Oh look at us, we are so delightfully indie and quirky! Enjoy us frolicking in our secondhand store clothes as we shill for a multi-billion dollar car company!
OK, I’ll give Pomplamoose (WTF?) a little credit – having checked out some of their other covers they do have some good stuff. But damn these Hyundai commercials are irritating. Although I guess it beats watching those yuppie pukes put giant bows on their Lexuses (Lexi?).
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Its so funny that I also googled my hatred for this commercial. I dont hate the girl so much, but I really, really hate the guy prancing around the commercial. I just want to punch him in the face so much and I really cant explain why. I bought a Hyundai Accent about 8 years ago brand new for $6995 and it was a great car with no problems, but I hate this commercial and want to punch that guy in the face. Take it off the air Hyundai!!!!!!
Bet you Michael Cera loves them, along with all the other twee little dorks.
I change the channel everytime this commercial comes on. It is so irritating I will never purchase a Hyundai after this assault on my ears and eyes. I also will never ride in one, or associate with anyone who owns a Hyundai and therefore supports this abomination.
God so glad I found this site and my fellow hyundai commercial hatres.
Chick can’t sing. Looks like a dude. I don’t even realize they’re trying to sell me s car cuz I’m so irritated with that fugly chicks voice. I can go on and on about this commercial but I won’t. I just want this holiday season to be over so I’ll never have to see that poor excuse for a girl OR hear her sing =D
Hyundai, FAIL!
I just find it pretentious and insincere (which is one of the origins of irony). I would have tolerated it more possibly Hyundai creative hired people who were either genuinely amusing or likable not to mention the fact that this commercial has aired more times than I can say “somebody turn the f’in sound down and why is that guy acting like an f’in d-bag” every 5 minutes for 24 hours.
On second thought, I feel sorry for that hipster dude who is probably honoring that age-old art of acting like a p-whipped fool hoping to get some.
As commercials go, I think this series is pretty catchy (and humorous in an offbeat sort of way) and actally brought a smile to my face whenever I heard the jingle start. And I actually remembered what product they were advertising…so I’d bet Hyundai thinks it got it’s money’s worth. But more to the point, I think the girl’s kind of cute! So “benjamin80″, take a swing if you’d like…I’m sticking my chin out just for you!
Has to be the worst commercial EVER. So annoying in too many ways to mention. I want to gouge my eye balls out and plug my ears with them, when this commercial comes on. Hate it with a passion. Way to strongly alienate half the population, Hyundai.
All of you make me feel much better about being so annoyed about this ad…It’s really odd how it gets to you and I thought I was just weird untill I searched the internet to find out what petuli oli smelling band had commited the ultimate expression of hypocracy ….I think the most annoying thing is that these two probably pride themselves in being so above it all when in fact they both just received a giant check from one of the largest and most profitable auto manufacturers. I’m definately not against capitalism (at all) but I do become disgusted when so called independant groups are ok with blatantly selling out. The best is the clip when they both have Hyundai sweat shirts on. I guess we might be able to look forward to seeing all the unshowered coffee shop patrons of Brooklyn to be turning in their Ramones T-shirts forthe Hyundai hoody sweatshirts….perhaps they will sell them at Hot-topic another icon of hypocracy??
Don’t know who the marketing company is behind these pointless and uninspiring commercials, but if they worked for my company, they would have been fired long ago.
Will no one rid us of this tiresome tripe?
Hipster? She looks mentally challenged. Now it’s hip to look clueless with a single digit IQ?
OMG…I thought I was the only one that thought she looked a little “slow”. Thank goodness for Google search now I can feel better about wanting to jump through the television and smack that woman (the dizzy guy too!).
