That Kid Became

About

That Kid Became is a series of TikTok videos in which users act out short fictional stories of celebrities' early influences to the song Midnight City by M83. The short comedic videos which typically make little sense became popular in September 2019.

Origin

On September 1st, 2019, TikTok user @nicko._.mode uploaded a video in which Billie Eilish influences a young Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson (shown below). The video gained over 355,600 likes and 8,800 shares in eight days.

Spread

On September 2nd, 2019, TikTok user @tybottofficial uploaded a video in which Ariana Grande influences hurricane Dorian (shown below, left). The video garnered over 299,200 likes and 11,000 shares in a week. The next day, TikTok user @talonbuzbee uploaded the most popular rendition which accumulated over 664,800 likes and 44,500 shares in six days (shown below, center). On September 4th, @thisaintjay upload their story featuring Nicki Minaj and a turtle which gained over 601,000 likes in five days.

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