004, Asashoryu got drunk and busted up his stable.
Before that in 2003 he got all tangled up with Kyokushuzan, fighting in the bath, breaking the mirror on his car, did we forget?
onewrldoneppl
Yelnats at 03:42 PM JST - 8th January Does that say Fantaro behind him?
yes, it does say "Fantarou". anyone interested in watchin'the CMs (which i thought were pretty funny) @ http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=f7p6Std8wPo&feature=related and http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=QOnWFbsRIBM
nath
Does that say Fantaro behind him?
Asahak
He never damaged other peoples property. Don`t spred lies about the Yokozuna.
Samantha Ueno
He's still in sumo? Guess getting drunk and damaging other peoples cars and property isn't as grave an issue as smoking a fatty in your apartment.
Sarge
"Does he have permission from the Sumo Association?"
You betcha! Heck, he needs permission from the Sumo Association to take a leak!
sk4ek
Gee, nothing says "a tall, refreshing glass of Fanta" like a giant Mongolian sumo wrestler!!
wanderlust
Does he have permission from the Sumo Association?
Noripinhead
It's just a Fanta-sy. It's not the Real Thing, unlike Coke.
Dennis Bauer
you should be training asa!