"Tehran, Tokyo" ( fa, تهران توکیو) is a song by Iranian singer
Sasy
Sasan Yafteh ( fa, ساسان یافته; born 11 November 1988), better known by his stage name, Sasy ( fa, ساسی), formerly known as Sasy Mankan ( fa, ساسی مانکن), is an Iranian pop & hip hop singer-songwriter from Ahvaz. Reuters ...
. It was written and composed by Sasy and its producers Manouchehri Brothers. The song was released on 4 March 2021 by Radio Javan and the full video premiered on 10 March 2021.
The music video features actresses, including the American
porn star,
Alexis Texas gyrating atop cars and inside bars. This clip racked up about 18 million views within one week.
Judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran was founded after the 1979 overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty by the Islamic Revolution, and its legal code is based on Islamic law or sharia, although many aspects of civil law have been retained, and it is integr ...
described the song as "ridiculous" and "norm-breaking" and announced that it would arrest its producers. The music video has also been criticized by Iranians for exposing Sasy's fans to porn.
Controversies
According to the margins that existed after the release of Sasy's previous song in March of the previous year, even before the release of the teaser of the music video "Tehran, Tokyo", marginalization can be seen in cyberspace, but since its publication and the visit of about 10 million people in the provision of information, has caused controversy that even reached the headlines of a newspaper in the country.
Life and a Day movie dialogue
Using the voice of Iranian actor
Navid Mohammadzadeh
Navid Mohammadzadeh ( fa, نوید محمدزاده, born April 6, 1986) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh, four Hafez Awards, three Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and four Iran's Film Critics a ...
in the movie ''
Life and a Day
''Life and a Day'' ( fa, ابد و یک روز, romanized: Abad-o Yek Rouz) is a 2016 Iranian drama film written and directed by Saeed Roustaee. The film screened for the first time at the 34th Fajr Film Festival and earned 10 nominations and re ...
'' from the margins of this song. His dialogue in the famous sequence of this film is addressed to his sister "Somayeh", who has been repeatedly welcomed or used in humor on virtual networks, with his own voice used in this song.
The presence of Alexis Texas
Another side effect of this music video is the presence of American
pornstar
A pornographic film actor or actress, pornographic performer, adult entertainer, or porn star is a person who performs sex acts in video that is usually characterized as a pornographic movie. Such videos tend to be made in a number of dist ...
Alexis Texas with a
scarf
A scarf, plural ''scarves'', is a piece of fabric worn around the neck or head for warmth, sun protection, cleanliness, fashion, religious reasons, or used to show the support for a sports club or team. They can be made in a variety of diff ...
and a manteau and dancing in Iran, which has created controversy due to his great fame in Iran.
Play on the police car
In the initial information of the release of the music video teaser, Sasy posted a short video on his Instagram page, which shows that this music is being played from a
police car
A police car (also called a police cruiser, police interceptor, patrol car, area car, cop car, prowl car, squad car, radio car, or radio motor patrol) is a ground vehicle used by police and law enforcement for transportation during patrols a ...
in Iran. The music was quickly removed from his page, but the Iranian Rahvar police denied this and announced that the FATA police were following up on the makers of the video.
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Music video spurs outrage with porn star’s sexy cameo on Iranian app ''
New York Post
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It was established ...
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2021 singles
2021 songs
Songs in Persian