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Miller started out as an independent entertainer, initially intending for the ''Filthy Frank'' show to give his music a platform -- even creating the character of Pink Guy as an InUniverse musical outlet in the show. However, he had to make do with the show's popularity eclipsing his individual work, and would struggle between pursuing his own aspirations and pleasing fans for several more years.
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Miller started out as an independent entertainer, initially intending for the ''Filthy Frank'' show to give his music a platform -- platform, and even creating the character of Pink Guy as an InUniverse musical outlet in the show. However, he had to make do with the show's popularity eclipsing his individual work, and would struggle between pursuing his own aspirations and pleasing fans for several more years.
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George Kusunoki Miller (b. September 18, 1992) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, rapper and producer who creates music under the stage name Joji and rose to online fame as the creator of ''WebVideo/FilthyFrank''.
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George Kusunoki Miller (b. September 18, 1992) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, rapper and producer who creates music under the stage name {{stage name|s}} Joji and rose to online fame as the creator of ''WebVideo/FilthyFrank''.
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George Kusunoki Miller (b. September 18, 1992) is a Japanese-Australian singer-songwriter who creates music under the stage name Joji, and was formerly known as the mind behind ''WebVideo/FilthyFrank''.
Miller started out as an independent entertainer, initially intending for ''Filthy Frank'' to give his music a platform -- even creating the character of Pink Guy as an InUniverse musical outlet in the show. However, he had to make do with the show's popularity eclipsing his individual work, and would struggle between pursuing his own aspirations and pleasing fans for several more years.
The first creative era of Joji (2014-2016) exists as a number of lo-fi hip-hop and alternative R&B [=SoundCloud=] singles for the [[DevelopmentHell likely-never-to-be-released]] project ''Chloe Burbank, Vol. 1''. Although Miller intended to keep the music a secret from his fanbase and released it under an alias, his association was leaked rather quickly.
Miller started out as an independent entertainer, initially intending for ''Filthy Frank'' to give his music a platform -- even creating the character of Pink Guy as an InUniverse musical outlet in the show. However, he had to make do with the show's popularity eclipsing his individual work, and would struggle between pursuing his own aspirations and pleasing fans for several more years.
The first creative era of Joji (2014-2016) exists as a number of lo-fi hip-hop and alternative R&B [=SoundCloud=] singles for the [[DevelopmentHell likely-never-to-be-released]] project ''Chloe Burbank, Vol. 1''. Although Miller intended to keep the music a secret from his fanbase and released it under an alias, his association was leaked rather quickly.
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George Kusunoki Miller (b. September 18, 1992) is a Japanese-Australian singer-songwriter Japanese singer-songwriter, rapper and producer who creates music under the stage name Joji, Joji and was formerly known rose to online fame as the mind behind creator of ''WebVideo/FilthyFrank''.
Miller started out as an independent entertainer, initially intending for the ''Filthy Frank'' show to give his music a platform -- even creating the character of Pink Guy as an InUniverse musical outlet in the show. However, he had to make do with the show's popularity eclipsing his individual work, and would struggle between pursuing his own aspirations and pleasing fans for several more years.
The first creative era of Joji (2014-2016) exists as a number of lo-fi hip-hop and [[AlternativeRAndB alternativeR&B R&B]] [=SoundCloud=] singles for the [[DevelopmentHell likely-never-to-be-released]] project ''Chloe Burbank, Vol. 1''. Although Miller intended to keep the music a secret from his fanbase and released it under an alias, his association was leaked rather quickly.
Miller started out as an independent entertainer, initially intending for the ''Filthy Frank'' show to give his music a platform -- even creating the character of Pink Guy as an InUniverse musical outlet in the show. However, he had to make do with the show's popularity eclipsing his individual work, and would struggle between pursuing his own aspirations and pleasing fans for several more years.
The first creative era of Joji (2014-2016) exists as a number of lo-fi hip-hop and [[AlternativeRAndB alternative
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** The video for "Pretty Boy" features this (and is almost assuredly intentional based on [[StepfordSmiler the song's themes]]), prominently featuring a trio of seemingly middle-aged men who have been [[UncannyValleyMakeup made-up to the point where it looks like they've been stung by a bee or injected with an unhealthy amount of botox]]. The [[DaylightHorror bright daylight]] and the VHS-quality recording do little to make it less unsettling.
