Karol G is formally a Barbie lady, in a Barbie world. One week after releasing “WATATI” for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie soundtrack, the 32-year-old Latin pop star launched its completely plastic and pink-tastic music video on Thursday (June 15).
The challenge finds Karol modeling quite a lot of outfits impressed by these worn by Margot Robbie, who performs the movie’s titular character, within the Barbie trailers. On the seashore, for example, the musician wears a rainbow costume, curler skates and elbow pads, and in a while, she wears a pink spacesuit aboard a Barbie rocketship as Aldo Ranks raps a verse from one of many spacecraft’s displays.
Pictures of Robbie and Ryan Gosling, who performs Ken within the film, are spliced in between clips of Karol, making it appear to be the “PROVENZA” singer is on the earth of Barbie alongside the actors. At one level, she will get her mugshot taken at a police station, similar to Barbie and Ken in one of many standout scenes from the Barbie trailer.
“WATATI” initially dropped June 1, following Dua Lipa’s disco-infused soundtrack contribution “Dance The Night time.” On June 8, Pinkpantheress launched “Angel” for the Barbie album, and tracks from Lizzo, Charli XCX, The Child LAROI, Khalid, GAYLE and extra are due out quickly. Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice are additionally anticipated to crew up for a brand new spin on Aqua’s notorious “Barbie Woman” for the movie.
The entire soundtrack will arrive July 21, the identical day Barbie premieres in theaters. However for individuals who simply can’t wait any longer to buy the album, a smörgåsbord of multi-color vinyls, CDs and cassettes at the moment are obtainable for pre-order on-line.
Watch the “WATATI” music video above.
