Description
Experience the enchantment and step into a realm where art, music, and fashion converge in a dazzling spectacle.
The visionary artist Takashi Murakami and JP THE WAVY’s MNNK Bro new music video marks the highly anticipated reunion between Louis Vuitton and Murakami since their iconic collaboration in 2003.
Directed by he boundary-pushing duo BRTHR (known for Travis Scott’s Butterfly Effect), the video is a kaleidoscopic trip through Murakami’s mind—an explosion of color, chaos, and luxury.
The video takes you on a journey through Murakami’s vivid imagination.
The storyline features JP THE WAVY, who was riding a mysterious taxi in Tokyo at night and gets lost in the world of the Louis Vuitton x Murakami collaboration
This VFX-heavy, full-CG masterpiece was brought to life by creative studios and talents from all around the world, including TELEVISOR, HIMIA, Greezus, Jeddlingo, Da Dou, ANTIANTIART, BUDDHA INC., and Avilon Studio.
“This project was just like I had envisioned in a virtual world – that has become a reality… It was a truly dream project. Working with our hero, Murakami Takashi, and the incredible artist JP THE WAVY, was the most fun and exciting experience I’ve ever had. 95% of the production was made up of green screens, and it was a very challenging production, but I hope you enjoy this Music Video!” Comments BRTHR
IIn an ambitious production where 95% of scenes were crafted with green screens, the creative team embraced the challenge, pushing boundaries to turn imagination into reality.
This professional campaign titled 'LV MURAKAMI- MNNK BRO. (Takashi Murakami & JP THE WAVY)' was published in Japan, Poland, and United States in February, 2025. It was created for the brand: Louis Vuitton, by ad agency: SOS IN Bel Air. This Audio, Design, and Film media campaign is related to the Fashion, Movies, and Music industries and contains 2 media assets. It was submitted 3 months ago.
Credits
Directed by BRTHR
Creative Direction: SOS IN Bel Air
Executive Producer: Takashi Murakami
Producer: Chiaki Kasahara (Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.)
JP THE WAVY Management: Toyoki Tanizaki, Tomomi Takeshima (and music inc.)
Music
Written by: JP THE WAVY, Ricky Ricky, Takashi Murakami, JIGG, ineedmorebux
Recorded by JIGG at St’em Studio
Mixed by JIGG at St’em Studio
Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound
Producer: Anna Briand Hashimoto
Production & Post Production Manager: Michie Hamaya
Location Manager/Transportation Coordinator: Yuta Kakukou
Production Coordinator: Takane Oura
Key PA: Kento Tsukamoto, Sofiane Boucif
Runners: Mariano Lubrina, Yuuka Katagiri
Meals & Crafties: Rei Fujino, Masha Tkachenko, Elena Iwata
Medic: Etsuko Suzuki
Transportation Company: BONDS
1st AD: Hideaki Jimbo
2nd AD: Sarah Sanui
Director of Photography: Erwan Cloarec
1st AC: Federico Settimelli
2nd AC: Akira Hayakawa
3rd AC: Matthew Kingery
Steadicam Operator: Takuma Iwata
Camera Equipment: CAPSULE
DIT: Kengo Tsuchiya (GLADSAD)
BTS Director & Editor: Sho Date
Sound Operator: Koji Kihara
Gaffer: Arata Ijichi
Best Boy: Masato Miura
Lighting Assistants: Sato Chigusa, Takahashi Masayuki, Ito Kouichi, Oikawa Kaisei, Kimura Yuichi, Kubota Kouji, Watanabe Takashi, Shimizu jingo, Onishi Mone, Irio Akiyoshi, Siga Haruki, Kaneyasu Tomoyuki, Hagihara Kouta, Kondo Rei, Kawasaki Shinji, Ito Takuro, Miyahara Yoshitoshi, Sato Katsuya, SUI, Mone, Kishimoto Terunori, Kitagawa Satoshi, Nagai Hiroyuki
Lighting Operators: Mao Hayashi, Ryota Niya, Ayuka Mizuno
Lighting Equipment: KUROSAWA FILM STUDIO
Key Grip: Maki Saito
Grip Assistants: Reihou Matsui, Toshihisa Okamura, Masanari Okada, Seido Hirabayashi
Grip Equipment: SANWA
Car Grip Team: Yoshiyuki Osaka, Yuuki Miyauchi (S3)
Turntable: Yuji Tanaka, Kota Tanaka, Jun Tanaka (FLAT)
Green Screen: Ryuichi Komoto (Lucky Lighting)
Wire Stunt Team: Tomoaki Kawasumi (K-Stunt)
Production Designer: Taiyo Nobata (@rad_art_design)
Art Department Coordinator: Jini (Jin Ho) (NOUVELLE VAGUE)
Cast
Taxi Driver: Tetsuya Akiyama (GRILLZ JEWELZ)
Salary Man: Mitsuhisa Uchida
Panda DJ: JIGG
Trunk Girl: Yuqi Zhang
MakeUp Artist: Yuka Hirac
MakeUp Artist’s Assistants: Beri, Nanami Abe
HairStylist: Keita Higashi
HairStylist’s Assistants: Fuuka
Stylist (Takashi Murakami): Cherry
Stylist (JP THE WAVY): FAL
Stylist: Takumi Iwata
Stylist’s Assistant: Natsu Arimatsu
Tailor: Roku
Editing: BRTHR, BUDDHA INC.
VFX Producer: BRTHR
VFX and CG: HIMIA, TELEVISOR, Greezus, Jeddlingo, Da Dou, ANTIANTIART, Miko, BUDDHA INC., Avilon Studio
TELEVISOR VFX Crew
VXF Supervisors: Jakub JJ Jankowski, Mieszko Wisniewski
VFX Producer: Julia Derejczyk
Compositing Lead: Pavle Milicevic
VFX Compositors: Adam Janeczek, Maria Kolesnik, Olga Michalska, Rafal Szyc, Artur Zarejko
Online Artists: Damian Bogusiak, Kuba Garscia, Chris Pralat
3D Artists: Konrad Daroch, Marcin Derewonko, Alex Klekta, Kuba Ludwiczak, Lukasz Klimkiewicz, Marcin Slawek, Arek Topolski, Slawomir Wolski
Lead Animator: Alex Futtersak
Animation: Jeron Braxton
Color: Ron Sudul
B-CAM: Catch Rec Media
C-CAM: Shammond Shorter
Color producer: Gabrielle Lia
Clean up: Deborah Peh Yujun
Sound Design: IXYXI Studio
Artwork Cooperation: Kazami Hoshino, Ayane Tatsuno, Kazuma Yamaguchi, Maiko Agawa, Yoshimichi Ogawa, Atsushi Sawada, Koki Otsuka, Yuka Ito,Shota Fukushima, Noa Kosuge, Kento Yamazaki (Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.)
Management Support: Yuko Sakata Burtless, Narumi Sato, Reiko Mitake (Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.)
Personal Assistants: Shoko Suzuki, Tomomi Iizuka, Makiko Kakizawa, Kuriko Hagiwara (Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.)
Legal: Masako Iida (Kaikai Kiki USA, LLC), Daisuke Murakoshi (Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.)
Special Thanks to LOUIS VUITTON
Presented by Kaikai Kiki
Agency/Production Company: SOS IN Bel Air