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** The video for "Pretty Boy" features this (and is almost assuredly intentional based on [[StepfordSmiler the song's themes]]), prominently featuring a trio of seemingly middle-aged men who have been [[UncannyValleyMakeup made-up to the point where it looks like they've been stung by a bee or injected with an unhealthy amount of botox]]. The [[DaylightHorror bright daylight]] daylight and the VHS-quality recording do little to make it less unsettling.
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* BloodBath: In the "will he" video.
* DaylightHorror: Portions of the video of "Gimme Love" [[DisguisedHorrorStory turn inexplicably violent]], featuring scientists spurting with blood and [[{{Gorn}} footage of gory body parts and corpses]] interspersed in its rapid-fire montage, all of which occur in plain, but nonetheless brightly-lit labs.
* DaylightHorror: Portions of the video of "Gimme Love" [[DisguisedHorrorStory turn inexplicably violent]], featuring scientists spurting with blood and [[{{Gorn}} footage of gory body parts and corpses]] interspersed in its rapid-fire montage, all of which occur in plain, but nonetheless brightly-lit labs.
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* DaylightHorror: Portions of the video of "Gimme Love" [[DisguisedHorrorStory turn inexplicably violent]], featuring scientists spurting with blood and [[{{Gorn}} footage of gory body parts and corpses]] interspersed in its rapid-fire montage, all of which occur in plain, but nonetheless brightly-lit labs.
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* PandaingToTheAudience: Joji wears a panda suit in the video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2zXxQHBpd8 will he]].
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* DaylightHorror: Portions of the video of "Gimme Love" [[SurpriseCreepy turn inexplicably violent]], featuring scientists spurting with blood and [[{{Gorn}} footage of gory body parts and corpses]] interspersed in its rapid-fire montage, all of which occur in plain, but nonetheless brightly-lit labs.
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* DaylightHorror: Portions of the video of "Gimme Love" [[SurpriseCreepy [[DisguisedHorrorStory turn inexplicably violent]], featuring scientists spurting with blood and [[{{Gorn}} footage of gory body parts and corpses]] interspersed in its rapid-fire montage, all of which occur in plain, but nonetheless brightly-lit labs.
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The second era (2017-) began once Miller got onto the 88rising label, where he began issuing official releases, collaborating with prominent artists such as Rich Brian and Lil Yachty, and developing a more defined sound and [[VocalEvolution voice]].
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The second era (2017-) (starting around 2017) began once Miller got onto the 88rising label, where he began issuing official releases, collaborating with prominent artists such as Rich Brian and Lil Yachty, Music/LilYachty, and developing a more defined sound and [[VocalEvolution voice]].
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He started out as an independent entertainer, initially intending for ''Filthy Frank'' to give his music a platform -- even creating the character of Pink Guy as an InUniverse musical outlet in the show. However, he had to make do with the show's popularity eclipsing his individual work, and would struggle between pursuing his own aspirations and pleasing fans for several more years.
The first creative era of Joji (2014-2016) exists as a number of lo-fi hip-hop and alternative R&B [=SoundCloud=] singles for the [[DevelopmentHell likely-never-to-be-released]] project ''Chloe Burbank, Vol. 1''. Although he intended to keep the music a secret from his fanbase and released it under an alias, his association was leaked rather quickly.
The second era (2017-) began once he got onto the 88rising label, where he began issuing official releases, collaborating with prominent artists such as Rich Brian and Lil Yachty, and developing a more defined sound and [[VocalEvolution voice]].
Around the same time, he officially announced the cancellation of the ''Filthy Frank'' show, citing intensifying health concerns and personal loss of interest. Joji has been his main creative focus ever since, and with his subsequent rise in mainstream prominence, many online (both fans of the show and otherwise) have held him up as a successful example of the famously difficult task of a musician gaining a following on [=YouTube=] and having the marketing acumen to shed their "[=YouTuber=]" image and be taken seriously as an artist.
The first creative era of Joji (2014-2016) exists as a number of lo-fi hip-hop and alternative R&B [=SoundCloud=] singles for the [[DevelopmentHell likely-never-to-be-released]] project ''Chloe Burbank, Vol. 1''. Although he intended to keep the music a secret from his fanbase and released it under an alias, his association was leaked rather quickly.
