Nicki Minaj and will.i.am are turning Japanese in the Harajuku-inspired video for their joint single “Check It Out.” Taking the stage on an international talk show, the Young Money raptress holds it down next to the Black Eyed Peas frontman as Asian letters pop up around them. After rocking for a small audience for a minute, will.i.am flips for Nicki—literally—as he raps on the ceiling and gets animated.

“We’re doing almost like an ode to Japanese culture and Japanese anime,” Nicki told MTV News. “I’m obviously a big fan and I’ve joined forces with like the only boy that I know that’s also able to capture that culture.”

Check out the dynamic duo doing their thing below