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Flash and Pocari Sweat

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zeratultassadar
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Australia30 Posts
April 22 2010 23:44 GMT
#1
In several games you see Flash at the start drinking Pocari Sweat, and really I think it's a genius move: the advertising is made to be unintentional by making it seem Flash is drinking the stuff by his free will, but behind the scenes the guys basically forced him to drink the stuff. Hey, if Flash can do so good drinking Pocari Sweat, maybe you should too right?

omninmo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
2349 Posts
April 22 2010 23:47 GMT
#2
its good stuff. those of us outside of asia will probably have no idea though.
BroOd
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Austin10833 Posts
April 22 2010 23:48 GMT
#3
Product placement isn't a genius move.
ModeratorSIRL and JLIG.
Nal_rAwr
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States2611 Posts
April 22 2010 23:58 GMT
#4
how do you know its funded though

in all star race wars, those progamers had bunch of snacks and drinks, which could have not been funded imo

and pocari sweat is really good, flash could have just picked it =O

or maybe they're all funded
Nony is Bonjwa
ella_guru
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada1741 Posts
April 23 2010 00:00 GMT
#5
Nowadays basically anything you see like that is because of sponsorship, hidden or otherwise.

Seinfeld did entire episodes based on products and no one bats an eyelash. Nor should though! EAT JUNIOR MINTS!!! DRINK SWEAT!!


Each day gets better : )
Piy
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Scotland3152 Posts
April 23 2010 00:07 GMT
#6
Well, since I like drinking Sprite, if I became a progamer and drunk Sprite on television, would people think I was an advertising whore because I liked to drink a certain brand name beverage before and after games?

And if the company says they'll pay me $15k a year to drink with the label facing in a certain direction, is that wrong?
My. Copy. Is. Here.
Drium
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States888 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-04-23 00:08:21
April 23 2010 00:07 GMT
#7
On April 23 2010 08:47 omninmo wrote:
its good stuff. those of us outside of asia will probably have no idea though.

On April 23 2010 08:58 Nal_rAwr wrote:
and pocari sweat is really good, flash could have just picked it =O


Obvious viral marketing for Pocari Sweat.
KwanROLLLLLLLED
ella_guru
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada1741 Posts
April 23 2010 00:19 GMT
#8
On April 23 2010 09:07 Piy wrote:
Well, since I like drinking Sprite, if I became a progamer and drunk Sprite on television, would people think I was an advertising whore because I liked to drink a certain brand name beverage before and after games?

And if the company says they'll pay me $15k a year to drink with the label facing in a certain direction, is that wrong?



No, I dont think anyone minds even slightly.
Each day gets better : )
kainzero
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States5211 Posts
April 23 2010 00:23 GMT
#9
Grant Hill drinks Sprite!
SultanVinegar
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States372 Posts
April 23 2010 00:25 GMT
#10
Pocari Sweat . . . . soooo good. Good enough to chug while splitting workers.
I'm a Flash man.
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
April 23 2010 00:54 GMT
#11
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stalife
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Canada1222 Posts
April 23 2010 01:16 GMT
#12
the commentators talked about the pocari sweat thing yesterday after the flash vs hwasin. One of the commentator commented "I hope you get a sponsorship from pocari sweat"
So no.. he's not sponsored.. maybe he will be :D that would be awesome
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JodoYodo
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada1772 Posts
April 23 2010 01:18 GMT
#13
Thinking about buying some on eBay to try out... anyone know a better place to order a medium amount?
Dance dance dance 'till we run this town!
Smix *
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States4549 Posts
April 23 2010 01:18 GMT
#14

Q: Do you have any superstitions before the game?
A: Strangely, I really like Pocari Sweat [It’s like Asian Gatorade]. I enjoy drinking it during practice, and I think I bring it over to the playing booth so it feels just like practice.


