Delayed Mirror Effect

About

Delayed Mirror Effect is a creative effect on TikTok that creates a reflection of the user, repeating every movement the person does on camera with a delay of a few seconds. It is frequently paired with the song "É PIRU NAS MENINAS" by DJ Arana and associated with synchronized dances.

Origin

In early November of 2022, TikTok added the Delayed Mirror effect to their platform. The app already had similar effects being used since 2020, like the Wacky Mirror Effect. It's unknown who first used it in a video. Some of the earliest videos using the effect apply it to make fun of themselves while using the effect. Two early examples include a November 13th TikTok^[3] by @kethelysouza that earned over 11,900 likes in over a month (seen below, left) and a November 16th TikTok^[4] by @eu_anibly that earned over 8,700 likes in three weeks (seen below, right).

Spread

The Delayed Mirror effect found quick success on TikTok, with 997,300 videos uploaded on the platform as of December 6th, 2022.^[1] The Brazilian audience was one the most engaged communities creating content with the filter, like in a video posted by Brazilian TikTok^[5] creator @bruumoreiiras. The post, seen below, garnered 4.7 million views and 389,800 likes in three weeks.

"É PIRU NAS MENINAS" TikTok Sound

As the effect got more popular on TikTok, Brazilians started a new trend with the funk song "É PIRU NAS MENINAS" by DJ Arana.^[2] The dance consists of using the reflection as a dance partner while doing synchronized movements, like in this TikTok^[6] (below, left) posted by @dan.dannnnn on December 3rd, 2022. The post garnered 6.8 million views and 723,800 likes in four days. Another example is this TikTok^[7] by the influencer @melmaia (right), which received 8.3 million views and 992,300 likes in three days.

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