What is \u201cChamp step\u201d? Why TikTok is obsessed with this weird trend TikTok: Alex MogaA new bizarre trend called the \u201cChamp step\u201d is quickly gaining popularity on TikTok right now, thanks to one creator documenting a curious turn of events that has fans deeply invested in what might happen next. What\u2019s the trend? In what can only be described as peak Gen Z humor, it all began with TikTokker Alex Moga who is documenting \u201cthe march.\u201d In his first video captioned \u201cTHE BRITISH ARE COMING\u201d posted on June 29, Alex is seen to be watching two men walking in sync with their arms out wide and leaning back, all to a clip from Song for Denise by Piano Fantasia. In the following videos, Alex asks \u201cWHERE ARE THEY GOING?\u201d and writes \u201ci\u2019m OBSESSED!! And they are heading west with SPEED\u201d, using the hashtag #champstep. As the saga continues, the men are seen from a distance stepping across a bridge, Alex writes \u201cI think something HYUGE is about to happen\u201d, and soon more people join in. But in the latest video, the music changes to the more ominous-sounding Such a Whore (Stellular remix) by JVLA, and Alex writes \u201cThings start to get NEFARIOUS at night\u201d. Despite only having 9 videos, Alex Moga has already gained more than 200,000 followers thanks to his \u201cchamp step\u201d series. Why are people doing it? It turns out that Alex\u2019s viewers are engrossed by the series. Part 5 has racked up 2.3 million likes, 19,000 comments, and more than 8 million views. High profile TikTokkers have also shown their support, with Michelle Wozniak commenting \u201cI\u2019ve never been more invested in something,\u201d and Too Hot to Handle star Harry Jowsey also commenting \u201cI\u2019m so invested in this.\u201d Even if Alex\u2019s series continues, fans of the Champ Step have been inspired and are keen to make their own versions. The #champstep page on TikTok has 18.7 million views at the time of writing. Are there similar trends? Traveling in sync to one particular song has long had comedic value on the internet. In 2016 the #joggingmanchallenge saw Vine star Marlon Web jog with a wide gait in sync with friends to A-Ha\u2019s Take On Me. The tune has also recently found popularity under the hashtag #putinwalk, where people film themselves imitating the Russian President\u2019s swagger and edited to look stretched out wide and zoomed in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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