Recently I noticed a weirdly popular TikTok trend:
It’s gone viral internationally
The original choreography is by 不齐舞团: Watch on YouTube, based on a Chinese-Cantonese rap song:
Its rise to fame isn’t just algorithmic luck. The song taps into the mindset of a generation of young people in China today — caught in between. They’re not fully grounded in traditional culture, yet feel unable to move upward either. There’s a great article that explores this cultural moment:
“别墅唱K”全球走红，今年最洗脑的BGM凭什么是它？
齐然 | 三联生活周刊 | July 2025 Read it here