During the MTV Video Music Awards[1] back in September, Katseye[2] was seemingly puzzled when asked to name a favorite Mariah Carey[3] music video[4]. Now, the girl group is using the viral red carpet moment as Halloween costume inspiration[5].
On Tuesday, Katseye shared a video of each member dressing in iconic looks from different eras of Carey’s music videos. “All I Want for Halloween is… Gabriela @billboard, does this answer your question of our favorite @mariahcarey music video?” the group wrote on Instagram.
The video opens with Bowen Yang playing a red carpet host who asks each of the girls what their favorite Carey video is. First up is Daniela, rolling in on rollerblades and channeling Carey’s “Fantasy[6]” look. Next comes Lara, singing along to “Obsessed” and perfectly mirroring the Grammy winner’s outfit. Sophia follows in all-white, evoking the “Honey” era. After her, Manon appears in a wedding gown inspired by “We Belong Together.”
Finally, Yoonchae arrives in a festive Christmas look straight out of “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” as fake snow begins to fall. Megan closes out the lineup, dressed in an outfit channeling Carey’s “Heartbreaker” as Yang calls back to Carey’s alter-ego “Bianca” from the video, reminiscent of the “Gabriela” Katseye sings about in their song of the same name.
After showcasing each era, the girls break into a performance of “Gabriela,” while dressed in Rainbow-inspired outfits.
“This is too cute!” says Carey in a cameo at the end of the video. “This is Katseye!”
An off-camera voice asks: “Do you know them?” (Yes, it’s a J.Lo moment reference.)
“Of course, my daughter loves them. Hello?” Carey replies.
On Instagram, the girls also shared more clips[7] with their outfits, including one in the Rainbow look using audio where someone is asked “What is your message to the gays?” before the girls exclaim: “We love the gays!”
The new Halloween visual comes a few months after the group released their sophomore EP, Beautiful Chaos, which included “Gabriela,” “Gnarly,” and “Mean Girls.” They also dropped a remix of “Gabriela[8],” featuring Young Miko.
“It’s us stepping into our maturity,” Lara previously told Rolling Stone about the EP. “I feel like this era, we have been a lot more authentically ourselves. I don’t have to put on a facade of any kind when talking to anyone anymore. I think that’s a beautiful thing, and you can see that more within the album. You see more of our fire.”
References
- ^ MTV Video Music Awards (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ Katseye (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ Mariah Carey (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ video (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ Halloween costume inspiration (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ Fantasy (au.rollingstone.com)
- ^ more clips (www.instagram.com)
- ^ Gabriela (www.rollingstone.com)