In recent years, more and more music videos (MVs) have been actively released on YouTube.
They’ve become essential for conveying an artist’s vision for a song—as well as the appeal of the artist and the track itself—to listeners.
In this article, we’ll introduce a selection of MVs that have been especially buzzworthy for being “interesting.”
By “interesting,” we don’t just mean laugh-out-loud funny—we’ve also picked MVs that are fascinating from a visual production standpoint.
From works handled by popular video creators to pieces directed by the artists themselves, there’s a wide variety here, so please enjoy!
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MUSIC VIDEOOkazaki Taiiku
If there’s one song that catapulted Okazaki Taiiku to fame, it has to be this one.
It’s no wonder the music video went viral almost instantly after its release—its title says it all: “MUSIC VIDEO.” It’s a boldly straightforward track that crams in every music-video cliché you can think of—in fact, that’s all it talks about.
At first glance it might seem like it’s dissing things, but it’s actually famous as an MV beloved by people in film and music alike.
Even if you’re not that into music, you’ll find yourself going, “Oh, I’ve seen that!” and laughing at the fact that Okazaki Taiiku does everything by himself.
The video was directed by Sushi-kun—aka Koyama Takuya from Yabai T-Shirts Yasan—who is also a junior from Okazaki’s middle school and a close friend.
aruku aroundSakanakushon
If we’re talking about an unforgettable music video you keep wanting to revisit, isn’t it this one? Sakanaction’s second single, “Aruku Around,” released in 2010.
It’s a one-shot, long-take video packed with intricate techniques that keeps your eyes glued to the screen.
In a way, it could be called a “lyric video,” but instead of digital text, it uses typographic objects placed on set that, depending on the angle, don’t even look like letters.
Yamaguchi, the vocalist, walks through them singing in sync with the lyrics.
It ends by looping back to the beginning, making it a piece you can’t look away from.
Gather round! Party people!Yabai T-shatsu Yasan
According to the band themselves, this is the “MV where we completely misused the budget,” made to go with Yabai T-Shirts Yasan’s major-label debut album We love Tank-top.
The music video is for “Atsumare! Party People,” one of YabaT’s signature songs since their indie days.
There was already an MV back then, and this one doesn’t seem all that different at first—just the three of them goofing around in a studio, singing and messing about—so it feels like the studio changing a little isn’t that big of a deal.
But in this MV, the three of them suddenly dash out of the studio mid-shoot, hop into a car waiting in the parking lot, sing as they drive, and where they arrive is… those famous Hollywood letters! The first time I saw it, I collapsed to my knees laughing!
parallel linesEve × suis from Yorushika
Eve’s “Parallel Lines,” written for Lotte Ghana Chocolate’s Valentine’s campaign “Gift,” is a collaboration featuring Yorushika’s vocalist suis.
The animated music video—poignant and a little tear-jerking, perfect for the Valentine’s season—tells the story of two childhood friends who have always been together but are separated when one of them moves away.
Their childhood cuteness and innocence, and their close bond that remains even as they grow older… it’s the kind of setting many people might find themselves longing for.
It’s an MV that draws you in to the very end, leaving you feeling as if you’ve just watched a short film.
To Your TownASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
Among ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION’s songs, “Kimi no Machi Made” is especially popular.
Released in 2004, it was the band’s sixth single.
Despite the song’s content, the music video makes you want to say, “What is this?” It features Shin’ya Yamamoto, who appears as a synchronized swimming coach, while ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION perform and sing poolside where a synchro competition is taking place.
Even just the juxtaposition of the synchronized swimmers and the band performing is puzzling, but then it takes a sharp turn: a giant crayfish appears in the pool, and one of them gets carried off.
Gotch’s startled expression is particularly memorable, and in the end, the MV’s meaning remains pretty unclear (lol).
PlayPerfume
Perfume’s “Saisei” (Reframe), released in 2019 as a digital-only single.
At first, the MV feels like “the usual Perfume,” showcasing their sharp, precise choreography.
But starting just before the chorus, elements that build excitement begin to appear.
The many screens floating in the forest display footage from Perfume’s past MVs.
As you watch, thinking, “Ah, how nostalgic—everyone looks so young,” the chorus hits, and—surprise—the video stitches together lip-sync shots that match the lyrics of “Saisei.” You get to fully enjoy the trio in a variety of outfits and hairstyles.
Occasionally, current footage is intercut as well, creating a strange, almost otherworldly feeling—and it’s a bit moving, too.
IdeaHoshino Gen
Gen Hoshino’s “Idea” is a song released in 2018 and was also used as the theme for the TV drama series “Half, Blue.” The track shifts through various genres, packing in sounds like a stream of ideas popping into one’s head.
The video plays like a documentary-style music video, showing Hoshino singing as he moves through different backdrops.
As the mood of the sound changes, the atmosphere of the visuals and the surrounding musicians also change, creating a lively, cluttered feel that adds to the fun.
