If you happened to see a video on Tiktok, where an adult dressed as a newborn asks “Cantami”, then you came across the “Sing to me” trendthe last strangeness born from social networks. For weeks, the video content platform has been invaded by fun movies that have two adults as protagonists – one of which are dressed as a newborn – who sing the song “Sing To Me” by Jhené and Namiko. From a few tens of videos we have passed quickly to over 4 million content with the hashtag #singtome and the trend – which is also involving many famous people such as actor Alec Baldwin and his wife – soon turned into a viral phenomenon.
As it became viral
To understand the scope of the trend, just explore the last content published on Tiktokwhich is literally invaded by movies of adults dressed in babies, who let themselves be lulled by another adult (or even by children) while they are entertained on the notes of passage who made Jhené and Namiko famous, mom and daughter in 2018. The idea behind the trend is to highlight the emotional ties that Creator and influencer of Tiktok have with their loved ones, but also having fun users thanks to the strange optical effect created with the transformation of the adult into a newborn child.
How to recreate the trend
Yes, because to make strange and at the same time unsettling The trend is precisely the disguise which allows you to make the adult seem newborn. The trick behind the trend has been widely documented with numerous video-tutorials, in which it is explained how to recreate the trend: an adult is wrapped in a blanket or in a piece of fabric until only the head is discovered then, hiding behind the other adult, turns into a sort of “human doll”. At that point the person pretends to keep him in his arms, simulating to cradle him, while both move their lips in synchrony with the song “Sing to me“.
The phenomenon divides users
As had already happened with other trends, the “Sing To Me” also divided the people of social media. If on the one hand there are those who find him irresistibly comic for his absurdityOn the other hand, many have perceived him as disturbing and even demeaning for men.
“This trend does not respect the male gender I’m sorry “, They thundered some, while others joked about the ambiguity of the trend: “I am terrified and impressed at the same time”. Despite this, the new videos multiply.