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Dressed in male drag, Rina Sawayama‘s night of drinking alone takes a turn in the video for “Bad Friend.” The track appears on her self-titled debut album Sawayama. The black-and-white video opens with Sawayama dressed like a sullen businessman sitting at a bar alone. The solo character proceeds to order …

Get used to hearing Rina Sawayama’s name in every conversation about what’s hot in pop this year. The Japan-born, U.K.-raised singer-model’s debut album, Sawayama, is a thrilling musical adventure, expertly referencing the chaos of Top 40 at the turn of the century without getting too hung up on the nostalgia …