Wonder of Wonder Art

Submission 38,373

About

Wonder of Wonder Art is a webpage where artists can draw simple characters and make them dance to the song "Wonder of Wonder" by daniwell (better known for creating the Nyan Cat song Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!). The page launched in April 2020 and inspired videos and memes where artists showcase their creations using the site over the following years. In June 2022, videos of Wonder of Wonder Art creations became popular on TikTok.

History

On April 27th, 2020, Twitter^[1] user daniwell_aidn released the song "Wonder of Wonder" on YouTube ^[2] and NicoVideo, ^[3] garnering over 47,000 and 13,000 views respectively in the following days (shown below).

Later that day, the musician released a complementary site where users click a button to make a color-changing figure of Hatsune Miku dance to the song. The site allows the user to rotate the figure, while it counts the total clicks of the button and the global clicks of the button (screenshot below).

Two days later on April 29th, daniwell_aidn tweeted^[4] that a site where users could make their own drawings dance to the song was created, with the name "Wonder of Wonder Art." The tweet garnered over 63,500 likes and 33,200 retweets (shown below). After the creation of the website the hashtag #WonderOfWonderArt was created on Twitter, where multiple users shared their own creations, gathering thousands of likes and retweets.

Popularity on TikTok

On June 29th, 2022, TikToker^[5] @illegalnumbers posted a video using Wonder of Wonder Art to show Bandu from the "Applecore" Friday Night Funkin' mod dancing over a remix of "Bizcochito" by Rosalia, gaining over 580,000 views in a month. The original sound inspired over 26,000 videos by July 28th, the majority being videos of people playing with the webpage. On July 24th, TikToker^[6] @nomoreslaying posted a video where they make a goldfish cracker dance to the song, gaining over 1.5 million views in four days (shown below, left). On July 25th, TikToker^[7] @errorsorbet posted a version with a custom Hatsune Miku drawing, gaining over a million views in three days (shown below, right).

On July 27th, TikToker^[8] @iseeanartydreamer posted a version showing El Gato dancing to the song, gaining over 800,000 views in a day (shown below).

Features

Wonder of Wonder Art allows the user to draw a character inside an outline. If the user draws the arms or twin tails of the character they will move them to the rhythm of the song. The user can also draw two particles that bounce next to the characters and rotate the character to see them better. The user can also share their own creation on their Twitter account or generate a link to share it elsewhere.