Ajojing Ala Ala Ajojing

Submission 27,774

About

Ajojing Ala Ala Ajojing refers to song lyrics from the Indonesian Sundanese puppet show Wayang Golek that invite people to dance. The song gained popularity after it was added to a video of shirtless men dancing in the club and uploaded to many social media stories.

Origin

On April 15th, 2021, YouTube^[1] user IRWANA PRG SUNANDAR uploaded a delayed livestream of the Sundanese puppet show Wayang Golek. In the video, one of the characters, Cepot, starts singing "ajojing ala ala ajojing," which has a meaning inviting people on the show to dance together. The video received 8,700 views in two years (shown below, mark 1:54:50).

On March 27th, 2023, TikTok^[2] user @elloes.pomp uploaded a video of four half-naked men dancing in the club. The video received more than 928,000 views in two months (shown below). On March 30th, 2023, Instagram^[3] user @hu2dz uploaded a similar video and received more than 11 million views in two months.

On May 17th, 2023, Facebook^[4] user Sarlss uploaded @elloes.pomp's video, which had been edited by adding the "Ajojing" song. The video received more than 3,000 reactions and 4,200 shares in one week (shown below).

Spread

A few days later, the Sarlss's video had become popular and was reposted to many users' Facebook Stories, making people confused. For example, on May 20th, 2023, Facebook^[5] user Euis Henderson uploaded a screenshot showing Stories from most pages they liked uploading Sarlss's video. The post received more than 308 shares in two days (shown below, left). On the same day, Facebook^[6] page "Dr bpk prof heerp suheerp" uploaded a meme about people who were confused after their stories were flooded by @Sarlss's video. The post received more than 2,900 reactions and 146 shares in two days (shown below, right).

It also makes people frustrated, with many asking others to stop uploading it. For example, on May 19th, 2023, Facebook^[7] user Galih uploaded a "Stop posting about Among Us" edit telling people to stop uploading Sarlss's video. The video received more than 1,000 reactions and 1,400 shares in three days (shown below, left). On the next day, Facebook^[8] page "Meme Khusus Dinikmati" uploaded a "your neighbor at 3 AM" edit and received more than 1,900 reactions and 285 shares (shown below, right).

Fan Arts and Redraws

The video also gained popularity with many fan artworks and redraws referencing it. For example on May 20th, 2023, Facebook^[9] user Fadillah Fikri uploaded Stickman art referencing the video. The post received 534 reactions and 318 shares in two days (shown below, left). On the same day, Facebook^[10] user Sekiei uploaded a Bocchi The Rock! fan artwork using the video as a reference. The post received 740 reactions and 608 shares in two days (shown below, right).