Millennium Parade Taps Rauw Alejandro and Tainy for a Joyride on ‘Kizao’
Rauw Alejandro, Tainy, and Millennium Parade’s Daiki Tsuneta are cartoon racers in the new video for “Kizao.” On Friday, the Japanese musical collective released their trilingual, cross-cultural collaboration with Rauw and Tainy, along with its animated music video.
“I’m excited about the collaboration with Millennium Parade, Daiki, and my brother Tainy on this new project,” Rauw Alejandro said in a press release. “It’s been a fusion of our different worlds — bringing together the energy of Japan’s innovative sound and the rhythms of Puerto Rico. The creative chemistry has been unreal.”
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The video sees the trio of stars racing their classic cars through a multi-dimensional world city and freeway system as they fight off some metallic creatures alongside the one-eyed character, Aisa, which shows up in much of Millennium Parade’s art.
Tsuneta, who also fronts J-pop group King Gnu, says he met Rauw and Tainy during a visit to Miami, and knew they wanted to make a song that mixed Japanese city pop and their reggaeton roots for a “perfect blend of our cultures.”
“It was always a goal of mine to be able to do music in Japan, so to finally do it with Millennium Parade and Daiki feels amazing,” said Tainy in a press release. “Happy to be a part of this amazing track and to have my brother Rauw Alejandro on it, too, makes it even better.”
The term “Kizao” comes from Japanese slang, referencing the spirit of a true romantic. The video was directed (and its world created) by Millennium Parade’s Shu Sasaki and Cota Mori.
The new track follows Rauw’s collaborations with Mr. Naisgai on “Pasaporte,” ahead of his album La Cosa Nuestra, out Nov. 15. For his part, Tainy joined Tokischa on “Jalo!” from the Rebel Moon Songs of the Rebellion soundtrack and RaiNao on “Roadhead.” “Kizao” is just Millennium Parade’s third single as a project following “Goldenweek” and “M4D LUV” earlier this year.
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