The second era (2017-) began once he got onto the 88rising label, where he began issuing official releases, collaborating with prominent artists such as Rich Brian and Lil Yachty, and developing a more defined sound and [[VocalEvolution voice]].
Around the same time, he officially announced the cancellation of the ''Filthy Frank'' show, citing intensifying health concerns and personal loss of interest. Joji has been his main creative focus ever since, and with his subsequent rise in mainstream prominence, many online (both fans of the show and otherwise) have held him up as a successful example of the famously difficult task of a musician gaining a following on [=YouTube=] and having the marketing acumen to shed their "[=YouTuber=]" image and be taken seriously as an artist.
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The first creative era of Joji (2014-2016) exists as a number of lo-fi hip-hop and alternative R&B [=SoundCloud=] singles for the [[DevelopmentHell likely-never-to-be-released]] project ''Chloe Burbank, Vol. 1''. Although
The second era (2017-) began once
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* {{Deconstruction}}: The music video for "Glimpse of Us" is shot similar to an old ''Filthy Frank'' video, with grainy footage and amateur, guerrilla-style filming featuring various scenes of the protagonists hanging out in messy, cramped conditions and messing around in public. Unlike Filthy Frank, the dirty conditions and the antics of the protagonists are not played for laughs: the video gives a feeling of sadness and unease of the protagonists' lifestyle that consists of them committing petty crimes and partying, which gets them in trouble with the law, alienates them from their girlfriends, and makes some of the gang members distressed to the point of going into a TroubledFetalPosition and evening hitting themselves.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: The music video for "Glimpse of Us" is shot similar to an old ''Filthy Frank'' video, with grainy footage and amateur, guerrilla-style filming featuring various scenes of the protagonists hanging out in messy, cramped conditions and messing around in public. Unlike Filthy Frank, the dirty conditions and the antics of the protagonists are not played for laughs: the video gives a feeling of sadness and unease of the protagonists' lifestyle that consists of them committing petty crimes and partying, which gets them in trouble with the law, alienates them from their girlfriends, and makes some of the gang members distressed to the point of going into a TroubledFetalPosition and evening even hitting themselves.
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* TextlessAlbumCover: All of his album covers are just portraits of him with no text.
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* TextlessAlbumCover: All of his album covers (aside from ''Smithereens'', which nevertheless still counts) are just portraits of him with no text.
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The second era (2017-) began once he got onto the 88rising label, where he began collaborating with fellow artists such as Rich Brian and Lil Yachty and developing a more defined, evolved sound and voice to lean into his first official releases.
Around the same time, he announced that the ''Filthy Frank'' show was officially cancelled, citing intensifying health concerns and personal loss of interest, and Joji has been his main creative focus ever since.
Around the same time, he announced that the ''Filthy Frank'' show was officially cancelled, citing intensifying health concerns and personal loss of interest, and Joji has been his main creative focus ever since.
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The second era (2017-) began once he got onto the 88rising label, where he began issuing official releases, collaborating with fellow prominent artists such as Rich Brian and Lil Yachty Yachty, and developing a more defined, evolved defined sound and voice to lean into his first official releases.
[[VocalEvolution voice]].
Around the same time, he officially announcedthat the cancellation of the ''Filthy Frank'' show was officially cancelled, show, citing intensifying health concerns and personal loss of interest, and interest. Joji has been his main creative focus ever since.
since, and with his subsequent rise in mainstream prominence, many online (both fans of the show and otherwise) have held him up as a successful example of the famously difficult task of a musician gaining a following on [=YouTube=] and having the marketing acumen to shed their "[=YouTuber=]" image and be taken seriously as an artist.
Around the same time, he officially announced
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George Miller (b. September 18, 1992) is a Japanese-Australian singer-songwriter who creates music under the stage name Joji, and was formerly known as the mind behind ''WebVideo/FilthyFrank''.
