If you stayed up until midnight last night, you were probably waiting for the drop of Taylor Swift’s music video for “End Game.” Well, it’s here and shot in Tokyo and Miami, it does not disappoint. Spoiler alert, Katy Perry didn’t make an appearance, but lucky for us, Ed Sheeran and Future did.
The video shows the Swift, Sheeran, and Future having fun in their international travels, from riding motorcycles, dancing on yachts, and having night strolls on the beach. But no Taylor Swift music video is ever a simple four minutes. Since it’s her we’re talking about, you know she had to sprinkle in a few details and throw a bit of shade here and there.
Swift continues the bad girl style with all black ensembles and smokey eye makeup. However, the old Taylor does make an appearance when she wears glasses that we’ve seen in past music videos.
You belong with me ❤️
22 ❤️
End Game ❤️#EndGame#EndGameMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/AaFJIjo5d0— TSwɩzzʟє 🌸 (@Tswizzle_Squad) January 11, 2018
Fans of the South Korean band Red Velvet found matching looks.
Did someone else notice this? Or is it just me??#RedVelvet #Irene #PeekABoo #IreneRedVelvet #Reveluv #TaylorSwift #EdSheeran #Future #EndGame pic.twitter.com/W0Vyft2Ytk
— ¹⁴⁸⁵innā☾₁₂₇|| YO 7DREAM|| MCND’s 💎 (@oohinna) January 12, 2018
Others were just happy to see Swift being free.
https://twitter.com/Mind_Twist_You/status/951684464270340096
Towards the end of “End Game,” Swift is prancing on the beach under the fireworks and fans think it’s an allusion to a lyric in her past track, “Dear John.”
I'M SHINING FIREWORKS OVER YOUR SAD EMPTY TooooOOOOOOOOOooooWN#EndGameMusicVideo #EndGame #TaylorSwift @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/5bK1zIF1WP
— i'll save you a seat, Lover 💙 (@nrnsmyth) January 11, 2018
Some fans compared the different personas of Swift from her music videos.
#EndGameMusicVideo is 22 MV's alcoholic sister … #TaylorSwift #EndGame #reputation @taylorswift13 pic.twitter.com/owLOyLxl8B
— i'll save you a seat, Lover 💙 (@nrnsmyth) January 12, 2018
If you paid attention to the juice box Swift was holding, you might have expected the words to translate into some hidden message. Actually, it’s a bit more simple than that.
The juice box says ‘End Game’ in the katakana alphabet #EndGameMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/6yGcKbg9b2
— Taylor Swift News (@TSwiftNZ) January 10, 2018
Another fan translated Japanese signs from one scene. Meredith and Olivia happen to be the names of Swift’s two cats, not her ex’s new lovers.
For the Starter Pack #EndGameMusicVideo @JosephKahn pic.twitter.com/EEpwAP75rq
— [email protected] OUT NOW (@AokiYagashi) January 11, 2018
SHE’S PLAYING A SNAKE GAME CALLED “ENDGAME” I ASPIRE TO BE THIS LEVEL OF EXTRA #EndGameMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/G6hyObpHwr
— nino ❄️ (@tayloredswift) January 12, 2018
The translations didn’t just end there.
It says Joe in Japanese on one of the signs! #EndGameMusicVideo pic.twitter.com/g7ZFT3eY39
— Lisa (@_13WildestDream) January 12, 2018
Check out the full music video below.
