Walter Diemer accountant by trade, Diemer liked to experiment with gum recipes in his spare time. In doing so, he accidentally stumbled upon a unique recipe. The gum was pink because it was the only food coloring in the factory, which is the reason most bubble gum today is pink. Compared to standard chewing gum, the gum was less sticky, would not stick to the face, and yet stretched more easily. Diemer saw the possibilities, and using a salt water taffy wrapping machine, wrapped one hundred pieces of his creation to test market in a local mom-and-pop candy store. Priced at one
Pink no Idenshi from viewers, with viewers praising Narumi Konno's portrayal of the main character in the original manga, Natsu Saito. Others said how the series had a charm to it with many of the actors being very young, including Hiroki Nakadoi, who was seventeen at the time of broadcast. Pink no Idenshi Pink no Idenshi (Pinkの遺伝子 / "The Pink Gene") is a Japanese television drama based on the manga of the same name by Jun Yuzuki. It was produced by Masayuki Iwata with the episodes written by screenwriter Haruko Nagatsu, and aired on TV Tokyo between October 3 to December 26, 2005