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George Kusunoki Miller (b. September 18, 1992) is a Japanese-Australian singer-songwriter who creates music under the stage name Joji, and was formerly known as the mind behind ''WebVideo/FilthyFrank''.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: The music video for "A Glimpse of Us" is shot similar to an old Filthy Frank video, with grainy footage and amateur, guerrilla-style filming featuring various scenes of the protagonists hanging out in messy, cramped conditions and messing around in public. Unlike Filthy Frank, the dirty conditions and the antics of the protagonists are not played for laughs: the video gives a feeling of sadness and unease of the protagonists' lifestyle that consists of them committing petty crimes and partying, which gets them in trouble with the law, alienates them from their girlfriends, and makes some of the gang members distressed to the point of going into a TroubledFetalPosition and evening hitting themselves.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: The music video for "A Glimpse "Glimpse of Us" is shot similar to an old Filthy Frank ''Filthy Frank'' video, with grainy footage and amateur, guerrilla-style filming featuring various scenes of the protagonists hanging out in messy, cramped conditions and messing around in public. Unlike Filthy Frank, the dirty conditions and the antics of the protagonists are not played for laughs: the video gives a feeling of sadness and unease of the protagonists' lifestyle that consists of them committing petty crimes and partying, which gets them in trouble with the law, alienates them from their girlfriends, and makes some of the gang members distressed to the point of going into a TroubledFetalPosition and evening hitting themselves.
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* RenaissanceMan: Certainly a man of many talents. He's a singer, songwriter, producer, comedic writer, video editor, actor, rapper, beatboxer, and breakdancer. These talents are showcased in his current music and videos and ''Filthy Frank'' alike.
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* UncannyValley:
** The video for "Pretty Boy" features this (and is almost assuredly intentional based on [[StepfordSmiler the song's themes]]), prominently featuring a trio of seemingly middle-aged men who have been [[UncannyValleyMakeup made-up to the point where it looks like they've been stung by a bee or injected with an unhealthy amount of botox]]. The [[DaylightHorror bright daylight]] and the VHS-quality recording do little to make it less unsettling.
** The mysterious astronaut in "Your Man" has strange and jerkish body movements and language, walking like a puppet would at times, all the while trekking and dancing through several dimly lit abandoned buildings and areas. It's never explained why he came there or why there's not a person in sight, albeit it gives off a very post-apocalyptic DeadWorld vibe. And at the end, returning back to Death Valley, the astronaut takes off his helmet to reveal he's not human, but a humanoid alien who looks up to the sky to see a fleet of other meteors hurling down as he did.
** The video for "Pretty Boy" features this (and is almost assuredly intentional based on [[StepfordSmiler the song's themes]]), prominently featuring a trio of seemingly middle-aged men who have been [[UncannyValleyMakeup made-up to the point where it looks like they've been stung by a bee or injected with an unhealthy amount of botox]]. The [[DaylightHorror bright daylight]] and the VHS-quality recording do little to make it less unsettling.
** The mysterious astronaut in "Your Man" has strange and jerkish body movements and language, walking like a puppet would at times, all the while trekking and dancing through several dimly lit abandoned buildings and areas. It's never explained why he came there or why there's not a person in sight, albeit it gives off a very post-apocalyptic DeadWorld vibe. And at the end, returning back to Death Valley, the astronaut takes off his helmet to reveal he's not human, but a humanoid alien who looks up to the sky to see a fleet of other meteors hurling down as he did.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: The music video for "A Glimpse of Us" is shot similar to an old Filthy Frank video, with grainy footage and amateur, guerrilla-style filming featuring various scenes of the protagonists hanging out in messy, cramped conditions and messing around in public. Unlike Filthy Frank, the dirty conditions and the antics of the protagonists are not played for laughs: the video gives a feeling of sadness and unease of the protagonists' lifestyle that consists of them committing petty crimes and partying, which gets them in trouble with the law, alienates them from their girlfriends, and makes some of the gang members distressed to the point of going into a TroubledFetalPosition and evening hitting themselves.
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* ImportantHaircut: In the video for "CAN'T GET OVER YOU", Joji enthusiastically roller skates through the streets with a bouqet of flowers for his love interest, but is heartbroken when he sees her with another man. It then cuts to Joji getting his hair shaved short by some gang bangers. He spends the rest of the video, now a part of the gang with a mostly blank, serious expression on his face.
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* ImportantHaircut: In the video for "CAN'T GET OVER YOU", Joji enthusiastically roller skates through the streets with a bouqet bouquet of flowers for his love interest, but is heartbroken when he sees her with another man. It then cuts to Joji getting his hair shaved short by some gang bangers.gangbangers. He spends the rest of the video, now a part of the gang with a mostly blank, serious expression on his face.
