Viral Internet Trends
That Irritated Us
(but Made Us Sing Along, Anyway)
By Kyzia Maramara
The internet: oh what a huge help to humanity! Everything about anything can be accessed in a split second– information at your fingertips! Of course, the internet has a dark side, things that will make you ask “what is the point of this?” And “why does it exist?” Here’s a list of the viral trends that spread across our timelines and made us scratch our heads.
Don’t forget to sing along!
Baby Shark
Who on earth has not heard of this song? On the radio, online, in TV shows, and even in classrooms, this song has been sung and danced to. And we have South Korea to thank for it. Ha! Who knew K-Pop could be this annoying? Baby Shark was introduced in 2015 by PinkFong, a Korean-based educational startup that provides fun animated content for children worldwide. Now the infection is spreading across Asia–thanks to the internet.
A YouTube comment from Terminator RC which we can all relate to.
It’s popular with kids and teachers for its simple lyrics and easy dance moves. So easy that even adults did a real performance to it. It now has 200 Million views on YouTube and it’s been made into a dance challenge, which Filipinos are more glad to accept. Why? Because internet!
Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen (PPAP)
After your initial viewing of this video you will only have one reaction: what the heck did I just watch?
But if you think the original video is messed up, watch Ryuk performing it! Why would anyone disgrace Ryuk the Shinigami like this?! Everybody who enjoyed this will have their name written in the Death Note, beware!
A Japanese comedian named Kazuhito Kosaka, whose stage name is Pikotaro, wrote this song and performed it. According to Wikipedia, he was alone in his house one day when he couldn’t get a tune out of his head so he took a pen. He thought of apples because he once lived in Japan’s biggest apple-producing region, and he saw that he had a can of pineapple on the table. Thus was born a masterpiece. And the rest is history.
No, really, I wasn’t kidding.
This weird song has had so many parodies that I don’t even want to list ’em all. Bubble Gang had one, albeit with a version full of innuendos. Why do all the annoying songs have to be the ones trending?
Twerk
Look up twerking on Google or YouTube and you’ll be scarred for life. Seriously. Don’t even attempt to try it. Ever since a song came out that introduced that dance move, everybody was up for the challenge. Mothers, daughters, babies, squads of boys and girls, you name it! Could this signal the end of humanity?
Energy Gap
The first few times you’ve watched James Reid dance and sing to this, you thought it was okay. After all, he’s not a bad dancer, and his voice isn’t that bad too. But then out of nowhere, the whole thing became a meme! From its catchy tunes to the dance moves that made you want to dance along; What’s so bad about it? Multiple versions sprouted on the internet: the buko juice version, ice tubig, and even the trippy weed version.
