Cukyu

Kyukyu, by Wikipedia https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=788677 / CC BY SA 3.0 #History of Asahi Broadcasting #Kinki region mascot #Broadcasting station mascot Kyukyu is a wide-area latte in the Kinki region of Japan It is the name of the mascot character that was once used in the concurrent station, Asahi Broadcasting (now: Asahi Broadcasting Television, Asahi Broadcasting Radio). Broadcast van with Kyukyu on it Kyukyu is an abbreviation for “Curious Cube”. While each station in Osaka set the station’s mascot one after another, it was born in March 2001, when ABC celebrated its 50th anniversary, with a design by Bunpei Yorifuji. This is the first time that the station’s mascot has been set since its opening. Kyukyu’s name first appeared in a short spot commercial, and then in September 2001, the name was picked up by viewers in the publicity program “Enikki” (already finished) narrated by Wakako Takeda (Asahi Broadcasting announcer). was recruited, and the name was announced in “Good morning call ABC” in December of the same year. It was used as a terrestrial digital broadcasting receiver display icon from the start of broadcasting in 2003 until early May 2015 (until mid-June of the same year, after temporarily changing to the ABC 4th logo established in 2008, the new character “Ebisi” changed to ), and is also used for verification cards for television and radio. The use was stopped on June 14, 2015, and “Ebisi” appeared on the following day, the 15th. A wide variety of kyukyu goods have been produced so far, and are given to viewers and listeners through programs, and are also sold at ABC radio event venues. One of the representative goods is “Kyukyu Radio”, which is sold at the event for 1,800 yen. There is also a kit that can be assembled by downloading the deployment diagram from the Asahi Broadcasting website.