![Hayasaka's "Hey, Hey!" close up shot on an anime girl's face with large blue eyes and caption that reads hey, hey](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/033/829/template1.jpg)
Hayasaka's "Hey, Hey!"
Part of a series on Kaguya-Sama: Love is War. [View Related Entries]
About
"Hey, Hey!" refers to a close-up shot of the Kaguya-Sama: Love is War character Ai Hayasaka's face, often paired with the caption "Hey, hey!" In early May 2020, the image gained significant popularity in the anime community as a reaction and an exploitable.
Origin
On May 2nd, 2020, episode four of the season two of the anime series Kaguya-Sama: Love is War (jap. Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai – Tensai-tachi no Ren'ai Zunōsen) premiered.[1] In one scene of the episode, character Ai Hayasaka enters a classroom to tell Kaguya Shinomiya that Miyuki Shirogane wants to talk to her (scene shown below).
Hey, hey! Shinomiya!
On May 2nd, Redditor[2] PastaThePasta posted the first known meme based on the close-up of Hayasaka from the episode, with the post gaining over 26,000 upvotes in the /r/Animemes subreddit in two days (shown below, left). On the same day, Redditor[3] Legendosh posted the closeup, paired with "Hey, hey!" caption, gaining over 8,400 upvotes in the same period (shown below, right).
![Well I have to say both. Hold B to be dominated Hold B to dominate](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/529/0e0.jpg)
![Oh god please no Me getting ready to be productive today My depression: Hey, hey!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/530/216.png)
Spread
Starting on May 3rd, the format saw rapid spread in the /r/Animemes subreddit. For example, on that day Redditor[4] minii-chan posted an edit that received over 10,600 upvotes in one day (shown below, left). Also on May 3rd, Redditor[5] I_love_racists posted a slightly altered version of the format, with the post receiving over 18,900 upvotes in one day (shown below, right).
![Images you can hear Me trying to find peace at family gatherings My little cousin: Hey, hey!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/534/e75.jpg)
![Happens every time "With all this free time, I could watch so much anime now" My family every 10 minutes: Hey, hey!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/535/3f7.jpg)
In addition to being used as a reaction image, the format saw use as an exploitable and as source material for redraws.
Various Examples
![Hayasaka is a smooth criminal Nobody: Michael Jackson in every song: Нее, hee!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/538/2bd.jpg)
![Stupid b#tch 5 year old me giving Dora wrong directions](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/537/df2.jpg)
![She’s more well known than quarantine at this point Everywhere I go. I see Her face...](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/541/1ca.jpg)
![Hayasaka Unsettles Chi The new girl stole DADDY. our fame Hey, hey! WHAT. 牛月1日](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/543/40d.jpg)
![Pixel Hayasaka Meme IMake Meme Hey,Hey!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/544/244.png)
![It all happened so fast Me: leaves the subreddit for two seconds This format: Hey, hey!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/539/55f.jpg)
Templates
![Hayasaka's "Hey, Hey!" Template #1 Hey, hey!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/552/f07.png)
![Hayasaka's "Hey, Hey!" Template #2 Нey, hey!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/845/553/d23.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Wikipedia – List of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War episodes
[2] Reddit – Well I have to say both.
[3] Reddit – Oh god please no
[4] Reddit – Images you can hear
[5] Reddit – Happens every time
Top Comments
phucu
May 04, 2020 at 04:59PM EDT in reply to
mammon
May 04, 2020 at 09:11PM EDT