Sometime shortly after thanksgiving I noted a new trend rising in advertising, THE HOLIDAY HIPSTER. The message seems to be “oh, get over yourself. You can still be cool and ironic and celebrate the holidays” but there is something more insidious, the actual message is “you can still be cool, young, ironic and BUY OUR SHIT! ” I first noted this sickening trend shortly after a miserable piece of overcelebrated film, the insufferable Juno, hit the scene. We were then subjected to 2 years of shrill, cutesy voiced Kimya Dawsonesque chanteuses trying to sell us. Now this! MAKE IT STOP
I’m not one to hate, but shit almighty, I want to cut my ears off and poke my eyes out when I see/hear that commercial. The two carefree, super awesome, merrily frolicking hipsters drive me nuts. I just puked in my mouth. Untalented egomaniacs are untalented, obvious, and oblivious. Whoa, oops, I mean they’re really cool. Just look at their sweet hair, duds, and carefree attitude…they know how to josh around! Good thing they don’t take themselves too seriously, pass judgment or worry about whats cool.
“The message seems to be “oh, get over yourself. You can still be cool and ironic and celebrate the holidays” but there is something more insidious, the actual message is “you can still be cool, young, ironic and BUY OUR SHIT! ”
I totally agree – This is exactly the supposed and actual subtext of this commercial:
If you asked “Pomplamoose” the name of the musical act (I googled it) comprised of these two wannabe hipster types they would say the first explanation: “we don’t take ourselves too seriously etc.”. ad nauseum
And if you asked the roomful of soulless marketing people at hyundai who put this awful add campaign together they would tell you the second explanation. “aimed to appeal to the 18-35 college educated predominately caucasian, self-identified as ‘metropolitan’ and ‘culturally sophisticated’, ” or some similarly sanitized cryptic market-speak version of “idiots to buy our shit”.
“I first noted this sickening trend shortly after a miserable piece of overcelebrated film, the insufferable Juno, hit the scene. We were then subjected to 2 years of shrill, cutesy voiced Kimya Dawsonesque chanteuses trying to sell us.”
Yep, totally – It all started with Juno and the awful mush mouthed indie rock singing style all over the soundtrack that has been thoroughly played-out for years before that movie came out and was terrible to begin with. It’s been increasingly seeping into commercials all over the place since then and it makes me cringe every time I hear it.
Congratulations, Hyundai. I will never buy one of your cars for as long as I live.
I had an anxiety attack one of the many times this commercial was on. They represent everything that annoys me from those L train riding Brooklyn Hipsters . I’m just glad I’m not alone in this.
I absolutely hate every second of these two cutesy, moronic, post-grunge Brooklyn hipsters.
I don’t hate the commercial, but it is a bit irritating. I like the songs. The girl is cute and the guy is scuzzy. Funny how there is a car in the house and they throw two people in there to think of a jingle. I find it funny how the people who are getting on the people who hate this commercial. This is a cool little blog to vent and yet these other people are spending just as much time with their 2 cents. Happy Holidays!
I hate this commercial so much I can’t stand it. I want to hit that stupid girl (you know she does not groom if you know what I mean). Hate the way the song is presented, hate her and I’m so glad to find other like minded haters. I, too, thought, yeah right and you’ll then get your cordory crotch and shell out the $ one of those cars costs – right.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!! For everyone that says you “Hate” this commercial (I couldn’t agree with you more) but something about it other than “hate” drove us to search for it in our browser. Funny enough I searcherd quirky girl and guy christmas commercial and came across this post. We are all a stupid culture! Need to worry about something other than this advertisement. Maybe get a grasp on our economy and eliminate all of the heads in our gov’t while eliminating our fed! Perhaps someone should comment on our slave system called money. :) CHEERS!
I searched “I hate that stupid hyundai commercial” and viola! Here I am!! LOL
I have hated this stinking commercial since the first second I saw it..I think what bothers me most is the stop action herky jerky editing as well as the guy who blows a handful of snow with that look of surprise that I’d like to punch off of his face…
Also, all this talk of “ironic”…these actors arent ironic…they are fools who’s clothing is two sizes too small.
i have found salvation in 99% of your posts. worst ad ever. drives me fucking nuts. i hate these people so much it doesn’t even make sense. thank you all for sharing. i ventured into google to find you people and i am happy amongst my brethren.
Man we’re an angry culture. As well as overly opinionated. It’s just a friggin 30 second ad. Can’t wait to hear that Geico piggy wee wee all the way home again!
Welcome to just another mainstream sub-culture, go sit next to grunge he’s been lonely since kirt’s murder… I always enjoyed having ironic, artistic weridos to hang around i found the crowd highly entertaining, but now that i’ve seen this commercial i hate all who think their sub-culture is anymore unique than retarded emo children.
