Megan Thee Stallion Slithers And Strikes In “Mamushi” Music Video Feat. Yuki Chiba
Megan Thee Stallion is a venomous vixen in the “Mamushi” music video.
Starring Japanese actor Sh? Kasamatsu, the creative visuals are directed by Kevin “Onda” Leyva and produced by Tokyo-based creative company PUSH Japan.
The “Mamushi” video was filmed in various locations in Tokyo, including Tsurumaki Onsen Jinya for the initial spa scene and the Engaku-ji Temple, one of the pre-eminent Zen Buddhist temples in the country.
With special effects, action scenes, and dance breaks, the Houston rapper transforms into an actual Mamushi, a Japanese viper, and strikes, teaming up with Yuki Chiba, the featured musician on the trending song, to defeat a crew of gangsters. She then uses their souls to create an army of blue-faced soldiers in a scene that pays homage to Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s 1990 film “DREAMS.”
“Mamushi” has emerged as a fan favorite from the Grammy-winning musician’s self-titled MEGAN album, released in June 2024 via Hot Girl Productions LLC. The song has generated over 150 million global streams (and counting), reaching the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 charts. and No. 1 on Spotify’s Global Viral chart in Japan.
The full album features Victoria Monét, Big K.R.I.T., Buddah Bless, UGK, GloRilla, Kyle Richh, and of course, Yuki Chiba across 18 tracks.
“My emotion doesn’t stop at sadness because I did grow and I did start feeling more things. I started feeling really happy. So you have songs on the album that are about the positive times that I’m starting to have. You get a little bit of everything. You get all the emotions in there,” the 29-year-old detailed of the album ahead of its release.
“This is music I would like if I wasn’t Megan Thee Stallion […] It won’t feel like I went so left. It’ll feel true to me. You’ll almost be like, ‘I wouldn’t have thought she would’ve rapped over that, but this sounds great.”
Give MEGAN a spin below and watch the music video for “Mamushi” featuring Yuki Chiba above.
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