I grew up in Asia where it was not uncool to like pop music.  Since Western pop was one of the few imports that provide a glimpse to what’s it like to be “American”,  I didn’t quite understand why so many of my American peers here are so dismissive about pop acts when I moved to America.  Anyways, I have an unabashed love and appreciation for Lady Gaga.  Love her or hate her, ya can’t deny that she has a vision for everything she puts out.  Her new video, for example, is some sort of bizzarre visual whirlwind that involves Russian hospitals, torture rooms, space aliens, and using Wii-motes for some futuristic human auction game. Let’s take a look after the jump:

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