It is no secret that Megan Thee Stallion has an affinity for Japanese tradition, together with her love for anime and cosplay. So it got here as no shock that the rapper opted to pay homage to Japanese cinema and movie tropes in her current music video for Mamushi.
The one, that includes Japanese rapper Yuki Chiba, comes from her 2024 album Megan and has since grow to be a success on-line after TikTok person @mona712_official created a viral dance to the straightforward however catchy refrain. Megan herself has carried out the dance a number of occasions — each on stage and within the music video.
The creative and cinematic music video was filmed partly at each Tsurumaki Onsen Jinya and Engaku-ji Temple and options a number of Japanese actors together with Shô Kasamatsu. A part of the music video takes place at what seems to be a bathhouse the place Megan lures males into her den earlier than remodeling into a large viper.
Megan’s victims all through the music video are then cleaned up and painted blue by Yuki Chiba, who seems to be a employee on the bathhouse earlier than they’re revived into a military of the lifeless that comply with Megan’s command. The scene with the blue-faced group of males standing on the prepared behind Megan is an ode to Goals, Akira Kurosawa’s animated movie from 1990.
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Megan Thee Stallion shared some behind-the-scenes photographs from the music video shoot, together with a number of group photographs with the lingerie-clad girls who play the opposite staff within the bathhouse. She additionally requested followers what their favorite seems had been from the music video whereas posting stills of her sporting an intricate pink cutout robe with sheer materials and embroidered detailing. Megan paired the gown with a slick updo adorned with flowers and a protracted braid, ultra-long nails, and creative make-up.
Mamusi is not the one tune from Megan to drag Japanese influences — her observe Otaku Scorching Lady can also be devoted to her affection for anime, manga, and video video games. The tune begins with a voiceover from Adam McArthur, who performs Yuji Itadori within the widespread anime sequence Jujutsu Kaisen. Megan launched a video for that tune in July, which options scenes of the rapper’s journey to Japan.
Watch the total “Mamushi” music video right here:
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