There's an entity spreading in TikTok memes at the moment called "SCP: Wish I Knew." The original video shows a floating black male head with large, glowing eyes, singing the phrase, "Ooh, wish I knew," in a glitched-out flow.

On its face, the video doesn't make much sense. It seems to be AI-generated and conveys little in the form of narrative, akin to other brainrot creatures. Regardless, the clip is resonating with TikTok users, who have spread it in video caption memes, giving it significance.

So, what is the "SCP: Wish I Knew" meme? Where did it come from, and why is it trending? Let's explain.

Where Did The 'SCP: Wish I Knew' Meme Come From?

The original video was uploaded by TikToker Zachary Aghaizu, @zacharyaghaizu, at the start of December 2025. It shows a man's head floating in a void. His eyes are expanded and glowing like magical crystals. Meanwhile, his lips are dubbing the words, "Wish I knew," hence his namesake.

The floating head appears to be Aghaizu's own likeness, although it's unclear, because it seems to be AI-altered, making it uncanny.

Ultimately, it's unknown what Aghaizu used to create the thing. All we know is that people thought it was creepy, yet intriguing. "I genuinely need to go to sleep 💔," read one of the video's top comments.

@zacharyaghaizu OOH WISH I KNEW -- the intro to my SO CHOPPED album. This started as me messing around with sampling on my app BOCLAA outside, and it unexpectedly blew up. Three years later, I rebuilt the sample from scratch and made a full album of similar live, self-sampled tracks. #BOCLAA #oohwishiknew #sochopped #67meme ♬ original sound – Zachary Aghaizu / BOCLAA ✨🔴🔴

What Is The 'SCP: Wish I Knew' Song?

The song that "SCP: Wish I Knew" sings is called "OOH WISH I KNEW!" off Zachary Aghaizu's new album SO CHOPPED. He uploaded the full-length song on his YouTube channel on the same December day that his TikTok video dropped.

Aghaizu's been posting music on YouTube since 2014, and boasts over 184,000 subscribers on the platform as of writing. On TikTok, he has just over 547,800 followers.

What Is 'SCP Foundation?'

SCP Foundation is a creative writing wiki, centered around documenting descriptions and containment procedures of fictional objects and entities that are considered scientific anomalies and often pose a threat to society or the personnel containing them.

The wiki is the source of several creepypastas and internet cryptids, which are all named according to their number in the SCP database. This includes SCP-096, SCP-1471 and SCP-682, among many others.

This year, there have even been a few parody SCP Foundation creatures, with "SCP: Wish I Knew" being added to the list of spoofs. The other notable entry is "SCP-067," which mutated the likeness of the infamous "67 Kid."

How Is 'SCP: Wish I Knew' Used In Memes?

The "SCP: Wish I Knew" video has breached containment and is spreading across TikTok and other social media sites. The most popular use of the meme is as the background for video captions, often including current slang overload terms like "lowkenuinely," "A.K. (After Kirk)" and "degloving."

Now, "SCP: Wish I Knew" is garnering fan art, animations and even a video from brainrot TikToker H00pify.

Overall, "SCP: Wish I Knew" is visually reminiscent of the "AI Baby Holding Laugh" meme, which also centers on a big round face with that AI-video look.

@_archipelag0_ highkirkenuinely a filler posr #filler #fyp #viral #67 #tiktok ♬ original sound – archipelago (❄️🎄)

@atlhawks SCP: Wish I Knew #scp #degloves #gloving #speed ♬ original sound – Zachary Aghaizu / BOCLAA ✨🔴🔴

What Are Some More 'SCP: Wish I Knew' Memes?

@songsforsongs0 Wish I knew twin #speed #speedwishiknew #fyp #viral #funny ♬ original sound – songsforsongs0

@gigglegrams1 #scpwishiknew #analoghorror #fyp #giftok #juggtok ♬ original sound – gigglegrams1

@mtn.dew2008 #scpiwishiknew #pov #meme #scary #scp ♬ original sound – Mr.mtn

@potatogonetospace I guess bro #fyp #lowexposure #wishiknew #scpwishiknew #gloving ♬ original sound – Untitledissodope 🥱🇺🇸

@random120292 wish I knew #wishiknew #fyp #ishowspeed #scpwishiknew #funny ♬ Untitled #9 – Smáskifa 1 – Sigur Rós

@cm_pulse #CapCut #scp #winscp ♬ original sound – Zachary Aghaizu / BOCLAA ✨🔴🔴

@random120292 wish I knew he was coming #wishiknew #scpwishiknew #fyp #funny #pov ♬ [Raw recording] Record playback noise 01 (3 minutes) – Icy Light

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For the full history of SCP: Wish I Knew, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's entry for even more information.