Japanese Comedian Slays Lady Gaga ‘Rain On Me’ Parody

Japanese Comedian Slays Lady Gaga ‘Rain On Me’ ParodyJapanese Comedian Slays Lady Gaga ‘Rain On Me’ Parody
Japanese comedian Naomi Watanabe has created a music video parody for “Rain On Me,” a single from Lady Gaga’s latest album “Chromatica” featuring Ariana Grande.
Watanabe, 32, describes Gaga as “a mother-like presence who envelops me in a cosmic way,” according to Billboard.
 
Watanabe felt the need to create a parody of “Rain On Me” after seeing it on its release in May.
She recruited fellow 29-year-old comedian and “America’s Got Talent” Season 14 contestant Yuriyan Retriever, SoraNews24 reported. They both performed in front of a Japanese landscape instead of skyscrapers.
The music video parody, which is Watanabe’s first entry into her series of parody videos, was directed by J-pop video director Daisuke “Nino” Ninomiya after the country lifted its state of emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The video still practiced COVID-19 precautions, with all the backup dancers sporting facemasks or face shields. A glass divider was placed between Watanabe and Retriever.
“I sensed that the way to make this as funny as possible would be to do it as precisely as I could,” Watanabe said about making the music video parody. “I love impersonating people, so I was meticulous about the details. As my personal project, this parody music video captures my effort to perfect the quality of a single impersonation.”
The video, which was first uploaded on July 25, has already amassed over 5.2 million views as of this writing.
Some YouTube users called it a masterpiece and should not be labeled as a parody because of how well-executed it was.
Watch the original video below.
 
Feature Image Screenshot via NAOMI CLUB
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