Hyundai-owned Genesis taps Chrissy Teigen and John Legend for its first Super Bowl ad
The 4-year-old premium brand presents itself as ‘new luxury,’ while scoffing at ‘old luxury’
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Hyundai-owned Genesis is taking on “old luxury” with a Super Bowl ad starring celebrity power couple Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, scoffing at stuffy symbols of excess, like pretentious, plastic-surgery-ridden rich people. The ad, by Innocean, seeks to portray the 4-year-old premium auto brand as more approachable and better-suited for a younger audience than its rivals. A teaser (above) shows the couple wreaking havoc at an oyster bar.
The luxury car segment “always had a little bit of trouble laughing at itself. They all act like consumers have had their sense of humors surgically removed,” says Bob Rayburn, executive creative director at Innocean. “Luxury should be fun,” he adds, while poking fun at other luxury car ads that deploy “messaging that acts like their car features are curing polio.”
The 60-second spot, which will air in the second quarter, marks the Super Bowl debut for Genesis. Hyundai debuted the Genesis name in 2011 but kept it under the Hyundai umbrella until launching it as a standalone brand in 2016. The ad plugs the new GV80, which marks the brand’s entry into the popular crossover market.
Innocean also handles the Hyundai brand, including its Super Bowl spot. The director of the Genesis ad is Neal Brennan, whose credits include “Chappelle’s Show” and “Half Baked.”
Credits
- Date
- Jan 30, 2020
- Client :
- Hyundai
- Client :
- Innocean
- CEO GMNA :
- Mark Del Rosso
- VP COO GMA :
- Erwin Raphael
- Senior Group Manager GMA :
- Kate Fabian
- Manager GMA :
- J. Thongnop
- VP Executive Creative Director :
- Bob Rayburn
- Creative Director :
- Shane Diver
- Associate Creative Director Art :
- David Mesfin
- Associate Creative Director Copy :
- Chris DeNinno
- Associate Creative Director Copy :
- Dane Larsen
- Art Director :
- Johnny Nguyen
- Copywriter :
- Nicole Barlow
- Senior Producer :
- Kira Linton
- Content Producer :
- Celestina Lucero
- Senior Art Producer :
- Rachel Crain
- SVP Managing Director :
- Milind Raval
- Group Brand Director :
- Stephanie Godfrey
- Brand Director :
- Travis Cross
- Brand Manager :
- Brooke Jocson
- Sr. Brand Manager Social :
- Nazir Akil
- Director of Business & Legal Affairs :
- Jana Nauman
- Sr. Business Affairs Manager :
- Sheila Barrand
- Sr. Business Affairs Manager :
- Alison Walsh
- Project Management Supervisor :
- Maria Ortega
- Product Information Specialist :
- Tai Ferrer
- Production Company :
- Caviar
- Director :
- Neal Brennan
- Director of Photography :
- Jo Willems
- Executive Producer :
- Michael Sagol
- Head of Production :
- Casey Wooden
- Senior Producer :
- Tova Dann
- Production Supervisor :
- Ari Chang
- Casting Agent :
- DB Casting
- Editorial :
- Arcade Edit
- Editor :
- Paul Martinez
- Assistant Editor :
- Luke McIntosh
- Executive Producer :
- Damian Stevens
- Producer :
- Alexa Atkin
- Color :
- Company 3
- Colorist :
- Dave Hussey
- Producer :
- Gabriel Wakeman
- Online/VFX :
- The Mill
- Creative Director :
- John Leonti
- VFX Supervisor / 2D Lead :
- Philip Ineno
- 2D Team :
- Roman Yavorsky
- 2D Team :
- Stephen Paragone
- 2D Team :
- Marlan Harris
- 3D Team :
- Jason Monroe
- 3D Team :
- Alice Panek
- Executive Producer :
- Pete King
- Senior Producer :
- Michele Watkins
- Production Coordinator :
- Will Tyler
- Sound Design and Mix Company :
- Barking Owl Sound
- Sound Designer/Mix Engineer :
- Mike Franklin
- Executive Producer :
- Kelly Bayett
- Producer :
- KC Dossett
- Music Company :
- Barking Owl Sound
- Composer :
- David Long
- Composer :
- Brian Canning
- Composer :
- Ethan Walter
- Executive Producer :
- Kelly Bayett
- Producer :
- KC Dossett
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