I don’t hate this commercial, just the guy in it prancing around like an asshole. I do understand the hate others feel for this commercial because this is how I feel about all sappy, sickeningly sweet diamond commercials. You don’t truly love your wife or girlfriend unless you buy her something with diamonds.
I hate the commercial because of the chick. She has a bland voice, out of shape hips and a possible fupa. They make grey seem bright. I bet the marketing people at hyundai look exactly like these people. They are typical corporate yuppies under the guise of looking hipster. Who is this supposed to appeal to?
Totally hate to love, or love to hate this commercial. Mostly I dont like the fact that it’s a car commercial, but I love the way it gets under peoples skin.
I don’t know why I hate it…. I just fuckin’ hate it!!
OMFG….get a life! It’s a god damned TELEVISION COMMERCIAL with a hot guy and hot girl. You are all pathetic losers.
You have no taste.
but you went out of your way to post this on a page called ‘commercials i hate’, so you’re not much of a winner yourself.
Why are you posting on this page in the first place then? Looks like YOU are the pathetic loser who needs a life because YOU are the one who is on here to start bickering and nonsense. We’re all on here to agree with each other you retard. GO AWAY IF YOU DON’T AGREE.
You know, I kind of like the commercial. Yes, I recognize these are hipsters. No, I am not a hipster. Yes, hipsters and their ironic love of things such as Pabst Blue Ribbon are annoying. I don’t know why or how, but I like this. I guess it doesn’t hurt there’s a cute woman singing an X-mas song in a format that won’t get stuck in my head.
Then again, my standards have been set pretty low for holiday ads. As you said, “I guess it beats watching those yuppie pukes put giant bows on their Lexuses (Lexi?).” I’d rather watch a cute, yet pretentious couple than some d-bag buy a diamond or a car to apologize to his fiance for banging her best friend.
To be certain, those Lexus commercials are the gold standard of obnoxious holiday ads. It’s also a pretty lousy Christmas present when you think about it – unless the wife let her husband know that she wanted that model with that color and all those specific features, it’s more of a power play than a present.
Add me to the list of people who HATE this commercial! they remind me of the hipsters I run into in the city, always trying to be so quirky and ironic, but they’re just annoying! Indie music is usually way too referential and literary for the sake of being literary. Apparently hipsters don’t just suck at making indie rock, they also suck at making mainstream jingles.
Man, you folks are a little more upset than is normal. If you don’t like it, use your mute button or change the channel – that’s what remote controls are for. The song and the way it is sung is just another in a long line of variations, so love it, hate it or put up with it but above all just chill. By the way, she is a cutie.
Man, you folks are a little more upset than is normal. If you don’t like it, use your mute button or change the channel – that’s what remote controls are for. The song and the way it is sung is just another in a long line of variations, so love it, hate it or put up with it but above all just chill. By the way, she is a cutie.
I’m glad I’m not alone in my hatred of this commercial. Whenever it comes on, I lunge for the remote to quickly mute it. I can’t stand the breathy, monotone style of singing that seems to be popular among the hipster set.
God it makes me want to return the hyundai i bought 4 months ago !!! They actually make me hate my car now!!!!!! They lost a lot of business for them self this year !! WTF were they thinking.. I actually get aggravated when this comes on…lol… was that their plan… ???? im looking for a new car !!!!!!
I’m so glad there are so many other people that hate these ASS CLOWNS!
YES!!!!! Fuck all the hipsters… I’m so glad other people hate this ad as much as I do
I HATE this commercial. Does the woman ever BLINK?
That’s what I can’t stand the most – the blank glassy eyed stare all the time! LOL!
You summed up my feelings beautifully. I hate this commercial so much that I actually took the time to research who they are and ran into your site.
