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Soft drink brand's 'weird' ad leaves Filipino netizens confused

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/life/11/27/rc-cola-ad.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Screengrab from YouTube</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- &quot;RC Cola&quot; became a local trending topic on Twitter on Friday after the soft drink brand&#x27;s latest advertisement went viral and left many Filipino netizens confused.</p><p>The commercial is oddly titled &quot;Nyahahakbkxjbcjhishdishlsab@!!!! Basta RC Cola,&quot; and was released on the brand&#x27;s social media pages this week.</p><p>It showed a boy confronting his mother as he wondered if he is adopted because he is always being teased at school.</p><p>His mother told him to not listen to what other people say, but things started to go bizarre as the boy removed his clothes and asked why he has four glasses attached to his back.</p><p>Bursting into tears, the mother felt the need to show her son the &quot;truth&quot; that they have long hidden from him, and proceeded to remove her head to reveal a soft drink bottle.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hXWj5BK7evM?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Many Filipino netizens took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the ad, with most of them calling it &quot;weird&quot; and &quot;creepy.&quot; </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Commercial maker: How weird do you want the ad to be?<br/>RC cola: Yes</p>— earl is earl✨ • ʏᴘᵢ ²⁰²⁵ (@pureboyfanboiii) <a href="https://twitter.com/pureboyfanboiii/status/1331962424002453504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I like weird things but this new RC cola commercial is too disturbing and creepy in a good way.. 🤔</p>— joyse birada (@reiflects) <a href="https://twitter.com/reiflects/status/1332201761013055488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I wanna be friends with whoever created that RC Cola commercial. Weird is my thing you know.</p>— AlphФnse Elric (@inv1si) <a href="https://twitter.com/inv1si/status/1332177194123096064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Others compared the now-viral video to &quot;those weird Japanese commercials in Japan.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">IT&#x27;S A NEW COMMERCIAL BY RC COLA HERE I THINK?? I JUST WATCHED IT AND IT&#x27;S,,, REALLY WEIRD LIKE THOSE WEIRD JAPANESE COMMERCIALS</p>— Nyu needs xiao home 🍣💌 (@nuoyaksha) <a href="https://twitter.com/nuoyaksha/status/1331988539915976705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The new RC Cola commercial is like that weird Asian horror movie you watched as a kid and traumatize you so badly.</p>— Regine Domingo (@TheFrancisSeva) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheFrancisSeva/status/1332210400562012160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Philippines produces RC Cola Commercial<br/><br/>Japan be like: <a href="https://t.co/y055tXVInA">pic.twitter.com/y055tXVInA</a></p>— 鬼 (@quiotmrc) <a href="https://twitter.com/quiotmrc/status/1332035339645403136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Some Twitter users joked that they would start checking their mothers if they have soft drink bottles as heads because of the commercial.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I&#x27;m about to check my mom if she&#x27;s an RC Cola bottle <a href="https://t.co/Y2RDlFrGT5">pic.twitter.com/Y2RDlFrGT5</a></p>— RAVEN (@cylldanvers) <a href="https://twitter.com/cylldanvers/status/1331951132730486785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I think my mother is a rc cola too cuz she always drinks it 😭😭😭😭😭 <a href="https://t.co/smfnfdTeiu">pic.twitter.com/smfnfdTeiu</a></p>— ✨🐱 M Į Ł Ľ Í Ə P Ů Ř Ŕ🐱✨ (@itsaadamxd) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsaadamxd/status/1332046618955194368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">What... what if my mom’s a bottle of RC Cola too <a href="https://t.co/esvUOFIsYH">pic.twitter.com/esvUOFIsYH</a></p>— Jom (@AnotherArellano) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnotherArellano/status/1331985353025024003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KSkyumLNsm0?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>A soft drink brand became a local trending topic on Twitter on Friday after its latest advertisement went viral and left many Filipino netizens confused.</p>

A soft drink brand became a local trending topic on Twitter on Friday after its latest advertisement went viral and left many Filipino netizens confused.