Megan The Stallion's "Mamushi (feat. Yuki Chiba)" music video released, featuring Yuki Chiba and Masaru Kasamatsu

■ “At first, I thought the casting call was a prank call and ignored it.” (Masaru Kasamatsu)

Megan the Stallion has released the music video for her worldwide buzzworthy song “Mamushi (feat. Yuki Chiba).” The music video features Yuki Chiba, who participated in the song, and actor Masaru Kasamatsu.

Megan the Stallion is a rapper who grew up in Houston, Texas, USA, and is known for being a big fan of Japan and anime. “Mamushi (feat. Yuki Chiba)” is included in her album “MEGAN,” released in June.

The music video was directed by ONDA, an American video director who has also worked on videos for YE (formerly Kanye West) and Big Sean. It is a spectacular piece with a unique worldview reminiscent of Japanese gangster movies and a fantastic story.

“Mamushi (feat. Yuki Chiba)” features Japanese rapper Yuki Chiba, and Megan herself raps in both English and Japanese, which has been a hot topic both in Japan and overseas. After Japanese dancer MONA posted a dance video of the song on TikTok, the dance to the song spread all over the world in an instant.

Megan Thee Stallion

Megan also posted a dance video with the same choreography, which garnered 6.4 million likes and over 40 million views. The song ranked first in the US World Digital Song Sales chart, sixth in the TikTok Billboard Top 50, seventh in the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, 29th in the Global 200 chart, and 36th in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also topped Spotify’s Daily Viral Songs Japan chart in Japan.

The song’s momentum shows no signs of slowing, and it was reported as big news when Megan appeared at a rally held in Atlanta on July 30th by Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democratic candidate for the US presidential election, and performed “Mamushi.”

Furthermore, the “Mamushi” phenomenon is happening all over the world, with popular K-POP artists, athletes, and even the official social media accounts of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) posting using the song and phrases.

Comment from Masaru Kasamatsu
It was a great honor to be involved in a large-scale project with 200 to 300 staff members. It was a particularly wonderful experience to work creatively with a team active in movies and TV dramas. At first, I ignored the casting call, thinking it was a prank call, but I’m glad I was able to participate in such an influential project.