Tik, Tok...Boom! Why Andrew Garfield is all over your FYP
Despite Christmas being right around the corner, there hasn't really been any noteworthy holiday trends on TikTok.
But that’s not to say TikTok hasn’t been a gift this week: It’s given us an inconceivable amount of Andrew Garfield content.
Here are the TikTok trends you need to know about in the lead up to the end of the year.
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Andrew Garfield’s TikTok Boom
Has your FYP fallen victim to the Andrew Garfield renaissance? Between Garfield’s press tour for Tick, Tick…Boom and increased interest in all the Spider-Men since the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, we haven’t seen this much Garfield since 2012.
The "Andrew Garfield" tag has over 5.8 billion views on TikTok and despite not being on social media, this week isn't the first time he's had a TikTok moment. TikTok has long-loved Garfield’s performance in The Social Network, specifically one of the best line reading in history, "Sorry, I forgot my Prada at the cleaners along with my hoodie and my fuck you flip flops, you pretentious douchebag." Now, the Garfield tag is filled with an inconceivable amount of edits that take me back to Tumblr's glory days.
So what's the appeal of Garfield? He's one of those universally beloved British actors who doesn't seem interested in fame. Garfield is chaotic and good-natured, which makes every one of his interviews breeding ground for viral moments among his fans. Garfield's personality lends itself to entertaining and endearing bite-sized clips that take off on TikTok.
Not to mention he's handsome, in a non-threatening way, and seems to possess some semblance of emotional intelligence. Garfield is an OG internet boyfriend, so there's a nostalgia factor in play as well. Also he's like really good at acting.
Although it's unclear who first coined this cultural moment the Andrew Garfield renaissance, one TikTok user @martycannotparty posted a TikTok that reads "can we all admit that we’ve entered an andrew garfield renaissance." Their video garnered over 1 million views and over 346,000 likes.
Between the Red re-recordings and the Garfield resurgence, I can't help but wonder what other relic of 2012 will come back next.
Are you new here?
If you’re new here, let me explain. Back in September @angelacooley5 posted a video asking "are you new here?" Offscreen someone responds, "yeah." Then she makes an obnoxious face and struts out of the room. The original video has over 12.3 million views and over 3 million likes.
The sound, facial expression, and strut have become the blueprint for the trend. Each "are you new here" video exaggerates the actions more and more. So far over 17,000 videos have been made to the trend and each video is essentially the same, but with different captions. The trend allows users to point out the quirks of where they live and silly social norms.
One example of the trend is @calijaynes's video that reads, "when they think it’s weird the only plans in your hometown are playing in walmart then going to Dairy Queen," which is a whole suburban mood. Another example is @laraadkins’s video captioned, "When you go to brunch and she orders a gin & tonic not a mimosa."
I know something you don’t...
The little jingle, "I know something you don't / I know something you will never know," was first posted on Friday by @jadendamelio1 and already has over 18,000 videos made to the sound. The original video reads, "me to people trying to hack my Wizard101 account because I put several typos in the password."
TikTokkers are using the audio to share specific stories where someone knows something another person doesn’t. One example is @bennet_maddox's video captioned, "7 year old me 30 seconds after my mom checks if I’m asleep." He proceeds to slowly pull a Nintendo DS out from under his pillow. The video has over 6 million views and over 1.5 million likes. A timely example of the trend is @kylryn99’s video captioned, "the girlies in the lab with my PCR test results the last 4 days."
If you're anything like me you'll be humming this tune for the next two weeks.
On that note, happy holidays!
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Elena is a tech reporter and the resident Gen Z expert at Mashable. She covers TikTok and digital trends. She recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in American History. Email her at [email protected] or follow her @ecaviar_.