from a flash interview
TranslatorBe an Optimist Prime, Not a Negatron // twitter @smixity
nataziel
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Australia1455 Posts
April 23 2010 01:39 GMT
#15
Pocari sweat is soooooo good. And it's cheaper than any other sports drink you can buy at a normal store usually. And you can buy it in 2L bottles. <3 pocari sweat
u gotta sk8
meegrean
Profile Joined May 2008
Thailand7699 Posts
April 23 2010 01:47 GMT
#16
i think it had more to do with flash actually liking pocari sweat
Brood War loyalist
silencefc
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States875 Posts
April 23 2010 01:59 GMT
#17
If there are any Japanese or Korean super markets near you, you can probably pick up a large bottle there. Personally, I love the stuff though some are turned off by the name lol.
Slice like a goddamn hammer.
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
April 23 2010 02:00 GMT
#18
Just because Flash drinks it, im gonna try it.
ॐ
Kingfisher
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada144 Posts
April 23 2010 03:32 GMT
#19
Pocari Sweat is fucking awesome...whenever I go to Korea, it's my replacement for water...
dani_caliKorea
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
730 Posts
April 23 2010 03:41 GMT
#20
See! The product placement is working. I bet half the people who are reading this are now curious to try out Pocari Sweat just cuz Flash drinks them.
pikaaarrr :3
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States593 Posts
April 23 2010 04:15 GMT
#21
Pocari sweat is surprisingly good, haha. The name is definitely not appetizing, but it tastes good.
NeverGG *
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom5399 Posts
April 23 2010 07:18 GMT
#22
I don't like it tbh. It hasn't got enough flavor for me.

Actually unless it's an official brand sponsoring their team (such as the Woongjin brand drinks the Woongjin team drinks or Bacchus for the OSLs.) I can confirm that, terribly unglamorously the boys usually go downstairs to the little store/kimbap Jeonguk restaurant on floor 8 of the I-Park Mall (or the tiny GS25 downstairs at LOOX or the one opposite the STX Soul practice room) with their managers and pick out a random carrier bag full of their favorite drinks.

It's really not as sinister as people seem to be mistakenly thinking lol. If it was then eSTRO would now (un)officially be sponsored by the chicken and orange juice parties I used to hold backstage :S
우리 행운의 모양은 여러개지만 행복의 모양은 하나
Zona
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
40426 Posts
April 23 2010 11:51 GMT
#23
How are the prices at the little store/restaurant? If they grab drinks every game, wouldn't they save a lot of money by buying in bulk and bringing the stuff they want?

And the product placement potential, lol.
"If you try responding to those absurd posts every day, you become more damaged. So I pay no attention to them at all." Jung Myung Hoon (aka Fantasy), as translated by Kimoleon
0mgVitaminE
Profile Joined February 2009
United States1278 Posts
April 23 2010 17:49 GMT
#24
Pocari Sweat is what gods drink. I had a ton when i went to japan
Hi there. I'm in a cave, how bout you?
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21245 Posts
April 23 2010 17:52 GMT
#25
Everyone who posted saying they like Pocari Sweat are paid by the Pocari Sweat company imo.

Even if Pocari Sweat did pay Flash, I doubt he'd say it in an interview. Maybe bringing up the brand name in the interview was part of the deal anyways. Who knows? And more importantly, does it really matter?
TranslatorBaa!
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary26003 Posts
April 23 2010 17:57 GMT
#26
I would have closed this thread if not for the happiness I got from my Tropicana orange juice.

Tropicana - brightens the darkest of days
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frogmelter
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States971 Posts
April 23 2010 18:44 GMT
#27
Holy shit I had a dream last night that I had a gigantic stash of pocari sweat. Don't know what else happened in there though...
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JodoYodo
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada1772 Posts
April 23 2010 18:51 GMT
#28
On April 24 2010 03:44 frogmelter wrote:
Holy shit I had a dream last night that I had a gigantic stash of pocari sweat. Don't know what else happened in there though...

Probably better macro and heightened game sense.
Dance dance dance 'till we run this town!
SlayerS_BunkiE
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada1717 Posts
April 24 2010 00:29 GMT
#29
i tried pocari sweat a couple weeks back, obviously because of flash...
if the pocari sweat execs have any hint of good business sense, they should definitely jump at this advertising opportunity (if they haven't already)
i'll down this thing every single day if they ever get flash to do a pocari sweat commercial!
iloveby.SlayerS_BunkiE[Shield]
[[Starlight]]
Profile Joined December 2013
United States1578 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-10-11 11:24:46
October 11 2015 11:24 GMT
#30
Pocari Sweat ON THE MOON! I kid you not. Genius marketing, yes?

http://www.devicemag.com/2014/05/20/sports-drink-set-for-moon-mission-but-why/



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