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Remember November 2026 Is Coming is a series of memes based on an AI-generated video set to the song "Life Goes On" by Oliver Tree that shows a polar bear singing, "Remember November 2026 is coming," acting as a reminder of the 2023 Polar Bear 2026 meme, which some people joked was a meme from the future.

The "Remember November 2026" meme was popularized on Instagram Reels and TikTok in September 2026. Some of the most viral memes include covers of the song and edits that show the polar bear next to a November 2026 calendar.

Origin

On March 27th, 2023, TikToker^[1] @gmd_arahis posted a video with Mr. Kitty's 'After Dark' and a seemingly AI-generated image of a polar bear on snow at night, holding itself up with just its front paws. Over the course of six months, the video gained roughly 3.1 million plays and 371,800 likes (shown below). It is currently the first-discovered upload of the Polar Bear 2026 image.

TikTok user @gmd_arahis notably captioned the image, "это ноябрьский мем из 2026, вы пока не поймете," which translates into English as, "this is a November meme from 2026, you won't understand yet."

On August 28th, TikToker^[2] @bigbakdiskk28 posted an AI-generated video of a polar bear singing the repeated lyrics, "Remember November 2026 is coming," referencing the polar bear meme, garnering over 980,000 views in two weeks.

Spread

Memes based on the Polar Bear 2026 video continued to spread throughout early September 2026.

On September 7th, 2026, TikToker^[3] @monitorr.r posted a video playing into the meme, garnering over 600,000 views in three days.

That day, Instagram^[4] user birobidzanih posted a version of the meme that shows the polar bear next to a bag of chips with a November 2026 expiration date, garnering over 92,000 likes in three days.

On September 9th, 2026, TikToker^[5] @fatguynamedbigcheezy posted a video in which he sings the song from the video, garnering over 584,000 views in a day.

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