TL;DR
- Trends
- The "What I Looked Like When" nostalgic photo trend
- Views
- 12.M+ views combined from 4 videos in 5 days
- Format
- Single childhood photo + “What I looked like when___” text copy with creator’s lore + trend-specific sound
- Why It Works
- Creators use their childhood photo and their “prime” childhood lore that hooks viewers, and uniformity of the sound makes the trend content easier to spot.
- Use It When
- You want to share your personal story or accomplishment like a bomb with a sense of humor.
What is this trend about
This trend sums up as: “Childhood photos are so lovely, no one knows that you’re THAT guy.”
With a single photo of their childhood, creators began their one-to-two-line lore dropping. Not just any lore, but one that makes your jaw drop.
One word: respect.
Simple trend with one picture, an intriguing sound, and one to two simple lines of lore dropping. That makes viewers follow this trend effortlessly, waiting for another crazy childhood lore to be dropped.
Other than that, people also begin to tap into the trend because it’s a low-barrier entry. This trend doesn’t even need an edit; everyone can handle it by themselves.
This trend currently gains 12.5M+ views combined from 4 videos attached in a span of 4 days and continues to grow every day.
The formula
As written before, this trend is very easy to recreate with very minimal elements.
- any photo of your past that shows your appearance around the time your lore happened
- your lore in a single line, obviously
- trend-specific sound
The key is the contrast between the picture used and the lore dropped.
How to use
For creators, this is the right trend to dig into your memories and hook the viewers with your story.
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