5 Seconds of Summer just revived the doge meme for some strange reason

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Laura Vitto
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Leave it to an Australian boy band to revive a meme you probably haven't seen in two years.

On Wednesday, 5 Seconds of Summer inexplicably changed its Twitter name to "DOGE SOS" and updated its Twitter profile and header photos to pictures of the Internet's favorite shiba inu.

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Even the band's tweets assumed the meme's notably dopey voice.

Many show such fun very tour grhh— DOGE SOS (@5SOS) June 24, 2015

#dogefamily— DOGE SOS (@5SOS) June 24, 2015

Doge'in all over the world— DOGE SOS (@5SOS) June 24, 2015

Don't doge out now pic.twitter.com/bibcImt0ub— DOGE SOS (@5SOS) June 24, 2015

This isn't the first time the band has changed its name on Twitter-- in December they were

Though 5 SOS's ever-loyal fanbase was initially confused, it wasted little time in getting #DogeFamily trending worldwide. Because as the law of teen fandoms says, when your favorite band tweets about memes, you do, too.

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This is now an annual thing #Dogeocalipse #dogefamily pic.twitter.com/7CMh7j91ev— doge jade (@psychoticmchael) June 24, 2015

person: who's your favourite band? me: doge sos person: but i thought- me: DOGE SOS ! #dogefamily pic.twitter.com/sgtQPKdl6C— doge with us (@gamelosermgc) June 24, 2015

'Don't Doge' and 'Good Doges' are out now go buy them if you're a dedicated doge sos fan #dogefamily pic.twitter.com/W8Ny4kXM9c— doge with us (@gamelosermgc) June 24, 2015

much sense, very true #dogefamily pic.twitter.com/i9p5beU5ZB— st doge (@idealukey) June 24, 2015

Dear Doges, my notification just exploded. #dogefamily pic.twitter.com/ABKiKw2Fgu— Doge MIN ❄ (@CalAshLukeMich) June 24, 2015

[H/T: BuzzFeed]

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