Wow. I have found my soul mates here. I have never in my life researched a commercial to see if there is anyone else out there in the world who hates it as much as me. I feel like we are the band of people who saw UFO’s and are heading to Devil’s Tower in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” It is not the fact that these people are “Hipsters” that bothers me — I live in a Big City and see this type every second of every day — it is that the commercial is so damn stupid and makes no sense for a car commercial. It is literally a girl singing into a microphone looking off to the right (like Taylor Swift) and a guy wearing a scarf and hat inside a studio shaking jingle bells and hopping around in a circle. WTF is that? I just simply don’t understand the process by which the advertising agency billed Hyundai $500,000 for this ad campaign (or more) and presented this concept to Hyundai and they responded “We love it.” How did this happen? And how can we as a society prevent it from ever happening again?
By the way, I forgot to add that my eight year old son and five year old daughter hate it also and scream every time it comes on (unsolicited by me). My five year old daughter has actually turned around to me and asked “Dad, why does this commercial make no sense?”
I’m with you. I have never researched a commercial either, but I hate this one soooo much, I had to fine out if anyone else feels my pain.
if anyone is interested in joining a class action lawsuit, I will be filing one against Hyundai. Soon after watching these HORRIBLE commercials, I have now come down with eye and ear cancer. Being that these developed minutes after these two hipster douche bags polluted my television, I cannot see how a judge will not find in my favor. I have also gone to a gastrointestinal doctor to get a consultation on the fact that I have also been throwing up and shitting since witnessing these dreadful commercials.
I can’t believe it! My boyfriend hates this commercial so much, that he researches it and forwards me proof that he is not alone with his disgust. He even played it back yesterday to show me the parts he hates most.
Well I agree… it is a real stupid commercial, with terrible wannabes.
I find it hilarious that we hate this commercial so much we write about it. LOL! I have never been annoyed by a commercial but I hate this one. I hate her bangs, her voice, her cothes and her acting. If I ever seen her in person Id probably punch her. :)
Hey guys this is just an ad on tv don’t we have more pressing things to worry about? What is a hipster anyway, would your parents have called you a “hipster/ hippy/ general douche” there day? I just think the girl sings well and its a decent holiday cover.
I think that she is hot. Ditch the dude.
I thought I was the only one that changed the station when that IRRITATING Hyundai commercial is on.
Fully agree with you. I change the channel immediately every time this awful commercial comes on. The female’s vocals are so dull and emotionless. It’s an insult to music and all real musicians. If I never hear her sing again, I will live a happy life. I will never buy a Hyundai because of this commercial.
I guarantee that all of you that hate this commercial hate it because you all believe that you’re more hipster than everyone and that they sold out some how. Pretentious posers… I’ve never seen a subculture of people that goes to such great lengths to prove how different you are yet you all dress, talk, and act the same. If you you non-prescription eyeglasses (and you know you do) you’re an idiot. Get some originality and be yourself.
That girl is the weirdest looking creature I’ve ever seen. The eyes, nose, legs, voice, what is wrong with her!? I thought I was the only one too. She is definately going to make sales drop for hyundai!
Just curious how one can determine when one is being hip, ironic or real these days…
Man I am glad that I am not the only one that hates this commercial. I can’t say anymore as benjamin80 beat me to it.
Yes! I am so glad that I found this site. I cringe when this commercial comes on. Who in the heck thinks this was a great?! And that she can sing? And stop with the camera tricks to make it look “cool”—it’s not working. I wouldn’t consider a Hyundai before. Now? I feel like egging the dealership when I ride by. Their advertising/media team cannot be proud.
Thank you! I thought I was the only one. I want to fling something at the tv every time it comes on. And the girl who sings? I want to cut her bangs up to her scalp while she’s asleep, lol!
Holy hell I can’t stand this commercial. I don’t know what’s worse: the jerkoff “indie” loser who probably only eats vegan bean sprouts or the female singer in her ugly scarf. I want to punch the Hyundai head creative who approved this piece of garbage. Even more, I want to punch in the face anyone who this commercial actually appeals to. Maybe this rubs me the wrong way because I actually know hipsters who would probably adopt the same “ironic” approach to mocking holiday festivity in this manner. God I hate this. So much. Maybe once hipsterism is mainstream hipsters will stop trying to be hipsters and just be themselves – regular weirdos.
Thank you! Couldn’t have said it better myself. This commercial is definitely on the top of my list of most annoying commercials ever! I cringe every time it comes on!
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