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+James Blake, Music/{{Radiohead}}, Shlohmo, Music/ChildishGambino, Music/FlyingLotus
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** The album cover for ''BALLADS 1'' is a blurry portrait of him (likely cropped from a larger photo) with strong use of flash, red-eye effect and everything.
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* TextlessAlbumCover: All of his album covers are just portraits of him with no text.
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** ''Pink Guy'' (2014)
** ''Pink Season'' (2017)
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** ''In Tongues'' (EP) (2017)
** ''[=BALLADS1=]'' (2018)
** ''Nectar'' (2020)
** ''[=BALLADS1=]'' (2018)
** ''Nectar'' (2020)
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He started out independent, initially intending for ''Filthy Frank'' to give his music a platform -- even creating the comic persona of Pink Guy as an InUniverse musical outlet. However, he had to make do with the show's popularity eclipsing his individual work, and would struggle between pursuing his own aspirations and pleasing fans for several more years.
The first creative era of Joji (2014-2016) exists as a number of lo-fi hip-hop and alternative R&B [=SoundCloud=] singles for the [[DevelopmentHell likely-never-to-be-released]] project ''Chloe Burbank, Vol. 1''. Although he intended to keep the music a secret from his fanbase and released it under an alias, his connection was leaked rather quickly.
The first creative era of Joji (2014-2016) exists as a number of lo-fi hip-hop and alternative R&B [=SoundCloud=] singles for the [[DevelopmentHell likely-never-to-be-released]] project ''Chloe Burbank, Vol. 1''. Although he intended to keep the music a secret from his fanbase and released it under an alias, his connection was leaked rather quickly.
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He started out independent, as an independent entertainer, initially intending for ''Filthy Frank'' to give his music a platform -- even creating the comic persona character of Pink Guy as an InUniverse musical outlet.outlet in the show. However, he had to make do with the show's popularity eclipsing his individual work, and would struggle between pursuing his own aspirations and pleasing fans for several more years.
The first creative era of Joji (2014-2016) exists as a number of lo-fi hip-hop and alternative R&B [=SoundCloud=] singles for the [[DevelopmentHell likely-never-to-be-released]] project ''Chloe Burbank, Vol. 1''. Although he intended to keep the music a secret from his fanbase and released it under an alias, hisconnection association was leaked rather quickly.
The first creative era of Joji (2014-2016) exists as a number of lo-fi hip-hop and alternative R&B [=SoundCloud=] singles for the [[DevelopmentHell likely-never-to-be-released]] project ''Chloe Burbank, Vol. 1''. Although he intended to keep the music a secret from his fanbase and released it under an alias, his
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Around the same time, he announced that the ''FF'' show was officially cancelled, citing intensifying health concerns and personal loss of interest, and Joji has been his main creative focus since.
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Around the same time, he announced that the ''FF'' ''Filthy Frank'' show was officially cancelled, citing intensifying health concerns and personal loss of interest, and Joji has been his main creative focus ever since.
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George Miller (b. September 18, 1992) is a Japanese-Australian singer-songwriter who creates music under the stage name Joji, and was formerly known as the mind behind ''[[WebVideo/FilthyFrank The Filthy Frank Show]]''.
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George Miller (b. September 18, 1992) is a Japanese-Australian singer-songwriter who creates music under the stage name Joji, and was formerly known as the mind behind ''[[WebVideo/FilthyFrank The Filthy Frank Show]]''.
''WebVideo/FilthyFrank''.
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Not to be confused with Creator/JojiNakata.
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Not to be confused with Creator/JojiNakata.Creator/JojiNakata or director Creator/GeorgeMiller.
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* SurrealMusicVideo: The video for "will he" is... [[MindScrew strange]].
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* SurrealMusicVideo: The video for "will he" is... [[MindScrew strange]]. As is the one for "Your Man".
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* AbsurdlyLongLimousine: The video for "Run" is a rare case where this is PlayedForHorror. It begins with Joji waking up in the back of a limo with no clue how he got there, surrounded by party-goers who show no concern for his confusion and distress. He tries to reach the exit, but no matter how far he runs, the limo just keeps going on and on and on...
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* EpicRocking: The best way to describe the ending solo of "Run".
