POP CULTURE
This social media phrase usually means “I’m about to overshare, but blame the internet.”
What is “POV”?
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Rumble
This surreal series of AI‑generated creatures, given pseudo‑Italian names and absurd backstories, took over TikTok and Instagram feeds with its “brain rot” charm.
Italian Brainrot
This 1980s‑set Netflix hit made kids on bikes, mysterious monsters, and a giant upside-down mirror world a cultural obsession.
STRANGER THINGS
A boy who lived, a school full of magic, and a stone everyone wants — plus a giant snake, talking portraits, and a bus that flies.
Harry potter
In 2025, fans drew versions of this pop star from their countries, and technically every single one counts as officially canon.
HATSUNE MIKU
The team that slays this dragon in Summoner’s Rift gains permanent bonus damage on their basic attacks.
Infernal Dragon
ikTok users across the world kept answering the question “How often do you think about ancient history?” — especially this ancient empire — sparking billions of views and jokes about overthinking.
Roman Empire trend
He’s a Miami-based forensic expert with a secret hobby that’s definitely not on the resume — slicing and dicing, but only “the bad guys.”
Dexter
In this 2008 supernatural romance, a small-town girl falls for a pale, brooding vampire who sparkles in the sunlight, and the local baseball team apparently has very dangerous tendencies.
Twilight saga
Known for debuting under Source Music in 2022 and continuing to dominate in 2025, this girl group’s name literally means ‘I’m fearless.’
LA SERRAFIM
Every attack from this meticulous marksman feels like art… and tragedy.
Jhin
This smiley dog meme featuring a relaxed canine in streetwear became the go‑to way to react to chill vibes online.
Chill guy
Set in a superhero college, this show follows a new generation of supes learning to navigate powers, scandal, and darkly hilarious moral lessons.
What is Gen V?
A young assistant learns the real magic of the fashion world: keeping track of endless outfits, surviving the boss’s wrath, and never questioning the power of the “Runway” magazine.
The Devil Wears Prada
On her 2025 tour, every time she sang “Juno,” fans noticed she struck a different, iconic pose — and people couldn’t stop recreating them.
Sabrina carpenter
Built from a Zeal and a Scout’s Slingshot, this item lets your basic attacks fire extra bolts at nearby enemies for maximum chaos in teamfights.
Runaan’s Hurricane
In 2024, TikTokers made videos pretending to live the quietest, most restrained lives ever, captioning everything with a phrase that screams “I’m trying very hard to be elegant.”
very demure, very mindful
Internet fans complain that this show’s plot has a special ingredient: every minor character eventually ends up in a desert with tragic consequences.
Breaking bad
In this 1999 teen rom-com, a new student is paid to date a girl who “can’t be tamed", eventually the girl writes a poem that becomes the title of the movie
10 things i hate about you
In this game, whenever you encounter a certain blocky green creature, you MUST say “awww mannnnn.”
Minecraft
Name all five champions from the second Star Guardian skinline
Ahri, Ezreal, Miss Fortune, Soraka, and Syndra
TikTok users created a playful role‑playing economy around a fictional currency shown on cat pictures, tracking “wealth,” trading imaginary items, and joking about inflation.
Dabloon cat / Dabloons trend
A teenage girl stumbles into a magical realm, learns witchcraft, and teams up with a tiny demon and other strange companions.
The owl house
In this 2018 thriller, making any noise is a death sentence, parents whisper bedtime stories, and even a dropped crayon can cause utter chaos.
A quiet place