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…Pikotaro is a fictional singer portrayed by comedian Daimaou Kosaka in the bizarre viral music video for “Pen, Pineapple, Apple, Pen.” Though it has spawned numerous parodies and derivatives, some involving Pikotaro himself, the original music video has earned its fair share of accolades. What’s not to love about a man wearing animal print singing about common household items?…

…Blame it on the juice! This iconic outfit is from the music video of the hit song “Juice” by Lizzo. The successful hip hop/soul artist rocks a hot pink 80s style workout fit. Currently, the song has nearly 300 million streams on Spotify and the official video has nearly 70 million views on Youtube….

…From Beyonce’s epic album Lemonade, “Hold Up” is a single accompanied by a music video in which Beyonce goes ham on multiple cars and security cameras. She must have enjoyed making this video more than any other….

…Queen’s 1984 video for their song, “I Want To Break Free” featured the foursome dressed in drag as characters from “Coronation Street” a long-running soap opera from the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, MTV execs and fans in the United States didn’t get it and it caused a minor controversy, stalling their career stateside, until at least the early 90s, after frontman, Freddie Mercury’s death. The video is now considered a camp classic….

…yellow blazer with a matching yellow miniskirt….

…Olivia Rodrigo is a pop singer/songwriter whose music continues to skyrocket on the charts. Following the smash success of Sour, her first full length album, Olivia released her new single, “Vampire” just last week. Its promo photo featured two band-aids on her neck, and the aesthetics in the music video certainly allude to Twilight. The music video currently boasts 22 million views plus just over 50 million streams on Spotify. Good 4 u, Olivia!…

…t her second studio album, Guts, later this year….

…y’s music scene. Her two full length albums are Sour and Guts. One of the standout tracks on Sour is “Good 4 U” – a song about how a lover is seeing a new girl without any consideration for how Olivia feels. The music video features Olivia setting a room on fire and also as a cheerleader, blending preppy and punk aesthetics. The video has nearly 450 million views on Youtube and the song has over 1 billion streams on Spotify….

…ews on Youtube over 52 million streams on Spotify….

…Kazuma Satou (voiced by Fukkushima Jun and Arnie Pantoja) is the main character of KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Kazuma was a lazy student who loved playing video games. When he dies, he is transported to a fantasy world where he fights the Devil King alongside his allies Aqua, Darkness, and Megumin. Kazuma has messy brown hair and wears a white tunic, dark pants, brown boots, and a green cloak….