Won't You Shake A Poor Sinner's Hand / Are You Ready TikTok Guy
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About
Won't You Shake A Poor Sinner's Hand or Are You Ready TikTok Guy refers to a viral video of TikToker thatoneguy.tt lip dubbing to "Friends on the Other Side" from The Princess and the Frog while using a face-distorting filter and dark lighting for a creepy atmosphere. The video was posted to TikTok in August and became popularized as an image macro meme format in October.
Origin
On August 29th, 2022, TikToker[1] @thatoneguy.tt posted a video in his signature creepy style where he lip dubs to "Friends on the Other Side" in shadowy light and with a filter that distorts his face to give him a large smile, garnering over 5.2 million views in three months (shown below, left). On August 30th he uploaded a longer version to TikTok,[2] garnering over 2.4 million views in roughly the same span of time (shown below, right).
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7137252670733143338
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7137857406058368298
On September 7th, YouTuber[3] Frank Yang posted a version of the video with a meme caption about engineering, garnering over 240,000 views in two months (shown below).
Spread
TikTokers continued to post memes using the video in the following weeks. On October 16th, 2022, TikToker[4] @wyatt.williams posted a meme using the video with a top caption reading, "The nuclear bomb in my basement after the FBI raid my house," garnering over 465,000 views in a month (shown below).
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7155208780924603694
On October 16th, TikToker[5] @@bu11y_maguire_official posted a meme using the video, garnering over 240,000 views in three weeks (shown below). On October 19th, Instagram[6] user playermisfitv3 posted a meme using the video, garnering over 2,500 views in three weeks.
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7155281270493220139
On October 23rd, TikToker[7] @_afro_man_ posted a video using the meme, garnering over 770,000 views in two weeks (shown below, left). On October 24th, TikToker[8] @memelordmondaypodcast posted a meme using the video, garnering over 123,000 views in two weeks (shown below, right). On October 31st, YouTuber[9] Kaoka Studio posted the full version of the video, garnering over 750,000 views in a week.
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7157901974216871214
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7158208738174995758
On November 8th, 2022, YouTuber[10] Lessons In Meme Culture posted a video explaining the meme, garnering over 157,000 views in under a day (shown below).
Various Examples
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7156685429134167339
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7155481225879162155
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7157820023363423534
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7155585026153860395
Search Interest
External References
[1] TikTok – thatoneguy
[2] TikTok – thatoneguy
[3] YouTube – Frank Yang
[4] TikTok – wyatt.williams
[5] TikTok – bu11y_maguire_official
[6] Instagram – playermisfitv3
[7] TikTok – _afro_man_
[8] TikTok – memelordmondaypodcast
[9] YouTube – Kaoka Studio
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